Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-01-13
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A Washington Correspondent of the New York "Tcw
Era" gives the following incident, which is said 10 have
transpircd in the Senate Of The u. ). on the 9th instant:
MIR. Calhoun's third resolution dragged lis So"
length along to-day in the Senate, and found itself at
the adjournment in the same position in which II wasat
the opening. Mr.. Aliens amendment, intended 10 DC
tackled 10 the tail of all The resolutions, declaring that
nothing therein shall be construed so as TO interfere
with the freedom Of speech and the press, was adopted
by a large majority An amendment by IN. Morris,
was the chief topic Of discussion. That gentleman
sometimes permits himself to get into 4 passion, during
the paroxysns of which, he is no, the most traciable Re-
ing in the world. a little incident occurred TO day IN
regard to This Senator, which dew forth q hearty laugh
from his grave associates. Mr.. Rives, in the course OF
some wcll.tined remarks, took occasion 10 quote the
language Of n paper put forth by a Conference Of Me-
thodisls at the West. Mr. Calhoun also referred to the
same admirable papcr-and admirable II 10 IN ton" and
scnliment-when MIR. Morris requested him to read the
,rhoie of the paper.-This MIR. Calhoun declined, bt
handed the paper 10 Mr.. NJ. with The remark. that he
might read Tie whole, 0, any part he pleased Mr..
Morris Forthwith proceeded to read certain paragraphs
from the same paper, utterly at variance win the sen''
nents TX oppressed in the extracts read by MessTS' tafD't"
and Rircs.
"Tbis had evidently q strong cftc, on the Senators
who had been but n moment before Innd IN the'r praises
of the address. But Mr.. Morris triumph WINS orisi-
Mr.. Rives vino received the paper from him, Gniruy re-
marked, TINT Mr.. Nj. mad favored the Senate with an ex-
tract from 4 document altogether different from the ad-
dress Of the Methodist conference. He had with the ut
most GOODNESS in tie world, made extracts from the edi.
total fluctuations Of your frirnds Of the Journal OF
Commerce, and passed them off as coming from an en-.
tirely different quarter. Mr.. NJ. insisted that what he
had read was true, no matter whence il came, and that
The Senators were endeavoring 10 press q religious sect
into the service Of abolilion-with divers remarks about
Church and State, &c, &c, which we're matter Of much
a~Inusemen!s 10 Tie Senator's"
Deiur Dian0 I'VE have the pleasure of being per.
sona!iy acquainted with Mr.. Bancroft. He Is one M The
most accomplished Scholars in the Union. We hal with
satisfaction his appointment, as announced IN Tie last
Madisonian
"Gcorge Bancroft has been appointed Collector Of lhe
Customs for the por,s Of Boston and Ciiarestown, in the
place of David ~fenshaw. resigned. Mr.. Bancroft, is ore
Of The finest scholars Of The country, an1 perhaps l,e
ables. historian of the age. His history Of America, the
second volume of which has just been published has
been considered equal 10 Gibbons History OF The Roman
Empire, in poin, OF profound historical! research and PHI
~losophical acumen. We know not how he may fancy
an exchange OF his delightful literary retirement Tor The
turmoil of large commercial Custom House