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ELOQUENT / RIDICULE,

of the cool reception they met. Mr.
Clay, in Speech upon the bank bill
exhibited this scene in most Iidculou
and laughabIe manner. We quote lhes,
amusing remarks:
"An honorable Senator from New
Hampshire (Mr. Woodbury. proposed
some days ago a resolution Of inquiry
into certain disturbances which are salC
to have occurred at The Presidential man
sion on The night Of the memorable l6ih
August. If any such proceedings did
occur, they were certainly wrong and
highly culpahle. The chief magistrate
whoever he may be, should be treated by
every god citizen with all becoming re-
spect, if not for his personal character,
on account Of the exalted offire he holds
for and from The people. And | would
here say that read with great pleasure
The acts and resolutions OF an early meet.
ing promptly held by The orderly and re.
spectacle cIIIzpns of this metropolis, in
reference to, and IN condemnation ol
those Disturbances. But if the resoIu
tlon had been adopted, had intended to
move the appointment Of select commit
tee, and that The honorable Senator from
New Hampshire himself should he pIa.
Ced at the head Of it, with majority Of
his friends. And | will tell you why,
Mr.. President. did hear that about 8
or nine o'clock on the memorable night
Of the 18th Of August there was an lr.
Tuptlon on the Presidents house Of the
whole Locoioco party in Congress, and |
do not know but what the alleged dsor.
defs might have grown out or had some
connexion with the tact. A laugh / -
understand that the whole party was
there. No spectacle, | am sure, could
have been more supremoly amusing aud
ridiculous. II | cou'd have been in
position in which, without being seen,
could have Witnessed that most extraor
dinary reunion, should have had an
enjoy ment which no dramatic perform
ance could possibly communicate.
think that | can now see the principal
dr0matiS persona who figured in ,be
scene. There stood the grave and dis
'ngulshcd Senator from South Carroll.
nj
Mr. Colhoun here instantly rose, and
earnestly insisted on explaining; but Mr..
Clay refused to be interrupted or 10 yield
the loor1
Mr.. Clay. There, | say, | can imag.
inc stood the Senator from South Carroll,
natal, c0reworn, with lurrowed brow,
haggard. and intensely gazing, looking
as if he were disssctng the last aud
newest distractions which sprung from
a metHphysician's brain, and multering
20 himself, in half uttered sounds, "this
is indeed real crisis" Loud laughter
Then there was the Senator from Ala.
bama, (Mr. Kng) standing upright and
gracefully, as II be were ready 10 settle
IN the m0at muthorative manner any
question Of order or etiquette that might
possibly arise between the high assem-.
bed parties on that new g. unprecedene ed
occasion. Not far off stood The hunora.
bic Stnators from Arkansas and Missouri
(Mr. SoEeir and Mr. Benton,) the latter
looking at the Senator from South Caro-
Carolina, with an indignant curl on his
lip and scorn in his eye, and pointing his
finger with contempt loWards that Sena
tor, Mr.. CAIhoun,) whilst he said or ra.
ther seemed 10 say, "IIe call himself
Statesman! Why, he has never even pro
GuCed a decent humbugr- Shouts of
laughter
Mr., Benton. The Senator from Mis-
souri, waa not there
Mr.. Clay. stand corrected. | was
only ina gining what you would have
enid if you had been there. Renewed
Laughter Then there stood the Sena.
tor from Georgia. (Mr Culhbert,) con-
ming over in his mind on what point he
should made his next attack upon the
Senator from Kenlncky, Laughrerl l.
On yonder ottoman recIlned the other
Senator from Missouri on my left, (Mr
Linn } indu ging, with smiles on his
face, in pleasing meditaions on the rise,
growth, and lulurU power of his new
colony Of Oregon. The honorable Sen.
alor from PonusyIvanla, (Mr, Buchanan)
] suppose stood forward as spokesman
for bis whole party; and, although |
cannot pretend to initiate his we'll known
eIoQuenCe, | beg leave TO mako an hum
bio essay towards what | presume 10
have been the kind Of u speech deliver
ed by him on that occasion:
"Moy it please your Excellency: A
number of your present political friends,
late your po'rcal opponents, in compo.
NY with myself, have come to dcposile
at your ExccIIency's feet tho evidences
Of our loyalty and devotion and they
have done me the honor to mako mo
the organ Of their sentiments aud feel
ings. We are hero more particularly
to present to your EycoIlency Our cor
dial congratulations ON YOUR rescue q
the country from nagrNnt aud alarming