Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-27

and stated that the Senator had ayowed
his determination to violate the law OF
the land.
Mr.. Abbott denied making any such
announcement.
Mr.. Sumner insistedJths he had VOL.
ated tho rules of the Senate, and called
on the chair to take notice Of it.
At Mr.. Thurman's instance, Mr.. Alb
bolts words were read by the reporter,
and the president pro TEN, decided that
they were, not necessarily q declaration
of intention to violate the law of the
land.} 1sitq3 a tuet4Gaufl
Mr.. Thurman submitted that they re-
quired explanation at the hands of the
Senator from North Carolina.
Mr.. Abbott stated he was not duel
list. He was not educated as dnelist,
and did not mean that sort Of thing; but
he meant to say the Senator must make
retraction as broad as the assertion.
Cries of s"Order.'' 4 II d
Mr.. Nye (sotto roce Spank him.
Mr.. Abbott continued, that he should
have that satisfaction outside this cham-
Der. ~ QrtGHh HT 4tt4l l.sE B.
WAsHINGToN, April % The sensa-
ton to-day has been the feud between
Senator Abbott, of North Carolina, and
Mr.. Sprague, which arose from Mr..
Sprague's Characterization in his speech
Of yesterday Of those who attack him as
"curs of high and low degree,1 calling
Mr.. Nye in effect by way Of illustration
q dog and Mr. Abbott a puppy. These
remarks were made by Mr.. Sprague in
such low tone that they were not heard
in the Senate gallery and by few Sena-
tors on the floor. Their purport was not
known therefore until last evening, when
the official report was written out on
which the scene occurred at midnight in
a brief open session as already detailed
in the regular report OF the proceedings.
Mr.. Abbott's threat and his charge that
Sprague had skulked away TO avoid cas-
tigation on the floor led many
others to believe besides the rights
ened Mr.. Summer that duel
was impending and consequently the
day has been filled with rumors that
Abbott had met and whipped Mr..
Sprague; that the latter had walked
Pennsylvania avenue to- shoot Mr.. Alb
bolt; that he had been shot, etc. So far
nothing has occurred in the way of
collision. The friends of both parties
have been active to prevent it, and none
is likely to occur, though Mr.. Abbott
states that if he meets Sprague he will
"slap his chops" Those who have
seen Sprague say he did not intend to
insult any Senator by the illustration he
made Of the dog story, but adds that he
don't propose to analyze the mode by
which Abbott arrived at the construc-
ton that he was a puppy, while Mr..
Nye was too sharp to admit that he
(Nye) was the dog in the story. He says
that he did leave the chamber on the
advice of Senators to avoid personal
collision last night, and desires it stated
that he does not recognize the code and
will accept no challenge. He will defend
himself to the best of his ability fat
tackled, although Mr.. Abbott is twice his
size. He was busy to day preparing
for publication several thousand letters
which he has received indOrsing his
course. 1t is admitted on all hands that
the scene in the Senate was disgraceful,
and if that body had not adjourned it is
very probable that resolution of Gems
sure if not expulsion Of both Sprague and
Abbott would have been introduced. OH