St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-02-23
St. Charles City, Iowa, Feb. %, 1860.
From Washington.

From Washington.
Hon. VIM Vandcvcr, Representative ,
in Congress from this District, has
given notice of bill to grant pre- {
empton to the State of Iowa of pub
lie land to aid in the construction of ,
the McGrcgor Railroad. He has also
given notice of another bill for di-
rect donation of alternate sections OF
land along the line of the McGregor
Railroad. These matters, of course,
will go to the Land Committee, of
which Mr.. Vandever is a member. The
committee consists of Eli Thayer, of
Mass, who is Chairman Lovejoy, of
H.; Cobb, of Alabama Covode. of
Pa; J. G.. Davis, of Ind; Trimblc, of
Ohio Vandever, of Iowa Window,
of Min, and J. II. Barnet, of Mo.,-a
very good committee and one that will
be inclined to do justice to the West.
Extensive arrangements were made !
in Washington for the Inauguration of
Miles Greenwood's Equestrian statue
of Washington, on the 22d inst. Con-
gross appropriated $4,000 to defray
expenses.
On the 10th inst, personal difficult
ty occurred at Washington between
Mr.. Hickman of Pa and Mr.. Edmund
son of Va As the former was pas
sing through the Capitol grounds he
was overtaken by the latter who cx-
claimed, You insultcd my State" at
the same time drawing his fist to
strike. His arm was seized by Vice
President breckenridge who came up
at the time, and he was only able to
knock off Mr.. Hickman's hat with his
left hand The whole affair was in
simultaneous and much surprised
Mr. Hickman. His insult to Virginia
consisted in stating that seventeen
men and cow had frightened the en-
tire State.
The correspondent of the Ohio State
Journal, abiding to the time of For
ncy's election as Clerk, says that Sem
ator Douglas was present, and after
, the vote was declared, Col. Forney
came in and shook hands with the
Speaker, Clerks and others. Judge
Douglas was but step or two from
: him, but gave him no sign of recogni-
ton and turned away Will Col. For
ncy support for the Presidency a man
who thus ignores him? 1t is said the
Colonel does not easily forget an inju-
5 ry, much less an open insult. He per-
i ceived that Douglas cut him to please
!. the Shareholders, and henceforth he in
+ tends to leave him to the embraces of
e those same Shareholders. Let them
d nominate him if they willard elect
y him if they can. Without Forney
! they cannot carry Pennsylvania.
r 1t was astonishing t. witness how
: suddenly the frc-eating fury subsidized
: when the Speaker and Clerk were cleo
ted. Even rebel Democrat feels now
that he can speak his mind on the
! street and to have opposed the adj
o ministration has become so fashiona
q bic that many who were before silen,
-" have suddenly found their tongues
=. The Union is as safe as if it had re-
ceived q new lease from Heaven. The
C Southern members sit as if they in
=, tended to occupy their seats forever.
Q 1t is understood in political circles
l. that Mr.. Douglas, failing to secure Tho
C nomination at Charleston from the
} united opposition of the South agains
him, will transfer all the strength h,
'. can command in favor of Alcxande
h. II. Stephens. He will have power
b: enough in the Convention to contro
!, the nomination of another, without be
n ing able to command it for himself
e On the 18th, $50 bills and resolu
tions, merely for the purpose of refer
cnce, were introduced in the House
=. larger number than ever before in
a troduced in single day.
~ Attention is called to the advertise
to ment of schoolbooks by Pratt, Oakley
$ & Co. These books. viz. Bullion's
ty Grammars, Hooker's Physiology
10 Brocklesby's Astronomy, and Palmer's
n Bookkeeping, received an almost unan
he - a. n