The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-04-25
n,sogAcErrL srESEIN THE
SENATE.

ssoR.cErrL srESEIN THE
SENATE.
Ap~s d,ssracefai seene occurred
/, As sea.se Of The United State, last
v eas.sasy. hs,vesn MesseF' fo''e
y Al.Asns. and Densoa Of liissouri--
ass a;ssraeefsl 70 The ho"@ra'f' :
,,.,r~ss aod shal august body.
Mr.. Fsy.s Wa Vas proceeding With
une ssrcase aud panscns remarks,
,,aes. Nv in ai'asioa 70 Mr. Benton,
:, h,A sid nothing Sufficiently open
"A oseasire 10 ju-,ify the Chair ia
,II,as h.u TO order, vi,en Mr.. Deh.on
~. much agitacd, anil throwing h.
Law from him, proceeded BY the mar.
rassasc osts,de Of she Bar toward
yss.1 scat. Which 10 on the os'sde
x. u seats, near the main entrance
The Senate. Mr. podgc, Of Iowa,
NJ. Dodge, Of Wis. and others, ar
,-rhendinr collision between Ben
"a and foo,c. endcayorcd 10 dctaln
a, ,c-me. q. his scat. Overcoming
. resistance, be continued toward
res<. ~bo, leaving Lis place, stepped
lo.n the main aisle and took position
the area, just in front II the scr
r.,,a.A,ns scat, n: the nigh, Of the
10 President, drawing pistol FROM
~ ..sspm and cooking it.
The scerc which cnsucd is indcscrib
,se, Loud calls FOR the sergeantat
arms we're made. and cries Of order
r.. ,anAed from all sides Of the cham
se,. in apprehension OF general me
IA. Several Senators surrounded
NJ, foo,., among whom was Mr.
D,ckias n, who. securing the pistol
licked j. up in his desk.
Mr.. Benton, in the meantime. wa
struggling in the hands Of his friends
,Ao vere endcavor,ng to prevent hin
t-.m reaching Foon. While thu
,ta.,aed, a. i, we're, and yet almos
sa,cesfully resisting the ef,ru Of those
,sa held him, Mr.. Benton bitterly DE-
n.aac-i Fco,e a. an assassin, who had
3.r.i 70 bring q pistol in the Senat
/. murder him. lie said-"l have n
Hu.. examine me, l carry nothing o
II. i.al-st stand ou, of his way, ant
h. Tie scounircl and assassin fire -
In ui,cyin, tbs sentence, Mr.. Bcnto'
,sxs "A from either side, those ~h
..,.l hn, ta.e open his vest, and in
,:ei tie ERE Of his Antagonist.
NJ Foo,c. in the meantime, wa
restrained from advancing toward Mr.
C-a.3a.
The Vice President. after rcrcatc'
IL vigorous efforts, succeeded in r.
,,q,inc comparative state of quiet.
Mcssys. Benton and Footc hayin
rsaned their respective seats,
Mr. Foo,e rose, anl inquired if h
;ould proceed in order.
Mr. Benton, in \ very loud tone
.ai much cxci:cd--I demand that tn
Scss,o ball take cosnizance Of the fac
. "a! a pistol has been brought in her
u s.assiultc me.
" Eo):c cxplaincl--IHe hal no in
!, en,ion 10 attack anybody his Who'll
ol-sc had been tina, Of the defensive
. He Lad been Informed tina. ALI attac
; ,0a him had been intended, ani su)
. k.ains when the Senator from Nilsson
, !. al, anced toward him, that he va
, ,-nel. and designed 70 attack him, h
, i,i advanced t. the centre Of I'll
CAamber, in order to be in a positio
were he could meet Mr.. Benton i
y te main ais'c, upon equal terms.
Mr.. Benton protested against ar
animation that he carried arms. II
aeyer did SO.
The Vice Presiden. requested NJ
fsAc to take his seat until i, could |
!. sscer,sined what course was prop
!. III tic Chair To pursue.
:, Mr.. Hale regretted the nccessi,
=. sach seemed to impose itself upon hi
!. Hle Of the young css members Of Il
1 Sena.e, bat IL no one else moved in u
Premises, he shoald deem himself IL
',-;hy Of his seat, ifhe could let sue
, transaction. as he had Just witness
= s. OF: to the country without inves
= ss'ioa. The Senate owed such
y tssrse u itself.
Mr. focte in his seat court it.
!. Mr.. Borland said be had apprehe
|. dti no danger, and instead Of the mi
> S' keing serious affair to be invcs
/, sa'ei, he thought it one Of which Il
Neas,e should be ashamed. and shou
ny as hale about as possible.
:, Mr. foo,e expressed his assent
+ ~ proposition for investigation, b
= sleanly protested that he had on
, snsd himself in view Of prenedi'
I'd attack, agains. which he had be-
:. vs,ued.
: Nj Dodge, (of Wis., thought
''nn..:ee invest CATION ought to
tfesn,ej Ha stated that he hi