The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-02-17

|she rcpablicass hsaeedby Pptter, of Wis
|consia and supported by the Horatti
Nashbsrnes, pushed down the seversl
EgaRgvays oftheir sidG 10 rescue their
chief ont of fie enemy hands and conn
try, Down the gangways Of the opposite.
side rushed the Lecomptonites. Tbs
forces pet. in the neutral spaes iusfrontSof
the Speaksrisschiir the area whore tHs
House divides by tellers. The cQaaiesis
described as terrible. Peter is an .ac-
cornpished pfdfassor iofS Sthe nobis a. of
self defence, and pitched in right and Left
with arsm that upset the perpendieularity
of friend aud foe; for III tho hest and bAsJ
sion of the moment there was little chance
for seleotiess -=Is-is saia
Washburnes went down under his indis-
criminating blow. Lamar, lof Mississippi,
was the leaderSon the other Side stsut.
broad shosldersd lpsty, yepth, for whom
one OF the Washington newspapers clailns
knightly bleod.a He, too, went in1iehe1
aud lett after the style of &Potterqdboth
Those worthy leaders. hitting iftome sthsT
shoulder ina manaerthat would havsds-
lighted the.heart Of dim Irw,a, Tom Hyesr
or your other Tammany Hall lightssrs In /.
fact the scene just now was &he couulo
ter part OF mar y suchsas Tamm sny He'll
has witnessed in its palmiest days-frou
twenty toithirty combatants being jammesd
up together ia'aa space SO small as to pre-
+clude the danger of any It them bSing
much hurt-the mass surging back*sfd
and forward; ;aand the arms Of those en- en-
gagged being visible above their heads
rising and falling with their strokes.A
The Speaker was evidently concerned very
deeply at the turn affairs had taken. spd,,
in vain called gentlemen to order He
knocked Justify With his gavcl But tie up- !.
roar OF the fray drowned his Voice and tie :
sound Of his hammer; and he then rathpr
implored than cemmanded the Sergeant :
at-ArmsItoF enforce order. One. Of the
doorkacpers,, a six.foot;and :a.kalf Jersey -
man, named Wright. supported tue mace
bearer sss he forced hisswa8 into the thick Il
Of the hghbana, IN a moment episwath tho
comoatapis were separated, and pases 4
prociailneus islsH Hs ss,rssasg yw siss3 sAfT
Y The Incidents Of tho, fight are aaidugtss 4
have been extremely epmic.I One Of Tho
Washburnes singled out a .stalwart oMlssa
siss'ppian, named, BarksdAls, and ,wiybsa
we'll aimed blow on tho forehead sent hjs
heavy antagonist reclhg and knocke edssafr
his chestnut wigarl Whea the artlele swas
rocoveredqit was put on buck pnpts frodv
q sight whict joined ~ the look 'of dts.
lappointud vengeance which ssat on the'l
eonntenance ofils weMvriwheNa he found
that the 6yhtwas over and thAt Aep had
no chanes of'relrieying Ids character for
Ipluck, was very ,pfovecatlye ,of, )aughler,
Little Washhlirh. tho MalleA X The
Notwithstanding probably not Ave sIsiaag
his stocklng soles F-slnglads out lar hla.an.
tagonst q Narth Carelnlan. named QgAigs
who stands head and shouldeu oysrsnlhe
rest Of the hpnse, II do not supposo thsli
Cralge was, much hurt, aud i believe hs
ldld not sget. . slght Of fhls aasallanl ALI thsIl
time. Lamar. also, / mn intprmsd, .Aglr
mh,lstered "a doubler" TO his friend from
North Carolina IN the sssstss, not 'aistlu.s
gushing him from a 'hlack republican, X
Ho',s " a'', "ne .'he s'uev suu'asv. '''.''.
leo''p'on aemsefa's' Hooa " uu'nessu
.s sp.e".e's " 'ao SCENE s,N. uen 'tNH"sh
no's'e' a', eu 'ae oa'sN's.', ,oeN'ns osN ~
all the forces shoaltl be sngagettin q hand
TO hand fight, he might do hia deroirs In,
the cause Of Leoompton = $3.50 va
/ After tho eomhatan,s were separated,
ont wf,'e inc excitemeht OF the ARRAY