The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-04-27
THE SENATE.

Grave Senators love laugh! = When the
i debate is spicy, they prick up their ears as
,fiin did them good wheu5vilty, hey shake
their sides as il they would grow fai with the
exercise. II a correspondent e ours Is 10
be credited, they had enough 0, = in, he de-
bate between the Senators FooTE, Of Missis
sippi, and HALE, of New Hampshre-and
that common folks may enjoy the fun, we
proceed TO give a sketch Of it,
The topic before she Senate was the mis-
81, n 10 Rome-the subject matter, the def
cheney bill.
Senator HALE must vote against the
! bill not because it contained sspropTia-
ton, for mission 10 Rome, but because it
grants millions for the war. The mission
was progressive move Sr the sdminstra-
lion. hope Others will vote for il. How
much better this appropriation for peace
fol mission TO Catholic Rome. than the other
appropriations for Killing Catholic Mexicans!
The only drawback / feel is, that regard it
as an attempt on the part Of Mr.. Polk to
pander TO the Catholic sentiment, as Mr.. Bad
Il ger had declared.
Senator FooTE.-tquiie excited1 de.
mand 10 know OF the Senator, of North Ca
rolina, whether he used this language.
Senator HALE.-[Mr. B. not noticing the
question: did not intend TO misquote. II
The Senator did not use the expression, do.
) make the charge. Ii is, TO use yankee
phrase, an attempt TO fish for votes,
Senator FooTE,-l pronounce such Ian
gnage 'vulga coarse
Mr. Hale replied with warmth and energy,
4 Hlotn shnf
meant something common, mostly used with
. The people. The explanation was accepted
and amid laughter, of the most hearty
: kind, the debate was continued as follows -
eve use Housion's report.)
4 MIR. HALE;-Perhaps should make some
explanation to the Senator from North CARO-
lima. | certainly did not mean to misquote
or misrepresent him. am sure he will mol
suppose that could do so.
II Mr.. BADGER.-Ceranly not.
MIR. HALE.--Now. one word as to what
was said which produced such food Of elo-
quence from the gentleman from Mississip.
p. certainly did not expect that that gen.
lleman and myself could very cordially agree
in certain political matters. Our POSITIONS
D on some subjects are wide apart; and, there,
> lore, ii does not seriously disturb my equan
f amiiy 10 find him quite an,agonslc in refer
ence to these questions. When he came
down upon my political position, with all his
Jupiter Tonans, laundering eloquence, re-
. garded il as a matter Of course. But really
o sir, when gentleman OF his refined tasie-
/" eloquence Of diction-puriiy Of style cu"s'
> ieness Of manner.-and everything oou'Nou'
S ting TO the character. "a petIec' orator, Is
!. compelled. relue.-atly compelled, l doubt
J, mt ~ nron-snce my poor Efforts vulgar, do
;, afeeI Id" Laughter.
u ~nlr. FooTE.--I did not pronounce the ef
: fort vulgar.
Mr.. HALE.--It was the language then?
> Mr.. FOoTE.--No It was the senlmeni; and
IT the Senator will refer 10 the original, he
will find that what say is strictly true
"VulgaI" Is derived from the word 'rulgus,'
which means the common people: and The
sentiment is common among the masses.
fl Mr.. HALE.-Ah! that is all?
t MIR. FooTE.-Cerlainly.
t Mr.. HALE.-Then | am very glad 10 find
$ that my sentiments are becoming so popular
Laughter Now do not travel with the
: dictionary in my pocket, but one Of the pa
ges has brought me one of those big diciion.
. aries which we had in the Senate the Other
e day, when the Senator from Kentucky lost SO
: much in not being present TO hear.
!, Mr.. FooTE All! take care-ihat may
: have been in secret session.
Mr.. HALE.-lf so, il 60, Out! don'l
: know, however, but that if the public were
here, and listened to oui poor debates, il
e might be well for some of US ifhe injunction
: were taken off the dictionaries! But have
T he dictionary before me, and find that this
"vulgar" word
Mr.. FooTE.--What dictionary is il?
Mr.. HALE.=-Wrtlen by one Sam Johnson
Laughier.l find, sir, tina, this vulgar word
was used in common by that vulgar fellow
Shakespeare, [Laughier;] also by one Dry
den, one Rowe, and man who used to write
doggeral, one John Milton. [Great laugh.
lei. III of them used this "vulgar" word
"pander!" Now in its direct application 10
this very case, said that | believed that
} this was an attempt on the part OF tie admin.
n isration, to ''pander'' TO the Roman Caiho-
lie voters, OF Roman Catholic prejudice, and
: gave credit 10 the Senator from North Ca
. rolna.
II Mr.. FooTE.-The Senator has not read
d the authorities. Will he allow me 10 look
o at them for moment? ! do not deny tina,
IS the word is 10 be found in the dictionary, OF
{ that Shakespeare used il. But meant 10 sa Y
: that it was word always intended for pur-
e poses of scurrliiy-of vulgar meaning; End
IS like many other ePilheis in Shakespeare, not
i appropriate on all occasions, and certainly
L not becoming in such a digni6ed body as
e this
Mr.. HALE.-l shall read the authorities
Here is one:
Is "Oh We pandering rascals, there's conspiracy
!, against me'
2 Great laughter.1