The New York herald., 1871-04-01
The Hot Bloods OF ConGress.

If there is any of the chivalry of Old Ken
tuck left in its present representation in the
Senate, such as it gloried in in the days of
Clay, we'll have duel Garrett Davis is not
30 large man, physically, as the traditional
Kentuckian. Even if he is half horse and half
alligator, there need not be much of either to
compose his entire anatomy, and eating his
weight in wildcats would not necessitate the
mastication Of an amount of food that need
frighten him If he were hungry. But Garrett
evidently has all the old Kentucky fire and
spirit. He is not to be put upon by anybody,
and least Of all by that common enemy of
Southern mankind, Ben Butler. So we may
conclude that he will demand satisfaction in
the usual way for the outrage which the Essex
lawyer so gratuitously put upon him on Thurs
day-an outrage which, intended as it was to
silence Garrett in the midst of speech, was
obviously arranged by the cunning Butler to
pile the most deadly injury upon the most
grievous insult. Butler will accept; there is
no question of that. He knew how it would be
when he commenced his staring process, and
he was evidently prepared for the conse-
quences. The man who blew up the powder
boat at Fort Fisher to see what the effect
would be upon the rebel garrison of the fort
would not have rushed into this thing without
having carefully surveyed the ground before
hand. The man who has been insisting upon
devouring all Canada for the nourishment of
few Gloucester fishermen will not hesitate to
devour Garrett Davis for his own pastime.
The rivals are pretty equally matched.
They are both plucky and strong
They have both in their time bathed them
selves in blood. Davis invaded Kentucky
carly in 1861 with wagon loads of federal
nuskets in his front, and by his brave deeds
g i'd cheering words reused the hardy moun-
1 ineers Of that dark and bloody ground to
arms and Unionism. Butler has rolled in
blood and wounds and reveled in the dread
orgies of battle, from Baltimore to New
Orleans. Davis, 1t is true, is small man,
while Butler is large one. If the weapons
are swords or broadaxes, or even carving
knives, this would be advantageous to Butler
but, on the other hand, il the weapons are pis-
tolls, or even rifles, at six or eight hundred yards
distance, 1t would be advantageous to Davis, be-
cause he would not make so large and fair
mark as his rival. Besides, we suspect Davis
is the best shot of the two. If it were merely
sparrng match we could determine almost at
once on the victor. Butler would overwhelm
Davis from the first by the weight Of his blows,
even if his science were left altogether out in
the cold, and Davis could never, with all the
science that he may possess, be able to parry
q single blow, for he could never tell from Ben
Buffers eye where he was going to strike.
Speculation is useless, however. The dread
tourney will be upon US almost before we know
it. Bladensburg may ring ere daybreak this
bnorning with the cheering note OF the rife
and the soothing cry Of the victim. Ere Sum-
day probably we shall know how it has all
turned out-whether Davis has let daylight
into the pericardium Of the gentle Butler and let
blood and corruption out, or Butler has exca-
waited new Dutch Gap canal through the
anatomy of Davis.