Washington telegraph., 1848-04-26
A SCENE IN THE U. S. SENATE


During the late debate upon the mission To Rome.
an amusing scene gave diversity to the usually
solemn eufren. Of legislative debate
Mr.. Hale, the New Hampshire abolitionsl, hav.
my made charge that the friends OF the meas.
are were "pandefIng' for Catholic vsle.. Mr.,
foote interrupted
Mr., foors-Mill the Senate allow me. would
ask the senator from New HAMPSHIRE II he is
aware Of the meaning Of this charge Of "pandef.
,ng," and would ASK II he refers to the Senator
irOn Nonh Carolina, Mr., Badger, as having made
that charge against the administration IN propo.
slng this mssloni Does not the Senator know
that "pander' Is derived from pandoTus, an an.
eirn, aud notorious character
Mr., halet-i don't know, sir, that ever heard
that pandeT was one Of his children Laughter
hut as respects the pandrrng for the Catholic
votes OF tins country, II the Senator from North
Carolina did not make The ehaige, do--(Laugh.
trrl
Mr. foolr-l understand the Senator from
North Carolina as having made the charge, as he
Is silent
Mr., iale.--i do not understand the exact le.i.
Geographical meaning of the term ''pandsr," but
mean by Il, thai Il Is fishing for votes. | hops
understand that term. .aughtet
Mr.. fooie--ihr Senator, | should suppose,
knows more about the term fish" than do -
Lauehlrrl
After some remarks from Mr. foo,e,
Mf Hale rose IN reply, lie confessed that,
from an orator Of the refined taste, aud the good
taste, aud the classical aIiainmsnls of the sena.
tot IRON MISSISSIPPI 10 hear my remarks declared
vulgar. does make me feel bad Laughlerl
MI fuole--noi yulgaf
Mr.. liale--The declaration, then. was vulgar
Mf. foote.-Ao, sif, II was thr sentiment "a.
pressed; the charge that was vulgar. The term
vulgar, slr, is drnyed from rHlgas, which sgni.
tios that Il common. among the people
A Voice behind the frporet-lieis got his foot
ia Il nov
Nj, Hale was understood to say that an srpo.
siton oil ,he meaning OF the term "pandurine,h
he had had one Of the large dictionaries brought
IA 10 his assistance
Mr. foote.-whAt dictionary
Mr. Hale 1t Is a dictionary by one Sam
Johnson, loud lsughief,l which Mr. IL cited,
aud also referred 10 Shakespeare, Rowe, DDd.u,
aud 10 The doRgetal oi John Milton, II the Srua.
lot pleases, as authority for the legitimacy OF the
tenn "pandrtng
Nj fuotcg==l did not undertake to say that
you wouid uoi hnd Il IL Shakespeare, but there
ale many t'fma and expressions IA Shakespeare
which II would not beeamr the dlgnhy Of ths Sen.
ate 10 usrupoa the loai Ms objection was nol 50
much 10 the mefe wofd "paadrIinga as to the
vulgar srn.imeal II conveys Tie term is used "a
term Of scufiliy, aud 1t Is vulgar in that stnse,
ane do no, breome the dignity Of tins body
MT Hale read ifum Shakespeare las uadrfsioodj
''oh' You Pandtfiue faseals, there conspiracy
against me t6rn,fal laughistl
Nj foote.-Ihsfc II ~, kf Now the term
faseal is not proper term 10 be used IA tho body
NJ. tsmetVa VIII the Senator from New
iampshifr read that again' We did not hear Il
on tins side Of the chamber
hf Hale.-'oh, you pandsfng fasoals there
Is conspiracy agalns, me-" Increased laughter J
"fsndrfng" Mi Hale defines from the dictionary
to mean a. sut@erng the lus, or passions Of men;
aud he charged that the President Of the United
States II vas the very term be wanted 10 use.
lie could have found no better one TO eiprtss his
meaning had he sought the whole dictionary
through.
Mr. foOis did no, 80 much object 10 the term a.
10 the charge. There was no evidence 10 sup.
port It aud he proceeded 10 argue that as no esi.
drnce had been addueed 10 sustain the ale.
Cation !. mus. fall 10 the ground
Mi Hall, Hsa eoHstsf-lt does not follow
But did not the Senator IRON Mlss,ssippi say that
Pope Plas the Ninth vas the man Of the sgei
Mr., Fooir.-I think so
Mr.. iIale,--l thought James X Polk was
Roam Of laughter above IN the gallenss, aud on
the floor below
Those U. = Senators are great wags, certainly;
aud :. very refreshing indeed 10 see the high de.
Lucrative members VI our go,ernmcu, turn from
the dry discussion Of political affairs 10 an essay
al verbal criticism, which would have reflected
credit upon the bg boys Of college debating 20.
oie,y.