Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-04-23

', :, = q parliamentary law permits me to DO II. II the Sen
ate have declared that they VIII aeethe y .iVa isnuel
u onhen ,hev ARE offered. there is no way 10 get rid of them
49,, nv n vote upon them. That we oil know. II cannon
81 declared, Mr.. President, tna' MI, my amendments : rnin srh;.h arc , i 0n u,
., -. Ssna,ors in thu votes which they give upon my
,o'cnamen,s. have the right 10 oiler amendments; The
rules arc not altered. 1iF Tic senator nom Mch.ucAy mas
~ Senate me rules of the Senate cannot be altered ex-
cent upon notice and due consideration. lhey cannot be
aiiered by u side move. They cannot be altered pending q
question. sir, in order to cut OH debate, or 70 prevent meas
,res being carried. Rules mus, be known. Rules must be
1aoutrl beforehand. II they uo TO be altered, ta=:e must
be notice, md the process nlas' . gone a",opsn VIII IN .
,r,naJ 'The rules OF The Senate cannot 90 obHterated.
Incy cannot be sxpunged by n vote adopt d in tho progress
Of a case, when the Senate viii do a thing contrary TO the
listing rules. Sir, the motion made by tho senator from
Kentucky, an! which has been adopted, Is q motion 10 over
rule the rules vi The Senate; 10 trampic the rules Of the Sen
ate under foot, sir, for The purpose OF Sitting debate-for the
un,p,se of cutting oil amendments. When We come Ia
these amendnIcnis, we will See whethe. or not they are alb
st:..ctions, which have been made the root Of NIL the aglta-
ZION which has taken place in the United States.
Sir. / intend 10y those amendments TO cut the root Of agi-
taUon: TO cut H. the whole address Of Southern members.
by which the colrly was thrown into a flame. mean 10
show that thcrs Y IS no foundation for any such thing. That
is 10 say, | u m ~ make a proposition, upon which ! D.
lieve tho votes G:ii show that there has been u cry ol "wolt,'
when there was no wolf; thai the country has been alarmed
without reason and against reason; that there was ne
design IN the Congress of the United States 10 cncroach up
on the rights of The South, nor 10 aggress the South, nor L.
press them upon the subject. l propose, sir, 10 give the Sen
ate an opportunity Of showing that all this alarm has been
without foundation. l propose IN give TO the country, io
the people ot tho United States, the highest declaration up
on earl,l, that they have been disturbed about nothing.-
When we come 10 that question, we will STE whether they
are distractions or not. III these are distractions, then the
county has been alarmed about distractions. That is thr
way il will terminate. In the mean time, Mr.. President, |
propose my amendments. and ask 10 have Il separate vote oi
", : and nays upon each OF tho fourteen.
Mr.. i'oo1E obtained the tioor, but gave way 10
Mr.. BUTLER. l wish To Say 10 the Senator from Missouri
now, and once for all, that, ii he supp"ses the Southern peo-
llc are la be satisfied with votes upon truisms, or what all
iha county ought To regard as tr:isins, he H. mistaken; OF il
he supposcs that votes ol that kind are To be safely valves
Of the dangerous and aggressive agifa,ions of The North, h.
is mistaken. Mr.. Hullcr made further remarks
Nj. EuorE. One remark; and the Senate will bear witness
10 the fact, that | have cndcayorcd 10 avoid discussion and
controversy nlon the Gucsiion. | believe that the time has
come when patriots should unite IN the true spirit OF fratcr-
nai Cancellation and compromise for The settlement Of these
questions, that they should feel il 10 hc their duty 10 cndca-
yr 10 qniet excitement, and 10 save the republic from those
dangers which we, all Of NJ, know have enyironcd us for the
i.sl six Freight months. | repeat thatI did not come here this
morning expecting 10 say 4 single word; and l certainly
should not wish 10 be heard responding 10 anything that
might enana' = from 4 certain quarter. after what has &C
cured here, ;i for what | conceive 10 be n direct attack up
on me aud III . with whom am proud 10 stand in associ.
: ton. Sir, Know the history Of the southern address;
and the world knows II. l. l. II Curious history. Ii il
connected with patriots. ever Ia be rccollectcd, ever Ia br
held in ycncra,io. and Of the proudest respect, when thci.
ca'uminator: no matter who I'll , may bo-will be Objects
If universal ~loath;ng and contempt. Who is the author,
sir, OF tho southern address! lie j. known 10 the world.
