The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1858-02-23


preparations for the improvement Of certain
harbors
O. Relative TO the extension Of slavery.
z. Relative 10 the Indebtedness Of Tie
county Of Wushtenaw 70 the State.
8. Providing for the distribution Of high.
way laws TO certain township ofices.
8. Relative TO tho distribution of the
session laws, journals and documents of
tho Legislature Of tho year s6s.
10. Relative to tho Saginaw and Che.
boygan road.
The Fight.
Mr.. KErfr announces in tho House,
that lie was not hit in his disgraccful as.
sault upon Mr.. Grow. Some of the papers
sey that he was too drunk TO know wheth-
or he fell accidentally, or whether lie was
borne down by tho sledge hammer Of the
yonrlcuran nom rennsylvanIa; but thos Q
who saw the fight all agree that hc fell un
der tho blows of the Republican leader of
tho House. The Washington corespon-
dent of the Courier 6 Enquirer says:
Keitt tbcrcupon attempted TO seize Mr..
Grow by the throat, but Mr. Grow, with
his left arm, threw Mr.. KcilL's hand up.
Hereupon Mr.. Davis Of Mississippi whose
only desire was 10 preserve peace, as he
alleges, and as Mr.. Grow and his friends
believe, interposed, and requested Keitt
not to make any further disturbance, but
that person instantly threw himself upon
Mr.. Grow and caught him firmly by The
throat. Quicker than thought, Mr.. Grow
released himself from the grasp of the ruff
fan, and by severe and well directed
blow, Knocked him down upon the floor,
Kcitt lay without an attempt TO rise. In
recovering himself, Mr.. Grow brought his
head violently against tho face of Mr.. Da-
via. inflicting a confusion. Keitt disap-
pcarcd, how or when nobody knows. Tho
blusterer was seen no more until the affray
terminated.
The correspondent Of the New York
Herald, who would not naturally bo incli-
ned to put the best possible face on MR.
KEITr's position, gives his version Of the
fight in these words:
ut would hardly be ruled or considered
in any dcliberativc body as in order, accor.
ding TO parliamentary rules, for one honor.
abe member 10 address another honora
bic member thus s:-"Go over to your own
side Of the House, you Id Black Re.
publican puppy" And yet these arc the
precise words which the honorable mem.
Der from South Carolina addressed to tho
honorable member from PENNSYLVANIA.
The response oftho latter was, that he was
not to DO driven by the lash of the slave
driver was the natural rctort, and entirely
justifiablo under the circumstances 1t
was one that could hardly be ruled
out Of order evon in debate. This, you
may rest assured, is the true version Of the
origin of the scene which then tran.pired.
In an instant the Southern chcvaicr had
jumped M from the semi-rccumbcnt atti.
tude which he had been occupying with
his heels OF lis desk, and graspcd tho
northern chevalicr- by tho throat. Thoy
are both young men, strong and athletic,
and the blood of the Northern is no less
fiery than that Of the Southern. Grow
seized Keitt, and there was a momcntary
struggle bctwecnthem. Mr.. Davis of Miss.
n tall powerful man, with no. morsel Of
love for those aboliiohists who don't bc.
lievc in the Lecomp'on Convention, prompt
ly interfered and looscd the combatants
from each other. Then Keitt struck at
Grow, Grow struck back, and Kcitt went
down."
The New York evening Post, whose rc.
porter gives very full accornt Of tho
whole affair, narrates the individual con.
fict thus:
"Keitt went down into the area and up
to the isle to where Grow stood. He ask
ed Grow what ho meant by that answer.
Grow repeated it. Keitt grasped at hi,
throat, saying, "I'll let yon know tha,
you are id Black Republican pup.
py." Grow struck off the blow, and said.
Il shall be in any part Of tho hall ] please,
md no nigger1rivcr shall crack his whip
over me-" What was SAID was not heard |
n the gallery, but the whole SC enc was
loosely observed from there. Kett again
'aught at Grows throat-Davis of Miss.
ssippi, who was standing by, cndcavorinq
o restrain him. Grow Knocked up Keilt's
,and, and there was n little confused spar.
ing between them, during which Kcitt
vent down. His friends say that bo trip
'ed and fell. Perhaps sol Grows hand
vas seen to hit Keitt's head, and ut the
anne time he fell. "a very singular co in
idence." as Weller senior would have
aid"
The reporters had the best possible on.
ortunity to SEQ tho affray, as il took place
front of tho Speakers chair, and in full
lew of their gallery. 1t is natural that
lr. keitL aod his friends SHOULD seek to
arr the ridicule which fall on him from
very quarter rs the result of his discom.
in his disgracelul assault; but with
'ch strong testimony in regard to the facts
lerc is little danger that anybody will bo
eceived.
ES- In tho year 1872 man in Eng
nd astonishcd the natives by having n
AIDED cannon fred at him at n distance of
n yards only, and catching the ball-a
ne pouhdcr-in his hand. On tho paw. ,
ent Of considerable sum he divulged
$ secret, which wns this, whom tho nronor