New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-01
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BULLETS AND sULPHUR-THE TREATY.
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BULLETS AND sULPHUR-THE TREATY.
Correspondence Of The n. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON Feb &c, 1860.
The consideration of the Mexican Treaty, which
was assigned for the executive session Of the Senate
Yesterday was brief Un that occasion. MI. To ,Lnbs
occupied large part of the day in replying to Mr.
Doolittle on the action of the Wisconsin Judiciary.
Mr. DoOlittle made good argument on Friday,
though very long. ToOmbss reply was character
istic. 1t was fierce, denunciatory, haunting, inn
pudent, and insulting. His speeches are generally
able and always garnished by this kind of dressing
1t makes them very agreeable to listen to- The
spirit which animates them Is so winning, 80 per-
suasive so charming, that one feels like embracing
a man who exhibits such fecundity of the Chris
tan graces. Toombs has about Numbered himself
dry. His vocabulary of invective, though copiOus,
is finite He has gone over his own peculiar ground
SO often that now he has to repeat himself He is
Ike a man who swears whenever he opens his
mouth. At first JOu think him very emphatic,
and immensely ferocious, but the repetition
wearies, and finally becomes disgusting.
Toombs will lose bis reputation if he does not die
coon. We shall be sorry for this, because he really
has talents and many good qualities as legislator
A smart attack Of eOut in the stomach would be an
excellent thing for him. Or if he would get into
broi and get badly shOt it might answer an equal
II good purpose. But something OF this sort seems
absolutely necessary to save him. II the National
Hotel disease was fourishing just now, that would
be an excellent tavern for him to put up at. His
late speeches are ike the action of man who
should swagger defantly through the streets OF
city, hnging brickbats at everybody Windows and
declaring that he wants war. Yesterday he lntl-
mated quite broadly that he wanted Stewards head.
We do hate this clustering. 1t amounts to
rothing. 1t is never forerunner of deeds. II
there is need of killing people in order to settle
public affairs, the thing should be gone about In
busness-like manner. And it is no more necessary
to talk loudly or curse yehemently for the efectual
discharge of this Office than it is for the discharge
Of any other. So far fighting goes, which is the
| thing Mr.. Toombs makes Extensively prominent in
| his harapgues ne il only man in thousand
million Of the inhabitants of this rolling globe. He
| is stout and burly, and would do good job in
melee til he got out Of wind. But he would not
| last long. There are lots Of TurcOs and Zouaves,
| and Kansas Free-SOilers who would be great deal
| more than his match. Suppose him to be STUCK ID
a conflict and pitched into the first ditch, what
becomes of bis hev lings They would be found to
be nothing but wind. 1t is not such things that
sway the world OF influence affairs. We do assure
Mr. ToOmbs that this whole matter of vulgar per-
sora conflict about which he talks or intimates so
necessarily rests in its results, on just two things
| mind and numbers, intellect and battalions. And
there is not morsel of need for any mortal man to
sneak above his breath in order to accomplish the
greatest possible results in the fighting line. Baw
ing does no good in an earnest fight, any more than
II does in an argument before the Senate, or before
a iudicial tribunal Cannot man of sense see that
II gives no force to an dei or sentence to below
il from the mouth of speakingt- trumpet, or dis
charge if from the throat Of 4S-pounderf We
wish TO argue this question persuasvely with Mr.
Toombs and his fre-eating coniederates' Ii We
might be permitted to be little loose in our Ian
puage. we should say to them briefly, IN new oil
their TRADES "Gentlemen, will you stop your
" damnable iteration and been1"
The treaty referred to ID not in promising S'a'o'
II proposes that leur millions shall be paid isou o."