The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-09-02


Of allowing every citizen the amplest lib
erty of opinion and Of speech: and as the
expressions of disapprobaiion had not been
1 OF marked character, and as there seem
ed to be seine doubts, even, whether any
Kisses had been uttered at all, he hoped his
friend from Missouri would consent 10 pass
the matter BIZ.
/ Mr.. Benton said there was no sort Of
doubt about it: he had heard it with his
own ears: and so had other Senators round
him. No matter what the President might
be disposed 10 do, he would not waive the
right Of the Senate to protect itself from
contempts. Mr.. b. would bring it TO a
question of fact. No man should be per.
mitled to doubt whether he (Mr. b. had
heard the Kissing. He had come 10 the
Senate prepared to expect such outrages
he came expecting TO hear the President
insuted by bank rutfans and DULLES, he
would rise in his place aud have them seiz.
ed and brought to the bar.
, During all this time, man, who SEEM
| cd to be Under the influence OF liquor, con-
tinued to make disturbance BY violent ex.
pressions in favor of the message, crying
out y es--that's right-so do--goit, Ben
ton Reporters, but that down-no id
tory doctrines here--no chains-no man
shall gag me-
; Mr.. Benton paused an instant. There.
Mr.. President, | hear the same voice now
. The same bank rutfian IS uttering his in
! suits now Mr.. Walker. hear the
4 same voice. see the man: there he is |
What, sir, National Bank Is a Nation
al Bank to be cur master Is bank to
!. insult the Senate and TO insult the PrcSl-
dent Are we to be insulted here by the
!. Inyrmdons Of a National Bank ; Ii is an
indicnity not to be tolerated Il must be
!. checked and checked al once, or we shall
soon have bank rullians coming here with
Il arms in their hands 10 threaten Senators
on this floor. am ready, here or else.
where, to throttle the monster. The Pre-.
d sident's message shall not thus be insulted
Il Mr.. Preston SAID he agreed with the
II Senator from Missouri, that, If any outward
manifestation Of appreciation or disappro
n bation OF what was said or done upon iha
p floor, in the public business and debates o
the Senate, came to the knowledge of tha
is body, il ought Immediately to take coeniz
" ance of the fact, 1t was a contempt O
!. the Senate, and ought Immediately TO b.
" punished. For himself, he had not heaft
/. any such expression at this time, but hi
). feelings had repeatedly been wounded o.
ID former occasions by concurrences Of thi
kind. He trusted an investigation woul
N be had, and the proper punishment woul
a. be awarded
Here the ergeart-at.arlns entered III
gallery, and our noisy friend was seize
&c and taken into custody.l
Mr.. Buchanan observed that this was
solemn and monentous occasion-a crisis
perhaps, in the political history Of til
- country. He could not but suppose tha
: every American citizen here present mu.
- be too sensible of the dignity attached t
~ the character Of freeman to permit him
self deliberately to insult any portion {
the Government. Mr.. b. had, indeed, dis
= tinctly heard a hiss, but the sound was nc
: loud, nor was it prolonged il had. on th
>
- partly, it was probable, by the prompt ri:
: ing Of the Senator from Missouri, and par
" by the native good sense of the indiyic
uals themselves, though they might, for
~ moment, have been surprised out Of thei
~ propriety. If he possessed the power {
q, persuasion, he would ask the Senator iroi
10 Missouri to withdraw his motion.
l.. L. =. 4
Mr.. Buchanan said he regretted TO hea
&c so decided an expression of the Senator
purpose. He had rather, at all events, th;
the Senate should now proceed with 4
60 serious business in hand and leave III
90 matter for the present.
y The discussion was further continued t
y Mr.. Linn, who candidly admitted that |
~ had heard as we'll marks Of appreciation
a. Kisses IN the gallery.
to Mr.. Merrick, after referring 10 tie :,
lemnity of the occasion, and the prompt
taae with which the disorder had been sul
pressed, expressed h,s hope that the m
ss- tion for arrest would moi be pressed.
or Mr.. King, Mr.. Riyes, Mr. Linn, VI
a Preston, Mr.. Allen, and Mr.. Walker, ha
ie- ing taken part in the desutory debate
.th conversation which ensucd,
ne Mr.. Benton stated that as he was il
formed that the individual who had crea
~, ed the disturbance had been arrested, al
OF was now in custody, that he had admittt
ne his offence, and expressed his deep contr
ton fof it, Mr.. r. motion had, ia fac
iP- been complied with without any qaestit
ta- upon it. And he would now move that Il
al odeuder be discharged from custody whic
was agreed to by general consent.
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