Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-02-18
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GE>riEMr>; Tho II .au.ud Enquirer of |
last SNurd2y extracts Itrm y'"r paper of the |
7th ms au', pa. sing" relating 'o ccroin occur
rcuccs n lhc senate, iumoi.r;,'y succeeding
tn" conclusion Of Mr.. Claws speech on tue Ia
.rf, IN which yoU say: Ill spoke rnurc thar
'"thrce hour; and was hri"tr replied 20 by Mr.
"SMrru al Maryland, between whom ard Mr.
SC. some passages followed oil SO warm y
"characlc: - 70 cjl forth tie imterposition ~
"thr CHAIR 10 ,ais extract Mr Richie an
Ponds al article rujp0tl,ug TO be an ''cN;ract OF
ga letter II m Wushi0g'on, dated 9th FcGrua-
"fy, 1892 and for which.hc credits the BAIT,
m'te Republican, in the following words:
Some pretty warm sparring occurred in the Sc.
'nato to-day, between Clay and Gen. smith,
Clay, stuug no doubt, by the speech cf Cen.
'Sm;th ON Van Eurcn's nomination, which lad an
'pc2red i'll the Globe OF SATURDAY., laud which von
'wll have touched the honorable Senator
from kentucky in tho raw in the Of his
speech the Tariff to day. indulgcd in some
'rudcness towards your venerable Senator Mr.
Smith replied briefly and i'm conclusion, observed
'hc could draw picture Of the gcnilcman--but lac
'roiraincd. Clay, under great ,tcucnt, indeed
'in perfect rage dcicd han. Gou. Saith said he
'sh"s'd take his time, aud not be hurried i'm
che execution by tho impaiicmcc of The gentleman.
CLAY said he could feic his ruth that tho Senator
IRON MarylHnd. (titn. s. had GiicGgs been opro.
'scd 10 the Manufacturers. Mr.. Smith roplicd that
I'll" had voted tor tho Tariff act of 1916, and, III,
'to tho session Of 1872, had boon friendly TO the
protection of manufactures, so far as protection
could be given incidentally; hut when The manu-.
facsurcrS attempted as thcy did al tina. session to
dictate iarltt to Congress, and that too, for
their individual interests, lie opposed ,hcm-
Ciay was compelled 60 admit that General Smiths
opposition to the Tariff commenced in lS22-
'But chaIing with rage lie became ,liil more per-
'sonal, and forgetting ali manncss and propricty,
alluded rcrroachluy to the age of Gen. Smith
now about eighty believe. Here the old General
seemed 10 forget that he III truth an old man,
and suspect made Mr.. Clay doubt 1t. lie told
nm, he would not reply 10 the miserable attack
'on his age: but he would have him to know that
she was not too old to observe when the truth was
departed FROM and should not shrink from expo
sing him whenever he dciocted him in any abrr
ration from ii: and that he prepared to meet
'h'm on any and every ocCasiou'
"Thosc who hoped and held o,.t that the fire in
the gallant old Rcyoluticucr, was extinct, have
'lonnd their mistake this winter, to their COST
Ills memory Is perfect magazine of facts and
makes him, Tie fancy would saw ar sugly
customer TO those who encounter him An old
soldier, he is always ready loaded, but like old
Putnam at Bunker Hill, he does not fire till he
Is es 'thc whites of their eyes The consequence
is, his shot are seldom thrown away"
The veteran - which sets upon the I'm
qnrcr Press has hajchcd SO wrclch,d prcgon,
OF idle taos, that 1t is fn'l :jn:e rariod SHOULD
be put to Ncr incubation III E;lchie ha. been
SO onen deceived by HER Washington cores
rondcn'., s,ncc the time of he famous Eas;
KnGm Letter, ihai it Is rcni.Y wonderful 10 see
Tho venerable LADY not only con.!nucs 10 pub
l'Sh their tctioas, but even MurHwR;NG tho Cos
sip oi correspondents FIR other pop,rs. Hay
irg been present on the occasion referred 10 in
the fore going letter, am enabled 20 prouuuncc
and do proCOunco, all lt3 material oilr cation.
md differences 10 be utterly des'tu'r OF found
alton. 1t cOhCl0nGS Tie order OF Tie incident.
wH'c'i took place, and niSrc presents the Incl
deots themselves. The facts are rs follow:
In the course OF his SDrayh Inc g. \