Congressional Pugilists engraving, second state of the original plate, depicting a fight that broke out on the floor of Congress on February 15th, 1798, between Federalist Roger Griswold and Jeffersonian Republican Matthew Lyon, after Griswold personally insulted Lyon ultimately resulting in a brawl between Lyon, armed with a wooden cane and Griswold with a set of fireplace tongs, a number of onlookers are present, including Speaker Jonathan Dayton, Clerk Jonathan W. Condy, and Chaplain Ashbel Green, each identified in the plate, the bottom reads He in a trice struck Lyon thrice, Upon his head, enrag'd sir, Who seiz'd the tongs to ease his wrongs, And Griswold thus engaged, sir, 17 inscribed in pencil, top right, 10" x 12".