The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-02


Mr.. Brsnch % the Psblao-rAe Oost~se
sor the Spec vest sss sioa sass
the Ahairs ~ Usah and Kew Mexlss-
The Msascsn Treasy-rhe FroaoA MAs-
sion, &se., &c.
OUR srEOIAL wAsHIxorox DesrAruu.
WASHINGTON, Jan. I, 1854
rsz BRANCH ASDoRow DCsrcUrlr-oAsD or Mr. saAxz -
THE PUBLIC
have been kindly furnished By friend WITH anesa
&c copy Of card Of the Hon. L Oh Bsaach WHICH -
be pobHbcd tomorrow in the city papers, n reearA %
The affair between him and Mr. Grow. Iprcsume IL r.
usson to the penal code Of tho District has refsreass -
tho law against dusiiing, which makes 1t crimina saA
subjects to penalties anything like posting o. -
publication Of opprobrsous epithcts or injsross wsrAs
Tho Law 10 very stringent
MR. BRAsNH's CAIN.
In the House Of Representatives on Thursday is DE
Following oolloquy be,wcen Mr. Gros Of Pea
sylvapia and myself
Mr.. GRow--And bad the gcntcnau from North Carsans
(Mr BaDcb) beeu familiar with tho oonstut.ouL lag
and parliamentary pfecedents as his long practice N p
gs'atson WOULD have cd 70 suppose DO could have
found sufficient and abundant to justify my
duct and that OF majority Of the Hou0e without violating
all parliamentary aud genemanly courteses thst
oogpzed IN al ocliberauve Goddess by impugnng the
moves OF his peer and charging sordd aud seHsn Coz
aoeraops os the moving motive and Of
r MI .n desire 70 .sx inc gspteman from Pea
putting 70 me any conduct that was upgeutemsnyf
MIR. GRow-I saio that the genteEaa violated all par
n!yed all dehberave assembe II needs reference
to parliamentary Law TO that The Grst rule Of parua-
meDtary Law u that no gentleman has the right to mpuga
Mr. BRANCH desire to ask tho gentomau whether hs
means by that language 70 mpute TO me any coadact
Br. GRov--l ark the gentleman to refer TO his owu
Language and sec what he thinks.
MIR. BRANCz-I demand Of the gentIemau from Pcua-
syvaDie know whether he means by that language y
nputc TO me any conduct that is ungentlemanly or
becorDineS 80
Mr.. Gnow Tho gentleman charged the other day thai
bad defeated he foet ONCE Appropriation bill In order
to compel the President OF the United States to call
extra session Of Copgrees fsay that such mpuaton
my eentelneny under parliamentary ias
Mr. RRAScz repeat the question which have aires ~
asEcd the genth from Pennsylvania whether he De-
egns in those renark ks 10 mpue to any conduct u1bc
coming RebtIemanf failure to respond shall assume
TO be an eff native aoewer.
the eenth man ; What have said on it Is PLAIN
III gsh. and there stands. The gentleman the Other
bill. The impuenment Of motives in LEGISLATIVE body Is
everywhere regarded, NOT only ss unparhamentary, b
Sa ns 10. sa "a.
son6ed 70 my inquiry, and that shall take bis failure
Mr.. GRow-The gentleman can take just what 10
pieases. -
Mr.. BtAsH--I win do So
Mr. GRnwI will read tho EentIernan's own lanruaru
from the GLOBE Of Monday last
Immediately after the occurrence addressed 70 ",
Grow, and handed To my friend Mr. winsIow for De:
livery, note, Of which the following is o copy
WASHINGTON CIR, Dec. q, 1864.
SE-wlll you please Dame time and place, OUTSIDE
the District OF Columbia at which sou will rcccve fron
me communication in writing, Very resccctfuly,
Hon. GAIusaA A. Grow. l. OBJ BRANCH
On the copy Of this note retained ia an eudoseuest
by kr. Winsiow, in these Words
Tho note. OF which this s copy was handed 70 mo ~
and Mr. Grow No opportunity occurred OF delivsriee
IL, without nt,i acting undue attention until met NJ
WARREN wINsIOw.
