New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-21
THINGS IN WASHINGTON.
MIR. Foote's speech.

wAsHISsIOs, Jan. 10, 1913.
am sorry TO say that Mr.. FOOTE's speech TO-
day has opened a neg Kind Of oratory in the Sen
ate Of the United States. He has strange fashion
OF trying TO see ia others speeches what is not to
be seen have heard him now t~s or three times
attempting 10 reply 10 Senator'S and in almost
every case no used the stereotyped phrase, al
thought the manner of the Senator indicated 50
and 60 This hypercriticism is decidedly out Of
place ia a new Senator. And then look at his out
iandish ideas if not highly proisne, yet certainly
sxtrsvagsnt. Why, to-day, in defending the course
Of Mr.. Polk, he said tha, he hoped gentlemen hal
not forgotten their Bible. If they had not, they
would remember that Jehovah wa the protector
Of the fifst conquest we read Of" This is certainly
very wild if not unsenatoria language.
His allusion, too, to Mr. CLAY, was so contrary
"a the dignhed decorum OF that body. Mr. CLAY
was present, a private citizen, In the seat he had
once rendered illos.rious, among his old friends.
Mr Foo1E insinusted that Mr.. CLAY was trying to
control the opinion Of his friends. He said he
pscted that there we're magnetic Influences about.
and 10 this connection be made reference TO Dr.
BoYNIoN who is now delivering a series OF Lee
lures Magnetism in Odd Feliows Hall Who
ever before heard Senator give put 10 a lee
turer in this digniied body Would such men
CALHOUN resort 10 such weapons OF attack on
who has given much Of that high character to the
Senate, which iearit is not making any higher
No; they would resign their places rather than
strike at great mau thus, who has not now ths
privilege OF reply.
have often wondered why some Loco + ocos
continually refer 70 Mr. CLAY, as having such 10
fuence 1t is the unwilling tributs which great
ness wriDgs from inferior mtellieences. Why
children scaced 70 bed by some horr1 ghost. could
MT hs more hsunted with the power OF the in
visible spirit that overawes them, than these men
are with Mr.. CLAY.
Mr. FoCTE quoted much poetry, considerable
Latin add believe, some Greek He drew large
~ upon the sncouts. aud ransscked all mythology
part of his speech lie read. aud some of the QUO.
tations from GoLDsMlTB, BYRON, &c. he read also,
looking steadily through his spectscles at the book,
and waving his hands wildly above his head IN
gestures but shall not attempt TO give you any
thing like an idea OF MS speech. IL makes one sad
to think OF what now passes for Senatorial oratoy
He speaks again 70 morrow.
Gov. SEWARD arrived here ID day. and is looking
well He comes u attend TO some business before
the Supreme Court Mr.. CLAY aud he were both
sitting in toe Senate today toeether. We have
such neu IN our country AID ' ct POLK aud DALLAS
fill % the chairs that such men ouehc TO occupy.
TIE speech of MIR. PATRICK w TOMrKiNs. to
day. In the House, on Mir fDLRs refusal To give up
the evidences of his reasonable doines with SANTA
ANSA was worthy Of PRkNrIss. IL is n long
time since we have had such aspeech The House
was spell bound during It's delivery The way he
sbo ~ ed up Mr. Polk Inconsistency WAS inimitabc.
Mr.. TosPklNs has good voice, abundance OF ees-
ture, cutting sarcasm aud az times lofty eloquencc.
Hesays he has not come - The blistcring part Of
his speech yet. He vii, finch It when he sets sn-
other chance. la gesturng Nc TOaPKtsss shonl-
ders, chest and almost every muscle seem 70 move
in sympathy with the thought R,cHELIEU.
The PENNSYLVANIA vAcAScY The Sixth Con
gressiooal District Of Pennsylvania, now vacant
by the death Of Mr.. Hornbeck, Wing is conpos.
ed Of the Counties Of Bucks and Lebigh. The
vote for Governor at the last election stood thus
BIels.. Irwin. .4su.-.... shunh. --.46sS
L<kigk-- .--.22s9...--- ---.2,SsS
ShuuAs majority. .-.6ss
Hornbecks msjori,y in the District at the time
Of his elsction In 1916 uas 452 The D,strict "a