Smyrna times., 1863-02-05
Salisbury Drunk and Salisbury Sober.


Willard who so mikpresents his State i
Congress, i'll speech on his usual :" hobby,
snilitary arrests, among other choice epithet
denounced Mr. Lincoln an imbecil by name
lie was called to order several times bot
by the Vice President and Senators, but h
refused to act with decency and decorum
and when ordered to be placed under tn,
care of the Sergeant-at-arIns for comtemp
OF the Senate (acting as he did in the hon
orsble body like Bowery-bOy shoulder
hitter he brandished a pistol and cursed and
swOre at that Office and different members
of the Senate. There is not high-mindeel
man i'll our State, we do not care to what
party he belongs, that does not feel morti-
fed, and that the State is diSgraced by hav-
ing such beastly man to represent us in
that dignifed body. We have been con-
tending for some weeks that Salisbury was
monemaniao, or drunk, or both, but here he
has exhibited to the whole nation that he is
not only these, but Il degraded blackguard
70 boot.
He seems to think, in the role he is play
ing for secesh, that the mantle of Wigfal
has fallen upon his shoulder and, he is no
doubt carrying out the programme ordered
by the secessionistS to create panic. and
to force the Government to violent measures.
IN onter to excite disorder and rebellion
against It, That every means is being
resorted to for this purpose, is very certain.
and 1t requires all the energy and decision.
cSapled with the utmost prudence, which
the government can command, to meet the,
exigencies of the times.
We need not give the incidents Of tbis
'disgracefIl scene, as our readers are be-
fore this time familiar with it. We will only
give some extracts from other raprr, t.
show what is thought from home rs well =,
at home OF such doings in the Nation,
Capital
The Washington Chronicle thus alludns to
the scene in the Senate:
Mr.. Salisbury outraged the dignity of
the Senate by such conduct As has never
before been witnessed on that floor IT.
blackguarded the President, insultcJ tho
Ihnr and the Senators, swore and cursad
like fishwOman, drew loaded revolvor
and threatened to shoot any one who at.
tempted to arrest hiX, and gained for him.
self the unenviable distinction Of bein,l th,.
first Senator OF the United States that has
ever been forcibly taken from the floor NJ
Vh9 Senate. No such scene has ever bann
witnessed In any dellberative BODY in tho
world OF equal dignity and Importance with
the I nIted States Senate. No man in the
world, except "A SlIye-drivcr or a Five Points
bully, would be guilty of such rowdvisn
The tree is known by its fruits. and e tb;s
conservatism" God save us from it. I'll
this Is the result OF peace doctrines. let Us
have war"
sAUISBI'RY SOBER.
On Wednesday he was in the Sanoto
again, when Senator Clark offered \ resolu-
Ton to sNpel him from the body for his
conduct, but not being fully over his drunk
no was churlish and defiant. On the fJ-
lowing day, however, he apolorized and
expressed hls regrets at what had happened.
Va this phase Of his astonishing proceed
in8s the Philadelphia Bulleti. saws
Senator saulsbury has offered an apology
70 'he senate Tor his conduct on TUESDAY
Iaat' and there is probability that the apoi-
o2y VIII be accepted, and the offender viii
o" suffered to retain the seat in the Sanato
hs has disgraced In individual ouarreIS
sPoiogies are very proper things. and when |
ilfly offered they may be fairly accented
sitnout loss OF honor on either side d.,
paelsbury had quarrel with nobody IT,
cniy oehaved in beastly, ruffianly mannor
IN the Senate of the United States ond - |
aelng TINS he disgraced his Office. his Stato
tne sellste itself, and offered an insult n ,Lo
n1tion whose representatives were tboro
assembled. lie insulted the Pre,ident h., |
name, aud virtually insulted the Vice pra:y
'u"at' who was presiding over the. Se.oto
are such offences rs these to he nassoJ
'el OF excused, because of mere anolo,,,,S |
'"e iact that the offender was drupk r.
ePV;n as PalliatiOn of them SIM.
INC drunken senator had slain tho VI
ieS,ueht or another senator with tho ,;s.oI
'pas ne threatened to use wonId ON a,'oio r'oIo
~ tso days later have saved b;n, e.l''D io
snai for murder! No one knows hoa, ,n nn.H
We were to having a murder comm;toJ %e;'r ~
so.,,ss,aa ~ sema.e ehamber. Are we to give en-
oen.;r% ;e".sat .s to cowardly assassins by ac-
fsII 10 soon nnelr apologies when they barely
f,ct tbs. sSnmpnsh sa'1ppa what they design? The
drunLennoaS ispary .ty was drunk, and that his
1haess s.;,,sS -" through the day after he COM
instead % 49,, aggriSates his conduct
xas ,s'saa SAD ol pallaang it. Even an % onoIoo,,
~ 10 nnn";s usuakenneSs ~ the senate ought not y
" eonsiaered 1t was hoped that we Ot 10 70
-. -. r,a 10 of drunken senators when the tra; raa
s1.s rom the southern States Quilted ',- ,sr
eanmoes. But Salisbury seems anriors sse m
: - Hs'rss nud Hspnsrz Of ts,s spt,.