Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-01-30

hole aassga gasiadsfasT, TstIE hefr tss sys'
Davis life be an honest man ann
| have mind 60 put you all IN hpuss "''" '"e''
torpedoes, and blow you up
fisherman said his army was as large as nc van
ed it, he had as many men as could DC nautu, a''u
Inc could 60 anywhere with 1t had hp' .1s'
on the way; had not been harrassed IN .e IN ~
enemy Who had never seen his main BODY NJ an ne
had left trail behind hie that would mara MS PAIN
for long time; had not left fence stahuiuS W.
track forty miles wide, nor any i've sly ~ @
had forty thousand horses and mules ana ms wagon
train numbered twenty-five hundred. Al, ui0 ,i
ana mules that gave out wore SHOT Muu'e anu
Northwestern Georgia will surely remember Sher
man Tor many generations s;s,o,,o.
.,Sayannah felI into his hands without resistance,
and no doubt eff the swarrpy nature oil the country
take Charleston with the help OF the squadron But
South Carolina is difficult State to march through
in This cSrner of it, and | am not sangune aoSht
such am attempt But ShermaRl doh't want 10 ger
his army anoa'' he much rre'ssse" march 'hent On
their feet"
The Philadelphia Inquirer has the following ac-
count of the manner in which galvanized lankee OF
the name of A. F. Field who has the nSoence TO clam
to represent" Louisiana in the Yankee Congress,
attelhpted 10 take the life of u 'iye Yankee" Rel
lev bv name, because the said Kelley kept him and
his accompliees .'oul in the cod":
ASSAULT on JUDGE'KELLEY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81.
On Friday night, about twelve O'clock a Judge
Kelley, Hon. l.. Ayers, Hon. Z. ONelil and Mayer
lIarneT were at SUPPER AT WIZARDS, Judge Field,
who is here claiming admission 10 Congress as
member from Louisiana, and who was sitting near
Major Harper addressed Judge Kelly IA an imp,
riou, tone -''Judge, phy do y.u keep us on in the
cold p
kellcv replied 49," Your case is before the Com
nittcr and have Nothing to do with it,
Ei.Id aiaculnfp1 Violently. with oath" \ on
daru not 20 home aud face your constituency You
quail and COVER before them, and dare not 60 home
like an honest man who has done his dutyi YOU are
afraid 10 show your hand
not reproach me Tor excluding from Congress man
like you who behaves as You have Just done before
ladies'"
Field rising, with Rorrid oath, bid him take that
back aud he dare not come out or he would feel
him when ne did and muttering some more pro-
family, lac Withdrew. Kelley remained al the table
with his friends for about twenty inmates, and then
the PARTY withdrew, On reaching the corridor they
separated, and Kelley started 10 go out AZ the
east door Field, who had been sitting at the heater,
made a rush Tor him, with his right hand ON his side
and his left appraised. He caught Kelley by the
coat exclaimmg C., You shall give me satisiac-
tion9
Kelley, putting one hand or Fields throat, sought
toward OIL an intended blow with his other hand,
when he thought he felt blow as from an " iron
Field ''you are too old man for me to strike; but
Field endeavOTing TO strike him another blow, he
pushed. him against the wall, and the bystanders
coming up, took him away. Kelley feeling his
hand bleeding, went to the light and found that
Field had cut large cash aero the back, and the
blood was flowing freely lie went into the private
room of Mr. Chadwick, and surgeon being sent
for, dressed the wound, which was about two inches
long, aud cut into thu bone, but had not severed the
cords outhe back OF his hand.
1t.a 9TH Hua a. m lalE Mr.
Field To the station house. but soon released him,
aud ordered him to appear to-day for further hear
ing.
Amer he had been separated from Kelley, he re-
marked loudly 20 severai,"I will xiii him; flhaSe
satisfaction out OF him before go 10 bed"
To-day henyaS before Justice Boswell "a magis-
tratc) Tom Corwin, Minister to Mexico, appeared
as his counsel. Judge keD;y aud Major Harper be-
ing swOB narrated tue facts as We have stated them.
Harper testified that wien he caught Fields hand
as he was about Striklns.at Kelley, he had black
knife opened.
Daring the testimony ofilarper, fieI interrupted
him several times with oaths and, ONCE, calling
him.a liar the justice demonstrated with him against
using such expressions. fieldiinaily said :-''Wel
low much is my bail tor court" lie was informed
that it was five hundred dollars
JddCc Kelley stated TO the " Justice" that the
amount was too small that he could prove that lie
had threatened 10 take his life that he had been in
formed that Le was dangerous man, and va just
he man TO carry cut his threat. To which the
Justice said Well, that is five hundred dol
lars On Gystandcr remaFllingtiai that was
small valuation to put on mans life, lie said
" Well, put ii at a thousand more" One - Ham
'mack," keeper of restaurant here, who has been
lin the Old Capitol, and has had his place Chased By
the military, was offered as bail and prompts &C
cepted by this " Justice"
Field is the head of the Louisiana delegation here,
asking to be recognized He is large built man,
wears white sloueh'hat ana has all the appearance
of a cotton planter. lie has beep drinking freely
to-day but Judge Kelley states that he was un-
der the influence of liquor last night. lie boasts
that this was one of the proUdeSt acts Of his life
and that he would whip ans member Of Congress
who dared TO insult him.