The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-10-24
Another Base Lie Mailed" !!

Notwithstanding the Republican papers
have positively denied the assertion Of the
Buchanan presses and stump speakers
that Fremont called Senator Foote out Of
the Senate chamber and struck him, caus-
ing the blood to aow,-still those presses
and speakers 20 right on reafiirming the
base lie, although they have the evidence OF
its utter falsity. They say we talk loudly
about infringing upon the freedom Of debate
by force, and often cite the assault of Brooks
upon Senator Sumner, We, that wo have
taken rs our candidate for President q man
who while u U. s. Senator, violently assault
ted another Senator with blows for words
spoken in debate. We are now able to
"nail" that base end malicious Buchanier
lie by authority. This assertion at length
reached the Buchanier papers in California,
where OK Senator Foote now resides, and he
has published a Card over his own sigma
turc, which confirms all that the Republican
papers have asserted in their fiat denial OF
the Buchanier lie. Mr.. Pootc, in his Card
goes farthcr,-he not only says that Col
Fremont received blow instead of giving
one, but that hc was not challenged to NOR.
tai combat by Col. Fremont, as the Buchan'
iers have also asserted.
Below we give tho material portion Of
Gen. Foote's published card. After copy
ing the assertion Of the Buchanier papers
he says
l do, therefore, declare that so far rs thu
cause of our misunderstanding is concerned
the difficulty referred to is sufficiently accu
rate; but 1t is not true that Col. Fremont
pronounced, on the floor Of the Senate
anything which had fallen from me in tn,
course OF debate to be false. And, although
it is true that he was dissatisfied with what
| said in opposition to his bill for the set
Element of land titles in California, and 70,
qucsted special personal interview witt
mo on the subject, in the progress of which
he used language which | deemed it my
true that Col. Fremont inflicted on that oc
casion the least personal indignity on me-
The only Jloo struck tcas one, for irhich
an alone responsible for before he had TIM
10 rtUrn The blOp recared by himself, Sena
tors Mdngum and Clarke intervencl ant
separated US
| Col. Fremont's note TO me afterwards
was of rather an equiyocal character. Iii
friend, the present Governor of New Jersey
who was the bearer Of it, assured me tina
it was not designed as challenge TO the feel,
Of honor; but supposing that it was a
least possible that Mr. Price was in error OF
his part, wrote to Col. Fremont, that l
my note of explanation did not prove salts
factory, should 50 without delay to tn
city Of Baltimore, and send him my accept
1Roc from thence. At this stage of the al
fair, friends interpused, aud the difficult,
was settled, ~ have always considered, il
u manner crcditable to both parties.
cannot close without the expression o
my regret that any attempt should be mad,
in connection with this transaction, 10 hoh
Col. Fremont responsible for conduct cdiCuld
tedto infringe upon the freedom of debate i,
The United STATES Senate. However, oppose,
as yet am TO the measure advocated b,
him, for the settlement of the land titles il
California, and however much am oppose,
to his election TO the Presidential office,
feel in justice bound to declare, that hav
never been disposed to complain seriously o
his conduct in the affair referred to; ant
that there as nothing in IL that should IN N
least degree lessen has claims 10 The respec
and oHfdenee Of has political friends and sup
Poriers.