The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-09
A Scene an the Missouri Legislature.
THE SLAVERY QUESTION.


[O0fsespoadsaoe Of the 81 LSd,n Republican,
aG1rl JaFrsRsos CRY, jan II, 1867.
The contest Tor public printer closed you have BEEN
oiroa6y informed, vito the election OF Mr. wiu pub
fisher or the AD0sNsNev by decided vote and this ends
In eli ProbAbilty al elections to be held this sessioa.
But tho excitement did not end with the election for In
the assnooo session OF the House scene Of very un-
Sertsnaee character was enacted.
AZ @n session, M DARNns, Of Scott introduced .
sessios, Of this TENOR
Resolved by Assembly of the State OF Missouri
impr.ccaSe and unjust the Shareholders and ought not
suspend the rule, and that 1t be read a.seoondFme
Mr. REID objected and moved to lay the resolution on
eno table He said he considered the resolution pesie
f0us one, neither calculated intended 70 DO good
Thrust In here 70 protract = debate already spun
out in the joint session TO length beyond what
OF Il, Ia 10 stir up . new and angry agitation OF
slavery, which can result In no good TO the
Yell introduce here resolution mat free love societies
or poysAmy should notSe tolerated In Missouri Where
abe need Of such resolution .hen We nave neither free
love men poly gamis smoag US. Do gentlemen foel
themselves be suspicious upoa this thing Of slavery
that the, make Is daily business to declare them
selves by speech and resolution free from this tain Sir
feel myself need OF endorsing myseG calling
ehis general Assembly 70 endorse me, this SUBJECT
more criminal r, the people Of this STATE want pssc
this subject at least theJ want truce The slavery
agitation las been put to rest In national politics by tbs
t,ghsst tribunal In the coun ry,he supreme Court Of
Che Unted States, In which oil good will acquiesoe
And now We arc to have q ne agitation within
Yhe Stale which to be nauguraed by the action Of Ill
Judging friends OF the slave interest In Missouri Sir
protest against IT, II this thing u to come upon let
Che Of the slave interest In Missouri be
Ole for IT, When they thrust this issue upon ", ap
preheud that oil good citizens Of al parties In MIS-
0oun viii have no hesitaton In srraying themselves
Who sh.i make IT, But mr. hops V We shall DO saved
Cor many years 70 come from the angry strife that sach
se ssus vii bring upon u.s. move 70 lay the resolu-
Mr DARsss Of Scott, would 20 back TO tho ORIGIN OF
CHS discussion He re0oecsed that at the as session,
om xhoh he psrnss moved 70 .Ie out he
Reid had moved 70 lay that motion the table, tho
ground that the democratic party had already paper,
and did not need wing assistance
Mr. REID denied that position he had made the
Son mainly because OF the support Mr. d. gave 70 Mr.
w. DAEx. did not fear gunpowdsr, and begged 10
inform the gentleman that biz room was 81 No. IL New
Mr.. RuD-H am NOT mistaken, II may be No. IL .
utsle lower down the river.
Mr.. DAasns-Your ought to be cell No. H. Peniten.
tary where you ought have been before you fought
Che battle u Ossawaaomie.
n. RAD ross, ano Mr.. DANES, facing the Speaker,
Mr. DAass-Your powder has NO ,errors for me; am
contending for principle
side Of Mr.. barnes. He laid his len hand upon his
shoulder and drawing OF with bis right struck him
D.rnssl heavy blow on the right check and kaock:a
his seat.
Mr.. DARSss having recovered somewha. from ire or.
cect OF the blow, sad-I say, SIR that no man but
cowsrdry assassin would step up behind . ghntieman's
Back and strike him
Mr.. HUI Of ST. L0us-I move that this House now ad
;ouru I'LL O'Clock rhursoay.
Motion submitted ana lost.
Mr.. DAss-I ssy, SIR that have been assaulted In
the House, say, SIR that ASSASSIN stepped up be-
hind mo when my back upon him and struck nae In
The face pronounce him 90 ward and sooundrel.
Mr. Reid here stepped forward again, when Mr. barnes
raised umber with the evident Intention OF thro wing
4 at him Mr.. Reid then drew kuife, wnea Mr.. Allen,
Of WASn, and several other stepped 10 front
II Reid, ard no retired TO his M Darnss also
prevented thro wing the glass by gentlemen around
aim. The latter gentleman was then conducted from the
room.
Up TO the present tme nothing further has rauspred
In regard the poston Of the parties, and hoped
that may be ad listed In shape The courage Of
both gentlemen Us not questioned by any one VINO kno
them their services In the Legislature ut the present
time are too important 70 permit their Withdrawal for
any object