Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-02-12
35th COngreSS",lst Session
More Southern Bullying.
WAsHLyaroN, Sat. Feb. G-2 AN

WAsHNGToN, Sat. Feb. G-2 AM.
A fgh: has just occurred on the Aoor.
The House was very quiet, aal Mr. Quit
man of Miss. having risen TO make pro-
position, Mr.. Grow of pa. was passing down
the aisle on The Democratic side Of the
House, when 1lr. Keitt of S. C. accompa-
nicd by Mr. Davis of Miss, came up to
him.
Mr.. Grow objcctel-in ordor-to Mr..
Quitman's making any remarks.
Mr.. Koi.t said, "if you are going to Oh
ject 20 over to your own side Of the House"
Mr.. Grow replied, ''This is a free hall,
and every man has right to be where he
plcsscs"
Mr.. K-itt then came up to Mr. Grow
and said he wanted to know what he meant
BY such an answer as that?
Mr.. Grow said he meant just what he
said, that this was free land, and man
had right to be where he pleascs.
Mr.. Keitt tool; Mr.. Grow BY the throat
.nd said, 81 will let you know you are a
damned Dlaal, Republican puppy!
Mr.. Grow Knocked his hand off, and
~Ald, 81 sBau occupy such place Ia tue
Hall as please, and 10 niger driver can
crack his whip over me"
Mr.. Keitt then seized Mr.. Grow by the
throat again, and Mr.. Grow knocked hin
down.
Mr.. Davis and several other Southern
members attacked Mr.. Grow, who deieud-
ed himself braveiy.
The Republicans rushed in body to his
assistance, and a general fight ensued in
in the middle Of the Southern side Of the
House; it lasted about two minutes, and
.ss terminated BY the Scrgcantat-Arms,
who thrust himself among the combatants
and with his mace and aided BY the cooler
members restored order The House,as if
sensible Of the grave aud disgraccful na-
,ure Of the cvcut, became Immediately
quiet.
rs seen from the Reporters Gallery, it
presented iroll enough spectacle. There
were some GFty midlle-aged and elderly
gentlemen pitching into each other like SO
many TiPpcrary savasos-most Of them
incapable, from want Of wind and muscle,
of doing each other any serious hurt Mr..
Barksdale, Of Miss, who was among the
most active, encountered at one moment,
Mr.. Potter, Of Wis, who was decidedly
the champion Of the ring. Potter grasped
B.rksdalo by the hair, with the evident
intention Of putting that gcntleman's head
into chancery To his unutterable sur
prise and disappointment, the hair came
off. The Mississippian was scalped. He
jumped about ball-hcaded, making fran
ric efforts to recover his wig, which Potter
had disdsinfally tossed among the crowd,
same one of whom kindly restored it to its
proper owner.
Mondays Union is bowling mad at the
kansas fight in the House. 1t complains
sh.. the opposition to Lccompton is sleep
l.s,whieh is very true. Itdoes not blame
IL. Republicans, bat denounces Mr.Harris
Of IlEncis az renegade, condemns his re-
solution Of inquiry as an act Of folly aud
ueacbcry, in contempt Of the principles OF
tie Democratic party.
The Star and States give grossly unfair
accounts of the personal conflict in The
House. They endcayor to cast the blame
on Mr.. Grow by eatirely omitt'ng DE-
Matchmaking language, aud layiDgstrosS
ou Mr.. Grows reply, as if it were unpTo-
,oscd
Everybody is praisiDg the promptness
and yi,or with which Alessrs. Potter and
Mu.hburnc of Wisconsin, and Washburno
If Illinois, dashed into the excited crowd
Il Sou,Lerners and rushed to Crows aid.
The Southern men who were in TIE fight
declare that they found them very ugly
customers They are all natives Of Maine.
M...rs Tappan Of n. H., and Kilgore Of
lad, were equally prompt, aud were at
Grows side in an instant.
.lr. Grows rooms we're tlronged with
,;-.,orz ali l1y to-day AID yesterday.