The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22

ber-familiar with every subject Of legisla-
ton as with household words-a giant i'll
stature and intellect, with spirit that never
quailed, industry that never tired. and
mind that rose in strength as difficulties
pressed upon him. There was Buchanan,
gentle as lone lamb, yet in debate strong
and powerful as the American eagle, Stow
ering in his pride Of place Wright, whose
mettle was yet to be tried, and which prov
eG matchf for any one, or orall; Grundy,
experienced, cautious and sagacious, who
was never caught mapping White, grave,
gracious and sensible: Rives, elegant and
precise, eloquent and brilliant. with his head
and pockets stuffed with the lore of Jefferson
and Madison. There were other sound
! heads and stout hearts there which it is not
necessary TO name.
And there were other parties to the con-
test, which gave it a deeper interest. Then
Andrew jackson. the hero president, was
the chief executive, greatest, with his iron
will and fixed purpose, that no earthly pow
or could swerve. And there, too, was Mar
tin Van Buren,, presiding override very body
which had attempted TO ostracise him from
all official stations-prudent, watchiul, sa-
gacious, wise and reading like a book the
hearts Of all around him. And there, also.
in this contest was Nicholas Biddle and
his bank, ready TO furnish the oil TO make
the wheels Ct the party machinery &c
smoothly.
) With such materials and such incentiy es
it might be expected the conflict would be
, fierce and terrible. And fierce aud terrible
, it was. 1t might be said with rs much trutl
as poetry, that war seemed civil gam,
to this Wild uproar," Not for our Revolu
. tionary period-seven ycars--tut for sever
| months. this war among the giants Of tn
1 Senate Of the United States was prolonged
: the removal Of the depositeS, aud the condi
= ton of the country, alleged to have been oc
> casioned by it, was the general subject G
t debate. This was the subject Of debate il
e the morning, on presenting petitions, and o.
r the special order, which was the resolution
= Of Mr.. Clay, declaring that certain eXecu
h tive proceedings were in derogaticn Of III
constitution and laws.
: In this fierce debate, Mr.. Wright. the
o comparatively a young man and ne,
4 member, sustained himSelfwiLi such ability
: self-possession and strength, as TO surpris
# even those who supposed they knew hi
T. power before he entered the Senate. II
c very first effort extorted from the ablest
= his opponents reluctant complaint---i,
s Mr.. Webster, in reply, said that the gentle
S man from New York, although wrong
C his POSITIONS, seemed to possess a discriuliI
!. ating and logical mind. As senator an
c debater, it is sufficient to say that durr
o this, his first session, Mr.. Wright ranko
Il among the very best members of perhaI
&c the ablest deliberatiye body in the world.
l. But | am running TO details. yet cam
=, forJcar 10 notice the close Of this cxcitir
d session. When the Senate adjourned, Il
=, senators, who for mouths had been in Ger,
&C contests like gladiators, left their seats al
Y collected together in {! c centre Of the chan
&c Der, sudden reaction appears to hay
: come over the spirit of the dream the s.ci
D. featurers Of bitter partisarship were rela,
ed. and with countenances beaminc wi
kindness, they took eack other " the han
some even with tears in their eyes. bitIdiI
y each other good by. and each wishing Il
=, other safe return TO his home and famil
~ Perhaps some CT all felt, shat the loi
= and fierce struggle had bcen mere FOR part
u than their country, ard that the public we
b, had been sacrificed or overlooked in the
contests. ..