Weekly North Carolina Standard

The Recent Fracas At Washington.—We copy
from the Charleston Mercury the following account

of the recent fight in the House of Representatives.

Mr. Barksdale, of Mississippi, and others, interfered

to separate the parties—were struck, and dealt blows

in return. Southern gentlemen, and especially Mr.

Barksdale, have not had justice done them by the

black Republican accounts of this difficulty. The

Mercury says, a friend who was an eye witness, sends

us an account of the affair, which we annex. From

this, it appears that Grow, who is one of the most

pestilent abolitionists in Congress, was not only out

of his place, but out of order, for the rules of the

House are imperative that a member must be at his

seat when he addresses the Speaker of the House.

The following is the statement:

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 1858.

At about two o'clock A. M. Gen. Quitman offered

a proposition to disentangle the proceedings in the

House. Mr. Grow, who was on one of the aisles on the

democratic side of the House, objecting a little

tartly, Mr. Keitt said to him, "Go on the other

side of the House, to which you belong, if you want

to object." Mr. Grow answered, "I'll object where

I please." Mr. Keitt then said, "Wait till I can

come round, and I'll take care of you." Mr. Keitt

went round and said to him, "You abolitionist puppy,

move to your side of the House, and don't stay

here." Mr. Grow said, "I'll stay as long as I

please." Mr. Keitt then choked him for an instant.

He then started off, when Mr. Grow said, "You

can't come from your plantation and crack the whip

over me." Mr. Keitt turned back and said, "I'll

choke you again for that insolence," and he grasped

his throat a second time. Gen. Davis, of Miss., then

interfering, wrenched Mr. Keitt round to keep them

apart, and pressing him against the corner of a table,

Mr. Keitt partially fell.

Mr. Grow, when Mr. Keitt was wrenched round to separate

them, struck at Mr. Keitt, we think, but did not reach

him. Mr. Barksdale, in interfering to separate them,

was struck, and dealt a few heavy blows in return.

The whole thing was sudden, and over in a moment.

There was not much excitement prevailing before,

or afterwards. This is a succinct statement of the

whole affair, which will, doubtless, be greatly exaggerated

by black republican prints. The whole

thing was extemporaneous.