Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-02-27

- ~ I'm SENATE-yM. 96. 1880.
Lclls~;ne NJ: Msxws IN tho Debate. Mr.. WEB
8xE8 addce9cd the Senate ss follows: -
Ut. Pscsidcnt-- When tho mariner has been toss
S5.fbs mary Seys, in thick weather, ssnd an un-
known see, he naturally svais hnnse'f OF the first
sske - kti,dc. sad sscer.sin how far The clements
haveAsiscn him Rom his truc course. Let ~ initiate
stis prudence, and, before float farther refer to
sisc point from which wa departed, thst>vc may At
Toast be able to conjecture where uov ask
for tho reading ofthe resolution.
THE Secretary read the resolution, as follows:
"lRcsoised That The Committee on Public lands
be instructed TO inquiro and report the quantity Of
tho public lands remaining unsoid within each Slate
and Ysfn1ory, and whether 10 be cxpedent 70 limit
period tho sdles Of the public lands TO
such lands only ss have heretofore been offered for
price. Aud, also, whether tho office Of Surveyor
General. am some Of the Land Offices may not be
abolished without dstriment to tho public interest;
or whcthcr DC expedient to adopt measures to has
OF the public lands."1
We1oye thus heard, sir, what the resolution is,
which Is actually before for consideration; and
will readily 10 every one thu 1T is almost the
only subject about which somc,hc has not been said
IN the speech, running through two days. by which
the Senate has bcen now entertained by tho gentle
man from South Carolina. Every topic in the wido
range OF orr public affairs, whether past or present.
evory thing general or local. whether belonging to
nat'caat politics, or party politics. Gems 10 have
attracted more or less OF the honorable member 9
attention, save only the resolution before U.S. IIo
has spoken Of every thing but tho public ands They
have escaped his notice. To that subject in all his
cxcureons ne has not paid even tho cold respect of
passing glance.
When this debate, cir, was to be resumed, on
Thursday morning, it SO happened that il would
have bean convenien, for mo to DO elsewhere The
honorahle member, however, did not incline TO nut of
the Discussion to another day. He had shot, lie
said, to return, and he wished TO discharge IT, Tint
shot, sir, which it kind thus to inform us was
coming, that we might stand out of the way or nrc
pare ourselves to fall before it, and die with dccencv
has now been received. Under all advantages and
with expectation awakened by the tone which mr.
coded It, 1t has been discharged and has spent its
force 1t may become say no more of it's effect
than that, If no body is found after oil either killed
or wounded by It, IT is not the first time, in the his
.ory OF human affairs, that the vgor and success of
The war have not quite come up to the lofty and
sounding phrase Of the manifesto.
Ihc gentleman, Sir, in declining to POSTPONE Tho
tod tne Senete With the emphasis of his hand
upon MS ncart, that there something ranklinp
nere, which iie wished TO relieve. Mr.. Hayne iose
ana disciamcd having used the word RAMBLING r.
Youia not MIR. PRESIDENT, be safe for the honorable
memberto appeal to those around him. unon ,h.
question: whether lac did, in fact make use of ,bat
"ord. But he may have been unconscious of IL A.
any rate, Is enough that he disclanis it. But still
WIN OF without the use of that particular word. he
had yet something here, he said of which he wished
20 rd hmseH by an immediate reply. In this resnect
SIR have great advantage over the boaorabc non
tieman There Is nothing here, sir which gives mo
.he. ,s uncosncss; neither fear, anger, nor
Snat, winch Is sometimes more troublcsome ,b.n
cither-the Consciousness of having been in tho
wrong inere is nothing, either originating here
or now received here, by the gentlcmans shot. No.
oI,g'nai TOT had not the slightest feeling of
aiSrcspect or unkndness towards the honorabIe m,'
DEL some passages, it is true, had occurred since
our acquaintance in this BODY which I conId hn,e
Si i:, might have been otherwse but had used
Pihoeophy and forgotten thom. When the bopora :.
Die member rose, in his first speech maid b; a.,
respect Of attentive listening; and when he sat do,
hough surprised, and must soy even astonsbeJ sf
SUne o. ms opinions. nothing was further from my
ana through the whole of the few remarks made -
answer, I! avoided, studious!y and caref1ly. eyeru
thing which thought possible to bp construed ;ntS
orr;opt;, anu sir, while there is thus nothing
olignatng mere, which wished, at any time or now
wis, 10 discharge must repeat, also, that no,b;n,
mas been received here, which rrrklcs or in anv ,n,
gives me annoyance. l will not accuse the konoya,
U,S MEMBER OF violating the rules of civilized war
I'm NOT say that nc poisoned his arrows. But whe
eI LIS shaIts wcre or were not, dipped in that which
voud nave caused rankling fthcy had reached the,o
%us mol as thaPPencd quite strength enough in the
DOW TO bring them to their mark IF mo ws6es ..u
to find these shafts he must look for them eIseaho.
!hey VIII act be found fixed and quyerino in Tho 81
Ject, ut which thcywere aimed. - '"' W.
me honorable member complained that had sion,
on ms speech must have slept on IT, or mot ssn, =.
all The moment the honorable memhe, 90, -, a.
MS IIleha rom Missouri rose. and with much
commendatlon OF the speech, suggested that the @-
~, whch had produced were too charming
ana delightful to be disturbed by other sent;ran,
otner sounds and proposed that tho Senate should
sr .o ;nt Would have been quite amiabe, in me
NOT nave been absolutely malicious if copId ha 90
Msusa myself forward, to destroy sensations thus
p.easlng was 1t not much better and kinder. bor
10 sicep upon them myself and to allow5ihe,s 81
.nc pleasure OF sleeping upon tl,cn, But If il he
meant, oy sleeping upon bis speech, that took Time
oiePuIe reply TO IT 1t is quite mistake: ou;n,, -,
otner engagements, could not. employ even ,ha -
.isas between the adjournment of the Senate. and
$50 inc next morning, in attention to the snb.
,sct o. shls debate Nevertheless sir the mere n'at
vt o, Ioct Is undoubtedly true--I did seen on ,bo
sonaIIu ms speech; and slept soundly. And silent
now wei ON MS speech Of yesterday, TO which
also, possess some advantage over the i hn
ooor' attributable, doubtless, to cooler
tty;peranent on my part, for, in truth. sent uno
ms speeches remarkably we'll But the oe vpi upon
r y why ne was made the object of such Tenlv,
m.%s was ne singled ou' IF an attack had BEEN
iae on me East, he, he assures u.s. did not bo,; =;
III was Lilo gentleman from Missouri. CO. I.