Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-01-27

The scene in the executive session oi the SEN
ate on Friday evening last was one OF the most
extraordinary that ever occurred IN any aEn9eE-
alive assembly Ia the civilized world Inc
telegraphie sketch Of the affair, copied into the
EseaiHa Pot Of Saturday from morning pa
per. does not state all the Ects nor exhibit the
virus of the words uttered The President sent
70 the Senate the name Of Mr. Potter, ex mem
Der Of Congress from Ohio, as, Collector oil the
Miami district in that State Mr. Pugn rose,
and, With good deal OF ieeiinS, oPPoSeh ti'e
confirmation Of Potter. He said the man wno
had been removed by Mr. Buchanan 10 gave NT'
Potter the place was his (Pngh's) friend that
the President kneT such TO BE- the fact, GHd re-
Hqoresf him boc4HSs g'teh tcGs the Jaet- lie oe-
clarel, with emphasis, that II the PreSldent oi
the United States desired to make q persona
onslaught upon him he couid come on-the
sooner the betteri Mr.. Pugh, growing more
and more excited, appealed TO his friends IN
the Senate 10 vote with bin against the
confirmation Of Potter The appeal brought
up MT. Douglas, who promised his vote 10
the Senator from Ohio Mr. Douglas theh
commented Eith an nubri3led tongue upon
the nominations made by the President in Hi
rois- He said all his friends had been IeincYei
from place and power, and they had been rern9-
ved solely 6.edute they were his friends lie
denounced all the federal oheeholders IN Illinois
appointed by Buchanan to fill the places once
occupied by his friends, as his bittereSt person.
q
This called up DIR. Fitch (oae Of the sqnaiter
senator's from Indiana, rhoss soH y OHttef
StateJ DistTict attorney IN IHiHOiS) The Doc
tor, very much excited, and with Z nenaelng
attitude, said: TIE senator from Illinois states
what Is untrue and trhdt he Esolcs TO be untrue.
The Przsideat called to order. Intense ex-
element prevailed Ar. Douglas then modified
his remark by saying that there were exceP-
lions to the rule, but that they were scarce
He then plunged into the postmasters oil Illinois
He said that whenever mail robberies were com
United in Illinois they never dreamer OF going
outside Of the postofices to discover the ro0oer-
They always knew that the pOstmasters were
the guilty parties Lcries of Order, order,
from several Senators, and the President de-
mands general order and calls the Senator from
Illinois to orderl DIR. Fitch. who had been stand
ing during the confusion, as soon as order was
partially restored, repeated that the Senator
from Illinois had again stated positive false
hood. and that he knew it was false. This
brought chaos again, amidst which some sena-
tors were standing in their places and others
were 4 pproaching the seats OF Douglas and Fitch,
which are near together. The President called
both senators to order. Several senator's moved
ad adjournment, while others appealed TO the
Senate to allow Douglas to proceed. at last a
temporary quiet was secured, and Mr. Douglas
proceeded u pitch-not into MT. titch-out
into the Tpostnasters of Illinois. lie charged
that they had stolen and destroyed over hve
thousand Of his speeches, which had been d.
rected to his constituents; that they bad broken
open, read, and then destroyed his private let.
tiers, &c, &c. This style of talk again produced
confusion, which, after some considerable effort
on the part Of the President, was aliayed. If
forts were made by several senator's to obtain
the floor. Objection was made TO Mr.. Douglas
proceeding. Motions were made that ie proceed
in order Mr. Davis, of Mississippi, objected.
Standing about six feet from Mr. Douglas,
with cold and determined manner, and cast
ing upon that senator steady and piercing
| in menacing attitude at his object, Mr..
Davis addressed the Little Giant" thus =
81 have sat in my place and listened with feel
inSs Of Indignation to language from the sena-
tor from Illinois which would disgrace the high
wayman and brayo!" The Presidents hammer
again fell, accompanied by the emphatic remark
that 1.-THE senator from Mississippi is out of or
der" Here was another chaos, in the midst of
which senator's were anxious to observe what
desperate effort the Little Giant" would make
against pointed an attack. Those who eS-
pected to see Douglas strike the Mississippinn
down in his tracks for applying to him such
Language were disappointed when they beheld
mis- giant proportions subside into his chair
| 1t is impossible to describe the scene at this
stage of proceedings. Before the Senate adj
iourned, Mr.. Davis, satisfied that he had vio-
lated the rules of the body, apoloSised to the
Senate and TO the senator from Illinois for Ian
guage which lac had used in moment of excite
ment.
DR.. Fitch then apoiogised to the Senate for
any offensive or improper language he had ut
tered in debate, hut, with menncing look at
Mr.. Douglas, said that he had no apology to Of
| fer to the Senator from Illinois. In this state
of affairs, if Mr.. Douglas recognised the Code to
settle his affairs of honor, he must challenge DIR.
Fitch am informed tina: duriug the harangue
of Mr.. Douglas about the persecution Of himself
| by the President, he exclaimed, Il am still
unconquered and unsubdued REBEL"
| understand that some negotiations are going
on FIR a settlement OF the affair. The gentle
man whom it is said Mr.. Douglas selected as his
| friend is a well known duellist Judging from
his record inisuch matters, if Judge Douglas
follows his advice, Fitch will have to re- rHct his
offensive words and apologize or fight. But the
! probability is, that others of less combative
/ temperament will be consulted, which, together
with the appeals of woman on every side will
cause the matter to be quietly and peaceably
settled.
One of the best evidences Of an undisturbed
mind on the part OF Mr.. Douglas, was the fact
that he attended the Administration caucus
again yesterday, and participated in its pro-
ceedings.
Esther GRroGs, an English Indy not moving
in the higher circles of London society, while
under the influence of dream, threw her in
f,t n,,t of .-;ryi,,, tb-,,etin its ba,d tLrcprb