Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-03-18

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Core spondencs OF the n. y. Commercial Advertiser
WASHINGTON, Wednesday evening,
March 10.
/ The debate in the Senate, on the re-
4 solution dlsmissing Blair s. Rives from
the Office OF printers TO that body IS moi
yet ended. 1t was cut short to-day by
an Executive message, causing the doors
|. 10 be closed. 1t is understood that this
message enclosed Il small batch Of non'-
nations. What those nominations are
has not tronspired, and the weather IL
too horribly bad 10 allow me to go out ~
pursuit oi news.
I The letters hence last evening will
have app,ised you of the severe encoun-
ter of words between MIR. Clay and MIR.
King. As | was present, had l time J
would write out the whole scene, only
that il is not Judged wise to put il in print
Mr.. King was the aggressor in ever,
point of view. lie was very rude, tan.
talizing and insulting and Mr.. Clay,
believing that there was concerted do
termination on the part Of the new appo.
siiion 10 chnle aud wound him, determined
to repel the course Of conduct thus adop-
ted at The threshold fiis speech IN
reply was one Of tremendous severity
throug ghout. 1t bore very hardly upon,
several Of the present advocates of Blair,
by reminding them oi ine mutual pleas
ant lliings those pa'ties had said Of each
other, both in print and in debate, only al
few short years ago, when they were ar
raytd in opposition 10 each other
Among others, MIR. Calhoun was re-
minded that The Globe had been wont ,u
call him "Jrhn Catohne Calhoun" and
to charge that he never spoke the truth
when lie ould serve his purpose bet
ter. lie then turned upon King, and
gave him tremendous casiiga,ion end
ing with the declaration that what he had
said respecting himself tClay) was "un
just, false and corardiy." Mr.. Clay
spoke not hastily. Every word Of his
speech was measured, and uttered with
an evident intention Ia abide the conse.
qucnces Mr. King rose wuh high en-
cnemeni, and remarked that he had no
reply to make to the Senator from Ken.
liucky there. He Immediately seized
his pen, and was seen to write n note :;
while MIR. Clay walked up to the secre-
tary's desk and took pinch of snuff -
Mr.. King then rose, with naughty ait
standing like the Intian's so straight
that he leaned backward, and walked
round to the desk Of DR.. Linn, who
left his seat aud Withdrew to an ante
room. Presently Mr.. King came back
as erect as before. DIR. Linn then enter
ed by another door, aud called Mr.. Cha,
out. Having rstned, the Doctor com.
mcnccd something like II speech. "i
want to hear nothing Of that" said Mr..
CIay,--"l presume you have a chaI-
leDge | accept it," DIR. Linn replied
that he had no challenge that it was
true one had been written, but it had
been torn up" Farther conversation
was attempted, bot Mr. Clay had no pa
lience to listen, and was evidently deter
mined neither 10 explain or retract, and
referred DR.. Linn to his friend Mr.. Ar.
cher. Tho scene was Que of deep in
tcrest and great concern in the Senate.
The lobbies and galleries were crowded, ;,
and when the Senate adjourned all kne"
that duel was on foot. But before
n-down the parties were both arrested
/ by the civil authorities and held to bail
in The sum OF five thousand dollars each
To keep the peace. This morning it wa,
buzzod about that the difficulty had bccu
adjusted, and that explanations would be-
made in the Senate. Notwithstanding
the nciemency Of the weather, there.
fore, The hall was again crowded. but
no explanations were made.