Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-03-02

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arena Tor the exhibition of champions. l offer myself,
cir, as a match tor man, throw the challenge OF !
debate at no mans feet Bu', then, cir. since tue no.
norable member has put the question, in a manner
that calls tor an answer VIII gave him an amsw or;
and tell him, that, holding myself to b. tue hum
biest OF the nenber- hsre, yet know hing in the
OF his tiend rofN Nilsson j. eth all N, wheu
aide by the arm OF hiS friend "a IN South Caroline,
ths' need deter, even ui~, from espeu.irg Whatever
opinions may choose espoue, from debating when
ever may chao.c 10 debate or trou s.eakirg whate
yer may sc m to cay, he Booroi he Senate
Sir, when uttered as mater Of coan-uieon or com.
plmen', should dissent hOsu nothing which ,he hon
orable inember mia IA say OF his friend Su less do
L put forth any preten>ions OF my But, when
put TO matter OF aunt, hiOw it back, and say
10 the gentleman, that he could Issibly o,hing
less likely than such comparison, To wound ms pride
OF personal character The atgsr Of is tone, rescued
the remark from intentional irony, which, otherwise,
probably, would have been its general epaiiou.-
But sir II it be oagincd. tina, by this mutual quota
ton and CONNIE udalion; II be supposed, that, by
casting the characters o the DRAMA assigning TO
his part; the attack; to her the cry of on.
se or il II be thought, shat by loud and empty
OF anticipated victory, any aurels are to be here;
IL il be imagined, especially that any, all these
things, will shake any purpose vi mine, can tell the
honorable member, Tor all, hat he greatly mis-
taken and tina, he /, dealing with one, OF whose tenn
per aud character, be has much yet 10 learn. Sir,
shall not allow myself This occasion, hope
occasiou 20 be betrayed into loss OF temper; but
provoked, as uust never shall allow my self 10 be-
into elimination and recrI,oinatcn, the honorable
Der may, perhaps, find, that, in that contest, will
be blows to take well as blows 10 gives that others
own, and hat his iupunity may, perhaps dc mand oil
him whatever powers OF taunt aud SAT cssm he may
possess. | commend him to a prudent husbandry Of
his resources.
But, sir, the cosIi ion! The coaon Aye, che muir
dered coaiion!" The gentleman asks ii were led or
irghted into This debate by The spectre OF the coalition
twas it the ghost OF the murdered cosl,ion' he
claims, (Which haunted the member from Massachu-
sets; and which, like the ghost OF Banquo, would
down" The murdered cOalionn' SIR, this charge
of coalition, i'm reference to the late Administrations
not original with the honorable meRiher 1t did not
spring up in the Senate. Whether as fact, a
gumen', or as an establishment, il is all borrowed.
He adopts II, indeed from avery low origin, and sill
lower present condition. IL il OF tar thousand
lumnies with which the press teemed during eX-
cited political 1t charge winch there
was not only no proof probabi'y, but which was
in itself, wholly inn oble TO be No man OF
mon Information believed sylible OF it Yet i,
OF that class Of fdsehoois which, by continued
petition through all the organ, OF tc'raction and abuse
are capable OF misleading those who are already tar
msled, and OF further tanning passion, already kndlng
into flame Doubtless, served its day, aud, greater
less degree the end designed by it, HlvDgdone that,
has sunk the general of stale aud loathed
caIumnes. 1t is the very OH Tough OF polluts
aud shameless press Incapable Of further mischief
lies in the sewer, lieess and despsed. II is
sir in the power OF The honorable mher to give il
dignity or decency, by attempting TO elevate 1t, and TO
introduce il into the Senae. lie cannot change it
from what il il, an object OF general ->gust and
On the contrary the contact II he choose To touch IL, Is
more likely drag him down, down, 10 the place where
il lies Itself.
But, sir, The honorable member was not for oil or
reasons entirely happy in his aiIuson to the story
Banquo's murder and BAnquo's eho.t. Ii was not,
think the friends, but enemies OF the murdered Ban
quo at hose bidding his spirit would not down. The
honorable gentleman is fresh in his reading OF the
English classics and can put me right, II am wrong;
but according TO my poor recollection, was at to'e
who had besuH with caresses, aud ened with foul and
reacheTous murder, q AT the locks h KEN
The ghost OF Berqno, like II at Of Hamlet, was an
honest ghost. Ii dIs,u bed Innocent man 1t knew
where its appearance would stoke terror, aud who
would cry out, ghost il made Itself visible in the
right quarter, aud compelled the guilty, aud the
consciepce- smiten, and none others, 10 start with
'Pr'ythee, Observation-Disclosures! 10!
'lf stand here, saw HIM"
Their eye-baIls scared (was il not so, sr;) vino
had thought to shield III, mstlvrs, by conceang the
hand, and laying the impulation oil crime on II
low and hreng agency in wickedness, who had vanly
attempted 10 sune the workings OF their COW ard
conscences, by calculating, through white lips aud
chatte Ell teeth, "lhcu eanst not say did iG 1 have
mread the great Pot, II those who had no way
partaken in the deed OF the death, who either ound
that they were, or dred that they should be- push e
from their stools by the ghost OF the sain who cried
out, to spectre created by their fears, their
own remorse, "avaunI! and quit sghl!'
There is another particular, r in hch he hcnora-
BILE member quick percepitn OF resemblances might,
should think have seen some thing IN the story OF
Banquo, making il not al;og iher subj OF the mo
pleasant coniemPlat"n those who murdered Ban
quo, what did they win by it: Substantial good? Per
manent power? Or disappointment, rather and e
moriiica,ion-dI and ashes The common tate OF
vaultiDg ambition, over.ieaping Itself? Did
handed justice ere long, nd the poisoned chalce
TO their own lips? Did they not soon lind that for anotI-
they had ''t led their mind. that their ambition
though apparently for the moment successful, had bu.
put barren sceptre in their crap! Aye, sir,
ga s, barren seeptro in their grippe,
"No of theirs succeeding"
Sir, need pursue the allusion farther. | leave
the honorable gentleman TO his leisure and
10 derive from il all the eradication it is calculated
administer. III he finds himself plea ed with the asso-
Citations and prepared to be quite satisfied, though the
parallel should be entirely completed had almost said
satisfied al.o-bu lhat shall think Of Yes sir
4 will think of t,st.
In the course OF my observations The other day, Mr.
President, paid passing Tribute Of respect TO very
worthy man, MIR. Dane of Massachusetts. 1t 30 hap
pened, that he drew the ordinance OF 1907 the 20.
vernment of the NorIh-weste Territory A man OF
much ability, and little preence; OF great ca
paciiy 10 do good, and unmxed disposition TO do
for lis sake; gentleman who acted important
part, forty years ago, the influence OF
which is still deeply felt in The very which was
the subject oil debate, might, thought, receive from
me coiDmendatory recognuiJn.
But the honorable member was inclined to be face
tious the subject. lie rather disposed to make
II matter oil rdIcue, that hal Introduced the de-
bate the name OF one Nathan Dane, hon he a..
us he had never before heard. SIR, il the hon
Orable member had never before heard oil Mr. Dane,
sorry for it. 1t shows him less acquainted with the
public men OF the country, than had supposed Let
me tell him, however, that a from him at the
mention OF the name Of Mr.. Dine, is in bad taste. IL
may well be high mark Of ambition, cir either with
the honorable gentleman myself, accomplish as
much TO make our Dapes known TO advantage and re
membered with gratitude, as Mr.. Dane has ac ompsh
ed. But the tru H. sir, suspect that MIR. Dane lives