The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-03-23
A SCENE IN HE L. = SENATE.
ANDY johnson AND .6osEF LAIN.

Durin, the session of the Senate on Sat-
urdav the 81 inst, scene occurred, saeh as
was never before witnessed IN thas grave.
conservative body. 10. Lane had naae
tedious. abusive, secession speech OF TWO
hours length, wearyius the patience OF the
senate, and Disgusting the thranged spec
tatars in the galleries. He had said as
ruauv abusive things of Senator Johnson vi
Teanessee, as b. knew how. IL WAS us
xaIpdie,ory. and was filed with virnienee,
hatred, and treason. Al the poison be
could mice, iuto bis words, they Contained.
Ii was the meanest speeca 'has ns eo"'o
possibly mase.
ANDY johnson promptly secured the hoor,
and proceeded 10 fay the old traitor awe.
lie has had a score to SETTLE with Lane TOT
some time. T6ege has been an old baiince
On the hooks running Oh InteEesttoT long
t:,ge. and now was johnson last oppor.a-
nifty to give him receipt IN iHi. lne
HagellafIan was scientific, aud Immensely
re.ished by the louugers IN The galleries.. II
w, with the utmost difficulty they eou'u re-
strain their feelings from breaking out ~
arulsuse. Once or twice some ciaprlng anu
8 aiming occurred which could not De he'a
IN A mot,un WAS made TO clear the gale
rios UaIf an hour was spent wrangiing
,varit At last IL was Withdrawn on the
| distinct understanding, that at the mex.
manifestation the people would be turned
| nut Of the galleries. johnson then resumed
whare be had left of. and proceeded to al-
minister a terrific chastisement on the thicA
~, Of rho old srcessionist. lie told hun
.h.r when the finger on the clock pointed to
| l. (uoon) on Monday, his political career
| x,s end ID forever : that he had no future
! ,h,t Providence had no use for such II man
j --svan as an ius rutnrnt Of evil. The Senator
/ from The free and lnyal State OF Oregon bad
I became a more rahid disuni0nist than The
worst FIRE eater Of South Carolina. VINO
was be representing on this floor! Ger
ta,nlv not the people Of Oregon who had
rsputiiated him, and sent a loyal man 10 Ill
his place.
In the course of his remarks, he turned
round facing Lane. and exclaimed, "Show
me secessionist ard | viii show you Il
trajtor''-and IN reference tn Gen. l"iEgs.
md those who have seized Government
urannrtv Mt the South, ha sart-"it were
| President of the United States would arrest
them. and if found guilty Of the charge
would hang them, too. l would pat GOWN
! treason. and Iuase the leaders tins uhhH'y
crusade agr.ust the best government the sun
yer shone upon, suffer the penalty OF
/ lreaSOn.'
| The audience could stand it no logger
! Their pairlnljc emotions were TOO strong Tor
lheir srnSe Of decOrun. and Vohey OF
I claiming and stamping resounded al rouhd
/ tlr chamber. Old Mason sprang TO his
ct. hi, face livid with rage, and Dreaming
a. the TOP OF his voice, demanded that the
/ .rHIlprie, he instantly cleared. The noise
c,Hsel. The Wee President ordered the
Duogkeepars to turn out the people. For Il
minute. no one stirred. The crowd hesi-
tatrd whether to submit to the order: final
IL. a few started others rose TO 20. lhen
was heard single pair of hands cIappIng
in the ladies' gallery then II scattering
voi.ev with few cane thumplngs. Then Il
big fellow in one c,ruer, whose face betoken-
Q irrepre> sihle enthusiasm and patriotism.
inluprd up IN his seat and roarei out IN loud
accents. ..We!l, boys. We may as well hang
..Ior stealing an Old sheep as Il lamb. II
1--WE have got tn leave, let Us give three
s.cheers fl Andy johnson and the Unon;"
and swing,ng hls hat On high, he led the
.h,...r. IN II .fnn,nrian voice. The whole
audience. lwl or three thousand in number,
spranr To tnelr feet as one man. and re-
spnudei with three times three OF the hlg
grst l0ude-t cheers ever heard in the Fed
erai Cuv. Your readers who were in the
N"'o',7" " = 81 ,hn S,
'','' ~ - St''''. Tha.o
aho had canes iIft, d their tiles aloft. lhe
indies also cnught the inspiration Of the
nom Mt. aud tuttcrel their cnmbrcs, and
manu- ~ tb,.rn tEt / -trll trr(ip Sc-pams
many 90 .''''' ,,I''. ~'.'' ',n''
~ D.,'~",. "',' Wis '","u''I "" ,Ln
'">''" ,'"1 ~ =,
n"L,; '"o S,'s'' Ea we ''' wv - JT Tn, -,
~, rs SA,. '''.''' ',a'''e.'