New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-15
CONGRESSIONAL pRoCREDuNGs.

The Senate is relieved at last Of the presence
of Albert G. Brown and Jefferson Davis of Mis-
sippi--a result in tself sufficiently good to make
in some degree set-of for whatever evils may
flow from secessiOn--especialy as the Senators
from Florida and Alabama have Likewise departed.
A few more purgings, and we shall have ma
jority OF loyal men in the Senate.
Mr. Bgler of Pennsy vania has introduced reso-
lutiOns calling upon the people of the United States
to hold an election throughout the country on
February II, aud vote for the acceptance and
rejection of amendments to the Constitution, said
amendment proposing to divide all present and
future territory between Freedom and Slavery
BY line on the parallel Of $50 80, and not only
to permit Slavery TO extend itself unchecked
South of that line, but to guarantee and protect
It there by constitutional sanctions. He also
proposes to deprive Congress Of the power to
abolish Slavery in places under its exclusive
Jurisdiction, and to make the United States pay
for fugitive slaves. These clauses he proposes
TO make perpetual, never 10 be amended or
striker out
Is il possible that Mr.. Bigler il not aware Of
the fact that the people, at an election held but
little more than two months since, on Nov 6,
emphatically pronounced against these PROPOSE
tions, Or does he suppose that recent events
have 80 far weakesoa the courage or blinded the
discernment of the Forth that they will now ac
cept through terror and under menace such
amendments TO the Constitution amendments
forsOoth The eighteen States that elected Lin
coin are not yet, thank God, sufficiently cowed
by South Carolina 30 TO stultify themselves. On
the contrary, we believe that if Mr.. Bigler's
plan should be carried out, and these questions
be submitted TO the popular vote, they would be
rejected in every Free State By mnjorties greater
in the aggregate by hundreds of thousands than
the vote for Lincoln. The rebellion of the slave
holders, so far from subduing, has immensely
stimulated and strengthened tie Anti-Siayery
feeling of the Free States.
Mr. English of Indiana, who during the lie.
compton struggle obtained such unenyiable noto-
riety by betraying and abandoning his Anti-Le-
compton associates, and by bringing forward the
specions swndle which was finally passed, has
brought forward in the House a resolution requir-
ing the Committee of Thirty. three to report plan
for carrying into effect Mr.. Crittenden's ccmpro-
mice. Dir. English in so doing cOoly remarks,
by way of preamble, that the said compromise
"nyolyes no sacrifice to any party or section
(which should not promptly be made" That is
to say, the South in accepting Mr.. Cnttendens
plan makes no sacrifice, for she gets all she has
ever asked, and even more. And the North
makes no sacrifice that should not be made, be-
cause, in abandoning oil that abe has stood up
for, aud in consenting to the propagation aud
perpetuation Of Slavery, she does only what
during all his political life ht has been endeayor-
inc 10 persuade her to do. That is the sort of
compron,ise to which we are invited, and Mr..
English il . very proper person to propose it,
after the success Of his Heads win, tails you
close" Lecompton juggle.
Dir. Stanton of Ohio endeavored to bring for
ward the bill for the organization OF the militia
of the District of Columbia; but the Southern
Members would not consent to measure I'M
reratively demanded by the exposed condition OF
the Capital. They mean to seize it for the use
of the new Coniederacy, when the time comes
Mr.. McCleruand o Douglas Democrat from iul-
nois, made an earnest speech against secession,
which contained some plain truths. He foretoid
that if the seceding States were allowed to es'
tabHsh their independence they would make it
their business to harsss and destroy the CON-
merce Of the North. He declared also that the
Mir.issippi Valley was geographical unity, and
The Northwest could never permit the lower
part of the river to be hrid by foreign power
This may be regarded as an authoritative ex
preston of the feeling Of the Democracy Of tn
Northwest.