ffllEIIE MEN EARN A LIVING ,
Tlio Central Labor Union of Omaha and
How It Is Governed.
THE OFFICERS WHO. CONTROL IT ,
A .Synnpsli of the Carefully Frnmccl
CotiHtlliitlon Together Wltli n
ItcNiiino of the Imlw
World KlNcwhcrc.
The various trades unions end the Knights
of Labor assemblies of this city , through
their rcnrcsentatlves , have formed what Is
known M the Central Labor union of
Omaha ,
Thh association comprises thrco delegates
from each trades union and Knights of Labor
nsaemblyi regardless of the number of mem
bers , Thcso nro elected to serve six ,
twelve and ciKhtccn months , as their creden
tials from their respective organizations may
determine.
The object of the Central Labor union nro
numerous , and in brief nro as follows :
To unite the scattered forces of organized
labor In the city In a central representative
body for the purposoof securing concentrated
ind"systematic action on all tifattcrs that af
fect t lie Interest of labor in the city of Omaha ;
lo encourage and advance organization among
the unorganized sons and daughters of toll ,
o that they may bo able to de
mand a. fair and equitable recom
pense for their . labors , and
not to bo a standing menace to the progress of
Hvnnizcd labor : to unite all the trades unions
and Knights of Labor assemblies for the pur
pose of paving the way toward the introduc
tion of the eight-hour working day in all
hr.niehes of industry , claiming tlintexpcneneo
has taught that it is a suicidal policy for ono
organization alone to attempt to secure this
Object.
liy standing firm and with a simultaneous
movement along the line , the members of the
Central labor union bclievo this reform can
bo secured.
Another Important object is tlinlof impress
ing upon the minds of organi7.cd workmen ,
their friends , sympathizers and supporters ,
the necessity of their consuming , whenever
and wherever practical , the products of or
ganized labor in preference to the products of
unorganized labor , especially products bear
ing the labels of organized workingincn and
women.
Aside from this , the union proposes to deal
with such other questions as may ari e from
time to lime , having 11 tendency to advance
the general welfare of labor in the city , pro
vided that such questions bear the well de
veloped imprint of toil and nro not tarnished
with the Meneh and filth from the political
arena of the day.
Tlio Jurisdiction of this body covers the entire -
tire city of Omahn and all of its suburbs.
The election of oftlocrs Ifi held at the second
regular meeting In January and July of each
year , the constitution providing that all of
ficers and elective committees .shall hold of-
lle-o until their successors are elected and
installed. All elections nro held by ballot , a
inajoiity of all the votes cast being necessary
to 11 choice.
At the present time the oflicors of the
Omaha central labor union are as follows :
President , ( Icorgo Willnrdj vice-president ,
\V H Musscr ; recording secretary , William
lichrlnfr ; treasurer , .Inlius Meyer , financial
setretnrv. J. S. Ciiles ; board of directors ,
George \\Mllnrd \ , Julius Meyer , JohnCarnaby ,
Charles Newton , William Uoodin und J. W.
Unldwin.
Q KmeriJpncy Committee Julius Meyer , J. S.
Cllcs , H. II. Kirbv , William O'Hrinn , J. IJ.
Sliupp , William ! letcher und August Beer-
man.
Organization Committee W. 13. Musscr ,
James Fordiee , William Goodin , .1. W. Mar
tin , John Cnrniicy , S. Wiginan , P. P. Murray
and N C. Lamliminth.
To the general public the duties of these of
ficers arc not known. Briefly , they tire as
follows :
The president presides nt the meetings ; de
cides the points of law and rules of order ; ap
points the special committees ; issues the
BCinl-anmml puss word for the union ; obli
gates the officers mid delegates and is an ox-
ofllcio member of all standing committees , but
his power is only advisory , except on the
committee on public affairs , where he has both
n voice and u voto.
The vice president performs all the dnt ics
nf the president in case of the hitter's ah-
bence , by death , resignation , removal or other
c , . . IIo Is also u member of the committee
on public.tthaiis.
The secretary is to keep the records of nil
regular and special meetings. In addition to
this , each month ho furnishes to the bureau
of labor statist ies n table of labor facts , such
ns arc gathered from reports of trade.
The financial secretary receives and col
lects the initiation fees and monthly dues
from organizations represented in the body ,
pays over all moneys to the treasurer and
draws all orders when signed by the presi
dent and secretary.
Tlio treasurer receives all moneys from the
financial seernturv , keeps a correct account of
nil funds recelveu and disbursed , and , at the
first regular meetings in January , April , July
mid October submits to the union a report of
nil moneys received by him from the financial
secretary , together with an itemized account
nf expenditures , with a written statement of
the liabilities and assets of the union.
The board of directors audit the books of
Iho treasurer and financial secretary. With
the treasurer , they talto charge of th'o ' funds ,
depositing the money in some bank desig
nated by the union. Besides this they are em
powered to investigate all charges which may
bo made against any delegate' , for cause or
ronduct , except the charge of absenteeism of
tlio officers.
All branches of organized labor of either
lex , except those deemed dangerous to the
laws of the laud , by being organized for revo
lutionary , riotous or for political purposes ,
nd those 8'ispemled by their national or in
ternational organizations for insubardiimtion ,
ro entitled to representation.
To be a delegate to the Central labor union ,
Iho candidate must be a wngc-camcr at the
time of his election , und must continue as a
ivagc-carncr during his connection with the
body.
Each organization represented Is held rc-
iponslblo for thu acts und actions of its dele-
pates , BO far as the acts and actions relate to
the union.
Polities are barred and no man who Is
known to be an active partisan shall bo
eligible to a seat In the body. This Is to pro-
lect organized labor against ward bummers ,
Ivlroworkers and pot-house politicians , who ,
If allowed to enter would soon bo on hand to
run the machine.
The powers of the union nro varied and
numerous , as it can suspend any organization
ivhlch may bo live months In ill-real's for dues ,
The union may , If It so desires , under
penalty of suspension , forbid any of the labor
Drgani/ntions patronizing any shop , store ,
person or place that Is or may bo unfriendly
to the laboring classes , or those who deal in
unfair goods of any description.
In the Hume manner It may prevent any
organization from allowing Its members to
work on any job , , in any store , shop or office
where scab labor Is employed , provided thebes
bos t interests of all concerned demand such
lotion.
At any time it may call off all union men o
my tnule or calling whenever an employer
puts scab labiir to work to take the place of
urgnnizeHl labor on u strike ; providing , how
ever , that the organl/atlon Involved in the
btriku can prove to the union that it has com
piled with all the rules and regulations of the
local , national and International organiza
tions governing strikes ; and this action on
the part of the other organizations will not
be considered a strike , but will simply bo ex-
tenidlng a helping hand to union mo by refus
ing to work with scabs who tale : their place
Wlille on a strike to defend their rights.
The union can arbitrate i.ll mutters of dlf-
fereneos between employers and employes
When called upon so to do by the organiza
tion Involved ; but , In no case can It take ac
tion In behalf nf any organization Involved In
diflleulty with employers who have entered
niul brought on the difficulty without , und In
direct opposition to the authority of any
BiHwrlor body that they may bo subject to.
