The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1844-05-10

AGrny In Congress.
Mr.. White, just at the close of his hour,
stated that five gentlemen Of the house
had certified to villa, newspapers had
charged Mr.. Clay as having said in his
speech on the Missouri question, in Febru-
airy, 1919: If you won't let US have black
slaves, we must have white ones, &c;
which speech he said Mr.. Clay had never
written out.
The extract, he said, was taken from a
note to Mr. Rlch's speech, published in
the National Intelligencer more than a
year after tina, gentleman had made his
speech, in which note Mr.. Rich had said
that Mr.. Clay had used those words.
Here Mr.. Whites hour ran out, and MIR.
Jacob Btnkerhon obtainded the floor.
Mr.. Andrew Kennedy asked Mr.. Brink
erhof TO yield the floor to him moment,
as he was one Of the ave gentlemen allu-
ded to, and he wished to prove what he
had certified to. Mr. Brinkerhoir refused
to yield the floor; when Mr.. Rahbun,
who sits directly in front Of and not more
than three feet from, Mr.. White. said to
Mr.. Kennedy, Never mind, we can
prove j, all over the house. YOU CAN
PROVE A DID LIE, THEN:
SWALLOW THAT, D--N YOU !
Mr. Rathbun rose slowl y from his seat.
with his thums in the pockets Of his pan
falcons. and turning round to Mr.. White
said. DO you intend to apply the lie to
me personality TO which Mr.. White
replied, Il DO, CD D-N YOU :
shutting his fists, and putting himself in
defensive, or offensive position, as he said
so. BY the time the words were out OF
his mouth, both of them had aimed a
blow at each other. We could not dis
Germ which struck first. As soon as we
saw this, we ran to where they were. bu,
before we reached there they had
been separated. We entered the aisle
where the combatants were. side by side
with the geant.at-arms. The members
ordered the sergeant out in mem
acing manner, some Of them putting their
hands against him. While they were do
ing this. we have been told, man named
Moore, who resides in the lexington con-
gressonal district, Kentucky, was behind
the geant-atarms, trying to pull him
out, and saying, at the same time let them
fight it ont. We neither saw nor heard
this. Our attention was drawn, a. the
time. to the members in front of the SER
geant-at-arms, who were ordering him on,
Of the bar Of the house. We though if
the sergantat-arms was on. Of his place,
or exceeding his duty, that we certainly
were clearly out Of ours, and that we had
better keep bright look out, else we
might be elected very suddenly. BY the
time we thought this much, we concluded
to get out of the bar of the house and as
we got out near the door that enters the
hall from the pos. Office Of the house, we
saw the flash and heard the report Of a
pistol in the doorway. We rushed to
The door, and found three or four persons
just outside the door, graphing with the
Kentuckian whom we have mentioned,
trying to wrest from him pistol. AS
he appeared to 'hold his own with them,
we concluded to assist them and just as
we were about doing so, voice at our
side said. Take me, Mr.. Rives, for | am
wounded We at once recognized the
person who spoke, TO be Mr.. Isaac II.
Wales, one of The police Of the Capitol.
We took hold Of him and found that he
had been shot through his right thigh,
near where it joins his body. Two men
assisted us to take him TO his house, abou,
three hundred yards from the Capitol.
On his way ,hi,her, he informed us that,
hearing the disturbance in the house Of
representatives, he thought it to be his du-
~ to 60 in and assist in quelling il; that,
as he entered the door nearest the post Of
fee, Mr.. McCa.slin, member Of Con.
gress from Ohio, was putting the Ken
,uckian before mentioned out a. il; that
as soon as he was pu; out. he drew a pis-
toll from his breast and attempted TO shoot
Mr.. McCausln. who was then jus. inside
the house,. while he, Mr.. Wales, was in !