New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-27
FROM FLASHING TON.
from Our OVn Correspondent.

The recent controversy between Senators Bell
and johnson of Tennessee was of 80 purely per.
sonal and local character as TO have comparatively
little other interest to the country at large than
what is given to it by the high reputation Of Mr..
Bel az one Of the best and purest of our public
men. did not hear the whole of the debate, but |
heard large portions Of it on each side. A perusal
of it in Tlr Globe has confirmed the impression
which received while listening TO the debate-that
on all points OF the controversy Mr. Ben has decld.
eddy the advantage. In temper and manner there
could be no comparison between the two Senators.
Mr. johnson was too frequently vulgarly abusive,
while his colleague though pungent and severe, was
never forgetfu Of the courtesy aud decorum which
were due to his position as gentleman aud a
Senator.
The debate in the House yesterday was unusually
protracted. The first set speech-on Kansas, of
collrse-was made by Mr. Crawford of Georgia
terrible fre-eater, who canddly admitted at the
outset of his speech that be- had nothing new To
offer, but still hoped that he might be able to show
to whom arc indebted for the confusion, disorder
and rebellion with which we are threatened. Upon
ths basis the ingenious Georgian proceeded to make
az amusingly mpudent speech as it was ever my
fortune to listen to. He coolly assumed that the
whole trouble in Kansas owed its existence TO the
Republican leaders in Washington; that Kansas
was Slave State which had voluntarily adopted
a Pro-Slavery Constitution; that the opposition to
Lecompton came solely from the enemies of Slavery
and self oyernment-"p powers eternal such names
coupled"-and lastly, that the Emgrant Aid So
ciety WAS formed to raise fund for the purpose of
transporting men and gus from the Eastern States
to Kansas that they might BY powder and ball pre-
vent the people there from the enjoyment of Slavery
Ii would be only Migrant waste of time TO notice
such trash further | will only state that before he
got through Mr.. Crawford of course informed the
House with Ms much gravity as he could command
that "the Southern mind had awakened to the in
aury OF what great value is the Union 10 the
- South !" and also, that the passage OF Lecomp-
ton Woud secHre "a perpetual triumph TO law 10
order and the Constitution" OF course it would.
SO did the Compromises of 1850, and the Nebraska
Act of lS54-only for reason or other the TIL
umph wouldn't stay perpetual.
Mr.. Crawford was followed by Mr. Goodwin of
your State, whose excellent speech | have already
noticed in telegraphic dispatch. He analysed
with much force the Presidents Special Message on
Kansas, aud exposed Its gross errors OF statement
ia strange suppression Of leading facts and liz par
tsan peryersiOns and mOnstrOus talacies. He
showed BY UNREASONABLE facts that the people OF
Kansas in the most solemn manner, aud with the
forms prescribed BY law, have, by an overwhelming
majority, declared against the LecOmpton Consttu-
ton and against the system Of Slavery it seeks to
fasten upon them.
Mr. Millson of Virginia next delivered hair
splitting argument upon the Nebraska act, which
attracted good deal Of attention in the House,
partly | think because it was expected that he
would declare himself on LecOmptOn. The Speak
ers hammer fell before he had exhausted his hour
argument on the Nebraska act He was followed
Nv Mr. Chaffee of Massachusetts, who came to the
very sensible conclusion that II any portion oil the
Union feels so much aggreved because Congress re-
fuses 10 force Territory into the Union against
the expressed wishes of large majority of its peO-
pie that il cannot longer stay in the Union, why,
then il had better 20 QUIT GET out, be should
have added.
Mr.. Fenton of n. Y. followed in strong speech
in the same vein. He had no tears Tor the Union
He did not believe that there were nifty Thousand
men in the whole South who would rally under the
black flag of dissolution What he feared was COM
motion. strife and bloodshed, if the LecomPtonCOh'
sttution should be forced on Kansas.
The House, to-day, was occupied wholly with the
| question of the expulsion of Mr. Matteson. Alter
an animated debate of three hours the matter was
referred to special committee tn be appointed Dy
the Speaker. The present indications are that he
| will be expelled.
The correspondence between Messrs. Clay aud
CullOm and their seconds and referees, Is thoughI
| to be of very Pickwickian nature BY those VINO
claim to be judges of such matters. The r,al
| grounds of settlement are not much eucldated oy
II. However, the public should be thankful that no
blood was shed, and not BE- over critical as 10 Inc
means of preventing such catastrophe.
| Correspondent. Of Th. N Y Tribune
WASHINGTON Feb. %, 1855.
Notwithstanding the boosted strength OF the Ad'
minstratiOn in the Senate, the Army bill was
slaughtered in the house of its friends. After an
alduous struggle, they succeeded in adopting Inc
provision for volunteers BY scant pattern Of one;
| snd having inserted that amendment, majority
then TUNED round and voted the whole thing down
| Mr.. Hale very compassionately moved recoh'iu'
erstioD where it stood when an Adjournment pre-
! vailed An attempt VII be made TO moro" 70
patch up compromise of some sort Predica'ea
| perhaps upon the idea advanced BY Gov seward o'
disbandment At the end of two gears. But sacn ~
arrangement viii hardly suit the views OF mo- "a
power who aim at permanent lneresse VI ~. w