New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-08
FROM PENNSYLVANIA.
soFTENING OF TIE SPINAL COLUMN IN
THE LEGISLATURE.
From Our Own Correspondent

From Our Own Correspondent.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Wednesday, Feb. 6. 1861.
When came, at your request, to this Key
stone Capital, was instructed to deal principally
in facts. ] have, according to the best Of my In
formation and ability, followed out your instruc-
tons, and have thereby given no small measure
of ofense to those, who, from some reason, seem
ashamed of the company in which they have been
drilling for the last week or two. Herein your
correspondent finds great encouragement lhe
conviction Of sin is the precursor of repentance,
IN most cnses II is hoped that this may prove
Ia be the case in the present instance. Inc
Dailp Telegraph, Of this city, pronounces the
statements of your correspondent " false IN
every respect" in stating that many OF the mem
bers elected by Republicans had 70 voted and
acted with radical Democrats as to leave no
reliable Republican majority" on national ques-
TONS. II further soys
"No vote " hat.ver has been given by these gentle
men which can ever be- construed by tue most ultra
Republicans into All abandonment OF any principle
advocated by the Republican party dmins The Lac!
cauvsse
Your correspondent asks the attention Of all
the Republican readers Of The TRIBUNE to the
following flcts: When the resolution 10 appoint
Commissioners was before the House, the fol-
lowing amendment was offered by Mr. Ilafns:
90 said Commissioners are hereby instructed Lot to
a,,eJe 70 any denands which may be made BY The
Conn I-.ioners oi Ate southern Stlitn ~ Csta6iHh
>D.r,ry ~ any Statc ar T,rrtory etere doe< not
a1r ,Iist"
The following were the Nays against this
CEirago Platform resolution:
ABBOTT hrler,ou, Armstrong A'heOru, Aun, BAH Bi;eh
ub.rr Ball Boye Er.sslo Brerer, fsssdIsad, Butler
ns G15"f 9 r SA S Sa, f s%p, 9lS Gsk R Gi6
bop, HaFfer Hsryey Heb IN fIiu.an Bahia lrr Kline
ns.,, E.,l Mo aedoa Yves. One, o,,eboat
20. en-. pct.u, RsndA4L Eea Eh@-s R,dg'Wsy Roller
., gacb1el Isler Ihom.,, Wine, viie!-6'.
Oh these, - we're elected as Democrats, Now,
| leave the ultra Republicans OF the country
10 Judge whether this was an abandonment Of an
important principle " advocated by the Republl-
d" can party during the Last canvass If the
re tl.rs Of TIE TRiEuNE can select the 80 Re
pubicans from the above list ! vii admit that
he statement that they bad ldenii'd themselves
Nth the radic al Democrats Is false his IL only
on. oi many votes of SIMILAR nature, within
ID, past i~o week..
IW IHFgIdPH H-tH hdH tuih'" 0N"'N "''"''
.rce Mr.. Cameron indOrs,d Mr.. Bisler's couces-
sion IN tie. Unitcd States Senate. Previous TO
ii . time it had been opposed to all concession.
Now, however, it comes out with 4 four column
article, Proposing something lac The Crit,enien
.,'ism-. The article it important only from the
ia,l that i. reject the UeAs OF Gov Cur
tin. / Am informed by one Of the most reliable
u..mbrrs Of the House that the article was writ
ten h. n gentleman in The Eastern part of the
stJte--a native Of Sirs.nIa--and that It was sub
mrtt.d to GOV. Curtin Tor bis inspection AID ap-
prevail He gave il b. sanction, and il may BE-
looked upon a. tie OPINIONS of the State Admins
tration. There IL To cispu,iug the fact that the
Gocrnsr j. a Little inclined 70 soitenBg Of the
spinal column, and il urging the temporIring
policy upon bic friends in the Legislature.
must reltcrlte my opinion, founded on ten days
pretty clO'c observation here, that Pennsy lyaDia
oiice-holJcrs are not hall 30 firm as the people
81 Penney kauia who elected them. ! think the
,i.aling Of the money at NewOrleaus has yiibly
i'rrlel a few but tue majority do not feel III
= ned 10 face ibe State Administration.