Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-04-03
A SQUIB FROM JOHN BULL AT THE
AMEnICAN CONGRESS.

The Manchester Guardian perpetrates the follow
! ing squb at recent scene in our House Of Rep
resentatives
| FANCY SKETcu.-Le. us venture on the We.
nial fault of rejoicing that we are not in all re.
s2ects like mcdel republicans. We have just bad
an exciting struggle in the House of Commons,
involving omplete transfer of political power,
and stimulating ancient grudges and recent
piqnes into extraordinary vitality. Suppose that
an episode of the party contest on the Conspiracy
to Murder bill had been described in the following
manner: Ahnut in the morning Mr.. Disraeli
crossed the House To speak with Lord john Rus
sell, and something occurred during his stay
which induced him to object % the address of II
Ministerial speaker Cn point of order. Upon
this Mr. NJ. I. Baines called out, "Why don't
you go over to your own side. hang you if you
want to object? What business have you on this
side anyhowf" Mr.. Disraeli retortei that the
floor was free, and was returning to his seat.
when ''the gentleman from Leeds" met him. and
asked in Il ruf6anly tone, what he meant by that
answer, adding "Pll show you, you id con.
versatve puppy"
The representative of Bucking ghamshire an
swered "You may think what you like. bu. lei
ne tell you no beggnrly lawyer. shall come here
to bully me as he does his Witnesses" well see
about that" said Baines and seized him by the
throat A short and unevontful round was term.
mated by the interference Of friends; But pre-
sently Mr. Banes rushed at Disrae again. and
seized him n second time, when he received from
the successor of John Hampden a well planted
blow under the lett ear. which fairly srrawled
him on the floor. dozen Ministeralsts ran
towards the combatants. some. doubtless, to keep
the peace, others to have hand in the fight
Grey, of Morpeth, Williams, of Kars. Wilson
of the Treasury, and the Ellices, father and son,
we're prominent in the scrimmage. The auti
Ministerial men sprang in II body 10 the rescue
Foremost came Mr.. Bright, of Birmingham.
very athletic. compact man, WIN bounded into
the center Of the excited group, striking right
and left with tremendous vigor. Paking ton. Of
Droitwich and Samuel Warren, of the Northern
bar, were equally ready for aston. Roebuck
kicked wildly at the shins of the veteran Premier,
and Akroyd, of Huddersfeld, appeared to have
lost his head in the confusion, and taken the
wrong side by mistake.
For moment or two it seemed rs though We
we're to have Kilkenny fight on magnificent
scale. Turner, of Manchester, had hold of Dis
raeN, when Bright struck him severe blow,
surprising that he was hurting that gentleman.
Turner, surprising it was Graham who struck him,
dropped Disraeli and struck out at the barouet
from Carlisle The Lennoxes Henry and Alex
ander) round themselves rather too closely en-
gagged with Alfred Paget. of L'chfeld, and his
brother Clarance of Sandwich. General ThUmp'
son caught up heavy stoneware spistoon, with
which to brain ai.y one who might deserve it;
but, fortunately did not get far enough into the
crowd to find fitting object for his vengeance.
The speaker yelled and raped in vain; and the
sergeant at arms marched to the scene Of action.
mace in hand, with no greater effect.
The melee was not quelled until Fox, of Old
ham, clutching the hair Of Mr. --, apparently
for the purpose of drawing him into chancery
and pummelling him to greater satisfaction.
found that the luxuriant wig of his antagonist
came off in his left hand. while his right fist ex
pended itself with tremendous force against the
unresistipg air. The laughter excited by this