Under no circumstances can the union take
any action on behalf of an organization in
difficulty that may conflict with the constitu
tion of thu local , national or international
body.
The duties of the emergency committee are
to Investigate all mutters that may bo pro-
icntcd to tlio union for settlement between
tuiployera und employes , but ut uo times will
this committee assume full power to act , un
less by permission of the union , and then full
jxnvcr can only bo extended to the case under
consideration at the time ,
The organization committee has the power
to co-operate with tho.trades of the city ; to
call together the unorganized people from
time to time , to impress upon them the Im
portance of organizing. With the executive
officers of the union , they hnvo power to rep
resent It nt the public gatherings of the work
ilia people of the city.
The committee on public affairs Is Intended
to look after the general welfare of all labor
In the city ; render aid to Uic other commit
tees ; take charge of such persons or places as
may bo pronounced unfriendly to labor and
act as a board of arbitration when directed
so to do by the union.
The work Is of a general character , and Is
to advance and harmonize the Interest's of
labor , and not the interests of professional
politicians.
Under no circumstances can the union
recognize , aid or assist , cither directly or Indirect -
direct ! v , any body of men or women who may
at nny'tlmc bo organized and claim Ihu pro
tection of united labor , who nro unfair work
men or women , or scabs , in the broad sense
of the word. This In no wise applies to non
union men and women who want to make an
honest endeavor to organize and advance the
general welfare of labor.
In assuming the duties of their respective
offices , tlio delegates and olllccrs are com
pelled to subscribe to an obligation that they
will olioy the laws of the organization and bo
governed by the will of the majority ; that
they will do all in their jiowcr to advance and
maintain an everlasting bond of friendship
between the different brunches and systems
of labor organizations that are now , or may
hereafter ! > e represented in the Central labor
union , and lastly that they will do all in their
power to maintain the fundamental princi
ple of the union , "that the interest ot one
labor organization is the interest of all. and
that the injury to one is the concern of all. "
Itollcf for AVnrkliiigwoiiicn.
The members of the ladles' assembly of
the Knights of Labor of Omaha hnvo taken
upon themselves the task that not only meets
with the approval of the Central labor union ,
but bids fair to obtain the hearty support of
all the wage earners in the eity.
Some months ago the question of organiz
ing llio females who are compelled lo loll for
their daily bread was agitated to some ex
tent ; but , until about ten days ago the matter
remained dormant , when the ladles' assembly
took the affairs of these laborers In bund.
Since that time the work accomplished bus
been very fluttering.
In the first place n committee to canvass
the city was appointed , and although this lias
not ns yet been completed , the report- now
shows that at least il.500 young women In
Omaha are supporting themselves , and
in man } ' cases are contributing to the support
of n widowed mother or orphaned brothers
and sisters.
Tlio returns show -100 girls working In the
laundries , XM clerking in shops and stores ,
JBO working ns seamstresses and ' . ' 00 working
us waitresses in hotels and rcstuurunts.
The wages paid average as follows : In
laundries $5 per week ; In stores $5.00 ; seam
stresses , $7.110 , and those in restaurants , $1.
With the latter class board is furnished.
The wages paid thcso girls will not at pres
ent be considered , the main object at this time
being to bring about shorter hours of labor ,
and to prevent the women from being sub-
jocled to the insults which they arc compelled
to bear.
"In the first place , " said a lady who has
given the labor question a great deal of study ,
"wo must provide a place whcro these girls
can meet and improve their minds during
their leisure hours , instead of having them
in their rooms , or upon the streets , as at the
present time.
"Our idea is lo establish reading rooms in
various parts of the city , stock them with
books , newspapers and the latest periodicals
of the day , thus bringing the girls into con
tact with one another and creating a moro
friendly feeling.
"With this accomplished , the next move
will bo to demand shorter hours , which must
follow.
"Now the practice is most abominable , as
it is n well-known fact that in the stores , for
instance , the clerks are required lo report for
duty ut 70 : ! ! o'clock in the morning , and they
work on until 0 o'clock In the evening , when
the customers nro shut out. But th'o girls
cannot return to their homes at that hour.
They are compelled to remain und straighten
up the goods , getting them in shape for the
next day's business.
"This requires considerable time , so you
sec , most of these girls are working eleven
und twelve hours daily , and the salary they
draw is niggardly in the extreme.
"Think of it. A young lady who pays say
? 3 per week for her board , Si per week room
rent , and what h.is she left out of her salary
to clothe herself and pay incidental expenses (
"This question needs no answer , as it is too
apparent upon its fnco.
Tlio ladies in charge of this movement be
lieve Unit by organizing these young women
they can make them more independent , and
by throwing their good influence about them
they will in n short time bo able lo place
them in u posllion whcro they will be able lo
ask mid demand salaries that are fur in excess
of what they now receive.
The question of furnishing conveniences in
the stores and shop * will also receive atten
tion in duo time. This will be taken up by
the knights , who will demand that the seats
now placed outsldo the counters of the stores
bo placed inside and that when
not waiting upon customers the clerks
bo allowed to occupy them instead of being
kept on their feet from mornintr until night.
To reach this reform Is nn easy matter , as
it will bo brought before the attention of the
humane society , and should that organization
refuse to grant the relief asked , then the
knights will request the resignation of the
members , and at once proceed to organize a
new society , looking to the protection of
mules mid females who como within the mean
ing of the state laws.
The , labor organizations of this city realize
that they have a great undertaking to perform
in this direction , but by a united effort , be-
llewo they can accomplish the end sought.
At the meeting of tlio Central labor union ,
held Friday night , thcso 'questions wcro dis
cussed nt great length.
The plans for organizing were formulated ,
committees wcro uppolatcd to work It ) con
junction with those of the Indies' assembly ,
und active work will once bo commenced ,
with the hopes of forming a strong organiza
tion of young ladles within the next thirty
days.
Aid for Chicago Strikers.
The outcome of the Chicago carpenters'
strike is attracting a great deal of attention ,
especially so in labor circles. Some time ago
it was announced that nn agreement had been
reached between the United Carpenters' coun
cil and the now boss carpenters' association ,
which terminated the strike so far us the
lust-named body and the men employed by
tncm are concerned. But as this organiza
tion employs only about one-half of
the carpenters of Chicago , it can
hardly bo said the strike Is yet ovo.r The half
victory which the union carpenters have won
bus been of grcut value to them , but It is un
just to the men who are out of employment to
claim that it is a complete victory , Success
Is now almost an assured fact , but to secure
it will tuko time , patience , hard work , wise
counsel and financial iild. Up to this dute ,
the men have fought their buttles on their
own it-sources , or at least with such help ns
the city of Chicago could render.
