, 1859-01-27
The Personal Difficulty Between Doug.
las and Fitch,
TIE WAR OF THE ROSES COMMENCED.

epfecaA Dspstch to the \. T. 1inaes Douslas o7san
WAsa1sa7as. Sunday. Jau- ., 1sso.
r. Ihere WAS lively time in Senate Executive
Session on Friday ufternoon. Mr. DoualaB. in
sae course Of debate upon the character ofsome
et AZ; Burhanan's appointees, stated that Of
constituents through the mail, not one ever
reached its destination! lie said, further, That
be would give $100 for every copY that tnn,d he
shown to hare been delivered.
Inc nomination pending wad that of Potter as
sGollee'or, at Toledo, Ohio. Pugh opposed it,
De charged that the nominee WIS unsuitable for
the place. He Unlimited that if the Admins
trSt1on wanted to make IN issue with him. be
b. no objection.
inns gave Doug1as an opportunity 10 comment
upon me Illinois appointments at Chicago and
bis trends. against Postmaster Cook, of Chi
cago, he made specific charges, and denounced
lhe appointees generally in The most bitter
terms, ns incompetent and corrupt. The first
charge made by Douglas was that all of the ap-
polntees OF the Administration In Illinois we're
set OF corrupt scoundrels. Tha second charge
"as that the Postmaster Of Chicago, Isaac Cook,
wss dishonest and little better than q COMMON
thlei; that he had Intercepted his correspon-
dencc during the late campaign, and that be
(l)onElasl had cent to the Chicago Post Office
htty thousand documents having his frank.
which had never reached their destination
that Senator Green had written him several let
ters. addressed to him ct Chicago, md which
he had ne7er received, and intinuted that they
were abstracted b5 Cook, the Postmaster,
Dougl0s likewise stuffed that Mr. Fitch claimed,
IN solne remarks made by him in the course Of
tue debate, to know more Of illinois politics and
men than he (DougIas)
Of those appolutees felt called upon 10 deny
the general charge us uatrue, Apd SAID that
Douglas kEeT il 10 be un;rua. Douglas ad-
mltted that there we're exceptions to the gene
rAl charge, md iuiiulated thnt Fltch'B son was
AZ exception.
10 ,he charees against Cook, Fitch said that
uoaGaa, OF previous occasion, hnd made slGl-
':u. charges asainst Cook, and pledged his word
aud his honor thct if the Senate gave him time
TO procure ollcial papers, be would prove them;
t4at time was grant.d hip Kad BIZ eRre Fdeg
dlsproyed every charge he had made. and that,
therefore, he could not expect the Senate to be-
iieye his unsus1alned assertions.
To this answer io reference 10 the charge
again6t Cook. it is alleged that Douglas re-
moined silent.
TO Douglas last statement, Fitch rejoiued
that he hud never used such language, or enter
tained such sentiments. and that be requested
Douglas. when he alluded to him. 10 conhne him
se:f 10 the truth. During tut. corrse Of Fi.cb's
Remarks, which were very personal, be was re-
peutedy called to order,
douglas reioined tercely md bitterly, and
was toaliy checked By the Chair, ut general
cries Of "order." aud was proceeding, when be
Was called 10 order. Mr.. Brown subsequently
moved that Douglas be permitted to resume
his remarks, in order. Ia response TO this mo-
ton. Ar. Davis, lauoring under some excite
mint, Reproduced severely the style Of debite
assumed by Douglas. but although not Glen
.lvey personal, subsequently, apolog;zed for
his undue excitement. The Wraruiiug Has con-
siuued until the adj ,urnmens, without any vote.
At the close Of the depate, Fitch made IN apol-
cgy to the Senate 9s Il body, but, turning TO-
ward douglas, said be had no further apology
to nuke.
Tie transaction is looked upon By Doug.as'
wises! frierds as indicative of the liked purpose
Of Tie Administration men to force him to take
back seat if be comes into the Democratic Or
eun,z .,ion at all. and that they prefer to puEb
him ct altogether II ID stated that IA curly
opportunity will he takeu in open session to
mike On issne with Douglas in reference to his
statements @boat Individual Illinois appoint
ment.. AGd 10 present proof Of their inaccura-
CT. The war Of the ro1es is evidently just be-
nluciDg,