The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-04-25

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ete nave received teektap1Ae summary,
Dy she way OF Lousvillef OF the stormy proceedings
in the Senate on the l7tsl inst.
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,as,l,,,;r,,s = 81 ,;r,r $50;
= -, 9 eeheSs eoi''i'Ass - 4, ,'''pt'
se otoer u she DAY, REMARKS Were maue Dy hesArs'
clay, w ebster, Hale, Hamblin, Benton and Butler.
Mr.. Foote said he had endeavored to avert dis
cussiOn; that the time had come when patriots
should unite for the purpose of saving the Republic
from the danger which threatened il (; he would
not condescend to notice anything coming from a
certain quarter (Benton If it was not that an un-
Unsuitable attack had been made upon a measure
1.-THE Southern address, which many OF them had
been proud to sign that address would live in the
esteem of patriots; who was its author ! The
senator from South Carolina, over whose death the
hauon Is now mourning; and VINO was II that
as.smpted 10 impugn tnat ADDRESS II was an
inulvidnai known as the oldest member OF the
"o.iale. =
MI. roote was proceeding WIN some sarcastic
puhgent remarks, evidenIly IN nlluslon 10 behlon,
1ut MAD save nothing suncienty open ana oIlen-
sto - Justify tne chalE ~ gaining nun ~ oraer,
sneh ne1 r rose mucn ae,a.eu' anu llloMlhg
-. Slei' to,h hiih plooeouSu ~ i,a'Io Peesase
.ssua =, Vi tne oar lowaIus foo.o sea', witch
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ds.a ~ pen'9n e'iu .oiou ~
overcnm;r,, III .;.,e,,oa h. aon,;nmsd
Fonie Wiz a.. hs noos s,e,,ad Jn, y, ,,.s
main a;sls all .eL rostion in Inc roar me. i,
front Of tbs Ss,ose,, =, Ans seat at the ,gbt ~
the Viee P,es;dsnt and drau;nS n;stnI from b n,
pocJat cocIad !. '' FN- 0'-' ms
The scene which ensued ia indescribable I,opd
cries for The Sergeant.at.arms and cries If Order
resounded f,o,', ri ;dss of ne Chomber M r.
ton was about 10 attack Foote. when The latter
with his drawn nis,ol retreaed IN the centre Of ,b
Hall and Il X.,,s onl bv tbe most stranno,s oJIt
that the nart;es ,gera lent from coIl;s;on NJ,
persons rushed from he galleries and Of the ChsT
Der in annrebens;on Of = General melee Say,srl
Senators surrounded Foote. Mr.. Dickinson tooL
the pistol from hin,
Mr.. Benton was MEANWHILE struool;ng in tho
hands of his Cr;snJs y,bo yxAre ende.1or;e - -
vent Linn fo,,, raaoI;n, Eoo,a NJ 49, IN.
denounced Foote ,s an assassin who baJ J,rsJ -
bring pistol into the Senate 10 mnrder hin, he
said have No arms eyamine me carr, 40.
thing of the kind Stand ont Of his vav and let
the seoundrel and ,ssassin fire. Tn uterine ,bis
sentence Benton threw off those who beld him
tore omen bs vest and invited the fire If his nta
mist Foote ne.ufme WAS res,raineJ frono 81
lvancina towards Benton
The Vice President. after repeated and vigorous
efforts sncceaIaJ i; ,as,or;n, 49, ,rJ .,s..
tive quiet Benton and Foote baying resumed
their seats. MT Foote rose TO INQUIRE IF he could
proceed in order. Benton in yerv loud tome and
much excited demanded tbat the Senate should
take coonizance II The fact that nistoI had Ssau
brought here to assassinate him. MT Foote eT.
nls;nsd u III " & ;s.,;s, oV.e ca
his whole aim had been that Of the defensive
had been informed that am attack had been int
mated. Sunnosnq the Senator from Missouri adj.
vanced towards him armed and 10 attach hin, he he
advanced to the centre Of The chamber in order 10
he IN oos;to, bara he en,IJ ~ 49, =; ~.
main a;se ON aoai ta, ~ ~ 'he