The illusIrious senator from South Carolina, over whose
dec.Ise 4 nation now n,ourns; over whose untimrly.
death every GOOD man, In all Christian countries, AT the pre-
sent day, il iuli Of lanentaton: Inc il the author of that adj
dr. tlc acknowledged author Of that adircss-the sole
author ri that address: III address charged here to-day, III
the nearing III The friends Of The deceased statesman charged
in the hearing OF those associated with him in that holy
work charged IN the presence ot those who were proud of
IN opportunity Of Attaching heir signatures To that address.
ard who aided IN HE circulation oi IL throughout this bread
aaii1n-in our hearing, sir. that address Is pronounced. with
great apparent delitcrau"n, rs al address, iraught with mis-
cilic;; ~ m address IL supply food for agitation and excite
mrnt; as an address whiri involved our institutions in danger,
tfoli which they oagltt 10 bc rescued by the Efforts Of Others
hostile To the Purposes III HAT address, and who did not partici-
oa.e in its prcriation. And, sir, those who subscribed that
a!lrcss, Ihnsc who sanctioned il, are charged with being All
laiori. Hy wh"nl-by whom-hy whom is this charge
brought with whom does such an accusation as this orr
sinatc? | won't hc personal. After the lesson | have re-
cc;scd. | mean IL be In a parliamentary sense-perectIy
lecolous in AL thin".. Tut by whom is i that this eNtraoi-
linagy declaration is hurled against all those individuals who
sjsacd HAT address! BY 4 gentleman known TO be the odt
member OF tn Senate; by Il gcntl,n. ] who, on u latc --
We call in The reliable *" of the Baltimore Sun for The
PARTICULARS of the scene, ut His point Of Mr. Foote'S speech:
Here Benton. with Il violent crush of his chair, lft hi
lent, and with 20 expression q! conn,cnancr which Indicated
r"soirc Tor n" good purpose, rlriciy approached Mr.. F""'".
IN iat.ei w.t'Ii'cw /" 4 position near 'hs wee President :
i,li:, III the diSis, and without however pointing the saino,
aai merely s. ,nGin" in - altitude - defence, the barrel ..
ha weapon turnc! towards lie s.ound.
Nj. Eehton was within three or iour feet from Mr.. Foote'S
chair when he VAS STOPPED. Mr.. Foote vas also surround
ri, and imme l.'c!y surrendered IS weapon Some thea:
trl'ai 1!lnr!;lrS wee then made, "Ecn HS re th' uSSa9tNn,
Who wae III lnn:Gg armed, 'shooi, DC.
Now, we aaA the reader. III view Of Ill the evidence of the
case, 10 my il Mr. Footc vas not J~ustiiablc in the course h.
pursued, and if Mr. Benton was not guilty Of an outrngc,
utterly incycusiilc. With Tie Times, 'wc certainly see moth
ing in this Orr. Foote'S language 10 provoke, much less JUS
a pe!sonal assault"
Mr.. Foote wen, 10 the Senate, aimed BY advice of his
friends, To dtfend himself against attack. He wont with
or renee. When he saw the burly AIissourian ap-
,roneAing him with nenacing gestures, what else could lie
~ ,han retreat ID m open spacc, and place himself in an
ar,i;li,, no, 81 attack, but of defence? We are asicaished,
,nc,c.ore, 10 hear tho Wing clamor for thc expulsion uf boit
these persons from the Senate Chamber. We are not aston
shed TO scc tia, paper attempt to make miserable party ca
by citing this scene as evidence of the fruits of "Loco-
Foe,e, we admit, is 4 true Democrat and gal
Int champion of he Soali. Benton has long since sold
.imsslf 10 The Taylor and Free soil Regency, and ii wns in
pressing TIER policy, that he disgraceinlly oygl-
laied this unr!casa II scene. The WIZ, in its unjust s|ic-
.ircs, has called forth this remark. Otherwise, we should
sno.'ed 10 iflrodnre ps.,y into such a subject.
The opponents of The Nashville Convention haze laid nue..
stress upon the small vote ca-; for the election of delegates
The various Districts in Georgia. There il 40 force in
objection. Popular meetings had throughout the State
selected sui',hlr persons, and as no opposition was made 80
hose in nomination, what object was there in having a iuii
10 elect men who were not opposed Suppose IL
Richmond a W.; pad in Shcnandooi! a Democrat wcrr ia
the field, wi,h' opposition. md n few Votes only wets
given for the nominees, would any one say thar the people
NJ intcrcs: in the result, much more that the peopl'
opposed 10 them! The Columbus GA Times ciresa case
in point. In Muscogee county, n short limo since, two JUS
were elected by only 90 votes, on, Of Il voting popula-
Of 2 900 votes, yet nothing was sid Of this small vote,
or the people knew that they would hc elected. So with
The delegates 20 the Nashville Convention, whose choice
in fact made by the nominations, and the people evident
4 80 considered il.
COUNTY Oh POWHATAN.
For some years post, the contest between the Democrats and
Wing Tor the Delegate from this county has been exceeding
y close, and has been maintained on both sides with equal
AMI ardour. The controlling influence Of the Richmond
Of which the Wings hive n considerable majority, he
cpcaicdly decided the contest in favor of The Wing Party,
the will, AZ we believe, OF ii majority of tho voters al
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