New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-01-06

set the sharp logic Of Calhoun, gong strsisht and
swirl 10 the mark like Ninierlfe shot; the co'o.-
ssl orstery Of Webster, booming IN upon the debate
ike heavy ordnance in battle; the antique manner
and rare sense of Hseon; the unique rhetoric ana
dramatic delivery of R,pdoph; the cop'ous learn
ing and ford elccution of Pinkney; tie loinInoe
bumor and vigorous argumeutsnoa OF Holmes; the
poraerous knowledge Of Benton; the luminous
reasoning of Livingston; the discriminating pallan-
thropv of FIelinghuysen; the unialterlng sagacity
Of Wright: The graceful deXterity OF Forsyth; the
melodious csdeuces OF Preston; tue classic VII Oi
Corwin. and the glowing dictlon of Choafe he
memberiDg their grard exhibitions, we neNerthe-
less say that We think i would BE- dlthcu % select
,ny ore period when the Senate conld exhibit more
craftsmanship and learning, or utter words more
wesLty, wise and eloquent than now.
The only deliberatiye body OF modern tunes that
can be itly compared with the American SenSte
is the British House of Peers. Within these forty
wears il has dealt with many great questions We
nav instance the Queens trial, the repeal oil the
test scts. Catholic emancipation, Parliamentary
reform. the abolition of West India slavery, tue
Fast India Companys monopoly, the Cana
dian revolt. Irish repeal, corn-law repeal; Co
.onjal. educational, municipal and legal reform;
he Russian. Chinese and India wars; snd grave
questions arising out Of Eugspd's wide foreign re-
lstions. During this period it's debates have been
conducted by such men as Grey, Lyrdhurst, Elion,
Brougham. Wellington. Goderch. Melbourne, Lon
donderry. Lsnsdowne, Denmsn, Dudley, Durham,
DERBY, Rosslyn, Radnor, Aberdeen, Ashburtou,
Abinger. Argyle, Campbell. Carlisle, Clarendon,
Holland. narrowly, Spencer, Shaftesbury Ellen
boro, Glenelg and Newcastleand this list OF dis
trcuished Peers might be- extended. And vet,
Notwithstanding the magnitude of these questions.
and the eminence of the statesmen aud orators who
have handled them, L may be- claimed that through
out these forty eyCniul years the American Senate
has occupied as high position as the British House
of Lords.
We must take our leave Of the old Chamber. Let
Ms hone that the destructive hand of miscalled im-
proveueut " in not be laid sacrilegiously upon 1t.
Rather let it remain uumpaired, along with that
other old Hall where Clay presided, and Everett
decaimed and Barbour reasoned ard Adams fell.
Let both 60 downto posterity as appropriate memo
rails of stirring times and great men. Nhat deS-
ceudaut of tie AnglO-SaIons can l)oh unmOyed
upon the cid Hall OF William Rufus, whose oaken
arches have seen the trials Ot Bacon Charles and
Hastings ard have heard the eoquence OF STAFFORD,
Somer, and Burse Ard who OF that race does
not mourn the destruction, or DETACHMENT ct the
Houses made sacred BY the state.manshp, tue
g, MUS. the oratory of Halifax and Nottingham,
Wa,pole and Puteney, Mansfield and Chatham,
Fox and Pitt Let, then, the American Senate
Chamber ard Representatives Hall stano through
coming time monumental chapters IN the history
of the Republic.