New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-21

As tho time approaches for taking into considera.
uon the report of the Committee Of the House on
the Brooks outrage, rumors come from Waabington
OF desperate threats the part of slave. driving
ruffiAns, to perpetrate similar outrages on any
member OF the House who shall venture to speak
oil Brooks and his acts in the terms they deserve.
without paying the least regard to these empty and
silly bravsdoes, entertaining the slightest appre-
pension that any Northern man will thus be de.
tered from expressing himsel Sfuy and freely as
to the base and cowardly outrage of which Brooks
was guilty, it is yet subject of some interest
what are the proper parliamentary terms in which
such an act ard such a criminal ought to be
described
As tending to throw some light upon that ques-
ton, we proceed to give below the terms employed
by Mr. Benton, at that time Father of the SEN
ate," having been for thirty years member of it,
in relation to Foote, when that member-who, in
comparison with Brooks, deserves to be reckoned a
man Of honor and gentleman-drew pistol upon
him in the Senate Chamber thing DONE be it
Observed. not with any intention to shoot at Mr..
Benton by surprise, but merely to defend himself
against personal attack which he apprehended
The Congressional Globe, after stating the confd-
sion into which the Senate had been thrown on
that OCCASION and the partial restoration of order,
proceeds with its report as follows:
Mr.. CLAY--I hope that order will be preserved
"Mr. BESTOs-We are not going to get off in this
way. pistol has been brought here to sssassinate
me. The scoNrdrel had no reason to think was
armed, for 1 carry nothing ofthe kind, Sir.
Mr.. FoOrE-I brought it here to defend myself
"Mr. BESTos-Nothing of the kind, Sir. 1t Is
false mputation. carry nothing OF the kind, and no
assassin has right to draw pistol on me.
SEVERAL SENAToRs-Order! Order!
Mr.. BEETON-It is mere pretext OF the assassin:
Will the Senate take notice Of il, or shall be forced
TO take notice of it by going and getting weapon
myself pistol has been brought here and drawn
upon me by an ASSASSIN.
'"THK Northumberland will be seated.
"Mr. CLAY-Mr Presto emit
"THE observation-disclosures cannot proceed
till order ID restored.
"Mr. HaLE-I hope order will be kept in the gale
rice.
"THE VIcE-PREsIDEST-There is too much noise
in the ga leries Quiet and order must be restored
"Mr FooTE-May proceed in order
"Mr. BEsToS-i demand that the Senate shall take
immediate oognzance of the fact that this pistol has
been brought here to assassinate me, under the
vilainous prete1t that was armed-the prete4t VI
every assassin who undertakes to constitute case OF
s4fdefense when laying out the death OF MS victim;
will the Senate notice ii, or shall myself, Tor shall
rot pass q? | will not be satisfied here.
Such were the terms in which Mr.. Benton spoke
of Foote, and to which FOote and his friends very
ouietly submitted. If such epishets might be
nroperJy applied to his conduct, the same terms
to sny the least are equally applicable to Brooks,
Who beside acting the part Of an assassin sno"ou
h;mself also speaking coward.