Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-03-14
CONGRESSIONAL.
Correspondence Of the Baltimore Chroniele.
WASHINGTON, Feb. p, 1896.

WASHINGTON. feb. -, 1880.
The Senate to-day the scene OF the most
solendid and iersid eoquenee-an eloquenoe that
was areumrntaiive rs well as rhetorical. will
never forge, 1.-THE impression II has made is IN
deibie.
The gall aries, IN spite of the threatening APP
pearance of the weather, were well ded--and
let il be remembered by the readers of TIN, letter
as ono of the most interesting circumstances of
the day. was the presence OF the daughter aud
brother OF the orator, and also the daughter OF his
colleague, Mr.. Cahonn.) TIE daughter OF the
distinguished Sontherner seemed wrapped in at
,enion to his glowing and splendid flights and
felt happy thai she thefe t. bless Inn with
her Young admiration After some statistical
readings of Mr.. Benton, at n lew minutes past
one, Mr.. Preston took the iloor--thc order Of the
dav beng the report Of the Military Committee
making appropriations tol the collection OF male
rails and the purchase Of sites, and 10 commence
the construction al Notifications and fr other pur
poses.
He expressed his opinion upon the merits OF the
bill a, large-sad that he looked with great anxic-
" upon the Treasury OF the United Siates-hc was
aware how important it was To legislaie upon this
suheci--the treasury was in plcthorIe state
overoharged With enormous amount On hand
thirty millions OF dollars. But this bill would not
drain il. No, no. You might scatter money j.
broad--lavis il---build Your forts of PariIn mar
bic, but still the mig hy torrent would 10" on with
the vastne>s OF the oeeau.-Tho country was an
immense one---ii was rich beyond computation
1t was like the ancient lady vino covered with
barharic helmets and treasures. We were striving
to throw Of the eIii,ri incumhIaucc, but We
conld not lie han orni lntoa history OF forih-
cation apprOprlali8nS-Sp al tortlhcanon Is
fay orte theory OF " a>thston--a ideortc theory
of Ills remarkable nnd. Il said remarkable, Nj.
Presid6ut--nn, sir, his mind one vasi table
land with, u the shadow OF valley succession
OF mountains. and yrt no opresslon--erand, lofty,
sublime, aud by ITSELF II most eloquent
and sublime fgure-one peculiarly Pfrst6nian. Tie
then showed how this administration had appended
FIVE times as nue. in appropriation over that OF
any other time twenty million, for fonlheauon'
" and Vet We hear lar thunder Of complaint about
The unoruhtd stat OF tue country, from all quai
ters---irom the height, a., we'll as the base OF
Olympus he by thunder aud the little 1lun-
der How whitening his eloqucnce when IIc
thus exposed the Inconsistency Of the admln>lrd-
ton. II is surprising how they could hold up their
heads after the accumulated evidence agaln>l them
brought to ghi sincp the commencement OF Com
gress. He now took d fght at the Chairman OF
the Militlrv Cnmmttrc-,ad that he had laudcd
several administrations Tor tEclr rNcrtions III he.
half of the tartiii tton system. lie could not
let the opPat nnitS pas, without saving word Or
two upon this subject ami oPoahi. colleaeuc-hIs
feelings up and lhrs should have VEN. He
(Nr. Cahonn) had been onncd III tins rulouy--lt
well---bu II did not detrtcl from IN, merits
ii did not make INN less tie father of tins SYSTEM
There was IN Rome" said Mr.. T., a lady, who
the wife of Ga,Siu> aud sister Of Bmns, who
died-her funeral was attended with all tie pomp
OF Roman corcmonial>-lhr statues from all the
noble HOUSES carried ii, ,hc mou'nia drrIN --
Il -. 1, al -. l.,.,