Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1840-05-07
THE TELEGRAPH.
B AT H M E.:
THURSDAY MORNING. MAY7.
DEMOCRATIC WING NOMINATIONS.
FOR PRESIDENT:
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON,
Of Ohio.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT:
J o III N T Y l. Il r.,
of pirginiG.
BYNUM AND GARLAND.

| When Mr.. Benton predicted latter the nomi-
nation of Gen. Jackson for the Presidency that
in the event of his election, it would become
necessary for members of Congress to sit with
daggers and pistols in their hands, it regarded
only as an ebulition of that arch humbugger s
personal malignity towards the 'old hero"
Time, however, has shown, that in this instance
| Mr.. Benton was correct-or nearly so. Every
one, doubtless, recollects the outrages by Hous-
| ton, Mai. Heard, and other minions of Gen.
Jackson upon Wing members of Congress, while
in the discharge of official duties. Under the
second edition of loco focoism by Mr.. Van Buren,,
| we all remember the duel in which Mr.. CIly SO
unwisely threw away his life Indeed, whoever
has watched the progress of "affairs' at Wash
ington, must have observed growing DISPOSE
ton on the part of certain political characters to
legisate at the point of the pistol and sword.
The latest case of this character, occurred in
the House short time since, in which "Bully
Bynum' so called, (the principal actor under
| took to lynch Mr., Garland, for some "home
truths, which he [Mr G1 had spoken in de-
bate.
The correspondent of the Baltimore Patriot
gives the most particular account of the affray OF
anv we have seen. He writes that, "whle the
House was listening, with fixed attention, to the
discussion of the expenses of Government, a
scene of disorder arose, which for time, arrested
the debate. Bynum, of North Carolina, who had
been going about the Hall denouncing the state
ment in question, with his usual choice eplthets,
strutted up the aisle beside the seat occupied by
Mr. Garland, whose name is attached to the
published statement, and said aloud, evidently
for the purpose of making his words heard by
Mr. Garland, that the whole statement was "a
id le' Mr.. G. replied that it was not so
it was true Bynum repeated his coarse express
sion. Mr. G. instantly rose. Bynum perceiv-
! ing him rise, endeavoured to grasp a stick OF Mr.
Garlands which was resting against the desk,
but Mr.. G. prevented him doing so, and instantly
! collarng Bynum, pushed him backwards along
the passage, as if with the view of thrusting him
outside of the bar. Bynum grappled with him
and scratched Mr. Garlands face, whereupon the
latter gave him pretty severe blow with his fist
The parties were then separated, and as soon a
other gentlemen interposed, Bynum drew knye
and poured out volley of excavations. Mr.. Gar
land leisurely took his seat
We insert from the National Intelligencer thu
primary cause of the outrage.
COPY OF A PRINTED LEAF
The subioined document, and the matter there
to appended, has been lately printed, or, rather
is now on the press in this city. Though in n
respect private, yet it was prepared by gentle
men for their own use, and to be distributed b,
them among their friends, we should not nov
, have placed it in our columns, but that it wa
, Yesterday brought up in the House of Represen
tatiyes, read, and commented upon and is sup
posed to have given rise, in some way or Other
to the scene, which, as the reader will find b
! reading the account of proceedings, became tn
subject of formal notice by the House. The frs
part of it being all that relates to the finances,
an exact copy from executive documents 448, Il
r. ID Session of the 25th Congress. The res
due. except so far as relates to the extracts fror
official documents is, the reader will observe, ur
official.
Public Expenditure from 1924 to 1888.
Letter from the Secretary Of the Treasury, trans
q hitting statement of expenditure, exclusiv
a of the public debt for each year, from 1924
h 1898.
" June %, 838.-Read and laid upon the table
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, June 81, 1888
SIN. In obedience to the resolution of tn
e House of REPRESENTATIVES of the 25th instant.
S have the honor to eslay before the House q stat
rnent showing the amount Of expenditure, src9'