Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-11-05

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he chcuked Wallack further u
stairs.
"Go on, sir; I want you for
witness" /"
"Stop!" cried the Snowman, bt
low to Benton, who had pushed b
him, II must have your fare, too /
II don't recognize you, sir, erie
a Berton; ego on" to Wallace.
\ Wallace, in great consternatiol
to know what this meant, was pro
PEELED into the show-ro ON, Will
the door-keeper followed hard al
ter to recover his money.
4 There stood the woody horse, &c
centric, indeed, at his ruminations
divided from the people by a rope
Across the rope the Colonel vault
ed. He fixed his talons in the non,
descript's wool, with another grip
upon his crupper, and, a jerk, tore
away hide, horns, and the whole
outriggery Of the quadruped,
"There," said the Colonel, in a
scream, standing upon this hide like
an eagle upon a sheep, "Youarc an
1imposter, sir! You SANDER, in this
imposition, an officer Of the army.
Il give you twenty-four hours to
leave this city. Depart!p
He slung Wallace aside, paying
no more attention to him, and
stalked up toward the capitol.
Shillington says that in ten min
utes there wasn't vestige of the
Snowman left. Dray,horse, hurdy-
gurdy and canvass folded wings
like the Arabs, and silently passed
away.
At another time, Corbin, the clerk
.of.the Senate committee, who had
rccentlygone over to the anthem
ton faction, came in Shilhngton's
while Colonel Benton was reading
at the counter, The Colonel had
his hat off, and it was upon box.
He looked up when Corbin entered
and the latter touched his cap. The
Colonel folded his mantle around
him, and taking care that not fold
of the same should be soiled by
Corbin, he swept around the latter
with a look Of ineffable scorn, and
put on his hat.
Colonel Benton, tomorrow be-
ing New Years ] suppose you will /
keep open house2" So
yes" said Benton, eyes, ! |
shall, sir, for msytjTendSFI @
No words can tell the manner of I
The eld-man saying this. He was
tbe most cqttihg baigg in Che world.
When tile Collins line of steamships
lad been subsidized by Congress,
Benton bitterly opposed the same.
Finally Frank Pierce \ vetoed the
bill. AS his clerk announced his
veto to the House, where. Benton,
hen was, Old Bullion started up
lpd took theTformerl by both
,shggdtss sgdts Ii U lElLaII
"Tell the President ] thank him,
jir Tell him | thank him heartily
And, sir, tell him that if I were [
President, Of the United States, ! be
lamhed to & =-'if l wouldn't keep \
blank vetoes at my side to check
hese infamous corruptlons Of Con,
;ires44l'10fl VYtI 9I11 u lI.
When Benton had abused F6oto, OF
Mississippi, to the height Of his ter
ible invective, he advanced toward /
lin,l and Foots tFewRpistol, still
IN the floor of the Senate, and pre-
ented it. Senators rushed in. All
vas 9f eo9nBafsions fi ,a5ssEL ,aB z
Fire, sir! Fire, sir y cried Ben
on. opening his BREAST. aHiA G
Foote, after peace was restored,
lpologized, that he drew the pistol
ii selfdefense. "'' "'ia' ~
qaEyerF assassin, thundered
3enton, "malzes the plea Of selfde-
ehse That's the assassih's plea!
2the contrivance of aic6ward and
he subterfuge Of IA scoundrelps
Foote, supposing as did every.
'ody that Benton always wentarm-
dJsuggested the sameto account
or his own weapon, s-,4sb-
s.No, sirp, cried Benton. 81
corn it, Never carried a pistol in
ny life. Never knew any body but
coward to d6ls5."a10L
no 1h4uIH sfoll ma1l ,TgeEQ E0g AfaII
, Benton was q Republican when
ie died, and SO in lTeahtyyin 1856, l
gnen he opposed the election Of J
His status at the time OF
,fJm1hh Dh3 lnIlAt, ah s
lis, decease sufficiently shows that
be Republican party Of the present
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