Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-12-26
Lieutenant Fairfax.

 Wilkes made a speech, and after he had ventila- ted his bombast, Lieutenant Fairfax, the rene gade Virginian, whQ boarded the Trent, in re- sponse to another toast, also delivered himself of an oration.
 This man has good blood in his veins, and blood will tell. It was a spectacle of Vir- ginian trying to be a Yankee and debaslng himself As decayed gentleman will present in his air some remains of gentility, and though clothed in rags, still exhibits disgust towards the company in which misery has thrust him; so this apostate, Fairfax, while eating his peck of dirt in public, shows symptoms of nausea. Aware of the fact that those present knew he was renegade and fighting against the land that gave him birth, and with his arm raised against his kindred, he begins his speech with false plea and whines about allegiance to the stars and stripes. Said he:
 Ithank you, gentlemen, for this cordial welcome. I am in heart Nirginian; but am native of the United States, and owe allegiance to the govern ment of the United States Cloud applause. )- When this difficulty which has now eliminated in | where of course, could not enter into the merltE of the case; but as a southern man, felt that would give all my energies to sustain the stars and stripes (Cheers.) When the question was pre- sented to my mind whether 1 should identify my self with my State, and withdraw from the United States service, could see nothing but the United States government, which I had pledged myself to support (Applause.) Sticking to that text, l readily arrived at the conclusion that had but one duty to perform, and that was the duty owed to the United States government of which had been for twenty four years an humble representatives When 1 saw those who were seeking the dlsrup- tion of this Union, turning their eyes to the two great powers of EurOpe-England and trance-as their orly hope, it seemed to me pitiful thing that men who had contended that no foreign power should put it's foot on this continent, should now be so ready to welcome their aid, and felt the full force of the obligations which we all owe to the government.
 With some remains of decency clinging to him, as if the dirt he was eating was choking him, he aids:
 Capt. Wilkes put me forward in the position which has called forth the expression of your feel ings to night, and take little credit to myself for the part 1 took ill the act which seems to have met the approval of the government and of the people of the country.
 He may well say he takes little credit for his dirty act, which he knew was contemptible piece of petty tyranny, and he says, seems to have met the approval of the government and people. Evidently the fellow is astonished that such an outrage should be sustained, and he says. almost wonderingly, that it seems to be approved.
 How the renegade's cheeks must have burnt when he told of his conduct on board tbe yes sell
 It was by no means an agreeable duty to 20 on board the Trent, and arrest my cd friend Ir Me son, whose family IS connected with mine by mar riage, though we are not, as some of the papers have said, cousins. knew pretty vel! what had to do, and knew, soon after got aboard the yes seI, that l should have something more to contend with than the four gentlemen 1 was to take with me to the San JaeintO. Mrs. Sldell and her daughter were there; they were w0manly and lady like; but they were under great deal of excite rnent, and you may well imagine that they gave utteraLce to 6 good many not very pleasant ex- pressions. I cxten1el to them the courtesy, agree ably to the instructions of Capt. Wilkes. of pas sage in the San JacintO, which they declined, and they were permitted to go on their way 10 Europe, and made as short work of the matter as 1 could. Laughter and applause.J
 If all sentiments of honor had not faded from his breast how the scorn and contempt of the ladies must have withered and scOrched his soul. It was very unpleasant, he says, and he made as short work of the matter as he could. No toasting5 at public dinners, no leting and praising can ever repay him for the agony he felt on board of the Trent. He stood in the
 o-oa. ,c ,,oI1o ,,,o-, n, ,d ,,ro,,I ,rc,,or ;+L whom honor was above all price and patriotism part of their daily lives, a renegade, traitor and a matricide. Doing an illegal act, and a dirty one, its enormity was heightened by the facts that he was arresting his own gray haired kinsman. to consign him to the dungeons of 8 tyrant, and by the very act was warning against his native land. And he knew that those be- fore whom he stood knew all this, and that be- fore them he stood in ell his deformity. He continued his speech with these words:
 There was nothing at all meritorous in what did. introduced myself to the Captain of the Trent. who received me properly; but when in | formed him Oi my mission, he demured consider ably tO my proposition. Seeing Messrs. Mason and Slidell not far off, told him it was not neces sary to insist upon what l had first demandeI, an examination of his passenger list, as had tangi- ble evidence that my friends were on board then addressed Messrs. Mason and Slide, and told them my mission They intimated thatthey would not go unless force was used. told them l was prepared for that cheers )-and in a short time he had sufficient force on board to impress every one on the ship with that fact. Lieutenant Greer, of the San JacintO, came on board, and took quite as active part in the transaction as Lieutenant Fairfax did. He was rather apprehensye that the ladies and the mob would overcome me, and pre- sented six very inolfensiye marines on board, to be made offensive if necessary. (Applause )- That gave rise to the report about charge ot the marines, with fixed bayonets, on the ladies' Messrs. Mason and Slidell conducted them:elges with good deal of proprety under the circum- stances
 Mr. Mason was perfectly courteous throughout Mir. Slidell, as we all know, has more crustness III his disposition, but 1t must be remembered that he had much more to embarrass him, having his wife and family with him; therefore it was more difh- cult to impress him with the belief that intended to carry out the purpose of my visit. He sad he would not go unless l employed more force than l then seemed willing to show; but by the aid ot the officers, the gentlemen were removed on board the San Jacint0 where we made them very comiorta- bic. With the spirit of men, brought up III naval or military life, we felt desrous to make them feel as little as possible the discomforts of imprson mcnt. On arriving here was instructed to escort them to Fort Warren. and introduce them to Col. Dimmick, to spare them the modification ot be ing placed in the hands of the United States Mar shal. l took leave of them with those feelings which strike me as perfectly natural under the I:circumstances. When we were about to part, NIT.