New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-21
Ar wasu1NGrON YESTERDAY.

The House had another day of talk yesterday,
but came to no ballot Mr. Sherman offered to
expr ass bis views of Mr.. Helpers publication in
respect to Slavery if Mr.. Clark of Missouri would
withdraw his offensive resolution for that purpose
20 which proposition Clark only answered by an
indecent fling, thus showing that these Tler, are
after nothing but to advertise their own want OF
brains and decency. Nobody but blackguard
wJuld have thought of making response to Mr..
Sherman's ever-civ offer, in the terms employed BY
Clark. Why will any Republican consent to admit
for moment, tina. there is any sincerity in the
miserable pretense that the reason the Republican
candidate is Violently and so factiously opposed,
is because he has indorsed Helpers b0Okl 1t
seems to us there is sense in viewing the subject
in this manner. We are going through great
political crisis, in which power is passing
from Asse who have long welded it; and, as is
always the case in such crises the struggle is bitter
and violent. The winning side can afford to be
calm and patient, though sorely tried; but they
cannot afford to expose any weakness, or any sign
of vacillation. 1t is no part Of their business to
try measures of Cancellation upon an arrogant
crew, who only watch for chances to make sales
and give insults in return for such advances. The
Republican candidate for Speaker is opposed be-.
cause he is Republican, and for nothing else; and
if he was as innocent and pure as an angel from
Heaven these same men who now assail him De
cause he signed the Helper circular, would oppose
him for some other reason, with equal violence.
The Republicans have nothing to do but to do as
they have been doing-steadiy and firmly insist
upon organizing and organizing in the way they
have deemed most proper and most conducive to
the interests of the country. Let them continue to
utterly disregard as they have hitherto dsregarded
all suggestions and all advice from their political
adyersaries.
The factiOnists of the House are responsible for
its chaotic condition. That condition can be end
ed in day, if the body will but follow the almost
universal rule of American political practice, and
allow plurahties to decide, where it is found that
majorities are impossible or difficult Of attain
ment. Every invitation to truce on any other
basis, by the body of Disunionists who are now
holding the House in check, only covers some
scheme Of treschery They want no explanations
about the Helper book, and no disavowals. What
do they care for such folles1 All this avas moth
Are not Seward and the Irrepressibe Conflict still
alivel Are these bugbears smaller, or do they wear
a milder aspect gentler air, more loving look
toward these amable sons of thunder, than Heperl
Who can help seeing that it is Repubicanism, pure
ard genuine, such as has been spread throughout
the North, voted into Congress, and which threat
ems 10 take possession of the Executive and all
other departments of the Government, that
stimulates all the hostility, rouses all the bile,
and excites all the fury and blackguardism
that roar in that boiling vortex on Capitol Hill
The enmity and the war are against that Republi-
canism, and against nothing else; and to recognize
any other cause Of it is to exhibit but poor con-
cepton of the existing state of our politics. Two
qualities only are wanted 10 take the country and
the Republican party safely and triumphantly
through their present trials. These are patience
and determination. The Republicans have eIhib-
tied them thus far in the House, and We have the
strongest convictions they viii exhibit them unfai-
teriDgj TO the end.