Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-01-29

sltion the Presidents reeonmendaiion OF cpbHh'
gen, Reprisais against France now appears TO
stand IN the Foreign Rela.ions' oil The
House o. Representatives. lN9h "h
AN UNUSUAL SCENE.
Mr.. Brooks ofthe Portland Advertiser, has 81
ven an oJmlfahle description Of the scene present
Ell by The assembling in he Unit d States Senate,
NJ Clay, jackson, Adams, Buchanan, &c. &c. al
mos, ~ personal con,aci, while waiting the delive-
ry Of the euloglum upon La Fayetie. -,
- The sreeisclc, TO witness which have SAID
hal | deprived myself ofthe pleasure oil nearing 'he
eulogy, as It eannot lac printed, OF course cahho,
well be described on paper. a painter alone eo"'o
40 il Justice, and the most em'nen, of painters
could do il bu, fam, justice. ! felt a curiosity 10
witness the assembling and ths meeting ofall the
very prominen, men Of tho nation IN a single
room. where thore could be but little dodglng. !
went into the Senate chamber at IL o'clock, when
the Senate met not SIX spectators were present,
and of course there was but little noise, such as
comes from the hustle Of multitude and soon al
ter uhen the Journal was read, out went the com
mlttee Of arrangements in b,hnlf OF the Senate
headed by Mr.. Clay-and Immediately niIef,
under this escort, came IN General Jackson, 'heh
The whole Cabinet, then Mr.. }. q Adams, on1lhe
committee of arrangements IN the lfonse-a'l seat
ing themselves in the narrow area Of the chamber,
D'iWf'h NV INV 'NJ
Clerks desk.
"uefe was the spectacle | desired TO see. On
he right was Jsckson, then, in he same row, IN
regular order, Forsyth, the Secretary OF state,
Woodbury. ofthe Treasury, d ckerson OF the Nn,
w, Cass Of War, Barry Of the Post Office Depart
menL, nnI Butler, the Attorney General. Front
ing these, on the extreme left, was J. q Adams,
The Ex-Presidcnt, then the Committee Of Arraneo.
menis for the House, then Henry Clay, win ms
feet quite touching Gen. JaGkson's, drecly 10 M
/ front, then Hugh l.. White, then Daniel Wco
s,cr, then John G. Calhoun, and then james Euch
anan. Here IS an Ex-PresIdent who had defended
Jackson ia the most doubtful hours OF his lie,
probably u man of more varied requirements Than
any other man in this conry, the moiel OF the IN
tense and devoted Sc o.ar, now within n very few
feet Of the man who had rivallcd him IN POPULAR
~ before the people, and with whom, now, on &C
count of political c~ounicts, he was rot even on
speaking terms. Here was Henry Clay, frontint
the man whose measures lie had so often reproba
ted. with a countenanco more expressive Than ever
his lip curling IN pride, ns 1t were, bis brow ec-
waited, his face glowing with satisfaction that acem-
ed to say, 4" | might have had your place If would
have used your means 10 win IT. Then there was
White, with his palriorchol look, in the Char be
tween Clay and Webstcr-then Daniel Webster
himself, the ,llustrions expounder of tho Constitu-
ton, who, as an Orator and u Statesman, will 90
down to uostcrity with n fame more dazzling than
any other American, the Edmund Burke of his
country, whose efforts the coming student Will
read wi'h the snmG glow of enthusiasm that we
now read Cicero and Demosthcnes-the John &.
Calhoun, the brilliant thinker, the dazzling states
man, u man full Of thought, with which, II may
he allowed the expression, lac ever seems to be
boiling over, n man who strikes Oft uxioms IN sen
fences, aud who will say taore IN an hour than a
~. ah,tr, am ,.,K ~ tHFnn
hours-and las, of all in the line, came Mr.. Buoh-
anan. the famous witness between Jackson and
Clay, whose story. | dare say, your readers will
remember
!" Eyidcntly, neatly oil were embarrassed
Jackson came IN, he bowed to the Senate, and
such Senators MS were on speaking terms with him
returned the salu,o,Ion, but there was no re-
sponsc, ! venture 20 say from MIR. Clay, Cal
houn and Poindcxtcr. Here was the old Lion
himself with his bris,ling grey hairs, in tho very
Chamber Of the body whom he has denounced IN
his Protest. The old gentleman was not easy
Now his eyes were upon the empty galleries, and
anon he would be talking to Forsyth. King of Al
ALBANIA, came to his relief and Judge White gave
him "a whisper. Clay sat in front playing with
his cloak. and in The midst of all this srave-like
silence, for grave like it had become, as If TO ridi-
cule the very gravity of the scene, sent the mes
senger boy "Grafton'' TO bring him n pinch of
snuff from the box of Senator Prcntiss, from whom
he draws literally for this favor. Webster was on
socially good terms with all, ane therefore, uncu.
barrassed.-Calhoun talked 10 Buchanan with all
his might. Poindcxtcr, who probably mas warmer
friends and bittercr enemies than any other man
IN the Senate, sat ncnr, looking unuttcrable things.
John q. Adams had on his solemn, decisive and
somewhat obstinate face, and Forsyth his mingled
look of pleasantly and scorn. Benton, the great
architect of mischief, was busy writing in tho dis.
lance. And over all, in the Vice Presidents Chair,
was the little magician himself, with that everlast-
rns smirk of his moulh-now more strongly mark
ed Than ovcr-havins on bis easy and happy, self
satisfied look, MS II he were but a spectator in this
extraordinary assemblngc of so many opposite
characters in one room, all crowded in the small a
rea ofihc Senate Chamber am no phrenologist
III were, | think | could have seen more in the
spectacle, but | 10 profess to believe something in
Physiogncmy, and | never before saw more pow
erful illustrations of the force Of character as dis
played in mems faces, thus having the opportunity
of making immediate comparisons and seeing so
many remarkable men, all of them under some de-
gree Of rc~straint-Ilow many were the thoughts
that ran through all their minds How many diff
fcrent careers each man had run to stand in his
present position How opposite were they all in
their characters For over twenty minutes the
ordinary silence but when it was over, | had just
began TO see what was TO be seem
Correspondence Of The Batimme Patriot.
WAsuuNoroN, Jan. %, 1885.
There was no Executive sessi n to-day. Mr..
Taney's nomination hangs doubtful as yet. Opin-