The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-07-11
ANOTHER CHALLENGE J
~, u. Mar YORK. Union association.

.fnniniuu that ypnr northern hrea race
-, of the fist class are moi superior Ia
nf The secund or third order --ani
,,,llinr 10 venture small sum upon
s'ia nn;nion. on the following terms:
LII RIM A horse for each days race ever
,.a union course next fall, against any
,,ar,hern bred horse, for Que, two, or three
,bonsand dollars each Day, horses to be
.ntercd. and IN every RESPECT Ia b. govern
Oh Inv yoar rules--that Henry, Betsey
p;,.hsrds John Richards, Cniltcrs, Stump
,ar and Washngton--as also Eclipse on
,,anr side shall excepted, the selection
hill he made from horse that gen. john
san never thought of When engaged IN the
,rra.,t match race, and il is rational To sup
1ose that the sum betied would induce
him to reeolleet every trump In ms hand.
propose this method, as | have seen your
indisposition to rnatch for a iarg. sum by
your non acceptance Of the late challenge.
AL first commenced the rivalshlp, am
willing TO keep il up, believing it to be the
hest Man land | might add the ONLY me-
thodi to improve and keep alive our stock
OF race horses and tuo, from my acquain-
tance with the, sportsmen "t the Union
eoarse. can meet them, beat them, or be
h.aten. and still be friends, IL the propo-
sition meet your approbHuon please to
answer me--or change ii in any way you
think proper, that shall be equitable, liberal
and convenient. Be good enough To name
the sum, and in what manner the forfeit
shall be secured / will also run three
wears old (untried) colt, against any nor
fhern three years old two nile heats, for
1900. 1000, or g25OO half forfeit, to Ire
named at the starting post. | wish TO
meet the northern sportsmen AGAIN, anG 1t
cannot be expected that |, or any other
sportsman can travel horses 500 mites for
small purses, not winning enough to detray
expenses, If suceesstol---lor that reason
offer the additional sum IT, be raised by
betting. So that should you at any time
feel disposed 10 meet me on the Virginia
course, pledge myself that you shall be
accommodated with bets to that amount,
as know You cannot afford to travel The
distance for our purses ouly, not"lthstdnd-
ing they are nearly as large as yours, aud
ten different courses 10 run over. A pledge
IN any newspaper on your part to comply
with the proposition here made, VIII be
satsfactory'to me-you can name IN what
way yOa wish me bound, AN, very res
pectfuy, JAMES J. HARRISON. |
June 27.
The New-Y York papers state, that death |
BY yellow fever occurred at the quarantine
ground few days since.
.4notder ReroLuiion.--Capt Burns Of the
Brig Iris, arrived at this port, states that
two DAYS before he sailed, a revolution
took place at Campcachy, and the people
declare the whole of Yucatan independent
OF Mexico. The revoluioulsts style them
selves Federal Republicans. They Sent
The captain Of the port to Aly'lrado.
Guatemala. The editor of the Demo
cratic Press has presented us with al
article Of intelligence, In the following
wol DIS:
"By gentleman recently arrived from {
Havana, we have the authentic lniorna-
ION that the province OF Guatlnala has
separated ustl from Mexico aud erected g
A .public.-Their representatives have Gu I
tered a formal notice Of their separation IN q
the Mexican Congress, and state that in
Of the downfall of the usurper
lturbide, they Will make common cause ,
with the republic of St. Salvador"
---s9S'--
The Chiicothe Supporter announces it
a. report, iudlscreetly discharged by one
,f the initiated, that in the course of the
ensuing winter, IA simultaneous movement
in favour of Mr.. CLINTON for the presl
iency i, TO take place in New York aud
PENNSYLVANIA" and Ohio ID expected to
EnIIoyy in the train. That such scheme
nav be in contemplation, is not at all inn /
prob bile. Many OF those who are noisy |
Ia Pennsylvania for General JACKSON are J
The warm admirers and partisans of De t
WITT CLIFTON; and supposing that the
General has no chance of success, they are
,ay using his name to produce diversion 4
rom the other candidates, in order to weak h
IN them, distract the public mind, and ul- h
ilnatply To add to the strength of Mr. t
CLINTON. [Phd. FIR. Gaz. t
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selections from Foreign Jour Il
mails.
The use of the plural " ige," used in news
oapercomposition, however stoutly editors =,
IRE bound to sickle for their quasi-regal n
sometimes leads 10 curious h
anomalies. In the report of the proceed a
ngs of Spa-felds meeting, some time ago, $
n the Times, was the expression, " at this h
period, our pocket was picked &c. as fthe II
Gentlemen connected with that respet table
ourna! had bat one pocket in common =
We see in country paper, which has Just h
cached Us, in which the editor speaks OF t.
8 an appeal from an order Of fllation in o
.ase of bastardy, in which zoe meaning the s.
laid editor had the misfortune 10 be the
appellant" AS the ground Of such 40 APP
zeal must be an abb, the assumption
If plural character by the appellant
must have thrown difficulties in the way
If the appeal. We are happy to say, +
lOWeycr for the credit Of our brother plu- =