The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-04-27

I MNult country.
Mr loota appealed 10 lle GirnI. ~.
/ select Committee ~ refrain nom AN t
debate, |trles of apurIl N'HF
/ Mr. Cmy modified biz umpuBb,..,
rupgesu"u Of Mr Nuugum. OBS iu..r,'T,. y. ''a
lbn wold Unnecessary" tho worf. ".,t
/ i1rH dccliurs." ''r
The question being lhcu faL.e. ti,rr.
( mont was ndoptrd. Yeas - uaysp! y. ". .'
lows 'fI
+ NrAs-Atchlpsou, Bmgcr ra,h,J f.
lrr tns-, Clay Ciomrns, ba,is of ,i'.F
Dickinson, la'ire 81 lu,,u. ltGHaf.. n
lo~r, Hunter JoHp, krg. Man,.a'' =,
fDu MORTON, frHTr, iturF, rrUa-I., ''7'
srruanre, Sturgeon Iwuoy raJ.ma.g
Nulec '''
Nae Baldwin. Benton. Badlu,, u..
tharo, CLARKE, CouNis, Da,.- ofAls,.
Ton, Dodge 81 WIS., fr'cb Grtrr. n
MilloT NoUis, Fhelps, -rNnm. ,..
Smlih Nnlker Nhlroub.
Nr ll"HlIH moved 10 nmrud. tg t..-.
% provision excepting from liIr rGrr..,.-
question Of llr admission Of C.aguI...
Tfft, AIIff dtluil, MS UEriIrt.r g.
ruled oui Oi ouDg a. Identical W.I....,,.
'iou-ly rejected rs lho Srnulri "'
Nc Bcuiou lhou moved lIo nua4e..
heretofore suggested by him, c0,trrg l..,
tocn dinrnUt points, lu cacl Of Wlif....
connection 81 California van olhcr ,g......
r. objected a., mud mid he would ask .,.'
10y yrus bud npys uu cHrh.
/ Another drlhiccu,urd upou iho gus....
ofurlcr.
Mr. Clay objected Goo thc nmrudor,.
lhc ground llHt 10 $500 urDu,istH vl
proposition hy wA.rh rr seralr f-t
cI1rrd lhnl 10 would not iu-imr, u.g d..
mltfrc.
The Vice President decided t.r rrar....
tcucy might bee q good rebson nr,Oe ni.,.
ton of lho amendment, laos $50. i-4g It. ,,,...
zion FOR 'hc Chair 10 decide p- Iom, o...
der
III Chg appealed from iti. d.rl,.on
Mr lirwion addressed tic -rnar m..-
Qorl OF lls amendments. ll.-sl,rg N.,.t.
Glow Us votes of Tie -DuHlr ol ilf4,,...
points which hc bad presented, iuaJM. l,
Of the South bad been grouudl,... a.
there WhH Ho d4uput lH gl''t- tttt,i--,,i -t,,
ltou Of tlc lmou, Tie also a..sd,d lus ..
luily, iu BOO complimentary terms. DO ..
-p|'hrrn add.,f-, hnd lhu-r wiu na.
ir
W. ButrrsWd uullIc Stp.ara.a.N =
sour was Wurh uisluhcu, o. bee surr.t,UH
upon trtiismr. such votes were rU'fpI
sui''y-Wly, by which u a,Dl ira dHns,r.
iutruliut.
Sir ruole arose 10 oddrr.. lhc~uau Ila
Wee President reminded him ill' tlr uu,.
iion hoi,4sa Il,r Senate we- upon ii,- r','
md 'urgrvri thntehc cIltfg LIN l.Lll-
point,
Mr. Ioolc declared h., design C. rr-
4-afIgE-lI44 Il. .s..,.s
cussiou, ns ihc Sruntr would lpur WIlr,-.
Tie felt lhHt the time bad come, whom -a
ors should unite Tor the purpose of a,,-
the Republic from the danger. Nh.eAl5-.
oucd a. Il was very well known tIa'
would not nfrr circumstances ul.. E
occurred here, conde-ccud to notice Hn
coming it"a, a certain QUARTER. tNr g.
IT u were lot thUt uu uulusilhahlc 6'iap.
lreu made upon measure with uIrh
sclfau other gentlemen W,fr iHrnIiuI-
the Southern Addrcss--Whirl n.r, oft.,.
had been proud to- sign. Tho L.fuN ofr0.
ndtross was glnriour ore, and would "a.
~ tire rS.-vti gi t'ulfiut- 90 trr iif'urr. wtrr
those WHO lspugred llssu4m long hau
been forgotten. Who was il- lg.kor' The
Senator from South Carolina, Over Whose
death the Nation row moururd. And eIf
was ia that attempted Ia lmpugu uiat.l'r',
aud io designate thosu who signed lt a,a.-
iUtot+s II was an individual hluNu ts
oldc. member of the Sclnic.
Mr. Footc was proceeding wiih some .
castle aud ruugrut rcwutks. evidently inf
lusion 10 Nlr llcniou. hu, tr s0il ro'Ir.
sufficiently open aud offensive 10 irs'lir Z.
Clu,ir.in calling him To order. when VIZ l'a.
ton rose, much npiiatcd, md throwing he
chair from him, proceeded 10y the n'r1n
pns,ugc outside Of the Bar toward, l-g-l,
seat, which is on tIic outside tier olsr,'
ucar the main entrance 10 lho Senate. v.
Dodge, OF Iowa, Mr Dodge, otNI., oni 81
era, experimenting @ collision between
tuu mud Eontc. cudcnNorcd ~ dc'llu lle-
mcr az bis seat Overcoming 900 rcsI.'.'
hc continued toward Foo,o, who, leaving
place, stepped down de mann aisle ald
position in the area. Just in front of The
rcnutut-uruls' scat, NJ the right OF lhc
prr--ttirtft, ,it'N tte-'- t.--t.l i4t4' !..A A4-
md cooking H.
The srcuc which cus6od j. iudcscrll.
Loud calls for the scrgcanturarms 49,
nndc, and cries of order rcsouudcd lron
AillrA nC liz cLlmLcE.- Many Icrsnns tn.---
from the galleries aud out ofthe chaul0
apprehension of a'gcnernl melee. Sr'H
Srru,urs surrounded Mr. foote ,BmoHg 80
was Mr. Dickinson, who, securing the SO.
locked itup in his desk,
Nr Benton, 10 the meantime, was s,.'
Cling IN the hands or his friends, who WI,
eudcuvorlng u prevent fim from T57rr'-T
Footc. While thus piuioucd, as 1t were, "'
Vet almost successfully -t'r rt'''t.
OF those who held him, Mr. Benton ".sI}
denounced Fooic Us an assassin, wac ','
dared to bring n pistol in the Senate TO Wu..
der him. lie said--"l have no arms N..'
inc me, carry nothing oflhc SioI-,,',a
out nrhis way. and let the scoundr', oO" ~ ~.
sassin fire !" In uttcring tIl, scn',''''
Benton threw of from either side "'s'
held him, tore open his vest, oud 'H''''" W
fire OF his antaguulsI. ,...,,l
Mr. Footc, in the meantime, Was ''''''''
L.