New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-20
THE COMING FIGHT In TIRE SENATE -FES4
SEEDt.N AND DAVIS
Cons.poDde9ee OF the Bes.OD Traveller


WA,aIsGToH, feb. L., 1853
In the Senate matters took more favorable than they
did a week since. 1aer any and all circumstance
the vote cannot be had in that body Iecompton for
two months. II will be remembered that when Doug
las whipping up his party with al his superior
powers to obtain Il vote on the repeal OF the Mis-
soun Compromise, that the meager minority of thir-
teen headed by Senators Chase and sumner kept the
vote Of for sixty days, during which tiu- the country
was reused, ana all that could he done through the
pulpit, through the press, through mass meetings
through legislative resolutions, through memorials to
Congress, done, and with great effect. The same
course Will be pursued now Douglas will lead the
van. Parliamentary tactics will be 9Bhaueted; every
opposition Senator will have spoken from the depths
OF his heart; the country will have been flooded with
speeches, and aroused thoroughly before vote can
be had on this measure in the Senate, and senate;
Douglas declares this vote cannot be had before the
first of July. All agree that il can't be tOue in less
than sixty dsya.
In the mean time no. day will pass in the Senate
without the ofthe squattrs III the Indiana Sena
oral seats beir brought up, and yea and nay vote
had upon their right OF occupancy. Neither will day
pass except the Minnesota bill be brought up, and
voted upon in some form, 40 as to show the country TO
what depths of degradation the Administration will
descend TO keep two men in the Senate whom all
acknowledge have no right there and to keep two
men out the Senate whom ell agree should be there
but all of which is done to carry through the Lecomp
ton iniquity.
No better illustration of the effect of Fessendens
speech can be cited than the effect which il had upon
Senator jefferson Davis who fresh from the Cab
inet rose and rebuked the Senator from Maine in
severely courteous words, and in severely abusive
manner, at son length. When the gallant Colonel
had subsde to his seat Senator Fessenden Glow
ly and, it appeared painfully, and in feebevoice
proceeded to accord to the Misssspian all that
due him as warrior, a statesman, n politician and
gentleman, but then said, asdhere the tall, spare form
OF the Senator seemed to dae that tue floor of the
Senate, as a Senator from sovereign State, he ac
krowledged no man his superior, and claimed that hs
peer with the proadest And he ssid asa Senator,
be would be deferred from expressing any all
sentiments he felt; did he stand in any fear of
any threatened consequences. When he did less than
that stood in any fear of any one he dsgraced his
position and when he found himself in possession of
snch feelings, he would resign his plaeeto better
man. But til then, he not to be intimdated; and
when that was unable TO protect his head in the
exercise Of his duties, then he who able well
come to take it. As he closed, he glanced at Senator
Sumner and sank into his seat completely exhaustsd
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his voice above a conversational tone end it often fell
below that pitch; but the Senate and the crowded
galleries lost rever woid OF it all. Senator Davis, in
answer said something about the everlasting cry Of
intimidation" but made no attempt at reply. II is
acknowledged that Senator Z. won the day.