Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-12-25
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Though Congress has been in session only lit
tie over twp weeks, the pugilistie propensties OF
honorable members seem to be already pretty well
developed. We have accounts of an imbroglio in
the House between Shorter Of Alabama, and
Wsshburne of Wisconsin; and street fght on
the Avenue between tho author of the MoSroox-
cry amendment on the one side, and Bill ENG
Llsu, the author Of the ESeLisu Bill on the other
This latter fight has been faeetousy described by
one Of the letter writer's the English Bill with
the Montgomery amendment"
The imbrogo in the House arose out OF some
reflections which "the Honorable gentleman from
Wisconsin" cast upon the galantry and bravery
Of the good people of Alabama. He even went
90 far rs to intimate that forty fifty Indians had
chased thousand Aabamians through tho woods
'4ilI they couldn't rest" And as Alabama now
came forward with claim for compensation of tho
services of her citizens in the Indian wars, tho
Honorable gentleman from Wisconsin" was OF
opiniop that il would be nearer the correct thing
for Congress to pay for actual fighting rather thnn
for running away aud seampering in the woods.
A fuut like this at tho gallaniry Of his people,
'.the Honorable gentleman from Alabama had no
idea of submitting to. Accordingly he declared
with the utmost emphasis that the remarks Of the
gentleman were false and slandcrous.' The
honorable gentleman from Wisconsin does not APP
pear to have accepted the issue thus rendered him
for he seems to have preserved discreet silence
ever SINCE neither Offering to mako good his
charge by documentary proof nor yet incon'est-
bly, demonstrating its truth by burning gunpow-
der Il, the distance of ten PAGES.
The other nnlroglio--thc English Bill with the
Montgomery amendment-was still richer In inch
dent Both of thcin, be il remembered. were
originally anti Iccomptonites. English, however,
betrayed tie anti-Lccompton party, and with his
famous BILL IN his pocket, ienesaded over t"
the Opposition Mon,gomcry-the same, it will be
recolectcd who anpouncca that old Buck drank
nothing stronger than old Rye Whisky, ard or
dored key Of the same t. be sent 10 the cid
chief" a. he aisctionately styled him, ior his """
private drinking and dolc.ta'jon--N mtg merry
took this conduct of Bill English Of the English
Bill, in rather high dudgeon. Nor was h's us
gust at NIL diminished, when English averrcl IN
public speech in Washington that he joined the
anti Lccomptonites, as some Democrats did TIE
Know Nolhing. for the dshonorahc purpose Of
betrnying their secrets to the opposition.
Accordingly, when these two worthless met for
the first time after the summer in,erregnum upon
the public do'toir Of Washington City, and Bill
English extended his hand with the familiar later
negative sauaton Of GLOW are YOU, Montg 'me-
ry" the gentleman from Pennsylvania returned
the rather mysterious answer tina: he NOT in
the habit Of speaking TO puppies Now, what
did Mr., Montgomery mean by that remark? Did
| he wish 10 be understood as expressing his dtsu-
clination to field sports, and his aversion, in the
abstract, to all individuals Of the canine PERSIA
sion 7" Evidently motor there would be moth
/ ing offensive to Bill English, of the English Bill
in the cxpressi'n ci such ar opinion. Il seems,
however, thu, Mr.. English had no difficulty, for
! himself, in constituting the observation. He con-
coised that Mr. Montgomery was calling HIM by
his name, Tor he Immediately res ponded by raising
his Congressional gold.headcd ddcu'ina, aud
thwacking the gentleman from Peausy lyania upon
! the top Of his Uranium.
So tar, no valid cause Of com plant can be urged
against the gallantry Of the Indiana member and
if he had stood his ground like man after ma
king this bellicose demonstration, he might have
served modern Byron flr IL "hcro'-a much
more "uncommon want" nowadays, than it USED
to be. But history recordeth, we grieve to shy
that the anthor of the English Bill. otherwls,
called Bill English, after putting IN THIS good lick
incontnently ra"-yea, ran, as runneth the timo
rous hare when pursued by hound and horn. III
the Avenue, On lightning wings, did the Indian,
member pursue his fight. Meantime the gentle
man from Pennsy WANNA, so the story goes, sclzeC
the first available missile within his reach-a loos,
brick from tho payement-and hurled it at the re
treating lloosier with Titanic force. Tho latte
heard n brick fling and felt it too for i
struck him where Achilles only vulnerable
on the heel. But he paused not in his rapid re
treat. Nor did he rest his weary limbs until h
had securely locked himself within the friendl
precincts Of his own caravanserai.
Thus ended the first Of the regular Congressiou
al fights # the season. The others will follow il
, due time. Experience has demonstrated tina
, three OF four fights every session are absoluel
necessary to accomplish tho legislation that i
| needed for the country-and if they are all a
, harmless as this one, we shall be spared the III
comfortable spectacle Of cracked crowns an
a bloody noses.
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