Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-03-23
WAsHlNsToN, Monday March 4.

Hartford to New York.
WAsHlNeToN, Monday March 4.
The Senate closed its deliberations this NOR
ming, few minutes before o'clock. | can
not say the closing scene was such as to com.
mend it to posterity. 1t smelt too strongly OF
the flames fLoco -focolsm. 1t appeared that
Mr.. Webster had introduced a resolution on a
prior occasion for the distribution Of the opln-
ions of the Attorney General in relation to
land claims. This shocked Bentons gravity
SO much, that he broke out into long TRADE
against ihe hornd enormity of distributing
lights and knowledge among members of Con.
gress; he preferred that they should take such
things in the natural way, and not be inocula-
ted with the virus of rusty tomes-and he was
all anxiety to defeat the general appropriation
bill, and stop the wheels of government, rath-
er than so monstrous an abuse as deriving in
formation from books should be tolerated.
In this matter his own party fled abashed
from his alarming views. Well, aboutt two, or
IA little BEFORE the redoubtable Colonel B. was
asked to take glass of wine with a brother
senator, and left his seat for that purpose; while
absent, it seemed the Senate took up and act
ed on a resolution to distribute the Madison pa
pers, and, as fortune would have it, he reached
his seat just at the moment the Clerk Of the
House announced, IN clear and audible voice,
:" the House has had under consideration the
joint resolution from the Senate for the distrl-
button Of the Madison paper, and has passed
the same.' Had the colonel been suddenly
shot, he could not have started with more sur
prise. He never heard any thing about this
resolution, and declared his purpose to resist
1t, and pretty strongly limited that it had been
pushed through by some hocus pocos; that he
had been "bamboozled." He could never
leave his seat without mischief going on. He
had been in his seat for eighteen long hours,
and the very first moment that he had left it,
advantage had been taken of his ABSENCE
He aooutd see TO the aooutd look to it! 1t
never should 60 down while he had seat in
the Senate, "Don't send any of your books
to Inc, Mr.. Secretary, wont have them," and
taking the volumes in his hand, he carried ttem
up to the Secretary's table, and with kind of
Tammany flourish of the arm, said, 81 will let
the Senate see that / will not haze them.."
Master Silas Wright spoke in so indecate a
manner, and so dictatorial witbal la la Benson)
that the gentleman in tile chair, at the time
the resolution passed, asked him if he alluded
to hirn-"No, twas the reply, by no meaas"
Mr.. Allen took hand in the debate and swore
by Shrewsbury clock tlat it was too late for
any thing ofthe kind, to be packed on the sober
sense Of the senate. The Sergeant of arms,
who was in keeping with the concern of the
night, stammeied out " a mes ses-sage from the
House'--with bow that would have honored
monkey. The Message was, "the House
had adjourned" Hereupon Benton said ''thank
God that the bill falls as matter OF course."--
Not SO said Mr.. Tallmadge and he went on to
explain, that it had been passed in the face OF
the open Senate, "not Struggled through" -
Mr.. Southard said he was giving himself credit
for his close attention to the business of the
session, and still he never knew, until long af-
ter dark on Sunday night, that the resolution
in relation to the letter of Kendall, was deem,
ed satisfactory to this body. The debate grew
loud, animated, angry, and then hushed again
into sweet piano, but Benton was immoveable.
At last, Mr.. Walker limited that the gentleman
had no objection to distributing "Salt docu-
ments," but he could not bear the thought of
Madison's papers being distributed. Mr.. w.
seemed quite excited, and said that Wright's
conduct was such as would induce him, Mr.. W..
to explain TO HIM in place and in manner
that could not be restricted by any rules Of of
fee. He gave Benton very severe brush
about his sic rolo sic jubeo fiat voiuntas" re-
marks. Norvell was like mad bull at. what
he termed the insolent dictaton of TIE Mlssou-
rian. think Benton's political days are num-
bered. The sceptre has departed from Judah,
and he will no longer be able to lead his fol
lowers hood wnked.
The Secretary covered under the menaces of
Wright and Benton--he was afraid 10 hand
the Bill for the purpose of sending it to the
President, unless under the direction of the
Chair.
Z Mr.. Foster, the noble and independent Wing
of Tennessee, took The bill, and beng joined
by Mr.. Merrick, they put to horse to rouse
Martin for his signature. They returned at
about S, and then the Senate adjourned.
Thus you see those two impudent dema-
goguesBenton S1Kendall have been bumbled!re-
buked! and no two creatures are more chop fall
len than they are. Whenever their pride is
wounded they take to writing for the Globe, S
thus you see in one paper Kendall 3 insoleuljus-
tification Of himself on the ground that the re-
solution was insulting--while Benton draws a
beautiful picture of his armed occupation Bill,
and says let the responsibility ofits defeat rest
on the Wings, together with the blood of the
widow and the orphan-how pathetc--I could
give you scene that heard in relation to the
Sergeant Of Arms and Wright that would make
you laugh, but forbear.
From the National IntelHgepcer.
THE LATE SESSION OF CON GRESS.
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