New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-28

necessity which now induced him to add the epithe
! OF coward 10 those of kgave and traitor.
The CHAIR call the Senator to order.
ATslcR--" Order"
SEVERAL FoIcEs-" He is not out of or
der, perfectly righs.'l
Mr.. CLEMENS said he would not peak out Of
order No one who would allow the charge OF knaver]
to remain unnoticed for two months, and VINO woulI
take no other means to repe 1t than those resor.eo
to by the Senator, deserved the name OF man. Inc
Senator claims TO have oiscreoited the witness
Howl BY the evidence of two of his CO conspIra,
would not be received. No one who read tina,
speech would suppose that they had openly and
loudly cheered and applauded the Senator. he
meant no such thing. 1t was the attention. the evi
cent satisfaction with which they had listened 10
the Senator. The Senator from New Hampshire
(Mr Hale) had left his seat and come to the side Of
the Senator to hear him. When he had concluded
they congratulated him, and shook hands with him.
Does he deny that
Mr.. RHETT's response could not be
heard by the Reportersl
Mr.. CLEMENS to Mr.. CHAsE-Do you
deny that you shook hands with him
Mr.. CHASE said that he had, perhaps,
done the shaking hands part; but ne would tnahh
the Senator from Alabama to state upon wat au'
thonty he called him conspiraior with any one
Mr.. CLEMENS said that he would reply
but to one at time. The Senator from South Gar,
DINA could not deny that these congratulations ana
shaking of hands took place. There were plenty OIL
witnesses who saw it. All knew the intimate re
tons between the Senator and those Senators. All
knew that the Aboltionists had declared the constr
tuiOn compact with hell, and vet, the senator re-
ceved their Congratulations upon speech against
the Government Of his own country VINO was
disereCited-he or the Senator The Senator during
his controversy with ex Senator Foote, had sno "n
lis adaptation for private conversations concerning
others Ii had come out during that discussion tna'
the Senator had held private conversation win NJ.
Benton Concerning MI. Foote's course tOWdTu MI.
Calhoun. .
Who in South Carolina would suppose that
r. Barnewel Rhett had held consultations behind
the pillars of the Senate Chamber upon the mears
OF defending John c. Calhoun Though the seni'
tor was friendly here with MesTs Sumner chase,
and Seward though he received their cenghIula-
tons upon his speeches, vet at home he forsot MS
personal relations with them, and there Denounced
them as traitors TO the Constitution. The senator
complained Of being illuminated 1t was beyond
the power OF man to calumDiate the Senapr: Diu
he not get up In the Senate and proclaim himself
a ira tori How could calumny add to this avowal
He had never called the Senator traitor i'll he had
avowed himself enc, and no could 1t be ;alumny to
STYLE q man as he styled HIMSELF HI never had
much fancy for the Senator. He has declined the
usual courtesy OF acquaintance and introduction to
the Senator. He had never made himielf familiar
with the small social relations ofthe SeIator and he
had not attacked them-they were too snail game.
He had read In one Of the English poets descrip-
ton of darkness in which vlpers crawl among the
multitude. hissrg but siiDgless He knew this ap-
Kissing, all were aware he had no sting.
Mr.. JONES (Tenn.) said the Senator could
not getthrought to day and suggested al adjournment
I'LL 10 morrow
Mr. CLEMENS said he would reply to one
thing now and then would give way The Senator
had charged him with having made corrupt bargain
with Wing members of the Alabama Legislature for
his seat in the Senate. Had the Senator waited but
two days longer he never would have uttered that
charge. No man in Alabama had ever dared IN his
presence to utter that charge The Senator now re.
tailed the SANDER and placed himself in the same II
not worse position than the originator of the slam
der He pronounced it false and was authorized BY
several of those who were In that Wing Caucus to
declare in their names its falsty. He would now
say to the Senator who the retailer of the slam
der what he would utter if in his presence and he
asked the Senator to mark we'll his words, that that
charge was foul lie, unmigatcd and unredeemet By
the slightest sembance OF truth.
Without concluding he gave the foorto Mr. Jones'
on W hose motion the Senate adjourned.
During the whole day the Senate was
densely crowded. The Ladies occupied all the
standing places and most Of the seats in the report
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