New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-26

peaed the ststernent, IT sppe:re TO him very mscl
Aoonsprncy ageint him 70 be coHmencei in the iloae
atd olvwed up IL the Senate. T. klt that aPpelrcnce
his mind ror. The Senator from Delaware conmeacs.
yest,tiey explanation By saving ehat al Waig Sens
tors united In frvCT Cf The repeal of the s3ou'
| COnpoase, and there he was stopped lie wished d
know If ibs: Senator meant 70 say that hA fB II. a.
any tine committed to arepea Of the Mssuri Conyro
MT. CLAYTON rose to reply, but Mr. Bar refused ia
/ yield TIC floor end continued.
MIR. BELI,-l pronounce that statement made BY any
! per.on whomsoever, to be ialse-.o be false.
| MI. CIAlION-I did no! ssy 90.
Mr. BELI~-Then beg your pardon The Se-nt0r
from Georgia looks sternly at | do not know what
that look means but IL: 1t mean what il NAV ay that
any min eton BY word, look otherwise the effect
that Favored tire repeal Of the Missouri Compromise i
false No living man csn cay for that repeal.
sinee HAT meeting no one had mentioned him the
suJect Of the resolution respecting Tie Nat0sai Isti
Dir. CLAYTON said he knew Of no aetion on it,
Mr. bELL-Ihat confirms my opinion of H. that no one
trOrsy entertained the idea OF Ofcaryngit effect Yet
the fact hes been treasured up and filtered til passed
through the conduct in the other House 10 the bubl,o
The Senator from Georgia thought proper to soea il
to the Senate lie said the proposition the. handful Of
Southern Wings in one House Of Congress sbo,d under
take to demonstrate with The Nafi0aoi TnlcgIgeacer
paper heretofore considered the organ Of the whole
Whig party North and South, ridiculous aua absurd
and he could not believe any Senator thought - it se
ousy. He deprecated The idea of any body Of
attempting 10 OYenale and misrue a free
press. He gave hls cordial approval to the
cOurse Of TIE National hfegcNcer Its editor, though
an Enghman, had given for any to sup
pose he not thoroughly American in all his feelings
and sympathes. He hoped the Senator from Georgia did
not intend 10 be personal offensive. But his manner
apparently very offensive and manner may at times
be as much ont Of order and offensive any language
The Senator charged him with being ally Of the Abo-
tont If the Senator meant that in voting against the
bill he ally Of Aboioniss it aa captaadnDi
argument, and only worthy Of the shaiOwes and loves
denagoeue If the Senator meant that lie ALLY
Aboitonists in feelings principle sympathy then he
that which he knew 10 be utterly fae. II he
that by voting against the bill he giving aid and
fort the enemies Of the South then he had say that the
Senator had himself greH whole magazine to the enc
mics where he had furnished ration. Even if oil
stated was true that he was one time for the bill he
had right to change after hearing debate Discussion
designed to favor opinion, He hoped the bill would
have the effect Of quoting all agitation and alarm. He
looked upon the whole bin q abstraction.
