Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-03-02
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SECOND SPEECH or .MR WEBSTER.
ON MR. FOOT'S RESOLUTION.
-. In SENATE. January 26 1870

| addressed the Senate as follows:
mr.. PRESIDENT: When the mariDer has been toss.
60, o' many days in thick weather, and unknown
sea- ne ma ursy ava himself of the first pause In the
s'o M the earliest glance of the sun TO take bi. latitude
snu a,cef,'in now Tar the elements have driven him
from his true course. Let us initiate this prulence
and btflfc we float farther rf r 10 the non, from,
which we departed. that may at least be Able To-
conjecture where we now ak for the reading
OF the resolution. e
Tlhe Secretary read the resolution, a. follows.
Heso'eed mat the Committee on Public Lands he
M inquire and report the quantity Of the pub
Tic 'ahus remaining unsold within each State Ter
riory and whether 1t be expedent to limit for Ger.
tam period the sales OF the public lands TO such lands
only az have heretofore heen offered for sale and arc
now subject TO entry at the minimum price And also
whether the office Of Surveyor General, and some of
me Land ofice., may not be abo.c ell without deri-
neht 10 The public iBter.s; whether il be pxpedent
10 adopt measures 10 hasten the sales and nd more
rapidly the surveys. OF The public I.nd."I
We have tus heard. sir, what the resolution Is which
IS actually before US for considerations; Il will cad
y 1ccur to every that il is almost the only subec
aeon, which something has beer said the speech
running through two DAYS. by which the Senate b,,
carolina. Every o9c in the wide range Of our public
ah1s' whether past or preSen,-every hing, general
or local whether belonging 10 national politics or par
~ politics, seem to have rac,ei more or less Of the
hoioTahe members attention save only the resolution
before u.s. He has spoken Of evory hing the pub
nc ian s. ifcy have e~oaped his notice To that sub
IJect in all his excmr-ions he has not paid even tho
cold respect et passing glance.
"hen This iehstc, sir, was 10 resumed, on Thur.
DAY morning 1, so happened that il would have been
convenient Tor me 10 he elsewhere. The honorable
member however, did not incline pu, Off the dcus-
SION !" another day He had a eliot, he said TO RETURN
and he wished 10 discharge IT, That shot, sir which
u was Kind thus TO inf RIM was coming, that we
nhgn s'ahu OUT OF the way or prepare Ourselves 10 toll
orIei, End die with dscencv, has now BEEN receiy-
ed. Under all advantages, and with expectation awak-
ened ny me hch csded t. has be d, charg.
eu' anu mas pen, II. force II may become say
no more oil lis effect than that body IL found af-
ter all either killed wounded by it, IL not the FIRST
e' IN me history OF human affairs, that the vgor and
success OF the have quite come up to the lofty
ahI counting phrase OF the manifesto.
me gentleman. sir in declining p,stpo,e the de-
oa.e o'u me senate, with the emohass of his hand
unon ms heart tina, there something ranking here
which he wished TO relieve. mr. Hsyne rose and
"isc'.ned having used the word rGnkiing.1 IL would
no. Mr. president, he safe for the honorable
appeal to those around him. upon III. qne stion wbe
'h"r he did. in fact. make use of that word But he
may rave been unconscious OF il. AT any rate il il
enough that he disclaims il. But STILL with or without
Tue use OF mat particular word, he had yet something
mere he said, of which he wished to rid himself by an
immediate reply In this respect, sir / have great
'dvana over the honor bic gentleman There IA M
'h'ng mere sir which gives the slightest uneasi-
ness neither fear, anger, that which is some
"meS more troublesome Than ether-the con.ciousnes~
OF having been In the wroag There nothing ether
org mating here, received here by the gentle
mans shot Nothing original-or had not the sght-
OF dIsresnert or unkinness towards the hon..
orao'e member Some passages, II is true had occlr.
