Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-03-23
March 20, 1889

DR. DUNCAN AND HIS AssAILANTs-H will
be seenby the congressional proceedings that the
aa'temp, was made by the friends of Messrs. Stan.
ly, Soulhgate and Sade to revenge their quarrel
by resolution, and abusive speeches in the
House Mr. Prentlss and Mr.. Jcnifer were
quite successful in this way, DIR. Duncan, how.
ever, stood up like II man in tho midst of the
puuc'i''o ana stietlo pen,lemen, (overy one Of
whom, we have no doubt, went armed to the
House,) and very enphatically informed the body
Of the motives which had induced the harsh
course he held towards these important person.
ages. lie had come to Congress with a full
sense Of what was due TO the decorum of the
b )dy, and had been as cautious not to infringe
its rules as any member, but he heard the deli.
cate aud iusudiouS and sensitive orators of the
Opposition dcnounce the representatives of the
Democracy, from tho President, down 10 the low
est members Of the Administration, with ephets
of "plunderers," "robbcrs," "thevss," ect.: the
Democratic members OF that body had been mark.
ed rs "serfs' and vnssals," wearing collars: ont.
RACES had been perpeirated in committees, the
most shocking blasphemy employed, and the
deed audaclously ayowed on the floor of the
House. The Speaker had been insuted by the
grosScst abuse by one Of the most prominent, of
these persons. addressing him 10 front, while an.
other appeared at his back to witness the conse.
quence or to help il IN case the Speaker had
thought it fit 10 resent such attempted indignity
by insult member, as the whole country
knows, was shot for indicating the character Of
the body from the impuaton of corruptiop.
thrown upon II without dis running the Individual
charged on the authority Of Webb
Some OF these things were glanced at by DR..
Duncan 10 excuse the resolution he had taken
not TO submit to the systematic plan adopted by
the Federal faction TO bully and browbeat The
more moderate and respectable portion of the
body, who sought to make the chamber place
Tor temperate discussion and delibernton, rather
than abuse and hslicuiis, to which, on one occa.
sions It had been converted. His course had
been to withdraw from the presence Of the House
IN the instance il was was called upon to cen.
sure, by making the strong Remuneration, with
which he had determined to meet such offenders
through the columns of news paper.
II is certain that Dr. Duncan's notice, which
IS oil the nature of posting, employs harsh terms.
lie gives "the worst Of thoughts the worst of
names"--But they are all borrowed from the
code q honor, 10 which the complaining mem.
bcrs say they belong Coward" "liar,n ..poI.
iroon," "calumniator,' is tho very lingo of the
plslong clam and il we are to blame in permitting
Dr. Duncan to use such phraseology, in his pub,
llcation IN the Globe, our excuse is that il nc.
cord'ng TO the formula Of the dueo, and we ara
not sure that different dialect woald be under.
stood by those who belong TO that honorable.
school.
Rev. Mr.. A. Stephens Of the Nashville Uni.
sersliy, has been elected Professor Of LanCua.
ges IN Jefferson College, Washington, Miss.
We learr from the Buffalo Mercury tina, the
Pavilion hotel, at Niagara Falls U. c., was
burnt on nigh. Of the l9h INST, supposed 10 have
been set on IRE by some Of the soldiers, two of
whom deserted TO this side.
Arrest Of Mardsrer.--Some time in n. H..
Ter part Of las. month man named Achlle Tos.
che, was horribly murdered near the Vermont
border IN Canada We learn by the Eastern
Mail Of last evening, DR.. Holmes, residing i.
Screl, had been arrested in Burlington, Vermont
on charge Of being the murderer. The wifn IN
Mr.. Tasche has also been arrested on SUSPICION
Of having insilgated the murder. Holmes was
examined a. Burlington and fully committed "a
await the decision of the President, which canno,
Of course be known Tor some days. The tes,ls
mony produced was such os 10 leave M donh,
whatever as to bis guilt.