New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-01

1hIs IL LecOmptOn day IN the House; as tue u Is
no remaining doubt that Mr. Stephens will move to
take up the bill. The Republicans may, indeed,
defest the motion since vote Of two-thlrds is
required to take up bill out Of order; but trust
they will not use their strength in this way.
Power, patronage, money, party discipline and
every thing but Justice and reason are on tho side Of
IecomptOn; delay, therefore, is in favor of its
advocates. Ii it can ever be beaten. now is the
time Besdes there is seeming confession OF
weakness in the avoidance of q vote on question
which has been thoroughly discussed. There is
very much in the momentum Of an army that
attacks, ard Old Fritz was right in his order
"Thc commander Of cavalry who r0'tS to bs
charged shall be csshiered." We detest Con-
gressiona fillibusterug, unless under very special
proyocstinp, ard hope TO hear IRE night thst our
ride will have proved eager for the onset 80 the
adversary.
BcsG, :, there was never better time for trying
this issue than on the heel of the LecomptoniteS'
ocntemptuous rejection of Mr.. Englishs concilis-
t;Iy overture. This rejection argues either bid
den strength OF hidden weakness--streDgfh coiled
up in secret pledges to recant on behalf of three
or four pre- lessed antIecomptOn men; or weak
ness in that certain Fire Eaters have given Ste.
ptoDs private notice that they will bolt Lecompton
if be consents 10 shadow Of variation from the
Senate's bill We trust the latter is the case. But
surely, Ergishs overture, in spite OF the courtesy
with which it VAS first received, hss been more
emphatically repeed in tie event, than any ever
before made on behslf Of one section of party 70
another where cooperation was Indispensable We
do not see how English himself much less Horace
J.. Clark or PendletoD, can bridge the gulf which
Low yaWns between him and LecOmpton.
Since they are sure to be defeated, We rather
bcpe that the usually pr per motions to rejec. the
Ill! cifhand and, that failing 10 lay it on the table,
viii not he made to-day. 1t were hardly wise to
get the less rc,olute anHLecompton Democrats
i5to tlc tad babit Of voting with the Lecompton-
lies, rs Nese motions are likely TO do. Better let
the bill be taken up without opposition, beat the
c; for the Previous Question, and proceed to pro-
yo.e and vote on amendments forthwith. That Re-
publican vii incur grave responsibility who
moves 70 day aiy proposition that is mora'ly sure
to lie voted down. Better succeed from the StaIt
If possible.
We do not apprehend any Republican will demur
10 voting fer the bill as amended BY the adoption Of
Crittendens substitute, though many would gladly
be excused from so doing. But to Kill the bill in
that shape is doubtess to revive il in the infinitely
worse one il now wears, aud probably pass il.
But let the House pass the Crttenden bill, and
the Senate Will surely reject it; then let the House
take il stand on its own proposition and maintain
ii. If Lecompton fails in the House to day it can
hardly triumph hereafter. AZ all events, we hope
for its defeat To- day.
There is aros'ibility, slnost probability tia!
eyOy Member of the House VIII be III bis seat this
morning, and that every ole but the Speaker will
vote on the main question. Such vote has no
precedent within our recollection. The Session Is
low almost four months old, yet none OF the two
hundred ard ninety-six Members Of Congress have
died since II opened. One Senator and two Mem
bers elect however, Died dunug the recess within
the past year, aud two or three Others are now
quite too Ill To be in their seats. We presume,
however, that no one aho can bear to be carried
Oh Litter Will be absent at rol.call to-day.
4 IL. L.. . H...s,