New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-28
fspecial to the New Orleans Crescent
sETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Feb IS, 1851

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sA.u !, ,dTct usually observed in the Senate
~. IT,;.od states. The presence of John Bar
,n.aar, j. too frequent to require mention, al
.sss,rh y1oncress has taken the precaution tt
r,ue the sale of Intoxicating liquors within tn,
ean;toI building. Mr.. Howard, of Michigan, tool
occasion to interrupt the able speech of Mr.. Hen
bricks, and desired to know the warrant for hi
assurance in charging Senators with bloodthirsti
ness, because they had demanded the trial Of MI
Davis, for crimes with which he stood charged a
the Department Of War. Mr.. Howard is lawyer
and his persistent course for the adoption of lille
gal measures against the ex-President of the Con
federate States is, therefore, less excusable, bu
he will, doubtless, be more careful of his adver
sary in the future. Hendricks had retained calm
and even good-humored tone throughout his
speech, but q charge of assurance from the radi
cal side was too much even for parliamentary for
bearance, and was cast back to the MchigandeI
with such manly pride as to bring down salvo Of
applause, and cause the Senator, who was so
bold, minute before. to cover his head. Chand-
ler of the same State. who seems to have constl-
tuted himself an ex-oficio member of the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs, is known as piebotomc
Chandler, because he was the earliest advocate OF
blood letting as means of saving the Union. Inc
Senator from Michigan is one of the tallest and
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met formidable opponent in Dan. 'oorhles;
dispute having arisen in the dinIngroom OF Will
lard's certain articles of crockery were pretty
freely used, and in the sequel, Chandler received
an unmitigated thrashing from the formidable Dan.
Mr.. Hendricks having made an allusion to Chand-
ler's famous letter, the Hercules OF the West re-
sponded in q most curious style Of elocution. His
voice, always deep and gonderous, became loud
and acute hoarseness-his manner, always vehe-
ment, developed into an agitating violence, SO
frantic in its terrible volume, as to become even
painful for listeners. He consigned himself to
historic immortality for his sanguinary sentiments,
and sent the entire Democratic party to eternal
infamy. The latter prophecy ELECTED applause
from the galleries, but mingled with audible Kisses.
Pomeroy, who was in the chair, thinking it was
time to stop marks of disapprobation of United
States Senator's speech, threatened to order the
galleries to be'cleared,'' but it appeared to the
auditors much more disgraceful that such
distateful terms should have been applied by the
honorable gentleman towards his brother Senators,
Of his own friends. 1t was noticeable that the ex-
preston traitor Robert d. Lee" caused an evil
dent uneasiness in the galleries, and a few mean
souls who endeavered to applaud were soon quiet.
ed When Chandler's TRADE had proceeded to
such length as to originate fears of speech,
Trumbull, Wilson and Sumner confabulated, and
determined to execute little, innocent parliament
tary trick. Although of Chambers own party,
they were more afraid of his declarations than
the Democrats; and Trumbull having begged the
motion, obtained the floor and moved that when
the Senate adjourns it do adjourn till Monday.
The motion was carried, the fever Of Chandler had
been allowed time to subsde, and he declined to
pursue his invective further on that day. 1t is in
this manner that an elephantine member, who
harms his friends as much as his enemies, is
in the United States Senate. Chandler,
having belonged to the famous Home Guards,
war is now just as anxious to display his valor
against England and France as he was to cement
the Union by ga little blood.'
INTERVIEW WITH THE PRESIDENT.
I have just received accounts of an audience
granted to a famous eX-General, whose rule in
New Orleans has become darby historical The
interview was very lengthy, extending over one
hour and half, during which time the notorious
Benjamin employed all the arts of which he is
capable 10 impress the Executive mind. do not
pretend to report the conversation verbatim, but
present the substance of it, and in some parts the
exact words employed. l also have good reason
to know that the CRESCENT is the only journal
which has received accounts Of this important
interview. may premise that Butler has been
for some time frequentng the radical haunts, and
as an efficient wire-puller. The President was
not astonished. therefore, when card was
brought in, requesting the honor of 90 few
minutes" tete-a-tete, but having been wearied
by repeated interviews on this same subject-the
signing of the freedmen's bureau bill-Mr. John
in his expressive manner, "When did he come
Well, let him come in" After being seated face
to face with the President, the hero of New
Orleans !" laid ont his case in full, urging the
approval of the bill, and suggesting its adoption
Is the basis of a compromise between the Capitol
md the White House.
The President, with his usual impertubabe man
ler listened to the entire rigmarole of the poll
ician and then answered him with the words of
he statesman; words that were doubtless imme
lately reported to his radical friends in waiting:
General Butler, you are very well versed in all
he astute theories now urged in the capitol, but
COMMON sense. We fought this battle for the
Jnion our entire course during the war was an
ndeavor to restore the States to their constitu-
ional positions; we tried to dose in Georgia, and
ng the war as stateJ of this Union had she
.ent q representative to Congress? Wherever |
ound green spot of loyalty in Tennessee tried
% sustain it, and endeavored to obtain represen-
tation for it, If they were States then, why are
they not States now? You have appointed
Judges over them, you collect taxes in them, and
You refuse them representation. Why, they have
not even a delegate like the territories. Their
yoce--the voice Of eleven millions of people-can.
not be heard in the national capitol. This is hard
and unjust. Are you afraid Of few Southern
members Wy those who can take the
essp Ind send ihe rest home e nave ,sses
filled by other men? You think to soothe me by adj
hitting the Tennessee delegation because happen
belong to thatState but the rights of every State
of this Union are equally dear to me. Your party
talks very much of supporting my policy, but when
it comes to voting, you follow different course.
You talk of my kingly conduct, of losing my
head = this is almost equivalent to melting people
to assassinate me. If you proceed in this manner,
a revolution will not be far distant. In the name
of God, when is this to stop? This bill secures
them-the negroes-all they ought to have and a
little more, too. do not say whether will sign
the bill or mott After Andy has once expressed
his opinion, he has peculiar manner of shutting
himself off from the further conversation of the
speaker, and this manner he adopted on the pres
ent occasion. During the interview he had contin-
ually used the word General with slightly satir
cal tone. Butler endeavored at first to employ
very mild tones of voice, but as the President did
not seem at all restricted in this particular the log
roller elevated his address ALSO As the answer is
to be made on Tuesday, the expiration of ten days
allowed by law, and as it was understood that the
President intended to devote Sunday and Monday
to private consideration of business, this was prob
ably intended to be the last stroke before the
meeting of the final caucus to decide on the course
Of the majority during the coming week.
yAGARIEs OF THE AMERICAN INTELLECT.
J, i is computed that about ten per cent of the
letters that reach the executive mansion, are ne.
rused by the person to whom they are addressed
Reams of manuscript are exhausted by these crazy
people, who advise Andrew johnson of the course
he ought to pursue towards the Southern States
who congratulate him on his policy of reconstruc.
ton or consign him to the lowest regions of Tar
tarus for the exercise of clemency towards "reb
els and traitors" The State Department is par.
ticularly favored by unknown diplomats, who have
suddenly discovered a plan for bringing England
and France on their knees. There is certain
hnaa Had ft.l