Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-12-28

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The effect Of this speech on the Senate and
galleries was marked It was commenced 70
empty chairs and benches, but they were NOT
empty at its conclusion. The ire-eaters re-
treated At firsti and at one time, not a single
Southern Senator, one or two from the border
States alone excepted, was in his seat, One
ifter the other, however, they came back,
dark and surly, and even eondeseended 20
AXE a part in the debate by Interruptions
slidell with fiery face said that Louisiana had
40 disposition 70 Interfere with the Tree navi-
Clton Of the Mississippi. johnson replied
lhat he was not willing she should have the
poser 70 do it. Yuee, who, pale and
troubled, has been rowing about ike wand
eripg Jew, was brought TO a stand by being
reminded that not many years ago, in the
other House, be had been as lervently anxious
o aoi little Florida into the Union without
| q Z requisite population, as be now seemed
10 be Is get her out, although, when she got
out whether she intended 10 give herself
back 70 Spain or the Seminoles again, was
somewhat in doubt. But Yulee muttered
only g threat or two and recommended his
wandeling5. Wigiall was OF course, "spiling
for mnss and very anxious 10 insult some
body, or 70 have somebody tread on his coat
tail, yet neyertheless, quietly subsidized, when
told IN very unmistakeabe tones-'q want
no Interruption" Gen. JEFF. Davis SCENE 4
very uahappY, until be had relieved himself
bv getting INTO his customary pet, and snarl-
ing cut IN bis usual grandiloquent manner,
something about "nailing' some g miscTeant
or other to some " cross. JEFF. is generally
carelnl that bis insolence should be so am
bienous and oracular that neither himself
nor anyh0dy else can comprehend its true
intent and meaning. Brown, of Mississippi,
was quiet and gantlemanly as he always is.
Old Iverson hed early in the fight as did
also his colleague, Toombs, who, to the sur
Prise of everybody, has icondescended, after
all his clustering, and bullying, and resign
Z ing. 10 re-alnear, recent events in Georgia
and votes in tie Georgia Legislature having,
/ no doubt convinced bis susceptible and ami
able nature that discretion is after all, per
haas. the better part Of valOr. Clingman,
a. usual. trotted in and out and out and in,
regarding the speaking Senator with protent-
ous scows Of diapproval. Fat old Preston
King migrated 70 the Democratic side of the
chamber, followed by Trumbull and other Re
publicaus, and occupied the vacant chairs
/ around the speaker. Several members Of the
/ House. also, and the distinguished jurist
I Reverdy johnson, were likewise there, and
/ together With Pugh Douglas, Polk, and other
Senator'S In their seats listened with the clos
est attention.
Il was after four o'clock when Mr. John
son, concluded, and who, Of all Others, was
put forward to respondf Why, Gen. Joseph
! Lane, to be sure. The old man, as usual,
talked about bis sword IA very broad sword,
as be pronounces the word, and exhibited
his wounds, and offered to spill his blood lib
orally. He believed South Carolina was all
right and everybody else was all wrong; yet
/ he was no "disunionist not be. On the
contrary, be loved the Union, yet he thought
/ il ought to be destroyed. He would endure
any amount Of punishment to save the Union,
I yet if an army attempted to prevent South
( Carolina from destroying it that army would
have to march over his dead body. So the
old General seems doomed TO come to grief
be the result what it may. But everybody
knows Joe Lans. He was not regarded as
exactly solomon before the Baltimore nom
ination, but that exalted honor seems abso
lutely to have added the little brains he wa!
before supposed to possess. Formerly he haC
but little to say and said that little very mod
estly; bat now be is on his feet half the time
& -utfJi seems reaiIy 70 regard nImseIT as I'M
I great Corypacus of the South. Mr.. Breckin
ridge appeared very restless during his col
leagues display, and the audience seemed
restless also for the General concluded witt
chairs and benches even more empty thai
when johnson had begun, though with thi
difference, that the latter filed them up an,
the former emptied them.