The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-02-08

IL had demanded trial by the legal tribunals.
"a was not the murderer. He went TO the
oround only TO shield the life ola dear friend
That man defended him then, here. and al home,
m the merits of the case. He went on 10 this
way, till. boiling with fury, he denounced Mr..
Adams as ga black bar and a traitor"
Unmoved, Mr.. Adams denied that he ever
defended Wise on the merits of the case. lie
said then what he did now of him; and he now
appealed to The journals of the House 10 prove
il. And on the record of the votes there given,
the gentleman from Accomac would find that
those who then voted for his expulsion were
those very Northern Democrats whom, in his
speech yesterday and to- day, he had embraced
as his dear and true friends.
Mr.. Wise again interrupted TO the same pur-
pose, when Mr.. Calhoun of Massachusetts ex-
pressed his hope that his colleague might be
allowed 10 proceed without interruption, as the
gentleman from Virginia had been. Wise on
this, advanced towards Mr., Calhoun, who sits
a few seats off from him, and stretching out
his arm towards him, though still some distance
from him, said-"Do you want to take this upl
You had better take it up!" A loud call 10
order put him down.
Mr.. Adams continued for some time and
then Mr.. Marshall attempted TO say something
to screen himself, but did not succeed. He
merely tried to screen himself under legal te-
chnicaities.
The House adjourned at about four O'Clock,
leaving every thing still unsettled. There is
general determination among the friends OF
peace to adjourn every day at four o'clock
II is firmly believed by most experienced and
iudicious persons, that a candle-light sitting
would bring on riot, fighting, use of knives and
pistols, and murder in the Hall Of Representa-
tives. Several of the southern members,
know, are armed, and on the first blow. deadly
weapons would CLEAN throughout the Hall, and
pistol balls would soon whistle among them.
| fear YOU have not the leas, conception OF
the slumbering, latent horrors of the scene
At distance, you cannot know the hundredth
part of the hdeous facts which we shudder al
knowing here. From my own observation OF
the past and the present, from my knowledge
of the demoniac rage still suppressed, which
bloody men here, many of whom are yet reek-
ing from the murders which gave them honor
and eminence in their own country, am pre-
pared to see the Hall drenched with blood in a
general melee, on such provication as one
hasty word may give.
One southwesternmember has already threat.
ened the life of another: and the latter now goes
armed, wah the determination to take the life of
his threatening foe, if he comes within certain
distance Of him.
An affair, which occurred in our streets this
morning, will give you an exhibition ofihe state
of feeling here. give you the facts as an au-
thorized statement, carefully collected from
various witnesses. Please give them In full.
Yesterday, in the House. while the Clerk
was reading the Farewell Address Of Washing
ton, Mr.. William w. Campbell, member from
Tennessee, came from his place in the back
row, and placed himself directly before the desk
of Mr.. William B. Boardman Of New. Haven,
Connecticut, IN the front row. Here he began.
in very excited and violent manner, to make
remarks TO Mr. Boadman on the the course
pursued by northern Wings on the agitating
subjects ofihe past week. He said they were
all enemies of The Institutions of the country.
were DESTROYS of dissolving the Union, were abb
olitionists, &c. Mr.. Boardman, a remarkably
good humored and peaceabe man, replied with
out any Immature, repelling the charge. He
said it was an untrue, unjus, and slanderous
imputation on the northern Wings, not warran-
ted by their course, &c. MIR. Campbell then
asked, with some violence of manner, "do you
intend that as personal to me % To which MIR.
Boardman replied-"lf you DO not intend your
words as personal TO me, of course | do not wish
mine to be taken by you as personal to your
self. But you do intend 10 be personal 10 me,
intend 20 be equally so to you'll" MIR. Campbell!
then left him, hastily; but left no impression
on any PERSONS mind that he was angry. OF
chose TO consider himself insuted and the
whole affair was supposed to be ended, as many
warm talks the kind thus begin and terminate
daily in the House.
But this morning, about half an hour before
the meeting of the House, as Mr.. Boardman
was stopping for q moment to converse with a
friend, on the side walk Of Pennsylvania avenue,
near Gadsby's Hotel, Mr.. Campbell suddenly
came up, and said to Mr.. Boardman. You in
suited me yesterday in the House, and now you
must take it back Mr.. Boardman replied,
- insulted you no more than you did me, y
and instantly put himself on his guard, and par
ried heavy blow which Campbell struck d.
rect. at his head. Boardman instantly re-
turned the blow, as he parted another, and
struck Campbell on the right side of the FORE
head, leaving mark. Two or three blows
were struck and parted in this way very quick
ly, before tie bystanders could interfere. The
combatants were then partly separated, but
with great difficulty, and imperfectly, as both
of them are very strong men. While they
were thus held. Campbell partly disengaged
himself and seized hold of Boardman's cravat.
struck or attempted to gouge him over his left
eye, making severe mark, Boardman being
entanoled al The lime with the Welltimedjinter-
ference kof the "blessed peace makers Other
persons joining. then parted them .effectualy.
This is what peacable northern gentlemen
must now bring themselves to. daily. Thus
are they to be irsulted and assaulted by SOUTH