Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1859-12-10

Norris having set down; Mr.. Lindley
Ice, from n. Y, is up, to submit resolti-
ton to the effect that this House may be
opened with prayer every day, by the cIer-
gy of Washington, taking them in alpha
betical order. The Clerk asksi if tho reso-
luton has the unanimous consent of the
House for its Introduction Extra Billy
Smith, of our State, don't want to object,
but inquiries if this House, in its disor-
ganized state, can pass resolution of that
kind-it not pertaining to the organiza-
ton. Mr.. Lee thinks it does pertain. He
thinks that the special direction of Heaven
is now urgently needed to be invoked upon
the deliberations-of this body.
The resolution has been passed, with
only one voice in the negative.
This being done, MUscoe R. H. Car
nette, of Va, protege of Senator Hun
ter, Il think relatively is on the floor. He
is the individual who had the extreme bad
taste to offer disunion toast, you recol-
lect, at the statute Inauguration supper in
Richmond, last February, n year ago,
when Edward Everett was present, and
after he had just been delivering his great
Union-loYing speech on Washington. He
has very oYerbearing manner, and is of
the hash-in-the-pan kind. His remarks
seem to be specially addressed to Sher-
man, of Ohio, inasmuch us he keeps look
ing at that gentleman, and saying, "sirW
"sir!' about every dozen words he utters.
He evidently has high opinion of his
powers.
Next after him has come Lucius G. G.
Lamar, (same number of initials as Car
nette.) He is very able speaker: am
delighted with the evidences of ability
which he is giving, although he is very Ill
ira. His speech is mastery one in point
of nicencss and exactness of expression, and
in forcible originality. lie shaYes severe
ly close every word he says, and is posted
up to the very letter in his array of facts.
He has the realj Attic salt of delicate sar-
casm. His metaphors are brilliant and
natural. He has, however, just made
blundcr, perceive, unless am about to
make one. lie tells Mr.. Horace f. Clark,
(Anti-Lecompton Democrat who yester-
day said he never saw an Abolitionist un-
til he came to Washington, to read that
line in the Bible which says-"Know thy
selfv' Wasn't it father Plato who got off
that expression? | think it was, AT least
it used to be very common where went to
school for the Sophomores to write essays
headed with some such Greek words as
'.9nothi seauton." and give Plato credit for
the same.
Mr.. Lamar having finished, Thomas A.
R. Nelson, Ibid you ever see such people
for four Names of Tenn, South Ameri-
can, is up to reply. He commences slow
ly, butts gradually waxing faster. His
utterance is clear-n little hesitating, Che
is new mcmber,l but attractive. The
Republicans are gathering over about him,
for he is making dead set at Lamar's
speech. lie rises in power as he speaks.
Not Il hesitation now. His ideas flow
calmly, yet smooth and genial like. He
has not 81 single gcsture-nOt nod of the
head or gcnuhcxion even. His manner,
ism is stately like his words. Everybody's
interest is on the increase in what he says.
He bears down like seYenty-four with all
sail set, on the sentiments of Lamar's
speech. He takes up ultra expression af-
ter expression, and grinds it to atoms I'M
derneath his powerful arguments for the
Union and the Constitution. lie denOunccS
modern DemOcracyas something which all
peace loving citizens shouldregarda as pesti-
lential, tactionizing and demoralizing. He
thinks the best Org0nizati plt,oE at least
Us i"oHr Protestant relig-
ion and our Union, the American party, of
which he is proud to he member, even in
this, the day of its adversely. (Great APP
plausc in the gallnrics.) He regards Mil
lard Fillmore's Administration the best
the government ever saw since Washing
toms He had no sympathy with that
rampant secession Democracy which we
had nowadays, which seemed to recog-
Mise Only one idea and one interest; which
perverted the feeling OF the country;which
hid the fact that the North was conserva-
tive in its sentiment, while it put forward
such men rs Wendell Phillips and DIR.
Checver as opponents of Northern senti-
ment.
After one of the most able reviews of
parties l ever listened to, lie turned around
to both sides. standing as lie did, between
the two,) and asked them whether those
beautiful lines running, 81 love my coun-
try-its rocks and rilIs,' &C., awokc no re-
Spouse in theirhearts. He repeated verses
of it, coupled with his ever increasing
calm eloqucnce, until ut the end every ear
and eye in the galleries and on the floor,
was strained upon him with rivited fas-
cinatiOn. And as his last words were
uttered, there went up from the galleries
and from the Republican side of the
House, one prolonged, and echoed and re-
echoed burst of wild, hearty applause
never heard, in my life, such an expression
OF feeling. TWAS really grand, and in the
highest degree moving. 1t made my nerves
thrill with delight to my fingers end.
may here mention-and do so be-
cause am faithfully giving you record
of incidents, just as they occur-that
while this mighty burst of popular feeling
went up through the vaulted roof of the
gorgeous capital, rising like the oppressed
breathings of II grateful people to heaven,
as if for a deliverance from some calami-
ty, l could not but note, for it was so
marked, that but one single, solitary plau-
dit came from the Democratic side. But
one.
When Mr.. Nelson took his scat the faces
of the vast throng before me, and all
around, were radiant with healthtul glows
of good feeling. y gentle buzz of admit
ration came waving along on the air. The
ladies seemed to yield to the gallant Ten
nessean, as they looked towards his seat,
their sweetest announcement I iudoa