New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-19
The Proportions in Congress to Abolish
sEavcry-The Changing Drifi 90 Party
Po!itics-T3c Election OF United States
Senator ia fxonsus- Presidential sPecu-
Iations.
wAauSoloS. reb. Is, 1sGi.

wAauSeioS reb. Is, 1854.
THE TgIBUNI's kindly criticism tic other day,
OF Mr. Senator Sumner, for keeping Mp Il laborious
p-uuin, Of twgs and trancblets. at the expense q:
much time and irritation end dispute when i was
easy to crt the root from which every tgig drew al It's
strength deserves wider application than 70 the earn.
nest and eloquent Senator from Massachusetts alone
On this very subject, for example Of striking down
tie cause Of all cur troubles end at this very time there
ere not less than four distinct propositions in
30 senate and q least ono "a fto Horse while but M
hour ego, tie motion of Mr. Arnold of Illinois. the
House voted declaration tat tho Consultation sOata
be so amended as TO forthwith abolish slavery every
where within its jurisdiction.
i SPEAK oil these =. cstgc Propositions and get they
are really az .ss same hing With var ing degrees Of
reetnase aud force Perhars fhc he y that rooFtef
from the Senate Judiciary COMMITTEE, ployiding that
there shall be submitted to The ogsla.res of the sew
sra States this additional article as amendment To-
the Constitution:
.Nsi,ber Savefv nor invcunsy se-vitsde except as
pauheu cg crnGe whereof the offender shall have been
1uiy convicted, snail exist within the United States, ug
plsse sabect 10 their iusd.Sion.
"sEc . Coagc shai have power 20 enforce this arcle
by appropriate legislation"
suppose il certain that this or something similar
will pass both Houses this session by he requisite Two
birds vote Careful politicians WAC have laboriousy
,onyassed the Hoqse soy there can be doubt o. It's
,.ssaoe there In tie :. nate of cCnrsr il l. bat a
,aucstiOn 81 coming to Q vote.
Ana herein lies the mos. significant Illustration @.
chan EllC tsill q pVl4tk.. " i'4 eltA llt
a. senator Richardson Of Illinois and Representative
Pendeton OF Ohio-conlrmed CoPqeFreads, botb-ex
Yress themselves ia favor OF submitting this question
,he abolition Of Slavery 10 The people, very observe,
,;l moi hesitate b. accept II az conclusive evidence thai
AN srtire change Of base j. IN contemplation.
To CONT This TOO much however is worse than not Il
coont b all il onr estimates Of new parry moyeidcls
Issdnr Democrats who ere speaking Of this matte
i,sr, are yerv careful in their language. iuey arc u
ssyor of "sibmtting the question to the people the
omit to say hOp they shall hopG 70 see q. pGe decd
hsve set,ied into steady Anti Slavery gale. and the
nropose 70 Trim their sails accorciagy put taey d9n
WIKI 70 commit themselves 80 ar as 70 " uOi' ioo'
10 shift If the gale should shan. ~, .,,,, ,,o.,o
The vote in The House to-day OF Mr, Arno.ds not 10
a. no test Democrats who are wilh1e 70 s.oin. "
,rooosel amendmeai 10 tie Legislatures are noI ;
rilline 10 comm. themselves sluarcy IN i'd favor
sind al any rate they did not choose 70 10 J, on Tt
linton lie thai OF Mr. Araolds. SIN Is u TOT 81
49, ;aeIrotion OF The change the war has wrought tha
Without discussion and wi'h ine question s"S %t
- e,rf ,fter he adoption of resolution never
sSc or interfere within sDy State wish TIE demefu