The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-28
the evening slip Of paper was handel in, which READ

Il: 'a;'s s..a,s.
"A Mr. Davis pledged himself to the caucus that this
paper was In the handwriting OF Mr.. Clemens, the
stood up in the SENATE xnd denounced him IS TRAITOR
and false to bis principles and to honor He now CON-
sdered that he had made good the statement that he
would discredit the witness and to the Sen and
country that the witness not entitled to credit when
he denounced and illuminated others He regretted
the necessity the explanation and returned thanks
to .he Senate for opportunity Of vndicatng himself
Mr. CLEMErs said that yesterday he had received
note informing BIN that the Senator from South Carolina
intended to reply day. to his speech Of December
last He somewhat surprised to hear also that that
Senator had advised theSenste galleries. reporters letter
writer's and every one else in order that goody num-
Der might be there to witness bis death ct the hands Of
the honorable Senator lie regretted that tho Senator
had not given him an opportunity Of dying decently
He could not understand the Senator's apparent gno
upon all things connected with the passage Of tho
compromise. The honorable Senator has at all times
manifested euch complete ignorance upon his (Mr O)
that he must attribute to it, end to his blindness
and self concet upon all matters relating to himself that
total of the speech he had commented
In that speech the Senator says that hs called
''trsitor and knave.n No other man who reads 1t
will have 1t and now If he believed this charge Of
kpavery was In fact made agsnst him why has he wait
ed for months to conooct and frame speech upon il
swered till this time and now only in this manner
He could not resist the necessity which now induced
him to add the ephet Of coward to those Of kuare ana
traitor.
The CHAIR called the Senator to order
ssvERAL Vo,cEs s-He is not out of order; perfectly
right.
one who would allow the charge Of knsverv to lin
uDnoticed for two months and who would take no
ether to repe it than those resorted to by the Sc
nator deserved the name OF The senator claims to
Of two Of his co consprators In Alabama the evidences Of
parties implicated would not be received Ne who
read that speech would suppose that they had openly
and loudly cheered and applsuded the Senator. Hs
meant no such thing 1t was the attention-the evil
dent satisfaction with which they had listened to the
Senator The Senator from New Hampshire (Mr HALEY
had lett his s,at and to the side Of the senator o
hear him. When hs had concluded they congratulated
him. ard shook hands with him. Does he deny that!
Me- RHrrrs response could not be heard ~ the re.
Mr. CLEMENS to Mr. Chase-Do you deny that you
shook hands with him
Mr. CHASE said that he had perhaps done ths shaking
hands partbut he would thank the Senatsr from Ala.
bana to state upon what authority he called him
MIR CLEMENS said that he would reply but to one at
time Tho Senator from South Carolina could not deny
that these congratulations and shaking OF hands took
place. There plenty Of wtne who saw it. All
knew the intimate relations between the Senator and
those SenAtors All knew that the aboitioniss had de-
clared the constitution compact with hell and yet
the Senator received their upon speech
sgapst tho government OF his own country. Who was
drcreded he tho Senator? Tho Senator during his
controversy with ex Senator Foote had shown his
adaptation for private conversations concerning Others
bad come out during tht discussion that th Senator
bad held private conversation with Mr.. Benton
cernDg Mr. Foote'S course towards Mr.. Calhoun. Who,
in South Carolina, would suppose that r. Barusweli
Rhett had held consultation behind tho pillars of the
Senate chamb,r upon the Of defending John Q.
Calhoun? Though he Senator friep ally hors with
Mesns Summer Chase, and Seward though he received
their oopgrs upon his speeches. yet at home
he forget his personal relations with them and there
denounced them traitors to the constitution. The
Senator complained Of being ca,umniat.d--t was be-
yond the power Of man to caum Mate the Senator Did
he not get up In the Senate and pro,lam himself q
traitor 10, could caiumny add to this ayo.al' he
himself one an how could it be calumuy to style
man as he styled himself He never had much fancy
for the Senator He had declined tho usual courtesy
of acquaintance and introduction to the Senator He
hsd never made himself familiar with the small social
relations the Senator and he had attacked them
They were too small sams lie had reac Ia oss Of the
viPers crawl among the multitude kissing but sngles
BE knew this applied to the Senator for though he
continually kissing, ell were aware he had no sting
Mr. JONES, (whig) Of Tenrsseee, said the Senator
could not get through day and adjourn
ment till omoIrow.
Mr.. CLEMENS said he would reply to ono thing now,
and then would give way. The Senator had charged
him with having made corrupt bargain with whig
members Of the Alabama Leg stur for his seat In the
Senate Had the Senator waited but days longer he
would have uttered that charge No msa in Ala
bsma had dared In his presence, to utter that
charge The South Carolina Senator retsiled the
sander and placed himself in the same If not worss po
etion, than the originator Of the SANDER lie (Mr C
pronounced II false and unauthorized would be made
known by several Of those who in that whig
who decisre in their names its fasity He would now
what he would utter in the presence Of the originator
Of it. and b. asked the Senator to mark well his words
that that charge foul lie uumitigated and
DEE med by the slightest sembsnce Of truth.
Without concluding, he gave the floor to Mr. Jones,
whose molten the 6enate adjourned
During the whole day the Senate denssy wded
The ladies occupied all the standing places and most Of
the seats In the reporters gallery