The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-02-18
A SCENE N TIE SENATE.

The Washington correspondent OF ihe
New York Express thus describes
scene II The close Of Mr.. Cslhoun's lssl
speech on The prescription. bill.
Concluding I'll thath hsd 10 say mp
m The suhjecl Of lants, Mr.. Calhoun pro-
ceeJed 10 srraign Mr.. Msngum ~ N. O..
Cor some alleged offence in IN argument
which he interpreted - . personality ~
himself. aud The slate Of South Carolins.
Mr.. Mangum had made no allasinn ., I'll
disrespec,ful 10 the senator from ,. o.,
and win every body else. was surlttissd
10 hear him say lil<1 he had been person.
ally aracked. and that he could only, m
cnnsii "a inn OF The terms Which had
hitherto existed between the srnamr and
himself. account for the attack but upon
two grounds. --ti,her i was msde ffnp
personaI enmi,y 20 him. or - tic insiro
menl Of another mans enmiis, Who fns
reasons he hardly knew Why. regarded
him with feelings Of grss, unk'ndntss--
ailuding. / presume, 10 Mr.. Clay. The
inference or lnsinna,ion that The ssnster
was governed by these mouyes. was ~
! tered in tone and ,emp'r more ohlec-
,ionsble. il possible. Than Tie impa'a-
Il zion.
!. Mr.. ManRum. 40 soon ~ Mr.. Gsl-
houn had resumed his seat, replied ~ih
promp,ness and becoming self respect.
and no, without excitement. Ihsse msde
no nersonal attack, said he. upon Soaih
Carolina, or her senator; on the contrary.
1 vinJicsled her from The imrutss'un cass
upos her as nescenary state, and saii
that Instead III a MILAN. mliiIons oil dol
lars would no, corrup, her. !, was there
fore, with feelings uf profound as.unish.
men, that Mr.. Msngum rose. Why had
The ,enator from South Cal"l.na placed
. himself in the exirsordlssry position hs
had, ! y iib q solemn and studied address.
Ii he mean, 10 cast the imputsiion upon
him sf being governed by ihs pallfs aud
coutamplihle motives lie had mentioned,
he usnpled The impuiatIon under his
foot, as he would The man who made "
Mr.. Calhoun had made no impn's-
. ten. but had grossly insinua'ei what ne
hardly dared 10 speak aloud, added 10 me
posslb!e motives which might govern has
: orposilion, the remark that II II were 90
, he would not condescend TO reply, and
) coald moi without putting himself upon
level with the senator whose conduct was
eu,tsneJ BY such motives.
$ IL am. SAID Mr.. Msngum. in reply 10
this assumed dignity. one ofihe hnFh'ssi
: of men, bu. do np, think the senator
, ftom South Carolina would lose any thing
. By coming To my leyel,--at leas, l Will
i. not say tina, will not go 10 level win
!. him, and a. man uf honor. holding The
limpu,atons he does. | do no, see how
!, he r,n avoid coming To level with me
The senator from :. G. knew.--no maj
q knew better Than he.--iha, he was nc
II governed by such metises.--,has he ha'
/. never bowed 10 power or stopped \
i hsueTv. II. j,
,rI MIR. Calhoun before. in The midst ol
/. and al he courlusion Of Mr.. Mangam'
/. remarks, was ready with explanationa
4 So unlusnli able had been the attack, ah'
81 Mr.. Msngum was hardly ready 10 Eeceiv
/. them. They we're received, however.
!. The wi,hdrawal If The insinuaiion. M
i. Calhoun was all IN The wrong. and VI
ch The only member who had lndulged
il. psrsosal.iies.
- Me-. Calhoun explained that The p'
en- sonsl attack 10 which he referred y
his this: lie charged Mr.. ManguM with =
ar-i ing TIA. no tMr. C.l had taken : Va