Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-03-02
RICH MOND.
TUESDAY MORNING. MARCH q.
MIR. STANLY.


This gsllant son OF the old North State sor,o
days S'nee' gave Virginia impraclicabiity sho,
and poured whole broad side into South Carolina
Chivalry"-The feeling Of the country sympathi.
SEES with Mr.. Stanly. There is most extensive
and profound disgust thro ughout even the Soub nj
South Carolina arrogance and ASSUMPTION of, sinh
limated and exclusive purity so poorly supported
by good works. The very term 'chyslrvn has
come TO producapopu'Ar nausea, and the arroOa,on
by her of the peculiar guardianship and cbampioo.
ship Of Stale Rights, has done more TO unpopp,r.
lie the old Republican doctrines than anv thing
their enemies ever did or could do.
The correspondent Of the New York Rrpres,
furnishes brief outline of MIR Stanly's remark, ~
follows:
" MIR Stanly, of North Carolina, obtaining the
floor late in the afternoon, retained il up,iI Tho
House adjourned, a little past nine. His speecb
was altogether his finest effort.5High as Mr. stany
deSef'ediy stands, the remarks he yesterday made,
when they shall appear in a printed form, will raise
him still higher. He replied with great severity IN
the several speeches OF Mr. Wise. and referred n
the impracticabe character Of the Vireinio nol,;
clans, in general. He said that North Carolin, had
cut loose from the leading strings in which sb. had
for years been retained, and was now. he thanked
God, free and independent. He compared her n,s.
sent character with that Of her neghbors. v.rv liz.
tie TO the advantage either of South CaroIioa mr. The
Old Dominion. He then proc, eded to speok NJ the
InsuiterabIe and ridiculous vanity of South Catoli.
ma members, who appeared to regard that State ne
the only part ofhe Union to be consulted on every
question OF Importance. He proceeded to show the
MS fpI nf al
TO the taxing Of luxures, as if she was more inin,
ed 10y such a measure than any other part of the
Union. lie said that the farmers daughters and
wives OF many Of the counties of the Stale Of New
York, wore more silk dresses than the whole S,o,e
Of South Carolina would consume in n century.
cannot pretend to give even a sketch of the
speech, which wasone Of the most merciless a,gel
latiohs that Southern arrogance and Southern brno.
gadocios ever received, and the value wns enhanc-
ed by its coming from Southern man. Il will
doubtless soon be printed at full"
The Globe reports more at large. and doub,lsss
colours high for Mr. Pickens:
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
FEBRUARY 10, 1871.
The House being IN committee of the whole fNr
Evans 10 the chair on the bill Ito extend for ave
years the act approved July lTlh, 1888, granting
Mr. PlCKENS Of South Carolina. made some 70.
marks, Of which the following sketch is coped from,
me Gobe no other report Of 1t being in the hands Of
the publisheri
Mr. Pckens protested against the passaee of the
oil, involving 80 great 40 amount Of money, With
out proper estimates. Where were the documents
on which they were 10 found their legislation7 He
hoped the committee would not act on such loose es-
Inmates. Could gentlemen be avarn of the eon,e
quences which would arise from this large system Of
pensIon1 Were they prepared, at this late period
OF the session, TO 20 blihd-folded into rnsosp,e
drawing upwards Of two millions and n bnlC from
the treasury For his part, he would not act up.
on so Impouansa subject without proper and cor.
rect information.
ln the course Of his remarks, Mr. P. alluded TO the
speech Of Mr. Sianly on last evening, and minated
That he lMg P.) would have to exercise proper eau
ton, or he would have the msfo tune 10 draw down
upon himself the anger Of that vindictve gentleman
And Tor fear Of falling under that gentleman's punv
arm be would refrain from saying what he intended.
Abiding 10 the attack Of Mr. Stany on the tesolu.
tons Of The Legislature Of South Carolina. M T.
intImaied that the member bad shot his dreaded ar
rows al South Carolina with about ne much effect ne
the savage who lot fly his arrows al the sun. The
member had brandshed his battle axe like Richard.
ana strobe over the whole country, dealing ven.
geanee around. The course Of the member forcibly
reminded him Of the nursery rhyme:
who shot rock fobnl
Ia W The spaFToIs,
Ishot cock robin"
Immediately after Mr.. Piekens concluded Mr.
Stany Obtained the 6oor.
Mr.. Stanly said: Mr. Chairman. I thought the
other day, when my friend forom ". York (Mr.
Grange) had touched the "blg. pipe" or the bag OF
wiad, from whom VIC have Just heard, that ~ tones
would cease Tor while. But it seems am mis,a-
KEN The fact Is, SIR, Il IL not 20 difficult a mauer
as thought 70 initiate this "gas-bag" las Sam Sick
would say) from South Carolina. IA takes him
(ME Pckens) about two hours To draw in wind
enough TO make an explosion for fifteen minutes
and one OF these explosions We have lust had.
did not erpeei, sir, that the remarks ! made last
night would have drawn such a hornets mes, about
my eara