Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-04-05
Telegraphed for the Baltimore Clipper.
wAsHISgroN, March 26, 1850.
SEN ATE.

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After the presentation of petition, &c.
Mr. Foo,e moved that the Senate take
up the territorial bill reported yesterday,
with view of making 1T the special or
der Of the day on Friday next.
Mr.. Benton opposed the motion; CAli-I
fo-l.ia had given 5000, 900 to the United
States and had received no government.
Che W 3 here for admission. He gave
no.ice that henceforth the friends Of Cal
ifornia were into the. war and wssuld not
come out oft until they secured her nd !
mission. That hill should not be post
poned for any o.her.
Mr. Foote replied. commenting on the
newborn zeal Of Mr.. Benton in the cause
of California, and stating that until GER
tain persons were chosen Senators in CAL
ifornia, the Senator from Missouri had
opposed all and every prcpo zion to give
C,ii ornia government.
Mr. Benton said he believed personal
tiles and reflections upon motives were
forbidden by the rules of the Senate and
the laws ofdecorum. He &new that the
attacks made upon his character and mo-,
tives were false and cowardly.
NJ Foote replied with aPpa ent good
feeling fo- some time, and then turned lo|
what he call.dtie early history OF. NJ :!
Benton. and asked him did he remembcrl
the stlins upon his character. which,
when once disclosed to him had r'adrl
hin, tremble with such humiliation andi
shame @
When che Senator removed that stain
from his character and announced him;
self ~ an honorable man, he. Mr. ~:
would lot the Senator hear ON him.
Till then the Senator was shiel led byi
his established cowardice.
Mr.. Benton in the most excited man
ncr, said it was cowardlv to give INSULT
where they could not be chastised.
Knowing this. he was pursued from dayI
To day, here and elsewhere with languagej
whichtwould disgrace an oyster cellar
with language whicha roadside tayeynj
wonld not allow. There the blckguafd,
could he eje:,ed out; here he was prof.
tected from chsstisement by the body
which surrounded them.
Mr.. Dickinson moved that the subject
be laid on the table,
Mr.. Claws resolutions were then ia
ken up. and Mr.. Chase addressed the
Senate. in an anti-slavery speech, till.
4 o'closI. when without concluding, theI
Senate adjourned. i
la WAsHISaToy, March 27.
w SENATE.
After the presentation of petitions. &c.
Mr.. Benton asked 10 he excnsed from
serving on tn Committee on Fnreign Re,
lations. (M.. Foote was on the commit
tee.) Excused. i'@
The Vice President was authorised to-
fiji the vacancy.
Dir. Benton then called the attention
OF Senate to the report which aD.;
peared in the InteIIigencer and Union,
of what had taken place Yesterday.
What he said was reported correctly.
What another said was reparted foiseIy.
1t was mu,ilated and entirely altered
report Of what took place. The repor-
ter was not at fault. for his original rel
port was produced But another had
been substituted The report contained
many things which had not been said,
and omitted many things which had
been said. No Senator had any right 10
suppress or alter words used in refiec-
ting upon the character and feelings Of
ctkers. This had been done. 1t was a
false and infamous design. The report
in the Republic newspaper was correct.
The other was false. ~
In the published epff, member (Mr.
Foote) was represented as saying that he
(Mr. BY was shielded by his age. by an
open disavowal of responsibiiity 10 the
law of honor. and by his Senate 81! p;:.;4
lsges. This was nothing Of the
kind was said. Ifsaid. it would be faise.
Il was doabiy false.
Letsny tnan insul. him in place
wbe4S he eeiild ehas,ise him. and tbeA