New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-10

When The triaiDs mreaulsrity of Representative
RObinson's banding in II bull Of lumber instead OF
bis certificate Cf election bad been corrected 10
the Missouri House OF Legislation, the business of
elec,ine Speaker of that body Vas proceeded with
on the 2stb day OF D-ceDb,r last past.
GAe Missouri Rspskoas h,d joyialy and con-
place n,y heralded the fact that " Sitten from Ga.
"coDsde was the only En- ,ncipatiosist elected in
the State of Missouri" Now, scarcely had Rep
rtcsnta,we Ferry subsded from bis motion, that
"Col. John T. CcIre be- chosen Speaker" woeo
tton Of Gascon,ds rose. aud, wihant particle Of
Qasconsde whatever. put 10 nomination for that
cfice the rather too. wellk known name OF Coristan
K:ibb, Of ST. LOUIS. To say that Sttou was serieus
ia his motion. we dare not. That hr was in ear
nest about it, quite evident, from its effect upon
Car stau, who balied his name ADD manifested
note~ ortby degree the possession of that moral
ausity which enables man to lie meek snd still
what time his adversary is roasting him upon
grioiron.
Sitton Of Gascoaade, with a generosity eq,lAled
only BY HIS verscity, first divested himself Of tbe
exclusive proprietary title confarred onhin BY Ia.
Mpsoa'i RspsAican, to tne distinction Of being the
sole Emancipaouist FL, c'ed to t.e Legislature and
shared II with Christian K,obeu. He frankly
crt edited the blE-blpg aud unSasy Christian with
his youthful! service IL favor Of Van Baren aud the
Boflalo Platform, and h gallant batsting sg aust
Cass. He di,inieres'.dy osnpiimentsd Kribbrn'.
Zeal in heading the Democracy o. ST. Louis. when
il itt degaDded Emanci pauon for Missouri in the
TeutoUic tongue and all oshsr savet1e Celtic
ard he Boraer Rufnsn. With gecsrous il patience
did .Sii;on of Gsscopasce peIt log cut Of b..
coat pocket priots speech OF tss very Christ.a.
and read aloud fis old declaration frou she stamp
thar, - ie was 10 ssy-holder. De pevec wJul!
be. lie was op sssed to tie institution in toto.
He had learned that opposition from his fore.
fathers, he had sucked 1t IN fren his mothers
'bseast. When he came " the country some one
s' eHv red bin Alave, bat neither he nor his wlis
"wouli accept 1t. He dsd not ~sat his ls,os II
" he could eIaaguish Slavery from t7e State Of
"a Missouri By the wave Of hand, the ned OF oi.
g head. or the wink Of bis eye, he wolld DO
favor Of emar cipat on Is be was, teey wouli
." ses the fr.t example of emsncipstion II they
would DO this, he would give them praise; be-
"w,ad bot only give hem praise, ba. he would
stump the couttry for taem. Nay, he souid
stump The District for Price for Congressman.
"Yes, be would canvass the State I, m,ke Inn
Goyernor-Senatcr-sote for him for Presdent
'' Of the United States. ard elect him.
From ,h. standpoint Of EuancipatiOnist sd.
vsntsge, SIttcu Of Gs,consde hunted oat vita hia
Keen regard, Dtmoc,as upon the door Of The
House, suspected Of Free-Soil procliTItirs, and
earnestly spps aied to him to form conoluat on
~ith him to uOn DcbiOsly support KriOeeu - theii
candidate for Speaker. To this member (frou
Coe County he iupOriDsiy psrOrated: II nopt
there Will be 10 sbrinAins In our party, sm.l
"ttoseh it be'-sdding high tribute to CArsHst
KrIbten's ability a. ls~yer, and general talking
rpschias to the credit Which his ecel.ty had Goa