The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-10-18

intention OF avoiding the observation Of
those present, and rub some liquid sub
stance over his face. have frequently,
heard il said, and indeed the report vas
pretty current, that Col. Cumming used
opium habitually and shortly before
added the ouery, | had been informed
that friend OF Col. Cumming, in a,
tempting to Justify his recent 6o cking on,
said that his opium must have given out.
or he would have met me according to his
appointment. Fiom these circumstan-
ces, I firmly believed that Col. Cumming,
had used opium on the occasion stated
did not, however, make positive
charge. I put it in the form OF query,
indicating, to be sure, my own decided
pinion, but with the obvious view tina,
Col. Cumming might deny the fact il un
founded, and with the certain expectation
that it would lead to disclosure Of the
truth. Candor and justice require me
to state that l do now believe Col. Cum.
ming did use opium and will add tha,
it gives me as much pleasure to confess
my mistake in this matter as il Gel. Gums
ming were man OF honor.
IL will be observed however, that the
question of col. CUMMINGS courage is
not at all varied by his statement lie
admits precisely as much as he denies
and indeed the solemnity with which h G
denies the use of one stimu!ant and the
temper with which he resen,s the. sea
lumny," amount TO an admission that the
use OF the other was disgraceiul. Il is
true, as col. Cumming states, that the
charge made by me against him of using
artificial s,imulants "excitcd nothing but
ridicule," but it is material to add that he
was himseifthe object Of 1t. lundcr-
stand it is usual for ladies OF weak nerves
TO use Cologne water, in the ball room, to
prevent faintmg: And leave it to the
public 10 determine, whether col. Cum
ming used it with a similar view or (pass-
ing ridiculous) on account Of It's agreea-
Bile odonr -! In conclusion would re :
mark that feel not the slightest resent
mcnt at the courtly and complimentary
terms, in which col. Cumming has ex-
pressed his denial for he has placed HIM
self equally below my resentment and my
notice by adding CowARD to his other II
ties. perceive he is aware that the time
has past when che svas NOT afraid TO be
ciUK lest he should be SUSPECTED to wans
COURAGE" GEO. M'DUFFIE.
In our next we shall give col. Cum
ming's lengthy statement of this imhor
tam affair, in which there has been SO
very great loss of--ink and paper.
The Russia (St Petersburg) journals
have begun to assail anew the cortes and
liberals OF Spain, and to applaud the SER
pRes. This may be considered as symp-
omatic of what was to be attempted wita
respect to Spain at the congress of Vero-
ma One of those journals has honoured
these u. States with passing notice, in
In the following paragraph .Nas. Gag,
"lf civilization were lost, where should
we find it again Would it be in Africa.
that ancient bazaar of human Resh ?--or
in Asia, which is falling back into child
hood from dccrepimde or in that ha,sr
lea, sohoSe government 1,roclaims in he
face ofthe uaiDer$e, dogn,Gs quhirh .oRl
cause itseifto herish. between US and
barbarlsm, we see only the Holy Ali,
ance."! ---
RICHMOND, OCT. .l.---On Monday last
the day of Albemarle court, Thomas Je}.
Ifrson, James Madison and James Non.
roe, with several other distinguished ciri-
zens, attracted by various engagements,
attended at Charlottesville. Ii is all a.
greabie Specialize 10 see such men meet
ing together, and mingliug without any
parade with the mas Of their country
men.--Sonc of that absurd pomp which
accompanies royal trip to Dublin or to
Edlnburg--No political purpose drew
these gentlemen together but the holy
cause OF education. The two ex-presi-
dents and the present president, are visi-
tiers OF The university of Virginia-for
whose interests they were collected.
An English paper mentions, that so
very ridiculous has been the raree show
OF the royal visit to the Land If Cakes,
that when his majesty and sir William
Curt, first met N their Highland dress,
II IS siateiby the Glasgow Courier that
both burst into laugh at the sight Of
each other.
The northern mail brought us last c.
yening bundle oil Charleston papers =
ihere having been none received in
Alexandra by the southern mail for IL
days previous.
Robert Wharton, has been elected
mayor OF Philadelphia for the ensuing
year. -
disgraceful riot occurred at Jamaica