Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-03-20
VOL. T..
Another Congressional Fight.

TO its genius. Blackguardism aud fsticuf-
measures ore fnnlity. As the North, just
now in this presidential squobble, is so err
tirely obsequious, thnt the chivolry can find
no cause Of contest, or even Of complaint,
they ure amusing themselves, and giving
vent to their pent up valor, by boxing one
nuoiher. A very digni6ed aud appropriate
employment, aud certainly manifest imr
provement upon the last Congress. We de-
cidcdy prefer paying our quota Of their per
diem, for this exhibition Of their boxing tol-
ents, rather than for their legislative skill IN
cnaciing fugitive slave laws aud annexing
slave territory.
The following exhibition, come off on the
10Th inst. in the house of Representatives.
Mr.. Brown of Mississippi, made u hasty
speech, in which he took n retrospect of the
rise aud progress of the tile Southern Rights
movements, which went down from tlie time
the first Union Convention was held in Mis-
sissipp
lie then went on to refer TO his colleague,
Mr.. Wilcox, and said hc spoke in bad tHstu
of the old line of Democrats trying to sneak
into the Democratic party. lie said they
were never out of the Democratic party, but
that Mr.. Wilcox and his associates put
themselves outside the Democratic party by
joining the Union party.
Mr.. Wilcox rose aud said that he had
been prepared for this attack upon him; but
That the missiles of his colleague were weak
aud had fallen harmless. Ills colleague had
Il tI. In,
sted MS n chirncru, aud tint there was no
party in invUr of secession. lie said hr
! thought the gentleman had too high regard
! tor truth to make declaration so buselcss
| Of truth.
Mr. Brown rose aud said, desire TO ask
does lie mean to say have been guilty of
| lilschoOh
Mr.. Wilcox snid have spoken boldly,
| my language on that point cannot he nisun-
| dcrstuud.
Mr.. Brown 10 you mean to say that what
| hnve stated is lhlse?
Mr.. Wilcox, if you mean 10 say there IL
nobody in Mississippi in favor of Secession,
it is false.
! Mr.. Wilcox had scarcely uttered The Inst
word when Mr.. Brown drew up aud struck
him in the face, Mr.. Wilcox returned the
blow, when both rlcnclcd, and terrible
scene of excitement cnsucd, in which the
parties figured most disgraceiulv.
With much difficulty they were separated,
when Mr.. Brown, after quiet bad bccn res.
tnred by the Speaker, made nm explanation,
aud said that ,luning the six years he had
been member of the House. he was not
sensible of having violated tie dcrorin or
committed any breach Of the rules of tho
House.
He snid he deeply and painfully regretted
that there should have been necessity hr
doing so now; he npologized to the House
and 10 the r. presentations, aud 10y expressing
his heartfelt regrets, hoped the House would
receive hin apology.
Mr.. Wilcox also apologizcd, and said he
was heartily sorry ihni he had been involved
in II breach Of decorum, aud said hc ihtcn-
dcd no disrcspcrt to the representatives of
the nation, aud entered his disclaimer To
this effect.
Adjourned.
SENATE.-fhe private calender occupied
the Senate The greater part of the day. Six
teen bills Of no generulintcrcst were ordered
to he engrosscd
The bill making mn appropriation for tho
completion Of the Ccmeiry ucnr the city OF
Mexico passed.
The Senate adjourned till Monday.
Besides tho above very interesting con-
gressional news, we can report that SI2,00
were appropriated to repair the loss of the
congressional library. The bill to mike
military land warrants assignable, was lost.
a happy loss by ;lie way. The homestead
bilI aud some other topics have served ns
stools, from which presidential electoneer-
ing speeches were made. In the Senate,
President making is also the business, ever
in order The new senator, Walter Brooke
has taken his seat and Mr.. Seward has pre-.
sented resolution uppropraliug a sum not
exceeding S5,C00 to pny The expenses of
Kossuh's reception at the Capitol.
The Hutchinsons, have been cminently sue
ccssful in Philadelphia, and arc probably now
in Pittsburgh. Tho scraps of their history
which we publish on our fourth page, will bo