Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-03-18
HOW THR SENATE AMUsRS ITSELF.

HOW THE SENATE AMUSES ITSELF.
The Alexandria Gazette gives the following part OF
the proceedings of the Senate last Friday
Mr.. Douglas complained that the Senator had answer
ed hls argument only by personalities lie knew the
Senator from Massachusetts, Of the war-patty-
he continued length and in The course of his remarks
alluded to the senators on the Republican side OF the
chamber.
Mr. Fesseuden said that the Senator mistaken il
he alluded TO him.
Nc. Douglas. l dill not mention the Senator from
Maine.
Nj. Fessenden. You said .'the Senator from Maine -
Mr. Douglas | said from wherever they came. -
daughter
tor.
Mr. Douglas l kuow-but yOu cannot understand the
truth when it IS told.
Mr. Fessen6en said that several gentlemen around him
heard Mr Douglas say ",he Senator from Maine"
NJ Douglas was surprised that the Senator from Maine
seemed TO think every attack for him; that he
vas the Ouly aa ia the chamber. He a Senator OF
respectable ability aud he sometimes listened TO him with
pleasure but there other Senators besides him. He
commented upon the attempts whicn had been made to
gag him.
Mr. Fesseudeu said there had been no attempt made
gag the Senator Everybody understood the Senator
have used the words Senator from Maine"
Mr. Douglas wished TO know if it not the most
binary courtesy wheu gentleman misunderstood anoth-
err q accept bis correction.
NJ. Fe5syuden.-If the Senator saws he did not mean
it.
Mr. Douglas lexctedly Il say it is false Vice Presi-
dent-"order' Order The Senator knows it to be
false Vice Prysilen-The Senator is out of order
Mr. Fesseuden said that if the Senator from Illinois
wished to make personal din ;uty with him. he would
not succeed
lie had spoken of him as very respectable. Why, Or
duarily the Senator looked vD to him. (L1ugher) He
would grant that Mr. D. talents than rsspec-
ta0le-uay, he would admit that Mr.. ID. great a
man as he Mr.. d. believed himself 10 be, but he
could not admit him 10 be gentlemen because he did
Lot act like one (Arpause) AS TO attempt to gag,
every Senator knew that Divine power had given to Mr..
D. the greatest capacity talk Of any in the woId
and be doubted it ANYTHING less han Divine power could
Ike p him from speaking.
Nc Douglas said that as the Senator had in,imated
purpose settlc the difficulty outside OF the Senate
te should not further allgde 10 IL.
Mr. Fesseudeu declared be had said such thing; he
desired to know il Mr. Douglas recognized the code
Nj DOugas-i assure the Senator he will be pond-
Cd to when he makes the inquiry in proper form.
Mr. Fts-euden said that Mr. Douglas need not apprc-
hgud "A hostile Ucssgge from him. He defined his posi-
ton on the subject Of the code.
Mr. Douglas responded reviewing all the proceedings
which had led che difficulty and coutended that it be-
gun nv NJ Fgs,euier H. ubuug his Mr.. d - word.
NJ hale said he h,i something say 10 response to
Mr. Douglas. onslaught the Republicans. He cad
asrd roaf ut laughter tLc 4.h of the ~ samuel
M Douglas said that iJ might oe funny, but 1t no.
s.atesmauiSc argument by personal attacks
a had been done h7 the senators from Massachusetts,
Ma he, aud New Hampshire.