Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-04-09

| james IL may De remarked, WAS d
very SPLENDID specimen of the Norih-
western New Yorker, 6 feet 2, with
clean features and military sir.
H. bad come to Washington during
the Kansas Nebraska agitation, to
c llsct some State .l.imr /; but, rt-
v. lung at the Administration GU :
RACES west of NJ, souri,, had abar-
doned good del of non- fficlal i, :
fidence b. had a quired with Presi-
dent Frank ri ice, and was of great
use to Banks 10 keeping together bis
force tor the peakership. MIR. LIN
| coin afterwards made him Collector
of the Port OF San Francisco
The condiuon of Official senti-
ments in Washington, a. this exciting
period, Was somewhat diff .reit from
what SUPERFICIAL writer's will repre-
sent II in the future. The w ig
party was extinct, but it's leaders
fr' m The South, as well al the North,
were 'oKing out for new combina-
lions. and obsiinately refused sffil a.
ton with their old Democratic enc
mics, even for the sake of slavery.
they hailed the rupture which Doug
lis had brought about in the D.; mo
cratic ranks, and watched the
Brooks-Sumuer controversy with an
avidity never disinterested. Mr..
James went TO Ben W ade first, to &C.
as Buringame's second but tba
old drover remarked that, while be
would fight duel, be could hardly
aff ,rd 10 be second in another
mans flair. James then went to
Sam Houston of Texas, who said,
wl,h "a hungry look
IL wish | cou'd accel { A.; but am
mt m Der OF the Baptist Church, and
they would all get laugh on me.
You tell Buriingame TO come aud
see me, however, and | will give him
advice worth millions"
Thus, queerly enough, Sumner,
whose 4 4 reputati0n had b. en- made
by opposing the annexation OF Texas,
was put in alliance and sympathy
with Sam Houston, the hero OF that
annexation.
The last resort of Mr.. James was
Lewis Campo /, of Dayton, o, a
man emniutered with the Pierce
coterie and ready 10 figh'.
Yes" said Campbell IN act as
second for cant get fight for
mys Ii out of those fellows"
A 2o'ciock that day, Mr.. James
~ C.nitnl Eanrn..
Eo,tIs, member of Congress from
Louisiana, and son-'i law Ct the
Washington banker, Corcoran.
VIII Burlingame fight if Brooks
challenges him ~ inquired EustIs.
"He ought not TO avold il, Tor il is
seld' N that one man has the chance
and honor to be the champion Of
VIII 10 section. As a politician h
has an unusu,l opportunity. Al
hese troubles" continued Eusils
grow out of the unscrupul us am
oition OF Doug IS, who ha repealed
he Missouri compromise TO get in
fiuence in the South, and is indiff.r-
eDt to what good men he may run"
AT this moment Dongias came up
and Eustls, turning TO him said
I'D uglas We were just abusing
you
swell" said D 'ugIas, there is no
need of the devil appearing it | am
The tutject and you and James are
reviewing me-"
He was interrupted By Bull ngame.
who touched mes on the shoulder
and said: Il have received the
challenge"
James turned about. and, walking
IF u step, said Who brought it to
you ?" Joe Lane"
IL then appeared that this challenge
WAS IN bad form, and that Lane had
brought some verbal message with
1t which indicated compromising
and 81 ] y.shally spirit amongst th'
tire-eaters. He said Mr.. Brooks
wanted the duel to come off imme-
diateiy.
The two men resolved To hold
Brooks in the position where be had
pat himself aud they went To Camp
belts room in the rear of the NstIon
al III tel. TO draw up an acceptance
of the challenge. Campbell took the
paper 10 Brooks room, which be
found filed with Soulherners, who
were drinking and smoking, and
were generally drunk or approaching
hat stage. He was MT able to gel
b ooks aside until lat. 10 the night.
4, nrr n
Meanumc, James had directed
Burlinga To slip over to the
grounus Of the Smithsonian Institute
ana sit behind the Strawberries and
trees 10 the southeast corner 10 evade
the police, who would be sure at the
rumor of the duel, to arrest the
Northern man, 10 order TO make IL
appear that he had got protection IN
that way. There his seconds joined
him-aI d | am not sure but that this
was the day after The acceptance OF
the challenge-and NJ. James brought
word from Francis z. Blair, Sr. who
had become Freesoller, thai Burli,
game must On no account fight in or
near the District of Columbia. Said
Blair:
''No Northern man vii ever get
chance with Southern Congrt ssio,
al mob, II the fight comes of within
such limits as make the ground al
tainable from Washington. After
G ley WAS killed by Graves, | vet
over the e ! and made a study OF
posi- ions. Graves had regul.r
mot /; aud G ley bad been put in
such 3 spot and at such moral dis
adsantrgr, that the ratio of bis chance
was like one persons iD lott~Iy
james, Camp ell ard Burlingame,
icing on this suggestion thought OF
P-nnsyl anna as he proper spot.
They also discussed the B rmuds
and Babam Islands, and Cuba, bu