The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-04-01
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Crave Senator's love laugh y i'va "a do
hate is spicy, they prek up their ears as u Il
Sd them good. wher witty, they shake then
s,ie. as Il they Ould grow fat with the exercise
II correspondent Of ours is to be credited, they
had enough of it IN the debate between Senators
Fs..E, Of Mississippi, and Has, OF New hamp'
.hlrs-and that common folks may enjoy tie
fun, We proceed TO give a sketch Of 1t -
The iopic before the Senate was the mission
- koms-Ihe subject matter. the deficiency
bill
senator HALE- must vote against the BILL
not because il contained an appropriation for a
mission TO Rome but because il grants millions
,or the war The MISSION was progressive
move for the administration. hope others VII
vote for Il How much better this apprOpri,-
..on for peaceful mission to Catholic Rome,
than the other appropriations for killing Csiho-
lie MeGicans. The only drawback feel 10,
that regard It an attempt on the part Of Mr..
Polk to psader 10 the Catolic sentiment, as Mr..
Badger had declared.
Senator FoorE quite rxeitrd: demand 10
.now Of the Senator. OF North Carolina. wheth-
rs he used tins language
srhaios H,LE-. Mr.. B not noticing the quss-
ton DO mol intend 10 misquote. If the SEN
ator did not use the expression, | do. | make
ste charge IL is, TO use yankee phrase. an
stiempl to ssk for votes.
Senator FoSrE II prOnounc. such language
.'rGlgAr, coarse"
M HAN replied with warmth and energy
when Mr. fooTE explained, that vulgar meant
something common, mostly used with Ghe Peo-
PIE. The explanation was exceptsd--and amid
laughter, Of the most hearty kind, the debate
was continued as foilows,-(we use Houston's
report
Mr. Han. Perhaps skoald make some TX
PLANTATION 60 the senator from North Carroll IA.
I certainly did not mean 20 rnisquot- or misre-
present him. | ann SURE he will not suppose
that | could do so.
Mr.. BaDSER. Certainly not. ... r
Mr.. HALE. Now, one word as 10 what was
said which produced such a flood Of eloquence
from the gentleman from Mississippi. ! GER
Isinly did rot expect that that gentleman Had
myself would very cordially agree in certain
political matters. Our positions on some sub
Jects are wide apart; and, therefore, II does not
seriously disturb my equanimIty 10 End him
quite antagonistic in reference to these uuss-
lions. When he came down upon my political
position, with all his Jupiter Tonans, thunder
cog elOquence, req rded it as 8 matter Of
course. Bnt really, sir, when gentleman OF
has refined lsste--eIOqueBce Of diction--purIty
n style-chasteness Of manner--and every
ling contributing 10 the character Of perfect
orator. is compelled, reluctantly compelled,
doubt not. Ia pronounce my poor efforts vular,
DO 'feel bad 80 Laughter t .
Mr.. fooTE. did not pronounce the effort
vulgar.
Mr.. Hale. II was the language them
Mr.. toorr. No, IL was the sentiment, snd,
Il the Senator will refer TO the original. he will
hnd that what say is strictly true. Vulgar"
Is derived from the word "rEigus," which means
the common people; and the term simply i'm
plies that the sentiment is common among the
masses L
Mr.. Hale. All That is all ...
Mr.. FoorE. Certainly.
MT. Hale Then am very glad 10 find that
my sentiments are becoming so popular -
Laughter. Now, | do not travel with the dc
tionary in my pocket, bat one Of the pages hss
brought me one Of those big dictionaries which
We had In the Senate the other day, when the
Senstor from Kentucky lost much in not be-
ing present to hear.
Mr.. FooTE. An take csrs-that may have
been in secret session.
Mr. HALF. II so. it has got out 1 dom
know, however, but that II the public wer,
nere, and listened 10 our poor debates, il nigh
De well for some Of as If the injunctio wer,
he is Rut L he lie
tionsry before me, and find that this ''vulgar'
word
Mr. fooTE. What dictionary is ~
Mr. Hale. Written by one Sam johnson
Laughter | hnd, sir, that ths vulgar W or
vas used IN common by that vulgar fellow
Shakespeare, Laughter also by one DRYDEN
one Rowe, ana man who used TO write dogger
ei, enc John Milton. Great Laughter. All o
thril used this "vnlgar' word " pander"-
nov, iH as Street application 10 this very case
said that beieseI il.i this was an attempt
on the part Of the administrator, To - pa ljer
TO the Roman Catholic voters, or Roman Catlle
hc Prejndices; ann gave credit TO the Senate
from North Carolina.
Mr.. FooTE The Senator has no, read III
authorities. VIII he ALLOW me to look at theu
Tor momenti / do not deny that the word
20 be found in the dictionary, or thst ShakspeaI
used AZ But meant TO say that IL was "a VOL
always intended for purposes OF scurrity--s
vulgar meaning; and like many other epthe
Ia shakespeare, not appropriate ON all occasion
and certainly not becoming "a such dgnifi,
body as this.
Mr.. HALr. shall read the authorities. lie
Is one:
ge R'"dsr'1s ra-sais there. conspiracy ssair
Cheat laughter
Mr.. foorE. Very well. Would the Senal
siirm that 'srascsl'' is Parliamentary Ianguag
Mr.. CASEkoS. Would the Senator be so 90
= TO read the authority again. Some OF ms
u'is SIDE did not hear il distinctly
Mr.. H.lr Certainly; with great pleasu
me 49,
Laughter
why, sir, IL had searched the dictiona
from beginning to end, could not have hit =
On a word which more clearly expresses wha'
meant TO convey This is an attempt on
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