The Daily spy., 1850-04-19
Congressional FRO ceediugs.

/ not bright but fair man, who will fill the post
! respectfully. He is of course Democrat, and had
the good luck to the votes of the Sooth-Caro
lima ultra Propagandsts along with those of Nlessrs
! Niliot, 1--WE presume Preston King tool and Julian
OF Ind. who represents the strongest Wing District of
that State the strength of his proessed devotion to
! Free Soll. Such combination could not have been
beaten, especially with some twelve or fifteen Wing
! Members abseut-A talent for silence is sometimes
| OF great use we think Judge Young has it, with
regard to Slavery Extension. 1t unluciy that the
House, after choosing Clerk, should be obliged to
adjourn for want of him. We infer that Judge Y.
was not In Washington, but we trust he was not far
away fromit.
very exciting scene occurred in the Senate to-
ward the close OF the proceedings of that body. 1t
seems that Mr. Foote indulging in some very
bitter remarks against Col Benton, when the latter
left his seat and walked toward the Mississippi Sem
ator, who deliberately drew from his breast loaded
pistol The scene which ensued is indescribable-
Loud calls for the Sergeant-at-Arms, were made,
and cries Of order resounded from all sides of the
chamber. Many persons rushed from the galleries
and out of the chamber, in apprehension of gener-
| al melee. Several Senators surrounded Mr.. Foote,
among whom MIR. Dickinson, who, securing the
pistol, locked it up in his desk.
! Mr.. Benton, in the meantime, was struggling in
the hands of his friends, who were endeavoring to
| prevent him from reaching Foote While thus
pmloned, as 1t were, and yet almost successfully re-
slsting the Efforts of those who held him. Mr. Benton
bitterly denounced Foote an assassin, who had
dared to bring pistol in the Senate to murder him.
He said, '1 have arms, examiue me, carry moth
ing OF the klnd-stand out of his way, and let the
scoundrel and assassin fire 20 In utterng this SEN
tence, Mr. Benton threw off from either side those
who held him, tore open his vest, and invited the
fire of his antagonist.
The VIcE-PREsIDENT after repeating and ygor-
dod in
quiet.
lu the Senate the North was beaten badly, and is
to be beaten. Col. Benton alone from the Slave
States voted against the embryo Compromise; even
the Delaware Senators came up missing-one o
them silent, the other voting with the South while
from Free States Messrs. Cass of Mich Dickinson
Of n Y. Sturgeon of Penn. and Bright and Whit
comb of Ind. voted not to lay the Compromise pro
ec on the table and take up the California bill, beat
ing us by four majority. 1t is some consolation 70
even such defeat to have Mr. Webster back on tn
0 right slde-we fear to late as usual.
r Mr. Benton, in very loud tone and much excitet
5 i demand that the Senate shall take cognzance
the fact, that pistol has been brought in here to as
sassnate me.
: Mr.. Foote expIained-He had no intention TO at
J. tack anybody; his whole had been that of tn
d defensive. He had been informed that an attac
e upon him had been intended, and supposing whe
l. the Senator from Missouri advanced toward him, tina
,r he was armed, and designed to attack him. he ha
himself advanced to the center of the chamber i
order to be IN position where he could meet MI
= Benton, in the main aisle, upon equal terms
sa nsr sr"fffesfa ae2egga 2eggaaf a ssgy intimation tha
- Amid much excitement motion was put and ca,
rled to appoint Committee of seven to inves,igat
as the subject, and the Senate adjourned
Gg The Louisville Journal Of the 9Th inst. h,
of the following remarks:
n A lew weeks ago we received from Mr.. n
n Lawrence of Boston, an advertisement. for nbca
to ton IN our paper, forbidding the public to trust hi
J "he on MS account On Saturday last we receive
IN letter from Mr.. L. agent, inuurnp if ,vo nnh
>, >, ed the advertisement, and fnot, why?
~ Most certainly we did not publish Mr. Lawrence
advertisement and we were much surprised at hi
preSanlng that we would publish it. Our treason fo
1ecllnng 1t was that we considered it uncalIed for
Vahton and outrageous ifit can have been pronp
ed only by an unworthy spirit ofresentment. Eve
| Mr Lawrence had been poor instead of be;ng nc h
~ - the son OF one OF the richest men in the Union
iilS knowledge of the fact that his wife has al,vav
,een munilcently furshished with money by the mos
hoera OF tdthers Tor the supply of all her wants an,
0rhe grathcatIon of all her tastes would have nro
nTluded all apology for such caution as he asked n
70 publish. The advertisement appeared IN two O
tnree papers OF this city and in several papers of New
Orleans, and the universal feeling which if cyclic,
was one OF deep disgust and Indignation. We havt
never, IN all our lives, known parallel case-a
pwhere lady of such lofty standing and characte,
Mwas posted up by husband who even protested tC
have claim to the character of gentleman.
! Although 1t may seem out of place here, we can.
not resist the temptation to say that there is not
Lady IN Kentucky more admired and beloved than
.hrs' Lawrence Kind hearted, beautiful, Elsciuat-
O'hs' accomplished, brilliant, and the very centre of
ehned and magnificent hospitality she is the idol and
sornament OF the society in which she lives All
classes love her alike, the fashionable for her charm
ng social qualities, and the poor for her gentleness
,nd goodness to them Her city and her state though
booth abound in ladies thesnobes of their sex are
irproud OF her. Some of her early hopes have been
"iishted by her unfortunate matrimonial alliance
put her high heart is uncrushed, her nnumerabe ad,
mlrers and friends cling to her more alectooatelv
than ever and thousand aspirations ascend TO hea,
yen that she may long continue, now, 'happy and
giving happiness
LIrTELL's LIVING AGE, No. $40, for the nresen
week, contains the great article of the last North Brit
sh Review, entitled ''Footprnts of the Creator . to
gether with great variety Of selections from the fresh