The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-16
Oongrasusstsons @ the French.
THE REMARKS OF TIE HON. Nh. Foo1I In 1HK UNI
TED STATRs SENATE.


Mt B.Ipwr-The explanation Of the honorable 40.
failing in the motion to postpone informally the sspa.
tor commenced dscusstoa Of the resolution Ths
.pp to the resolution on tho table urged upon the
Senate that should be postponed informally and
nsnesd stating the arrangement thar hsa been m.se
Senator from Missippi interrupted by saying that
the motion was not debatsabls appealed to the csur
tesy OF the Senator not to allow to debate the
luton, but simply to make the explanation 10 regard 10
the arrangement The Senator replied that 1t ws not
that having recently come into the o. and sup
posing that Lad tho same right to persevere In making
personal explanations that iome Senators assume de
| Mr. FoorE-with the consent of the Senator from
George beg leave to onsr rev Response 10
whose allusion has been both too distinct and pointed
to be allowed to lass unno'ced or unrebuked The So
naor compairs that did net CONSUL to ed eslrg
m. Senate when at the nsancs CT that gentleman, the
wmot proviso was before Us and bed moved its indie
finite postpopemept ION the Bile movning Of Nit
Adams funeral end when ceriSoly had good
to besv. that he intended to torture and sot the
country by Long, fsotious, GisorGabizDg hsrapgue-
and says that only he An xelanstion
Without designing to speak At length In support of his
the South The Senator says that when be appealed 10
my courtesy replied this Is not question OF courte-
T" hiswtrues'r and sdhsrs to what then said
The question which supposed thst the senator wished
TO discuss 10 with no southern man question Of cour
tesy, merely II is oas which involves Some Of our
dearest io;eress our strongest sossbis and puts In
peril the safety Of the Union re Ii question for
experimental decamaton or demsgeguicsl parade. II
is not true in pcint OF fact though that the from
Connecticut Gu the occsscn referred to explained his
then purpose, be bss explsiuel It, or surely
should bad no hesitation In PRINTING even hu
to be heard The osse is simply this. The s-nstcY
from Connecticut for Iensops best known to himself
has thought propsr several times to 60 out of his
sutjsctd domestic slavery. institution o. which he
t,es lot know anything practically, ard concerning
which il to bs presumed that bs opinions scarcely
Of very surpaspg value either to the present gene
cation postcriy The bearing and Language Of th-
been more than once dar &C. and m.naoins knew. snd
the Senate know too veil the high powers Of Ssna
soul-rou.ng decaimerthe resstie.s majesty Of his
nsr-bis astonishing command of felicious and ap
prorrate figures OF spsech-bis hcrculeAn potency
essoner aud bis wondrcu, capacity fr welding with
destructive skill Ill tho mulu,uiinous weapons OF wit
and humor and sarcasm to deem It at ell .afe to per
init him TO corjure up hurricane in this hail whose
hrst effects might be TO shake the Union Its founda
,ons, and bring down upon the devoted South ell the
horrors vhch our enemies hxve long desired to
perienee repeat it, zig did say that this qaee-
hon Of coursesy might have said in addition,
question of social sat ~ aud with my consent
Ia toe republic shall ever he permitted her hers
elsewhere, to SCATTER frocrsncs srrows and death
expecting after while, excaim Am not in sportl
The Senator says that beiog but new mem Der of the
Senate he did not desm himself authorised 10 press h
Slain TO a hearing when an au Hence was reused
MIN, so pertns ciousy 40 sone oth-r Senators hsv-
thought proprr to 90 | understand the Ssnato,
vel. and we're ten times dulIer than ohano, to be-
could not fail TO understand his alnsion perfectly.
