The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1860-04-19
COugrpss.

English, OF Ind. Scott, OF California aud Sick
les, OF New YorK. The Senate will probs bly
pass it, unless the Charleston Convention o.he :
wise orders.
Quite ON exciting scene occurred in tie
House on the llih aud duel was expected TO
grow out of it. The purles were Messrs Pryo,,
OF Va, aud Potter, Of Wisconsin. We cory
the following from u letter III the New York
Tribune:
We had one of those Extraordinary events
happen III the House to-day that is difficult to
ch ifacerize IN tiyil terms. Tho ordinary ppi
thctso applied 10 il by gentlemen in social int,l.
course It would not do 10 punL Mr. P,vo,
came to Congress with some sort ola reputation,
! which he - gradually lett ~ d Ol last as his
"orst enemy could desire. II Is incomprehrn
slblr to men ul common sense views OF FIFE 10
see the sironge prcciivi'y thai soma people have
who get into Congtcss 10 be hitting other men.
or threaten to hlt them, to shoot bullets at
! them, or threaten To shoot bullets. The whole
thlnB seems 20 prCposeIous on the face of il that
! Que wonders II these men have not been sent 10
the wrong place The fen 'ction naturally oc.
ours that they must have been dropped at the
door Of Congress by miStatt, while being taken
! 10 husplOnl Tor the bcrcuvcd IN mind
Hero is this dromalic ease of Pryors that one
''S"lho WIN Hllu.ltu tPlIWN OF HluIp tuput
row and contempt. Amazcmcnt that sane man
should make such an exhibition of himsclr.-so,-
row that the halls OF Congress should be disG..
ured by such scene, aud contempt for the mo.
tllcs that seem to lie at the bottom of the
whole display.
MIR, Lovcjoy made u speech the other day
lie was Interrupted Mr.. Pryor said he should
not shake his list on one side of an imaginary
56i5O line on the iioor Of he House. Mr. Pot
Ter ol Wisconsin rctorled that Mr. Lovcioy
should be allowed to make the speech, ci the
consequences be what they might. Mr.. Pryor
went uro ind TO the printing co to see how
the report OF the colIoquy stood lie found Mr.
Potter had interlined the manuscript of the re.
! porter to correspond with what he bad said
Pryor. without authority, erased Pottcrs re.
marks. Potter discovered lhr ra ct and rcnlpred
them. The Globe appeared to day with the lu,t
correction Pryor rose formally in his seat and
rrh" the words referred to, and said he did not
near them, and asked Potter If he altered them
and when Peter marrutcd the circumstances of
! The case aud nvowcd the languagc, he wanted
to know if he VoltcT intended TO use language
OF menance or insult 10 him (Pyor) Potter
said lac stood by his words. Thricupun Pryor
! closed with the supcliiuous remark, that whrth-
J er nc did or not would be shown in the sequel, !,
| rs IT man could not be allowed TO know
whether he did stand 10y his statements without
inquirlug OF Mr., Pryor The object of Mr. Pry.
or seemed to be to intimate in Un or rsiv, man.
ncr that he wound forthwith Chalicngr Mr.. Pot
| ter TO deadly conflict Tor the language in ones.
tion. Aud, as he was we'll informed that Narn.
ern men do not fight dnrs, he must have kn ,wn
that il was an exceedingly cheap method of
ayouching his own bravery.
TalS IS the Nhole stoty OF what occurred i'm
the House today. It seems utterly like child's
! play. The thing might do for middv whose
mother did not know he was out, or a freshman
ol some one.horse Southern college But as an
exhibition OF II grown man. and that Member
ol Congress, II was too grossly out of place TO
view with patience.
letter in the same paper Of the l2lh SAYS:
The material facts are, so Ear as cnn be osccr-
| tanned from most reliable sources, that after Mr.
! lllndmun delivered a message rom Mr Pn or
| to Mr. Potter yesterday. Mr.. PRYOR lell the cliy
IN the evening md went to Alexandria. He
wUS joined there this morning hy NlcSsrs Miles
and keilt the former being II substitute for Mr..
| lliud,nan, who had previously arranged TO leave
the city to-day for Arkansas.
Up To this time bat one note has pissed. and
Mr., Potter has not determined on his course 49,
lie will not reccdr from his position assumed
yes crday in the House, nor compromise him
sell by any upologctic declarations, ,hqvmg ncih-
er given not intended allrOul uslNin u per.
emp'ory demand, 1t is snid Col, LInder is act
ing tor mm, but others advice has been taken.
whose names are withheld to prevent interler.
trrNucc or arrest.
MIR, Potter - within convenient reach, tho
without access to any person but those immcdi-
atrly concerned. His family alc Ignorant of his
whereabouts. No further action OF any kind
will be lakrn until to morrow, and all state.
menIs to The contrary are merely speculative.
In addition to the above, We give the follow
ing dispatch of the l3th;
The following is supposed to be correct
statement OF the Potter aud Pryor affair." up to
noon to-day:
immediately after the occurrence in the House.
Mr., Pyur dispatched, through Mr. Hmdman, of
Arkansas, nole to Mr.. Potter, asking him to
leave the District OF Columbia to receive a
written communication. Mr. Potter replied that
as Mr. Pryors note contemplated avoiding the
anu'duelmg pcualty in the District, and that a.
his PoUcrS) Disqualification was contained in
the Constitution OF Wisconsin he could not
leave the District
On thiS Mr., ChiSlam, substitute OF Mr.
Hiudmou, who was Obliged to leave Tor Arkan-
sas, han ,e Mr. Potter "a peremprory challenge
from MIR, Pryor dating his note Virginia,
Col, L,uder, who had been designate by Mr.
Potter as his trend, handed, after lapse OF II
uVU'N'' H"'e q" All lhsldm accepting the Chal-
lrugr, and naming common Bowie knives rs the
weapons, aud to ilsht IN open air with two
friends each a'med with Colts pistols.
Mr.. ChIslam protests against form of weap-
onS rs absurd borhlruuS aud vulgar and offers
10 conStrue the Code IN the most liberal way. !
provided Other arm, are suggested. Mr. Potter |
aulhurled Mr. aulrr to decline any other
terms, and Mr. Lander Offers to substitute him
sell for MIR Potter, with other wesponS; to both
o. which propositions, without consulin, Mr.. |
Pryor rpncs that the irSt Is vulgar AMI mad.
m'NSibe, and while ppp.rcialiug Mr Landcr's
gal for his friend they have no cause to Quarr.l
Nlth han, aud consequently no demand TO make
ol h,m, Mr. Pryor Is sull in Virginia and has
NOT yet heard ol tne action Of his second i'm the
nUtlcr The latter is believed to have acted aC-
ten consultation with Msssrs. Miles, keitt, Ma,
SON ana Hammond.