New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-22
THE FIGHT OVER THE BODYOF KEIT7

"a rRAGMEsr FROM THE GREAT AMERICAN EPIC,
THE WAsHIsGTohIADl
From Punch.
SIM 0 goddess the wrath, the Ontamable dander of
Keitt Of South Carolina the clear grit, the tall the
oDdaunted-
Him that hath wopped hs own nigeers I'LL Northern
ers all unto Keitt
Seem but as nggers to wop, and hills Of the smallest
poatoc,.
Late and long was the fight on tie Constitution Of
Daylight passed into dusk and dusk into lighting of
gao-lamps-
Still on the floor of the house toe heroes unwesried
were fighting
Dry grew palates and tongues with excitement and
Plugs were becoming exhausted, and Representatives.
also.
Who led on to the war the anti oonite phaanx'
Grow, hitting straight from the shoulder, the Penn
eylvana Slasher;
Him followed Hickman and Potter the wiry, from
woody Wisconsin;
Wasbburne stOod with his broher-C Cadwallader stood
with Elihu;
Broad Illinois sent the one and woody Wisconsin the
Mott came mild as new milk, with gray hairs under
his broad brim,
Leaving the first chop location and water privilege
near it,
Held by his fathers of old on the wlo. frnged banks
Of Ohio.
wrathy Covode, too 1 saw, aud Montgomery ready
for mischief.
Keitt of South Carolina, the clear grit the tall, the
ondaunted-
Keitt, and Reuben DAVIS the rs'a 9ss of Wild Mis-
sissppi;
Barksdale, wearer of wigs. ard Craige from North
Carolina;
Craig and sc0rny Mcqueen ana OHen, ana Love
Joy, and Lamar,
These Mississippi sent to the war; "frc' Junei IN mo
Long had ragged the warfare Of word it was four in
the morning:
Whiting and expectoao and liquorin all were ex-
hausted,
When Kett, tired of talk, bespake Reu. Davis, 80
Reuben,
Grow tarnstion black guard and I've concluded to
clinCh him.
This sad up to bis feet he sprang, and lo'sning his
chOker,
Straghted himself for grip, as bs-hunter dowl in
Squares to go in at the bar when the dangerous var
mint is cOrnered.
"Come out, Grow" he cried I" you Black Ke publican
Come on the floor, like man. and darn my eyes, but
Ill show you"
Him answered straight hitting Grow, "Waal now,
cslkilate, kett, ,
Carolina, ~ =.
Here to crack bis COW hide round this childs ears if
he KNOWS it..
Scarce Lad he spoke when the hand, the cmvalrous
five fingers Of keitt,
Cutched at his throat-hsd they closed the speeches
of Grow had been ended
Never from q stump had he stirred ~ the free
and enlightened
But though smart Keitts msuleys, the maueys of
Grow were still smarter;
Straight from the shoulder he shot-lot Owen Swift
or Ned Adams
Ever put in his right with more delicate e ng Of dis
As drops hammer anvil. so dropped Grows right
into Ksitt
Kenh ties his drop-knot-
Prone aie log sank Keitt his dollars ratt cd about
him.
Forth sprang his friends er the body; tst, Bark
dale, waving wig wearer,
Crage and Mcqueen and Davis, the rs al hoss of
wild Mississippi;
Fercey they gathered round Grow catawampouslyup
But without Potter they reckoned, the wiry from
woody Wisconsin;
He striking out right and left, Ike cstanount var
Dsshed TO the rescue, and with him tn eWashburpes
Cadwallader, Ellhu;
Slick into Balksdales bread-basket walked Potters
one, two-hard and heavy;
Bark dale fetched wind in trice, dropped Grow and
let out at Elihu.
Then like fountain had flowed the clsret of Wash
burne the elder,
But for CaGwslsder CaIe-Csdwsl6der, guard o.
his brother,
Cu,ching at Bsrksdsles mob, into Cbancery soon
would Lave drawn it,
Well was it then for Ba!ksdale the wig that waved
over his forehead:
OF in Cadwalladers hands it came, and, the wearer
releasing,
Left to the conqueror nsught but the scalp Of bis bald
headed f1eman.
Meanwhile hither and thither, dove on the waters
oftroube,
Moved Mott: mild as new mix. with his rcay hair
under his broad-br:m,
Preaching peace TO deaf ears and GETTING oo,sds-abv
damaged.
Cautious Covcde in the rear as dubious what nigh,
CONS 10,
Branoished stone-wsre spittoon 'yaipst wbosvs-
might seem TO deserve it
Little II mattered 10 him whether Pro or Auti.Le.
Compton,
So but he found in the Hall fosman worthy his
weapon
So ragged this battle 4 mea I'll into TIE thick Of tbe
melfe
Like to the heislcs Of old, stepped the Sergear,at
Arms anC the Speaker.