Mr.. TOOMBS said the Senator from Tennessee had adj
dressed the Senate for three hours in vindicaton Of his
course on tins l. The Senator seemed anxious 20
know why the facts occurring N the caucus had been pub
lshed the country. The apparent. lie had
stated facts which notorious, and the Senator had Of
ferod evidence 70 coniroyoT them. lie intended q,
cODine himself TO such Of the Senators As would That
caucus was got up for public purpose and for no other
lis purpose 10 make known the sentiment of the
southern Senators, and attended by every southern
Wing Senator except three. The Senator from Delaware
had 10 believe that the course Of the Wing southern
Senators was misunderstood b. the country and par
iculerly in his State where The Nai'oa0i IeVigeaccr
widely circulated. il was thought that as that paper
had been considered the organ of the Wing party its
might be supposed TO indicate the position of south
Wings 1t was desired to correct any such impression
ard IT, il 10 make public what
ever done 20 that end. For this object resolution
passed. declaring that Wing Senators not repre-
senfed bv views expressed in The N1fi0Q0l Iniycnccr
Ii was necessary also TO have the fact made public tho
earliest practicable moment. With that view the senator
from North Carolina was requested and directed to give
publicity 10 The fact in his speech the next day That
Senator did and the Senator from Tennessee hear the
statement made that oil the Wing southern Senators
in favor Of the general features OF the bill and did not rise
and deny it. IL private caucus; Il was held 10
make fact public. lie never heard that the Senator
against the bill ill he heard he had voted against IT, He
had repeated conversations Of the Senators he had not
therefore
tioDs of tie Senator fell harmless at his feet,
and treated with the contempt which the
Senator had plainly dscerned his cOunte
nance He had spoken OF the Senator's public acts
alone The met and passed the resolution that the
opposition TO the Nebraska bill OF !.e HaoHai InA'-
gcaor, did not meet the approval OF the Soihern Wing
Senators. The proceedings published substantially,
in Of the city papers There was no secret about IT.
He spoke OF freely n and gave copies Of the resou
ton 10 all who asked for il. There was no Secretary of
the meeting, but ho Chairman. lie noted down at
the time the names of those present and absent All
were marked present except Morton, Peerce and Thomp
sou. He called the attention Of the meeting TO the fact
that he was marking down the of those present and
absent He called those who were there TO say Ii he
he'd stated the circumstances truly.
Mr. PRATT sad hs recollection lrred cntiteywith
Mir BELL-WasI there whom tho Senator from North
Carolina authorized To State a southern wings were
in favor of the bill
Mr.. pRATT-You were at the meeting, but whether
there ut the time cannot say.
NJ BELL-l pronounce the statement 'hli ! was
present when any such authority given, nn infamous
fasehood Any who says states an infamous ifse
hood
The CiIAIR-The Senator from Georgia mas the floor.
Mr. BELls-It il an infamous fslsehO0d To charge me
with consentng any such declaration. ynd cries OF
'Ordor and great confusion.
Mr. BELL repeated vehemeny several limes. that such
decaraton made by any person was an infamous false
hood.
Tie CHAIR strenuousy demanded order, ani insisted
Oh the Senator taking his seat.
Mr. BELL know an out OF order, bnt >E. can
not submit. deny any power here elsewhere 10 com
pei to submit to aVy such isputaon Loud cries OF
The CHAIR directed the Sergeani-at-Arms require
tho Senator 10 be seated.
Nj BELL continued TO repeat tha it wos an infamous
folsehoodbut much OF what ne SAID could not DC hea'd
in the confusion.
Mr.. CASS-Mr President insist that the Senator be
compelled 10 take his seat
Mr.. BELL-Wen, will take my seat, but repeat 1t Is
an infamous ialsehoOd
Loud cries of order He took his seat, but for some
minutes after continued speaking amid general cries O
order" and the demands Of the Chair for silence.
Mr. TOOMBS said the senator very careful to deny
only what was asserted The Senator did no presume
10 deny that anything stated by HIM moi IN accordance
with facts. "
Mr. BELL in his scat, made some reply which was lost
in cries Of - Order
place at the caucus. agreeing nearly with Mr. Ioonbs
Mr.. BEIl-Was | there ~ the time the senator rom
North Carolina authorized
Mr. BENJAMIN. connot say who was there.
Mr. TOOMBS resumed. The Senator from North Caro-
lima had The floor for the DAY after the caucus ana 10 se'
thor conclusion made public soon as possible ne was
directed to state that AL the Southern Nhg senators
were ur.cd on the bill. That Senator had done So.
There was but one cont.overted pon; in the bin,
and that was the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise.
and the senator from Tenn. before that meeting, hal
voted that provision into The biz. He had reason 70 sup
nose tho senator was in favor Of the bill lie had spoken
Of .ho public acts of the senator notorious. known to
mali uCts Uf UaG he not, therefore ground 20 be
surprised Yesterday 70 hear the Senator lighting round the