Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-05-06

'rKESTUcKr CLIHBER,"-.Seilat6ra GresA dsd
Ctitterdeu-A TIered Qvcstion.-Tn the Senate,
last week, Messrs Green and Crittenden
warmly debating the point whether the Admin
istration had backed down from the original
Lecompton ground, Crittenden proving that it
had, Green asserting that it had not Critten-
den stated his point repeatedly, mailing Mr..
Green with blows that must have hurt dread
fully. At last, this singular coiloquy come OFT :
Mr.. Green.-I understood the Senator before
and he may amend his position forty times, ls
n Kentucky climber could, bat it makes no diff
ference to me- Sir, I understand that the
friends Of Lecompton, from the beginning, have
said-
Mr. Crittenden.- ask the gentleman n
question, with his permission?
Mr. Grecn.-C Certainly.
Mr.. Crittenden.-I do not wish to HAYS any
misunderstanding.
SIR Green.-Not bit Of it.
Mr.. CrIttenden.-Ho says as Kentucky
- did not hear the wOrd exactly.
Mr. -Climber-that climbs UP, ycu
know.
Mr. CIittendcn.-That is the wordf
Mr. Green Yes, sir.
Mr.. Crittcnden.-It is phrase do not I'M
derstand, and presume the gentleman uses it
without any particular OF specific meaning what
ever attached IN u.
Mr.. Green.-I will explain, IL the gentleman
does not understand it.
Mr.. Crittenden.-Id do not, sir.
Mr. Green.-As soon as you are through,
will do it.
Mr. Criuenden.-I am through.
Mr.. Green.-There are certain men in Ken
lucky who hunt possoms, aud they go out AMI
sometimes cannot shoot them, out haze to ctiE!t
the tree after them, aud the higher they climb,
the more prominent they become. l do not
know anything about what his position is, bat
Kentucky climbers may think that thcTe is
something To he made out Of modification Of
the question.
Sir. Criuenden.-The gentleman grows more
and more mysterious every word he utters
shall take an opportunity, when ! can do ii
without interrupting him, to make reply.
Mr.. Green.-1 am very sorry the Senator did
not understand me.
Mr. Crittenden nm really at loss to un-
derstand but do not know whether it is me-
cessary to inquire further into II, what he meant
by the uIiusiOn 'Kentucky climbers" nm
really at loss to understand " hat these CLASH,
cal figures and illusions mean. l hope they do
not mean anything unkind. If they did, the
gentleman will pardon me for not replying to
them. If they were meant for my State, why,
do not know that have word to say about
it, have never, ia all my time in this Senate,
on any State of this Union. look upon them
in reality, and try to treat them habituay, rs
sovereigntIes which are represented here. do
not know whether the gentleman meant any
thing offensive to Kentucky, or TO reflect upon
her character. If he did, it exceedingly
unkind. | have nothing to say on the sub
ject. DO not know that it merits, or is wor-
thy of any explanation whatever. Old Ken
lucky stands there for herself She is above
the Iaunts that envy may cast upon her, how
ev6r humble and inadequate her representa-
tive may perhaps be to the subject She new
or can-
Mr. Green.-If the Senator will permit me t"
interrupt him. will state that meant moth.
ing unkind either to the Senator OF his State.
Mr.. Critlenden.-I thought the Senator did
not He meant nothing unkind, il under.
stand the gentleman, aud he cast 30 imputatiun
upon her. 2hc,, SIR, i Is only that curious
aud mysterious sort of.CgUrs or speech tohlch
do not understand. [Laughter.I have moth
ing more to say.
1t may be well, says the Cincinnati CONNER
eidl, to elucidnte that curious and mysterious
fgurative speech" by goi"g into Western elias
sizes The idea that the Senator from Missouri
intended to convey, finds its most striking illus.
trution in the habits and physiological peculiar
tiles of the monkey; aud that which Green
could not explain to the satisfaction Of Critten-
den. might have dawned upon the profound in
tclects of the Senate, had some Honorable Sem
ntor been gifted with the prompt sagacity AID
kindness to rccte the touching little Western
ballad commencing:
"Convsy to him the wholesome truth
Twas never kR0Un to fall
The higher up y mon key elitnbs
The more he SHOVE his tam"