Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-02-18
Correspondence fMe Baltimore Patriot.


CORRESPONDENCE of The Baltimore Patriot.
WAsulNGToN, February 10, 1888.
The Senate was the theatre of one or two
amusing scenes yesterday, Saturday and
though less crowded than on the day before,
was yet attended by bevy of entertained ladies,
and entertaining gentlemen, who resorted thith-
er, not unsuccessfully, to draw amusement from
the incidents of the day.
Act First scene first, presented the form of
the elegant Mr.. Donnelson, his Majesty's Pri-
yate Secretary, who handed message from
his master to the Vice President, with bow
like that OF an elephant in the menagerie This
message was not such one, however, as your
gossip of Yesterday described. Andrew will
hardly bully the Senate again, think, until the
resolutions Of last winter are "eXpunged" from
the Journals Of that body! After the retiring
conee of the amanuensis from the White House,
several bills, resolutions and orders were
brought I'D and passed, laid on the table, or
rejected, and then entered the rotund Clerk
Of the House. with an armful OF private bills,
that had been favorably acted upon by the low
er branch Of the National Legislature. Being
read in the peculiar style and musical voice OF
that functionary, they were laid on the Presl-
dents table, and then erit the man mountain
No sooner had he rolled out, that Mr.. Leigh, Of
the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, arose,
and in his usual courteous and graceful manner
reported favorably upon claim Of one Jewett
an officer of merit in the Revolution. He stat
ed very satisfactorily the grounds Of the claim,
and adyerted to the proofs and vouchers in the
case, as being unexceptionable. Then came
up the Caiiban of the drama, who would insert
a provso in the bill, referring the decision as
to the validity of the claim to the third auditor!
Mr. Leigh remarked that all the evidence was
on file and in the Committees hands,-and
that the certificates were ample. Isaac blurted
out, sus more, standing certfersn' with a
sheer such as sat on the lip Of the ittleS imp in
Pandemonum, when Satan discoursed to his
subjects Of the bright world they had lost. Mr.
Leigh who had been thus interrupted, cast
look Of unutterably whitening contempt on the
creature and replied something after this fash
ion:-" Mo is a standing certiferF Clement
Darlington? " no ever heard of dishonor in
connection with that venerable name before?-
Never did expect Mr. President, to see that
posture of events, that would place me in the at
titude of defender of COL Carrington's cha
racter! A man more worthy, more scrupu-
lous in all his dealings with his fellow men, more
cautious in the statement Of facts, more Nigh
minded, honorable, and entitled to the utmost
confidence of every man, does not breath, than
he. And l. on whom he might well look down,
am indicating him in the American Senate,
against the charge of being " a standing cert-
fer,"-a perjurer'
1t was admirably, feelingly, splendiuly done,
every eye was fastened on the N. II. Senator
in scorn: but it produced no effect on him.
His mind, his conscience, his sense OF justice
and courtesy are all too small to receive any
impression, from any quarter. He rose in the
midst of the Senators and called for the ayes
and noes on his proviso! They were granted,
and H Wright and Tallmadge, were the
manly "tria juncta in uno," that sustained the
motion. Oh, how inetfably are we humbled
and mortified by such scenes in the Senate of
our country! After this little eemagogue had
thus belttled himself the orders ofthe day were
taken up and Mr.. Ewing spoke in defence Of
Mr. Calhoun's bill, partially discussed on Friday,
for preventing the indiscriminate removal, by
the Executive, of officers. He was quite able,
clear, and satisfactory in his exposition OF
the Constitutional powers OF the President In
this relation, and was followed by MIR. Bibb on
the same side, and to the effect. Messrs. Kane
and Shepley labored in their vocation, and de-
Tended the present state OF affairs on the ground
ofusage and custom: still they did not approach
within mailing distance ofthe real questionable
Constitutional qeuestion. This they eschewed
with commendable prudence. Messrs, Poindex-
ter and Clay arose at the same moment, the for
mer TO move an adjournment; the latter TO of
fer an amendmentto the Bill under consldera-
ton. Mr.. PoindeXter gave way. Mr.. Clay
then stated that he should say few words in
support of his amendment (Which in the spi-
rit Of the Report Of the Committee, and going
to the same points as the Bill repored,l on Mon
dag. In the mean time, he would express the
hope that the friends ofthe Administration, the
supporters ofthe present system afterwards and
punishments would come a little nearer the
mark than they had hitherto done. They seem
ed to be peepng out only,-and approaching
the subject as ifthey did not care to touch it. He
hoped "the leaders" (glancng towards his LETT
would come on Monday, with the Constitution
in their hands, with those passages marked,
and ready to be pointed out which favored such
system in the Executive branch of Govern
ment The drama thus proceeded.
BMchanan.-"M President, do moi know