Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-21

WASHINGTON. D. c.. December ID
fSpecial 1.-THE retirement OF Ga.ustaa-s
Grow from Congr with the end OF this
session removes one OF the most interest
ting character II has He may be styled
{. connecting link between the past OF
our national history and the present. a
man whose advent into public lie dates
back a genera ton that is gone He TOOK
his seat in December, 1851. ard TOOK par
in all the stirring scenes that nrsrked
the eventful days preceding the CiV1s
War He took part IL, the eloqusnes
that was born of the puolc agitation thai
marked the advent of the great wan
cloud that swept across the countrJ fot
four long years
The great and absorbing questions OF
public interest always call for the best
eiocuence a native possesses, and so "
we are inclined to wonder at the ap+
parent decline OF eloquence We need only
remember that there is not the occasion
for mems hearts TO purn Will 1t no" ateh
there has been.
E1t the retirement of Grow recalls
10 more interesting incident than thu
great filibuster of 1858. Perhaps no rnore
memorial bic and at the same time humors
Gus event was ever recorded IN tnss
records of the doingS OF Congress tnaf
that. The House sat UP the whole night
with a fihbuster It began to look like
fiIibuster without end \ free for al
fight was also pulled off In which Mr.
Grow was the storm centre and comic
entertainment was given by Mr. Barks-
dale, of Mississippi, and his wig. Tbs
Congressional Globe, the Congressional
Record of the period. while giving the aeJ
count of the hlibuster in full, tells sA
~, IN mo fofIoytyipc~ hrjaf
keitt-Groyv Alteration
at this moment a violent personals
a1terca ton commenced in the aisle at ths
right of the Speakers chair. between Mr..
keitt and Mr. Grow. In an instant thA
House was in the greatest possible con-
fusion. Mem bers in every part of the hall
rushed over to the scene OF conflict, and
several members seemed to participants
in it,
But that is a brief and not-much-to-ttleA
point account OF q most historic affair
President Buchanan had submitted his
message on Kansas to Congress. Tbs
Democrats had a majority OF the House.
Galusha Grow led the minority. They
wanted to block all action on the mes
sage, and seemed to be sanctioned By
the principals that the least said about
the message the better They wanted to-
keep the House from talking on it. I.
and the great parliamentary duel, In
which a weli-organized minority held
helpless q majority. Bucharan's message
urged the admission OF Kansas When t.
was received. those who opposed IL
wanted it referred to a special COMMITTEES
of fifteen instead of to the regular stand.
ing committee on territories The MAJ
jority tried to force it TO the COMMITTEES
on territories. The minority were no. abb,
TO get 1t into the hands of the srec.ar
committee. so they resorted to a. f,libuster,
which lasted all night Tong
Such had become the tension OF affair
IN the midnight vigil that only a Jerk wa !,
need to part the cable. Toward o'clock
Mr.. Grow gave the jerk and 1t parted.
| He crossed over the hall to confer with a
Democratic member. Just then q gentle
man arose to ask unanimous consent to
make a few remarks But to this Grove
| AM! his followers objected. and Mr.. Crow
said so.
Spark to finder.
III you are going to object" shoutets
Keltt. OF South Carolina. who was near
by. return to your own side OF the
House. You have no business over here,
any way
This is free hall and everybody has
| right to go where he pieases." retcrted
Grow, his anger rising Thareupoa M.
keitt made break for Grow. and wa
closely followed by Reuben Davis. OF Mis-
! stssippi. demanding to know what ths
Pennsyivanian meant by such language
f. Just what said. was the laeonic re-
ply OF that gentleman
You are black Republican n,r~., q
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