The promises of financial assistance so
loudly made when the strike was ordered
huvo resulted in absolutely nothing. To en-
uh'o ' them to win finally and completely the
men must Imvo something moro substantial
than loud-mouthed promises , ringing resolutions
tions- and addresses , couched in flowing lan
guage and high sounding phrases. In view of
this fact General Muster Workman Powderly
bus issued a spevlal appeal to iho Knights of
Labor , In which he asks ttmt funds be con
tributed to assist tlio Knights of Labor cur-
jicntci-s of Chicago until theynro out of their
present difficulty.
The Powderly appeal reviews the strike
from the time of Us commencement and fur
nishes Iho information that It was not or
dered for the pufMsu | of the slrict enforce
ment of the eight-hour law , but to secure re
cognition of the organization and the employ
ment of only men holding the working curd
Issued by the council ; regulation of the np-
prontU'o system ; n uniform minimum nito of
rate of wages by the hour and arbitration of
future difference. . It Is well known their de
mands were rejected and the strike followed.
If Although an apparently concerted effort
bus been made to niuko it upi < our Unit thu
struggle in Chicago was simply an eight-hour
movement , undertaken as part of u plan ur-
rungcel and managed from without , such is
not the case. The demands Included the for
mal recognition and strict enforcement of the
eight-hour day , but the truth Is that , except
li ) isolated cases , the Chicago carpenters have
only been working eight hours per day , and
in the few cases whcro they worked longer It
wa f as n rule , of their own accord , so that
the eight-hour question had vrry little Influ
ence In the matter. Nor is It correct to sup
pose that iho strike was undertaken us the
result of outsldo Influence , or that it was
managed at all by any organization other
than the United carpenters' council , It Is
possible that promises of financial assistance
made through the newspapers tuny have had
their Influence In hastening the crisis , but lu
no other way did an outsldo oody exert any
Influence.
With the strike now on their hands , the
union carpenters of Chlcairo find themselves
without funds and , ns the case Is a pivotal
one , every knight In the country Is asked to
contribute his mile towards carrying the
fight Into the camp of the enemy , and there
winning the victory.
Nollres has been served upon the knights
In this cltv and they nro responding nobly to
the call.
A WVK OKGAXl/.ATIO.V.
Tlio Coltiinlnis FmiMl and Investment
Company.
Ono index to a community Is the manner In
which any enterprise Is undertaken , bo It
largo or small. The organization of the
'Columbus Land and Investment company
with n capital stock of ftOJ.OOJ was accom
plished In an Incredibly short space of time ,
our leading capitalists and business men tak
ing stock in it. Its object is the buying and
selling of real estate , erecting houses and
negotiating bonds , stocks and mortgages. Its
directors nro Leunder Gerrard , O. T. KOCH ,
Jonas Welch , J. K. North , Gcorgo P. Moore ,
.T. H. Meaghcr and C. W. Pearsull , officers.
Lcander Gerrard , president ; Jonas Welch ,
vice president ; J. E. North , treasurer , and
George 1' . Moore , secretary.
The officers and directors nro among the
lending business men and capitalists of the
city , many of whom have n state reputation.
LeanderGorrnrd , president of the company ,
Is the well-known president of the Columbus
state bunk. IIo wus among the curly settlers
of Columbus , has represented Plutto county
in the state legislature and is annul of wealth-
He has largo real estate interests In Colum
bus and has confidence that the property will
continue to increase hi value , uo feels cer
tain that Columbus will make a great city.
Jonas Welch , the vice president , settled In
this vicinity over thirty years ago. IIo has
scqulred a comfortable portion of this world's
goods , is a stockholder and director of the
Commercial bunk and owns largo property In
terests in this city. IIo has evidenced his
faith in Columbus by recent largo invest
ments in business blocks.
J. E. North , the company's treasurer , Is
well known all over the slate. IIo has been
engaged in real estate business in this city for
more than a score of years. IIo has been
mayor of the city for several years , was u
member of the state senate In 1877 , and has
always been one of the foremost men in the
community. His city property interests are
also largo mid ho is looking forward confi
dently to an advance in real estate values.
George P. Moore , secretary and manager ,
is the active business man of the company.
IIo is what is Usually denominated a rustler ,
knows all there is to know about real estate
and loves to talk it. Ho made a great
hit in his work as secretary and manager of
the Elkhorn Valley Lund and Investment
company ut Norfolk , and only left that city
to find a larger field for his operations. He
in so enthusiastic over the prospects hero
that he can hardly restrain himself from
buying up half the company's lots himself
for a private speculation ,
O. T. Keen , a director of the company's
affairs , is another well known capitalist , is
cashier of tlio First Nutionul bank and is Hie
owner of considerable Columbus property.
His enthusiasm is in keeping with that of his
colleagues.
James H. Meaghcr , also a director , is the
well known Union Pacific agent nt this city ,
bus filled his present position for twenty
ycurs and feels nn interest in the welfare of
Columbus. Ho looks for a large increase of
population in this city and consequent ad
vancement of real estate values.
C. W. Pcarsall , another of the board of
directors , is the official court reporter of the
Ninlh judicial district and is a rising and
successful young man. IIo bus possessed
himself of forty acres adjoining the city on
the north mill surveys them with a critical
cyo. menially figuring on the value of the lots
winch it will innko when ho concludes to
place it on the market.
City lots , inside property , have never been
marked up for speculation und nro to bo had
at more reasonable prices and at better terms
than in any small city in Nebraska. Columbus
is the natural home for commercial men , the
best locution for factories , the most central
and accessible Jobbing point and a city of
sociable people with whom it is pleasant to
live. Its schools nro unsurpassed , eight
churches reae'i their spires toward the skies
and the wholesome influence of good city
government is exerted by trustworthy of
ficials.
IMPKOVHMKXTS riANXIU ) FOll 1800.
A largo Masonic temple costing $ -10,000 , will
be built.
The Union Pacific railway company will
erect a twenty stall round-house.
A largo planing mill has already been
begun.
A brielc and tile factory will bo opened
within the next thirty days.
Two of our banks have under consideration
plans for magnificent new bank buildings.
The Union Pacific and Burlington & Mis
souri railroads contemplate , building a union
depot for the accommodation of their largo
and increasing business.
Half a hundred now dwellings are being
built in different parts of the city and moro
nro being contracted for almost dally. Other
business enterprises are being formulated
which are not yet far enough advanced to
wish their plans made public. In fact , Co
lumbus has entered on such an era of pros
perity as is seldom witnessed in any eity , and
people with money to invest or with small
means who wish to buy homes on the install
ment plan , can do no better than to consult
with some of our real estate men.
The Columbus Land and Investment com
pany has begun operations by purchasing
land which has been held from the market ,
although only 11 vo blocks from the business
cenler and surrounded by residences. They
have named their addition Highland park on
account of its position and oiler the lots for
sale at very low prices , it being their aim to
leave investors an excellent chance to double
and treble their 11101103' . I'l'I8 ' beautiful piece
of property will be placed on the market ,
Tuesday , May i7 ! , at " :30 : p. in. They tire
now erecting a handsome modern residence
at a cost of i,00l ) which will bo given away
to ono of the purchasers of one of the first
hundred lots sold. Highland Park affords
the best location for residence obtainable in
the city. The company has opened elegant
offices In the Fleming hotel block atOO'J
Twelfth street , where the genial secretary ,
Gcorgo P. Moore , can always bo found , ready
to talk business.