During Friday evvnrg received from Mr.. Grow.
through tho Hon. r Z FeuOn, Of New York, reply e
which tho following is a copy
WASHINGTON CirY, Dec 60 I85q-TPM
sia-Your note Of the Goth instant was placed in ny
BANGS by Your frepd Governor Wipalow at l2 O'Clock NJ
oday. know OF nothing that maze neceseary for me
pane time and place outside the District OF Coiuu
ba to receive from sou communication in writing. Your
note was douhtesss nothing else bus betweea
us-based upon remarks made by in debate in the
House Of Representatives in reply 10 your epcech
inpugnnG my motives and tho integrity Of my acts
as 'eaisla.or. On that occasson I used no language
u violation of parliamentary law aud not warranted
~ your put, fsn y, IS thus mpssnng my conduct
then have this TO reply Regarding duelling as az
variance with the preceps Of the Christian religion ana
ted declared by the awa enacted by the be ~
Of which We arc members, cannot recognize 1t az .
cases OF ur waTraniabe provocador but my perso0al
rights and the freedom Of debate guaranteed by the Coz
sfiuon isna defend whenever they sailed. Very
Respectfully yours, GALUSHA A. GROW.
To Hon. l. OBJ. BRANCH.
BY those who acquainted with the penal code OF this
district to which my attention drawn by Mr. Grow Ia
his letter, 1t will be readily understood that no other course
Is left than TO publish this narrator and leave tho
whole matter to the impartial judgment of honorable
men OF all sections Of the country.
WASHINGTON CRY, Jan. 9, 1850.
CONTEXT For sszAKs.
The new year dawns upon unorgeuced Congress-
with no nero prospect OF getting Speaker Tuesday
by majority vote than existed tho first day OF the ses
sion ara satisfied that absenteeism will not accomplish
the result which suppoac as the democrats will In
st they have done all along that when one OF their
members Is absent some republican shall pair OF with
hin-o.herwisc no ballot viii be allowed. understand
that Mr. Norris Of ninois after pairing with Mr. Roy
ncids Of New York. says his friends will consent q
the arrangement, sad has notified The friends OF Mr.
Reynolds, who is absent Morris friends view Mr. Rey-
nods opponent Of Mr. Sherman This 10 not Mr. Roy
nods ue position he has invariably stated tina. when
his vote would elect Mr Sherman he should cast IL ia that
direction and Is understood that he asserted when ho
left here that in pairing him he wished to be viewed as
Sherman man against any administration man Mr..
Sicies bong also absent without any pair will reduce
The total vote two, but viii reduce tho number necessary
to choice only one, that Mr. Sherman on the next
ballot, should one be allowed without pairing tho above
abson.ees, win within three or election This is
the second tmo in the history Of tho 50
much valuable time snd .nonoy haro been wasted in
quarrel between factions Every House has been or
ganizsd before the LIST OF January except in tho Thirty
fourth Congress and the present.
The prevailing opinion that tho present state of Affairs
will never DO repeated IL the House ever organiged
law wli DO passed. providing that after ae trial Of rea-
49, utx~-1 - 1T
jority cannot eject the plurality rule snaI then take
eject mo most serious objections the operation Of
the plurality rule in the present House made by about
twenty democrats who in the Thirty fourth Csa
gress They entertain the opinion that they we're de-
oeved under is operation at tina: tae believing when
they voted for that they woud taeclccn Of Mr
Aiken OF sorth Carolina and assert that tho election OF
Mr.. Banks was surprise 70 them. They Declare that
they will not DO cheated again; that they know the adop
ton Of the plurality rulo VII! elect Mr. Sherman snd
eoct any other porscn, aud Is therefore the last
thing tAcy will Weld Under parliamentary Law they can