The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-04-26
CONGREssIONAL.
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a HiShh 1S'Wotc, oppOlnIeu 10 MI tne va
cancy occasioDed by the death Of Mr..
Calhoun, were presented.
After The usual morning business, Mr..
Foote's motion to appoint Committee
of thirteen upon the California question
was taken up A discussion arose be
tween Messrs. Clay and Benton, upon The
latter's proposition not to join the Cali.
iornia with other slave questions. Mr..
Benton deprecated delay, and moved to
Jay the pending business upon the table
in order to take up tile bill for the admis-
sion of California.
Mr. Clay charged BeHtdn wiih being
the cause Of the delay. and bid him with
draw bis useless opposition to the pend
ing proposition, il he wished IN expedite
busifess.
Mr.. Benton said the proposition Of the
Senator was neither more nor less than
that the Jury should be sent out aud the
gentlemen remaining be allowed TO ar
que the case. He was not to be deferred
from proper performance Of his duty
by charge of obstructing public busi-
ness. He had right ro resist a propo.
sition which he thought wrong in piinci.
pal.
Mr.. Benton's motion was lost. yeas 81 +,
nays 2S.
Mr.. Benton discussed b1r. Clay's a.
mendment No such proposition To tie
up the hands of the Senate, upon any sub
iect, had ever before been made. Il was
a new method of applying the previous
questionable game which the Senator had
never heretofore submitted 10. He also
submitted some further remarks in oppo.
sllion To the proposition for committee.
Mr.. Clay in reply said the Senator had
spoken Of his rights. and he must recol-
that other Senators had rights and were
as ready to assert them as the Senator
from Missouri. Let the amendment be
passed. and the Senate would determine
on question ot0rder.
Mr.. Benton rejoined. He declared
his belief that the committee was all Gu,
and dried, aud that the appointing them
was altogether farce.
Mr. Douglass said he was inclined to
vote for Mr.. CIay's amendment
Mr.. Webster thought the adoption Of
the amendment would not preclude prop
ositons for instruction.
Mr.. Hale followed at some length in
opposition TO the amendment and the
proposition of reference. He said the
North would be defeated and by North
ern men He concluded: :-'Gentlemen
of the South. you have been put where
yon have laid US out cold: don't point al
u.s." (Laughter
Mr. Clay said The North was destined
to no defeat at the hands Of the South.
The only triumph to be achieved was the
triumph of patriotism over ultra AboI,
tionism, whose vocation would be gone
as suon as settlement of this question
was obtained. tGreat applause. st
Mr.. Foole appealed TO the friends of
he select committee to refrain from al !
further debate
Mr. Clay slightly modified his amend
ment. and it was adopied-yeas 25,
nays %. t.-ss
Mr.. Benton then moved the amend
ment previously submitted by him, COW
ring fourteen different points, and said
he would ask the yeas and nays on each
A debate ensued upon u question of
order.
MI Clay objected on the grouud that
it was inconsistent with the proposition
by which the Senate declared it would
not instruct the committee.
The Vice President said Inconsistency
might be a good reason for the rejection
of the amendment, but it was not ques
lion for the Chair to decide as point
of order. tsa asu 4-a .-..
Mr.. Clay appealed.
Mr.. Benton addressed the Senate in
support of his amendment. His object
was TO show by votes of the Senate that
he fears Of the South had been ground
less. --fft
Mr.. Butler said such votes were not
safety valves by which TO avert dangers
7t
Mr.. Foote said he had endeavored to
avert discussion, but that the time had |
come whom patriots should unite for the
purpose of saving the Republic from the
langer which threatened it. He would |
iot condescend to notice any thing com.
ng from certain quarter, Mr.. Benton.
fit were no, that an unjustifable attack
rad been made upon a measure. the |
Southern Address. which many of Them
iad been proud to sign. That address
would live in the esteem of patrols..---
Who was its author2 The Senator from
South Carolinn, over whose death the
nation is now mourning! And who was
il that attempted 10 impugn that address?
1t was an individual known as the Oldest
member of the Senate!
Mr.. Fooie was proceeding with some
sarcastic and pungent remarks, evidently
made in alusion to Mr.. Benton, but had
said nothing sufficiently open and often
sive to Justify the chair 10 calling hih
10 order. when MIR. Benton rose, much
agitated and throwing his chair from
him, proceeded by the narrow passages
outside Of the bar towards Mr.. Foote'S
seat, whichis on the outside row Of seats,
rear the.nTain entrance Mr.. Dodge, Of |