1'JKWJllt.llMa'T It H O I'S.
It is the early edition that catches the book
worm.
A genius may distance a dolt and yet only
win by a head.
The bootblack improves the shining hours
by shining ours.
A stable government must bo established
by good horse sense.
Shad roses by any other iinmo would doubt
less taste about the sumo.
Flics want to make spectacles of themselves
when they light on a man's nose.
The mosquito will soon show the American
people whether hides are free or not.
Abuse Is ono of the few things 11 man can
get without earning or deserving lt
The anarchist cures not who makes the law
of the country so he can drink its beer.
If you have any remarks to make about u
mule , it Is safer lo say thorn to his face.
The man who Is lee fond of his anlo usu
ally makes the i cq iiilntauco of his uncle.
The man who Is perfectly wrapped up In
himself is easily done up by other ueoplo.
It Is possible for the saleswomen to liavo
shop-maid teeth that are perfectly natural.
G Honesty U the best police , but there are
very few policy shops where It can bo found.
If any workman can lilt the null fairly on
the head by striking , the capeutor should.
When a barrel Is full It generally gets
bunged up. And this Is the case with u man.
A correspondent wants to know "how long
girls should bo courted. " On stilts , of course.
Paradoxical as may seem , It is generally
true Unit women who don't fancy work do
fane'y work.
A boy never so thoroughly realizes that
quarrelling Is sinful us when ho Is getting
licked in u tight.
WHEN DHELlffit WAS POPULAR
Wordy Wars in Congress Which Led to Sc-
lious Consequences.
QUARREL OF 'CLAY ' AND KING ,
A Flflit Prevented liy the Intervention
of Friends The Difficulty Between
Gnrlleld nnd .Voorliecu Burlln-
Kanii ; , Brooks.
A.VASIIIKOTOV , May"si. [ Special to Tun
BII : : . ] The personal altercations which have
recently occurred in both houses of congress ,
when honorable mebcrs hnvo denounced ono
another In language thatin the words of nscn-
ujor , might , under other othei' circumstances ,
render them liable lo arraignment In the
police court ns "drunk nnd disorderly1 with
the risk of doing the district service on tlio
"rock pile , " recalls many Instances of similar
breeches of decorum in the past , some of
them leading to less peaceful consequences
than these , usually atleiidlug moro modern In
fractions of good order.
rt.AY AXIl KIS'O.
An effort , during the Twenty-seventh congress -
gross , to remove Blair & Hives , publishers of
the Globe , as official printers of Iho senate ,
drew from Mr. Clay of Kentucky a bitter per
sonal attack upon Mr. Blair. Mr. Kink of
Alabama remonstrated and declared that in
fill the relations of life Mr. Blair was the peer
oQIr. Clay. The latter Instantly replied that
the assertion wus "fulso and cowardly. " Mr.
King Immediately left the chamber. He sent
for Mr. Linn of Missouri , who presently re
turned with a note which he delivered to Mr.
Clay , who road It and handed It to Mr. Archer
of Virginia. It was n , challenge from Mr.
King. As soon as this was known every ef
fort was made by the friends of the parties to
prevent a meeting. Negotiations to that end
occupied four days , during which the princi
pals wcro arrested und held in bonds of § 3,000
each lo keep the peace , when nn amicable ad
justment was reached.
On their reappearance in their scats , from
which they hud been absent during these pro
ceedings , they were greeted with applause
from senators and spectators. The manner
in which their reconciliation was completed
may be best given ( condensed ; from the sen
ate reports :
Mr. Preston of South Carolina said : "It Is ,
I am sure , painfully within the recollection of
the senate that a few days since a very un
pleasant collision occurred on this floor be
tween the senator from Kentucky and the
senator from Alabama. Any interruption
of the habitual and characteristic harmony of
this body , or Hie parliamentary decorum of
Its proceedings , Is , under any circumstances ,
deeply to bo regretted , but especially in the
present case , inasmuch as the manifestation
of beat occurred between senators of such
long and distinguished standing. It might
well bo supposed that nothing but mlatnko
or accident could have led to such a result ,
and thoroughly convinced of this , I rise , Mr ,
President , to state my conviction of the ex
isteneo of misapprehension , and to explain
succintly how it occurred.
"On the occasion alluded to , the senator
from Kentucky , conceiving that the remarks
ot the senator from Alabama wcro intended
to bo injurious to hiscliaracteiyind personally
offensive , retorted in language of direct af
front ; language , I am convinced , ho could
never have employed butunder , a deep sense
of injury. In this view of the remarks
of ttio senator from Alabama , 1 be
lieve be was mistaken. Indeed , I am con
vinced from information in mv possession ,
that the senator from Alabama did not intend
to bo personally offensive. At the bottom of
this affair , therefore , there is u misappre
hension , which I announce with plcnsuroand
in the confident belief that being announced ,
the honorable and distinguished senators will
permit no formal dlftkimty to arrest nn ad-
iiistmcntwhich is earnestly demanded by the
senulo and the country. "
Mr. Hay said ho shared with the senator
from South Carolina in the regret which ho
had manifested , on account of the occurcnce ,
disturbing Iho usual harmony and good feel
ing which prevail in Ihe senate , to which ho
had alluded ; and ho with pleasure bore testi
mony to the honorable and high-minded feel
ings which hud prompted that senator to
make the appeal which ho hud just presented.
Under fixed impressions as to the privileges
of debute and the rig ht of senators to deliver
their sentiments without reserve on the
characters of all persons not members of this
body , but whoso names'and characters nro
connected with any subject under discussion ,
ho hud spoken n few days since of the elder
editor of the Globe newspaper , whom it was
proposed to dismiss from the olHco of printer
to tlio senate. When , on the next day , the
senator from Alabama addressed the senate ,
ho must say that ho thought he1 exhibited a
studied , u premeditated , a preconcerted de
sign to maku an nss : " . : ! ; upon him and his
character , and when the scmitcr concluded
by institnling a comparison between him and
a man of whom ho ( Clay ) had but n day or
two before declared lo bo Infamous , and bis
paper ns libclous , ho did not doubt that his
object was a personal affront to him. It wus
under this impression that ho had addressed
the chair some remarks which he intended as
n deliberate offense to that senator.
But It is duo to the senator from Alabama ,
as well us to himself , to state that ho has
since received satisfactory information , on
which ho placed Implicit reliance , that Micro
hail been no purpose or intention to offei any
personal affront to him , or to cast the slight
est imputation upon his character or honor.
Heady , therefore , nt all tlni"s promptly to re-
puir an Injury , as ho hoped ho Should ever bo
to repel tin Indignity , under the circum
stances us thus explained , and with the un
derstanding which is now had of the real in
tent of that senator , it is with infinite plcus-
uro that ho now declared everv epithet in the
least derogatory to him , or to his honor , or to
his character , to bo withdrawn.
