The Arkansas banner., 1850-04-30
Exciting seeae tn the senate-roo,. and
 Benton Again,

Exciting seeae in the senate-Foo,s ana
 Benton Again.
 In the proceedings ofihe Senate, on fh. I'm ;,,, d''graeeiul scene is reported to have occurred o that eody,--a detailed account of which we eonv from the Louisville Democrat, while every on. ns,, deprecate thesesonirageous violations of crd,, ,,A deesney, it must be aPpsren, that BrSroSs over. bearing and bullying course has beea the chief of He selected FoorE from the opening of ,h. session Nh antagonist :, whom to tArus, hi,,,,. easns and reprosehes. and upon whom to yeat som. of the bile engendsred by the seOIa and eoa,.mp, hurled al him from every quarter and the utter self degradation he must feel Calculating upon the i'm. pnisive temperament and ehIvslroas warmth egl,h. Mississippi Senator. he looked ior an easy triumph In this itwou'd appear be has:.beeh. entirely n..- kea in every instance, his opponent not oRly e1A,b. ting greater ealmuess in debate. but more gentle. manly bearins,wheTe insnlt substituted for anu ment. or this fac; nothing will sh5rd more con. elusive prof than the following repor, oS the con. duct cf..both parties in The late exciting affair.
 BENTON addressed inc Senate n support of Ais amendment providing that The select. committee tFooTK'.) should TO take into eonside, a,,on the question of slavery in the States. The District oS Columbia, or NavyEYaIds, Dock Yards. ApebaII &c He said, s'his object was to show by vote Og tks Senate ths the fears of lhe South had been ground less" Butler said such votes were moi safety valvss bv which 10 avert the danger impending
 Foote said that he ehdeayossa to avert discussion that the time had come when patriots should unite Tor the purpose of saving the Republic fom hs danger which threatened Il. He would not eondes. rend to notice anything coming from certain eusY. fer {Benton,l were II not that an unusilhsbte attack had been made upon measme--;he southern ad. dress which many of them had been proud to Neh that address would live n the esteem Of patrols Who was it's Authoti The Senator from South Carolina over whose death the nation snow mourn. ing; ahd whe was n that attempted 10 imnuxn that addfesss It was the individual known as thS oldest member of the Senate. Foote wss proceeding with some pangent and sarcastic remarks evtienty in Allasion To Benton, but had sad nothing sufficiently open and otIrsivs to justify the char m eaibog him 10 order when Benton rose much aglIated, and throwing his chair from him end proceeded by he narrow passage 10 the outside of the bar iOwarGs Foote's seal, which
 is on the outside ol seats near he main entrance l Dodge, ot " isconsia, apprehending co li,son be,w cen Benton and F0oe, tried 10 detaIn the for | mpr from moving from his seat Overcoming ell Te- sistance he continued towards Foots, who, leaving his place stepped down the man aIsie and look . posilon in the area just m front of the SergrARi-A. arms, seat al the right of the Vice President, aud l drawing pistol from his bosom, cooked Il.
 The scene which ensued Is lndiserlbabIs. Loud cries for the Sergeant -arms and cries of ofdtr resoanded from all stdss oi ihe chAinoer--gIea sx' citement lR Senate
 Benton was about to attack Foote when the iAl. ter drew his pisto rereating to the centre oi he hall Ii was only by the most strenuous stiotts hs the parties were kept from collision. Many per- sons rushed out ol the galleries and out of the cham | bef m apprehension ot general melee. Several Senators surrounded Foete-DekinsoR took the pistol from hun. Benton was meanwhile struggling ia the hands of friends who were iTyng l to prevent him from reaching Foote. 1 Benton boldly denounced Poole as assassin | who had dared to bring pistol m the Senate 10 murder him. He said " have no arms, examine me -I carry nothing of the klnd--stand out oi hts way ana let the sccundrel and assassin 6le.' In alter inp this sentence Benton threw of those who held | him tore open hts vest and waited he fire oi his antagonist.
 Foote meanwhile, was restrained from advancing
 towards Benton. The Vice President after repeated
 efforts succeeded in restoring order. Benton and Fooie having returned to their seats,
 Foote rose and enqured II he could proceed n order.
 Benton, m very loud tones and very much excited,
 demanded thai the Senate should lake cognIzsnes
 that a pistol had been brought here to asssssinAis | bun.
 Foote exrIained he had no intention to Attsck anybody. His whole course had been on the deteBs
 sive. He had been informed that an attack on hiA had been inlimaed. SupposIng vixen the Senator from Missouri advanced towards him he was armed 10 attack him. he advanced 10 centre oi cham Der n
 order 10 be in position 10 get Benton 10 The mAiA
 aisle equal terms.
 Benton protested against an intmsOn thai As
 carried arms--he never did SO. r The Vice President requested Foote 10 take his
 seat until ii could be ascertaiHed what course the
 chair should pursue.
 Hall could not let such transaction ss had juss
 been witnessed. go 10 the country withOut invssI-
 gation.
 Foote-"i court lt"
 Borand said he never knew Benton to carry arms.
 Benton--No, never
 Dodge moved that a committee of seven hs appointed to investigate Clay expressed himself that he hoped Benton and
 Foote would 20 before a magistrate or else pledge themselves before the Senate not 10 commit any
 breach of the peace.
 BeDton--I have done nothing 10 aaihCri1 } charge of intention 10 commit a breaeh oi 'hs
 peace. will rot In aii before give promise by
 which admit any such thing,
 Foote was willing for an investigation
 only prepared himself for an attack against which honor to take inc proceedings elsewhere bsasoa
 treated this with coRtemptuous laugh
 The committee was appointed aud Senate Ad- . iourned.