Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-02-19

DiThsuaIc III COuulCt Will MS DTOtucT Eli
hu, felt his fraternal spirit stirred within
him, and rushing upon Barksdale, brought
down one or two blows, "on the top of his
head where the wool ought to grow"
What became of Keitt after Grow set
the law Of gravity in motion upon him,
nobody seems able to tell, except Keitt
himself-and he won't. The first that
was seen of him after his headlong plunge,
be was sitting on sofa, in safe corner
of the hall, pale and haggard, looking like
a whipt rooster who feels no disposition
to ago in" and renew the fight.
Al! this time the Speaker was calling
loudly to "Order," rapping necessarily
with his gavel, and shouting for the Ser
geant-at-Arms. This colossal functiona-
ry seized the mace (Which looks like an
Indian war-club, with small metallic ca
gle perched thereon } and rushed among
the struggling, surging, tossing members.
Potter, seeing big fellow with bludg-
con joining in the n,elee, was about to
wrench it out of his hands, when the
shrill voice of the Speaker, (Col. Orr has
voice like steam whistle,) urging on
the Sergeant, su ggested that the individu-
al might be Glossbrenner, whereupoa he
struck out in another direction Potter
is an athletic, Witty man, at home in a
"muss." He got one or two hard hits
himself, which he promptly repaid on the
spot and it is believed that the Chivalry
will give him wide berth during the re-
mainder of the session.
In thickest of fight were seen Parson
LoveJoy and Quaker Mott, struggling to
keep the peace; though there was a lur-
king in Lovejoy's eye which tended to
prove, that on due provocation, he would,
like him of old, try his hand a: hewing
Agag in pieces befor the Lord
As evidence ofthe spirit which pervaded
the freemen in the hall, l will relate
sceue which is said to have occurred be-
tween Montgomery of Pennsylvania, and
Bocock Of Virginia. Their seats adjoin,
and are near the spot Of the encounter
Montgomery is a Douglas Democrat, an
able lawyer, and quiet, gcntlemanly per-
son. Bocock is good-hearted fellow,
but he feels the blood of the Virginia +.
F.'s coursiDg his veins. Barksdale seized
Grow. Montgomery started towards the
aisle. Bocock seized him by the arm
Turning fcgcely upon him-M. is very
large man-he SAID to b., Gou may fill
the blank with a most intense phrase, y
"Let 60 my arm, -, In huucn you
down ~ Bocock abstained.
Some hands were laid on knives and pis-
tolls. But, none were Drawn. One Re-
publican member, with Colt in his pock-
ct, anticipating bloody issue, mounted
chair, so that he could see to do good SER
vice without hitting his friends.
To detail all this takes some time
and yet, the whole affair occupied only
three or four minutes. After it was over,
a feeling that a great danger had been
Stunned, and barely Stunned, gave SOM
bre hue to thoughtful faces. When all
had passed, the Speaker, who had borne
himself firmly through the wild scene, was
pale and nervous.
The lips of the many Anti Lecompton-
ties were compressed, and the responsive
Yea or Nay, during the remaining hours
of the night, was hissed through some
teeth rather than uttered from the mouth.
If the mortal struggle, which at one mo.
ment was anticipated, had commenced, d,and
blood had been shed, the Anti.Lecompton-
ties would have madoa clean sweep of the
Hall. All concerned may know that these
gentlemen are in no frame of mind to sub
NIT quietly to insult.
The South is cowed | know what |
The promptness with
which Grow knocked Keitt down in the
very midst of the Southern side of the
Chamber, and the alacrity and fire with
which some fifty Republicans bounded
across the Hall to join the struggle, ap-
palled the Shareholders. Father Gid.
dings said to-day, "I have sat in this
House twenty years, and never saw the
Slave Power SO completely bafiled and
,owed as during this fifteen hours contest"
"KEEP Your MOUTH SHUT."-Neyer
allow the act of respiration to be carried