New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-14

entirely refuies tia, Of Douglas by fair counrue-

entirely refuies that Of Douglas by fair construe-
! tion Of language. He produced Published letter
from The Chicago Journal, signed, II. Wherein -
he writer Ieces the convers alton with Douglas who
Il "a represented made the impression that be all
r;oht On the Slavery question In the Republican
view. Mr. Kellogg said the letter disclosed the
fart that Douglas Vas ~ Communication with the Re
publcsns and took such position as might ,ooa 1H
letter in which Blair ssd be was invited TO an inter
y'sw with Douglas and that the message canetnrougn
Mr. CoHax and was never trt afeJ ~ prVa'e niaser.
Mr. Kellogg said Mr.. Covode had stated 70 MN tnss
Mr. Douglas came into the hall ana ASK ~ n ~ ~ W
Trumbu) an induce him TO persuade the keouoleans
Of Illinois 10 consent to his return TO the senate
be would re main here and fight the AdmiGist,ato1i
and that he was yet Young man. ana woulo nk a ~;
Republican battles in 1860. Mr.. Covode had 'od nm
Kellogg specifically what Mr.. Douglas said aud Mr.
Covode had sgnifed his willingness to make the STATE
ment on this floor.
Mr.. McCLERNAND Dem, Ill., repBed-Hs COL
league wss stark mad, not with much Learning, bat
with vindctive passion BE woald make HIMSELF no.
torious ss be wss unable 10 make himself famous.
Like the man who burned the temple of Ephesus, or
another man. John Bro wn, moved with such fanat-
cisn, bis colleague had become the victim OF his oSn
folly. What was his dilemma He was den ,unced
by Greeley as not being good Republican,
but only Wbg with slight varnish:
obnoxious to the Republicans and Wings he was IT'LL
more 80 to the Democratic party. In short according
10 the evidence he has been uDfathful 10 Wings aud
kepuDncans, ana efAn0e between tne TWO, nreu NJ Dy
both as pirate. His object was to exat himself be-
yond his merits. BE was in
"a strange dileuma-in a desperate cssei
To act with infsmy, or quit the place"
He would climb around the statue OF Douglas TO show
himself as the creeper around the oak, aud cling TO
the ship the barnace 10 be carried to seas other
wise hey ond his reach. He (McClernand) would ex-
hort him to forbear his crusade against Douglas who
was beyond bis malice, like the eagle, whose flight
was in the azure sky. His march was irresistible to
final triumph and no feeble effort could stay it. His
colleague repeats the same charges made two months
ago. with variations. The charge is, that Greeley aud
Douglas fchemed for the election Of the later to the
Senate. What if Greeley did offer bis support
dignstion. Such would not have been the conduct OF
bis colleague. Had Democrat offered to vote for bis
colleague he would not have refused his VOTE On the
contrary be would have said Well done, and taken
off his hat and made profound bow When the charge
was originally made, it was promptly met by both
Douglas and Greeley and these denals part OF the
proceedings of the House. At that time his colleague,
Mr. Logan said Mr. Kellogg could find some scrbbler
against Douglas. So it had proved from what Mr.:
Kellogg had read. Was no. the prediction verlned
How much ore honorable it would have been for his
colleague to withdraw the charge. The charge was
unfounded and absurd. Douglas aud Greeley were
not the to agree anything. They regard every
question from different stand-polnts. The one Is
practical man, and the other absractionlsti one
was Democrat the other a Red Republican
of the sdns-cuLohcs school, He knew something
of the contest in Illinois. The Republicans
arrayed against Douglas. Money was sent from
abroad, well as orators, with view OF securing MS
defeat but he trumphe the strength OF his princi
PIES He branded all such calumnies with one general
remark-they came from an enemy who has been
scared with his Damascus blade and now smarts with
modification. Douglas triumpbed, not with the aid OF
Greeley and the Republican party, but in spite OF
them.
The Committee rose at o'clock.
The House adjourned.