The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-07-22
NEW NORTH WEST.
DEER LODGE CITY, FRIDAY. JULYl4.
4 kes.tsscaew DMellist ~nsI D0MOIas.

DEER LODGE CITY, FRIDAY. JULY1s.
4 Kentucky DxeIII.t ~nd Douglas.
Did you ever hear of Tom Hawkins p
said man of politics to me yesterday
Tom Hawkins IL the greatest duellist IN
Kentucky. lie is now Governor Steven.
sons tobacco inspector Ut LOuisville,-s
handsome man with black moustacLe und
large, gisring black eyes. which seldom OF
never wink, but look out like tigers, with
silent ferocity. lie is, perhaps. fifty years
OF age now, Tut sttll one Of the best shots
In Kentucky, and lie has fixed up NOR.
qnarrcls. and been second on more fields
than any man alive. Personally he is IA gen
tic, faithful, truthful fellow, but he is
deadly when he has made up his mind To
eat sonc'ody. Tom is one OF the best Of
his class, the finished duellist of the South,
always nice upon points Of honor and
prompt to advise anyb,3y TO fight whom lie
thinks has been injured. Hts last appear.
ancc IN proximity 10 the field of honor ,
was OccusiOncd Ivy Il mOoted duel between
two Cincinnati editors, which never came
to shot. People WHO know him, send for
Tom in case of duel just as you send for
the physician and the preacher when you
arc sick lie was wounded 1T Buena Vista,
and he was with Henderson, Crittcntcn,
Lopez. and the rest when they invaded Gu
la. During the war he was on Breckcn-
ridges staff. and the affairs of private blood
In which be las been engaged are Innumer-
able. For instance. he wac Ben Johnson's
second when he killed Tom White. Did
you ever lear of that" .Now
"Oh! Tom Hawkins hid to leave the
etate for some years u.tCc that duel. OLD
man While was there when Ben shot his
son, and he went on awfuly. The papers
raised l,Owling row about that duel Tom
White and Ben Johnson had fuss over
cards, both pretty full, u.d u challenge
passed. The women aud families on both
sides took big inte:est in it, and Bcns
mother moulded the balls with her own
hands. She was Nil up and alive about 1t.
reckon she'd shot Ben herself ii he lau.',
gone to the field. Ben WIS all crippled up
with the rheumatism, and they had to set
him up and hand him his gun. They fought
with shot guns loaded with bull. There
about points Of homer, the terms Of apollo
~. escstern, etcetera. when pop went the
guns, and his SON laid dead al the old mans
feet with . hole right through his forcht al.
They say II Was dieasdtul 10 hear him 90 on
don't know vi II become Of Ben johnson
ION yes. bless your soul! Tom .I.w.
kins, scared Pope most d, al once. They
were at Old Gen. O,i's table. when Pope
tmpugncd the courage Ut General --, and
Tom LAWNS just glanced u: him and open
cd. John Pope had to take water.
tom was Breckinridgc's second when
the challenge passed between john aud Cut.
ting. There Tom showed the generaIship
Of Alexandc: the Great. Cuttings second
was old President Monro's son Of the rcgu-
lar army, and Tom turned him inside out.
He pu, him on the defensive, Numbered at
him, snd got John Breckenridge or with al:
the hOnors.
''T0m Hawkins II . terrible fellow. IF
he looks at you withhis wide. open eye, full
OF fcrocity, you are half gone up already.
When they tried Henderson in New Orleans
and Judah Benjamin was employed by the
Spanish Government to assist tie pyUsecu-
ton, Tom, whose trial was to follow. saw
what a terrible tongue Benjamin had, and
he followed him out VI tAc court room and
said: .s5. =. -. ~. o.. .- H..
look here, Mr.. Jew. want to tell you
somcthing. If. when my trial comes of.
you say one, "ssinst my character, III kill
you in your tracks" ~ -
Benjamin saw those big eyes ready to
Jump out of Toms head, and he said:
49, Mr.. Hawkins. l shall not want to have
any difficulty with you, SIR
"Thcy did not Convict Henderson,, and
Tom never came to trial.
II reckon you never heard of Tom Hen !
dersOn'S connection with the Fitch and
Stephen A. DOu.as trial, did your That
has never been published to my knowledge
but Il was . remarkable episode in the pre-.
face to the rebellion. You zee. 1t was com.
ing on toward The political conventions Of
1860, and Douglas had all the strength. 81
that It was lard on 10 certainty that he
Ia orl
Buchanan party. got sure information of
the nightly caucuses Of Sidell. Jesse Bright,
Howell Cobb, Bcrjamin, and that faction
In Wash,ngton,-f0r they met ut C0bL's
house chicfy.-and one day it came to me
straight Is u wire that they had determined
to force Douglas into fight, and that it
been proposed that SiilcH should insult
Douglas in the drinking saloon Of the Sen.
ate. and il hr resented il, shoot him down.
! wrote to Doug las ut once, but knowing
his habits 50 well. of leaving letters unope,;.
Cd for days and weeks together. sent the
letter to friend, and commanded him to-
make Douglas open it, and pcrusc 1t, that
he might BE- prepared. And in this letter
said; If you are pushed to the wall, teIe-.
graph to Tom Hawkins, Of Louisville
"Wcll, came on from The South soon A.
ter that, aid went up with George Pugh To
zee Douglas. There we found nobody 10
pay much attention to us. Douglas seemed
absorbed with something else, and looking
cut Of his library. across the hall, saw
Roger A. Pryor and Albert G. Brown. of
Mississippi, step into another room. ask
Cd no questions. hut came away, and soon
afterward started for New York. When
got to the Relay House there was about
three minutes delay, rs the Wcstern train
had just come in. and ! saw get out OF it
and step toward the Washington train-who
but Tom Hawkins?
hercp"
e What arc you doing sw.y from WASH.
ington :" said Tom.
Going TO New York." g .s ag.sa.
New York. what! Do you get me hero
and then run of to New York; Douglas
has sent for me. The fights on r.
III get off my bagcsge IT Baltimore. I"
said ]. land return 70 Washington to.
night. j.. s v'0f :. /.
trary ways fi# #tf=
a ~ found out the matter at Washington
that same evening. The corspimtors had