Weekly Trinity journal., 1860-04-14

SEWARD AND HIS SPEECH--THE SCENE IN THE
SENATE CHAMBER.-c That's him !" Here he
comes" "Look there's Seward" are words
murmnred from lip TO lip, as in walks the Sena-
tor from New York, carrying portfolio and
large bundle Of letters and newspapers, which
he qnitely lays upon his desk, bids kindly
"good morning" to Cameron, who, moment
before had taken seat. half dozen Senators
Immediately gather around him, with whom he
enters into pleasant conversation.
Breckenridge and jeff Davis come in together
and now the hammer drops. 1t is precisely one
o'clock. 1t will yet be a half hour before Sc
ward (who has called out this vast assembly, is
to speak How | would like to get out of
this little while : but it can't be done without
too great effort. 1t would require mrac le to
get back again.
Sumner is rather late, but he looks unusually
well and animated this morning He stops to
shake hands with Seward he whispers to him.
! can fancy be tells him, cry aloud and spare
not"
Crittenden is also late this mOrning-an unu-
sual circumstance. On his way to his seat he
stops to greet Seward-easts his eye around the
now preteetly jammed galleries, smiles and
gives Stewards hand another hearty shake and
passes on.
The floor Of the Senate is now being rapidly
filed up by members of the House. Every
shade of Democracy from the House is repre-
sened; even to the doughiace Larrabce and
NlGiyNOfh Logan lleIe comes LOfu Lyon ana
half dozen other members Of the diplomatic
corps. The British Minister walks up to Seward
shakes hands with him, smirks and smiles. bows
and scrapes much more like French Top than an
English Lord, and then retreats 10 sofa re-
served for him and his friends.
The journals Of yesterday has now been read
reference and giving notice Of bills, etc, is now
the order. Seward watches bis opportunity. but
it is not yet quite the hour for the special order
of the day.
That tall man, straight as an arrow, with so
bright an eye, yet sallow complexion and sunken
checks, aquiIine nose and thin lips, is John
Hickman. lie went home to recruit little,
hut he does not seem to be well enough to be
hack again yet He attracts as many eyes as
Seward, and crowd instantly gathers round
him there are no vacant seats but Senators
Bingham and Sumner instantly offer him their
chairs he accepts that Of the former. On such
an occasion as this there is a deep significance
in such IA courtesy.
Seward now rises and everything is hushed
lie calls up his bill for the immediate admission
of Kansas into the Union, and presents il memo
rial from her Legislature i'll regard TO it, and
launches forth into his speech.
1t is now half past four. Mr.. Seward has
Just sat down. Twice only has the silence been
broken, and that in the early portion of his re-
marks, by murmur Of applause, promptly
checked 10y the presiding officer, and again by a
sudden pouring in of the members of the House,
who had concluded that as so many were already
absent, they might take recess.
Never was better attention paid to any man
in the Senate. Every Senator's face was turned
towards bin there was no manifestation of i'm
patience or irritation except on the part of
Douglas when his reopening of the slavery agta-
tion was alluded to and jeff. Davis, during his
grand simile Of the Federal Government. The
Vice President, who had left the chair to get
nearer Seward, nearly smiled when alusion was
made TO bis speech WaSh. Cor. lii. State
Journal, Feb. 29h.