Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-08-20

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posed to be established.
Mr. Benton said he had been informed by one OF the
officers of the Senate, MR. Beale,l that one OF the
persons who made the disorder in the gallery had been
seized by him, and in custody, and IN the
room of the Sereeant.at Arms This the officers had
very properly done of their notion and without
waiting for the Senate's order. They had done their
duty, and his motion had thus been executed. HIS
10 seize the disorderly, and bring them ia
the bar of the Senate One had been seized he was
in custody in an adj dining room and If he was still
acting conemptuousy TO the Senate. he should move
10 bring him 10 the bar but that the lie
was penitent and contrte. He expressed his sor-
row for what lie had done, and said he had act
ed without i'll design, and from feelings of con-
tempt 10 the President or Senate. Under these cir
cumsiances. all was accomplished that his motion
intended. The man is in custody and repentant.-
This is sufficient. Let him be discharged, and there
is an end of the affair. His motion that
the President direct him TO be discharged.-Alr. Ben
ton said he had acted from reflection and not from
impulse in this whole affair. lie expected the Pres
dent 10 be nsuted it was incident 10 the Legislation
on National Bank charters. When they the
carpet, the Senate, the President and the American
people must all he nsued if the Bank myrmdons are
disappointed lie told his family before he left home
that the Senate and the President would be nsuted by
Kisses the gallery this day, and that he would not lei
il pass-hat it would be an insult not merely to the Pre-
sident and Senate, but to the whole American people
and to their form Of Governmen-and that il should
not pass lie here determined to nip this business
in the bud-and TO prevent an insult TO the President
in this chamber from being made precedent for il
else where We all know the nsolence of the Nation
al Bank party-we know the insolence of their mgr
midons-we know that President Tyler, who has
signed this veto message, subject to their insults
beginning here, and following him wherever he goes
He (Mr b. was determined to protect him here, and
in doing So 10 set the example which would be else
where followed. lie repeated insult 10 the Presi
dent for an official act, not insult TO the
but the whole American people, and to their form o
Government. Would the Bank myrmdons insult
king, surrounded by his guards; Not at all. Then
they should not insult American President with
impunty wherever he present In the Senate Oh
out of it, he would defend the President from persona
outrage and ind,gn,y. AS 10 the numerous and res
pectabe auditory present. his motion did not reach
them. He had not moved to clear the galleries; fol
that would send herespectable audience, who had
conducted themselves with propriey. The rule of or
der "o clear the galleries.; but he had purposey
avoided that motion, because the disorder from
few and the respectable part of the audience ought
not suffer for offence in which they had no share
Mr. 3. said the being in custody, his motion was
executed and superseded lis object accomplished
and, he being conrite, he would move to discharge
him.
The President of the Senate ordered him to be dis.
charged.
MIR Clay of Kentucky then and moved that the
message just received from the President Of the United