The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-06-19

manner manner The old orator tidfiot show fee.
nieness OF action or thought in reply. He
brought forward certain letter, written
oy citizen Of Missouri, last autumn, and
published in the papers at that time, show
ing that Mr.. Benton was, at one time.
herce in his opposition to the admission of
california, as State, denouncinr it as n
cowardly act of submission to the Wilmot
proviso party, &c. MIR. Benton was phrcn-
Z'ed with rage, and, in excited tones and
manner, branded the letter as a calumny,
and holding Mr., Clay responsible for It,
put tho same brand on him. Mr.. CLAW re-
PEELED his remarks with scorn and con-
tempt Violent words were used, Mr..
Webster interfered in behalf of the digni-
y of the Senate, and rcproached tho Vice
PRESIDENT for allowing, unrebnkcd, such a
controversy, Mr.. Hale made fun of the
whole thing, alludng to the frequent as
saults on himself which he said every one
see'ned to enjoy; and thus diverted the at
tenton Of tho Senate from the contempla-
Ton OF this severe passage at arms. The
Senate was quieted, but did not adjourn,
without the yeas and nays. The Senators
gathered into squads, and went of, finding
relief ninay be hoped, in hearty objurga-
sionss
In the House, the conflict was renewed
on the California bill. do not think there
was any disposition, on the part Of the
House, to take any question. but, if there
had been, il would not have been obtained
amendments were offered and very fierce
!, and eloquent five minute speeches were
made on them, chiefly by Southern men,
hers, xat; length, Mr.. Stanton. of Ken
tucky,a Democrat, and an opponent Of the
Clay scheme, who had before declared that
the line of thirty-six, thirty was his ultima.
tum, offered an amendment to the effect
thai South of the line Of thirty-six, thirty,
slavery should not be nterfered with. a
gete was taken or this, in Committee, and
Twas voted down, by about twenty ma
,sJorlty, seventy -one members not voting
4 flis caused some inflammatory remarks
on the part Of the Southern members, and
which were answered by violent harangucs
on the parl of the North.
Mr.. James Thompson, Of Pennsylvania,
denounced the motion as a trap, declaring
that It was not understood, and that it was
sprung upon the Committee for the pul-
pose of mischief. Some strong personal
language took place between Mr.. Toombs
and Mr.. Winthrop, and between Mr.
Toombs and Mr.. E. d. Baker, Of Illinois
The House broke up in very bad tenn
per, and during the evening, subsequently,
did not find the members at all compo-
scd. These are only the beginning of such
scenes. But when tltngs come to the
worst, they must mend. The darkest time
is just before day; and, with the aid of this
philosophy, we must hope for better state
of things.
UNRoLLlSG OF THE MuMMy.-Mr. Gid
don-was honored with much larger at
tention on Wednesday, the second day of
the mummy opening, at Boston. The
awathiug bandages we're carefully unrollcd
an operation that occupied half an hour, and
resulted in tho ediscovcry of papyrus or
book OF the dead, stichsas was usually de-
Spoaited with corpses by the Egyptians; and
81 scarabGus or winged beetle, which Prof.
gassizs pronounced q very perfect spcci-
men. 4 he papyrus, ante-dating the period
OF the soj0urn uf the Israeiites in Egypt,
ssra as not ~ state TO nnroll SO as to prevent
ats cfhinhiihg in the operation, 1t must
sssir'sss she earefullY r,loistened. After ,lc
sbandagcs bad been taken from the CREATE
part OF the mummy, it was displayed to the
audience. But the mode OF cmhalming
this specimen had been pecnliar--bcing by
dipping the body in boiling bi,umen, SO that
tho face looked as il carved out of an
f;hracite coal. Some of the learned mcdi-
ical gentlemen on the platform disputed
tho sex OF the mummy, and for moment
doubt was thrown upon the accuracy Of Mr.
Gliddon's reading of the hicroglyphical
inscription. But this doubt was soon dis
PEELED by one OF the most distinguished of
our anatomical professors, who VI nv salts
iactorly showed that The position of the
hand had led 20 the erroneous supposition
inyalidating Mr.. Glddon's statement. The
Transcript says
"During the operation Of unfolding the
lienen bandages, fine resinous dust was
raised, which set many of the audience to
Fneezng. The mummy having been un-
swathcd, was placed, together with the ar
ticlcs found on the person, in glass case,
for the inspection OF the curious