Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-05-13
ALEXANDRIA,, ID. c.
,..oSoIy MORNING. NAY IS. 1850.

II, discussing the details OF the bill tor the
~" = f.;,or.. and the erection Of certain lii ht
"% We left them upon the bill. /.
W. We House of Representatives was engaged in
i' ; i; and animated debate upon the
or =, The reconsideration of the vote Of
- l I,r w. carried, 1O2 to 81, and at four
,' = ne House was engaged in debate upon
o,-its Of the question.
"'''' ~ss69a-
= Albany Journal says: 8 1t is among the
rs o. Washington, that if General Jackson
,,an for President, Governor Van Buren,
: Vice President upon the same ticket"
-ss8Ean-
r. druggists of Philadelphia have been called
his paper of that city, to furnish de-
.,,ioa Of any person to whom they may have
n ,-ssnic within week or ten days past. 1t
nod that family there has been poisoned
-, mineral in sugar, and they have suspi-
IN, Of an individual.
The Nashville Banner, of April 90. says
r., .,a,mboat Rome, Oh her way to this place,
:, , CARO- OF salt, sunk in the Cumberland ri
-, m Friday last. tits hoped she may be rails
, ,od mart of her cargo saved.
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We copy the following from the New-York
numerical Of Monday evening:
-Figm the Courier T. Enquirer.
WAsHINGTox CIrY.)
Th,gsdry. May6 1850 p. H.
,rrysd here at IL O'Clock, having taken the
clock stage from Baltimore, with vies Of
.oc here in time to inAict upon Duff Green, on
\, arrival at the capitol, the personal chastise-
mont which promised him and which he 50
.;,5Iy meri,ed. | reached the capitol at about
,f mast eleven. and having ascertained that he
"a, not in either House Of Congress. took upmy
,..,on in the Rotunda, selected that as the thea
r. Of his disgrace, and not, as he. on former
,rea.on. selected committee room vi the Senate,
sien he pulled the nose OF an assistant editor OF
This being the day on which
a, interesting race was to be contested on the
Washington course, many OF the members 'ere
hl,ng the House. and those who knew me were
nuraly attracted by my position. They al
ol,e saw nv object, and urgently recommended
ne to select some other place to punish GREEN.
complied with their wishes. and determined to
,1asi him IN front Of the building. accord
n.Iy repaired to the Library, which, as YOU well
,als, commands view of the approach to the
aDi,Ol BY the Pennsylvania avenue, and leisure!y
gIied for the arrival of Green. A. about one
gtNk | saw him enter the gate opposite the
We, front, and Immediately left the Library to
nec, hiO, prev ious to his entrance IntI the bm,d
rg, aud thereby avoid the charge of assaultn-,
within the capitol. an officer of Congress. On
ny arrival at the foot Of the stairs, however,
'G-.el had passed the wide brick walk in front
ll the door. and was entering the building, ~
immediately exclalmed--'. Well met was
seking you." He retreated backwards few
nces which carried him some distance from the
DOOR, drawing, at the same time, from the right
'and pocket of his pantaloons, a pistol. ABOUT
gsht inches long, with percussion lock and half
cap, and having a mahogany stock. His retreat,
the drawing of the pistol, and Its being cooked
and leyelled at me, were the work OF monent
anil owing to my distance from him. when he dis
covered me. | could not close with and disarm
Mn.-After looking at him In silence some Sc
wHls, placed under my arm the walking cane
which used, & leaning against the south jamb Of
the door, addressed him in the following terms,
which are still fresh in my recollection:- .
You poor, contemplate, cowardlv puppy, dc
muuOt feel that YOU are co,sard, and that every
dOp Of blood that courses through your veins is
Of the same kind of hue as vour cOmplexion!-
There YOU stand, secured from punishment BY q
weapon which you dare not use. and virtually
POclamlug that YOU only presume TO assail pri,
Nle character, because you think it will not add
to yoar infamy by-beiug known as an assaiIant
'ntemptible and degraded as YOU are, throw
ASIDE YOUR pistol, and Ipledge my honor as gen
asman, will not iaj,re you; | will throw away
Ay cane, and only pull your nose and box you'
ans"
lie refused to do so, alleging that he would ne
yer descend to nv level. He then requested me
% proceed and let him pass. told him that
'Olid not, but that he should pass me as ther
Stood, or stand and hear me abuse him. lie dlt
lo' dare 10 pass, fearing that would take the
pistol trOn hin. After some moments. however,
"tI hmf would returnup stairs, aud proclaim
% every member Of Congress his cowtrdly con
d9Gc We accordingly proceeded to the iieast
" Representatives,, where related all that hat
pissed, aud from thence FASTENED to commit Il
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