Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-06-10

ator from Maryland unless he expresses his dissent The
Senator from North Carolina has already expressed his as
sent supposed the Senator from Tennessee to be pre-
sent did not say he Isaid he was at the meeting,
and say new and that those present did officially re-
quest the Senator from North Carolina to make the state
ment which he did make This fact thought, was no.
orious and Twas amazed to hear denial OF II, as the
Senator mighwe have when he looked ut the ex-
preston Of my counenance when he branded as false
hood the statement that any such instruction had been
given to the Senator from North Carolina.
Mr. BELL. meant to say, in my hearing OF course;
and brand now Infamous falsehood that such
proceeding took place in my presence hearing re-
peat, it is an infamous falsehood.
The PRESIDING OFFICER, (Mr WELLER in the chair
Order, order!
Mr. BELL cannot help saying it is an infamous and
unfounded falsehood And cannot sit quietly and al
low any profess with contempt Cries
of Order - N0rder Y from all parts Of the chamber
No. sir there is no power on earth that shall compel me
The PRESIDING OFFICER The Senator from Ten
nessee is out OF order.
Mr.. BELL. There is boundary to proceedings here
The PRESIDING OFFICER. viii Senators permit
the rules to be violated in this ways
Mr., BELL. pronounce the statement to be an infa-
The PRESIDING OFFICER The Senator must come
to order
Mr.. CAss hope the Senator will take his seat.
Mr.. BELL. 1 say it is infamous fasehood to as
sert that was present at any such proceedings
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Order must be preserv-
ed. The Sergesnt-at-arms must preserve order
Mr.. CASS The Senator ought to be required to take
his seat.
TGreat excitement
Mr.. BELL. will take my seat. beg pardon Of the
Senate but cannot bear every thing.
Mr. TOOMBS. The Senator is very careful TO deny
what asserted and especially careful deny
the facts as have laid them down. He may find plea
in his present exigency in the Of do
ing it. said to the Senate before that the Senator from
Tennessee present at that meeting; that list of
those present taken, and the list called, and
when called over he was there stated in previous
portion Of my speech that did not know at what time
the Senator left the But the request TO announce
position the bill is part of the history Of the
transaction that violence can prevent me from as
sorting.
closing the facts, leaving out when was not pre-
sent.
T"Order" "order !"1
Mr. TOOMBS will give the true history as connect
ed with the Senator himself of these transactions whe-
ther he keeps in order out of order can further
state to him that there necessity for the manifesto
ton of any violence of this sort We both reside here.
Mr. BELL do not mean any defiance.
The PRESIDING OFFICER The Senator from Ten
not interrupt the Senator from Georgia while
he is upon the floor
Mr.. TOOMBS. l have stated the facts Of this meet
ing my recollection of them confirmed by oil the gen.
temen present. will give way with pleasure to any
gentleman to make any statement with reference to hem
and there leave the subject should be pleased to have
Mr. BENJAMIN Mr. President ..
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Does the Senator from
Georgia yield the floor?
Mr.. TOOMBS. With pleasure.
Mr.. BENJAMIN | was present at that meeting and
under this appeal of the Senator from Georgia desire
say that called for the precise purposes which
he has stated to the Senate was not at the time
that meeting called that the object was to make
public expression of the sentiment of Southern Wing Sc
majors was asked into the when the Senate ad-
ourned being told that the Senator from Delaware
DESTROYS Of having consultation with the Southern Wing
Senators in relation the the National Inte
gencer upon the subject Of the Nebraska bill. When
met understood that Senator to say that public opinion
in his State being forestaled by the articles which
appeared in that publication; that that publication
generally considered the organ of the Wing party Of
the United States that already taking sides upon
subject in favor Of branch Of the Wing party against
another branch of that party that paper largely
circulated in his State and that the effect of the articles
such then being published, remaining uncontra
dicted would be preudicial to him at homo; and he
therefore desired, understood, that Southern Wing
Senators should join remonstrance the editors
that Journal the end that it might suspend any publ
cations upon the subject until by public discussion
Senate, the views Of Southern members might 60 in
favor of the bill at the time that the articles Of the
editors went against the BILL After that the meeting
being called for that purpose the remainder Of the
ceedngs such, according to the best of memory,
as has been stated by the Senator from Georgia.
Mr. BELL Will the Senator say present at those
latter proceedings?
Mr.. BENJAMIN l am utterly unable to say who
were present.
Mr.. TOOMBS. There need be no difficulty with the
Senator from Tennessee in that part Of the case none
whatever have already repeated the facts than
The idea of the Senator that one wanted to
entrap him by this meeting into the support Of the BILL
is mere fancy. Ii such purpose entertained by
any person, it was unknown to me- did not suppose
there any necessity for that but thought that the
Senator fully committed to the support of the bill
before the meeting held BY turning to the report
Of the proceedings of the Senate the Senator will find
that the 18th Of February before the meeting was
heidi the amendment of the Senator from Ohio (Mr
OaAsE had been rejected, and the amendment of the
Senator from Illinois, MIR DoUaLAs) agreed upon by
the friends of the BILL had been adopted He will also
find tha,he voted with the friends Of the bill on both
amendments.
This amendment of the Senator from Illinois for which
he voted is the great question Of controversy in the bill
it is the sole of that great excitement which
to have deferred the Senator from its support. 1t de-
cares the eighth section of the act of 1920 for the ad
mission of Missouri into the Union, "noperative and
void" In short it repeats the Missouri restriction.
That amendment put there, the Senate well knows
Congress have stood by it till this day; and doubt not
will stand by it the end did not suppose needed
any other guarantee for the Senator's and sup
port of the bill Therefore, before the meeting was
held did suppose that the Senator friend Of the
BILL that he approved and would support it. It was not
therefore that doubted his position on the BILL to
commit him to its support that any of these proceedings
had Our request to the Senator from North Caro-
lima (Mr. BADGER) proves that supposed all
for the BILL and for important public considerations wish
ed that fact known to the pubc and therefore the dree
ton which has been spoken of given to the Senator
from North Carolina in my presence and hearing and in
the and hearing of the other gentlemen OF whom
have spoken the from Tennessee Where