The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-06-02
The l3reat Battle ut Washing.
--ton-yVhO Drew zBle0slzEArsl..
Tie Result.

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W. kKAsHINGroS, May 26, 1869. "A
Ths littjs spsdk of war that broke 2
last evening, 6tfhe National Hotel, in W
I ,ity, is the Excitement in the House OF heg
tesentat tfu0 at6is afternoon, where smsn
knets 81 House members, IN which appears,
here and there,<a grave and reverend Senas
tor, are listening TO accounts and discussing
1the merits of the case"' Mr. Chandler,
q. 8 Senator from Michigan, tthei gsntie.
man who boasts that he is "hot troubled
with Constitution on the brain, boards at
the National. And at that same hotel Mr..
VOORHEES,, M! %. from Indiana, takes bis nu-
triment. Mr.. Chandler 10 large healthy
looking. robust constitutional Abolitionist;
and Mr.. Voorhees, isf not quite SO large,
healthy looking, robust constitutional Dem
ocrat. ltt 1784YCg5ll ekH I.IlIHo.l IN
s Mr.. Chandler, with several friends, was
timing at the National table, about 5o'clock,
p. M. Yesterday. At that same hour, MIR.
Voorhees, and bis FRIEND. Mr.. Hannegan.
(son of ex Senator Hannegan, of Indiana, }
we're doing likewise. Mr.. Chandler and
company sat at one little round table, and
Mr.. Voorhees, and friend sat, at one other
little round table, just opposite. Mr.
Chandler don't like Democrats, or "Cop
perheads," as. he prefers TO call them, and
be took this occasion to say, with his eyes
rivetted on the VOORHEES, face, that he didn't
think there was "a place in hell hot enough
for Copperhead," that If the Oopperheads
are permitted to tier into the Kingdom
Of Heaven, he CONSTITUTION on the brain
Chandler didn't want to 60 there; (no oc'
casion for alarm on that score, Mr.. Z. ~
that ''thsnk Cod he had the pleasure that
day of cutting off one OF their heads,
| (meaning, it is supposed, Democratic OH.
cial;) that Vallandigham and Voorhees, de-
served very uncomfortable position in a
very hot place, &c, dc, s.s
WhereSt, Mr.. flanagan, couldn't help
saving because it was the TRUTH "Voor
bees, that man is t.lking at you" And
that happened to be just what Mr.. Voor,
bees was thinking; and be, to make sure OF
lit, walked over to the side OF Mr.. Senator
Chandler, aud said be- "This is not prop
er place to be talking In that, way; please
tstep out into the hall with me"
"Who the devil are your" said the gen
tleman from Michigan.
"Tn let you know who l am" replied the
gentleman from Indiana, suiting the action
to the word, with an open hand smac6 upon
the probosis Of the honorable Senator;
whereat, plentiful flow Of the sanguinary
fluid despatched the abolition countenanee'
First blood for Voorhees,
There was q clinch-three outsiders catch
voorhees, around the waist and drag him
away. Mr. Chandler began to "wipe away
a" drop of blood, when Mr.. flanagan OBJ.
served "you should not have talked so in
this place" Thereupon the gentleman
from Michigan lot 60 his left and brought
bis fist to bear on the left cheek of him, the
aforesaid flanagan; and thereupon, the
Hanuegan, last aforesaid, gathered the gen
tleman from Michigan by the hair. Of bis
head, and punched him vigorously.
The crowd interfered, but flanagan man.
aged to drag the honorable Senator quite to
the hall outside the room, in the meantime
uncomfortahly humping the body ofhim the
Senator aforesaid. ..srra
End Of first and last ronnd ''
HAMILTON.