Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-02-05

eye, with heavy black brow, can mako n man
appear "god-fke," individually the Senator has
"a fn'i claim to tho epithet But then again the
Domino looks so mild, so innocent, so o.bc easy.
and, moreover, speaks with such a dc!iubt.ul
dandy accent, that ono cannot helm fa,lipy !,
love with him at.thc first sight. Indeed, Mrs.
Royal swears point. blank that he is the sweat.
est creature i'm the house. How the dispute will,
end it is difficult 10 foretell; but hone al all
events, that the Domino will SC shown fair
play. :.
There was sharp debate to-day in the Sen.
ate about public lands. Mr. Webster made n
great speech, in which he boldly declared that
The cast had always been a friend to the west.
aud IN effect, had made it what /, is. H., soid
the south had held back while The cas-, wont
forward and lent willing hand to make the
Cumberland Road, Portland Canal, &c. &c. and
t" keep slavery out Of Ohio This drew forth
MT Benton, with an eye that can glance the
lightning He laid tho Massachusetts gentle.
man Hat on his back, by u stream of severe elo
quencc seldom, if ever excelled. He proved
tho utility of nearly all the positions taken bv
his opponent, and showed, conclusiyely that if
the west owed any thing of it's present prosper
ity to any of the old thirteen states. il owes il
to those out of New England. il made INV
blood run cold when he advertod to the cruel
apathy o! the general government during the
reign of terror, while the settlers of Kentucky
were struggling for exstence against the to,na-
hawk and scalpng knife The federal govern
n'ent, he said, forbade them to migrate beyond
the Ohio under the penalty of the halter, and
left them at the mercy Of the savage ma RAIDERS.
The intention doubtless was 10 prevent tho
growth of the west. This was tho very crisis
when it was proposed to cede the navigation of
the Mississippi to the Spaniards, in return for
their custom at Cape Cod, &c.
The Senate was quite thronged with specta-
Tors aud members from tho other house
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81.
gave you yesterday a faint idea of the sharp
debate in the Senate between Messr. Webs,er
and Benton on the public land question. but that
was only ga glorious nibble" to the terrific bite
of to-day.
When entered, a nero printers job was uu-
der discussion, designed to keep his honor, the
Mayor, alive for four OF five years to come. It
was ordered to be engrosscd for u third reading,
and then, of course put to bed until tho next
day Perhaps it may pass, though think its
fate is doubtful
1t was now about half past one, and an adj
Journment was moved-as / understood, to al.
| low MIR. Webster to argue cause in the Su.
| preme Court-but Mr.. Hayne, from South Car
DINA, rose, and said he hoped not. He had
something on his mind. which had been nut
there by the Senator from Massa chusetts, and he
! should not feel comfortable until he had dis
chargedit The gentleman had fred,h shot at
him, and he was anxious To return il. clam
ready to receive it," replied Mr.. Webster. The
Senate thereupon refused to adjourn. About
this time Dir. Webster Withdrew, and Mr. Ben
ton, to relieve Mr.. Hayne FROM the necessity of
| retorting In his absence rose TO speak. He adj
verted in his usual mastery manner to the self.
| ish feeling of the East towards the West. {al.
ways excepting the honest yoemanry of New.
England, whom nc eloquentiy complimented for
disinterested potriotsm) and quoted numerous
passages from the journals OF the old Congress to
prove, that the late Nathan Dane whom Mr.
webster exalted above Scion, Lycurgus Numa
ToinPiiius, &c had not been as Mr. W. ALLEGED
the friend OF the West At this moment. Mr.
Webster resumed his seat-Mr. Benton sat dow,
and Mr. Hayne arose.
! will not pretend to give you even hint of
the tremendous punishment which, for one hour
Mr. Hayne inflicted upon the god like" man.
tie turned, he twisted, he leaned back, leaned
forward took notes, sometimes audibly assented,
then again andibly dissented, and appeared in.
deed to be put TO the rack. At length Mr.. II.
gave way for nm adjournment, and on Monday
the battle viii recommence. If tn, speeches Of
Benton and Hayne are ever correctly reported,
you will see what you never saw before. Alden
in haste.
Ihc Senate was crowded to excess,