Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-04-10

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Disgracsfnl scsnso 4 ~ House Of Repre-
aeutattyes.
We do nos hssisatp % ssy that more intempe-
r,1n2earpAea and, tsisa slssgssssr. . more dis
graceful scsss was never pressnted BY any delibe-
rasiye body, than that exhibited 10 tho House Of
Representatives. On Thursday last Of which NO
publisA : full ascosat to-day. No man who en-
tertpins sinoere Lore Of country. asd desires tha
perretaity Of orr republican institutions ;--wh"
would have this government stand for ages 10
comsas "A example Of mans capacity for self.
govcrnmsnt, md 10 serso q a beacon light TO the
oppressed OF every laad-will read this humilia-
ting narrative without feeling the blush Of shams
rising upon his cheek, add IN inward niisgiving
that the fair Temple Of Liberty erected by "a.
theirs will not long be able to Withstand such rade
shocks. Nor does the higher branch Of the M
tonal legislature present O mach more hopeful
aspect
II is not many years SINCE in times of great par
tycxeitement or when measures of doubtful expo
diency were likely to be carried BY the breath Of
popular favor through the more numerous branch
of Congress--that the words '1ook to the Scnate."
had talismanic influence and ct once dissipated
all fsar.s But how is it now. Must not every
calm observer feel that even that once august boz
dy has sadly deteriorated since the lime when
Clay, Webster. Calhoun. Preston, Berrien. Clay.
ton, Crittenden, Woodbury.. Wright Davis of
Massachusetts,, and others like them, were co,em-
poraneous there, With tho exception Of one Of
thu. immortal company. Who like old oak that
sill stands after its fellows have yielded to the
blast; all else Is changed. and that lor the
The ruthless spirit Of prescription could not
permit the venerable Crittenden to longer retain
the seat be occupied rs the contemporary and af.
forwards successor Of Henry Clay When Crit
tcnden goes out Of tho Senate. That body will be
composed almost entirely Of different order oil |
to those who graced i. in the earlier and bet
ter days Of the Republic. Sumner and Wilson,
occupy the places once filled by Webster and Ev-
erett whilst Toombs, Clingman. johnson aud
Powell, stand in the room Of Forsyth and Berrien,
Macon and Badger. White and Bell, Clay and
Humphrey Marshnil. There is no longer that
enlarged patriotism that pcrvadei and embraced .
the whole confednrscy, but the representatives OF
sectional views and sectional distractions, clnmor
with each other for the performance. l. it
ANY wonder thca. that the tendency of things is
dbvn wsrdi when the U. g. Senate has fallen so low
ahdhas SO ites moral stamina, that 1t cannot
oyerawe the bullics and blackguards that have
crept into the body; or restrain tho indulgence in
such pugilistio encounters that arena, AZ
were said to have happened in Executive session.
n few days since, when member came forth from
those marble alls bearings on his face the insignia
u shally wornby those who como of second best,
in such melees as are Of frequent occurrence at
the Five Points Of New York. We may conclude
therefore, that the Senate is likely to emulate the
House Of Representatives. and that nothing but
the comparative smalness Of its numbers pre-
serves 1t now from setting any better example
than is more noisy and rotous coordinate.
We know that it is difficult for Southern men
to hear patiently such harangucs as ,hat Of Love-
joy, though it would certainly be better to trent
them with silent contempt or, if they ought, un-
der any circumstance, to be answered let some
Southern member Of experience and ability, tenn
pered with frmness and moderation, be deputed
to reply. Those who IRE acquainted with tho
parliamentary history of the country, will remcm-
Der that when Mr.. Hayne, of South Carolina, ut.
tered his celebrated philippe against New Eng
land and New England men by common consent
Daniel Webster was sslscsed TO make New Eng
lands defence. How he performed that task, Is
well known. His speech on that occasion was 70.
garded as a complete vndication of his section,
and Rxed his fame forever. Aud yet, we challenge
any man to find in that great speech single dis.
courteous allusion. anything that could offend
the most refued taste. Cannot the South now
defend herself if it be deemed necessary, in the
same shannert and would not one such vndca-
ton serve o thousand times better than tho
outpouring Of such indscreet seal rs Mes.
srs Pryor and Jenkins, Of Virginia, man
ifested towards the hackwoods blackguard.-
Amongst right-thinking men, there could be
but one answer to this question. We have
no disposition to introduce party in this con-
nection-whateyer may be our views Of the causes
that have contributed to the present lawlessues.
and violence, which have even invaded the Halls
Of Congress--but it is worthy Of remark that, oil
the violent scenes that have been exhibited in tho
House. have been between the members Of the
two sectional parties, and have not been shared
by the Conservative men Of either section. Is
this oil itself not strong and conclusive argu.
ment b favor Of party that stands midway be-
tween tho two that are now precipitating the ruin
and destruction u the countrys We trust, there.
fore. hst the Constitutional Union party is dss-
tined 10 stand q bresk-watsr against those two
furious and dangerous factions.
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