Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-03-14
WAsHISGToN, March 4, 1850.

Y
This day has pissed, and the Uniun is
yet safe The bloody scenes which j,
was wildly predicted would take place, did
not occur, an the lie il thus again given
10 certain lelter-wri,ers.
was 10 the House during the whole
session. Two speeches were made by
Il Norhcrn members, and one by South
orn member tbs latter was full Of blood
and thunder, but no damage was DONE
! Upon my word, ] shoald think that man
I could sleep better after .hrowing of such a
mess Of stuff, as was discharged from this
gentleman trom Mississippi. He was sx-
cessively rampant, although he prOicssed a
! great deal of patriotism, and announced an
enormous quantity ot love for all mankind,
the Union in particular, and especially his
4" Northern brelheren." He Was one of
The ranting, iavlng kind, and openly an
nounced lha, unles. The South could have
the privilege of carrying SawIy into the
| new Territories, if they desired it. he pre-
the question a. asked the other day, on
the floor, by q Northern member, hOlV the
! Union could be dissolved. Ho would tell
them, he would point them to the exam
! pie of our fathers, in the Revolution Hey
had dissolved a Union, and we could do the
same, by similar means. He was not in
] II al, IaI; &
hut spoke until The speakers hammer
brought him to his seat, while he was in
/ the very midst Of one of his high-strun2
rhapsndics of universal love, streams Of
blood, stars and stripes. spread eagles, &c.
Everything passed off very quietly, and
| | do not think that there was even the US
nal excitement in the House, although
! there was more than the usual attendance
/ of members, and the Galleries were very
! crowJe
Mr.. Calhoun's speech was read in the
9, oate, aud distributed in pamphlet form
e not yet had time 10 read il.
Tbs oain topic of conversation nov is
.,o,;o. in rs.ard 10 Mr.. Webs,er's
- ..r .o,. tse IL 10 not generally known
r,s, a,LLo I'll take, that is wha,
the particular features : ''' a'su''e"' WIN
be, although it IS generally '"P'O'e' ''"'
he will assume the view iah, '' ',o
President IN hi- Message in regard ~ = "''
f,rnla. Ii i, universally thought here IT.
i, will be ID ,uiel Webster's greatest effort,
an surely This wll be worth making
Mecca-pi'grimage to Washington, TO hear.
Tie excess OF gayetY, the pruiuseness oi
fashiunaoie life IN oil its ultaism, row cx-
lists in Washington All grades and hues
NE here congregaIed, ard tbs daily and
nightly exhibitions Of humarity's msera.
be weaknesses, are truly disgusting. Ii is
dill u t 10 hear anything talked off among
The mass rs, and particularly among people
of the world, except la Is, parties, rccep-
tons. levces, dresses, flrralonS, matches,
beauty, heIles, md all such rgmarole and
non ensc. II rings IN your ears from morn
ing until night, wherever you go and
among nearly all whom You meet The
disgusting monotony is occasionally reliev-
ei, hlwever, by association with a person
of sume heart and soul, some truth-ovnr
person Of sincerity, who talks coma on
sense. But such an one is indeed rare
ami all the snuhs and upsiarts, the duvel-
ings and whelps OF this " c ~ of magnii-
cent distances" this metropolis of luXuri-
a., ,pIendor, of accommodating sensuaIsm,
of gorgeous nothingne>s. cannot des-
crIbe on paper all ,ha, is to be seen here
person must be un The spot, aud observe
with his own eyes, if they would have an
adequate conc option Of life as it Is, in
Washington. :.