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ing Washiugion's administration. and has been
so ever since. Mr.. Calhoun was among the
I first Of these puzzled men, and as McDufie is
disciple, no wonder that when Mr.. Calhoun
changed he found a twist in his opinions also;
but as the world goes, Mr.. McDufie has been H.
tcrally a consistent housekeeping upon this
question Of the currency. lie was Nulli6er,
and chief man among Nullihers-a Free Trade
man, and the leader of Free Trademen, so much
SO that not long since he declared that he pre-
/ ferred to see the prosperity of Manchester in
/ England, to Boston in Massachusetts, and as
much as he did the prosperity of Charleston or
/ New York, or any of the commercial cities Of
the Unionl This, too, in letter addressed to
Committee Of the British Corn Law League, and
in answer 70 letter complimenting him upon his
devotion TO the principles Of the League, which
we're known to be altogether anti-American.-
That letter had made many believe that MIR. Nc
Duffe is not in his right state Of mind, but he is
as sane as other men and only in earnest and
more frank than some others who hold the same
opinions. Towards the North he bears grudge
that he cannot forget. He hates the prosperity
/ IofNorthern men, and has wrought his mind into
the singular faith that the Northern manuiactu-
rer owes the dinner he eats and the coat he
wears to the Southern Planter-or as butcher
once said to his debtor, You OlUe me, sir, for
the Uery meat on your boneS!"
1t would be curious 10 study, philosophically,
the opinions and temperament Of such man as
! McDuffie. While he is not a bad man; he is a
dangerous one, and while he would not rob you
of a farthng, he would rob you of that which
is above all price, your good name. He is, in
word, towards the North and Northern men,,
from first to last bundle of prejudices. They
stick out upon him, and you can almost see them
protruding "as quilts upon the lretlul pOrcu-
pine"
Mr. McDuffie is ardent, impeuous, intellectu-
ally and physically full Of feeling. The warmth
Of his own sunny South appears to have been in.
fused into his whole system, and no doubt that
he would brave thousand bayonets in defence
of the so-called "Chivalry" of South Carolina
and all their Notification denominations.
In the Senate Chamber, Mr. McDuffie was one
of the shining marks of the body of marked
men who dispense law and wisdom from the
norh wing Of the Capitol. As in the British
Parliament, so in the Senate Chamber, sides are
taken there by the different parties. Looking
down from the straight gallery which passe:
from its closeness and inconvenience, under the
Soubriquet of ''the black hole of Calcutta" the
Wings are upon the left and the Democrats upor
the right. Conspicuous among these during the
: terrible annexation struggles was George Nc
Dufiie, occupying seat on the second row & nea
the presiding officer, MIR. Haywood OF N. c..
upon his right and Mr.. Semple of Illinois, upor
his left. Walker of Mississippi, sat just behinC
him then, with Sewer of Arkansas, upon hi
right, and Immediately to his left, as there were
then more Wing Senators than the seats on thei
side would accommodate, sat Simmons Of Rhode
Island. Benton occupied u seat just in the real
of Sewer, and during the closing days Of thi;
long and memorable session of Congress, il
which was legislativey consummated this great
event. the two Senators went at it 'hip and thigh,
with lorked tongues in sort of fire and sworC
warfare, and with liberal display of gestures
which threatened to end in something worse; bu
all ended in being, to public appearance, "caln
as summers morning." but deep was the groan
ing in spirit, and to this day the growing has nc
! all ended Mr.. Benton bears no love toward
l anybody that halls from Mr.. Cahoun's quarter
and Mr.. McDufie more than reciprocates tn
good vii! !hus felt and expressed. Recently
: Mr. Benton from his own State, gave the las
t blow, which will in due time be reciprocaed.
Mr. McDuffes manner of address is interest
ing. His voice is clear and sonorous, and tn
one is most agreeaby musical and pleasant
There is freshness in his style of speaking cou
Piled with an energy of language and force c
; manner which always commands a ready ear 70
=, all he says. In debate, he is the most fdgett
and nervous man in the whole Senate chamber
, and to this day, believe, is much panied fron
a wound received in duel many years since
He is often ailing, always complaining, and sui
fers, no doubt, from acute physical pain. Hi
mind is i'll at ease too, and at every step an
turn you see some lingering feeling in preiudc,
: peepng forth. His countenance is marked,
the burrows of thought and feelings are deepl
set upon his face. His dress is plain and sim
Pile, and his whole appearance gentlemanly an
courteous. In statue he is small and his Who'll
person feeble. 1t is but seldom that he is see
alone, and the arm of friend is always welcome
When he writes, however, the Devil sometime
guides his pen, and when he speaks the sam
ugly "old gentleman" appears TO give direction
TO his speech. Mr. McDuffie appears 10 be muc
esteemed in the Senate, and is one ofthe idols q
home, and perhaps, next TO Mr.. Calhoun, mos
loved in his own Sate but he will have TO liv
many years longer, and embrace kindlier feel
ing towards the whole country, before his coun
; wymen can regard him in the light either as
true Statesman or sincere Patriot.
have heard him, in the capital of the old Dc
minion, rail like common scoId ut the Nort
and Northern men, and then again at his ow
Southern people for crossing the Potomac upo
journeys of pleasure and profit. All this, how
ever, was but railing, for the ex-senator has che
sen to educate his nearest in blood in the fre
States and thus answered from his own moul
his more biting calumny upon Northern peopl
and Northern Institutions.