Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-27
Assault npon lIS senator chandler. r,'''


Editor SGiionsi Republican! .rr. vr4sa
sra; The following statement OF the Afair he
twfon Senator Chandler nd Mr. VOORHEES, at the
SationaI Hotel, on the 9sth instant, was prepared
- geatleman Of hEh standing for integrity ana
oAndor, and By him handed to the editor OF tho
CAfonieis, with the Request that II should he pub.
lishsd In thAtpAper. supposlng that his assurances
of the truthfIlncBs of the ttatemen would be all
that was Bufclent, and that II would be published,
the gentleman left the Office. The Btstement not
appearing In the Chronicle, and inaBmuoh as orro-
nsous statements in regard TO the affair were pub.
liShed In sSme q the city psptr It was deemed
but just that true statement Of tho affair should
Appear. For this purpose = EeAtcman saNicd ~
the oflce OF the Chronfeie last evening 70 inquire
The reaEon why the Atticls did not appear in Its
morning issue.
In answer to his inquiry, he was Informed by the
editor that The settlement had been IubHAicd 10 he re-.
tponsibis heed Of hs sHabliIhmtni vhs decided hai
ne CarsnicIe showd NOT "miF up" IN he s6airi
Thus you see that the Chronicle, the self-eonyti-
tuted "orEan" OF the Republican party In thil
city, refused to publish true and unvarplshed
statement OF an affair 10 which lsadins Republic
can Senator is concerned, and which has been most
grossly rnisrepresentsd In the published copper
head version thereof. OF the independents, fair
ness, or mAgnanimity Of the Chroniets in refusing
TO publish the article, the public can judge.
To view Of tho fact that errone Gus statements In
relation to the affair In question have bcsn'pub-
hshed, and, also, Of the fact that the Chronfcie,
either from want OF Independence or from an In
disposition TO do justice to a Republican Senator,
has refused to publish true statement OF the ease,
you will greatly obllge the Republicans OF this
city and elsewhere by publishing the same.
.. orc.
The facts arc simply thesei
Senator Chnadler, = lady, ard two children were
sitting at aide table In the dining hall the Ma
tionai Hotel, bsisg the table usually occupied by
by Senator Chandler and fam ly. DR.. L. M. ClArk,
Of Detroit, occupied one Of the centre tables. I'm
mediAtely opposite Senator Chandler. MFR. Voor-
t, hees, Of lndisoa and flanagan were sitting At
dlagopA ally across 'he space between the two rows
.o.uPied ty Senator Chandler, Who was i spc,Sips
10 his friend, DR.. Clark, hcross the space between
the 'wo rows Of tables The subject OF eonversa-
from an official poaition, the name Of the party
being menti tioned In the eonvcrSatlon, which In its
tone was deauncintorJ OF CopperheAds generally.
arose from his seat, advanced 10 Senator Chan.
dler'E table, assumed amenAci ghttitude, and in an
excited manner, addressed SenNt'r Chandler IN
about these words, or words OF the same import,
pointing hts hpEer ~ the Senator; H This conVer-
Iatior, sr, IL evidently intended for me-" sepAtor
Chandler instantly arose and said =" Who are
you What 10 your name don't know you"
In the idst OF these ejaoulstionB blows were mu-
tuslly given and reecived-the fret given BY Mr..
Noorhees, but instantly followed by blows from
both parties, voorhees, stepping bsek, when, a.
they approached the centre OF the space between
the rows Of tables, Lr. CLARK rushed as far ~ he
could, between them and eudeavored 10 separate
them.
At this st-ge of the proseedIngs, HanAeyAn,
rulhln from his seat, seized the watcher pitcher
and truck senator Chandler over the he d, thus
coming to the aid Of his Coppnr head friend, Voot-
hess, With the best weapon he s.uli at the no
ment command. The blow with the pitcher
brought Senator Chandler partially dowG, whsa
Chandler smother blow, which brought the senator
on TO his hands and knees, ny this time the corr
tending parties had reached the hall, snd were
assault was wholly unproVoked, 81 neither Sen.
ator Chandler nor Dr.. Clara had made any aIlu.
sion to either Mr.. VOORHEES, or tho nan, HAnne-
gan, sitting at the table With him.
Senator Chanaler and Or. Clark were both slight
ly scratched by the broken crookery, but received
no other injury.