Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-07
Scenes AT Washington.
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Scenes AT Washington.
.Lsyrs Cum and C@'h0"h, CT.
r,6o p.Jnr uI ncrcciyc from the Reports of Friday
las, nh. last DAYS proceedings which have come down
IN ns that there was some serious <harp.Shootn@ III
both Houses on that day. In the H. OF Il Inc Hcp1tr
was pretty spicy between Mr. Ey"nm on ,hc one h'''
and Mcssrs Jcncr and Stanley on The other Iratief "'
uncb;vaIrc mode this Of two setting upon oncD--ahd
i; Tho Senotr there was still high matter between
Aessrs Clay and Calhoun The Report from The y. IN
tegeucer rivcs us some details of this last eNraorG'-
nary and cyeutlul sccnc-and are indebted to thr
pen of Correspondent for the following sSe'eI oi !"
.. The Senate have this moment adjourned until
Monday They had a rare scene this morning
4 few DAYS ago, Mr.. Calhoun gave notice thai t'
would ask leave 10 BRING in a Bill for t!ir distri-
button of the Public Lands. THIS morning ne asked
the leave, which granted. IS usual, ana n usual
the Bill was reported 10 The COMMITTEE on F"'f L""G$
The Senate had proceeded 20 other business, when a!r
Clay rose and stated his regret. that he not IN hiss
place when the Senator from : {. introduced the Bill
that had he been there he should have resisted It's go
ing 10 the Committee on Public Lands, as the r pro-
posed take lands from the old States and givc 10 the
new and that Committee constituted oil gentlemen
from the lGttcr-but that his chief object would have
hecn to enquire of the Senator whether that Bill was an
Ercriirc measure, he had understood mat inc INA
tor had made his ycacc al the jthHr House, &c Ne,
nut that not being IN iitS place. he could not MAKE
these enquiries unless some Senator would move re-
consideration of the vote thus committing the mi.
Mark YOU, the vote had been "HHH'mGH%--hh@t ana
every :i;inr bill had been referred {" that Hrar"-
py;aic Committeeman also. that Mr. Clay did not care
10, as 10 wha. COMMITTEE, il went. but had lost his
chance OF making speech based upon the taiSC ru-
Inors about the aforesaid interview Tin liam Sam"ct
.S0uthard immediately moved reconsideration, when
Mr. Clay dealt out all the rmors h, had heard, and
was coarse and personal towards Mr.. Calhoun. The
latter replied in a fine, manly spirit, stating that no
cnnity towards public should, as SUCH separate
bip,I rn,n Lj1 n
vernment to its true principlcs-and that no tri6md.
shin could obtain his cooperation with those, who were
ctcrnay aSSaulting The Constitution and liberty OF the
country-tiai he had now most cordially. Tor 'To and
half years supported the leading measures recon-.
mendcd by the President, and had not thought TT 10
crafty that malice which would have been pleased u
say that he Supp0riing man OF whom he thought
too ineanig IN Slcak to.hat personal feelings had been
healed By time, and that perfect concurrence IN pub
lie measures supcr;nduccd the restoration of harmony
He denied. (mos truly,) that there had bcea any rn
n0ii0R bdrgGin cOnrdcf or "greem' As to Tic course
he was to pursue sharp, nay, angry debate ens'ied
between these two gentlemen, during which MI Gal.
houn did not fail to advert the c"aOn Of Mr. C"y
j. O. adams, Sc. CMhoun sustained himself adnira-
bly, well. Chy Ro"ndsrcd in attempting 10 make IT
appear that Calhoun had been the aggressor. hope
the affair mny be thirty reported
Mr. Clay evidently began the onset; and not only
vented his spleen upon Mr. Calhoun, but gave the
cue all his partizans throughout the mon Those
bull dogs who not already on the lrai, VIII not he
slow in carving on the chase. Mr. Calhoun is now 10
be hunted dow n; and Mr. Clay srizcS on the first oppor
tuntv that presents itself IN the face OF the nation, 10
raise the war cry. Most OF the Wing presses, however
had already opened upon hun. Anxious ~ they are
10 tear VI. Van Buren, Ia pieces and divide the spos
amongst themselves, they have attacked Mr. Calhoun
with species of wolish fcrocity, msreprcscnted the
act OF conciliation-mpugned his motives, and dub
bed the whole with the coarscst cpthets they can
invoke. They have characterised il not only as C"a-
ton, but as "a prohigac Coalition. They have gra.
