Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1859-01-26
The Exciting Scene i'm the
Senate on Friday.
Douglas, Fitch and Davis Get ND a
Scene.
Details Of the Washington News.

fFrom The Nsw York Post " lat E.snias,
lEfLsDILrnis. Jan. "a 1859.
fHfercsiiag Washiagf'a Len,r Var ia tie sen.
afs-Nr. Dosglss DisoipliasJ.
The scene in the executive session n a..
senate on frida, evening la, was one IT.
most extraordinary that ever occurred in any
delibefatve assembly IN the CIVILIZED ,r.,il
The ielegraphic sketch of The affair conf, A -.
TO the Evening Posi Of SATURDAY. from a morn.
ING paper. does not state all the f.cts po,
hibii the virus Of the words uttered RI.
Pres dent sent IN the Senate he name of Nh.
Potter. 81 member II Congress from Ohio -.
coiirc or Of the Miami District IN that Stste
Nf. Pub rose aud with n good deal IL f~.'.
ing opposed the confirmation 81 Potter ".
said the man had been rrn,oved l,x NJ
Buchanan 20 give Mr. Potter the place w.
his lPugh's, friend that N. President k,e~
s'eh 10 be & fact, and removed him b-caus.
-Dch n the fact
lie declared with emphasis. that If the
ffeS'dch' oi The United States desired 10 max.
person ] onslaught upon him he e,nll
come oD-ibr So ner the better Mr. Pol
gov ny more and NOR - .ited appealed. 10
Hls iTienj- On the S.naie 4, vote with L,un a,
gain 4 the conf ma'ioD 81 Potter Thi- an
peal brought Up Mr.. ID pglls. Who vrami.,'a
his vote 10 the ) nat ~ from Ohio Mr D,rr.
E las Then commented wiih an unbr.d:..l ton.,,g
npon The no -inailcns made by The Pre.ii-nt
m Illinois. He sa,i al ~ fi.nI, I'D L.-,,
removed from place .,na power an.l ih.x bnl
beea removed solely brcaa,e the. were he
friends.
: lie demo need all the 7 .deral ofiice holder.
in Illinois. appointed ~ Brchsnau 10 all the
places once occupied ~ hi- fri.nd~ a. 4.
hiiieresi personal cnefri,s. hp we're sconr.
drels and thieves Thu called ~ -. Pitch.
one If the SQuaier Ssnaiors from lndiaa-
nois The Doctor WY much .nciied al
with rena ing sit,inie said. "Tle c...s-
tor from Illinois stats what j. untr.sc. anf
/ what he knows IL BE- untrue"
The President called 10 ODER Intense q.
cifern ut prevailed.
Mr. u ,nglas then mo lifted bis remarks Nv
saying that there We're exceptions Ia ,h. r.l.
but that they were -ca &C.. tie tLrn plunged
into the postmssicr- g Hin - Ito sa,I ut
whenever mail rob ffi.s Yer comm tted ga w..
lin - they never dseam.d at going oui,i.i.. II
the Posiohce To di-ccvrr the rablsr. Th.y
ALWAYS knew thai the Po~ina.tcrs w.rr the
gui u parties Giles Of Order" "Ofd-r .
from several Senators and the President de-
mands general order, aud calls the senator
fr-m Illinois Ia order.
Mr. Fitch who had been standing dir.ng
the Confusion. a soon 80 order WAS partially
restored repeated that he Srnaiar from III +.
that Lc knew II was false. This brought
chaos again amidst which some s.nstor. wsfo
standing IA ihrif places aud other were m.
preaching the SEATS II Douglas aud Fitch
whica are near together The President call
81 both SENATORS To orl,r. srvrral S.naior-
moved an al iourhmeni. While other. appealed
20 the Senate To- allow Douglas 10 prnc..l.
A. lat rrmpc-ary que, wa SECURED. aud
Mr Douglas proc .rird IL pitch NJ ints Mr.,
~. Al
lie charged thai they hal siol,n aud ,l.i rar.
ed over five thousand Il his ,r-rchcs which
had BEEN directed 10 his Constituents, tbs,
they had broken op' read. and ih.n dss.
iroyed III private letters. &c.
Efforts we're mRd- by several Senator's "a
obiain the floor. Motions were made that Lc
proceed ~ order.
Mr.. DAVE. Of Miss. objected. Standing
about ss feet from Mr.. Dousl.s. " iIb = cold
and determined manner. asd casting upon
that senator n steady aud piercing glance
Z with his long bony inger directed IA a mens
cirg attitude al his object Mr. Dayi, ad
, dressed he Little Giant thu. Il have ,al
IN my place and listened with feelings 81 ia.
digpat'on 10 the language from the SENATOR
from Illinois, winch would disgrace tho
highwayman and the bravado.' The Presi-
dents hammer again fell. accompanied by the
emphatic rrrnark that the Scnaior from Mis-.
sis-ipPi - cut of order.
Here was another chaos. in the midst II
which, Senators were anxious 10 observe What
de-p,rate efTort the Little Giant would mako
against 20 pointed M attack. Those who
expected 10 see Douglas strike the Mississippi.
ian down is has tracks for applying 10 6iu,
such Language, were disappointed when they
beheld he giant proportions -ub>Ide into his
chair IL "a impossible 10 describe the scene
at the stage Of the proceedings. Before the
senate adjourned. Mr. Davis wa SATISFIED
that be had violated the rulesof the bcdv, and
apologized 10 the Senate aud 20 the senator
from Illinois, for language which he had uscd
IN n moment Of excitement.
J am informed that. during The harangge
II Mr. Douglas about the persecution OF him
self by the President. be exclaimed Il am
sui an uDeonquered aud unsobdaed rebel .