Mr. SAULSBURY. I desire the indulgence of the Senate for a moment. I rise, Mr. President, to a privileged question.ments were such this morning that I could not be in the Senate during the morning hour. A friend has called my attention to the NewYork Tribune, of Friday last, in which, giving an account of the personal difficulty between general Rousseau, of the HoRep, and Mr. GltlXNl JLL, I find this remark, speaking of General Rousseau: “Among his backers who were present wasSen ator SAULSBL'RY, who had been awaiting for some time the anticipatedassault.”. Mr. President, I never assaulted any man. I never advised any man to assault another. It is true that [was present at the time the difii cult y occurred; but I was at the other end of the porch and I did not see the commencement oi' it. Governor Saulsbury, who had been sitting by my side during the day, upon the in vitation of our Representative. in the other Hausa left the Senate Chamber with the under standin that if the House adjourned before the Senate ie would come back here, and if the Senate adjourned before the House I should go over there. The Senate did adjourn before the House, and I went over to the House. In a few moments after I got over there a motion was made to adjourn. To avoid the crowd, we started out and got into the Rotunda. It was raining very hard and we went on the east front to see if we could procure a carriage. While waiting for a carriage, with our backs turned toward General Rousseau and Mr. Gnixxstt, I heard the application of a cane to some person, and turned round and saw that General Rousseau was caning Mr. GRINNELL. That is my connection and all the connection had with it. It was accidentally that I was tiers. I never heard of any assault being contemplated, had no knowledge of it in the world, was simply there accidentally; and yet these reporters, who love to tell the truth so well, must drag me into the public papers as an accomplice to an assault! I wish to pronounce the whole thing a falsehood from beginning to end, and the author a willful liar.