The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-03-07
CONGRESS-.
UNITED STATES SENATE March 5.

lhe Senate resumed the consideration Oh the report
Of the Special Committee, reference 10 State Debts
Assumption, &c DC.
Mr. GRosDy finished his long oraon N defence Of
the report and resolutions.
| The malignant who conducts the Globe, m noticing
this deliberately prepared effort not satisfied with
blowing his penny trumpet in applause Of the Chair
man. in duy bound but gives blast two Of abuse
against Mr.. Tsllnsdge His terms OF reproash, how
ever have been selected with singular niecny h all
candid persons who heard the discussion will agree tina,
Mr. Grundy, not Mr. Tallnadge, deserves the title Of
the " disconnected gentleman - and that it was MI.
Grundy, too, Mr. Tallnsdge, who was boiling
over" What the spectacle presented TO the Sc
nate For good half hour the Senator from Tennes-
see did nothing but complain sadly Of the manner IN
which he and his peserous report had been treated by
the Senators in opposition. They had assaled IT, SAID
this querulous person, with every species OF misfepe
sontaon and denunciation, and had not answered It's
arguments, or con.rover.ed its propositions! This he
had the front to declare in the face Of the
facts that the true character OF his reports its bunder,
its missatements and general Injustice srk-
ngy exposed the very day Of its introduction, that
his own friends IN very shame compelled him accede
TO motion to send 1t back the Committee. To have
the ChaIrmans work driven OF the Senate the first
fire. is what the Globe calls maintaining his position
most successfully"
| But the opposition Senators not the only
on whom the " Conqueror," as the Globe goriiyngly
desgnates Mr., Grundy, . boiled over" He had been
sorey sssaed by the press and the editors and
tributors to distant journals from this city in
therefore for dreadful ou'pouring Of hard words We
think, the WHOLE that notwithstanding the pre,ences
Of Mr.. Grundy about disregarding the effective blows
Of his adversares in the Senate. and despisng the
meri,ed condemnation OF his work, by every ndepen
dent press in the country. il there who
exhibited perfect absence Of philosophical indifference
and showed he felt keeny their indgnan, rebukes the
Chairman Of the Committee for the Destruction of
State credit, is that " discontented gentleman"
| As TO this attempt to run a muck against Mr. Tall
msdge, he made by that than did Messrs.
Brown, Strange, and Tappan, when they ven,ured
the same romantic enterprise. The Senator from New
York made gallant defence Of his course and drove
home the party in power, the charge Of having
abandoned their principles
At the close Of his speech. Mr. Grundy threw of the
character Of advocate and assumed that Of solemn
jester After predicting the disappointment Of the OPP
position at the election he said he would expect
hear in the account Of the battle, Of the dcspang cry,
| "Charge Crittenden, charge, on Talmsdge, on!
We're The last words Of Harrison !"
Mr.. TALLMApGE replied To Mr.. Grundy. and in
cuson said the honorable gentleman has undertaken
predict the discontinue Of the Opposition at the next
election He has not been content said Mr. t., to do
it in humble prose, but under the inspiration Of his
theme has turned poet. and has RECALLED after long
incubation. with parody upon couplet from Mar
mion. To be sure. said he, the was not very
accurate but that the fault Of the Senatorial
poet but Of the unpoetc names Of the Senator from
Kentucky and myself Now, said Mr.. T., the venera-
BILE and honorable poet will, no doubt. me, if
mount my Pegasus, and try my skill at parody i'm
prompfu. He will perceive that labor under the
difficulty that he dd-and although the measure may
be as hating as his own there will be epphony
the names. tell the honorable Senator then, the
account Of the great battle to be fought in Novem-
Der next by the people against the minions Of power.
instead Of the despairing language Of his muse he will
hear Of the inspiring notes Of victory,
ely, VAN buren,, fly, run GRUMPY. run,
'Were the first words Of HARRISON"
Mr.. GRUMPY said he pleased to the honora-
BILE Senator from New York in such happy humor,
and he thought they both in fair way have their
personal difficulties satisfactorily adjusted He would
therefore. propose that the account Of wit and poetry
be considered halsnced-(Mr T. nodded assent.) But
said Mr.. Grundy, must add one or two remarks
| before close. The honorable Senator from New
York, in his reply to me, has said that he had left
his party, but that the party had left him. Now know
Of no better way to Judge Of man, than by the comps
ny he keeps; and find the Senator from New York,
who formerly acted with Us, oc:ated with the
honorable Senator from Massachusetts,, Mr. Webster,
who have generally found in opposition myself aud
who has been pretty uniform, too, in his opposition
Hence / conclude that it is the Senator from New
York that has changed and not myself and my friends
| Mr. TALLMADoE rejoned, that if association the
correct rule by which to determine the changes or the
principles Of men, he could prove, as concusvey as
demonstration in Euclid, that the change on the
part Of the Senator from Tennessee and his friends
Those gentlemen, said he, arc associated with the
honorable Senator from South Carolina Mr. Calhoun,
in support Of all the leading Of the admiustra
tion and without whose aid they could not sustain
themselves for single hour. Now. said Mr. T., will
prove by the honorable Senator from South Carolina,
that he neper changed in has he-Ergo the party has
left me, and not | the pary-qned e,at demonsran-
dunn.
| During the morning, Mr. BENTON presented to tho
Senate petition for the passage OF Bankrupt Law
applicable to banks which referred TO the Com
miitee on the Judiciary.
| Mr., BENTON took occasion to make some remarks in
favor Of the object Of the petitioners.
Mr.. HENDERSON presented certain resolutions OF tho
Legislature Of Mississippi approving the of
the last and the present Administration, and instruc'ng
him to for the Sub Treasury Bill the Bill giving
pre- cmpon rights settlers the Public Lands, aud
to give general support to the Administration.
| Mr.. HsNpERsoN intimsted that, had he received