The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-08

h ard IT, but must say in all sincerity, he did not hear
the hiss.
MIR BlSros. | am not mstaken--I am not
MIR. RivLs. He hoped they would pass u oy, a.
one Of those little obuliItions Of excitement wh'sn
were unavoidable, and which was not offered 10 ~
suit this body the President OF the United o'ates
Mr. Benton heard the Kisses, aud heard them dis-
uncuy If a doubt was raised on IL, he woud otihs
the matter TO a question of fact, true or not true
No man should doubt whether he heard them or not.
lie there this day prepared 10 the .inerean
Prssidsni insalsa by bank builies aud he Told his
friends that il had been done, and that they never
could proceed in action on Bank when the Aineri
can Senate would not be insultod either by htsing
on one side or olappng on the other. lie told them,
II II was done, sure as the .inerioan President
should be nsited this day by Bank ruthans, just so
sure he should rise IN his place and move to have
those dislurbers Of the honor and dignity of the Sen
ate brought to the bar of the Senate lie would not
move 10 clear the galleries, for thousand orderly
people were there who not 10 be turned outior
the disturbance OF few ruthans He would tell the
Senator from Virginia that he (the Senator) should
hang no doubt on his declaration and If II were
doubted, he would appeal TO Senators near him MIR.
WALKER. will answer, most directly, that heard
1t, and believe the same bully Is gong on now i
National Bank Continued Mr.. B. is not as yet,
our master, aud shall not be and he would under
take TO vindcate the honor Of the Senate from the
outrages perperated il by The myrmidons OF
National Bank. Were the slaves Of National Bank
to have the privilege Of insulting tie Senate just as
often vote passed contrary to their wishes Ii
was audacity that must be checked-aRd checked
before they went with in their hands to fire on
those who gave votes contrary TO their wishes,
| sassinate Them their way home. He put the
whole at defance-the entire Bank and its myrm-
dons.
Mr. PaEsroN said if any thing had occurred in the
gallery out of order, il should be strictly inquired
into and punished. He himself did not hear the
manifestations of disapp o5aion, alluded to by the
Senators on the ether side; but it was sufficient for
him hat the Senators heard IT, supposed they
heard it. Mr. BENTON. We did not suppose we
heard it we knew it.
MIR. ALLEN made appropriate remarks, and
concluded by stating that he understood the offender
was in custody, and expressed his Tor having
done what he was not at the time aware was an Of
fence
Mr.. BENTON said he had been informed by one Of
the office of the Senate Mr. Beale that one of the
persons who made The disorder in the gallery had
been seized by him, and now in, Gus ody, and in
the room of the Serg antat- Arms This the officers
had very properly done Of their own motion, and
without waiting tor the Senate's order. They had
done their duty, and his motion had thus been exc
cuted. His motion was to seize the disorderly, and
bring them to the bar Of the Senate. One had been
seized; he was in custody in an adjoining room; and
If he was still acting contemptuou.ly to the Senate,
he should move to bring MIN TO the bar but that was
not the case. he was I,enitent and contre heck
pressed his sorrow for what he had DONE said he
had acted without i'll design, and from feelings OF
contempt to the President or Senate. Under these
circumstances, all was accomplished that his motion
Intended. The man Is in custody and repenlant-
This is sufficient let him be discharged, and there is
an end:of the affair. His motion now that the
President direct him to be discharged. Mr. b. said
he had acted from reflection and not from impulse in
this whole affair. lie expected the President to be in
suited; it was incident to the legislation ation al
Bank charters When they were on the carpet the
Senate, the President and the American people, must
all be insult,d If the Bank myrmdons dsappon,-
ed He told his family before he left home that the
Senate and the President would be nsued by Kisses
in the gallery this day, and that he would not let il
Pass--that it would be an insult not merely to the
President and Senate, but 10 the whole American
Peo.l and 10 their form Of Government-and that it
should not pass. He came here determined to nip
this business in the bud-and to prevent insult to
The President in this chamber from being made pre-
cedent for it elsewhere. We all know the insoence
ofihe National Bank party-we know the insolence
ofther myrmiJons-0e kno,p that President Tyler lrho
has signed this Veto message subject to their insults
beginning here and oo,oing him hereper he goes He
Mr. b was determined to protect hin here, and in
doing So 10 set the example, ,chich uo,d be elsevhere
toL0ned he repeaied-an insult to the President
for an official act not Insult TO the man. but
to the whole American people and to their form OF
Government. Would these Bank myrmdons insult
king, surrounded by his guards No, at all
Then they should not insult American President
with mpuniiy whenever he was present In the
Senate, out Of il, he would defend the President
Hon personal outrage and Ind gnliy
Mr.. BUCHANAN, the distinguished Senator from
Pennsy lvania, is our next witness. BY him we
will first prove that both Harrison and Tyler
were run as antBauk men, and then proceed
to give his evidence in favor Of Mr.. Tyler's
Democracy.
Mr.. BUCHANAN said ia the Senate:
Unless am greatly misnformed distinguished
gentleman from North Carolina (Nlr Badger) now
member Of the Cabinet IN an address before the
Wing Convention Of that State, Indignantly pro-
nounccd the assertion that General Harrison was in
favor OF such Bank TO be a fssehood This speech
was, understand printed and circulated all over
North Carolina. i have not seen IT myself; but
have received my Information from an undoubted
source.
Mr. GRAHAM said the speech was not made before
the Wing Convention, but at public meeting in that
State.
Mr.. BucHAsAs. Then the gentleman admits that
the speech was made. Where II was made is Of lit.
tie consequence.
Mr. CALHOUN. | have the speech Of Mr. Badger
in my hand, and shall read the following extract
from il
"Next it is said that General Harrison favors
Bank of the United States. The charge is false
His opinions, on the contrary, are against Bank"
Mr.. GRAH.n. The speech was not made before
the Wing State Convention on the 9TH Of October,
Mr.. CALHOUN. II will show for itself II appears
to have been made on the % of March, 1870
Mr.. GRAHAM. At meeting Of the citizens at
Granville
Mr.. CALHOUN assented TO this, and said that a
hundred thousand copies Of the speech had been
printed and circulated
MIR. BUCHANAN continued. The misunderstanding
relates not to what Mr. Badger said but merely as TO
when and where he said it, The important fact IS
established beyond all doubt that this distinguished
Qcu uhn "A a.. -
member OF the Cabinent on account Of his eminent
talents, and his avowed political principles did come
out, at great convention in March last and in the
strongest terms, did pronounce the charge to be false