Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-07-06
CONGRESSIONAL ANALYSIS.
Saturday, Juiy3.


On motion of Mr.. SEWER, the Senate adjourned
CONGRESSIONAL ANALYSIS.
Saturday, Juty3.
SENATE
Mr. Linn of Missouri, when entered the cham
Der this morning, concluding the morning hour
with some re arks on resolution introduced by him.
having reference to important interests of the State he
represents in connection with memorial presented by
him relative TO tue trade between the States OF MIS-
souri, and Arkansas and the internal provinces OF Next
co. and our intercourse with the Indian tribes on our
western borders. lie has not yet concluded his re-
marks.
Mr. Bayard offered resolution, with view to re-
wise the rules regard TO the admission Of Reporters,
indicating disposition TO extend them, inasmuch as
at present. he rules excluding all but the Reporters
for the papers of this city, according to MIR Bayard
they had no Reporters their side of the House.
Mr.. Walker suggested that reporters ought 70 oe EN-
ployed and paid by Congress.
Mr. Clay next rose, and will be perceived from
the report of his remarks, which we give this evening,
quite recovered from yesterdays excitement. II
seems there general pacihcaton among the bel
gerens of the Bank side Of the Senate and that they
had all concurred in resolution ,ohieh he (Nr Clay
had imposed himself ri, o arOtd all interruption
IF that harmony ,cheh best comported aeh tic dignity
Of this grare and deliberate body
But the reader will observe that Mr.. Clay IN making
this compact with his brethren, offers up the Globe as
an atonement. The Globe, we think, has had some
share in bringing him to the determination 10 amend
his manners, and we are very willing 10 bear the last
outpourngs of his vndcve spirit, if il have the good
effect of releasing the Senate for the future from the
shameful exhibition of an overbearing, browbeatng,
bullying SENATOR trampng under foot the decorum Of
the most exalted deberatve assembly, left to the world
and turning it into spectacle which one could only
expect to find in log cabin club sitting in hard.c
der orgy and discussing the question OF distribution
Of the spoils
We must, however, make question of veracity with
Mr.. Clay by way of squarng old scores, now that he
has entered into public recognzancc in the Senate TO
be of good behavior himself.
We say positively land call every Senator and
every bystander who witnessed the of yesterday
adudge the issue) that Mr. Clay himself guilty 81
the Misrepresentation uhch he imputts to He says
We misrepresented him by putting him n The erroneous
attitude Of eadcarorng to asen on Mr. Choac denial
of assertion contradiction rhck could reflect on
his rcracity.
The public will observe that Mr. Clay does not deny
syllable imputed to him in the repor, of the Globe
which he had in his hands. He takes exception only
10 fact stated by US, in these words: "hr. Clay oho
sis tie opposite side Of the chamber from Mr. ChOate,
had approached him. before the seeond alteration logan,
SO that there aoas but a single seat betucen them
He does not deny the accuracy of this statement in
the slightest particular but he misrepresent IT. and
says that ''had attributed to him that he had
left his own seat and taken that Of the Senator from
Illinois, within one seat of the Senator from Massa-
chusets, in anticipation Of incident that subse.
quently occurred. Now the fact was, that he had
gone to the passage opposite to the door, which
Of the few places ia the chamber where mouthful Of
fresh air conld be occasionally enjoyed and the worthy
Senator from Illinois, mir. Young had offered him his
seat, and insisted his taking it, he presumed from
the fact that he (Mr. c. much the older man
Now it is utterly untrue that we attributed any mo-
tive to him for his transit the chamber TO Mr..
Young's seat which 10 next but to that Of MIR.
Choaie. We think it highly probable that Mr.. Clay,
he says, took that position to get "a mouthm fresh
air, for he excessively heated with wrath well
the weather every body saw. We noticed the jux.
Imposition of the places in which he held his dialogue
with Mr. Choate and his bearing in it, TO make it appa-
rent 10 the distant reader, TO every observer,
that this brought about state of things in the midst Of
the chamber of the Senate, which might have led 10
sticus in its presence. In the most passionate tone
and manner, glazing upon him with the rrces aspect,
he told Mr.. Choate-who had Just explained that he on
facts and deductions in effect that he did not
the truth. Mr. Clay said 81 am satisfied that the hon
oratle Senator made assertion much stronger than he
makes. He said there aoould be Bank this ses.
sion aniess this amendment ,cas adopted"
Here direct contradiction, and very plain
hint that he did not believe Mr.. Choate.
Mr.. Choate again Explained, and said:
81 said that Ibseoed this pas The only ,eay ace had to
Bank this session; and stated distinctly that Thai
authority for saying this from the Ereoutire any
else 1ohom The Senator from kentucky audes to
ma surprised authority. stated my oaon conrctions"
Mr. Clay again contradcted him. and said: I" The
gentleman said that he kneao would have no Bank
this session unless adopted this amendment. He
made the assertion most poscey, if from the auho-
rity Of some competent power TO render the measure
gatory."
Mr. Choate again explained, and said: 81 had given
my conviction The Senator from Kentucky asked me
what grounds rested my belief upon. | replied that
based them facts and Deductions did not think
proper to disclose. ! did not, in giving convictions
from belief could not contro, imply that had any
Executive authority for what stated"
Mr. Clay, then, by nterroga,ory expressive of his
own disbelief of what Mr.. Choate said, undertook 10
convict him before the Senate of prevarcaiion. He
said, in still louder and audacious tone than he
had before used: 'W the gentleman say that he did
not in answer TO my direct nterogatory, state that he
could not disclose the Of his convictions with
out breach of privilege and violation of parliamenta-
ry rulei'
This was evidently saying that Mr.. Choate had, in
the first instance, informed the Senate that the Pre-
sldent the source Of the conviction expressed be-
cause he was person whom he could not name with.
out breach Of parliamentary rule.
'hlr. Choate attempted again to erplain but ,cas in
terrupted 6y MIR. Clay, in great excitement.
"Mr. Clay. That, Sir, is not the thing. Did you
not say that you could not, without breach OF prvl-
iege, and violation of parliamentary rule, disclose
your authority,
"Mr. Choate. Sir, insist on my right to explain
what did say, in my own words"
Mr.. Clay still pressed Mr.. Choate, and, with fu-
rous look began again an interogatory, "Did you not
say, sr -waen MIR. Preston called 10 order and ad-
vanced towards Mr Clay and the Chair called to order
and nterposed. These the facts which the whole
Senate, galleries and Hobbies witnessed. During the
whole scene Mr. Clay kept his feet, and stood in me-
nac'ng attitude and uttered every thing he said in vio
lent and overbearing tone. All this had gone abroad
in the city-and every body talking of it, and Mr.
Choae and his friends expressing publicly the greatest
dissatisfaction with the treatment suffered a; the hands
of Mr.. Clay. And yet, in a city where all this is
known, Mr. Clay has the etitontery TO say "soTHiSe
URGE HIS INQUIRY WITH VIEW OF PLACING his FRIEND
THE SENATOR FROM MASSACHUSETTS, rs QUESTION
ABLE POSITION"
After public retraxit, or rather practical ustra-
tion that he (Mr. Clay capable of the prevarca,
ton he imputed to Mr. Choate the latter, without ay
ing word going mpute to the Globe the origin
of the insult Of which he had complained bitterly be-
fore The paper was in type went round to Mr.. Clay,
and made open demonstration of reconciliation, This