The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-07-30

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Although Mr. Fremont was but twenty-one
days in the United States Senate, he was there
long enough to have one hstieuf fight with
brother Senator, for words spoken in debate
and that too in the Capitol Building. near
where the sumnsrafEAir took place.
It Is remArkabls, says the Mount Holly Her.
aid, that at this time when the Black Rspubli-
cans are in such furry ofpretended excitement
about the assault Of Mr.. Brooks on Mr.. Sum-
ner, that they should present to the country
candidate for the Presidency, who stood some
years ago precisely in the position which Mr..
Brooks now occupies as the violent assailant Of
a United States Senator for words spoken in
debate.
Some Eve or six years ago bitter controver-
sy was carried on in the Senate between Mr..
Foote, Of Mississippi, and Mr.. Benton, the IA
ther-in-law Of Mr. Fremont, in which the for
mer indulged in some severe personal remarks
on the latter. After the Senate had adjourned,
Mr.. Fremont waylaid Mr.. FoOte in the ante
chamber or lobby adjacent TO the Senate, and
assailed him with great violence, blows passed
and they were seperated-after which, upon the
insistment of Mr., Benton, RlspnOnt sent Foote
achallenge, which would have resulted in hos
tile meeting, ifmutual friends Of the parties had
not by great exertion brought about areconcila-
ton. We hope that the Black Republican press
and orators, should they have occasion to say
anything more in denunciation of brutal out
RACES in the Senate" viii have the fairness to
divide their indignation equally between Mr..
Fremont and Mr.. Brooks. If the conduct of
one deserves rebuke, the other surely is far
from innocent.
FulI Particulars Of the ARRAY.
We find the following particulars of this fight
in the Plain Dealer of Oct, 9, 1850. Fremont,
Benton, and Foote, were all good Democrats
then, and we have no doubt the Plain Dealer
touched as lightly upon the matter as was agree
able to the truth:
The FOOte and Fremon Dicsfiulty.
The difficulty between Senators Foote and
Fremont grew out of the circumstance that
Foote charged Fremont, in the Senate, with
seeking legislation in reference to the gold mines
for the sake ofhis own private Advantage, which
Fremont pronounced false. Afterwards they
met in the ante-chamber, when Fremont struck
Foote and brought blood They were immedi-
ately separated by Senator Clarke. Subsequent
ly Fremont addressed a note to Foote, demand,
aretracting ofthe language used by him in de-
bate to be signed in the presence of witnesses
and challenge note was left if he refused.
Mr. Foote declined to sign the paper, but ad.
dressed note to Fremont, disclaiming any in
tention of giving any personal offence in the Ian
guage used by him in debate
The friends of both parties considered this
satisfactory to Fremont; but, at his instance, the
note of Mr.. Foote @as submitted to Col. Ben
ton, who consented to the arrangement. The
following card is the result;
WAsHiNGToN, Sept %, 1850.
A CARD,-Thc undersigned are authorized to
state that the difficulty between the Hon. H. s.
Foote and the Hon. J: c. Fremont, growing out
of certain expression used by the former IN re-
lation to the California. bill in the Senate last
evening" has. been adjusted satisfactorily and
honorably to both these gentlemen.
Signed, A. G. DODGE,
WIN. GIVEN,
se.s HENRY w. STRLEY.
: ss< - ReDMAN NJ. PRICE.