Mr. King remarked that ho concurred with
the senator from Kentucky , us to the du ty
which every senator owes to himself and the
body of which ho is a member. The senui or
from Kentucky bus not been misinformed.
Having with cliuractcrlstio frankness , ex
plicitly withdrawn the Injurious expressions
used ny him , I now feel at liberty to stale
that I do , with iho same spirit of frankness ,
declare that nothing that was said by mo was
Intended to bo personally offensive to that
senator.
Mr. Preston could not repress the feelings
which prompted him to congratulate the sen
ate and the country on Iho honorable adjust
ment of this painful controversy. The gen
tlemen had acted as became their high char
acter nnd distinguished position , affording un
example for the future of n fearless and can
did course , under circumstance's of apparent
difficulty , while the painful suspense in which
the senate has been Involved for name days
would , no trusted , bu a guarantee for the cau
tious maintenance of a-scrupulous forbear
ance in dsbuto hereufior.
Mr. Clay then rose amj advanced to Mr ,
King and shook bandit with him amidst loud
applause from senators and auditors.
Mil. CI.AT Aftl Mlt. IIIIXTO.N" .
A less dignified and satisfactory result had
attended a personal icontroversy on Iho floor
of iho senate between' Mr. Clay and Senator
Benton of Missouri during General Jackson's
administration. It WHS in 183 : ) . Mr. Bcnton
complained of the Indecorous manner In which
Mr. Clay frequently spolco of the president in
dobikto , which ho held to bo the moro inexcus
able us they bud recently been rival candi
dates for that high office. Mr. Clay scornfully
replied that there wore some particular rea
sons why ho should hot ! Apply to the scnalor
from Missouri for advice In regard to decor
um , or his bearing towards the chief mag
istrate. Ho ( Mr. Clay ) hud never had any
personal encounter with the president of the
United States. lie had never complulno.l of
any outrages on his pen-son committed by him.
Ho had never published nnv bulletins respect
ing his private hruwls. The senator would
understand his allusions. Ho had never com
plained that while u brother was down on the
ground , senseless or dead , ho had been given
another blow. Ho had never mudo any decla
mation like these relative to the individual
who Is president. There wus also u singular
prophecy ns to the consequences of the elec
tion of this Individual to the presidency ,
which far surpasses lu evil forebodings what
ever ho ( Mr. Clay ) may have said. He never
made u prediction BO sinister as that to which
ho alluded. Ho never had declared his ap
prehensions und belief , that if General Jack- ,
son was elected president , It would ho neces
sary to legislate with pistols and dirks.
Air. Bcnton admitted that ho had fough
with General Jackson , and had complained of
his conduct In the affair ; but all difficult }
had ended with the coiUIIct. They wcro uo\\
friendly. Ho denied that ho had made the
pistol and dirk prophecy. "Can you , sir , " In
terrupted Air. Clay , "look mo In the face ani
say you never used that language1' ! "I look ,
sir , " replied Den ( on , "and repeat that It Is
an ntroclous calumny ; and I will pin it to
him who repeats It here. " "Then , " said Mr.
Clay , "I declare before the senate that you
said to me the very words ! ' ' "False , false ,
false ! " roared Bonton. "I fling back , " ex
claimed Clay Indlgnantlv , "tho charge of
atrocious calumny upon the senator from
Missouri. " "Order" was "called on all sides ,
nmltliochnh * compelled tlio irate senators to
desist. Air. Demon then apologized to the
sonata for his unparliamentary language.
"but not to the senator from Kentucky. "
Air. Clay , too , offered nn apology to the sen
ate "to4ho senator from Missouri none. "
But for the near kinship of Benton with Airs.
Clay ( they wcro cousins ) a duel might hnvo
followed.
AND Y.ixrnv.
Near the close of the Twenty-eighth cong
ress (181. ( " ) ) Hon. Thomas L. Clingman , a
whig member of the house from North Carolina
lina , in attempting to account for Air. Clay's
defeat for the presidency the prccecdlngycar ,
charged It mainly to fraudulent practice-
the polls in New York and Louisiana. Hon.
William li. Yancey of Alabama replied and
personally assailed Clingman with great vie
lence. "In that part of the country lu which
I have the honor to represent , " ho said , "tho
gentleman from North Carolina Is every
where viewed as the betrayer of his country.
Ho Is looked upon us a renegade ; recreant to
the principles and false to the behests of that
portion of the union. " Air. Clingman asked
un explanation. "Explanations elsewhere , "
said Air. Yancey , and proceeded to compare
Clingman to the unlUial son of Noah , "who
permitted the exposure of his father's shame
and mocked at it , " having reference to Air.
Cllngnmu's support in the previous session
of Air. .T. Q. Adam's resolution rescinding u
rule of the house which borbld the presenta
tion of the abolition petition.
While Air. Yancey was yet speaking Air.
Clingman prepared a note demanding to
know from him if ho meant any reflection on
his personal honor by his remarks. This was
handed him Immediately on ills resuming his
seat , nt the close of his speech. A reply was
delayed for some time , mid , when made , was
unsatisfactory. Air. Clingman then informed
Air. Yancey that ho would hear further from
him outside of the District of Columbia , and
started to Baltimore , Air. Yancey following.
A challenge was sent and accepted ; the par
ties met about midway between the two cit
ies near the Washington turnpike , and ex
changed shots ineffectually. Air. Yancey
then withdrew his offensive expressions and
the affair terminated.
DAVIS A\l ) IlAIf.KT.
During a debate In the house in December ,
IS 10 , on the war with Alexlco , Air. Garret
Davis of Kentucky argued that the order of
the government moving the army under Gen
eral Taylor from the river Nueccs to the Hlo
Grande had rendered hostilities inevitable
and precipitated a war that might otherwise
have been avoided. Air. Thomas II. Bailey
of .Virginia spoke the next day and dcnic'd
Air. Davis' assumption. In doing this ho im
puted unpatriotic motives to those who criti
cised the Avar ns unnecessary. Air. Davis in
terrupted , but Air. Bailey would not give
way. Air. Davis persisted , and Air. Bailey
uirain declined to yield. The chuir interposed
and said that Air. Bailey hud the floor. Air.
Davis then addressed the chair and re
marked : "The gentleman from Virginia shall
not make false references to me. "
Air. Bailey Docs he moan to say that I
made a false refercnc * * to him I
Air. Davis I mean Just what , I say.
Air. Bailey Then it is a lie.
On .January 4 following Air. Bailey rose tea
a personal explanation. lie announced that
all correspondence between him and Air.
Davis , growing out of their unpleasant alter
cation a few days before , hud been with
drawn. He declared that ho had not intended
to class Air. Davis with the advocates and
apologists of Alexlco , which , as ho had been
assure , was the "falso reference'1 of which
ho had complained. Air. Davis expressed his
satisfaction that Air. Hnilcv had not so in
tended to place him , and had ho been aware
of this he would not have used the language
he did. Air. Bailey then formally withdrew
the offensive retort and asked that it bo con
sidered as having never been uttered.
A SAD VPISOliU DEATH Or SUXATOK I1AKIIOW.
