Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-01-25
BY EXPR E S 5.
WAsHrNoror, January %, 1910
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n advance of the Mail.


Clav and Mr.. IVaiker-A speck of Var.
Yesterday evening, at a late hour of the day, Mr.:
CLAW. of Kentucky, and Mr. Robert Walker .,
Mississippi, made out to pick up "a smart snA". ~
Of quarrel between them; the which lea " ' &c
making up OF very ugly mugs on both s'dcs' a -
the ute rance of some very unkind aud 'insauo us
language. / was not in the Senate chamber ~ 'n.
time the fare up took place, and, therelore rePo.
on the authority of others. i sh uid NOT nave re
nortsd the affair at all had not an honorable Senator
called on me- and particularly requested tha wouia
not communicate it 10 the Heraiu. WI, ."a.
gentleman, now state the facts whic" nc was very
r. anne,rs hal NJ. Walker, on Tuesday, nHs a
verv falI and an able reply to speech that Nj Clay
made ON Monday, and saineda good deal OF credit
Inv the one ratioa Mr.. Buchanan followed MIR.
Walker yeste rday, and also replied to MIR. Clay's
snesch. Mr. Clay then took the floor, TO reply
to ali who had assailed his argument. He replied
at length to Mr. Buchanan, but VIII ne come TO Mr..
walker. he treated him with profound contempt,
and said that his speech was not worth his notice
Mr.. Walker said that in future he shOlld be care
fs how he paid any attention to the speeches Of the
Senator from Kentucky; and added he was not anx-
i.us to hold controversy with dead man.
Mr.. Clay replied, that old as he was, and pros.
trate politically he mis- ut be, he possessed muscle
and vigor sufficient to punish insolence and mperti
aence, matter what quarter 1t came from.
Mr.. Walker said that the Senator could have salts
faction here or elsewhere, if he demanded it.
Mr.. Clay said that he had satisfaction 10 ask !;
he would not go across the street to seek anything
sissppi.
Mr. Vice President Johnso said that he was APP
prehensve that the gentleman would, by and by, be
personal and called them to order, and thus the hare
up ended.
In the Senate today. message received from
the President of the United States enclosing copies
Of CORE ponience had between Mr.. Forsyth, Sec
retary of State and Mr. Fox the British Minister, IN
relation to the North Eastern Disputed Territory.
Mr. Forsyt calls on Mr.. Fox TO know if any Bril-
fish troops are the Disputed Territory, and il So
why they are there.
Mr. Fox replies, that troops belonging to her Ma.
iestys gave rnmcnt the territory in question,
bat, not with the design of assuming beligerent
attitude and that they stationed there to protect
vessels passing betw cen New Brunswick and Lower
Canada. Mr.. Forsyth replies, that the response Of
Mr.sFOx is not satisfactory to the President and he
10 instructed to say, that the Executive considers
the placing Of British troops On the territory IN ques
ton, a bold infringement of the compact made be-
tween General Scott and Sir John Harvey. Five
thousand extra copies Of the correspondence were
ordered be printed and the correspondence to be
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affsrs.
Mr. Henderson, of Mississippi now took the fioer,
and ;nade able and an argunentative speech, in
opposition to the Sub-treasury Bill.
Mr.. Merritt, of Maryland, followed Mr.. Hender-
son; but; as did not hear his speech, have nothing
TO say about il. heard Mr. Merritt make speech
ten years ago. and food wiling and the tide
fair il is my intention go out OF this world without
hearing him deliver another enc,
Mr. John Davis, OF Massac 5usetts, next took the
Aoor, aud made-I'll be sworn to say-a very sensi.
BILE speech. He is an able Dan--is three times the
man that the "great cons itutional lawyer is. As
the hour was late. left the Senate, and Mr.. DAVIS
on the flosr. The administrat on had resolve not
TO adjourn fore the bill was passed; and 10 tcas
carried at ten O'Clock Jya uote Of p TO Is.
In the House of Representatives, Mr. Hiram p.
Hunt he the floor from IL clock till 3, discus sing
Mr. Thompson's al ii abolition re olu,oas. Mr. Hunt
talk ed good deal about the weakness of his knees
and appeared to be very much fatgued when he com.
menced his speech. He held on TO the floor, like a
trooper till he had finished; aud, singulay enough
ne appeared to be less fatgued when he concluded
than when he commenced Labour appeared TO re
lieve his fatgne.
Mr. Dypuu, af North Carolina, followed. Mr..
HUT, bat soon gave way TO a motion TO adjourn.
Just the eve Of the adjournmenta queer kind Of
a furry took place Mr. Black, OF Georgia, wished
10 offer a resolution in relation 10 the public print
ing. He instantly sailed by lond cries Of or
der and the Speaker desired him 10 take his seat
He refused to do so, and continued speaking at the
top Of his voice. He understood to say, rat
his object in offering the resolution was to place
himself on a footing with his colleague, Mr. Daw-
son. who had been the means Of his being attacked
in one Of the papers OF Georgia, in relation TO the
public printing. Great confusion ensued; but as
may not have heard things correctly, shall go
farther with the matter, at this present writing"
TOBIAS TRorT.