Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-03-03

could not have expected this course Of remark
from my honorable coileage from Tennessee.
| am taken wholly by surprise, but ask for
no time. feel fully prepared and competent
now to answer all that be has said, SO far as l
can remember it: and if be has said anything
which do not now remember, am willing
that any gentleman shall suggest 1t to me.
must be permitted to say, that the course
of my colleage has been wholly inconsistent
with the sentiments and feelings he has pro-
fessed towards me since have met him In the
Senate. confess, sir, that l have formed
| very different opinion of him. He said to me
| in express terms: .If could have understood
| you, and you could have understood me, there
| never was any occasion for any unffiendly
feelings between U.S. He will not deny that.
dare him to deny it. / further said that
whatever differences there might be between
| him and me-and said it in mild and cour-
| teous terms-though there, might be radical
| differences. vet, as colleagues, as Senators
| from the same State, we should not exhibit
! those scenes which sometimes have been ex-
| hibited between colleagues from the same
! States. / have the utmost adherence for this
| species of collisions between Senator'S repre-
senting the same sovereignty, the same State.
| have always regarded il as principle that
| / would endeavor TO conciiiate, and act with
Senators opposed to me in this body in a cour-.
teous and friendly spirit. | have always
thought that we should never exhibit our
States in an unfriendy attitude, although we
maintain firmly our own opposite sentiments.
had trusted never to witness this sort of col
lison and contention, which, beg my col
leagues pardon for saying, think degrading
alike to both. | thought, from my converse
tions with my colleague, since he has been
here that he concurred with me. that if there
was anything on earth that ought TO be avoid
ed, it was the collisions and contentious that
/
rily, between Senators from the same State
have the utmost adherence for. Violent
will not say vulgar-collsions and passages
| between Senators from the same State, on the
floor of the Senate of the United States; but
must express to you now, sir, and to the Sen
ate, my deep modification to see that have
been misled.
| believe there were no two men between
whom there could be more determined OPP
position of opinions and sentiments in regard
to the principles by which this government is
regulated and controlled, than Mr.. Turney, my
late colleague in the Senate, and myself He
was a self-educated man. a man of naturally
great powers of intellect. He had no academical
education, no education at all except that which
he derived from his intercourse with society,
his observation of men and his own reading.
When he came into the Senate, there are some
here now who will bear witness that although
he was one of the most decided men in oppo-
siton to my course and views on this section
al question that | have ever met with, al
though he united with the extreme ultraists
of the South, in their protest against the COM
promise measures of 1850, yet there never
was one word from him to disturb the courte-
Gus relations which ought to exist between
Senators from the same State III this body, in
{ my opinion. Other gentlemen may have diff
ferent views on this point, but cannot alter
mine.
| must further say that it IL appearant,
| from the course and tenor of my colleagues
argument and the time which he occupied,
f fully three hours, in answer to what suppo-
sed was a very temperate, moderate, molten
: sive exposition of my course and review
of the action of the Legislature, in relation to
me, that he was carrying out preconceiyed
J purpose. / studied what / should say in
, presenting the resolution; although l could
not speak in the language my own mind
would have dictated, because was anxious TO
do nothing inappropriate 10 the subject or in-
: consistent with the feelings and principles
have felt, and was particularly DESTROYS ofnot
going beyond such declarations of opinion as
l thought my colleague would not feel himself
bound to reply to. But, sir, Notwithstanding
my conservative feelings, and, as l thought
courteous tone, (and beg to say again, with
a disposition not to conflict in any way OF
f trespass on the feelings of my colleague in the
slightest degree,) in expressing my sentiments
in relation to the preamble and resolutions
which have been presented to-day, he has
most Unexpectedly made one of the bitterest,
one of the most insulting, and most personal
replies in every respect, that malice, premed
tated malice, and determination could invent
My colleague has replied to me to-day with
. books all marked down, with their ear-marks
accompanying them.
AS he continued in three hours speech
occasionally throwing in the most insulting
personal allusion, the assignment of motives
that any man could possibly conceive, no one
who heard his enunciations this floor in
regard to me could doubt the feeling which
prompted them. Wholly unexpected are they
to me. l regret it, deeply, sincerely, mo-
only with reference to my own self-respect
and the respect which is due to this body, bu
on every other ground l regret it deeply
Some of the gentlemen around me have said
defer this until tomorrow; think oft, and SEE
what you will do" Sir, | am ready now to g
on. | ask no time to consider the replies
which are du. to such assaults as have beeI
f made ON me by my colleague or any othe
e member of the Senate who chooses to supper
f him and back him. Now or at any othe
l time, am ready TO meet him. 1t requires n,
: reflection.
: Mr.. SEWARD. Hope the Senator will ALLOW
# me
: Mr.. BELL. No sir; if you please, ALLOW
! me
y The PRESIDING OFFICER, Mr. BIGGs.1 TIL
a Senator from Tennessee is entitled to tn
o floor.
/ Mr.. BELL / am ready now, and | vii
i proceed if it is the wish of the Senate that
II shall.
n Mr.. SEWARD arose.
IA Mr.. BELL No. sir; will have no inter
e vention in regard to the course of my colleagu
}, on this subject
+ Mr.. SEWARD. / wish to move an adjourn
r ment.
II Mr.. BELL / am bound 10 vindicate m
e honor.
, Mr. FooT. ] hope the Senator from Ter
e nessee will, on a moments reflection, yield {
II the general desire of the Senate to adjourn
: and stop this discussion for to-day right her
IN The PRESIDING OFFICER. Does the gentl,
.e man from Tennessee yield the floor!
Ne Mr.. PuGH. With the permission of m
II friend from Tennessee, as he can speak to MOI
n advantage tomorrow, will move that til
& Senate proceed to the consideration of execl
& tive business. rf
l. Mr.. BELL ! will YIELD on condition ths
D. | have the floor for tomorrow. rFrr
l. Ranking and the Currency I'm Ter
m $3.50 rs-a nessee.