A singular and sad episode is connected
with the Davis-Bailey difficulty , and contrib
uted much to its amicable termination.
Accompanying Air. Davis to Baltimore from
Washington was Air. Charles Leo Jones , of
the latter city , and Hon. Alexander
Barrow , senator from Louisiana , the former
as his second , and Air. Barrow as a friend
and adviser. Air- Burrow wus forty-three
years of age , in the very prime of manly vig
or , esteemed the handsomest person in con
gress and one of the most popular. When the
party reached Baltimore they put up for tlio
night at Itanium's hotel , Air. Davis and the
senator occupying the same room. As they
wcro disrobing to retire Air. Davis spoku of
his friend's splendid physique , and contrast
ed it with his own , which was diminutive and
delicate. Air. Barrow seemed pleased nt this
and stretching himself to his full height ,
extending his arms mid expanding Ills chest ,
ho remarked he had never had a day's sick
ness in his life , and never felt hotter than at
that moment. At this very instant he sud
denly paused , placed his huiiil over his bosom
and witb an expression of extreme suffering ,
cried out , "I am dying 1" Ho staggered to the
bed before Mr. Davis could recover from his
astonisnmont , fell upon it and remained
there until ho was berne away a corpse.
An autopsy disclosed the fact that a small
aperture , not larger than would admit n pea ,
existed congenital probably in the dia
phragm ; that n portion of the main intestine
had been forced into this orilieo.and was held
there by the closing of the omentum , produc
ing strangulation ; and this , it was supposed ,
was caused by tlio physical exhibition ho hail
made to Air. Davis to demonstrate the superb
condition of his health.
MIAIH : : AND HUHII.
Air. Aleado of Virginia was also unfor
tunate in pouncing upon the wrong man.in
the heat of debate. Ho ouco contradicted a
statement of Air. Ducr of New York on the
floor of the house. "You Ho , sir ! " was the
prompt rejoinder. A challenge followed and
was accepted. Duer was of rcvolulior-ury
stock , a descendant , I believe , of Lord Ster
ling , was familiar with the use. of arms ,
"dead game , " as the phrase is , and "eager for
the fray. " When his extreme willingness
and preparedness for the encounter was dis
covered the other side grow circumspect.
Negotiations ensued and the challenge was
withdrawn and the difficulty was finally
arranged without a light.
linSTOX AND lIUTUill.
On the last night of the first session of the
Thirtieth congress , August 1 : . ' , 18IS , the bill
for the admission of Oregon , which had
passed the house , was under consideration
in the senate. It provided for the exclusion
of slavery and wus bitterly opposed by a resolute
elute minority who were determined to de
feat it if it was necessary to "sit out" the
session. Air. Butler of South Carolina
moved to go into executive session. Air.
Ucnton of Alissourl objected. In the con
fusion the latter understood some one pre
sumably Butler -to impute a dishonorable
purpose to the objection. Ho thereupon re
marked : "Gentlemen seek to quarrel \\lih
me ; but I won't quarrel with them. But.
sir , if any gentleman says that I have acted
dishonorably , ho will get tlio lie in his throat ,
and ho will have to meet the question else
where. Ho will have to meet the question.
sir. Ho will get the lie in his throat ; ho will
have 10 swallow it. Yes , sir ( elevating his
voice ] , In his throat ! lu his tin-out ! in his
throat ! "
A motion was made to place him In the
custody of the ' sorgoniit-ul-urm.s , but the
chid. ' , 'Air. Atchlson of Missouri , finally In
duced him to take his scat , whore ho mopped
his face with his handkerchief anif fanned
himself In great excitement. Ho was soon on
his feet again. "Tho senior senator from
Missouri , " ho exclaimed , "is n law-abiding
man. All ho desires to know is. What is the
law ! Am 1 now in order ! " The chair ro-
[ tlled that ho was. "Tho .senior senator from
Missouri , " ho resumed , "now says ho never
limrrcls with anybody. Several members
Utomntcd to quurrel with him ; but ho don t
quarrel , sir ! Ho has fought several times ,
sir ! Fought to the death , sir ! but ho never
juiirrels ! "
Senator Pooto of Mississippi obtained the
floor ( it wus now after midnight ) , and spoke
until duvllght , on almost every bubjcct under
ieavcn'but ; in sp'.toof these tactics u vote
was reached and iho bill passed.
This wa-s on Sunday. On Monday morning
Air. Ucnton was arrested , charged with an n.-
: uutloii to commit a breach of the peace by
lighting a duel with Hon. A. P. Butler. Ho
refused to cuter into u roi.-ogiiizn co , and wus
committed. A. writ t > f habeas cvrpui wu-
sued out , and the trial cnmo on during tli
afternoon. The principal witnesses , Senators
Alangam and Footo ( the supposed seconds )
could not bo found. O'ho other idenco wn.
deemed insufficient , and the defendant wa
discharged. There is no doubt that a due
was contemplated , but the delay oeeaslonei
by Air. Benton's. arrest , together with tlio
vigilance of the police , with other causes
happily conspired to prevent It.
hn.NTOX AN ! ) KOOTl ! .
On the assembling of the Thirty-first
cougrcs" ( December , 1810) ) , it was * rc
solved , In n caucus of democratic sen
atoru , that Air. Bcnton sliouh
bo removed from the chairmanship of the
committee on foreign nffalrs. Air. Footo lei1
In this movement mid thereafter there was no
good feeling between him and tlio senior sen-
ntor from Missouri. Shortly after the death
of Air. Calhoun ( March 18.VI ) "Air. Benton In
dulged In some remarks in debate , which Air.
Footo regarded as disrespectful to the mem
ory of the dead statesman. Ho replied lu
terms of remarkable severity. Air. BouUm ,
greatly exasperated , rose from his sc.it ami
advanced toward the speaker in a threaten
ing manner. Air. Footo stepped .Into the alslo
and drew n revolver , intending , as ho subse-
qucntlv declared , to tire if Air. Bcnton passed
beyond u certain point. The latter paused at
the sight of the weapon , which enabled his
friends to seize him mid conduct him Duck to
his seat. Air. Footo guvoupthoplstolwh.cn
required , on the assurance that ho would
hnvo no use for it. Benton vociferated for n
while , tore Open his shirt , and culled upon
the "assassin" to "shoot an unarmed man , "
but quiet wilt soon icstored. Air. Footo mudo
an explanation to the senate , and the matter
was referred to a special committee , whoso re
port , with the evidence , makes a largo printci :
volume. Nothing came of it.
rOOTK AND DlttMONT.
Shortly nfter the admission of California ns
a state , with Air. Gevln and Colonel Fremont
as senators , the latter Introduced several bills
drafted ( as Air. Kooto believed ) by Air. Bcn
ton ( Fremont's fathor-iu-luw ) in relation to
important concerns in California , which ho
( Footo ) considered injurious to national inter
ests , lie opposed them vigorously , and they
were defeated. Near the close of tlio session
Fremont attempted , so Footo says , to secure
the object of thcso defeated measures
through an amendment to the general ap
propriation bill , and might have
succeeded had not hcFoote ( ) detected and exposed -
posed the attempt. Justus he had accom
plished this Fremont walked over to his desk
and quietly remarked that ho wo.ild like to
see him outside of the chamber. Footo re
plied that he would loin him in a moment.
