Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-02-23
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habits and manners fashion and business oithe capital
Oft Union.
While On this point, we may well add, that we
deem il 4 duty we owe 10 our old and regular
respondent Horace alluded in the foregoing para
graph to state that the letter from Washington des.
cribinc the parties Of Mr. Z. Sinms, MIR. MorGt, &c,
published about weeks ago, written by BIN,
batcame from another hand aims higher game,
and wishes confne himself the fashionable circles
Of the metropolis.
WASHINGTON, Feb Goth, 1888.
Yesterday tie whole city In motion at an early
Lor IL hear the great orator Henry Clay, ad
dress ;ae Senate on the Sub Treasury bill. Al nine
O'clock tAree hours before the Senate its
session crowds Of ladies' and gentlemen, were seen
rushing the capitol 10 get Where they sprung
from hard 10 tell certainly tenth of them
residents OF ashngtos and they must have come
from other cities the adjoining States but such rush
] have never Witnessed since the last inauguration of
the President. fell into the crowd, and was borne
INFO the gallery. where has remain till was ready
faint ls the hot air and pressure. The entries and
lo1bcs filed up aud the ves,bulc in front of the
chamber, jamaed with the fair Of all shapes sizes and
ages all eager catch the sound of the orators voice,
that they might have the pleasure of saying that they
have heard Henry Clay speak. The collection was i'm
posing ana brilliant. bu, hundreds had away,
and the gallery of the House received the Surplus thus
thrown OF and disappointed.
Claw Ind indispo.ed and did IN the best
possible trim for speaking Indeed he declared that till
the proceeding night he had not slept an hour for three
nights before absorbed had he been in the cvnsde
ration Of the important subject before the Senate He
commenced by laying down several propositions which
he discussed considerable length and with great abil
itv How strange il the effect Of reputation When
il is knows that Mr. Webster. Preston or Calhoun
is speak, the galleries Immediately crowded but
ifNles even Benton gets up to address the Senate
in sfeea minutes, they almost entirely cieared-and
the poor orator has 70 without auditor-and
speak beggarly amount OF empty seats. This
is exceedingly tisccuragine but Niles has the cdcnes
lo7atad strongly that If soul were present but
the Wee President, he would clap his thigh and lock
behind An, eloquently and impressively, il the
whole world around him.
The ladies' had got the floor, and spread them
selves on zach side OF the circle behind the bar An e
fort made by Of the galants of the Senate to al
low them remain but did not succeed, and they
forced retire and quit their comfortable berths
70 their great vexation They pouicd their pretty
million lips and their beautiful eyes, with great
disdan, on poor Haight and Weir whose galantry Is
ryerbia and who almost ready to shed tears at
the painful task imposed upon them Both looked very
melancholy for hour afterwards. and declared they
would not dine iii. after the Senate adjourned.
Clay sustained himself with great ability, and spoke
ornesrly six hours himself the
tenion of his hearers He reviewed the conduct OF the
las and the present administration, IN relation 10 the
Gu rrency aud showed that il had been Jackson's de
from the first establish The n.onstrcus sys
ten. which attempted 10 De carried out AT
ser the truth OF the five positions he had
lai down. lie took up the speech Of Calhoun which he
anay sed and reviewed with great power and eoqucHce
He exposed the OF this politician showed
he weakness of MS the opinions he entertained
fouryears age on tie subject OF Banks and pointed
oct his incongruliies and Inconsistencies.
Calhoun was quite furious and when Clay had con.
cluded he rose and remarked that he owed the geute
man debt which he would take the frs, opportunity to
cancel Clay replied that he prepared TO meet him
Al any time. any manner, and at any place he might
choose to designate.
Pour Buchanan was reluctantly obliged to present
the solutions ofhe Legislature OF his state nsructng
hi,a 10 vote tor the postponemen of the subireasufy
bill indicated his Willingness 10 comply It's clear
that canno; pass the Senate especially II New
York should instruct lis Senator'S TO vote against H.
do not see however. why the administration should be
so DESTROYS have the bill passed unless they wish
have the ~ stem which has bees pursued for time
saneloned. You may imagine how would work, from
fhe fac that there several receivers and coec
tors who give each bond in penalty of about $4,000
AMI have often ia their hands two hundred thou
saad dollars, Some have already failed TO account for
IN ~ 80 00o which will be lost 10 the government No
human virtue could resist the temptation OF one or two
rilo,s with small security as would be required
coud be given The ruth is. il will not do is In
hig degree perncious 70 the trading interests,
and dangerous the liberties OF the country well
dcsiraciivc Of It's revenues and currency.
some important resolutions Introduced yesier-
DAY. in l. House, by MIR. LncslD, Mr. Adams, Mr..
Henry * proposing first inquire into the cxpedep-
G. Of amending the naturalization laws require
of f0reg rers longer resi- in the Uned States
aualiTy te Cor nship and provide against the
inroducen of paupers aud Migrants depored ipo the
Uaited States from foreign countrics second-Tha the
existing relations between the United States and the
Mexican Republic cannot justify the former in resortng
Tie confused suspension o amicable negotiations be
tween them third To inquire into the expediency OF
e. ablish board &C commissioner for the adjustment
and final sclemeat Of private class agans, the govern
rneot and fpurtbTo inquire into the expediency Of
~ altering the exstnr laws more eectualy sup
rrss garsiisg and gambling hsnses within the District
orColuR,bia 10 relation 10 the latter. will observe
that rcsa-d such equation absolutely ndispensi
~ \ have never visited city, where with the same
aso,unt of population and with local avs sgains, H.
b,ve seen +, ,nauy bella The blscklegs throng the
and carry their nefarious trade IN the face OF
dtv aud in contempt OF Law an told that the co,po.
rson OF this city hss attempted several times to put
sap to III but without The officer cannot gain
san,usnce into these pandemoniums and the witness
th might be summoned is always interested AID there
fore never bound 10 crim,inaie himet Tnis vice Is
found 20 he 50 lucrative here that sone ~ the probes
son gamblers dash about this city, IN their carriages
an live IN sil le nc otienia magniicence. Sors ot
fac ambcs themselves said 10 be occasionally con-
nertsd with these debssng and disreFutable esassh
rnents One 81 Them few winters ago Is said 20 have
carried home sso 0o0-hs portion Of the profits OF
faro bank wlh which he associated. II 10 time ths
s ,cking vice should he arrested and nprisor and
l,rl labor the penleuary should I've the pgnsbnen at
inflicted on OF who found guilty OF participating ia
or sustaining this demorasiug and destructive vice
rne solutions ssbmitei BY Mr. Webster. at the
a. asco e Mr. Ru yges, have not yet been taken Up by
,h. senate Rsggles seems ~ feel as ii lie had not
A ne rigt and luoks mortified. II certainly unbe
sat,g ~, standing aud ststinn ~ Senator of lie L.