tuously asserted that Mr.. Calhoun mean enough
to seek reconciliation for his own bcncf-whcn the
fact is that brought about by the accidental inter
position OF common friend They have stated that "Alr
Calhoun, Mr. Benton and their sni'c met Mr.. Van Bu
rem in his own parlour, ip.ned i'll holy wctiock ~
prcscncc Of witnesses when III fact Dir. Benton
and none of his suite, or of Mr Calhoun s"i', were
prcscnt-Th.y lnv.. falsely charged upon Mcssr~ Van
Buren, and Calhoun covenant, By winch the latter
10 support the Administration, and III return TO re-
crve the succession: when, in fact, there such
understanding no such bargain, no covenant at all
They have been silly and Liberal enough to speak of
as % foul plot corrupt coalition between the
Globe and Mr. Calhoun-by Which II is agreed that Mr.
Blair shall he Printer TO Congress, and qnd pro
quo the Globe is to remain neutral the succession
for the Presidency, between Mr. Benton and Mr. Cal
honn when unqua!iticdly say there has been no
such plot no such understanding such design nor
any sort of allusion TO IT.
Will the Wings stop shor, at nothing: l. IN
venton too monstrous for tlrcir imagination: Is no
chimcra gross for their circulation VIII they
vent the oulcst po, to-day, only 10 be substituted by
an equally eXravagant coalition Tomorrow: Ii was
but a few DAYS ago that Col. Benton their
crow. Then, they tcigucd that he 10 be toistcd
upon the country, as the elite of the Prcsldcnt-that
he had appeared III the Caucus and denounced the
minaton of Mr. Pckens, &c. BIT do they
hear OF reconciliation between Mcssrs. Van Buren, and
Calhoun, which any man of common sagacIty might
many months ago have expected to take place from
their unanmity of measures, assisted by the friendly
offices Of Others than they start fresh game
Now, Mr. Calhoun is to be the favore candidate
nov, he is TO be the scarr-crow-and the changes
are 10 be rung upon hm, they were rnng upon Col.
Benton What desperate politicians are these Wing
oraclrs! EtcTnally upon the stretch for some mon
srols fable with which to attack the Administration.
but always overriding the gauc-alwavs forgetting
the iutlicious advice Of Swift 10 4" make Your whales
sizeabc.
The Wings forget also their own Coalitions whilst they
are idly conjuring up inventions OF their They
remember 10 forget the portcnous Coalition between
Messrs. Adams and Clay; when the q"jd pre- q"o was
directly given and rcccivcd-whrn Mr. Clay made Mr..
Adams President of the United States, and then
ccivcd from his hands the highest office i'll his gift.
They forget also the Coalition which they have been
seeking 10 form with Mr. Rvcs-by which they We're
to give him the highest Office in their gift and seeking
their equivalent in the protested object of breaking
down by bis influence The Republican party in Virgil
mia. But refer to Mr.. Calhouns own Speech for
his explanation of the course which he has pur
sued in this rcconciation--and the motives By which
he has been actuatcd
The Wings of Louisville have had a meeting and
appealed to Virginia III behalf of Harrison and Tyler.
her "natvc sons They "nvokr this Ancient Common
wealth her former rank among the States of
the Coniederacy by being again the mother of Prcs
dents and Vice Presidents, and thus consummate her
glory, and the Union Similar appeals
made the pride of the State in l-3G in favor of Gen
Harrison; but they made in vain. Virginia then
said, that she went for her principles, than her
sons; and that when they abandoned her principles,
they could no longer have any claim upon her for
her support The devotion TO Democratic prin-
cipcs that she manifested in IS, she will again display
in lsi0-Sh" scorns this appeal from the Wings of
Louisville, who in the same breath ayow their attach
mcnt to grand National Bank, III the following circum-
locutory phrases in their Preamble
"They have ever believed that it was the business
and the duty Of the General Government to furnish
for the people sound circulating medium, not to de-
stroy one 1.-THE hest in the world already existing