The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-18
Scene In the United States Senate.

On fIlQay, Wn1ie senator UOukias WAS ad-
vocating his resolu tions offered the day before.
he was replied to by Mr.. Fessenden, Of Maine,
the Republican leader in the Senate. -,
Mr.. Douglas complained that the Senator
had answered his argument only by person
alties. He knew the Senator from Massachu- l.
setts was one of the war party He con- :
tinued, at length, aad in the course OF his re-
marks alluded to the Senators ON the Repub-
lican side of the chamber.
Mr.. Fessenden said that the Senator was
mistaken if he alluded to him
Mr.. Douglas.-I did not mention the Sen :
ator from Maine.
Mr.. Fessenden. said "the Senator
from Maine
Mr. Douglas said "from wherever they
came" Laughter.)
Mp. Fessenden.- did not understand
the Senator.
Mr.. Uouglas-I know-but Won cannot nm
derstand the truth when it is told
Mr. fessenden said that several gentlemen
around him heard Mr.. Douglas say the "Sen-
ator from Maine
Mr.. Douglas was surprised that tie Sens-
tor from Maine seemed to think every attack
was meant TOR him that he was the only
man in the chamber. He was a Senator OF
respectable ability, and he sometimes listened
TO hm with pleasure but there Were other
Senators beside him. He commented upon
the attemps which had been made to gag him
Mr. Fessenden said there had been no al
| tempt made TO gag the Senator Every body
understood the Senator to have used the words
Senator from Maine.''
Mr.. Douglas wished to know if it was moi
the most ordinary courtesy when q gentle.
| man misunders TODD another to accept his cor
rection.
Mr.. Fessenden.--If the Senator saws he did
not mean it.
MIR. Douglas (excitedly II say it is false
| Vice President-"O Order" "order'') The
Senator knows it to be false Vice President
| The Senator is out of order.)
MIR Fessenden said that if the Senator from
Illinois wished to make personal difficulty
| with him, he would not succeed
He had spoken of him as very res pee bic
| Why, ordinarily the Senator looked up to him
| (Laughter) He would grant that Mr. ID. Is
| talents were more than respec he
would admit that Mr.. ID. was as great a man
| as he (Mr. ID. y believed himself to be: but he
| could not admit him to be a gentleman, be-
cause he did not act like one. (Applause. y
As 10 an attempt to gag, every Senator knew
| that Divine power had given to Mr.. d. the
greatest capacity to talk of any man in the
| world, and he doubted if anything less thar
| Divine power could keep him from speaking
Mr.. Douglas said, that as the Senator haC
| minated his purpose TO settle the difficulty
outside the Senate, he should not further al
| lude TO it.
| Mr. Fessenden declared he had said no sucl
| thing, he desired to know if Mr.. Douglas re
| cogniZed the code.
| Mr.. Douglas-I assure the Senator he will
be responded to when he makes the inquiry il
| proper form.
Af. feSsenGen sad that Mr.. Douglas neeC
| not apprehend a hostile message from him -
| He defined his position the subject of the
| code.
| Mr. Douglas responded, reviewing all the
proceedings which had led to the difficulty
| and contending that it begun by Mr. Fessen
! den doubling his Mr.. DIS word.
| Mr.. Hale said he had something to say il
response to Mr. Douglas onslaught on tn,
| Republicans. He read amid roars of laughter
| the 4th verse of the 18th chapter ofII. Samuel
| MI Douglas said that it might be funny
| but it was notsstatesmanlike to answer argu
| ment by personal attacks, as had been don,
| by the Senators from Massachusetts, Maine
| and New Ham mpShire