The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-03-16
interesting Scene in the IIear

interesting Scene in the Ilea,r
On Thursday, ihrra war au occuusr,sd
much interest ia the House. The following
scene between Mr. Stnuy aud Mr. Hlah.
must have been Of absorbing interest Reed
IL.
Mr. llilliArd, lwhlgI Of Alahamn,hy reuer
consent, was allowed 60 make personal &C.
pluunlion. lie commenced by saying ins
the Methodist Episcopal Church had de,o',
ed on him certain duties, md that be- some
times addressed congregations from ihe pul
pit lilo wa not 90 Ice driven from hs i1,i.
ton. Ills religious obligations bod rouunn.
ed him Ia his intercourse with nllwtr, 20 lr
courteous hnt roEpCcItui. rv'rrrry, rhr
gentleman from North Carolina, 'Mf Smnb.
had chosen tO cGnsurr hin. ile spoke dl
hi- friendship for fhc North, and The primo,
plies which animated them, md cvcryWheg.
bore the ensign ofthc republic. ile Wasu
umphnnuy elected; he had cone here, trI
standing Ia lhis hall, had thought proper
carry out IN good filth the Interests II is
people ho represented. The difference j.,
aud L!u.srlI Mn. u
lee Qiillinfdl put his hio m per,l Tor ibc f.I'i
of hs pcoplr StaHly plaLis himself ON D..
eide Of tic North, and selects hin iof ar al.
Versary Ia the arena. Il wns not l., olyf~
yesterday, To interfere for q moment, WrH
that gentleman; hut Two charges were made
hy him fret, ,hat he (Mr HillInrd he'd desc.
Grated the Scriptures with tirw ofGtgiGg
the people Of the luiied States 10 -hoi blood;
and the Other, That lac favored disuuluu. To
HE firsl of those charges lir would say ltl.
II whs gh9Iultous. lie did not rcmcmlcton
any occasion,o having taken iion he shc''i
Scriptures q single word 10 support Of sifl
a proposition. On tie contrary, in Ms
speech, he had distinctly snid he would 10
giIa- the tIghi Of bis constituents. ns 10 slatr'
y, on moral grounds, trrUrTrr tiiUi- w''H'i' E''
ndt the Jurisdiction Of The forum, Bot "
Stanly charged that be- lmd dcsccpltd l'f
Scriptures. Let his speech he cXnuiuol.t
lhni would show whether no did -c \
StaHly, iH ile heat of tie occasion. htiW
only rushCdio the barrier but hal lrHr''o
iret IT, lie challenged the geulrn 0o 10 rn
duCe q single passage from HE speech On Z.
yor of dissolution. lie bad, il Is true. not l...
itutcd To- declare that il1cerB'n Hci. wD.
cOmmiucd 10y Cougrossi il would lcaI Soul.
crn people to hdl hack ON The rights Wh0d
they have never SURRENDERED IN the rlr.
vnss, last sun mcr, Lee was assai'ci iur living
the I,'laH tea iHgGl, .aLI iur-l0ll- NL.tW1s
itto to hr. own constituents, VIZ llllHj
might court he North when NY nre cr..
ous, aud The Souih strong; lac m.Ncl'.F
tire North ,rtttl Ito huirnge, vixen dies sfrs-'
urrRyed ngniust his section; but 10 would i' I
under presem circumstance. Ilrmtn' 4
from North Carolina went over the WI
field of TIM controversy in searching wlc'''
lee could discover the first aggression Oh
p0rI Of the North.
Mr. Carler-ls it in order Tor gentlemen
review tho general topic
Mr. S,Huly- Let him 20 on. "A
Mr. billiard resumed, IN the whole
gress ofihc argument, MIR Stanly wasnIs.t
To discover a single wrong on the part o.
South which ought to be reGresscd
Smnly took the course Of u member itomN'
York, who looks through the SHINE Ine4,l
as MIR Sinuly, md always votes iof it' "
moi Brnyisn aud other kindred measure
IT hJ mr. III uUJtUTyruUd 'rurrr--|. = M
" invited aggression, aud thrcn ieRea'
South should resist the military power Of Us
government Mr. billiard did not 20 i''
amendment; he, supported tic lnstrum'h
IL s. This Union is To be preseYedW
adherence TO lie organic law, and nto
or wny, through the series OF coming "
in the spirit of Edmund Burke. lie
freely, but claimed with him, HAT sone
must be pIFdoUgd To tfrr spirit al liAet-l 21
Slnnly lid not content himself with "
the grave af Washington, but he iT's,
Jackson MS having saved the country
spoke of General Taylor as having m M
or 10 use the military forces. The Nv.
around General Taylor's brow were ga Ia
earned, aud were. not to be crimsonf' III
blood His confidence IN Gen. IN SS.,re,
unlimited, and lie trusted lhatbs "' In IN %
would be found on the side offea"'
Philadelphia convention. Mr. swuH "yIT,,M
ing 10 defeat the nomination OF "r'''
-lpr--- ,,.,Ec-
Air Sinnly-I was not ii'-'''' '''i"
Church. .-.,,hht W
of the members proncness 20 "'s'si ,lN
cannot iorheur even now. s;'o,,r
wns ondeavoring to defeat the nou',, ,' az H.
General fuylor IN philAdelphla, ,, ~: ri "a
dence has grown with my kno"'. .I;sf
character of the distinguished e'''
billiard mnde some other RENAME.
Mr. Stnnly, 10y unanimous G ,Gl, ,b,l M
permitted to reply. lie was ",''ms NIB M
report of the proceedings shouiu Z. IA IN
rcnor,ed i'm tho Globe. and let the M"a
VINO WAS 10 blame. lie did not NV
Mr. Hilyord yyps within sound oil NJ N,
when no spoke yesterday, and 81. ". Irrs
While he (Mr 5. was speaking w. y, car
made remark which caught nv w.. ,ose
then it was he said h, would pay 10
to the gentleman from htai'a'na; -
MIR llilliartl-Whnt did shy
Mr. Stinly-Thnt it WINS not !,.oeo
Mr. Hilliard--You wholly hl,s,o,,r
my remarks. | simply asked q'''I
gentleman near sac. ,b,dH M
Mr S,n,tir-IlalX did Know w