Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1852-03-20
MESSRS. CLEMENS AND RHETT.

Or iu-f ir. graph ar.p4 'e.e.. and The 'e.r~r
81 eF ui.iIa-a1 cores. rtai or. have sts.--t
oar readers t.i fh--- tt, -aafrfa-n have hrH
a o-5-al4. a t-rratiln 10 ,h- senate of The Ual-
I'D states. iaa lsr.st-- employed be- ta- con
isasei-y va. aial tarr ua,uird 10 ttsi p'ic-.
here wl. 20 .il- ~a-u .u-a vas nrt mIl.ged
there iYi 70 a's y-aIs the digni, OF ibr sen
ale ha- teen sam. what impaired aud aJhouga
'his bpu n~ter-n he S1Htt-ra >en,tofs IDe. M
create a. mach .urpsre a. u would have dom
twenty year. ago, q Is ELL very much cut Of
p.cae e.sd Ibefe.
Ga rhe 23I Of December Ias,. Senator Clem,
ems, e Alabama. utir sperch on tha Com
pr,m.sr lH.. 20 which occurred the following
passage
The scene We witnessed the other day d1
ring ibr delivery b, ihe -tnai1r fom South Car.
cl'ua ( ilr. RaeuJ OF his iIrgagqe, surprised 90
. one Eetr BEL 81 would have been a matter ct
profound a,l agi.Lmrut 10 he country. If they
could have been spectators u what occurred
There was toe Senator from Massachusetts,.
Nlr. Sumuerl the Senator from Ohio, (Nr.-
Chase. aud TO-. Senator from New Hampshire
. (Nr. ilaIe.l "a hcrrd abou, him. in a sort Of ia
teruai rinI. while the cuunlenauce Of the SEN
ator from New York Mr. seward wa. radiant
with g'idness. bl- wa exhibited the spec
Dsrlr OF an extreme Saulhrrn senator denoun
eng, IN no measured terms he government Of
his country, and declaring himself disuioaid
ca arr"uni 81 wrongs heaped upon bin With tau-
rd5d ibo'aioHlst - thus lana contains, drinking
~ hIs "o'd, With aug'r APPRECIATION applaud.
ing. cheering and encouraging him. All lhjs
Wa nothing new 10 Us. however strange il NAY
app ar to The plain AID honest ,enmanry oil The
county Nor va, II, when calmly considered,
at all Unnatural
= fellow feeling makes us woneerous kind
There IS a sympuhy ~ treason, as EeH as in
klarery; ami those rho are earnestly stirring
10 accomplish he same aud asei not quarrel
about tts separate means capt0ycd"
Friday ldst, Va. RHErr caird the attention
Of ihe Senate 20 hi- pass x Ia VIZ. CLEMENS
speech. lie ,raird that he bad indngrd the
hope i'al wifh h. alteration with Nj. FouTE 40
personal controversy on be subject bad cea,rd,
aud he expressed hi regret thai tot. hope wa
not rralIz Mr. r. thrn Proceeded, a. be al
ledged. TO discred.t lh- testimony OF Mr.. &. Tie
appsalei to tss, Srna = 10 -at whether he vas
applauird rs any d the Senators named. IL
asked she senator from Massachusetts, whether
he had nrpI nlyd him on the occasion.
3 Mr. SUMNER answered that BIZ had not, bu on
the eourarl entertained strong Feelings o d..
seat from tbr d.unDon sentiments Of BE Senator
from Nh Carops.
NJ RHgrr urx appealed to Nr CuAr who
answerd thai a, lar r. Nr. T. SUSTAINED ibe
State II GIT doclrnes oC Jed''f,ol anI. Madison,
be aged With hun; but when be- spoke against
c the Union, hJ dssrn'ed fom him entirely. he
c had however, gwen no outward expression OF b..
appreciation 81 dD.apprnba,ioa.
Mr.. RuErr vonid have il to the county haw
far The Senator wa, enlHtrd 10 credit IA bIs char.
gee lie thea changed upon The Sonata neon.
slsteucips ia bis speeches, and quot from them
to prove it. H. charged tat he got into he
senate BIS a coalition Of potion OF the De,no-
crolic parry with Tie Wings ct The tabama
] Legi,lalure-hr received the Support Of n" lat
) ter parry on tie ground rf tn ioluwiog pledge
conmun 'ared % thal pAry 10 cause
Il elected 10 he United ) ale, Senate,
pledge m,srf that | wal support The adunIs,fa.
lion If General Taylor"
Signed, JERE. CLEMENS
Mr.. K commended that be had d,,credted the
vi nrss, aud shawn b he was not Ia coHdI'
ton to sraign oilers,
Mr. CLsM,Ns tea n d with much bitterness
: lie SAID the Senator had complained thai be hto
, called him "kuave" AID traitor" lie voult
now add to these, the epthet Of coward
MIR. e was here checked by the Chair Mr.. {.
cotiuu,d thai he would not ,ake another oppar'
luniD to defend him ell from the charge OF 'kua.
T very, bu, would resort 10 this mode, did MOI
descrrc ne name Of msat'
! The senator. continued Nr Clemens. had
said be had dlscredned the witness. How, anc
by whom BY the evidence OF two OF his co.
conSpirat rs.
0 No one, bat the Senator, supposed that he
meant that the Senators from Massachusetts
Ohio and New Hampshire had made open dem
on.rutions OF applause. or had given expression
= to cheer; but II was the evident Satisfaction
with which they listened to him. The Senator
G from New Hampshire had EFF his seat, and occu-
pied one near the senator; aud alter he had con
cluded his speech, they snrru ded him, shaking
hands with and congutulauns hun. This the
Senator could not deny.
Mr., Chase wa, understood to say thai he had
Nh c, then asked The Seustor from Aahama
upon what auiho'uy he sly ed him as a co,con-
spltainr Of any one.
Nr. Clemens sand ne coud answer hut one a
tune He then alluded to he apparent,
: warm and friendly personal feh ions wnicn ex.
i,i,d b.lwern the SrRarat from South Carolina
ana then the Senator from Massachusetts
Nj Sumner, land the Srnrtor from Ohio. Nr
Chase lie appeared hrre on all occasions on
he mos, friendly terms with them; while a
home, ia >ouih Corallna, be denounced them a
traitors, as men belonging TO lha, pa'y-he Al.
= oltaus,--who mad resolved thai the constitution
= was compact hell, &c.
d The Senator complied that he had coumniated
c him. Il was bryong lhc power Of man to d.
It, Did nni the >enttnr rel IN here in the Sen
Il ate and prottaau himself traitor And nov
u conpin aimed a hr eau my that he (Nr. c. had
I, charged him with being taat which he had open.
! y ayowed himself 10 be-