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

pooe and have the fnfans brought to the bar OF The
Senate To answer for their conduct. lie would ask
those around him il the hsses were not distinctly M
dblc
lieyed the same individuals pcrsisng in the
same course, (pontng 10 the gallery over The frrs
dents chair
Mr. Benton remarked that the same thing was at thai
moment going in the gallery. II was by lnt'mda
ton these Bank myrmdons wanted TO carry their mea
sures; md If they cot seized in the act the mel
thing they would do would be TO bring hired mob mic
the halls Of legislation, and extort their charter by
force of arms He would seize them he would ,hro
tie the monster itself
Mr.. Preston concurred in the propre.y of the mo
tion and expressed his transportation OF any disturb
ance in the gallery either for against measure as
an Insult 10 The Senate ITSELF for which TO have
some law Of punishment.
Mr. Rives was proceeding 10 make some further re-
marks, when
The Chair made an explanation, and
NJ: Buchanan observed thai this was solemn crisis
in the affairs of the nation, and he hoped every Amer
can citizen would feel its importance. He had DIS
tncty the Kisses stated by the Senator from
Missouri but he ged in justice TO say they were
but momentary. They were arrested either by the
call of the Chair to order The good sense oil the
in the gallery or the rising the Senator to make his
motion. AS they so promptly put down, Ut
hcped the Senator from Missouri would withdraw his
motion.
| Mr.. Benton refused 10 withdraw his motion
Mr. Linn reminded the Senate that when the Bank
bill passed the Senate, there was loud manifestation
of appreciation in the gallery, of which no notice was
taken He believed the present occasion there was
approbation as well hIsses hut oolh were Instantly
suppressed. He had distinctly heard ooth. NO douo,
il was the promptness with which his colleague had
oot nm TO check the disturbance, which had prevented
1 r,rfh lie doubt
OUGHT to be passed making punishable TO commit any
outrage cr this ind on either House OF Congress.
| Mr. Merrck thought with the Senator from Pennsyl-
vonja that this was very solemn occasion. There had
been tokens of assent and dissent. The President o
the Senate at the moment raped very hard till order
was restored The disorder was but momeniary. tie
trusted some allowance would be made tor the excite
ment SO natural on the occasion .
AIR Kinr suggested the difficulty that might arise
ont of pursuing the matter further He had witness
ed something Of The kind before, and when the
offender was brought to the bar, grent embarrassment
was created by not knowing how to get rid of him.
He thought il would be better to pass over the matter
and proceed to the consideration of the message, or 10
the appointment of time for its consideration.
The Chair explained that having heard some noise
without considering whether it appreciation dis
approbation, he had called the Senate to order; bu
could not say that he had or had not heard Kisses.
Mr. Rves explained that he did no, to say, the
Senator from Missouri did not hear the Kisses, but
tina, he himself did no, hear Them and he believed
many gentlemen around him did not hear any. Blu,
as the Senator from Missouri had avowedly come pre-
pared to hear hem doub, he did, more sensitvely
than others lie would ask the Senator to be satisfied
with the crush which the mother Of monsters had got
and not TO bear hard the solitary bank ruan Il
use his own expressions who had dsapproved of the
monsters fate lie hoped the Senator would withdraw
the motion.
Mr.. Linn observed that the Senator from Virginia
BY his REMARKS doubling that there were any
hsscs had forced the Senator from Missouri to persist
in having the proof. However, he now understood
that point was settled and the object being accom-
plshed, he hoped his colleague would withdraw his mo
ton.
Mr. Preston again expressed his concurrence in the
propricty of the motion, and hoped eiieciua step:
would be taken TO prevent the recurrence OF such
scene.
Mr. Allen made appropriate remarks, and con
cluded by stating that he understood the offender
in custody and expressed his sorrow for having done
what he not at the time aware was an offence as
the refore all the ends had been accomplished which
his friend had in view when he refused 10 withdraw
his motion, he hoped he would now withdraw it.
| Mr. Walker said, when the Senator from Missouri
(Alr Benton pledged himself not to withdraw his mo
ton TO arrest the individual who had nsued the Sc
nate and the country BY Kissing the message OF the
President of the u that pledge arose from the doub
expressed by the Senator from Virginia (alr Rivcs
whether the kissing had taken place. That doubt wa
now solved. When the Senator from Missouri appeal
ed TO his friends to the truth Of the fact stated BY
him, he (Alr Walker) had risen, and pointed to tha
portion ofthe gallery from which the kissing proceeded
Our Assistant Sergeant-a Arms had proceeded to tina
quarter ofthe gallery designated by him, (alr. ane
this officer had in his possession of the offend
ers who acknowledged his indecent conduct, and wht
prepared to point out many OF those who had JOIN
ed him. The object OF the Senator was, therefore,
accomplished; the fact of the ndecorum establish
ed; and the offender, moved by the Senator from
| Missouri was in custody. This, MIR. w. hoped
would be sufficient punishment, especially as Mr.. w
understood the offender expressed his pentence for the
acl, as one Of sudden impulse As, then, the forma
trial Of this individual would occupy much time, MIR
w hoped the matter would he dropped here, and lei
us proceed as required by the Constitution, TO con
slider the Message of the President returning the
| Bank bill, with his objections. This Message, Mr.
| Walker said, he regarded the most important
which ever emanated from American President
and under circumstances the most solemn and i'm
posing The President, in perfect and glorious con
sistency with a long life of usefulness and honor
| has placed his veto upon the charter OF Natona
Bank, and Mr. w. said, his heart was too full of gra
titude TO the Gver of all Good for this salvation of the
country and Of the Constitution TO engage in
the business Of nfcting punishment upon an ndIvldu
al said be respectable, and who had IN part atoned Tor
his offence by the expression of his repentance Let
him 90 then, and sin more, and let US proceed 10
the consideration of that Veto Message which be, MIR
w, had confidently predicted a, the very commence
ment Of this session. and recorded that opinion at lis
date in the journals of the day. Many then doubted
the correctness Of this prediction, but be, Mr. W.,
whilst he stated at The lime that he was not authorized
to speak for the President of the U. s., based his con-
vction upon his knowledge of MIR. Tyler as a man
and Senator and upon his long and consistent opPo
siton the creation of any such Bank was now pro-
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 was now in custody, and in the
room of the Sergeantat Arms. This the officers had
very properly dene of their motion, and without
waiting for the Senates order. They had done their
duty, and his motion had thus been executed. Has
motion 10 seize the dsorderly, and bring them to
the bar of the Senate. One had been seized he was
in custody in adjoining room; and if he was still
acting contemptuousy 10 the Senate, he should move
TO bring him 10 the bar but that was not the case lie
was pentent and conrite He expressed his sor-
row for what lie had done, and said he had act
ed wthou, i'll design, and from feelings of con-
tempt the President Senate. Under these cir
cums,ances. all accomplished that his motion
intended. The is in custody and repentant.-