New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-22
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n,eouir.s 10 great sagacity to sofesee, after tho
s.eent proeeed.ntr apOn the Naval nominations,
that they would all te cochrmed sooner or 'a'e''
asd without any great difficulty. he Tesnit "as
FASTENED to-day, and all the renal rs cases eVed
tom durance s.le by asweePiug vote OF adN'ce ana
consent. Objections we're raised 20 particular pei
sons but promptly abandoned when " became
manifest that if the worn Of rejection once begun
hxoujd be followed up in sharp splrltoi retaliation
This 10 the first act, bat the curtain VIII soon nro
of the second.
The eon,hdnr branch Of NJ. l'a!e's speech, re-
v,evog the decision IL the Supreme Court, ~ con
.eded 10 h. among the best OF his efforts on this
soene, aud exhibited powers greatly beyond those
equally aseribed him, both jurist and states
map But for careless DianDerlsn, winch Oh
yested i: OF much Of the effect that otherwise might
have been produced, the peroraiiOn would have
keen strikngiy eloquent. As II was, the snewy
sentences rung in the Of large audience, and
sItorted expressions Of admiration from meu not
much given 10 comphmenting either the Senator
from New. Hampshire or any of hs political asso-
crates.
Ittook the House all day 10 decide upon the form
Of referring the Pacific Railroad, just as II the plan
had not already been marked out by those "hoWer
70 dictate the shape in which legislation shall be
granted if granted at all. The Senate bill names
no route and gives no clearer recogntl0nO the III
tended selection than the Missouri River and Pacific
Ocean for lie eastern and western limitations. But
Il 10 lust as much southern az if written IN sunlight
anon the blue vault above. The President is left
The discretion of deciding among the bdoers and in
order 20 reconcile the constitutional scrupes OF gen
tlemen, which could not b. satisfied while anorthem
or central road was indicated, the plan IL to con
tract for transportation of the mails by railroad, al
,Dvipy sufficient money aud land to build the road,
which the same men would refuse 10 vote for the
direct object. This is refining with nicely never
before attempted aud leaves ak former distractions
isr out of sight.
The Territorial Committee Of the Senate are to
decide to morrow upon the, application OF Mime
sot8. Gov. Medary has signihed his Discrimination
to certify the Constitution signed by the Repub-
can members II he adheres 10 that purpose, the
ordinary resolution for admission, recting that the
terms Of the Enabling Act have been fulfilled, cannot
be reported, because the facts go to show that 1t
has been violated by the very evidence upon which
u 10 asked One hundred and eight members were
required 10 form the Constitutional Convection, and
yet minority Of fifty one bring what they choose to
call q Constitution here, and ask It's acceptance,
when they know that the law is thus fagrantly out
ragged. The Republicans are ready 10 take the Con-
sttution and treat II cmanati0n OF the popular
will, it being admitted on all sides that il was
adopted by an almost unanimous vote of the people
But the Democrats, advocates of popular sOver-
egnty as they profess to be, are afraid to acquesce
m this suggestion, apprchending that the Topeka
Constitution will be put at them as consequence
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