The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-02-07

.aaofher eery close bailoling.-NRs.
IL. hsiGHT IS re elected a Senate !. ,itf
Sress from the state Of Rnopr L., Noh.
SIX years from the Sd day of NJ i''
on which day his present term Of a nt1',
will have expired. On the s.o :. ssr'ee
oaliotIng OF the Legislature, Mr., KsJD JUN
received 40 votes, and Z. r.. Porr,n "a
Ma. Int
| GENTLEMEN: The bill to abol;.L
gious Tests has passed the House Of ~ rev.
gates, 40 to 33.-It will, | ha,. no III o',t-
pass the Senate. We may no,s 1'u''t
throughout the United States, the r.;.l,
peace and liberty, civil and religions, : q"
Asx,ro,,. Ma 1 10
General Alexander Smytb. bas
of business on his hands h. j. e,a,. "oHd
AT one aud the same instant of time. in y.
mollshlns the character of John on ri We
Adams, and in amending that of ,bs n"
stitution of the u. States. How e. .Un'
will succeed in this double empIoymoa nc
~ more than we can answer for. snn,'. X
that the gentleman 10 prevent such ar,
necessary multiplication of pubIic b..;n1
should attempt one job al Time ~,
him demolish the character of John Oh
cy Adams ia the first place, and tban ~
VIII be enabled to turn his undivided =,
tent'en to the repair of our national cons,;-
ton. baltimore rbron;.,a
The attack Of Gen. Smyth upon one Of
our revolutionary worthless K his gratuous
efforts 10 injure the reputation of ON. ~
our greatest diplomaiists aud statesmsn
has entitled him TO the honor of having b;'
biography printed in the Democratic ppess
BoSt. Pat.
In the pienit,lde Of their self..ndowaa
sagacity, we perceive several Editors IN.
dulglng in sneers at the position assumed
by Mr.. Adams, in his notice of Gen
SmytA's electloneering address, that tbe
congress of this country may one day h.
gIsatc for Ceyion or madagascar" If
these CRISES will, however, but turn their
eyes to the east, they may see what is e.
ven more miraculous than the hypothesis
of the Secretary Of State. They will be.
hold little Island in the Atlantic giving
laws to sixty millions of subjects on the
shores of the Indian Ocean, and Devastating
for an embryo empire Of their own coup.
trymen in New Holland. Let them then.
IT they can, measure the puny span Of mo-
narchical aspiration with the gigantic gasp
OF Republican ambition, and they will on
ly perceive that the extended views enter
tanned by Mr. Adams of the future great
ness of this country are to them what the
predictions of present English greatness
would have been to the gaping multitude
century s1nee. " L. liner.
UNFORTUNATE OCCURRENCE.
RIeHMoND, KY. Dec. 2o.-A short time
since, EDMUND IRyINE, Esq. of this place,
was informed that there vas an essay
handed into the Office Of the " Richmond
Republican," printed an this place, for pub
lication, which was said TO be an attack on
the private character of Mr.. Irvine. Gu
Saturday evening the 14th inst. he pro.
ceeded to the printing Office and demand
ed Of Mr. Mattingly, publisher of the Re
publican, the author of the essay Mr..
Mattlngly denied that there was any thing
in the Office against Mr.. Irvine some
words passed, when Mr.. Irvine probably
colared MattingIy, and things at that time
went no further. On Tuesday last, the
18th, the Republican, detailed to the
pubic the occurrence, and made some re-
marks Oh the liberty OF the press aud some
indirect remarks calculated to wound Mr..
lrvine's feelings. The paper was sent
round town to'its subscribers as usual
Mr.. Irvine on reading the paper became We.
ry angry, procured a cow-hide, went to
Mattingly's printing Office and attempted
to cow-hde him, and Mattingly, who had
armed himself with pistol, shot Mr.. IT.
vine in the breast, who fell and expired in
a few seconds.
Mr.. Irvine on the same day three weeks
before this fatal occurrence, married the
daughter of Gen. Clay, of this county
She is now a widow, who but a short time
since was charming young damsel, on
whose blooms misfortune had never before
trowned. How uncertain are all sarthy
possessions How neeting are all the
pleasures Of this world
Dir. Irvine was buried on yesterday eve
ming at the residence of General Green
Clay, with Masonic Honors, attended bya
large number of masons and citizens.
On wednesday last, Mr. Mattngly was
put on tria! before an examining court, and
ON yesterday morning was acquitted.
lChronfle.
lIhe joHowing article IN the Republican
led TO the unfortunate occurrence.
We had believed that the liberty of the
press was understood aud respected by e.