The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-05-06
The Debate I'm the senate

The Debate in the Senate, on Slavery, excite.
good deal Of remark at the North, and the en-.
preston Of opinion is not couched in the mild
est language even from those accustomed to use
il.
The character Of the speeches are thus alluded
to in the New York Tribune:
"The cool, forbearing intrspidity Of HALE,
| the finer invective Of CALHOUN, the windy ma
Lightly Of FooTE, the calm dignity Of MaNoUH
the ehivalric courtesy of CRITTFNDES, and the
clear discrimination and statesman like business
Of view of John DAVIS are strikingIy developed
in the debate"
The portion Of the debate which excites most
surprise IS that in which Mr.. FOots figured. We
give il that our readers may understand fully
| the gist Of the matter. Mr.. FOots, after being
very violent. addressed Mr. Hale as follows:
"Iwili close By saying that If he really wish.
rs glory, and 20 be regarded as the great liber-
ator Of the blaeks-if he wishes 20 be partic-
ularly distinguished in this cause Of emancipa-
ton, IL Is called let him instead of remaining
here in the Senate Of the United States, or in
stead of secreting himself in some dark corner
Of New Hampshire, where he may possibly es-
cape the Just Indignation Of good men through
out the republic-let him visit the good State Of
Mississippi in which have the honor 10 reside,
and no doubt he will be received with such no.
ssnnas and shouts Of JOY as nave rarely marked
the reception Of any individual in this day and
generation. | invite him there, aud will tell
him beforehand in all honesty, thai he would
not 90 ten miles iuto the interior before he
would grace one Of the tallest trees Of the forest
with a rope around his neck, with the approba-
ton Ofevery virtuous and patriotic citizen, ana
that IL necessary, l should myself assist in the
operation"
Mr.. Hale, in reply to this language of Senator
FOOte. said:
Gle invites me 10 visit the State Of Mississi-
Ppi, and kindly informs me that he would be one
Of those who would act the assassin, and put an
end TO my career. He would aid in bringing me
TO public execution-nO, death by mob. Well,
in return for this hospitable invitation, / can
only express the desire that he would penetrate
into some Of the dark corners Of New Hamp-
shire, and If he do, ] am much mistaken II he
would not find that the people in that bsnighted
region would be very happy to listen 10 his ar
gumenis, and engage in an intellectual conflict
with him, in which the truth might be eiclted
think, however, that the announcement which
the honorable Senator has made on this floor, Of
the fate which awaits so humble an individual
a. myself in the State Of Mississippi, must con-
vince every one Of the propriety Of the high eu-
logium which he pronounced upon her the other
Gay, when he spoke Of the high position which
she occupied among the States Of this confecer
scy. But enough Of this personal matter.r"
Mr.. CALHOUN said:
al take this occasion TO say, that would Just
~ soon argue with a maniac from bedlam, as
with the Senator from New Hampshire on this
subject"
To which Mr.. Hale replied, in these words:
"lt Is an extremely novel mode Of terminating
controversy, by charitably throwing the man
tie Of maniacal responsibility over ones antsg
onist."
Senator DoUGLAs said IL was the speeches Of
Southern members, breathing fanaiicism a.
wild and as reckless as that of the Senator Of
New Hampshire, which creates abolItionism in
the North.-That the threats of assassination,
made by the Senator from Mississippi, were
worth ten thousand abolition votes.
Mr.. FoOr, by permission said
81 can use no other language. | cannot bat
repeat my conviction, that any man who dares
TO utter such sentiments as those Of the Senator
from New Hampshire, aud attempts % act them
any where in the sunny South, viii meet death
upon the scaffoId, and observes it.'
Whereupon Mr.. DoUGLAs responded:
81 must again congratulate the Senator from
New Hampshire on the accession Of FIVE thou
sand more votes.'
Mr.. BUTLER ofSouth Carolina said.
"issy 10 gentlemen that the crisis is approach
ing-not by any action Of the South, but il
forced upon us; and If the horrors Of cival war
do come, which God forbid
Thou cans't not say did IL,
Shake not thy CORY looks at me-"
Such are the spirit and character Of portions
Of this Senatorial debate.