The North-Carolina standard., 1850-03-13
Correspondence of the Richmond Enquircr.1

WASHINGTON, March 6, 1850.
have witnessed to-day one of the most disgrace
fu and Notifying specacles that it fell to my
lot to observe. l have seen Southern man turning
traitor to his people at this trying moment, and
doing more mischief to the rights of the South and
the cause of the Union, than fifty most rabid abol
tionists. attempt brief narrative: MI. Feather
ston of Mississippi had the floor and made logical
and admirable argument agans: the admission of the
State of California, unless Southern rights at
and the same time guaranteed in the measure of ad
justment. At the end of Mr.. F.'s hour the famous
Stanly of Carolina got the floor and pronounced
the most miserable arrago of nonsense, misrepresen
ation and treachery to the of the South that
lever listened to. His speech abounded in the vest
party slang, and at this particular moment is better
calculated to give laid and comfort " to the fanatics
than forty thousand speeches of such men Horace
Mann or Giddngs. Stanly commenced by ridicul-
ing the idea that the North had made any aggressions
on the South. He took up, one by one, the various
aggressions complained of by the Soutf-contended
that they were all humbugs-that the South had no
cause to complain, and that all the present agitation
signed to make capital for the Democrats He fully
admitted the constutionality of the Wilmot Proviso
defended the repeal of the 2lst rule against the
cepon of Abolition petitions, and made speech SO
thoroughly northern, that, unless knew that he dis
graces forth Carolina her Representative, should
have taken him for .anting f,se-s0e,:
The most brutal and disgracefu portion of Stanlys
speech was his gross attack on his fellow Whg, Mr..
Hilard of Alabama, who, you will remember, has
stood up nobly and galantly for the South and who
is eloquent minister of the Methodist Church. So
intense is Stanly's hatred for every who declares
his intention to stand up for the South at all hazards
and to the last extremity" that he made most Of
fensive onslaught on Mr.. Hard, and hoped he would
not again desecrate the scriptures by drawing from
them arguments to induce brothers to Cut each Others
throats. Mr.. H., in manly and digni6ed terms, said
that he had done s. refused to accept the
Panaton, and proceeded still further to misrepresent
H. in offensive language. H. called him to order,
and said that no gentleman would have resorted to
such conduct-especially it was well known that,
from his profession he could not avail himself of the
usual mode of adjustment. The House was at once
in uproar and excitement-and a fierce by-play oc-
Cured between the two members. Mr.. H. said S.
must allow him to set him right. Must said S.,
with bitterly contemptuous tone. "You shall, -
retorted H.. with frmness. Miserable devil, -
hissed Stany, in soto uoce, and looking directly
at H. We standing at the reporters desk, just
behind Wilmot's seat, and these disgraceful ,cords
reached US scih perfect dstinetness And this is the
man who boasts that Old lack will save the Union,
and who asserts that the citizens of Nashville will
drive out of its limits the disunon traitors (as
he calls the delegates of the Southern people, assem-
bled guard the rights of the South,) 'who shall
desecrate the ashes of Jackson"