When they mot outside Fremont said : "Colo
nel Benton is not at ail pleased with your con-
duet this evening. " "Ah , " rejoined Foote ,
"this is truly unfortunate as I have been
laboring assiduously lor several years to con
ciliate this father-in-law of yours. " Fremont ,
nettled at this , then remarked : " 1 do not my
self like the manner In which you have been
intermeddling with my California nlTiiirs. "
"I should like to know , " answered Foote ,
"What California nffuirs you can possibly
huvo to attend to here , which I , ns a senator
from the state of Alississippi niuy not prop
erly meddle with ) Colonel Fremont , you
have awakened the wrong passenger. Whilst
i am in the senate I shall act a fearless and
independent part regardless whom it may
offend. " Fremont then angrily said : "Sir ,
you arc no gentleman. " Footo instantly
struck him. Before the blow could bo re
turned some bystanders interfered ami they
were separated.
About an hour afterwards Footo received n
note from Fremont which ho understood to lie
u challenge. He replied that ho would pro
ceed to Baltimore early next morning and
send an acceptance from that place. Before
be senate adjourned he was waited upon oy
Senators Gwm , Jones and Doilge , who in
formed him that they were just from Senator
Benton's residence , where they had demanded
that the affair should go no further , and urged
the withdrawal of 'his reply to Fremont's
note that tlio latter might also withdraw his ;
to which Footo consented. Fremont pub
lished u statemen tin regard to the difficulty
to which Foote paid no attention.
INCH : AND STAXI.KV.
In February , ISTiI , n difficulty occurred in
the house between Air. S. W. Ingo of Ala
bama ( democrat ) and Air. Edward Stanley of
North Carolina ( whig ) during n discussion of
the "compromise" measure of 1A" > 0. Air. Ingo
asserted that if the south was to wait for
warning as to her danger from Air. Stanley ,
she would "sleep in eternal unconsciousness
until every assault was perpetrated and until
her spoliation was complete. " Air. Stanley
complained of this ns "an unkind and unpro
voked fling" ut him , and asked what ho bud
done to cause it. Air. Inge failed , or affected
not to understand him , and requested a repe
tition of Air. Stanley's words. The latter ,
his heat increasing , replied : "I say that you
huvo little sense and less charity in charging
mo with unfriendliness to the south. " Air.
Inge retorted that such a remark was ungcu-
llcinanly and came from a blackguard. Air.
Stanley then said : "Air. Chairman , ho
charges me with being a blackguard. Ho has
shown to the hottso and to the country that
ho is one. As to my friendship for the south ,
let the record and my conduct speak whether
I have more friendship for the south than
those noisy traitors who impeach others and
seek the applause of the grogshops at homo
by their own professions ot devotion and cry
ing eternally that there is danger to the
louth. Even those who vote with the mujor-
, y of southern members are uncharitably as-
jailed. I was unconscious of giving any
provocation. The gentleman cast the first
stone , and ho will make th'o most of what I
Imvo said. 1 shall trout his rcmurks here
after with contempt. "
Air. Inge , regarding himself ns the injured
party , challenged Air. Stanley. The chal
lenge was borne by not less a personage than
Colonel Jefferson Davis , then a senator in
congress. Air. Stanley accepted , and the
p irties met a few miles west of the District ,
February - - . IbfH. After a harmless ex
change of shots the affair terminated.
DOUGLASS AND I'lTfll.
Senator Douglass of Illinois was once nearly
Involved in a duel with Senator Fitch of In
diana. It was in 1S57 , when his party was
falling uwuy from him on account of his pe
culiar attitude towards the slavery contro
versy. IIo hud quarreled with the president
( Buchanan ) and the open hostility of the lat
ter was met with delluncu on the part of the
senator. In Junuury , ls.W , a number of up-
pointmcnts to office'in Illinois was sent to the
senate for confirmation. Alany of these wcro
enemies of Douglass , and among them was u
son of Senator Fitch , appointed United
States attorney for the northern district of
Illinois. Douglass , In executive session , do
ah a.s'eitlicr unlit -
lounccd them or corrupt-
Kitcli , who disliked him , and was a staunch
idherent of the president , replied to Dong-
ass in a manner so extremely personal that the
alter felt compelled to cull him to account.
I'hero wus a correspondence , which in tlio
jcginning threatened a duel , but it was
> ndcd without such result , rather to the dis-
idvuntago of Douglas , and bringing upon him
considerable ridicule.
I'ornin AND riiTou.
The agitation of > bo slavery question was
H'olillc of personal difficulties In both houses ,
n April , IblX ) , Air. Love-Joy of Illinois mudo
an exciting speech on this subject , in the
course of which ho walked up and down the
aisle , wildly gesticulating and finally some-
vhnt encroached upon what was , by entir
ety , call the "democratic sido. " "I/jt the
uentloimin speak from his seat , " Interrupted
Mr. Hogcr A. Pryor of Virginia , addrcss-
ig tlio chair , "and say , under the
lies , all be Is entitled to my ;
ut. sir , ho slri'l ' not come upon this side ,
hiknghls list in our faces and talking in
bo style ho has talked. Ho shall not como
icro , go < iculatlng In n nu'mii-lng and ruf-
Uinlv manner. " Mr. J. F. Putter of Wis-
onsln , ealled out to Pryi r. "You are doing
ho snn.o thing. Your side of the house can
lot say where a member shall speak , and they
lull not s'iy it , " Tills appears to huvo es-
apcil the notice of Air. Pryor , until its an-
ip.iranco In the printed report of the proceed-
ugs next day , and ho charged Potter with in-
oi' | > olutiiig U. Potter Insisted that he bad
ised the language , and the reporter in the
confusion hud fulled to hear it.
Air. Pryor--I understand the gentlemen ,
remark that ho did that . '
hen , to buy en o > -
aslon , that I hud In rullliilnly and violent
iinnner , approached and gobtienlutedtowards
ho gentlcumn from , Illinois. I understand
lim losuy that.
Mr. Potter -"What I meant to say was
his : That when the member from Virginia
amo down into the urea , und was slinking
its lists ut Air. Lovejoy , nndwosi'liurgingthu
sumo offense , if offcnso it be , upon tlio gcn-
hiinuu from Illinois. I suld'what was natural
uidcr tlio circumstances , that ho was doing
ho biimo thing. 1 deprecated the shaking of
Ist.s on ono side as much as on the other , but
meant what I said , and I stund by it.
Air. Pryor The gentleman soya ho stands
> y his language. I am glad to near it. I un-
lurHtand him to give mo the libuity of con
struing his remark us 1 please. 1 will put
vhut construction I plooso upon it , and
vhethcr or not ho stands by it , tlio sequel
will dcmuu-itrute.
