John Bell and H.L. Turney

Item # 200286

June 05, 1838

SALEM GAZETTE, Salem, Mass., June 5, 1838.

On pg. 2 under "Disgraceful Conflict" is a detailed account of the events that resulted in a fight on the floor of the House between John Bell and H. L. Turney, both from Tennessee. Bell would later be a presidential candidate for the Constitutional Union party in 1860. Occasional foxing.