The Arkansas banner., 1850-09-03
sonic and Benton.


 It was reported that duel in all probability had taken place between these Senators; but the follow ing from tho New York Herald. Is all we Sod Ia relation to il. from latest dates
 .4 taiitornia Day ia he Senats- Danger hm0sad inq.-Mr. SOule. the powerful aud eiognen Ssns- tor from La. led of this morning upon the Cslfor- mia bill, upon his endncnt. requifng California, lst. To acknowledge the right and title To aud power of disposition of all public lands by the U. States and Sd. To assent 10 the line of 36 30 tho sou thern boundary of said States upon which eosd- tions, when her assent is given, Caiiofus slas be admitted by proclamation 0f the President si the U States, without further legisiation on the-sab- ject
 As ou a former occasion, Mr Souls insisted ,hsi without some antecedent condition requiring bs surrender of thc public lands 10 ihe tTeacTa GoF- ernment, by the State of Caifornia she Sii, upon her admission, be possessed of he pubic lands, be- yond the power of the United States to recover them, except at the discretoa Of sad State. Upon the main point, the division of California, and those other questions, Mir Soue eoniended ihai if southern slayeboders should submit to inc de- Inands ol the North, they woaL themselves deserve to be slaves.
 A controversy followed, of personal conPisx- ion, between Messr'. Foote and Soule.
 Mir. Foote argued that the doctrines of Mir soas were revolutionary, and that his language was se- ditious.
 The chair called 10 order
 MT. Foote-W ell, sir, such language is not con- stitutionsl
 The chair called to order.
 Mir. Foote--i will then only say, sir that such language is unconsttutionsi In thefartheF course o his remarks, Mir. Foote sad the language of ths Senator from Louisiana was better suited te ths Mountain party of the French Directory, in Ih" days of Dsnton, Marat and RObesPierre, haa to the American Senate.
 MT. Soule explained his language as not sasesp. tibie of the interpretation given to H. and iDiiEDese0 that if Mr Foote was seeking something more thaa an oratoria display this not the place n ~h'en to bring it aboat With regard to Msrat. Dag'ou. and Robespierre. of his native country. MT. Sopls could never realize the extent to which thsT WIG nations could carry men, until he had heard the Senator from Mississippi; sad while tina, sens- tor had admonisbed him to took to his cohsi'nsns' he reminded Mir Foots that he had better iooA '" his own account, which he would he called uPca te settle with the people of Mississippi
 Mir. Foote was proceeding to reJoinder, oui was interrupted by the Chair, ss out of osder. hs Pe'- sisted, however, in saying that nothing "bieb hsq been said by the Senator from Lonis'Ans eesas ss considered as saficient pfovncalton TOT Pe'sesss conflict, either here of elseHheis.
 An th,s may amount to nothing. But our siiee- tion was called 10 certain proceedings immediately afser fhis passage al ar@s Mir. Haaer was observed to nass over ~ih note 10 Mr. kooie, and Mf. seass Jeff the chaE.ber. Mr. Foots read the aote, thea left his chair aud, stief satne conversation ~Ith several Senator's also leit the chamber. All thss may amount to nothing; but SoHie is a man of lev words in personal sffoai and seofns 10 beat sboss the hnsh ia psrTyng of -sbai be nsy consider sS injurious aspersioR oi his language, his motives. CT his character Sill we trust hal inc circuIasianes of tsis morning will not lead 10 any a3air saissds the limits of the law and the District of Cslamess"