The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-06-17
The Great Battle at Washington
Who drew blood first The result.
Correspondence Cincinnati Enquirer.

Correspondence CINCINNATI Enquirer.
Washington. Ma, 26 1864.
The little .pe"k OF war that broke our
lxst evening =. tie National Hotel. IN this
city. Is the excl cement in tile house Of rep
resentatives this afternoon. where small
lois OF house members. in which appears
here and there grave and reverend sena>
tor, are listening To accounts and discuss
ing The merits of the case" Mr. Chand-
Ter, U. : Senator from Michigan (,he gen
llaman who boasts that he il rot trouh-
led with constitution on the brain.")
Board. At the National. And at ,ha: same
hotel Mr.. Voorhees,, NJ. G. from Indiana
takes bis nutriment. Mr.. Chandler is a
large, healthy looking MISREPRESENTATION
ed abolitionist; and Mr. VOORHEES, is no,
quite so large a healthy looking, robust
constitutional democrat
Mr.. Chandler. with several friends. was
dining al The National table, abou 5 o'clk
P NJ Yesterday. At tina, same hour Mr.
Voorhees, and his friend Mr.. Hannegan.
(son Of ex-Sen>tor HanreQsn of Indisoa
were doing likewise Mr. Chandler aud
conpan, sal at one little round table. and
Mr.. Voorhees, and friend sat a, one other
little round table just opposite Mr.
Chandler don't like democrats, or cop
perheaGs,' "a he prefers 10 call them. and
he took this occasion to saw with hi ewes
ri,et-d on the voorhees, face. that he did
not think there WAS s. q place in hell no,
enough for a copperhead :" that if the
copper head. are permitted to enter the
kingdom IF heaven. he (Con.tiluiion-on-
,hr-br.in Chandler) didn't want to 60
there; Ono occasion for alarm on tina,
score. Mr.. G. G. that thank God 3" he
bad the pleasure tina, dav Of cutting off
ore Of their heads (mesning it is suppos,
ed, democratic offiriaD that ValIand.
ghsm and voorhees, deserved yer, un
comfortable position in very hot place
etc etc.
Wherext Mr. flanagan couldn't help
saving. (heraus. il ~.s 'h- hu'h.) Voor
hees. ,hs, man i. talking At Won" And
'h., happened to be jn-, what Mr. V"or
he1- ~aS thinking: and he, to make sure
of il. walked ovei 20 the side Of Mr. Sen.
\ HdH''iSF. "IiD SAlI he
Thia is not proper place to he talk
ing in that way pIcsse sep out into the
hall with ne"
Who the devil are YOU 2" said the gen
tleman from Michigan.
III let YOU know who am" rep'ie d
the gentleman from Iniiana. sui,ing he
action to the word, with AL open hand
smsck upon the prohcscis of the honorable
sens'or; ~hereat a plentiful flow Of the
ssngninarN fluid despatched the abolition
connrenarce
Flr-: blood for Voorhees,
There was a cliech-thrae outsiders
each Voorhees, sronrd the waiS, and drag
h'H sway Mr. Chandler began 10 wine
away drop f blood when Nr Hann4-
-" "h--rvrd. "ynu should M, have rsk-d
20 in this pace Ther~npon the gentle
nsn from Michigan la, 90 his left and
brought his is, 10 basr on the left ,hee k
of him. the afnre>si Harnegsn; and
'hereuron the flanagan. la~r aforesaid.
gathe',,' he g"nr'emaE from Michigan nv
The hair Of his head, ard "punched him
vigorously
The crowd interfered, but Hannegan
managed to drag the honorable senator
quite to the hall outside the room. in the
meantime uncomfor,ablv humping the
BODY of him the senator aforesaid.
End of first and last round.