Senators Turney and X. J Johnsou-A Passage.
From Occasional Correspondents


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WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, lcit.


Full many flower is born 10 blush unseen y
sang the poet Gray and full many glorious burst
of eloquencc gushing fresh from the heart 10 the
lips, is doomed 10 waste itself within the walls OF
the Legislative chambers. because it CHANGED 10 be
mere incident in the discussion OF private claim,
and therefore never passed through the reporters OF
the public press Something o! this kind occurred
in the Senate "Wednesday last, and send you
brief notice believing that you will regard il as
quite as well deserving place in your columns as
many other OF the topics which are transmitted 10
you.


The subject before the Senate was bill purPort-
ing 10 be Bill for the Relief OF Nathaniel Goddard
and others IN other words, 10 refund 10 the parties
the value OF cargo of flour shipped al Baltimore II
September, lSl2 for Cadiz and which because
British passport obtained for It's protecuon was
seized by one Of the United States vessels and con-
demned. Ii appears that Mr.. Perkins OF Boston Is
one oi the others for whose benefit this bill Is In
tended. Mr.. Turney of Tennessee notorietyl seized
on the name Of Perkins, as text from which he
launched forth a most undigniied TRADE OF abuse
aud caiumny against this venerable merchant, In
tInatlnS iha. ne had belonged 10 the Hartford Con
venuon-that he old FederaIst--and ihat
this was prBsG tGcie evidence that ne intended this
cargo OF Hour for the British troops and that as we
were at war with Great Britain the -four was right
" forfeited, and the money should not be refunded


Mr.. REyERDY JOHNSON took ground in favor OF
the claim, and in the course OF his remarks, gave
Mir TURSEY rebuke, the wound from which will
not be quickly healed. Il know not, said Mr.
Johnson whether Mr. PERKINS was connected with
the Hartford Convention or not nor do know The
bearing which This fact II So can have the princ
pie of abstract justice in which this claim rests. As
merchant OF high integrity, man eminent IN
all the virtues which give dignity and beauty 10 ha-
man character, Mr Perkins Is universally acknow-
edged to be preeminent. Perhaps he was FEEDER
alisi But have yet TO know tina; is was an offence
to be Federalist- ] never belonged 10 he FEEDER
aliss OF that day although shall probably be stig
maused as a Federalist in our new nomenclature OF
parties But should blush for myself il thought
il an offence TO be member Of that party which the