The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-04-10

HIGHLY INTERESTING
FROM WASHINGTON.
EXCITEMENT I'M THE SENATE.
THE OR & CON De BATE.
DC. DO.

WASHINGTON, April 8, 1916.
The leading wings OF Baltimore have been on to
your city recently, for the purpose of making ar
rangements there, az well as in Boston and Phila-
delphia, with their influential friends OF that party
in those cities, for bringing Mr. Calhoun forward AZ
their candidate for the next Presidency. With what
success they have met have not exactly learned
do not believe, however, that they can succeed in
efecting an object Of that kind, 80 as TO bring the
wing party round to Mr. Calhoun's support; nor do
believe he would consent to run as candidate of
that party, under the assurance even Of success 1t
would be preposterous to believe II for moment
There can be no doubt at all but that the wings are
willing to detach him from his own party il they
can, in order to weaken it's strength for The next
Presidential elections but il they should succeed in
doing This, II Is all they can ever effect with one
whose whole political life has been the very anil
podes VI the principles upon which their system 10
based. Mr. Calhoun, like Mr.. BeRton. has lost tho
good VIII OF his own party, by opposing the claims
OF the country to the whole Of Oregon and conse-
quenty he cannot expect to be ever placed at the
head OF the nation. while retaining position hos
tile to his party But even he will never consent
to run as wing candidate for the Presidency
As had anticipated in my letter of last evening.
Gen Cass took up the gauntlet to-day, thrown down
by Mr.. Webster the day before yesterday and vind-
Gated the defeat OF the quin,upe treaty from the inn
putatlon put upon II by Mr.. Wheaton. Gen. Cass
showed that that treaty was abandoned in June ~,
BY the French Minister, while the news Of the ratl-
ficati0n of the Ashburton treaty had not reached
Paris until September following. 90 that Mr. Whea-
ton and Mr.. Webster have been a little too fast in
using Gen Cass's thunder tor the meelves
Mr.: Dickinson noticed Mr. Webster's attack upon
him, in speech Of near three hours, day, which
was characterized by great point and cutting sar-
casm, II was one OF Mr.. DPS best efiorts-belng
entirely ertempo,e and told well with all who heard
him He defended himself from the attack Of Mr.
Webster, by reference TO his speech on Oregon and
challenged contradiction of single statement in it,
or the pointing out Of single dscourteous express
zion He said the lngersol speech was delivered
on the 9Th OF February, and was reported through
all the papers Immediately. That he alluded to il
on the % but had not incorporated it into he or
taken the report Of his speech, any further notice
OF II put merely appended an extract from il TO the
pamphlet edition published some two mouths after
ne epoke, as explaining the allusion. He said Mr.
Webster pretended this was the offence; but in re-
ality the cause was hls questioning the wisdom of
the Ashburton treaty. He said Maine consented 10
tho dismemberment for the reason that man
would with his right arm, when advised that il
must be cut off to his life; that her commits.
sioners yielded up 700 600 OF territory TO
the British than was given them by the Dutch King
he showed that Rouse's point was given to New
York by the Hutch line, and that Mr. Webster was
willing to negotiate away 700 600 Of territory
tor Il, which he said was worth nothing; yet he was
willing to give Maine and Massachusetts about
$500 600 for it. He said Mr. Webster boosted If
having made this treaty solitary and Alone" with
out the usual protocols attending such negotiations.
and as Mr. Webster said, upon the principles Of
Equivalents" Mr. Dickinson then referred to the
provision in the treaty, compelling the American
government to send fleet 10 the African coast for
the purpose OF searching themselves and to prevent
England from doing i, thing disgracefu to the
national flag The Mcleod affair was next thrown
in the teeth of Mr.. Webster by Mr. Dickinson, who
said that Mr. Forsyth would not enter into any me-
gotlatlon with England, until reparation was fret
made tor that offence against the country; but that
Mr. Webster had sat down at the council board OF
the nation. with one whose hands had been washed
IN the blood OF an American citizen. He passed a
euloey upon the courts Of New York, and said he
regrettea that MIR. Webster could not have con-
tented himself with an assault upon the living and
not have disturbed the ashes OF the amented dead,
and spoke OF the learning and virtue of Judge
Cowan, who gave the Mcleod opinion. He said
the doctrine urged by Mr.: Webster, nerved
the assassln's arm, and stimulated the pistol
flash and daeger's plunge, and urged on the muir
qerer with his bludgeon He admitted Mr.. Web
ster to be man of high standing on this, and de-
servedy higher on the other side OF the water. He
read some portions OF Mr.. Webster's speech, and
pronounced the conceptions ''god-llke," and craved
sympathy, from even his worst enemies, under
the ilalctlon Of such sparkling wit as Mr.. Webster
had shown In speaking OF his speech. He closed
by an apology to the Senate, tor having noticed
personal matter thus at length, and apologlzed to
Mr. Wsbster In the language OF the British apology
tor the murder OF Durtee-that he regarded the mat
ter as "most serious par"-and said, as this had
been deemed sufficient apology for the murder OF
an American citizen, he hcped il might be accepted
IN expiration OF his offence have been rather dit.
iuse ~ giving the principal points OF Mr. Dickinson 3
very able retort Mr.. Webster, Tor the purpose Of
showing your readers the temper OF the parties IN
the Senate ut this time towards each other. did
not suppose that your Senator was caustIc as he
showed himself to be to-day, nor would have be-
lieved IT, had not been told by well acquainted
with Mr.. Dickinson, that that is his forte Mr.
Webster has raised hornets nest about his ears
! do not see how Mr. Benton can remain silent
argue queer state of things between portion Of
the democratic Senators, and the whgs. Mr.. Allen,
Understand, Is TO take his turn at Dan" next.
There il rumor that our feet have orders to
Not at all wonderful, if they do. ARIEL.