Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-02-12
~ Yesterday in pursuance of the vote for adjourn

n6r Yesterday in pursuance of the vote for adjourn
ment on Saturday morning, the House of Representa-
yes was to take up and dispose of the various motions
before it, including that Mr. Harris resolution for
referring the Presidents Message and the Kansas qucs
ton to select committee with instructions to make a
lengthy investigation, involving much time delay and
excitement The fate of that resolution, in some mea-
sure test question: we have not yet been informed Of
We presume that there considerable rallying of
force on both sides, and no little excitement.
The difficulty between Messrs Keitt and Grow forms
the leading topic of newspaper comment the whole mat
ter receiving its tone from the opinions of those COM
mentng upon, or reporting it, In another place we
give the account published by the Washington States
avowedly Democratic paper, but which has recently
taken sides with Mr. douglas in opposition to the ac-
ton of the ecompton Convention. The account seems
to be impartial In common courtesy, no doubt Or at
least in accordance with the usage of the House. Mr.
Grow was out Of his place in being the Democratic
side of the House, where he had no friends assoca
tions yet in strict parliamentary law the passages of
the House are free to ALL and the distinction of Demo-
cratic Republican sides is merely conventional, and
we know that frequently members wander all around
Under the intense excitement of Saturday morning. his
presence was to say the least Irritating to Mr. Keitt and
his friends, bpt still Mr.. Keitt by ordering him off,
gave Grow the advantage he so much prized-that of
having the law on his side. Looking beyond the per-
sona Issues Mr. Keitts movement was inudcious and,
therefore reprehenshe, since it one which he was
not called upon to make and since it gave his opponents
and the opponents of the South the chance to make that
capital for which they so anxiousy desired and Cir
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ready for a muss and anxiously expecting one
The spasmodic and hghfautn style of thing is out OF
our e and opposed to opF tastes. We find enough pt
it, In all conscience in exchanges, both nom the
North and from the South. One very respectable ex-
change seems to consider it the signal for disruption
thinks that the South ought to out to man to
finish the fight begun by Mr.. Keitt etc., ETC., while, on
the other hand, the journals of the Black Republican
persuasion laud up Mr.. Grow for his spunk, because
being bigger man than Mr.. keitt, he, as they say
knocked Keitt down. Or Keitt's friends say keitt
was pushed down accidentally by his friends They
are foolish enough in this connection to talk about Bur
lingame and the Clifton House. though he spunky
They also talk much nonsense about the arrogance and
aggressiveness of shareholders. They say that Mr.
Kett commenced the Southern game of bullying LIE
compton through, and all that sort of thing.
The fact is that there does exists rritated excited
state of feeling in Congress. Mr. Keitt is an mpusive
excitabe gentleman. He got mad at Grow and address
Cd him when he had better wisely have let hin
alone, although suppose, Grows bearing was some
what boorsl. Words ensued and blows, and disgrace
full sabble, bad enough i all conscience but the idee
of making NATIONAL matter of it, is simply preposteroqs
When the South forced to proceed to disruption
all the tics that unite her to the conderacy she will
take that step under cooler leadership and after more
cautious preparation She will precpate herself int
no contest so momentous in obedience to any sigma
given by an excitable gentleman who INDUCES in Sigh
fStcuH anusemcuts at two o'clock in the morning b.
way of beguling the tcdium of prOtracted Vgil-nO
can the people of the orh be made to rally around Mr.
Gausha A. Grow, and be stirred up to sudden flood o
mutiny because said Grow has got himself into mus
by being among those to whom his presence was dis
| agreeable DAILY Jour. 9th inst.