New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-26
FROM WASHINGTON.

correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Feb. "a, 1853.
The public Will be grati6ed to know, that the
difficulty between Mr.. Clay and Gen. Culom, has
been at length satisfactorily adjusted, through the
arbitration of a court of honor, composed of Sena-
tors CIittenden, TO)mbs and Kennedy. Early last
evening, there was reason to believe, it had a.
sumed shape which promised immediate and ami
cable solution, but this prospect was nearly frus-
trated by turn in the correspondence, requiring
certain concessions before the necessary reparaon
could be made by Gen. CulOm. That obstacle
was, however, removed this morning, without i'll.
yolyng any sacrifice of feeling, and then, the facts
being presented in such a manner to Gen. CullOm,
as satisfied him and bis friends that misapprehen
sion must have occurred at the time of the collision,
he did not hesitate to do what every honorable man
would have felt it his duty to do under like circum-
stances, make manly apology for the blow, feeling
the declaration to be as much due tc himself, as to
his adversary The decree Of the referees relieves
the principal and his seconds of every part of the
responsibility, and carrying with It the weight of
character which it does must necessarily satisfy all
parties concerned, beside removing every cause of
criticism.
The tniOn this morning reproduces an article
from The Kansas Herald Of Freedom, with evident
gusto, in which the course of TIE TRIBUNE for
challenging the real or supposed policy OF Calhoun
and his cOnfederates is arraigned most unfairly.
That paper says We assert most positively that
the Free State party have elected the entire State
ticket and nearly if not quite, twO-thirds ma
+" iority of both branches of the Legislature. We
take pleasure in addition to this, in stating that
we do not believe John Calhoun will issue certl-
fcates Ofelectsn to the Pro Slavery candidates.
AS The Herald Of FrcedOm has brought Calhoun
into Court as witness let US look at his testimony.
In his statements recently published, he says dis
tinctly that he came to Washington without
particle of doubt on his mind that the Pro-
Slavery party had the majority in the Legislature.
And, in acknoN Lodging the subsequent disclosures,
he states that he will be governed BY certain
sfhdayits of the Judges of Election at Delaware
Crossing If furnished upon conditions of which he
is to be the exclusive Judge He does not pledge
himself to issue the certificates upon that evidence
and that some dodge ia intended NAV be inferred
from tie fact that these very oaths were sent
to the Interior Department weeks ago by Gov
Denver. The pretended objection 10 them is that
they came IN printed form, a. if tina,
affected their validity when officially communicated.
Besides, if Calhoun had pledged himself 70 give the
certificates, is he not the same Calhoun who WA,
elected TO the LecomptOn Convention under writ
ten obligation To- vote for the submission Of the Con
stitution TO the people That first point being dis
posed of. the second will be next answered. IN,
HeraM Of Freedom declares: Eve assert most pos
itivey that the Frcc-State part have elected the
entire State ticket" That may BE- true in point
of fact but Calhoun denies il With elual emphasis.
He ignores that point purpcsel. in his statement 70
tbe nublic and With special object, which has
ahead, been explained in this correspondence; but
In hi, Interview Nith Judge Douglas las stated ex-
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