Signs to revive in the memory Of Senators tho unfor
tuos'e collision between distinguished Senator from
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tue time with moro or less unbndn-ss both sides
has am glad to know, resulted in sentiments of per-
manent hostility or niiensti0n either side, any
feelings whatev'r which could easily givs way to
that cordial friendship and reciprocal es,esll which,
the present moment. Whist right hes the mo.
d-st and peace loving Senator from Connecticut to a.
calls or parliamentary courtesy, will h deduce his
thcrity to mix himself up so abruptly In affair which
in no way stood connected with him? Really the Ssna-
,or 10 about ths most smisbe, sad modest and unpre
-umng Senator ever saw and doubt not he will de
'cend to the remotes poster,y as tho modest Senator
rom Connecticut rejoice to recolsct, though, that
| the Senator's modesty has not bsen quite potential
enough to restrain him very strik,pgly Of tn.
her ros,n hts possrs Of uerancs or oausrd that .io
quens tongue of his to cleavs obsnatey
is mouth, even prevsnted him from delivering We
~ considerable number (when under such specia
'nsoir.tion HE high lot sometimes experience.
tedious and intoler.tle harargues which have ever re-
eved uttersnce In body 90 grave and digcasd the
| u tied States Senate
Mr. B.LDw,S-I wish to state to tbs Senate that in
he rama ks made did net intend to make rhe slight
ST auson 20 the senator from mississippi accord
ing to my present recollection, have msde the
slightest aliusion to that Senator in debate; neither
| ny intention ever to make any allusion TO him.
| Mr.. FoorE Tho Senator says he did not eude to
and "tnas to the bsst OF his recollection he b.,
never alluded to me in debate and still farther.
sud srpouucrs the fact that he does In
tend sude TO hereafter. Well, sir this il
the most striking and ludcrous case Of thor
apon tns senate that not only cid tn. Senator from
Connecticut sllute q fact which he has
70 deny) but that utterly impossible that hs cou
nsve intended to aliude to other person Ito referee
most explicitly 10 transaction, well reoosc ted 10 tn
senate, with which my honorable colleague who is pre-
ssnt well knows that rs had 20 Particular conusction
60 wit the motion TO subj ct the Wmot provo amend
men to udsdnie postponsmsat and LOOKING earnestly
at alluded 10 1.-The senator from Msissipp BY nam
| -compisin,d vehemeptIy OF what my act and th.
| act Of no ono olse-cited even the very words }
used the occasion brought under revie snd VII Ct
other p,r-ou ear b did to tina. the gu g.
ton then before the ate mot qu,st,o of
syn and now, when spond to him the mo lest Sens-
Connecticut The dyCiare in
senate, that he had no thought Of slu:ng at all
The pre1icsm-nt In which tho Senator IRON Connect
cut stands involved by his tsmeri,y is as very
much to assuage sry modification which natural
tor ms to experience at hearing him announce, witt
such profound and imposing gravity that he did TO-
tend to aiude TO me hereafter ! am Of opinion tina,
The Senator's sSgacity has bssn very cr.disoy dis
played in the adoption OF t5 resolution sustaining i.
future from ali siusion to the door of tho 5enste
Unless his powers SO con vsrsi.iist can be her.
alter much improved, ehan certainly dsri
sfacon from bis selection Of sntag onist with
who to co battle this lofty and would admt
ter before sail the member Of ii
body Ii 10 hardly necessary for to the Sepa
gentleman and Is puoiio nan, rot at all dependent
upon his notice OF me here CT elsewhere h., neither
his smiles nor frowns to be susrdon of glorious le;
nor IL IL posst!e for the nator e.ner do
tsng to refrain from doing any thing, which
either effect my standing With the public
in cannon shot Of my sensbiEiss One thing though j..
certain, end lie; IL bs forgotten the Senator
sverrsd that he did not aliule certain occa.
son and that he hsd heretofore alluded to me-.
ana have proved BY evidence jrre.istioic that III,
contrary Of what the Senator Is the only
statement Of which the of the csss ss a,ested
| our own records ard re ports, can possibly admit
M. BALDWIN -Doss the Senator mean 10 say that !
alluded to what pss'ed between lin ana the senator
| from North Carolina? Why, 1t never occurred 10 N.
for moment. In reply TO the benrtor from Georgia.
alluded TO the fact that had requested the Senator
Mississippi to withdraw bis motion TO lay upon the tabl
bot il entered Into imagination to alude
any thing that had occurred between him and the seps
TOT from North Carolina.
Mr. JOHNSON must clai q my right to the noor
MIR FoorE Aliew me single minute. The Senator