en sihce our acQuain' aance in this body which COULD
nave wished might have been otherwise. lint I hah
used philosophy and forgotten them When The hon
erap'r member rose, in his first speech paid him the
respect OF attentive ls'enug; and when he .at down
though surpri ed. and must say even asonished at
some OF ms opinions, nothing farther from INV in
,enon 'nah !" commence any personal warfare and
through the whole Of The lew rema ks 7 made in an
swer. avoided 'tudiouy and carefully every thing
whch thought possible TO he construed into ,l;srs-
speot And, sir, while there il thus nothing orip;nat
luT mere, which wished, any time or now wish to
oiscnsrge, must repeat. also, that nothing has been
received mere, which Tonkies, or in wav gives mo
annoyance. will not accuse The honor able IN smhsr-
o. vioa,ing The rules OF civilized warI will saw
,naI ne poisoned his arrows But whether his shafts
were, or were not, dipped in that which would have
caused ranking. if they Had reached there was not az
harP9ned. quite strength enough in the bow 10 hrn
hem TO their mark. IL he wishes now IN find ,bo,e
shafts, he must look for them else where: thew will nor
De 'onnd liked and qfvering in the object at which
| they aimed. $3.50
| j ne honorable member complained that had silent
on III, speech mus, have slept it, not sept az
All. The moment the toncrabIs m mber SAT down b;s
'rienu from Missouri rose, and. with much hcneyed
commentator OF The speech suggested that the i'm
pre'slon' which 1t had rroduced were too charming
and delightful to be disturbed by other sentiments or
o'er Sounds and proposed bat the Senate should adj
JoIrn' would II have been quite amiabIe, in me- Sir
20 interrupt this excellent good fesins! Must not
have been absolutely malicious IT conld have tbru,t
Wyei Iorward, 70 de'trov sensations thn' pie asing!
was " not much better and kinder. both sIeep uoop
hem myself, ard TO allow others al o. the pleasure NJ
seeping u7oa them? Butt he meant Ivy Sleeping nm.
on his speech Chat took time 10 prepare rcr,v IN l.
" - quite mistake; owing tn other engagements +
could net employ III. interval, be,yy cen the adj
Iournment OF the Sensts, and is meeting the next
| debate -
Neverhe csc sir. the matter Of fact il nDoubt-
eh'y ttuei did SLEEP on the grnlaman's speech; and
sept soundly And sept eq"ay well on his speech
OF Yesterday 10 which am rerlving, n is outs
Po"ibe tha' In this rrtpect Also possess some ad.
VANTAGE over the honorable member, ATTRIBUTABLE,
douhHess 10 cooler temperament on nv part: for in
truth slept upon his speeches remark ibIy well -
bu' the gentleman inquiries, why he was made the
o jet OF such reply' Why he singled ouip II
an attack had been made the Eas he assures us
ne did not begin tit the gentleman from Mis-,
sour. Sir answered the gentonan's speech be-
canse happened TO hear IL, and because, also chose
70 give an answer TO That speech which IL unanswer.
ed thought most likely 10 produce injurious mpres-
sons. did not sop TO inquire who the original
drawer OF the bill. found rcsponible eDdorser be-
iore me- and II was my pUrpose 10 hold him liable and
70 bring IN 10 his just responsibility, without deIav
f sir, this interrogao Of the honorable member
was only Introductory to another. He proceeded 10
ak ne. whether had turoed upon him in This debate
rom the Consciousness that should End an over.
match, N ventureh a contest wi 10 his friend fran,
Missouri. II, sir, the honorable member ,x sro,,o
nodestD hid chosen thus 10 defer to his friend and IN
pay him compliment, without intentional disns,aaa
mepi TO others, IL would have been quite acco,inn -
the friendly couresies OF debate and not Al ali
iml 10 my own feelings. am not one of Hose cir
who esteem any tribute Of regard whether Ight and
occasional, or more serious and deliberate which mag
he bestowed on others. much uniusly withhold
en from ihemseves. But the tone and manner Of the
gentlomsns question, forbid me that thus nterpret
~ am not at liberty 10 consider IL nothing more
man cviiiy 10 hs friend " had air of taunt and
| Of he Ioff Of