The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-07-13
The Tennessee Senators.

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The Washington correspondent Of the
Baltimore Patriot gives the following notice
OF the hard words which passed between
Judge White and MIR. Grundy recently in
the Senate.
A debate of a most extraordinary charsc.
ter, occurred during the morning. As long
ago as the Goth of April, | sent you sketch
of an admirable and instructive Speech Of
Judge White on the Bill prohibiting the is
sue and circulation at the notes Of the old
Bank Of the United States.
IL was to this Speech, delivered nearly
two months ago, that Mr.. Gruhdy replied,
at most unreasonable hour to day. HIS
apology for the delay was that he did not
hear The whole of it at the time IT was spo.
ken; and, therefore thought proper to wait
until it should be published.
How much of the speech failed to reach
the ears of The honorable Senator, knov
not ; but | we'll remember having seen Mr..
Grundy, during the greater part of ii, occu.
plying place where he could both see and
hear bus colleague TO great advantage
namely, seat on th- right hand of the Vice
President, and directly in trent of Judge
White. Here, | well remember, he sat
while the Judge was going through the
whsle of those delightful proceedings, IN
which "one Felix Gfundy bad taken part
from the application OF the aristecratic
few for the establishment of branch of
the " Monster" dawn TO the famous miss,ve,
adj 70 ha #, ~
Bank, 10 which he denounced the General
Assembly of Tennessee (of which Judge
White was, at the time, an active and dis
tlngulsbed member, J Impugnedth their motives
and spoke contemporary of their charac.
ter and standing. II was, while COMMENT
ing on this nissive. that Judge W hte bold
iy charged its author with having secretly
illuminated his acquaistsnces, eith having
stabbed their reputation in the dark Ii
was then too, he turned to the Vice Presi.
dent, and asked, "who, do YOU Imagine
was the author n'--and immediately added
with emphasis, as he threw down the book
from which be had read the document, ssT
tell you, SRI tell the Senate, il WIS nv
honorable colleague )" aud then with pc.
culiar earnestness and elaboration he pro-
ceeded to say, "The man who ceud thus
treat me might deceive me once, but he
never will second time, unless, perchauce,
be should hereafter do some act which CON-
ports with the character of an honorable
nan ~
After an Incubation of nearly two months,
out comes MIR. Grundy to-day, with an at.
empt 10 answer these expressions. And
what sort OF a reply DIES he make He af.
ects to throw them of with /" dIsdaln and
scorn and attributes them to the pre-
dominance of prejudice and passion IN The
bosom of the Judge.
Judge White replied with remarkable
'plri, and effect TO this late defence of MIR.
Felix Grundy. He hoped never to see the
lay when he would be obliged 10 take six
weeks 10 prepare and con over an answer
0 any speech. He regretted sincerely to
now that his colleague had grown SO deaf
5 not TO have heard the Whole OF has speech.
But" asked the Judge, what is the
ubstance of this reply so long comingl
Does he controvert single fact dues he
Nuth Il eittHte PuSltloH !-SOes ne meet q
lngle argument of mine Take his reply
ow, and at the time my speech was deliv-
red, and can yeu find in either, single
ict alleged by me, denled or controveried
10 sir: No discipline drilling can bring
i'm to deny any thing | advanced.
| will no, take back word (continued
Judge White nothing but the character Of
MS place prevents me from saying mare
nd my colleague has permission to believe
Ia, have spoken out of the Senate what
hava spoken here.
A Piece Of Antiquity,-Si. Ausustins,
lorida, is said 10 be the aldss, tewn in the
nited States by half, 1t having been founded
y the Spaniards in the sixteenth century.
euses are now standing that exhibit ire.
aslhle evidence of having been built be,
re Virginia was settled on,