Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-08-27
FxoN 7,Hs Ax,RIczv CITIZEN.

S'A!tS 'taS!lH---t am sensible Of she inn
proprie'y 81 publishing any ,hin,. al his
time ON the unt,neIy death of this aria
ole young gentleman, bu. my apology is
the party paragraphs which have appea AIRED
respeesos tin the Evening Posi-. Undsr
the preface OF abashiug party efforts, Nj.
coleman has waatoDiy called UP party
feelings. With what have To Aay on
he causes which ledto the death of the
young gentleman, will however mingle
IS little Of parry as possible. 'rhe pub
lie seem to Call for information concern
lag the murder. The facts which follow
are verbally communicated to me hy an
intelligent gentleman from Boston, ard
they are strengthened by written inior
nation.
]" bosion, as here, the federal party have
Tor several years made it point 10 dis.
counteOance The celebration of cur indie
pendence, asserting that il is Inconsistent,
with q cordial amty with Great Britain.
with them, therefore to be consistent.
the celebration was every year becoming
more and more farce. The republican
parry IN Boston have, however, celebral.
ed the day with spieodor, and this year,
elaie'l with The fair prospect of republ
canning the state, IL Was coi1memoratsd
by them with unusual magnihcence.
Finding tina, they are descending in the
state without pc hspS the power of retard.
ing their lali, ihe federal parry, as STATE
uick, had this year recourse To a comme-
moration Of the day. Resolving, as on
cxpedien!, TO cslebra,c it every thing pos.
sibie was to be done 70 make good ex.
terror appeararce.-Theyw we're sufficient.
~ early in their arrsngraenis TO secure
to themselves Fdnuiel Hall. AS the re
pnb'icans were to b. together, they had
therefore house accommodation TO seek.
The republican committee, OF which
Mr.. Benjamin Austin, father Of the de-
ceased, and known during the reign of
terror as the writer of Old South, was
chairman, waiisd on The keepcr of The
Jefferson Inn, at the foo; of Copse hill,
aud engaged with him by written con.
tract 20 provid, dinner for 400 persons.--
He agreed 10 furnish 400 with dinner al
one dollar each, the company finding ..beiY
own wines. The innkeeper had resided
in Boston bat about IL months.
AS soon as The written agreement was
made, the chairman of the republican
committee, hearing that the Tuni,ian am
bassador and Mr.. Cathcart had arrived in
twon, sent them note Of invitation to
dine, which was accepted besides these
the committee invited eighteen gentle
men; there were therefore twenty extra
covers tn be furnished, which was stated
to he Jefferson innkeeper, and 10 whom
II was added hat an adequate compensa.
ton would be made for the extra number.
The day was joyfully spent.
a lew days after the committee, with
Its chairman, called 10 pay their bin,
which, was stated by the landlord 10 b.,
700 dollars. The committee offered him
400 dolla;s. according To agreement, and
SO dollars, for tae twenty extra, but he
INSISTED on 700 doilers, alledging thn IN
bringing an extra number tie agrt ement
was broken. The iDnkreper sad that he
had consulted with T.. q Self,dgs. the
murderer Of young Austin. VIM had ad
vlscd him 10 demand the TOO dollars, and
otis'sh to carry on prosecution against
the chairman of the committee for IFS
recovery, gratis. The committee then
offered the landlord 90 dollars Tor The
ezra number, but he refusing 10 accep.
" the cDac,.ice retired.
in the next number Of the r pertorv.
federal paper. sid to b. p2;,iy edi. d
by Selfridge, ihs committee AID re
republican parry 6eoeTalIy were attacked