The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-02

brought against an unna med Representative In New
York paper James Watson Webb editor Of the paper.
at sent challenge TO Cllley by william J
Graves member from Kentucky Ciley declining
accept the challenge the ground that he did not
know Webb. Graves feeling himself obliged by the
dueo espouSe the of his principal him.
oelf challenged Cllcy
This challenge accepted and the two men met at
Bladepsburg. the famous duelng ground IN Mary
land. few miles from Washington, the morning
of February "a, 1888. The weapons selected were
rifles at forty PAGES. Cllley expert marksman.
while Graves was unfamiliar with nrearms, On the
third shot Cey fell pierced through the beart The
death of this brilliant man. who had been cossuate
of Longfellow and Hawthorne caused profound
sensation. Graves, overcome with remorse fingered
but few miserable years, mental and physical
wreck, ut length finding in the grave respite from
his torturlng memories.
Attacks on Adams.
During these bitter ante-bellum days John Quincy
Adams the storm centre. Despite the efforts to
hin he continued TO present anuSnyery petitions
with dogged and Puritanc persistence, In February,
1896, he presented petition rom slaves Fred
ericksburg, Va Bewildered silence prevailed for a
moment. Then members their faces lvid with rage
and tense with fury. rushed quickly in from the lob
bes. On I'LL sides heard cries OF "Expe himl
Expel hmr" His age and the dignity of his former
assault Thompson, OF South Carolina warned Adam ms
Of the existence OF grand jurles and declared his be
lief that the House would have the pleasure of seeing
the venerable time President lncarcerated with
In the walls of penlteutiaryT
The reenacted when January %, 1912,
Adams presented petition from the citizens OF Hav
erh Mass praying for the dissolution OF the Union.
The which ensued can hardly be described.
Again only iDtuitive respect for sllvered locks pro-
tected Adams Though blows spared. the
mics of Adams raided the arsenal OF vltuperaon for
adjective and eXpletIye- Cries Of ''Ccnsure" In
fanny -Dlsgrace" Perjury! ''rrensonw "ESpel
him" among the oratorIcal prOjecules buried
back and forth across the chamber of the House.
Joshua X. Glddings, or Ohio, massive and muscular
bold and fearless, bated by the side OF the former
President In the OF abolition. But Giddngs In
his younger and militant days lacked the armor
OF gray hairs. lie was frequently rudeiy jostled on
the floor by OF the younger members from the
South, who sought TO draw him into personal con-
dict
he crisis came on March D. 1872. when Giddngs
presented a petition based upon the famous Creole
cnse. He promptly censured by vote OF the
House. No time wasted In mere adjectiyes and
threats. Gddlngs resigned bis seat md
turned To- Ohio where he Immediately reelected
by way OF Endorsement and vIndlcaron.
With the opening OF the thrty-nrst Congress. which
assembled December 3. 1St9. lnaugDrated one of
the bitterly contested struggles for the Speaker
ship. For nearly three weeks the contest waxed
ous with all the anlmus OF party passion The House
tlDder box. Sinister threats and amusing vows
punctuated and adorned perfervid oraory Confusion