Wilmington journal., 1874-07-10
From the Atlanta Herald.
Gen. Gordon and ssCarpet-bag''
&ncErer.

As various accounts of the difficulty
between General Gordon. the Senator
from Georgia. and Spencer, the car
pet Dagger who, through fraud and
vilIainy, enjoys the right to misrepre-
sent our Sister State of Alabama in
the Senate, have been going the
rounds of the newspaper press, a
Herald reporter, learning that General
Gordon had returned to his home,
called upon him and gathered the fol-
lowing Statement of facts in reference
to it:
General Gordon received letter
from Hon. John Forsyth, of Mobile,
requesting him to see that the bill for
the removal of his disabilities be taken
up and passed. The bill had been re-
ported on favorably by the committee,
but under the rules Of the Senate
could not be taken up except by unan-
i1nous consent. General Gordon called
it up, not supposing that there could
be any one who would object. He was
mistaken, however, for when it was
called Spencer said, "I object" Gen.
Gordon, who was sitting near Spencer,
said to hi: ''Spencer, why is this;
what objection can you have? He re-
piled: 'D-n him, L hate him. He
has abused me in the columns of his
paper, calling me carpet-bagger, thief,
blackguard, etc, and intend to give
him something to hate me for"
The General replied, ''Spencer, [
am astonished at you; you certainly do
not intend to bring a personal griev
ance into the Senate of the United
States and allow your hatred of an in
dividual to control your vote. If l
had a personal enemy, similarly sit
| uated, [ would take pleasure in being
the first to rise and show him that I
was above such paltry vindictiveness.
Spencer said, "That may suit you, but
it is not my way of dealing with an
enemy" The General replied, "Well
| Spencer, we will not discuss the mat
! ter. You and [ have different views,
| but I give you fair notice that [ intend
to pass this bill before the dayis over. J"
In less than half an hour afterwards,
amid the confusion and pushing and
hurry to get bills through, the General
! got Carpenter to recognize him, and
Spencer, who was either absent OF not
paying attention, failed to hear the
bill called. 1t was read, and Carpen-
! ter, the President pro tenn, said, eff
! there is no objection, the bill will be
considered read third time and pass
j ed" The General then took it, carried
! it to the House, had it enrolled and
brought back, and signed and when
it was announced, Spencer jumped to
his feet and moved to have it recon-
sidered. General Gordon at once Of
fered to allow him to be heard if he
would state publicly his reasons for
I IL l,,,f of
| tIer debate by announcing that sit
was too late, as the bill had been en-
rolled and signed, and had already
gone to the President for his sigma
ture." Spencer, who by this time had
worked himself to fever heat, said
81 will go to the President of the Uni
ted States and stop it then p General
Gordon said and $50 will 1 go to the
President" and at once disappeared,
! following Spencer, who, rushing up to
where the President was signing bills,
surrounded by the Cabinet and a num-
Der of Senators who had followed to
see the fun, he said ''NIr. President,
John Forsyth, for he is II scoundrel. y
General Gordon, who was so full Of
laughter as scarcely to be able to con-
troll himself, said, Mr.. President, it
is only personal spite, sign the bill. .
The President by this time compre-
/ hended the situation, looked up and,
smiling bIandly, said "GentIemen,
save yourselves further trouble, tue
bill is signed"
Poor Spencer was whipped and
turning fiercely on Gordon, he said to
him, II shall hold you to personal ac-
/ h.,
| always treated rebels courtcously, but
| you can run over me, if you did fight
! ~ 10 ,rar - Tho Ga"n~c'. who woe
| in the best humor imaginable, said,
! ''Spencer, calm your troubled spirit,
''don't let us fight before the Presi-
| dent, come outside" and left 'tle
presence" closely followed by Speu-
Ger, who continued to reiterate his de-
! termination to be revenged, but the
General only replied, Spencer, you
are Joking, ! know you are in fun. -
mo, l am not sir, and you will see."
Whereupon General Gordon told him,
with a resolution which he under
stood, "This thing has gone far
enough, and if you really mean what
you say, assure you that you can
hear from NE whenever I am called
on This ended Spencer, and he
went off, saying as he did SO, 81 am
your enemy for. life This last asser-
tion overwhelmed Gen. Gordon, and
it is doubtful whether his nerves have
yet recovered the shock of being de-
prived of this noble Senator's friend
ship.
TIL ''GEATLEoIAN IN BLACK" who is
the tutelar demon OF dram shops, as
sumes his soUrest aspect when the
rapid progress of VINEGAR BITTERs is
reported down below" The Peoples
Vegetable, Tonic is playing the mis-
chief with his bltters fired with rum.
All diseases which those demoniac
nostrums aggravate, under pretense of
relieving, such as indigestion, sick
headache, constipation, rheumatism,
gout, and intermittent fevers are cured
by it. 4w
Victims of Obscure Disease, seeking
safety and restored health, should use Dr.
HelmbOld's Extract Buchu. This article is
ofiicinal and standard. 1t is, moreover, the
only preparation that develops the full value OF
Buchu AS a diuretic. 1t is perfect specific for
all diseases OF the urinary organs in male or
female. B?ware of cOunterfeits and imita-
tions which nnscrupulOus men are endeavor-