The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-03-10
MR. FEssENpENs SPEECH.

The correspondent OF the N. Y. Courier
and Enquirer, after abiding to the speech
Of Mr.. Toucey, Of Connecticut, says:
! Mr. Fesssuden followed this luminary
of Connecticut Democracy, and depicted
with eIoouence and force the State Of public
opIn,on NJ the North on this question, and
pointed gu, the probable consequences Of
the outrage"
The..conespondent ofllle New York Times
says
Mr.. Fesseuden's maiden speech in The
Senate, on Friday night, against This OH,
was bold, forcibIs and manly, fully sustain.
Ing his high reputation. Fair men who
heard him as the Union did not, generally
concede this, The dsparagng and discour-
ieous remarks Of the Administration organ
Notwithstanding.
A correspondent, Of the New York Tribune
says:
As I entered the Senate Chamber about
10 o'clock las, night, ! found The new Sena'
Tor from Maine, Mr.. Fesscnden, making
most aalan, onslaught upon the Nebraska
conspiraiors. II was speech that they will
remember-manly, causiic, and defiant. II
was glorious TO see The little band OF faithful
men in the Senate, made larger and strong
er by such an addition, and deeply sensible,
know, are his coTpeers, OF the strength
and encouragement thus brought to their
ranks. All around him were The bullying,
briggart majority, flushed with anticipated
victory, and some Of them am mortified
10 say, beasily drunk. He nevertheless
with undaunied courage held them all at
bay. Twice Senator Butler Of South Caro-.
lima advanced toward the Senator rom
Maine with clenched fists and flushed face,
MS il TO commit personal assault, bu; this
OILY brought forth renewed and redoubled
blows of eloauencs and logic from the new
Senator. He told the South, what they
should have been told in 1850, iha, il they
de-ire 10 leave the Union they need no, de
lay their departure an hour on occouni o
the North. They have frightened us to'
many times with that bugaboo, 10 succee'
this time.
Another correspondent Of the Tribun'
says:
But perhaps The most significant event
the night was the maiden speech cf tn
new Senator from Maine, Mr.. Pitt Fessen
den. His debut was eminenlly successful
He commanded strict attention from al
sides, aud enforced the conviction on al
The Senators present, that not only had
new member come among them, but ,ha
new man had made his appearance in TN
body. Mr.. Fessenden's speech was bold
fluent, clear, and hard as flint. He 40
dressed the Southern gentlemen as ihoug
they were old acquaintance, and told then
that, il agitation ives renewed with increas
ed vigor in consequence OF the passage Q
the Nebraska bill, he wished them 10 III
derstand now ,ha, they would have nobod
10 thank for il but themselves. Aud iha
for his pan, il the bill did they might bu
him down rs just beginning TO agilaie. A
for any threats Of dissolution Of the Union
on accoun, of agitation, he desired them Il
consider further that they disturbed him no
a, all. He had heard them before, and h
knew how empty all such threats were. IL
reply TO Judge Butler, who warmly declared
that the South were moi pretending 10 fayo
disunion in order TO quiet agitation, bu
were really in earnest, "Very we'll" sail
Mr.. Fessenden, " beg you not 10 delay
any business Of that sort on my account.
Several other hits Of equal point fell from
him in rapid succession. One bys,andel
remarked tina, his guns appeared 10 be all
doublesholled, and another remarked tina
!, was the hes, speech he had heard in The
Senate on Tho subject, for il was one straight
TO the point, and one that !, required no Of
fort TO understand.
The friends of freedom may congratulate
themselves upon the acquisition 10 the Sen
ale AT this junc,urc Of such mau us Mr.
Fessenden.