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Correspondence of TIE Daily Free Press

Correspondence of the Daily Free Press
WAs.lINGroN, Jan. ii 1850.
In the Senate to-liy, Mr.. Cay Introduced a
resolution tn purchi>e the original manuscript
OF Gen. w ,shington's farewell address, which
is now in the ,SSesSion of some family in PM.
adel phia. The great orator Of the West, made
n short but exceedingly eloquent speech on the
occasion. 1t was characterize ID by all that deep
pa,riulic feeling, which has always governed
his heart. Tue grave Senators and the crowds
in the galleries were held in GREATNESS silence
while he was speaking In his remarks, he
took occasion to aIInde to the advice of Wash
nfon, touching civil discords and geographical
distinctions. THIS brought Mr.. Foo,e, of Miss.
TO his feet, who was OVERT ,wng with gal and
bitterness against the North. He said lie djl
not rise to oppose the resolution, bnt he would
vote millions for this manuscript if it wnud
have any effect upon the people nf the ,rtn,
and m TX tn IN qIet and less f,nallctl M
one had reason to eXp'c' such Il speech ON sucn
an occasion. on there are SOM SIlihhra S.n.
ators who let no opportunity pass, without snap
ping and snarlng at the y with. Very soon az
ter he commenced, he Ia.hed him elf into a
foam, and appeared more ra5,d Than Il hy"nl
in church yard. He beat the air with his
hand and arms. sh3,H his Ec,I. STAN ped his feet,
and acted As If H. was tit subject tor thr IN
zane Hospital. II, raised III. Voice TO such Il
pitch. that it broke mi cracked in h- hror
M king any thing but music. VI N of The
North he exclaimed with stcntnr IN lungs. ''b,
qnr! Stop W Iere ynn ara, and d. n,,' pn>h tine
South any i,rtheri'' AnI all this ami mrch
mare upon the simo!" qI'-ti II, wh"'hc C 80
press should authorize The Cnnnlr"e on lnn
Library, to purchase the original valed,ct,rv
address. of aShin4nt0n his country, ot &rlch hr
is called Father by common consent While the
rabil Senator was f,rling and toaming, Web
stcr was gazing upon him, with a dark and
trowning countenancr, As il he desPscd his
speech from the bottom o' his heart. could
see very plainly, that Webster was excited, and
] expected to hear him thunder, when Foo'e got
through, bat the Senator from the old Bay State,
very much disappointed me, Thrice he got the
floor when Foote finished his Violent speech,
but he WAS calm ana unm)ycd, seeming scarce
" to remember that the rabI Southencr <
spoken. In his, Webster showed his 49, 81
cunning. NJ. Clay had alluded to broken
goblet which he kept in hi, ptror, and one
which Washington used in his camp, during the
war Of the Revolution, saying that his friends
who visited him. looked upon this broken vessel
with deep interest from the association us which
clustered around it. Mr.. Webster cordiay res
ponled to all, the Senator from ntucky h,I
said, and Doid Of SON, m 'dtIs lie had in his pos
session which once belonged to- the Fi.her OF
his Country. These mni,ls were struck in
France, by order OF IL" Cpn'ncnal Congress,
and given 10 the o'i' as ol the ltevolntonar least
some six or eight 81 them. Diners in civil life,
such as Franklin had medals. Washington
collected these medals, some thirIeen in mum
ber put them in casket or mahogany box in
a circle and placed his own in the centre, Iii
casket fell into the hands at WAShngtons ex.
ecutors, and some twenty-five years ago. an at
tempt was made by Congress To purchase them,
" but" said Webster, turning and lookii III
tenlly upon Foot, with one of his own PECULIAR
dark frowns constitutional objections were re.
.ceived and Congress dad not buy them !
bought them myself
Tue Senator from Mississi ppi felt rebnkcd
for he Thought it strange that such II tilt "a he
ran against the North, should not even he allnd
ed to by the great pxpoundrrOf the Constitution
The resolution passed., and then another IN
up in which the subject of S very was lnvoIv-
ed. Mr. Butler, of South Carolina, had The
floor, and a most violent speech he made. Thl'
gentleman has white. buShy head, and most
sanguine Temperament. lie il the very embod
ment of South Carolina feeling and sentiment
lie told the MISUNDERSTANDING States they ha,
the majority, and that Isajpr'ty was increasing
but he warned them of the Consequences o
passing the Wmot Proviso, assuring then
with great vehcmcnce that tho South wonlt
forbear no longer Mr. Webster sat gaz'n4
upon him for a while, and then left the S nal'
chamber, Mr.. Clay heard him through and &c
casionally laughed 10 see the foam the MSsl-
sppian had dashed himself into. The 'n'uck
ian seldom frowns, bIr Webster can', help i
when he hears such wrath and fury from South
ern gentlemen. Almost every question tina
now comes up calls out expressions of South
ern feeling no matter what it is, the Sonlherr
men fancy they see in it blow aimed at thei
peculiar institution. Heaven help them
The President is all right and firm as TN
Green Mountains ] dln't suppose your Bar
iington Courier wonld frighten him bit. eve
II he should see number of it. Old Z,ck don
desire to have slavery extended one single inc
beyond ito present constitutional limits. lie
your soda-foun,an put that in his pipe an
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