Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-03-25


to notice his hands firEBly clinebsd a. At
arms of his chair, his compressed ips. an
the indescribabIe air of defiance that a., ~
on bis countenance. Ere Toombs fairly i,
his seat. Seward, Wilson, Fsssenden al
Wade sPrang to their feet. II wasimpossi
ole for the Chair to assign the floor to any.
BODY but "the Senator from Ohio,s for tta
tone IN which he pronounced the formula
Mr. President" and Tie ere he fixed ON
breckenridge, said, as plain as words could
nave uttered II, 81 must and will have n"
wade, who DON'T fear The devil, tar5ed
square upon Toombs. who knows Tim, wada
don't fear the devil and. brinoino his a.,
down within about an inch of Toomb's nose
and heavily upon his desk said, his ewes
riVIiIng him and the hot words Kissing through
his teeth, "Skuk, alb! shver. do we?'
The Georgan pushed his chair--it stands
on casiers-a few inches further off So as to
give his Oaio neighbot more room! 1
Wade vent on, leaping almost from the
hoor at every sentence, showing plainly that
though be Was able to reply effectively I'd
the taun's and abuse that fell from Toomb's
iiPs' he would rather drive them forcibiy
down his throat--all OF Which Toombs knew,
because, once on time, they being neigh.
bors in the Senate then as now Toombs was
abusing oil Republicans in the most vituper.
alive style, when Wade, his hands ON the
arms Of his chair, ready TO leap to his feet.
demanded TO know, does the Senator IN.
| ciude me in what he Is now sayns?' Upon
which the Georgian responded, 81 except the
Senator from Ohio!" Since TINT occurrences
every one thinks Toombs de sires TO give
Wade wide BERTH h-... -... s-,rtal s--.-.,e
But, TO the speech. The first sehtehcs
went straight TO the core of the subject, aud
oil the rest followed il. You sneer at ths
Homestead bill, because it gives land to the
landless, do you! What is your pet measriret
SfeaLing niggsrs for the niggerless! We q,
to the country upon iI-Lqnd for The Lrf,d.
lees verS~s Niggers for The NggerIessg W
That was enough. The galleries had
seemingly held their breath. Now, some
ieet came down with one determined stamp
upon the floor "a few hands smote together
but the mass IN the gallery and in the Sem
ate, shouted with mingled roar of laughter
and cheers--the President throwing down
the gavel in dispair.
Having, IN this phrase, compressed the
whole argument into the smallest possibIs
compass, Wade went on roasting the De.
mocracy about their "nigger bill," and salts.
tying Toombs that he (SFade) was not much
frightened, however it might be with him
{ (f"ombs); and then hunded over the 6ght
to Fessenden.
Mr.. Fessenden was more deliberate In.
deed, he was persistently calm and prcYok.
ingly cool. He told Toombs that Repubk-
cans did not skulk nor shiver on the Cuba
question, out only meant by this course 10
take their own time and teach gentlemen
that the Senate was to be governed By ia
own rules, and not by the DEGREES OF pariy
caucus: and that they should permit the vote
to De taken on the bill when they had said
all they wished to on the subject, and not
one moment sooner. 9Hf
All this time Seward sat quietly in his
chair: Those accustomed 10 reading bis
thoughts on his face, knew he was bidinq
ais opportunity to reply. Finally he took
the foor. He never spoke os the Senator
rom Georgia. He turned his back sone-
what toward him with a mingled air OF die.
liiy and contempt. He drew his own chair
isIde' pushed Wilson's out of the way, step
bed bach pace or so, shoook off traItimeis
orgot Blair's rhetoric. Campbel's rhetoric;
md Stewards rhetoric, calmly defined the
Inherent kinds of courage, said he hoped he
iad enough 20 serve his purpose as Senator
ind man; and then rose with his theme
contrasting in a few glowing words the benz
hcent objects of the Homestead bill with
he pernicious scheme of acquiring Cuba
ind, alluding to the Presidents efforts to
,Iutch the purse and sword denounced him
n severe but strictly parliamentary Ian -uogs
or attempting thus to divert the public mind
rom the issues which his Kansas and inan-
;ial policies had precpitated upon the coun-
ry, and he concluded by comparing, in few
eloquent sentences, the principle which
would give land and homes to freedom and
rec ldborersi with that which would extend
md strengthen the curse and crime os
lumnn bohda9e among men.
As he pronounced The closing words, he
proudly tirned Ills back upon the Chair, drew
'ut his cigar case and walked into the ad.
dining cloak-rooln i ID
After aiiotlier short skirlnish OH prints OF
rde:, Toombs replied to Seward. He tried
o abuse him. But it was not the vitupera-
ion OF Senator. 1t was the rawlings of a
rayman ON the dock, the cursings of d
ommon drab in dirty alley. .,ss
In The midst of this gust of passion, the
re-eattet might be SEN shaking his cench-
d fist and cnrIe locks at the New York
jenator, who was leahing against the door
'ay of the cloak room. quietly smoking hia
igar, and calmly eyeing Toombs. II was
,6tcdt: indeed.
After a long fight. SdelI, chief of the
ubans, at nearly O'Clock in the morning,
nowed the white feether, and moved that
lie Senate adjourn.