The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-02-18
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FROM CHARLESTON.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF ruK prsrArca.l
CuaRLksroS. Feb. 18th, 1851

CuaRLksToS, Feb. 10Th, 1861.
Yonr readers, no doubt, look upon your
Charleston correspondent as aNgreat " Fire
Eater" Judging from remark made to
YESTERDAY by a clerical friend of your city, now
here not knowing he was speaking 10 the yer
table correspondent himself; but IL any such
sentiment prevails, they greatly mistake their
man. though the poll teal views OF - Sir-
ciaius" are neither here nor there.
speak OF facts occurring in orr midst daily,
and the impressions on the public mind in the
South, as far as my acquaintance extends
which is wide spread and thorough, nor do
write for sensation nor TO eaiole, natter or
- coercer (detestable, dabolical word, and
ought TO be kicked out the English vocabu larry
except when applied to stures,) any man or
set OF men in my views
said TO Virginia member, rs he and
stood in Congress Hall in ls4i, that in less
than twenty years this Union would be dis
solved. l did not prove n false prophet.
When saw thae old intellectual giant, Jpo.
Quincy Adams, pressing, with all his mighty
powers, to induce Congress to receive petitions
10 abolish slavery in the District OF Columbia,
l thought saw the uitimatum, and 1 nave
seen ii | now make another prediction, that
slavery will never rest, nor shall we ever nave
peace until the North becomes nation and
the Sou IN another.
The occasion | aliude TO was one of great in
terest and novelty TO me, being quite young
man.
| When l entered the hall Mr.. Wise was
| speaking. L shall never forget his appear
l
| Speaker Mr.. Adams on the left. Mr. Use
| was mourning hot shot into the abolition ranks
| generally, and into Adams particularly. IL
| was the first time l had heard Mr.. Wise. He
| was then in his prime. He Wore his hair long
/ he was dressed in plain suit of black, and he
| seemed to address himself to Mr.. Adams and
| not to the Speaker. l can never forget that
| fierce fla shng eye that long, bony finger
| shaking tremblingly into the very face of the
| old lion: and as the burning kissing hot words
of sarcasm and defiance rolled out of that
| wide mouth of his. l really thought he was
! the handsomest "gty man had ever seen. -
| And when he tainted Adams with coming
| down from that lofty eminence which hi
countrymen had once placed him, to dabble il
the filth and mre of political strife, and il
| such cause the eXcoriaton was so severe-s'
| much more severe than any one else could III
il, that the old man could stand it no longer
and bounced to his feet and cried, g III r
| Speaker" and was about to proceed when Ia
was called Justify to order, and had TO II IL
his seat Wise, turning to him, cody said
''he still, old man, ! have 4 few more shot in til
lock for YOU, and proceeded; and of all tn
! filvings that was ever administered to Mor
iality il was the most hiting-the most with
! cripg stood immediately over Mr. Adams
and | could see the blood rush and Iecede, eve
! and anon from that great bald head, showing
the strife going Oh within. 1t was then tina
| | said what ] predic ted OF The Union.
! The reports of Lincoln's trureiiHg speeChe
has caused an advance in the war stock hert
but he has wisely determined to survey tn
field" and when he approaches the SLAYER
| helnis phere he may get Il little cool, and If Il
does not. he Will certainly get cooler as f,rthe
| South he may venture. Neither he nor hi
whole brood, nor - Despot" Scott, can dcte
tho South.
/ will endeayor 10 give You Il few portrait
| OF some of our distinguished characters i'll on
midst i'll the next four or five letters.
NIRGiSIUs.