Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-03-27

BITTER PERSONAL FEUD BETWEEN
MESSRS. FOOTE AND BENTON.
SENArE.-Mr. CLEMENS presented petition praying
that the blessings of slavery might be extended over the
whole Union.
Mr.. FooTE moved to take up the bill reported yeser-
day by the Committee Territories providing Terri
toria Governments for Utah and New Mexico, for the
purpose of making the special order of the day for
Friday next.
Mr. BENTON objected to the motion, and gave notice
that the friends Of California going into the
fight He said California had been wronged and should
be admitted into the Union at once. He was in favous
admitting her instantly and would allow bushes
TO take priority OF the bill for her admission.
Mr.. FooTE said he felt glad Mr. BENTON had entered
the lists; welcomed him heartily said that Senator'S
sudden enthusiasm could be easily accounted tor
thought his designs too alpable to be misconceived;
but begged remind him that he could not over-awe
anybody by clustering If California had suffered tor
the want of Government, whose fault was 1t! The
Senator from Missouri, said Mr. f., has opposed every
measure proposed in that body for the reet of the peo
pie of California and he did not think the people OF that
new State thanked the Senator much for his
friendship That Senator, said Mr.. F., calls on the
friends of California Now he would like to know
who her enemies were? 1t would be d calumny to
charge any Senator that floor with being hostile to
California Two years ago, well at the last session,
the Senator from Missouri opposed every cal
cuIaed afford protection to the people of California
Wholesome laws for the Government of this people
encountered that Senator's opposition. But he is
the ardent and uncompromsIng friend of California -
And why? Because the people Of California have sent
certain persons here Senators, whom the Senator
from Missouri wanted to that floor, and who,
that Senator had every believe, would aid and
support him. The Senator's friendship for Califor-
mia had strong personal caste. Mr. F. then
pointed out the advantages likely to follow the settlement
OF the Territorial questions first He regarded the Ter
roral Bill covering the whole ground in dispute
That California to be admitted this session, he
ceved to be well ascertaned fact Let u.s. then, said
Mr. F., pass upon the territorial bill first as soon as
the questions in controversy embraced in that bill had
been disposed Of all parties could vote for the admission
of California.
Mr.. BENTON said he considered the friends Of Ca
fornia, those Senators who prepared to vote at
once for her admission into the Union without remand
ing her back territorial condition, and who at
the same time opposed dissolution of the Union in
consequence of her admission He said he believed he
was in the American Senate where he also believed
personalities and mpuations upon motives were proh-
bted by the rules governing the Senate well as by the
laws of decorum. He knew that the attack made upon
his motives and his course to-day was false and
ardy-
Mr.. FooTE interrupted the Senator from Missouri by
remarkng, that that Senator proved himself nconsis
tent in leeturng upon rules OF decorum, and depreea
ting the introduction of personalities; he had commenced
it, by imputing to him (lIr FL unworthy and grossly
motives for making the motion he had made
The Senator from Missouri bad nsinuated that the
mics of California at work. audit therefore be-
necessary that he-the Cesar, the Napoleon, the
talk in hard
Why had the Senator made violent attack upon his
(Mr. F .s) motives He said he would not apply the
term "cowardly" to the Senator, though that honoura
BILE gentleman had thought proper 10 use in connexion
with his course he would let the early history of the
honorable Senator speak Tor itself When he Mr. Ben
tom cleansed the dark stains now resting upon his
characer-when he explained why his knees trembled,
his cheeks paled and his frame shvered when dsclo-
made of damning deed perpetrated by him
when he cleared off all this, and announced himself
ready to meet responsibility honorable man. then
he should hear from him MIR, F. Atpresent, said Mr.
F., the Senator from Missouri stands shielded by his
established cowardice.
Mr.. BENTON said it playing the part of a coward
to give insults in place where they could not be chas
tsed it cowardy to language in place where
the BLACKBOARD who used it could not be promptly
punished Had it come to this said Mr.. B. THAT
could language in the Senate of the United States
which would disgrace oyster cellar a roadside
tavern and which, if used in either the latter places,
would subject the BLACKBOARD who used it, to cudge-
ling out of the premises? Was the Senate ofthe United
States asked Mr. b. to be place where yulgarty and
insolence were TO be protected?
Mr.. DICKINSON moved to lay the motion OF Mr.. Foote
upon the table--which was agreed to.
Mr.. CHASE then took the floor and spoke till o'clock
against the institution of slavery and in favor of the
IF IF
Columbia, as well as in the Territories. He had not
concluded when he gave way to motion for the adj
journment.
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATWEs.-Mr PRESTON KING
charged that the journals of the House had been mutt
lated by direction of the Speaker OF the House, by
substituting different resolution for offered by him
self, to close the debate the California message OF
the President OF the United States and the bill for the
admission Of California
The SPEAKER vacated the chair, (Which tempo
rariy occupied by Mr. Winthrop the request of the
Speaker0 and made statement fully justifyng the
adopted in relation Mr. Preston Kings resolu-
ton. He challenged investigation into his conduct.
long discussion followed. The subject was finally
disposed OF, however, by referring it to select COM
mttee of nine, appointed by Mr. WINTHROP The fol-
lowing gentlemen constitute the committee, viz Messrs
Holmes, chairman, Vnton, Boyd, Ashnun, Doty,
Stephens, Strong, Gentry and Richardson.
The House then went into Committee of the Whole
and took up the Presidents California Message.
Mr.. HARRIS, Of Illinois, spoke in favour of the i'm
mediate admission of California
Mr. AsHMUN obtained the floor when the Committee
rose and the House adjourned
TRIAL OF PROF WEBSTER,
BosToN, March &c, P. NJ
The trial fDr Webster drags its slow length along
The testimony of all the witnesses examined to day ap.
pears be regarded unfavourable to the accused
Public opinion appears to be pretty generally settling
down the conclusion that DR. Mn,ctnr u,l ho.