New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-03-19
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From our Regular Correspondent.


- n o.olocL th-ee hours before the commencement
If The proceedings it was hard to get seat any
,.,hera When the hour arrived and the Senate
onened there was a sight worth going any distance
n SEES. Every eye was fixed on the scene below
Enough 10 turn the gallery into starry sky on
which even Senator'S might gaze with delight
In the midst of the ladies noticed ROBERT OwES
of England with eoul gentle as a woman's, who
was there 10 eas; his heart upon the manly words OF
Peace and Reason which he hoped JOHN c. CAL
HoUN would speak
The scene below was as exciting. MIR. PAKES-
HAM with his Secretary and the Foreign Ministers
generally were in the lobbes At every entrance
10 the Senate rows of earthly angels were thropg
ing to catch the most distant sounds OF Senatorial
Oratorv and through these avenues OF Dreaming
beauty the Senators were compelled to run the
gaunte, to get to their seats; while the Members
of the House escaping the punishment Tor the mo-
ment OF privilege 10 their own roor, were cluster
ing around the outposts anxious 10 see how gentle
men conducted themselves in the halls OF egisa
ton.
The study was SO new to some of them that they
soon left
The Report OF Mr.. BENTON on the Washington
Times, which you will probably publish you will
see is pretty tart When he was reading the part
referring to the charge about counting noses al Mr.
Pakenham's, tried 10 study Mr.. Pakenham' coun
tenance but the heart kept its own secrets-not
muscle of the face moved thought sliiyht smile
it false despicable and Uuigar but it soon resumed
its unmeaning placidity.
The discussion that occurred, after the Report was
read was interesting. With all due Difference 10
other Senators think the remarks OF MIR. Dlckin-
son were exceedingly well timed. The outrage on
the Senate was great, but why strike al the Report
ers for an Editorial article
sneak from no felow-feeling on the ubject. The
Times article was malignant attack, without found
alton on American statesmen for treason The Irlb-
une letter was only squib founded on truth, in no
yev impeachng the morals or the patriotism OF the
Honorable Member from Ohio. Even though the
House. ike pack of boobies gave no time Tor in
ves,igaton or explanation, as the Senate did, slll
do hone that Reporters and Letter-W riters will be
let alone.
Beside. it does touch me personally. The Peo-
ple's galleries will soon get too full Of expelled mem
hers of the Press ! was alone, and therefore In
good company. To be expelled, without cause,
BY political opponents, is honorable-and that 100,
for telling the truth but to be expelled for cause,
by political friends, for Rottelling the truth acourse
of conduct which generally suits the whole party
bestl-yhy, that is not very honorable Mr. DICK
1ssoS is q much cleverer man than took him 10 be-
But the Debate and Report as well as Mr.. CAL
HoUy's Speech are worthy Of being given in full,
and therefore shall say no more about them In this
letter
Mr. CALHOUN referred to Mr.. ADAMS o-day rather
gingery 1t would be better Tor the South to let
the old man alone.
You will see that Mr. CALHOUN expressed
hope without giving any authority for 1t, that the
declarations of Sir Robert Peel for compromise had
already been met by our Government de started
the idea that even The President was not now IN
favor of Notice
But said / would refer you TO the Speech itself.
It's estimate of the cost and consequences OF War
will be found interesting.
After | closed my letter this afternoon we had
pretty scene in the House OF Representatives. Soon
otter FIVE o'clock they began regular right 10 effect
an adjournment Without doing single item OF
business they continued in scene OF uproar from
that till oclock-calling the Yeas and Nays, order
ing calls of the House, &c. The Sergeant at Arms
was sent out after The Members at late hour, but
found some of them probably In bed-their wives
protesting against "ther taking OH They adjourn.
cd at o'clock, having wasted their own time ana
the Peoples sperm candles. Who says that this
Loco. F. co House is not dignlted?
The scene on Friday afternoon in the House OF
Representatives was truly an amusing one. ana
what delightful harmony reigns among the Loco
Focosof the prasen, Congress! The great question
in Dispute was about the authority OF The Baltimore
Convention Mr.. YAwCEY. OF Ala insisted that he
had never violated any oil the Baltimore CohVeh'
ton Pledges Mr.. WOODWARD oil South-Carolina
said that he had never considered the Baltimore
Convention as binding upon the Democracy Poor
(rI.AS -
suppose that the Loco-Foc pledges at Baltimore
did mean something, and he is verdant enough TO
hold on TO that opinion in spite of all the evidences
around him to the contrary.
Mr. Seldom Of Va could not stand this w estern
flourish any longer. he rose and put this straight
question TO the gentleman from Illinois, Does the
gentleman believe that the Party was pledged by
the Baltimore Convention TO 54' 40 Z
Mr. DOUGLASS replied, "l do.
Then. said Mr. Seldom. | ask one other ques
ton Did the President desert those principles
when he offered TO take 49, r
This was a poser and every body hoped that
there nigh, be some plain answer given TO it.
Just at this time, however, the chairman's ham.
mer fell and Mr. HoUsroN OF Delaware got the
floor and yielded to Mr.. DOUGLASS 10 reply to the
question amid great confusion.
Mr. DOUGLASS then proceeded, using up about
quarter of Mr. Houston's time without meeting TIE
question at all. He talked about MIR. POLK former
votes also about his recent letters Just as ne
came 10 the point where every one expected him TO
answer the question plumpy whether Mr. Polk was
traitor or not he very innoceny said that II ever
Mr. Polk would do so again he would be guilty OF
Treason! On James X. Folks own premises in
Columbia he MIR d. had said it was reasonable
proposition for Mr. CLAY 10 offer the 10th parallel
He had repeated it in Nashville and other parts OF
Mr. Folks State. He had printed this in his Speech
in 1914 He had taken that position all over the
country. He had pledged JAMES X. POLK against
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1t ,cas treason in HENRY CLAY. To be sure Mr..
Polk had done the same thing since, but If he ever
did it again, il would be treason He would rather
his tongue would ceave to his throat than defend
the President if he should do i, again.
oh! Incompatible and unterrifed Statesman, Ju-
rist and Philosopher what wonderful progress we
are making! Mr. y. killed man, and be was gull.
~ OF murder. l pledged myself that Mr. B. would
not commit murder, bat Mr.: B. did the very same
thing that Mr.. \. did, and if he ever does it again
knowledge that MIR. B. with malice aiorethongh!t
moved thereto by the instigation OF the Devil did
crush the breath of life from his fellow mamie did
kill his neighbour and if he. ever kills him agc'H l
erW say that he has committed murder! w no VIII
say after this, that Bibles are the only hidden
codes of morals that disentombed from the rich
soil OF Illinois,
And yet Mr.. DOUGLASS turned round 10 MIR. SEQ
DON and triumphantly asked whether ne was salts
fed
Mr.. Seldom very promptly aud properly replied
that be was no, satisfied, and was proceeding again
to ask NJ Douglass his opinion on what James h.