The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-02-13
The Congressional ,le,se.

4 correspondent OF tho Cincinnati En- |
quirer gives the following most graphic &c
count OF the Congressional fight which we
have seen:
Mr.. Keit, had all the evening been OBJ
served 70 be in an unusually restless frame OF
mind-fractiOrs, noisy, and apparently "fnll
OF fight" IL was the general belief that Inc
had charged himself with something stronger
than water; and from lis defiant style it was
plain that hc felt pugnaeious. SIR. Grow. of
Pennsylvania, JUS at the instant that Mr..
Quitman offered his resolution. was standing
in the broad aisle o.: the Democratic side OF
the House, and, the moment General Quit
man had concluded rca,lina his resolution,
called out, :. object :" keitt, who WAS seat
ed few PAGES beyond Grow. shouted. amid
the confusion, in u somewhat insoIent tone,
- w hat do yoI object foI. GU 20 your own
side ct the House and obiect.' Mr.. Grow
replied, IN defiant manner, This is a free
hall; shall object when and there please!'
keitt started toward Grow, and demanded
what he said. Grow repeated his language,
and added that he would not be dictated to
by save-driver. Keitt sprang forward and
made vigorous grasp at Grows collar.
which was partially warded off. Hurried
EXPLANATIONS from both parties followed,
withseuftiing and the words. I'D -fboli-
ffonist," and ''nigger drirer'' were heard
when keitt again graspcd at Grows throat.
As he did so. Groso let Jig nth las right arm.
and struck aim tremendous blos0 .jHst beneath
the right eye. Keitt staggered ba.k aud
dropped on his knees, (somc say one knee, }
and in a second all was in confusion dire,
| precisely like drunken brawl ora free stree,
| fight. Davis. Barksdale and Lamar Of Mis-
sssippi; Potter and Washburne, of Wiscon-
sin, and Lovejoy, ofIllinois. plunged furiously
| at each other, between the two principal as
sailants, who were thrust apart, aud tie mass
Of twenty or thirty excited men swayed into
the arena in front of the S.eaker's desk
! shouting swearing, striking and crowding
like pack OF fierce dogs. Blows were given
parted and received, with the rapidity Of
| lightning The most conspicuous parties
were those mentioned above. Potter slash.
ed in,n right and left, hitting hard. with TIE
|. slcight aud strength of an old bruiser. A.
there may be an examination, and evidene,
required, j, Is not best to state i0JIO struck pho
Barksda;c received two blows. The first sen
his wig flying, and us he was clapping il OF
wrong side before another sumner tool
him full IN the forehead. DAYS received
: handsome clip beneath the right ear, which
tumblcd him against n seat. Potter, Us b
was hitting sayagely ut Lamar, received
> plumper full in the eve, which sent that use
: fnl organ into mourning q. once. Little Israc
Washburne, Of Maine, WAS seen bobbin,
around in a very insane manner, tearing
things promiscuously. Ca.dwallader Wash
burne gave some hard blows. and received
heavy punch in the ribs. OLD Mr.. Mott, til
peaceful Quaker, and brother OF the strong
!, minded lecturer, forgot his non-rcsistan
. doctrines, and swung his long arms like th
. sails of windmill. Cox, of Ohio, lcaped I
the top Of his desk and yelled - Order! o.
. dfr!" at the top of his lungs. Speaker Orr wa
n pale. but firm. In stentorian tone he ordere
the Sergeant-at- Arms to stop the riot; and I'll
Sergeapt-at-Arms selling his mace. (whic
|, resembles q war club, such as Is lsed by I'll
aborigines of the Feejee islands, and, 70
= lowed by his heroic deputy, rushed into ii
. muss, but was showed and jsmmed abor
" without the slightest ceremony. 1t was
: fearful scene, and every instant expected |
- SEQ the cleaning blade of bowie knife,
- hear the sudden bang! bang, of a revolve
" But no weapons were drawn that notice,
:, although many persons state that it ~as Il
u fiourishing of a dirk knife by Davis, of hi.
70 sissippi, which broke up the fight. TIL
- Davis is q desperate character. A few yea
. :, since he had terrible fight with Barksdal
u in which he cut that gentleman in M:rte,
places, and nearly killed him. saw hi
, this morning, at Browns Hotel, exhibiting
10 small Finite, with blade three or four inch
a in length, with which heexpressed his abili'
;" to whip any number of adversaries.
Us BY five o'clock the House was in good hl
NOR, and with the exception of Keitt al
w Grow, all parties were laughing over q
l. incidents of the riot, and com pairing damage
a. Davis crossed over to Grow, shook hands wi
"a him, and pronounced him a man of spiI
&c and pluck, and hoped tina. they might
10 better acquainted"