Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-04-03

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THE QUARREL IN THE u. S. SENATE
BETWEEN BENTON AND FOOTE.
Some very harsh words occurred in the
Senate, on Tuesday week, between Messrs.
Benton and Foote, which were followed by
others Oil Wednesday, when Mr.. Benton
complained Of the report of Mr.. Foote'S re-
marks as given in the Inteligencer and
Union. His objection was principally to
The following sentence:
CAT presen. he is shielded by his age, his
open disavowh Of the obligatory force of
the laws of honor, and his Senatorial priv
ileges:1
Now, in the first place, (said Mr. Ben
ton,) no such thing was said here yesterday;
and, in the second place, if it had been said
it would have been false. So there are two
-falsehoods there together. | am remarking
on an article in the newspaper, and canno.
be called to order.
Mr.. Foote, Gin his seat.) hope he will
no, be called 10 order by any one.
WI Deu1Ci. az present ut IS SHleiueu
by his age, his open disavowai of the obi
gatory force Of the laws of honor, and his
Senatorial privileges" Shielded by his age
by his age!-Sir, let any person insult me
where an appropriate chaslisement can be
employed and inflicted upon blackguardism,
and he will find out whether | am no,
young enough TO resist; he will find out
my age without consulting any calendar at
all.
ellis open disavowal of the obligatory
force of the laws of honor" Take that in
any sense, and it is false. Take it in the
sense, which it is perhaps intended and it
is false. am not man to make avowals
except when there is a case pending, and
then the avowal goes to the single case. 1t
is Eot true tina, ever made such an avow-
al. 1t is false excuse, an afterlhought; it
is an invention Of after time, an invention
Of cowardice, to shield itself from infamy.
That is what it is. Sir, never made such
an avowal. j avow neither one thing nor
the other. When any person puts a case
they will get an answer, but there will be
no a:owals before that 10 60 before the
country.
ellis Senatorial privileges" Sir, / claim
no Senatorial privileges. claim no priv
ilege of attacking any person on this floor.
claim no privilege of insulting any body
here. have never done it in the thirty
years have been here | have never begun
to insult any one; but if it is begun with
me, although may bear with insults long
time, yet, when | once take notice Of it,,
there shall be an end one way or the other
And if the Senate does not know that it is
a Senate if this Senate does not protect it.
self from scenes which would disgrace the
veriest brothel if this Senate permits Ian
guage to be used here which cannot be used
in the filthiest bo,hel in the Five Points, or
in the suburbs Of the cty-if they permit
such Language to be used here, and to be
used here with respect to me, ] mean from
this time forth 10 protec. myself, cost what
it may.
Now, sir, merely give this as speci-
men of the Observation-Disclosures and sys-
tema!ic-which pe,vades what find in this
newspaper am speaking, abou, news
paper, sir, and cannot be called TO ORDER
And perhaps, hereafter, il may be we'll to
wait for the newspaper, and then can speak
Of tire newspaper. have given this as an
example of the faIsehood which pervades
that repor, of wha, took place here yester-
day, and which is to 60 into the permanent
debates Of the Congress Of the United States
which is to stand in the register of these
debates S true and permanent history ? !
brand 1t with falsehood before i. goes there
and shall hold myself ready, upon any ap-
propriate occasion that may require it, to
prove the faishood from beginning to end.
Mr.. Foote then rose, and after giving an
explanation Of the manner in which his re-
marks were reported and revised, added:
There is not serious charge reported
either in the In,elligencer or the Union lha.
was not uttered yesterday and if there was
anything in that speech that could give off
ence as reported, that ] am supposed by
any one as not having uttered, all have to
say is that utter II now.
And now, sir, will not handy epi,hets
with any man but, after this, think it my
duty to say, what said yesterday, and
what am reported as having said am
done with the affair here. did not report
that. That was The report Of the reporter
himself ] said SO yesterday, and say SO
again. Expressed my opinions; Iavowed