Litchfield enquirer., 1858-03-25

rsort upon the nsoent taunts of Hammond of South Carolina, in which he declares the frmersand work ingncn of the North to be slayes-smud-siIls of so- cety." The eloquent reply is worthy ofbetter days than these In the midst of his remarks the South Caroinan interrupted him, plantation-sty with the .'lic direct,
 He said he would not reply now to the gentleman who had taken exception to Es reInurks but would reply generally at some future time Hewould only now say that the Senator tClarl) knows Le is de- pcting state of things which does not exist. Ma ny of his constituents, he knows, mot get din ner-
 Mr. Clark-Wih all due respect to the Senator I say that they not only get dinner. but can give one 10 the Senator if he it. But he would a- wise the Senator not to talk of mudsls there other wiss tv feet ten inches of ground-if that is the gen tle:nan's height-nlight be his portion In the Revolutionary war, blacksmith of New Hampshire gave his services to the State His father said to him 'Ife State is pcor, don't ask for your money new Aye, the due him stands the record in the capital of New Uampshire--so many pounds, so ma ny sliilngs-and his descenl lants proud of that record of his patriotism Little did the Son of that man [Clark himself think he would come into this Senate and hear the Senator from South Caralina call that father slave. Applause.
 Then followed long running fight; the policy of he Administration being to rei ist all motions to adjourn until they lad either starved or weared the opposition into consentins to close the debate. The details of this petty warfare would have no interest for our readers. Tie chief purpose of the effort seemed to be to prevent the speech of Douglas who was sick at the lime. Mir Wilson's language doubt less had its effect in putting down the iibrstering
 Give me, he said cup of water and a crust of 
 capital.
 Ten mcn sitting here, can hold you for forty days and forty nights.
 At half-past six Nj, tie Senate adjourned till noon "a victory for Freedom.
 Taesaay, 10th. Preston King. of New York spoke ably against Lecompon, followed by Mallory of Flor ida and Pugh of Ohio on tle otEer side
 Weo'"rsdy, 17tl This day Mir Crittent!en, the venerable Senator from Kentucky, tha friend and eolnpctr of Henry Clay, made great speech which the correspondent u the Evening Post calls "te tne- ral scrmon of the Lecompton Bill
 Hepronounccdi it fraud bagottcn in fraud and ifs projectors he stigmaiseu villains, describing the Lcconpton constitution the crowning act of their disaraceiul record He would not allow his Vote to Ut controlled by steiinnAIism He should vote as Senator Of the U"led States, and as such. knowing no seciien. but embracing the whole
 GN- lion to v"'e against l.ecomr,on ss it is TOW pre- scented. bat gave notice that at an early day he should offer all amendment alloy the people to vote upon it, and if il he adopted by them, 10 em. power ihe President to declare Kansas a State in 'he Union-t rejected, then to empo ger them to make another constitution.
 Mir. Clitenden was followed by Trumbull of Illinois.
 Thursday the 18th WIS occupied hy Toornbs of 'epfgi, oh iIe wroGg side, as.d Bell of Tennessee on tiie r;g..
 On Fr day, our own Srnator Mir Foster open- ed with powerful argument against the legality ot Lecompton. Mr. Clay made an ultra and vul. gar sperch hut ahler and with more show of rea- soning tiati his coadjnto have yet exhibited - lie denounced Union and Southern men who had opposed the Nebreska hil Tnis brought old Sam Houston to his feet, who replied with force ard el' quence, saying that Ie Nebraska bill was an lniamy the fatal source If al! plesen; ,ronb- les, ard telling Mir Clay to- remember that there were oiher white men South besides shareholders -men whose hard hands could gracp musket in defense Of the U..ion.
 The Saturdays session was occupied wi,l, speeches by Messrs Foete, Simmons, Brirht and Wilson, of two of whic!, the Tribune correspou- dent says
 It is the general impression here that no better speech than Mir Foo!es has ye, been mad. Oil tue kansas question. Certainly none has been more effective in delivery.
 In tue evening session, Senator Wilson spoke for nearly thaee hours, and made the best speech ne has ever mair. It was chiefly reply to Gov. Hammond, defending the Il echanics and laborers ot the no:th from lhc charge of being white slaves. He said tifit he was the son of labor. er and had b*en the greater part of his lie la- bof himself. He could not sit silent while the Wor"lng class was r+vied and insrfpresend - lie eioquently drreribed tse mani;ness, thrift. good conduct and intelligence of the working men oi the North and showed, ny an overwhelming array of evidence. that thei condition Was supe. ror to that of the non-slivehoIdiny whites at the South, and even to the mi ,rity of slaveholders.
 MT. Wilson's speech IS the for,y-ffth in this debate, the greatest deha,e in our history.
 At our latest daies-Monday at midnight the Senate had concluded to adjourn until the mex, day. Several speeches had been made on both sides. Among he most prominent were those of Messrs. Douglas and Broderieks
 
 tS At tlre Convention holden yesterday, Mir. CHARLRs ADAMS was again nominated for Probate Judge of this district. This is mos, satisfactory arrangement--irw men being more capable or m ore popular among us.
 The New Haven Convention