Air. 1'ovi'weut to Alwuiidnu , u.t uud
from ( hero sent n note to Air , Potter ,
him to designate a place outsldo of the dls
trlct , whcro a further corresiximloneo mlghf
bo had. Air. Potter ivfcrcd him to Col
ouel V , W. Lander , ns his friend , who would
conduct the "further eorrestondenco | ' A
challenge from Pryor was sent and accepted.
Bowlo knives werei named as the weapons
the place of meeting to bo llxcd nt such place.
private room or open air In the district as
might bo agreed upon. These terms wcro re
jected by Air. T. O. ChHsnmn , acting for Air.
Pryor , on the ground Unit the weapons wera
Inadmlssable. Colonel Lander then offered
to put himself In his principal's place without
restrictions , which was also declined , us Alr <
Pryor had no quarrel with him.
When Air. Pryor was informed af AIrt
Chrisman's action ho addressed Air. Potter n
note , proposing that If within three lioura
the latter would numo some place not too fro
qucntod , ho would glvo him n cliuneo to defend -
fend himself , but before It could bo delivered
Air. Potter had been arrested and placed tm-
der bonds to keep tlio peace.
Air. Pryor was subjected to much unjust
criticism on account of tlio fiasco. Ills bc
Ivuvtorwus proper and manly , and he showeij
a more sincere desire to meet his antagonist
than the hitter did to meet him. Ho would
undoubtedly have accepted the weapons-
named ( If they had bi-en Insisted ii | > oii > lind
he been allowed. The right of his second to
refuse them on his his own responsibility 1
long established. In IS-i-i Mr. Hamilton mf
terwards governor ) of South Carolina , as sec *
end for Air. AlcDufllo In that gcntlcmiur af <
fair with Air. Aletcalfo of Kentucky , rejected
rllles nt thirty paces ns weapons and distance ,
and its pniprlctry was never questioned hj ?
those familiar with the usages and praetie *
of dueling.
AND niinnKo.
The assault of Preston S. Brooks , a repnv
sentatlvo from South Carolina , upon Srnutof
Sunnier in AInytsVl , wus near leading t. . > sev
eral duels. Air , Simmer's colleague m thu
senate1 , Air. Wilson , denounced the assault nn
"brutal , murderous and cowardly. " Senntoi
Butler of South Carolina , ( un unelo ol
Brooks ) culled out from his scat , "You are a
lliir ! " He immcdlatolv apologised to the sen
ate for his words , which ho said "fell from
him In a state of excitement. " Air. ToonibJ
of Georgia , expressed his entire approval oj
Brooks' e-onduct. Air , Wade of Ohio , stiraii | {
to his feet and declared it to bo the endorse *
ment of assassination ami cowardice , and
avowed his willingness to meet anyliod. > on
that statement. lie expected to 1
and had , resolved to light if lie was , but ni
call was made upon him. In iho house Mr.
Burliiigunfo of Massachusetts , mudo a speech
in which ho said of Brooks , that be had
"stolen into the senate ehuinbiT and smitten
the senator of Massachusetts' as Cain sinoto
his brother. " Mr. Keittof South Carolina ,
in the absence of Mr. Brooks pronounced thq
statement "falso. " When Brooks heard ol
it ho sent a friend lo Mr. Burllngniiie to in.
quire ( verbally ) if lie wished it to be implied
from his remarks , that ho ( Brooks i was a
coward. Burllnirainu gave the assurance
that ho did not. As Brooks wus about to ad
dress the house in his own behalf ho request
ed Unit the disavowal bo made In writing.
Burllnganic repeated what ho hud before said
but declined to put it in writing , adding that
lies hehl himself resnonslblo for the spoec-h
with the .explanation as already given.
Brooks then obtained a memorandum of lib
disclaimer drawn lip by Mr. Bunks of Mussu-
chusetts , who hud personal knowledge of tha
fact , and verified by Representatives Itoyeu
and Bocoek , and appended It .to his speech
when printed. Bnrlinjfame' , fcring Unit his
motives might be misconstrued , published q
card withdrawing all explanation and allow *
ing the speech to stand as it was uttered.
Brooks then sent General Lane of Oregon ,
delegate in congress to Burllngamc , inviting
a meeting outside of the district. Burlin-
game advised with his friends , nnd decided
to grant the interview , but llxe-d thu place of
meeting on tlio Canadian side of Niagara
Fulls. Brooks declined so great a journey foi
such n purpose , when umootliiu-iuighthc had ,
with little chance of interruption , within n
dozen miles of Washington. "He requires
me , " he remarked in a published statement ,
"to meet him in Canada , 7(10 ( miles distant by
the mail route' , through an enemy's country ,
and through which no man knows better than
ho I could not pass without the greatirtt risli
from mobs 'and assissns : , prisons and.peni.
tentinrics , bailiffs and constable's. He know !
1 could never get to Canada , und if I could ,
and ho were to fall , that I could never gel
back again. Ho might as well have desig
nated Boston common. " General Lane , in
view of the hazards incident to the journey ,
and also to a jurisdiction outside of the conn ,
try , advised that no further notice bo taken oj \
Mr. Burlingainc. The latter obtained consld *
crablo eclat among his political friends forhUw
bearing in the affair , and about as deservedly
as that acquired by Porter in his difficulty
with Pryor.
vooumr.s : AXH OAiinm.n.
In 1801 , while a member of the house , Mr.
Voorhecs of Indiana was once speaking on a
resolution to expel Alexander Long , a repre
sentative from Ohio , for disloyalty. Hoop ,
posed the adoption of Iho resolution and wus
frequently and noisily interrupted. General
Gnrfiold , who had resigned a commission in
the army to accept a scat in the house' , was
present and took part In the discussion.
Somewhat oxeiled by Iho debate and tlm
tumult , ho pronounced one of Voorhecs'state
ments to bo n "He. " The latter did not heal
it nor know of it until lute at night , while revising -
vising the printed proofs of bis remarks in th
official report , when the offensive kingung *
caught his eye. Kurlv the following morning
ho sought out his friend , Colonel W. H. Mor <
rlson of Illinois , who had also ( on m-eount ol
disabling wounds ) resigned' from the army
and wus in congress. Jt wus asking much ot
him. In view of the stringent laws against
dueling in tlio District of Columbia and of tha *
adverse nublic sentiment of Illinois on that
subject , but the Indiiiulan was detetennincd
not to submit to such an affront , and lie asked
Morrison to stand by him. The latter , after
a few moments' reflection , put on bis hat.
placed the proofs in his pocket , requested
Voorliees to remain until his return and loft
the house. Ho was back within an hour. He
bad culled upon Gui-flcld und explained' ' the
situation. The latter looked over the proofs ,
read Iho objectionable language , and without
a word took up a pen and carefully obliter
ated it. Ho and Voorbecs hctiimutlio best ol
friends and remained so until his untimely
"taking oil1. " WIM.IA.M G. TIUHII.I. : : .
People never know how much may bo said
on both sides until they hear two women
talking over a fence ,
The most brilliantly remurltatile feat lira ol
a mouth-organ artist's performance is , his su
preme nnd relentless cmlurunco.
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