The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-09

diculsrty OF friend and foe for IN tho heat
the waEhournes went down under his indiscriminaung
blow. lamar OF MisshEpp was the leader IN the
whom one OF the Washington newspapers claims knghty
blood He too, wet right and left after the style os
In a manner that would have delighted the heart Jim
Irwin, Tom 1yer, or your other T.inmany Hall nights
In fact the scene inst now was the OF many
from twenty TO thirty combatants being jammed up
gether in space small TO preclude the dagger OF
any Of them being much hurt-the mass surgng back
ward and forward and the OF those engaged being
visible above their heads rising and falling with their
strokes The Speaker was evidently concerned very
deeply at the turn affairs had taken and IN vain called
kentemen 10 order He knocked Justify With his gavel,
out uproar Of the fray drowned his voice ana the
sound of his hammer and he then rather npored than
commanded the Sergeant at Arms 10 enforce order One
Of the doorkeepers, sixfoOt aud half JefseymAn,
named Wright supported the mace bearer as ne forced
his way into the thick OF the tight and in moment or
the combaants separated AMI peace proclaimed
The the fight said to have been extremely
comic One of the Washburnes singled out q stalwart
blow the forehead sent hi, heavy antagonist reeliDg
and Knocked OF his chestnut wig When the article was
which, joined TO the look of disappointed ven
geance which sat the coantenance Of its wearer
when he found that the fight and that he had
chance OF rorev biz charaser for pluck was very
provocative of laughter. Little Washborn, of Me, the
smallest of the Notwithstanding, probably not five feet
in bis stocking soes-spged out for his antagonist
North Carolnian named Craige, who stands head and
shoulders the OF the House | do not suppose
that Craee much burt, and believe he did not get
sight OF his assailant all the time. Lamar also, am in
formed, administered "a douber" 10 his friend from
North Carolina in the n.iEe not distinguishing him from
black republican. Harris, OF H., and the other anti
Ieconpon democrats, stood by unmoved spectators OF
the Gen Quitman lowered the outskirts look
ing he sao for the braves. Of the foe, that, all
the should be engaged In hand u hand tight he
might do his detvirs In the cause Of Lecompton. sam
Smith, of Tenn illustrated his position by anecdote OF
q milita major who went To Indian dance on
-''W he the Indians beat the tom tom ard
marched soernly round the circle, spec Ia ter;
when they warmed up and became excited, vas n par
u c pa tor but when they commenced 10 quarrel and
draw their knives, was ira vel leer, by C."
After the combaants separated but while the ex
element of the aa7 at III height Crawford, Of Ga
moved that the House adjourn forever and McQueen OF
s. cried out in evident sincerity that he seconded that
II should be that the House Of Representatives.
Of these United States shall be adjourned forever will
be owing TO the acts OF miserable politicians from both
OF the country, who incapable Of enter
tanning just appreciation OF thor responsibilities as
representatives OF the people Titus and Lane and CAL
houn and Henderson the bane OF the ,pa Of Kan
sas and there types OF theirs in Cong who
fear will prove the bane Of the people OF the United
states II would be the greatest blessing that could be
bestowed on the nation If politicians could be banshsd
from by such miraculous inerpositon AZ that by
which The snakes and vermn banished long from
the Island Of Saints.