Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1858-02-12
Disgraceful Row in the House of Rep
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The House of Representatives at Wash
ington was in session the whole of Fri
day night last, engaged in series of par
liamentary stratagems to avoid direct
vote on the resolutions relative to refer
ring the Presidents message which ac-
companied the Lecompton constitution.
These stratagies consisted in raising mo-
tons to adjourn, to excuse members from
voting, to call che House, &c. During
the night, or rather about two o'clock on
Saturday morning, disgraceful fracas
occurred between Mr. Grow, a republ-
can from Pennsylvania, and Mr.. Keitt, a
democrat, from South Carolina.
We take the following account of it
from the Washington Star:
Mr.. Quitman, of Mississippi, attempt
ed to introduce a resolution, which will
be found in another column. OF course,
unanimous c'r 4 was necessary for its
submission tc House, and no objection
being made, the Speaker proceeded to
put the resolution to vote. At this stage
of the proceedings Mr. Grow of Pa, from
aposition on the opposite side of the House
from where his seat is situated, and
while passing down the aisle, objected to
the resolution. Mr.. Keit, of South Car
olina, said to Mr.. Grow, "Go on your
own side of the House and object y Mr..
G.. replied, I'm object where | please"
and, report says, he added, without
being iutimidated by any southern negro
driver"
But few words passed before these gen.
tlemen were engaged in a pitched battle,
but as to which of them commenced it we
cannot say. In the attempt of their
friends and the officers of the House to
separate them, Mr.. X. was pushed down,
but both the beligerents were carried from
the scene of action in very short time,
and before they had received any serious
injuries. In the meantime, however, a
large number of Mr.. Grows friends,
headed, it is said, by Mr.. Potter. of Wis
consin, poured into the arena immedi-
ately in front of the Speakers stand -
Here they were met by nearly equal
force of the opposition, and here occurred
The shock of two contending hosts"
A regular " free fight ragged few
minutes, but was finally broken up by
the officers of the House and many of the
more thoughtful and conservative mem
bers. Nobody was hurt to an extent
worth noticing.
To say the best of the affair, it was dis
graceful, but it will no doubt be greatly
magniiied by letter writers. From what
we can learn, not more than ten or
twelve members were really engaged in
it as beligerents, the others having crowd
ed up for the purpose of quelling the dis
turbance. Its principal result is deep
modification to the most active partici-
pants.
After the termination of the ARRAY the
session was conducted with quiet and Or
der until adjournment.
SLAVERY Discussion. -Rev. Messrs.
Leonidas Rosser and George w. Carter,
of the Methodist Church, addressed the
people of Salem. Roanoke. last week on
the questions that divide that church in
the United States, and in defence of the
Southern church. Mr. r. spoke Zine
hours, and Mr.. G. four and q haif. -
Their speeches are said to have been
characterized by great ability and clo-
quence. Rev. b. H. Nadal defended
the Northern church. A correspondent
of the Lynchburg Republican reports Mr.
Rosscr to have propounded and fully sus-
tanned the following positions:
l The Methodist Church North Is the
most powerful and systematic organiza-
ton on earth against slavery, and is do.
ing more for the emancipation of the
slave than any other organization on
earth
2. The Baltimore Conference has done
more to divide the NJ Il. Church in the
United States than all of the Abolition
Conferences North put together.
3. The Baltimore Conference is doing
more to abolish slavery than all the
Northern Conferences put together.
4. The Baltimore Conference is more
dangerous in its influence on earth, on
the subject of slavery, than the rest Of
the Northern Methodist Church COM
bined.
5. The Baltimore Conference is more
deceptive in its anti-slavery views, decla-
rations, resolutions and measures, than
the open-faced entire abolition North.
g. The Baltimore Conference is in a
more critical position than any other
Conference in the Northern Methodist
Church.
THE LEGISLATURE The time Of the
House Of Delegates was yesterday spent,
first, in parliamentary tactics by the mi
nority to prevent a vote on motion to
print one hundred copies of a certain me-
mortal, aimed at converts, from Andrew
b. Cross and secondly, in committee of
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