Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1860-07-12

pistol in his hand, cooked. Soon
after. says the report of the Commit
tee appointed TO investigate this oc-
currence, both Senators resumed their
seats. and order was restored All
this will be found at length in the
2lst volume of The Congressional
Giobe.
Another instance. which belongs to
the same class, is given by the Hon.
William Jay, a writer Of singular ac-
curacy and of the truest principle,
who has done much to illustrate the
history of our country, 1t Is this:
Mr.. Dawson. a Slave-master from
Louisiana. and a member of the House
Of Representatives, went up to another
member on the floor of the House. and
addressed to him these words: III
YOU attempt to speak. or rise from
your seat, Sir, by Cd. I'll cut your
throat The duel, which at home in
the slave States is twin with the
street fight is also twin with these
instances. 1t is constantly adopted
or attempted by slave masters in Con
gress. But | shall not enter upon
this catalogue. content myself with
showing the openness with which IN
debate it has been menaced. and with
ont any call to order Mr.. Foote, the
same slave master. already mentioned
in debate in the Senate, 26th OF March,
1850. thus sought to provoke Mr..
Benton. take his words from The
Congre> siondt GfoJe. vol. 2l. p. 6O3:
There are instances in the history
of the Senator which might well re-
ieve a man of honor from the oh iga
ton to recognize him as fitting an
tagoniSt; vet it is. Notwithstanding.
true that, If the Senator from Missouri
will deign to acknowledge himself re-
s2onsible to the laws OF nonor. he shall
have very early opportunity OF
proving his prowess in contest with
one over whom hold perfect control;
or ii he feels in the least degree ag-
grieved at anything which has fallen
from me. he shall. ON demanding it,
have full redress accorded TO him ac-
cording to the said laws of honor |
do not ienounce him as q coward; such
language is united for this audience;
but il he wishes to patch up his rep
utation for courage, now greatly on
the wane he will certainly have an OPP
portunity of doing so whenever h(
makes his desire known in the prom
ises. At present he is shielded by hi'
age, his open disavowal of the obliga
tory laws of honor, and his Senatoria
privileges
With such bitter taunts and reitcr
ated provocations to duel was Mr
Benton pursued; but there was no cal
to order. nor any action OF the Senate
ON this outrage.
Here is another instance. In debate
in the Senate, on the 9th of Februar,
1852. Mr.. Clemens, slave-master o
Alabama. thus directly attacked Mr.
Rhett for undertaking to settle thei
differences by argument in the Senat
, rather than by the duel: No man,
F.; said he. with the feeling of man j
: his bosom, would have sought redres
2 here. He would have looked for
: else where. He now comes here no
| to ask red ess in the only way h
t should have sought it. There was n
: call to order. Here is still another
: In the debate of the bill for the In
n provement of Rivers anil Harbor'
: 10Th July. 1854 Congressional GioJt
: vol. 20. appendix, page l.l63), III
Senator from louisiana Mr.. Benia
4 mini, who Is still member of til
e body, ardent for Slavery. while pre-
n Tossing to avoid personal altercatio
in the Senate. especially with ger
: tleman who processes the principles {
:. non-resistance. as he understood Il
Senator from New York does PR
k ceedel most earnestly to repel an i'll
II agined imputation on him by MIR. Sew
It ard. and wound up by saying, IT
came from another quarter, it woul
r be upon this floor that should answ
l. it, And then during the present ses
: ion, the Senator from Mississippi NJ
Davis). who speaks SO often for 81
y very. in a colloquy on this floor Wi
the Senator from Vermont Mr. Coll
e mer), has maintained the duel as
A.. mode of settling personal difficult
and vindicatiny what is called perso
e: al honor; as i. personal honor did n
:; depend absolutely upon what ms
t does. AMI not what Is done TO hin
a gentleman, saws the Senator, n
= the right to give an insult If he fee
to himself bound to answer FOR it, al
re in reply to the Senator from Vermo
r. he declared that in case of insult,
he king another out AMI shooting hi
IN might be satisfaction.
| do not dwell on this instance, n
mt on anv of these instances, except
OF make a single comment These dt
it larations have all been made in op
he Senate, without any check from I
L. Chair. OF course they are clear Y
ir- lations of the first principles OF parl
al men,ary law, and tend directly
nj provoke violation of the law OF I
land. All lnel, are prohibited by ;
ar emn act of Congress. (See Statu
at Large, vol. 3. page 3lS. Feb.
tie 1889 In case of death, the surv
he ing parties are declared guilty OF
= onysto be punished by hard labor
il, the Peniteniiary; an! even VIII
Is nothing has occurred beyond the ch
m lenge, all the parties to 1t, whet
lr. givcrS or receivers. are declared gui
ne of high crime. and mi>demeanor. a
re- to be punished hy hard labor in
Iei Penitentiary OF conr-c every men
ter o. duel in Congress e tn lawat