The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-07-27

many depredations, the particulars o
which had not trahspired. censidefaoie
alarm existed, aud martial las haa bee"
proclaimed.
! Recopnizinr an old acquaintance
Two pedestrian travellers lafta3 WY,
Unanimously passed through Yenhs!iAa,,
M. arrived together at Phi'ldtlPhi' anu
while sitting OF tavern, drinking Que VI
t.1.5n suddenly darted his band nj" tile
breecltes poeket of the other, snaleii"u us
watch and II Y, and ran oil The heeeea
traveller. unable 10 overtake ms roenisii
companion, lett Philadelphia fot this ci'y'
and enjoying the foartil OF duly III a man,
ner rather riptous, he was thKen up anu
put into Bridenell when, 10 and behoid,
among a hundred fellow prisoners, ne re-
cagnized the thief, his companion through
PENNSYLVANIA, who had been also 'npfi-
soncd for similar disorders. lie gave the
alarm, and aron searching, his watch was
found aud thus, by being imprisoned him
self, he recovered the most valuable part
Of bis stolen property. N. Y. MAJ. .idf.
-o09-
The National Intellisencer has furnish
ed, in a supplement, the r%rjoinder OF Mr..
Edwards to Mr.. Crawford aud the d"ca.
menls appertalning to the controversy be-
Itweeu them. We select for republication
Mr.. Edwards protest against Mr.. .NDtte'S
Testimony. He does not advert to the
evidence of one of the editors oftlie Ma
tiaaal lnteliigencer and of the two other
witnesses, who swore to the same effect.
Perhaps Inc considers it as dust which he
can blow of ut pleasure. [.Ndt. Gaz.
Hon. John Floyd, Chairman, &c.
Unprepared, at present, to defend myself
against the testimony Of the Hon. Mr..
Noble, by which | have been perfectly sur.
rrised, | have been compelled TO ooh TO ii
future period for that purpose. Lest,
however, some iulcrences To my
~preiudice way be drawn from The want OF
ii formal defence on this subject before the
Committee | dc most solemnly declare,
before God ard my country, that, in the
conversation which nr. Noble, states to
have passed between him and myself,
nhensopyer or wheresoeytr any part of il
may have happened, he must, at least,
have greatly misunderstood me, both III
regard 10 the A. g. publications, and 10
Mr.. Crawford aud that, il the conversa-
ton alluded 10, or any part Off happened,
as ha says it did, in his own room, II must
have been after my nomination was con-
frmed by the Senate.
Il will be recollccted that Mr.. Noble,
diselaimins all party considerations, had
protested to be my friend, and bad taken
- AN active part" IL favour o(the conlirma-
ton of my nomjnation of which, he
proves, l WAS well apprizrd. Il would
therefore, have bren most extraordinary,
that | should have thought Il necessary 10
have made such statements To HIM, by
which nothing was To BIZ gained, aud that |
should have totally forbornc to make them
10 any Other Senator.
Nor can il be considered less strange, if
those statements were made Ia him during
the prndrncy of my nomination., that he,
with all his zeal in my favor, and acting in
direct opposition to the wishes of his poll
teal friends, should never, either with a
view to aid me, or ia Justify himself, have
given the slightest intimalion al such con-
versation as he represents To have passed
between us, to any one Of those srntlcmen
whom it was calculated 10 conciiiate, and
from whom opposition WAS expected.
As to the conversation he mentions in
regard TO Mr.. Crawford, il alludns to some
facts which happened before | became a
member of Congress, and OF which | had
no knowledge until since the commence.
ment Of the present controversy.
The very professions Of gratitude which
hcsays ! made TO him, would apply with
much more force and propricty To a period
alter, ttian before, The continuation II my
nomination and, from the nature Of the
case, they would seem 10 have been pre-
Dictated upon Il disinltEsstrdntss on his
part, which Was the more highly apprrciat
ed because it overlooked the circumstances
Of his friendship aud my hostility to Mr..
Crawford, which is ut war Hith The whole
statement he has made, concerning my o
rinion nf the conduct of that gentleman.
That NJ. bhle may have misunder-
stood M, | will not attempt to gainsay.
But, as | .ope for future happiness. | never
did intend To have expressed myseitto him,
or any other person, 90 as 10 have Cuntey,
od the opinions aud sentiments which he
has imputed 10 me nor can | account,
by any thing within my own knowledge,
for such great misappfehensions.
Ny object, however, is not now to pre-
sent an argument upon the case, but sim
ply 10 request the committee TO accept Of
this as my denial Of Ar. Mobiles testimony,
and to haze it printed with my other com
munications To the committee.
jane II, 1921.
NINIAN EDWARDS.
""@sss--
A duel was fought on Friday morning,
At HohOkpn, between two cadets from
Wpef Paint in ubipb nun of fhon, ,v.c