The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-04-03

! DclWtCu DECkDurn ana COfirO II
proves upon inquiry to have more
nearly reached personal encounter
than anything which has happened
upon the floor Of the House for q long
time. Sensational correspondents arc
tclcgraphing sensational reports ofthc
affair. but the facts rs learned from an
car-witncsS are as follows: Blackb burn
was talking with Willis, when Con.
roth came up and began to talk about
thc relative Democracy of the free
traders who were acting with Black
burn and the protective tariff men who
followed Randall. This touched
Blackburn in Il sensitive spot, and he
asserted, with Il good deal Of force, that
Democrats Of llalIaall's stripe were no
Democrats at all; that they were false
to every principle Of Democracy and
were ap0statCs and traitors to the par
ty, and cit would be Il good deal better
for the party" added Blackburn, "if
they would leave it entirely and 20
over to their Republican allies"
-&oflioth took unbra4u ut this,
and. approaching Blackburn, said,
passionatcly: 81 will not allow any
man to say that to me-"
81 shall say it," rctortcd Blackburn,
"wllcti.cr you allow it or not"
"Dont repeat it, said Coilroth, cor
lshall strike YOU"
81 do repeat it, said Blackburn,
"and if you deny it, YOU are II liar and
q coward, and Twill slap your face"
At this point friends stepped be-
tween, and the iratc members scparat-
cd. Blackburn attcrward went to the
other Democratic members from
Pennsylvania, and assured them that
he only meant to apply his rcmal KS to
Cotlroth and Speaker Randall. The
whole affair was Of so short duration
and conducted in so low tone that
only the immediate ncighbors and a
few sharp-cycd correspondents sus-
pcctcd what was going on. One good
result OF the fight, which has thus far
| progressed, is TO distincivcly show
that Pennsylvania and New England
Democrats vote with the protcclioniSts
| right alorg, as Joe Blackburn says:
"We want to show who in the Demo-
cratic party arc responsible with the
Republicans for the defeat ufall propo-
eitions looking tn Il tariff rcvision.'
The confusion into which the House
was thrown by the discovery that
TownScnd's bill to revise the tariff md
been referred to the Committee on the
Revision of Laws extended to the
Committee of Ways and Means, and
resulted in Il lively 'titl" between
Chairman Wood and Mcssrs. Morrison
and Tucker, ut the committees meet
ing this morning. The session had
been set for the consideration of the
question Of the repeal ofthc duties on
paper, printing type and salt, but
when the committee met, Mr.. Wood
was in Il towering passion. lie ut once
began to abuse the free traders of the
committee, accusing them of being in n
conspiracy to help Townsend and
Blackburn in their raid upon the Com
mittcc of Ways and Means. His stric-
turcs at length became SO personally
offensive that Mr.. Tucker rctortcd by
saying that if the honorable chairman
meant to charge that he had bccn cn-
was stating ialschoed. Morrison
also spoke very sharply 70 the chair
man, defending himself from any coin
plicity in the Townsend movement.
The bad blood in this little squabblc
set the committee by the cars, and, as q
result, no business Of any sort was
transacted.
GENERAL NJ. w. GARY.-Thc Union
Times in commenting upon conn;;u-'
nication in its last issue saws: "Gcu.
Gary has many fine traits Of character,
Tor which we respect him, and for any
position in which those traits arc OF
paramount importance we would not
object to him. lie is man Of ability,
dashing, brave soldier, with a gcncr-
ous heart but we cannot help think
ing he is lacking iii dignity and dis
crctlon--tWo very essential Qualiiica-
tons III high State official. Had he
been discreet he would not have allow
cd his friends to W:'ite him to death, as
they have nearly done. His friends
attacks upon Senator Hamptom's acts
and motives. while guiding the State
ont OF the maclstrOn of Radicaism. arc
looked upon by the pcople-including
many of Gary's best fricnds-as 'un-
necessary, uncalled for. untiincly and
productive ofno good to the State ut
large, while their tendency is to de-
stroy the unity of the Democratic par
ty III tho State. Until Hampton com
mits some political nr moral crime
against the people he represents and
the dignity OF the high position he oc-
cnpics, it will be great piece Of folly
for any one man and his friends to at
tempt to weaken the confidence the
pco. |: have in his ability, patriotism
and purity OF heart. Again, We are
sick and tired Of the song so continual
ly dinncd into our ears that Edgefield
alone carried tho State i'll 1876 for
"Hampton and Reform" and, there
fore, all who assisted in carrying
Edgcficld should be rewarded by some
high official position. We acknowl-
edge that tho bold stroke made by
Edgeiield saved the State. The snake
was scotchcd there, but it was killcdby
tho united and stalwart blows Of the
people OF every county in tho State.
1t was life or death struggle, in
which every true man consider
ed it q privilege to do his utmost
expecting no reward, save what
would be shared by all In the future
prosperity and happiness of tho State.
But has not Edgcticld bcon pretty lib
orally rewarded2 She has a United
States Senator, a Congressman, tho
Railroad Commissioner, Speaker of
tho House Of Representatives and the
Solicitor Of its Judicial Circnit Snrn.