Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1837-10-07
INTERESTING LETTER FROM WASHING
TON


| We shall lay before our readers in our next
synopsis of the speech of Mr. Calhoun, recently de- |
| lyercd in the Senate. "At nine O'Clock on the
morning of the 18th, says our correspondent at
Washington" the avenues leading to the Capitol
were ihronged with dense mass of people, anX-
ous, at that early hour to secure place in the
Senate galleries. it being distinctly understood at
| the close of the previous day, that Mr. Calhoun
would speak on the Currency question At TO- the
galleries were crowded. to sulIocaton and hundreds
were excluded for want Of room. The ladies with
their bright smiles and waving plumcS, filed one of
the spacious "a eries and all present seemed to feel
the inspiration of the scene At len til, the Vice
President took the Chair aud for one moment the
eyes fall the spectators were upon that war-worn
soldier. The recollection of his deeds on the field
oibattc-of the benevolent tenor Of his whole life
OF the calm, and chrsan-likc forbcarancc with
which he passed by unnoticcd the calumncs of his
cnenies-wa present and visible on almost every
face. COL Johnson presides III great dignity and
ease (; he puts on no airs OF grandeur attempts no
unnecessary display; but is cool, collected and ur-
bane in an eminent degree. AT one O'Clock precise
w. he called the attention Of the Senate to Mr.. Cal
houn, who took the floor, and entered at once, with
out prelude into the merits of the question. send
you a synopsis OF his Speech which will put you in
possession of his views. He spoke with his usual
energy, cearness and power. His words fell like
thunder bolts on the gaping and asounded Wings.
Clay looked thoroughly dismayel. Webster scowcd
Ike a detected traitor, under his Jagged and heavy
brows; Bell, Scargcnt and Wise (who were pre-
scnt,) stool ten minutes mute with establishment
and terror, until overcome by the mpassioned and
angry defamation o'thc orator, as he exposed the
shameful corruption of the Bank, and the adultcr-
Gus intercourse ofjhc Wings with it. they prccipi-
lately rctrcated to the House of Representatives,
raising their hristIcs and snarling and Swapping at
friends AMI foes. Mr. Calhoun declared eternal
war against all National Banks, ridcucd with in
imitable sarcasm the scheme of propping up the
State DcpoSitc Banks. He declared that he never
had belonged to the jChg party: that he rcpudia-
ted their principles; that he had been equally op
posed to the late administration; but that Mr. Van
Buren, in lis message had taken the true consttu-
i ional ground in respect to the finances, and the Ia
i riff, and he would sustain him in that position. 1t
was the part of patriotism to do So In the war now
J. gong on between the Bank and the Government,
= he would stand by the latter, 20 the death; and he
i ptedged himself for the South. Upon the whole,
this was the most biIant effort | ever heard. 1t
did honor to the intellect it did more honor to the
: patriotism of the distinguished orator. He threw
,r aside personal preudces long cherished, ami party
" associations long maintained and stood up the
N Staunch and Stalwan advocate ofhis conmtry's
r laws, constitution and rights. Mr.. Benton told a
y friend otmnc, that he never listened to any thing
u in his life with much pleasure. "Sir said he il
. his emphatic manner, Just as Mr. Calhoun sat down
'1here is truth in crcrJ rord he mters." This
NJ movement of Mr.. Calhoun has diSorganscd thc
:" wing party. Every thing now is terror and con
m fusion. They are denouncing him bitterly an,
d. loudly; but every ono can perceive that they arr
'o alarmed and hystcricaL Mr.. Van Buren, is in fin
mt spirits. He believes, as we all believe, that Tn
L. panic rs now over; that the moment of reaction
has arrived, and that from this time out we sha
have series Of battle and victories fought an
won upon the popular republican principles of tn
Message, We have lost Rhode Island, and proba
l. bly Maine, owing to the panic and divisions anon.
Isl ourselves; but our FLAG is waving in Pennsylvania
Nj Ohio and Georgia where the elections viii 500
'st come on, and we shall carry them trmphantlv.-
Be of good cheer Remember that tins has he
come, as Mr. Calhoun says IA struggle on The par
w. Of The Bank TO pat dorm the government, and it
the duty ofevery patriot to rally in its defence"
=,
u Mail Robbery The Great Northern Ma
from the West was robbed on the | 9th inst be
OF tween Springfield aud Columbus, Ohio. Th
IS letter mail from Louisville and other places scout
ill and west of Cincinnati, contained in several sea
n ed canvass bags, and that from Cincinnati cor
tanned leather bag locked with iron chain an
clasp, and enclosed, says the Cincinnati Gazett,
d. in one large leather bag which is also locked wit
l. an iron chain and clasp, and put into the body
" the coach which is closed but not locked III
lis coach was opened, the other bag cut, and sever
We of the enclosed bags distracted. That froi
CHI Cincinnati, it is understood, was not dlsturbet
The robbery was not discovered until the Ma
j. reached Columbus.
If the letter packages from Nashville for Ii
- Atlantic cities were moestcd. the letters male
DE- here on the evening lofthe 10Th or l4th inst Al
IS probably lost. To nights mail may bring 1
Nv further particulars.
- The Columbus Journal of Wednesday state
that 'thc agents of the line have gone in search
$ the villain, aud are determined 10 spac Meth,
ne time nor money until they find The robber III
10 wav.ma'l bac, VIC understand was not disturbed