The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1864-06-08
The Great Battle 1T Washing
fon- IFho Drso Bilod First - The
Result.
Correspondence of the Cincinnati En-
quirer
WAsIrINuToN, May &c, 1864.

w NASHlNtION. may -, ISDf,
The little speck Of war that broke out
last evening, at the National Hotel, i'll
this city, is the excitement in the House
Of Representa-, es this afternoon, where
small knots of House members, in which
appears, here aud there, grave and rev.
crend Senator, are listening to accounts
and discussing 1.-The merits Of the case"
Mr.. Chandler, q. S. SENT from Mi
chigan, (the gentleman who bo; sts that
the BRAIN" boards at the National. And
1T that same hotel Mr. Voorhees,, NJ e.
from indiana, takes his natriment. Mr..
Chandler is large healthy looking, ro-
bust constitutional Abolitionist; and Mr.
Voorhees, is not quite so larg,, healthy
look ing, robust constitutional Democrat
Mr.. Chandler, with several friends,
was lining at the National table. about 5
ocloc, =. NJ. yesterday. At that same
hour, Mr.. Voorhees, and his friend. Mr..
Hannegan, (son Of ex-senator Hannegan,
Of Indiana.) were doing likewise. Mr..
Chandler and company sat at one little
round tai .e, and Mir. Voorhees, and
friend sat at one other lit.le round table,
just opposite. Mr.. Chandler don't like
Democrats, or 'Copperheads, as he pre-
fcrs to call them, aud he took this occa-
sion to say. with his eyes rivetted on the
Voorhees, face, that he didn't think there
was "a place in hell hot enough for a
Copperhead, that if the. Copperheads
are permitted to enter into the Kingdom
Of Heaven, he (Con, ,titution on the brain
Chandler) didn't want to go there; Ono
occasion for alarm oD that score. Mr.. C.
| CD that ''thank God -" be had the pleas
ure that day of cutting off one Of their
heads, (mesning. it is supposed, a Demo
cratic officially that Vallandigham and
Voorhees, deserved very uncomfortable
position ina very hot place, &c, &c.
Whereat, Mir. Hannegan. couldn't help
saying (because it was the truth) '.Voor-
hces, that man is talking a! yeu.'' And
! that happened to be just what Mr.. Voor.
hces was thinking; and he, to make sure
of it, walked over to the side of Mr.
Senator Chandler, and said he: This il
not a proper place to be talking in thai
way, please step ont into the ball with
me.
"Who the deril are yod?" said the gen.
tleman rom Michigan
II II let YOU know who | AN, replied
the gentleman from Indiana, suiting the
action 10 the word, with an open hand
,maek upon the probosis of the honorable
r'cn.ttr; whercat, plentiful flow of The
sangainary Buid despatched the abolition
eeunt%nahce.
FIRST blood for Voorhees,.
F.! There was a clinch-three outsider &
/ catch y oorhees around the waist and drag
him away. Mr.. Chandler began to wipe
away "a drop of bioed, Nhen Mr.. Ham
neean observed lyon should not have
talked SO in this place. Thereupon h.
gentleman from Michigan let go his left
and brought his fist to bear on the left
cheek Of him, the aforesaid Hannegan,
and thereupon, the Hannegan, last afor. :
said, gathered the gentleman from Michi-
gan by the hair of his head, and punch
ed hin vigorously.
The crowd intcrfered. but Hannegan
managed to drag tho honorable Senator
quite TO the hali outside the room, IN the
meantime uncomfortably humping the
body Of him the Senator aforesaid.
End of frss and Last round.
HAMILTON.