The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-10-29

asked 10 they agreed to it, and both an
sweged, II do agree"
This disposed of the matter so far
as amy action Of Congress was concerned,
The testimony as to the last
contest was somewhat conflicting,
favoring one party or the other
as the witnesses testifying be-
longed to the Federallst or the Democrat
ic-Republican party, The Natter witt
nessss Insisted upon a statement Of facts
which would indicate very strongly that
the speaker knew In advance that the
affair was likely to take place, and de-
layed the calling Of the house to order
until it appeared that Lyon was not
only holding his own, but was likely
to get the better of Grswold, when he
called the house to order and thus ended
the affair. Mr. Havens, member, tes-
titled that when the parties We're on the
floor she seized hold of Mr.. Griswold $
left leg to pull him away from Mr.. Lyon,
and another member whom he after
wards saw to be his colleague, Mr.. Ell
merdorf, seized Mr., Griswold's right
leg with the same view"
Elmerdorf referring to the time when
Griswold was attacking Lyon with his
cane, said:
"Soon after they both fell having hold
of each other, Mr.. Griswold partly upon
Mr.. Lyon. AT this time 1 got to the
place where they were engaged, and
called out to part them. 1 heard the
same cry from behind the chair, and l
also heard the opposite cry from others,
not to part them. Mr.. Ravens and my
self each took hold Of Mr.. Griswold's
legs, and I think together drew him off
| from Mr.. Lyon. At the same time,
think, saw others having hold of Mr..
| Lyon. When the speaker observed Mr.,
Havens and myself taking hold of Mr..
Griswold, he with apparent warmth call
ed out, as nearly as l can recoIect,
what take hold of a man by the legs
| that is no way to take hold of him. "
! Notwithstanding, I persevered, and /
| thing Mr.. Havens assisted me in draw
ing Mr.. Griswold apart from Mr.. Lyon.
Mr.. Lyon went direct from that place to
his seat where he got a small cane, and
went from thence south to the bar,
where / saw him and Mr.. Griswold soon
after meeting, and Mr.. Lyon making
up to him; Mr. Griswold retiring from
Mr.. Lyon, and Mr.. Lyon making blow
| at him, which Mr.. Griswold, think
received on his arm and shoulder. The
| loud cry of order from all parts of the
house and from the chair, here put an
end to the affray-and the house pro.
ceeded to business"
None of the Federalist witnesses
heard the remark of the speaker, but
were careful to bring out all the 'circum-
stances which were calculated to miti'
gate the conduct of Griswold. The af,
fair created great excitement through,
out the country, and was the subject
of newspaper articles, pamphlets, poems
and caricatures, conceived In the spirir
of the times, and calculated to suit the
taste of the different political factions.
Two mock-heroic or epic poems arr
preserved in the Peter Force collection
of pamphlets-one from the Federahs
standpoint entitled:
4 1.-The House of Wisdom in Bustle
A poem descriptive of the noted battle
lately fought i'm C-ng--s, by Geoffr!
Touchstone. New-York, Printed for tn,
Purchasers. 1898. price 20 cents)."
The other was called: 1.-THE Spunkiad
or Heroism Improved. A Congressiona
Display Of Spit and Cudgel. A poem
in four cantos. BY an American Youth
| Newburgh. Printed and sold by d
Denniston. MDCC. XCVIII."
The former refers to Lyon as V-r
m-t's old Coger,' the latter describes
him as
Some tall oak, the hero of the wood,
| Which scorns to bend before Their agint
food
His dauntless soul despised the tyranti
nod,
And crouched beneath no vile despoti
rod"
The splitting in Griswold's face is thu
described:
"The foaming torrent burst the storm,
place,
And shed it's moist contents on Girls
| wold's face
The author Of 1.-THE House of Wisdom
in a Bustle," after describing the man
ner of taking Griswold off from his ad
versary lest he should kill the "olt
Lyon" thus discourses:
"Then we'll lose a large sum, for I'm Ger
tainly told,
Mister P-l wish'd to know If he wa
to be sold, s.
IL you'll sell him this beast 'twould en-
| r;ob I, ,,,,,eop,,,
Both he and his household would al
sing TIE Deum.
And if in your wisdom this favour wa
granted,
The C-ng--s should see him wheneve
they wanted;
Their wives and their children and dea
little cousins,
Might come in for nothing and view hin
by dozens.
He'd show them his cage to prevent an!
puzzle,
And for fear of his splitting, he'd clal
on a muzzle."
Griswold in a letter to his wife writer
February 2Sth, 1898, gives his reason
for beating Lyon in his seat as follows
after the decision of the house which
retained the wretch in his seat, I founC
but two courses which in my opinion
i.