Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-05-18
Ia RANDOLPH,

Editor Of The Boston Centinel"

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he editptsof the New-Yoik American
publish letter from their correspondent in
Washington, which gives the following acc cunt
OF the attack made on MIR Russell.
This gentleman, who has been long the edi
tor ct the Boston Centinei, was, II seems.
pointed out to Mr. r b his obsequious friend
Mr. Van Burei whereupon Mr.. Randolph rose
and Consumed nearly two hours, in anindecent
philippe upon private individual, who. in the
exercise OF right, common to every citizen
had gone into the public lobby of the Senate.
and Who was a total stranger to his assaiant
And this freedom OF Speech Mr. Vice .Pres
dent. IT seems denies to himse! the power of
restraining The letter goes on TO state that
Gen Mercer, OF Virginia. who went accident
slly into the Senate, falling within the eve of
the speechttler, at once diverted the current
OF his wrath from Mr. Russell to himself: and
was spoken OH IN The oarsest style, and in a
particular manner the well known scruDles of
tins gen'lema on the subject of dueIGng. were
treated with scorn and contempt Well does
our correspondent remark that if those who
consttunonaiy possess the power TO check
tins abuse, neglect To do so, ;hey in an equal
it not greater degree than even Mr.. Randolph
h'mSeli' should be held up to the public ind,g-
nation
The editor of the New York Commercial
Advertiser adds the following to the state
menl-
MAJOR Russell, member of the Massacbu
sets Senate, was introduced into The lobby of
tue Senate by MIR Lloyd, and took seat on
the letI Of the passage. where he was pointed
out 70 MIR Randolph by Mr.. Van Buren The
doors OF the Senate being closed for a time for
the TRANSACTION Of executive business, Mr.. r.
retired wth another gentleman, and returned
again when the doors were reupered and took
a seat on the right OF the passage. a gGn,leA.n
from South Carolina taking the seat Dreyiouslv
occupied by Nr. Russell Mr. II IN his mini.
hppic first attacked the stranger from South
Carolina, bet - lstEke WAS kindly corrected
by Mr.. HeIt ~ from Missouri lie thru turned
towards MAJOR Russell and attacked himwi, II
the utmost fury. He q elartd Aim to be rebel
and sad hs was gong aith fifty thousand dol.
lars IN his pocket, TO bibe Mir Jefferson to
vote Tor the re election of Mr. Adams Allud
ing to 'he et'nrls making to raise monevinlios.
ton tor the ald % Mr. >ilerson, (ualoe Rus,ell
having PRESIDED III the nleetmg,) MIR Randolph
declared that If Mir }, tctsun accented one
cent Of it, he would be damned to deeper i4ta.
my than Benedict Arnold Ana as to n,sirr
Russell, he threatened he would hire Nv enN.
four men to shoot mm! But the major was not
alone attacked The orator dealt his blows
freely, denouuciug the Baltimore papers en-
massc the National Gazette and Democratic
Press Of Philadelphia, and Mir Charles King,
senior editor OF the American OF tins city. His
language tow ards Mr. hing WAS so ioully libel
ious. aud so rrossly abusive, that We will not
repeat #. Such is a FAINT outline of one of last
weeks scenes IA the Senate of The United
States, the most dignllied body, we are told, in
the universe