New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-21

belonging to THE movement. They have come iton'
all the old rarties but largely from the DonS''S
De,nocrats They come from portions al The Sla'o
hero ere arc few And other portions Whefe ihoo
are many saves. They comprise those VINO u'o
Anti slavery from an ethical stand point those VINO
look at it wholly in Tie hight OF P0ll'icdl econo"y,
ond those vino regard emancipation as means OF
swing Missoufi and the Unon, and have niue 'p'
urrcation of the bearings OF Moral Science or Poll
teal ECONOMY upon The qnertIoh Oh ciI'ei!, linen
they repre sent constituencies OF all shales ana
crades from the broadest radleallsm to the 1aintest
daw ming OF Anti.Slayery sentiment II they were
IN he classified comparatively they may be dess-
Mated es radical, more radical, aud most radical.
Some of them are i'll sympathy with freedom,
bu, representing Pro-Slavery districts hope, by a
moderate coarse in favor Of emancipation 10 be able
10 reconcile them 10 it, aud be approved at last.
Another element not to be overookedi the German,
and slight discOrd aries when CANDIDATE OF
Know Nothing autecedents is started for Senator
There are some half score Of intelligent Germans,
most Of whom very radical.
U.-FIRsT ATTEMPTS AT UNION.
Dat Of the above described materials party was
10 be united or 10 Senators could be elected. There
was little OF no dscord in the election of Speaker
and Clerks Of the House all of whom were taken
from the radical wing Of the Emancipation party
There was slight on the part OF the radicals
who were ma Oriy AT the outset, IN not conCedlue
some Of the minor Offices OF the House 10 the other
wing. The less radical felt little soured in being
snnbbed altogether, ana some Of The most vigorous
of them were thus thrown upon the defensive for
The vindcation Of their own maphood, and from thai
moment they seem ~ have treasured up wrath
against tie day Of wrath"
As the time for the opening Of the joint sessions
approached. ihe town was filled with handbilis in-
wiling ali Emanci paoDiss to meet III caucus Tor the
purpose OF agreeing TO Senatorial nominations. All
the caucus but four or five of those who have voted
for Messrs. Glover, Broadhead, and Breckenridge,
presented themselves. Tue die seemed TO be cast.
This refractory disposition at the threshold OF the
struggle plainly told OF the unfortunate contest that
was approaching.
The only reasons that have been given for this re-
iusal 10 meet in caucus are that Mr. Brown had
majority, and they would not be pledged TO vote for
bin, and that ST. Louis would insist upon debating
the nominations.
With AL appearance of fairness, the "Charcoas,'
or more radical Wig, offered to the "Claybanks
OF Blair party comprising all the other shades Of tie
party the Hon. john Is. Henderson, who wes sup
posed to be- u Conservative Emancipatonisi-.hat IL,
IA favor Of freedom in Missouri, bu not prcdicatng IT
on the eronnd Of natural rights. In Ieturp they
claimed full-bred Radical for the other Senator.
his they thought fair compromise, but he Clay
banks did not seem 10 so regard 1t.
H. OPENING or THE JOINT SESSION.
TIE anxious morning arrived. Senator Edwards
Of Dallas County put NJ. brown III nomination ioF
the fouiy.ars term, ii having been agreed to elect
Lafayette County rose with seven document, IN his
band, and asked the Senator holding u one, which
he described as speech OF Mr.. Brown - II tris
was a genuine document. Then presiding another
being letter of MIR. Browne, published IN .he
Missouri UemOcrG0, lie aikef If that was also
genuine Mr.. Edwards replied that he supposed 1t
was. Then, with all the aspect aud expression OF
already victorious, he proceeded 10 ultcohstruc
some utterances IN these documents, ana Ia s'n"
upon others that had been lOosely aud ndiscreetly
A tt.fs.r nT Ia IftFl
and the minority of tho party and the Amusement q
tie Den ocrats, well as considerably To the
chsgrin of the Charcoals. In conclusion, lie pnt
The Hos Samuel L. Glover in nomination. ms
Mr. Aim was elected on the same platform ana
ticket with another member who II thoroughly
PfO-Slasory, and their constituencies are largely
interested in rayo property aud yet he claimed 10
be leader ia the cause OF emancipation.
At once a bitter discussion arose ard continued for
week, widening the breach by stirring ny bad
feeling criniuGtiOn and recriminAiiOn, I'LL IL was
found impossible eoct under such circumstances.
Accordingly an adjournment for three weeks was
carried.
.-RHAssTMBLING OF THE JOINT SESSION.
On tie Hrst Monday Of this month the JOINT See
zion was again called to order Ia the interim moth
ug had been effected la behalf OF cOncihAlion ana
compromise. TIE ballotings commenced with little
or no change from former results. Debate WAS ear
Tied to higher pitch than before, the great eii1F1
ieine 10 saddle Jou each other tie fesponsilihiy
Of di.trhcting the ,arty. The tharcoa,s had set
tied down IN IA sal len determination to stand by
their nominee aud the larger part Of tie discussion
took place Letweeu the Democrats and Clay baLk',
on National questions.
FINALLY, ne there had been ,one scattering votes
for Nil. Breo knridge Broadhead NOEL, and oibers,
the "Clrybanks' called them all into caucus, TO
unite them upon some one candidate. aud then pre-
teuied NJ. Br0l0head. and Withdrew Glover.
Brec kinrigc, ana Noel. by ihi- consolidate, they
ROLLED sixty votes against the lhiry-fye they had
ollrd for Mr.. Glover. They ieign,d to regard 81.
Broadhcad Of -. Louis "a CONF r0niic Candidate
but II WIS "A compromise without permitting the
ior,y-Gva Chareoals" TO have any hand IN It,
At this momen, letter was read from tie
Democratic nominee, Mr.. fhelp-, committing hlln
10 "a moderate emancipation. TIE Charcoais
were 50 enrlgcd nj the sudlen mutation Of tactics By
the " CLyLnrk.' that sOmc o. them, regarding
Nj. Phelp. TO be as fully committed to the cause OF
Mr.. Henderson, serou-ly thought Of making
Senatorial alliance with the Democrats for the elec
ton Of both Phelps and Brown. Bat TINS could not
be effected in the next Charcoal cancut--a
sufficient number would not agree TO II to elect Mr.
Phelps
Another cause Of apgravGon TO the Radicals wa'
the oOncOctug Of platform sad 10 have been wit
ten by Mr. Glover for the equalization OF the
Emancipation party. Some 80 rgned ~ aud 4 was
published II ignored all the radical queIl0LB-
su h as the Acknowledgement Of The Rebels, &.
II IS thus perceived tint the Bro ich wa, growing
" der and TT II more dangerous TO tie union OF the
party every step that wac taken.
V.-CoULD SEEATOKs HAVE BEEE ELECTED
It's conceded that Two SenatOrs could have been
elected had Mr.. Brown authorized the withdrawal
If hi. name md Lie fficuds waited for new Rich
nond in the field On Tuesday, Mr.. Wingale arep-
rescntatiye and fa-blOOdod Charcoal IRON ~.
Louis, made noble epeech, thai seemcd 10 une al
factions OF The party in its admiration The Hon. }.
W. NOEL was on ual that day, but II Was iOund
that the many frightened at lIs vote Tor The
Negro Enlistment bill, ana he could not be elected.