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Efaeas ct Washington. learn from the Republican and Gazette of yesterday, that letters were received the night before, containing 'siutelli- genee of a reneountcr on the 18th inst. between Gen. Houston and Mir. Stans- berry, a member cf the House of Re- presentatiyes from Ohio, in which the latter was severely caned.,

 "1'he dificulty,"it is said, was occa- stoned by imputations on the character of Gen. Houston uttered by MT. Statis- berry ih debaie;n and Is added s.they were wholly uncaled for, and Mir. s. richly merited the chastisement lie has received.

 These being the facts of the case, we conceive them much to the disgrace of the Speaker of the House of Represen- tatives. He should never allow mem bers in debate to castimputations upon the character of individuals such as would subject them to the imputation of richly deserving ehastisement; and we conceiye there can be no instance in which a personal attack, upon q mem- ber of Congress for words spoken in debate, can be justified by the sober, and moral part of the commu- nity, in country where every good citizen ought to be willing to Dc protect ed as we'll as governed by the laws. A resort to the law of the strongest will throw punishment upon the innocent, although many may feel it's effects who richly deserve them.--Bat. Bonner.