The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-24
THIRTY-sECOND CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.

Senate.
WAsHroros, April 20, 1852
Business was commenced at half past II o'clock.
THE PRIVATE CALENDAR, ETC.
Mr. HUNTER moved to postpone the private calendar
and take up the Deficiency bill.
Messrs CLEMENS HAMLIr, Dowrs, and WALKER opposed
the further posponcment of private bills three weeks
having elapsed since private bills considered
Mr.. Hunters motion rejected
Mr.. GwIr moved to postpone the calendar to take up
the resolution providing that every third Friday
devoted to private bills to which there objcc-
tion and after debate the motion was referred
Mr.. HALE renewed the motion and the resolution was
taken up and amended, to commence to-day, and
The Senate disposed Of twenty private bills; among
them one directing allowance of $1,000 in the settle
ment Of the accounts Of Charles g. Hunter late the
navy.
The body then adjourned till Monday.
CONSUL FOR SWITZERLAND.
The Senate in Executive Session have confirmed the
mination Of William q. Kiddoren, Consul for Swift
zerland
House OF Representatives.
WASHINGTON, April %, 1852
DIFFICULTY BETWEEN MEssKs. AND BROOKS
EXPLANATION or THE LATTER.
MIR BnooKs, (whig) of N. Y, said he found long ar
ticle in the Congressional Globe which referred to him
he therefore asked leave to make personal expana
tion.
CRrEs-"Agreed," Agreed" $50 ahead"
Mr. SrAsLr, (whig) of N. G.. wished to know how far
other gentlemen would have similar privilege,
q The SrEAKER asked-Docs the gentleman object
Mr. SrAsLr-I only want all others implicated or in
voyed to have the privilege the gentleman from
New York
Mr. Brooks sad he would not ask the privilege If it
possible for him. through the newspaper press to
make the record.
Mr. SrANLr remarked that he would have no objection
If the gentleman would confne himself what had been
said Of him in the Senate If the gentleman alludes to
others, then let them have opportunity to reply
CRIEs-"Nery well' Go on-goon.n
Gentlemen clustered the neighborhood Of Mr. Brooks
and there was intense anxiety all the hall to hear
him.
Mr. BROOKS, in his preliminary said it had been his
pride and ambition, while he had been member Of Con-
gress to devote himself exclusively to public business
and upon all occasions and at all times whenever pro-
per topic was before the House to confne himself
TO 1t. There in Mr.. hangums speech various
allegations and the first was, that a certain let
ter, which appeared in the New York Express,
was written or indhed by him. Now in the most SOLEMN
manner he had already denied this Ills position here
editor had often embarrassed him AMI he had taken
occasion to say when he first member 9f the House.
that in all political personal matters anything mp
pertaining to persons he would have concern what
be in any degree responsible what was in his
paper because thinking il Le did adopt that course
he should be holding personal relations with gentlemen
Of orpoe politics or political relations which from the
greater freed of newspaper discussion than that which
and embarrass. lie had refused to anything which
his correspondents had written before the letters
mailed but had insisted upon the striking out omis
sion OF personal attacks upon members Of Congress In
accordance with this rule he had stricken letter
alluded to by the gentleman from North Carolina recc
tons upon that gentleman. Indeed all the personal
matters he wished TO strike out, but remonstrance
was made to him that the rumors which put
forth in that paper, which were in
the mouth Of almost every man-rumors of course.
hut the existence of which the writer could not
deny in the form they were stated lie denied the
hiaI
the Ed7rcss in connection with that letter Before God
and Heaven he never saw word item Of that
editorial until he saw IL in print; but it said there
is aromarkGbe similarity Of language between that letter
and The language he used in Having the
letter and b EN- fired by its sentmentsjust and true
il but natural that. in the warmth and oxcemont,
he houd have given utt,rance 10 the thoughts and
the same language for the language and thoughts
his, and thoee OF many others associated With him
There snid he in this arclc (mcanng Mr. Mangums
spc ch,) IN instruction that am gentleman. Do you
kntv Ulo constitutes the board which 10 pass lDon
what ccrftitut,s gentlemen and to ADJUST the quail
tes and character o gentleman There IL nothing on
,arti more difficult TO d.crie-though every one has
the idea Ia his minda beau ideal Of what constitutes
pCntl, man but when you approach the definition Of
what constitutes gcnty. thcre Is nothing upon which
mankind viii more differ bot as to what constitutes
NIL man. there is really very little difference If
opr lon among mankind; and all the world VIII
sLito soyng thai he who fresh from Billings
gate the bacolaneian orgies Of some midnight reycl
and yont t,th hi bile In American senate against
associt number ol Congress IN another House T.
Ccntltman. have been accused that much OF my poll
teal lie haf been affected ny ne fact that in my earlier
days my mhfurtune fortune rather IL have lost
ny h,ult tbe Other side Of the Potomac aud come a
l,d with the sou,h ty matrimonial Interests That
tainy Veiy grave charge cmon% 3thers aud which
co,linut. 10 be 5nio agast M III iii. Northern cities
INT charge cf higher Importance s that 1 have the
LCcr a coiriafc ana that roll u great luxury. with
Httntd sCtaIts IL the ,treets Of the metropOlu he
gentle iaA stnkf tie carriage Of another meinbar
q oTges suoh are my snpc habits and tastes, that
have been in the csriagc 20 which he audes bat
two O. hrco times in my liio os much prefor ny
vAlk tie trIito A. 10 ly f,l seryantt ti rather
u diivcnty n,bro " savcry tban BY ths