The Nevada Democrat., 1861-01-31
How Andrew JOhnsOn's Speech was
Received In the Senate.

How Andrew JOhnsOn's Speech was
Received In the Senate.
The effect of this speech on the Senate
and galleries was marked. 1t was COM
menced to empty chairs and benches, but
tbey were not empty at its conclusion. The
6re.eaters retreated at first, and lone time
not single Southern Senator, one or two
from the border States alone excepted, was
in his seat. One after the other, however,
they came back, dark and snrly, and even
condescended to take part in the debate by
interruptions. Slidell, with fiery face, said
that Louisiana had no disposition to inter-
fere with the free navigation OF the Missls-
sippi. Johnson replied that he was not will
ling che should have the power to do it.
Yulee. who, pale and troubled, had been
rowing about like wandering Jew, was
brought to a stand by being reminded that,
not many years ago, in the other House, be
had been as fervently anxious to get little
Florida into the Union Without the requ-
site population, as be now seemed to get
her out, although, when she got out, wheth-
er she intended to give herself back to spain
or the SeminOles again, was somewhat In
doubt.
But Yulee muttered only threat or two
and recommended his wanderings. Wigfall
was of course "spin' for muss," and
very anxious to insult somebody, or TO have
somebody to tread on his coat tail; yet
nevertheless, quietly subsided when told in
unmistakable tones--"I want no Interrupt
ton" Gen. jeff. Davis seemed very un-
happy until he had relieved himself by get
tug into bis customary pet, and snarilng
out in his usual grandiloquent manner,
something about "nailing" some "mscre-
anti or other to some "cross." JEFF. is gen.
erally so careful that his insolence should
be so ambiguous and oracular, that neither
himself nor anybody else can comprehend
its true intent and meaning. Brown, OF
Mississippi, was quiet and gentemanly, as
he always is. Old IveTsOn fled early In the
fight. as did also his colleague, T00mbs, who
10 the surprise of everybody, has conde-
scended, after all bis clustering and bully
ing and resigning, to reappear-recent
events in Georgia and votes in the Georgia
Legislature having, no doubt, convinced
his susceptible and amiable nature that dis
cretion is after all, perhaps, the better part
of valor. Clingman, as usual trotted in and
out. and out and in, regarding the speaking
Senator with portentious sc0wls of disap-
proval Fat old Preston King migrated to
the Democratic side of the Chamber, fol-
lowed by Trumbull and other Republicans
and occupied the vacant chairs around the
speaker. Several members of the House
also, and the distinguished jurist, Reverdy
Johnson, and together with Pugh, Douglas,
Polk, and other Senators in their seats, lis
tened with the closest attention.
1t was after four o'clock, when Mr.. John
son concluded, and who, of all others, was
put forward to respondf Why, Gen. Joseph
Lane, to be sure. The old man, as usual,
talked about his sword "a very broad sword
as he pronounced the word,) and he exbibi-
ted his wounds, and offered to spill bis blood
literally. He believed South Carolina was
all right and everybody else was all wrOngi
vet he was no "disuniOnist'-not he. On
the contrary, he loved the Union, yet he
thought It ought to be destroyed. He would
endure any amount OF punishment to save
the Union; yet il an army attempted to
prevent South Carolina from destroying it,
that army would have to march over his
dead body. So the old gentleman seems
doomed to come to grief, be the result what
it may. But everybody knows Joe Lane.
He was not regarded as exactly Solomon
before the Baltimore nomination, but that
exalted honor seems absolutely to have adj
died the little brains he was before supposed
to possess.-[ Louisville Journal.