Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-05-23

CHUSETTS AND VIRGINIA.
The following spirited description of most
memorable scene is from the speech Of Henry
A. Wise Of Virginia, recently delivered at a
dinner given 10 him at Norfolk:
"The scene Of tie 10th OF Jan. 1887, in the
Senate Of the U. s. never has been and never
will be described as il was. That day the
! Senate fell trampled under the fees Of ty-
rants slaves. About a or O'Clock =. M. the
/ House OF Representatives adjourned. The
members generally, all of the mess to which
belonged, FASTENED 10 their dinners as usual.
Judge White (of Tcnnessec) was of my mess,
and we waited for him-wc waited until it was
concluded the Senate would Sit until night
and sit ever so late. it was known by all VINO
knew him, that no never left his seat until the
Senate adjourned.
| When had finished my meal looked out
towards the Capitol and saw the Senate hag
! still flying. What can delain them so was
the question: and-Thoy are upon the Ex-
punging Resolution, was the reply. Is it pos
sible that they treat the farce SO seriously as
! to burn a candle over it7 Yes, indeed, this
night Benton is determined TO play the play
out. Then determined TO see the play. No
! play did find t-no farce in fact it was
solemn, affecting tragedy it was the obse-
ques of record, of truth, Of the constitution,
of the Senate. | went up to the Senate cham
| Der, the candles were lighted-the light Of day
was not the light TO shine upon the inf rnal or
| gies of erasing truth from a record which
| men were sworn "to keep" When | entered
the room where once Senate sat, heard, -
| if there be any true hearted North CarOlnaD
present. | beg his pardon,-l heard Strange
voice from the Land Of Sleep. Ii came upon
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oI Vs. rnsn I'D reoa tor himself and his
| collcogu, and Tho STATE of Massachusetts. a
solemn protest. which for simplicity and beau
! ~ ofstvle for concentration of strength. and
I eiearras. IS arrrment. for tone and temper.
for dignity of thought and expression, ana ror
elevation of moral feeling, is unsurpassed. |
venture to say by any state paper OF any time
| for any occasion. Whilst reading this paper,
there was not a whispers silence seemed to
approve every word and every sentiments a
deep and even painful attention seemed TO
promise thst conviction was wrought in the
minds Of many, and all seemed as If just ar
rested in the act of pcrpetrating some horrd
decd, unintenlionally, from which their minds
seemed Tor moment to revolt. Hope rose
within me-that is the word, that is the speech,
that is the paper, nothing more-nothing more,
nothing less, than what prayed Tor then. II
any thing could have touched the minds and
hearts of such men, the protest Of Daniel Web
ster and John Davis, Of Massachusetts,, would
have wrought upon them. Never, never, shall
I forget the manner in which he uttered the
word" we hav. collected ourselves 20 witness
this scene" He spake triumphaDty Of
Massachusetts, she stood eTcct-she had not
bowed the knec-her soil was INJURED with the
best blood Of the revolution. | was lofing my
| self wildly looked TO the seats OF Virginia
Senators-where was Leigh? Where was
! Tyler? ] could have shreked for them-the
genius of Virginia did ngonize No Leigh, no
Tyler was there-ihey were already dragged
out from those seats; snatched fIon the de-
fence Of the journal of the Senate, OF the con-
sttution.
No such deed could be done with such men
there. No, never, never; for well do re-
member the speech Of Leigh it can never be
forgotten b, Benton or Riyes, or any one who
heard it, 1t made Rives look like he did dur
ing the actual scene of cxpur clion-like what
Judge Wilkins called Johnny Neal-sald he
Johnny Neal you are a small man; "-he
made Benton look like he felt in the Chapel
when he was expelled from College at the age
of twenty, weighing 60 pounds nett, for petty
larceny. Yes, sir, Mr. Leigh was giving ma