The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-12-30

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Pacific Raaroad--Rumor about
Douglas
Washington, Dec. 22d.
Congiess has by joint resolution voted
itself a holiday from the 22d inst, TO jan
uary 4th of next year This is perhaps de-
feasible on the ground that the whiskey is
so very bad this year as to give occasion
to great deal Of unseemly quarrellinga and
fighting among members. This is the fes-
tive season, and of course persons of gen.
ial turn of mind imbibe more than the safe
average The state of things now prevail
ing will cause stringent Congressional leg
islation against the use Of strychnine in
distillation.
The fight, or rather the base unmanly
assault by English upon Montgomery, ex-
cites more and more Indignation, the more
the outrage is reflected upon There is
no doubt that English meditated this piece
Of ruflianism, for it appears that day or
two before Mr.. Montgomery had refused
to speak to him in the House of fsepresen-
tatiyes, considering him unfit for associa-
ton with gentlemen, and on the day of
the assaults English had passed Mr.. M.
twice on the street, The account given
in the n. Y. Times of this scandalous act
of violence is false from beginning to end las
was to have been expected, it having been
prepared by a Southern locofoco officer
holder who was temporarily in charge of
the correspondence. 1t is not true that
Montgomery called English puppy; nor
is it true that he said one word to him,
good or bad. He simply refused to return
his salutation or to recognize him as he
passed in the street Nor is it true that
English weighs hut $50 pounds, He
is tall, athletic man, firmly and compact
ly built, though with treacherous and
hang-dog look.
The why Mr.. Montgomery refused to
recognize him was, that he had confessed
in public speech that he only took part
in the Anti Lecompton caucuses to learn
the objects and betray the purposes of those
who attended them. Certainly no better
cause for cutting man could possibly ex-
ist Mr.. Montgomery has complained of
the assault before a magistrate, but that is
not the way here, simply because for north
ern men belonging to the minority party
here, there is no law. An imbecilo Judge
of the Criminal Court is the undisguised
servant of the action to whom he thinks
he owes his Office and salary. He is the
same man who fined Brooks $500 when
the statute clearly brought his crime with
/ III the pcnitentiary limits for three years.
English ought to be punished in quite an
other manner. 1t is noticeable fact that
of all the gross and villanous, outrages
against the person committed here with
in the past several years, every one has
been committed by bitter i bfeco parti-
~ zaqa una s ~ agT!h IN; s. at ia =; aog.
punished. have never been backward
to give my opinion that sehcy ought TO be
resented by punishment corresponding to
the provocation Their need be no hope
of their cessation until terrible example
is made of some of the ASSISTANTS. If one
of the scouudrcls were shot ddee1aai in the
O.: 81 Of his offence, it would teach the sur
v,vors Of ..,i- class caution if not decency
and nothing else will do it.
Congress is amusing itself with the old
soldiers and the Pacific Railroad BILL
The veterans Of of the war of 1872 certain
" ought to be provided for if they need
aid from the public treasury. The cosn-
try they have defended in the hour of its
danger owes it to them, to make their de-
Ginning years comfortable But the diff
fculty is to frame law which will meet
their case without embracing larger num-
Der than have any just claim on the treas
ury II is estimated by some, that the
pending bill and the amendments will re-
quiro $l8,000,000 to satisfy its provi-
sions.
The Pacific Railroad bill drags heavily
The House Committee on tho subject have
adapted a resolution to meet twice week,
until a bill and report shall be agreed on.
In the senate, OWNS bill was under dis
cussion with but small hopes of any con-
clusion on it this session
The Central American war furry is
quite over, the belligerent clouds having
been dispersed by the official correspon
dcncc. \ conspiracy to force Douglas iu-
to duel is talked Of
PENINSULA.
Senator Chandzer's 81. Clair Flats op-
preparation passed Senator Douglas
-Nc,o filAduster organization, dc, IL.
Washington, Dec. %.
Mr.. Chandler succeeded yesterday in
procuring the passage of the bill appropri-
ating $5+ Gee FOR tho completion of the
Improvements in the harbor of Detroit, and
for deepening and widening the channel
through the St. Clair river. The bill goes
to the House where every effort will be
made by your representatives o secure its
enactment into law. This aid to the
navigation of the great lakes will be felt
from the st. Lawrence TO the farthest
shores of Superior and Michigan, and will
do much to build up the commerce OF our
American mediterranean seas. Nothing
now oop Jofnot ~ bnt tLo ;,oo,,.ic;bla I,s.-