The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-01-19
Washington Items.


aud dimensions it is similar to the new Hall
of Representatives,, but to the eve appears
more finely proporlioned The style and
character of the decorations are nearly the
same III o"th Houses, except that in the
Senate the tone of color is mere subdurd
The area of the fOor j. 80 feet by 4S feet
ard Of roof ll2 by 80 feet. the difference
being occupied BY a continuous gallery
around the fou sides Of the apartment,
and capable of seating 1900 persons
Upon the occasion Of the Senate leaving
the old Hall, Vice President Breckenridy.
made a splendid speech, which has been
greatly applauded by the press 1t was in.
deed an admirable effort, high in r.,rosprc.
tive interest His alusions to the 'rmmor-
tai trio;' which We append below with the
conclusion of the speech, is beautifully ap
propriate
Thc Senate is assembled for the last time
in this chamber. Hruretorth il will be-
converted 10 other uses; vet il must re-
main forever connected with great events.
and sacred TO tho memories of the depnr
ted orators and statesman. who are rnua.
gcd IN high debates and shaped the policy
of their country. Hereafter IN, American
and the stranger, as they wander through,
the Capitol. will turn with instructive rcve
renee TO view the spot on which 20 many
and great materials have accumulated for
history. They will recall the images of
the great and the good. whose rrnuwn is
the common property of the Union: and
chiefly, perhaps, they will linger around the
seats once occupied by the mighty three.
whose names and fame, associated in lie.
death has not been ahlu To sever: iIlus,ri.
GUS men, who in their generation snmr.
times divided. sometimes led. and ,nmcrim.s
resisted pullic opinion for they were &c
that higher rlaSs of statesmen who seek
the right and follow ihcI c"n,ictirns
There Sat Calhoun. HLe senator iniirXlhI,
austrrc, oppressed. bat not overwhelmed hy
his deep sense Of the impurlanc. cf hi,
public FUNCTIONS, seeking tn. truth then
fearIrssly following it--a man whose nm.
Spairln- mtcllec, comp He'd all his rn0r,unS
! t. harm"nIzc with the Deductions of his
vigorous logic, and WHOSE noble counren
anrc hnbtunllv wore The rYprrS-inn nr one
engaged IN the performance OF high public
duties.
This was Wchstcr'~ seat lie. too, wa.
even such a sengior. Conscious of his own
vast powers. he rcposcd with e, nlidrncc on
himself and scOrning the cnntriyaucrS Or
smaller men, he stood among lis peers all
the greater for The simple dignity Of ri. sen
at"rial dcmranor. Type of hs northern
home, he rises before the Imagination. in
the grand and granite outline al his form
nnd intellect, like great New ENGLAND
rock, rrpellIng New England wave. As
writer, his pr, duciiunS will hc cherished
bv statesmen and scholars while The Eng
li>h tongue is spoken. A. n senatorial ora
tor, his great efforts are historically ns>o-
cIaicd with This chnurhrr, whose very ri,
seems yet To vibraie beneath lGs slsnkus of
his deep tones nGH ii~ w"iuhiv word.
On the outer circle >at iIrnrv Clay. with
his impeiu"us and ardent nature uutamrd
by age, and exhibiting in the Srnain the
same vehement patriotism and pas,;nnat,.
eioqnenrc that of yorr clrcIrird the House
OF Representatives aud the country. III,
extraordinary persona cndowm"n,S. hi,
courage, all his nnblr qualities invested
him with M individuality a"d Il charm of
character which, in any ng., would have
made him faNOrire at history. Tie loved
his country above all earthly objects. II.
loved liberty in all countries llIusirinu-
man : orator, patriot, philnnthropi>t-hi-
light, nj is mcrIdirn, WAS seen ana felt in
the rcmoiest parts of the civilized wnrld ::
and his drrli"ing sun. ~ il ha.tcncd down
the west, threw back il. level beams in uurs
"t mcl|"wrd Splcndnr. tn illuminate and to
cheer The land lie ,ed and served - we'll
All the States may point. with grlrilicd
pride, to the services in the Senate uf their
patriotic sons. CroN ding the memory.
come the names "f Adams. ilnvnr; Mason.
OILS Macon, Pincknrv. ard the rs>t-I can.
not number ihem-who, in III. record of
Their acts aud uticranrcs. appeal /" their
successors 10 give the Union u destiny not
unworthy of the past What mudrIS were
these Ia awaken emulation or To plunge in
despair Fortunate viii he the American
statesmen who, in ihi~ aye. or in succeeding
l'nes, shall contribute To invest the new
hail l" which we GO with historic memories
like those which cluster here
And now, Senators. We leave this mem.
orabie Chamber, bearing with ~, unlmp,ir.
ed, The CONSTITUTION We received from our
i0Tciiihers. Lei Us cherish il with pr tte
i"i acknowledgements Ia the Divine rOUc-
WI" controls the drsliuics of empires and
whose goodness We adore. The structures
reared by men who ied to the curfoding
tooth of time. These marble walls must
moulder INTO ruin but the principles of
constitutional liberty, guarded by wisdom
and virtue. unlike material elements do not
dera". Let Us deNOuIiy trust that another
Senate, ia another age, shall bear lo a new
and larger Chamber this Constitution viyo.
/ rons and inviolate, and that the last genera.
'iOn "f postcrity shall witness the drhbcra-
lions of the Representatives. nf American
States still united, prosperous, and iroU.
. In execution OF the order of tli: Senate,
the body will now proceed 10 the new
Chamber
The Washington correspondent Of the
PhiI"deIpha Enquirer, in referring To the
Pacific Rail Road debates. and the speech
/ "f Senator Iverson, Df Georgia, delivered
OIL Friday, 7lh inst, says:
lie spike vita great sevcrIvy aglin,t
Mr. H"mmond's sprcch in SoutI. Carolina,
'aHt fall. Ii is expected that Mr.. Hammond
will reply 10 him. Mr. VERSIONS remarks
are NEST earnestly cond un,.d Lv mana