American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1860-01-19
The Pistol Scene in the House.

Inc ElStOl SCone IN tue hOubt'
The Washington correspondent Of the
N. Y, Times gives the following graphic
description Of the scene in the House after
the fall of Haskin'S pistol:
Suddenly. when your correspondent was
peacefully writing as above, a scene Of
sudden and indiscribable confusion broke
out, John A. Haskin rising and interrupt
ing Gov. McRqe for personal explana.
ton with Horace +, Clark, in reference to
some proceeding Of The caucus. Thomas
J. Barr moved that The Serge geant-at Arms
take Mr.. Haskin into custody-this latter
named gentleman psrssisting in talking af-
ter the Clerk had ordered him to take hiS
seat. Harris, Of Baltimore, thereup n,
with great presence Of mind, revived his
dormant right to the floor, claiming that
he had only waived it for the personal ex
plantations OF the caucus members, aud
that he now demanded it Of the Clerk -
Meantime the hub ub sweled and rosa,
all the members on both sides rushing to-
gsther, all talking in their loudest and
most passionate tones--alI gesticulating
fercely and furiOusly, while the thousands
10 the galleries, apparently with more
sense fpropristy than the members, loud,
" and longly bissed at the disheartening
exhibition Of representative weakness and
passion. Keitt, OF South Carolina, called
out in a shrill, clarion voice, that personal
quarrels should be settled outside OF the
Of ho
State, quivering with excitement--and
shame let US believe, ior this deploriOg
soene---also urged and begged that the
dsputants would withdraw and settle their
. private grievances in way not to bring
} disgrace upon the country.
; Presently, amidst the surging legisli.
> tive pillows, an immense silver mace, oap.
ped with the eagle Of tho Union, forced its
:, way into the heart Of the crowd, and its
= bearer - partly ~ entreaty, partly by
i pushDg-induced the furious partisans on
. either side to sit down All honor to
= Harris. of Ba timCre, for the past he has
, taken in quieting this disgrscsluI and
20 outrageous scene. His speech, now In
a progress, is steady attempt to allay and
"a ignore irritation, and lead tho mind Of the
= House iato some new channel But every
:, moment the ourbsd foods of passion
break out into renewed demonstrations
- and dozen members with flaming eyes
=, leap to their feet in all parts Of the room
,;r together r-tbe Clerk vainly pounding his
~ desk with the maet, anil the old conserV-
ative men ON both sides raising their lift
ed hands and eyes, in depreciation OF the
ly outrages in progress.
'r Shpnarj Clemens, of Va, leapad up tt
ng denounce, it is suppose a gesture made
IA by John B. H,skin, after telling II. +
Clark that some question whieh ClarG
all addressed to him WIS impairment anC
Ar none of his business, Mr.. Hsskin put hii
o hand toward his breast, where a Derring
Dol er VS. said to be concealed, and whicl
soon after fell to the floor. THIS is tn
h. rumor in the galleries, and the gestur
er was seen; but it may possibly have lee
'p only patriotic touching Of the heart il
nd the oratorioal manner.
eIe Meantime, Sherrard Clemens--slill lin
ping on crutches from the duel with 0
me jennings Wise--is cried down bv Harris
Of Baltimore, who wisely foresees the
+ such speech could only lead 10 a renew
ing Al Of the ou,rages. Mr. Harris 6nalI
as yields the A1or to Joshua Hill, of Ga
previously described; and as this lettt
'og leaves, Mr.. Hill is speaking on some ma
lnd ter or other, hardly intelligiblo amid I'll
seelhBg conversation oI the House, an
IN again and again interrupted and utter
%" drowned in the resurging cl'mors OF tt
axe various angry clques and coleries in
out wbich the House is broken up.
"y' Let it be said in justice to the prom
nent Southern men Of the fighting typ
'nsl that they have been most active in atlemp
-ey' ing to suppress the unseemly dis'u banc
'ed' or at least, keep the passions aroused wit
in gen,lemanly limits, Such men
the Roger A, Pryor, Porcher Miles, Kei
Houston, McRae and Clemens, were 1
'so' FIRST to pay Difference to the silver mac
Ilst the first to take their seats, the first
counsel moderation; and have been I
dio' most silent since the original eruption
,unN this miniature Nom otombo in the III
lon and perturbed lake which lies below US.
Ike Joshua Hill keeps patriotcally and h
namely talking-Ao one having the LEI
nta' idea Of what be is saying, but 1t being e
ON ideht that il he were to sit down as m'
ters are, after him woull ba the deug
re- Groups Of men are everywhere scatter
dis around, their heads close together a
the wag gng violently, their arms working
head empbasiza headlong periods, AMI OCT
con sionally their voices breaking out il
j'ty.' noisy exclamAhons.
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