The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-04-24


in reference To his speech at Baltimore IN
which Mr.. /. said he proposed TO give up
Oregon for commercial treaty with Eng
land. There was not one word about ore-
DON. or in reference TO Oregon, IN lhe
whole speech, nor any alluslon 10 oregon
Why, sir, hydrostatc pressure has no
means of condensng ialsehoods into so mar
row a compass as they are here condensed
steam power would utterly fail. The /
Ground he took in his Baltimore speech
WINS the reverse of what Is here stated, ana
stated thew must have been, upon an ex'
animation OF the speech, for he (lngersoli)
was not there to hear II.
He says he does not agree with MI
Webster in politics. um glad (saId Mr..
W ! he does nat-and don't think we
ever could agree. Why, sir, he sand ma
nv wears ago, tina, it he had been old Q.
nouch in the Revolution he would have
been tory. think it altogether likely
Il don't think should. Speaking of the
Declaration Of independence, he SAID Twas
adopted by accident. Our Declaration OF
Independence adopted by accident lie
saws Mr.. Webster is man OF talents
Here Mr.. President, beg to be excused,
| must suppica.e. | can bear The abuse
Of the creature but would besccch hun
NOT to praise me, for II he does ! shall
tremble for my reputation. lie processes
TO admire Massachusetts. Wellsr, ] can
tell him the sentiment Is by no means re-
ciprocated. TLere is not man ~ that
State who looks upon him with feelings at
all akin TO respect. Ii he admires her he
is like that lucklgss swain,
"who crievcs for friaud.bip unre,urned.
Or unregardcd love"
! Sir, the Commonwealth Of Massachu.
sets holds him IN uttcr-whaI shall
say any thing but respect.
4 Mr.. W. said he sometimes thought that
! this propensity to lalschood arose from no
malice or design, but from an abiusencss
Of moral perception, from sort OF habit
or education his mind is so grotcsquc II
IS ruther the carriculure Of mod, there IS
something wanting. Mechanics have n
way OF expressing themselves when things
are wrong, By saying that a screw IS loose.
Now IN this mans mind the screws are oil
loose il Is shaL'ns ''sh~'., s,frahllg,
crazy, out OF lnini, as often up side down
as up side up; II Is all ways and no ways.
Bursts of laughter from Senators and
Spectators.
Mr. W. said he regretted exceedingly
unaliecledly regretted that the Senator
from n. York (Mr. D,ckinson) had rem.
dcred ii necessary for HIN TO take some
notice Of HIM. He would have been glad
TO have had no other than friendly rcla-
lions with him. THIS controversy had no,
been sought by him, i, had been forced up
on him. lie wished to AVOID It, bu, " hen
he is attacked aud driven to the wall he
must and shall make battle. The Senator
had declared 10 his speech That he wa
searching for truth alone, and had thought
proper in the pursuit OF Il 10 make state
ments widely at variance with fact. i
these are The results Of his researches Of.
ter truth, collection OF his researchc,
would be a curious production. lie might
collect his researches and publish them i
d volume the people would a. soon pay ior
it rs they would for other stories and work,
Of fiction; they would pay well for any
thing that would make them laugh heartily
whether 1t were u collection Of currlca
lures or researches after truth by al
Honorable member of the [. s. Senate
much mcrumcut.
hr. ". here read from Mr. D's spcocl
where he speaks II what we lave lost b,
negotiation, aud who has made the con
cesslons and went "a to remark he state
the concessions the {. S. have made, bu
takes no notice Of the concessions made {,
us-no notice OF Rouse's Point and III,
land We obtained on The north Of VI. AM
\. II. His notions OF truth, are TO civ,
ono half aud suppress tie atler.
lie now calls upon the Senator, as he in
formed HIM he should, for his authorli,
for saying that the government interfere,
with the State Courts Of y. Y.
. Mr.. d. said the manner Of the Senate
induced bum 10 withhold his authority TN
| til he IS through,
Mr., ". | think YOU bad better H.
/ undertook TO say there was no evidcnc
produced or producblc the Senator ha
produced none, he can produce none, an,
he will produce none.
Mr.. W. then commented upon Mr.. d
! having taken part of Mr.. Is speech
, which had been pronounced by him to b
false, aud circulated it far and wide will
, his own, Miserable, and contemplate
. and calumnlous as II was, be printed il i
/ a note, and then sent enough perhaps mt
: Bronze Co., and IN its vicinity to Gil a SINAI
/ barn, and pretty poor fodder II would make
Mr.. Dickinson said that he had taken
D as document Of history.
Q Mr.. Webster. A document do YOU ca
!. this a document
Mr.. d. said yes. II was a speech mad
+. by member Of Congress, aud was there
s toro documentary authority, and as sucI
7 he had sent i, abroad. general laugh.
s Mr.. W.-DoGumentory history Her
| IS his own speech, his researches aite
!. truth" is that a document if SO he ma
d stop his researches after truth, here il
L established in a dOcuEnput fIIoldiny ~