Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1848-08-24
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ecEMn III ~-19 SENATE.

GcENG III T-1I SENATE.
WAsuSaras. Aug, ia. is4S /.
Yesterday was grea, day in Congress- The Sen
ale sal. in open and session. ali DIV and ali
night, and did adjourn uni 8 O'Clock this mofa
ing The suhiact wsiiah kept that baly in session al
night was the Cpmpronise clause, which II had ~
tarhed 20 the Oregon bill, and which the House u
Representatives had voted down with malnfity OF
"feriY save one" Finally, the Senate recedea trem
lis amendmeaI Of the Missouri Compromise by a ms
lsriiy OF four The Stood. 90 for reeeding and
- against Il, Ms Bsaton. ol Missouri, aud MIR
Houston OF Texas voted with the Northern Senators
IN the majority. Had they voted with the South here
would have been q lie vgis--27 10 Z1-and the Mis-
souri, Compromise would moi have been stricken un,!
They will receive lnnnBlerahe s;ouhern naledieioas
At midnight scene OF very exciting nature
may say ,@o sceaes--occursed in the SvR-ie. The
first was produced BY Gen Houston, who sand he
wished be pacileaor on Ibis great question, as
Henry Clay was IN 1920, and for whose great act
that mighty occasion, monument oil gratitude ought
10 be erected! The mention OF Henry Clays name
In this connection produced spontaneous outbreak
Of applause all over lae s5euae Chamber. which was
electrical and which could moi have been prevented
because il was uniofseen' lisPoke the mind OF The
whole audience in regard 10 MIR Gays noble conduct
on the great Missouri Compromise question:
The other scene was mainly enaelsdby MIS- Benton.
after being introduced by Mr.. Butter.
You must knnw, thai, for some cause other, Mr.
Benton has been every evening, Ion three or four DAYS
and nights past, unusually spirited He las talked
loud and au,horat,vey. and has made mouths irowns
and grinlaces Without NUMBER Ii appears that b.
sent of and had published some resolutions, he had
offered IN secret session, against the character 81 Gen
keaIney, and which the Sena.e had rejected. These
resolutions. as published by the authority, not of The
Senate, but OF MIR Benton, were brought 10 The notice.
o. Senator Butler, who, IN the midst Of the Oregon
bill debate and 10 The midst Of the night, piy
legged question. aud asked TO have two Of tue
rules OF the senats read, which expressly forbid the
publication Of any of the dongs g the Senate wilhelm
secret session, except when authorized BIZ the reno
val or The INJUNCTION Of secrecy the pa oi iha
ate. The rules were about 10 be read, when objections
were made. upon the ground that The regular deha
on the Oregon bill could be interrupted by any
such privileged question. This brought Senator Zen
Ion upon his fret ~ high dudgeon lie sail that
episode had beea comenced and he wished IL 10 be
allowed to 90 en- lie wished Il 10 60 on and ifans
man undertook 10 charge IA with dshnaorable con,
duet the iasehood should be cfaned down his throat
yes, sir, doirn his Gfoa Order called Tor al
over The Chamber; ba: Mr.. BENIGN went on. he
roared, laughed and loaned, and talked aboutighng
and said that he had fought before this. and with some
who never fought afterwards that WHEN be ioughiii
was for fanerali
The Senate chamber, a, This moment. was full Of
excitement aud hol blood. Nj Buffers friends wee
striving 10 keep hun from replying 10 MIR. s3enson.
while The latter was carrying on" al mad and In
rous rate! Finally, the char (Hr. Achison) dcci-
ded that Mr.. Buffers proportion mol IN order
aud here the matter. III he Ssnoe found us cod Ru-
NOR, however. Is rife, that Judge Butler calls Colonel
''go out, the fight will BE- desperate oae
Wasn,NGTos, Aug Ia, 1919
Well, Congress has adjourned. and about one haf
oil the member OF boh Houses already oniileis
way io their respective homes
But little had 10 be done day, aud. as " tote Won
last evening, shere was bul IiiiIf tu,e 10 do Il niyy6
short hours.
The JOINT rule declaring hal noki!t Shall be seatto
NE PRESIDENT Tor his synaurfoa the asi day iii The
4 ms rAxf fat..t "A. ~.
NY letter Of asfesenins were passed 10 VII, The ARM
sppfoprailop bill, the Posi- Route blI aud The Oregon
General 81 isids has been appointed Governor or
Oregon. The selection was narrowed down between
General Shields, S1nator Breese and Represenasiya
McCiernapd-~al Of Illinois. " General Shields ac,
cep, il Is presumed he viii Civ. up his present pur
suii--no 10 conquer aud fou,d new Republic IN
Mexie--bul canyassing the State u Illinois for t,se
station Of Senator in Congress. 10 place Of Judge
Breese, whose expires the 1th of March next
As 10 the proposed BUFFALO HUNT. in Mexico
il is gorg forward. There nien here nov. haye.
fghlng. roaming adventurous spirits, Texas rangers
Sc, who are bent the enterprise and forwarding ls
movements. The Administration saust know the fact
although il may moi have carried on any correspond
epce ~ wTItjng with the parties interested, !.
The great topic Of conversation throughout the day
is the s.aiianv between Senators Butler and Benlon
II is now known that Judge Butter semi challenge
10 Colonel Benton winch the later accepted az sight
Both The challenger and The challenged have been
rested and under The hundS oil Their honor The
matter. So the duel will not come Oft, Il suppos-
I'd that Judge Naasua aud General Foote were The
leadiRg seconds" in the affair. Judge Mangum
was TO have appeared before Ma gisrae This evening
10 answer for The part he had taken IN The matter
but wheihsr he appeared or not have no learned
These are hot, dlsa.reeabe dog days. anc grave and
venerable Senators should strive TO keep cool as
poss hle,
Mr., woodward, IN his speech in The House. on
Saturday, against the conduct Of Conan ssloner Sle
dill 10 sending docnment To the House disrespeet
ful 10 thai body add grossly abusive oione OF lis
bers, said be shoult expect the President 10 dismiss
Colonel Med fioul oilee' Mr. woodward is mics
man--but he expects too nuchl
The whole coQnsty Is Of tte epfaion that Mr.. Polk
oughtio dismss Mr., john M. McCalIa for the dis
creduabe and altogether grauSus par. he took 80 the
malicious Sneisoe and Apdessop forgery. which was
got up 70 10 INJURY y tsovessos Creaasns (you
call BIN BY his ne} ny repre- i'm as Tho
secret oppoueu, Of Iirafs--f sTs5. The whsse
shameless iofgcrs, ana NrCaIa's pari ia ii, have
been fully exposed TO the scorn and Indignation Of all
honest and rgight men, But will Mr. Polk dismiss
McCaia7 Ne--he weuld pat him on tho
back and tell bin 10 do Il again. ~
POTOMAC.