The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-08-09


bic passiaa. Henry s Footr, GO toe cdhpr Of
The Tnscumbia PATRIOT ia the courre OF the
arvsps pei discussions, assailcd with grcat sese-
rity atol Winston Beng cilleti On by one q
COL ~ sous 10 ieffsci the otirnsise expressions,
ire editor reiterated them and eas instantly at
"a eked ~ several 81 the /" " nsfsn patty and
severely beaieu. The timely afrisai onthe spot
III several chizens Of 1pscnmhis, HE editor
fhnhs. saved his life. The most conspicuous oi
ais sssailants sele William Winston and III. }.
J. Dalard. formerly oi Amherst, Val both OF
ahom were challenged 10y the editor, and, b9lh
feinsmn ~ 6eht both aerc pubiishcd by MI
Fooir. A dnel has since been fought hei~een
Mr. T. aud Mr. Edmund Winston. Ninzdfep
wounds we're inflicted, and the parties sepa-
rated.
Nc repre, that we have torecoTd more tfagi.
ii termination 10 n reneoanief III liunisRillH'
l,efNern James N MrClnng. ESQ. conspicuous
mrfnber of th- Last Legislature OF Alabama. anu
r. candidate Cot recollection ~ the nehi, Hnd An
drew Wills esq the talented editor NJ the " De-
mocIai.n Some cause OF dispute arose bet"eeh
ihsin during the last session Of the Legislature '
and p.er siuce. an mcessanl and acrimonious
s. Frfare has been carried on between them, hih'
81 by their several friends. A. length. an essay ,
addressed 10 James " McClug.' nrd signed
= Patrick Henry. appeared 10 the " Democrat
eyidonti, from The pen qf no ordinary winter 30
rvcre = a. II, that Nh dcilnlg, "ho had ln''
the most Degrading spilheis before only by felpr-
ing ihrm upon his adversarles, nov demaene"
the ,ulhor's name which Mr Wills refused To
give up. II appears that the paiiies then sePafh
II perccNmr Wills afterwards gong into tie
pnice Of Judge Kelly. MeClnng called 10 him
Mr. Wills turned, the parties both armed with
IA. a., "A when Nc
CLING fired ana killed him on the spot Mt
McClmp has been bailed. aud declines hong
considefed any lnngor candidate for the Ieei--
hurr. Mr. Wflh was in bis 2Sth year, p9sscs-
sfssed = fur genius was IN accomplished seho-
lat. aud aminble aud exemplary IN his private
and s5ria rcations"--lls writings Indicated
gtcal decsinn aud mlrrpdtiY of character Inv
author Of Patrick lIcnfy, who could thus per
MT a man 10 be shot. without the contage 10 a.
avnw himself the offender, should, If he Is fund
out be booted from sorictF. Nj VI Mo-
lev. one Of the Aahnna Senators TO Congress,
about whose election the qudtf.i between WIZ
aud Mcclure ftpsr, 0us suspected Of hcing IA
writer. and 20 strongly did pubic indignation
manifest it.ef, that he had 30 deny II in the p'-
pcrs, aud pledge himself To prove that he was
not
~ Tho trial Of Stftne. the airocious mur.
dcrer Of Mr. Whipplc has iu,t ended NJ Alblny
N. y and h has bcea found guilty II was
4 case moro aggravated lhau the murder Of tpl.
Sharp, nv Bcaaohamt, though nat half the fuss
has been made about II. The i1aloi NreAhip-
Pile lihe wife ri tbc murdered NAM was immr
lately TO succeed and although IN laea ~.
utcoafse between bci aud the murderer VI.
clearly proved ON the trial ot 9ifang. and tn
hct is clearly established that she furnished .
ltrhmour with mpncy to purchase lie wespon 4
DEATH vet public sympathy !, claimed ioi hef-
attachments have 10 be issued before witoe-se,
viii 20 10 court--and efforts are lnade to slchor
the principal witness. Hhy : Because she D.,
rihlless Of her husbands blood because she
was not accrssary e. the deep damnatlon of
MS taking ohl' No but because she Is an IN
resting woman. is the daughter and st,le, u0
some OF the FIRST mcn in Aew- York, is well.r,ln
Gated rich aud-wccps in count Shylock''
curse on Venice and her charter await Albany
II these considerations save her. and moi Inn
whom she armed ag ,insi her husband Further
particulars aud further remarks hereafter
~ Mr. CIay reached Washington on the Isl
u August, aud the President leli It the same day
for hi> residence IN Massachusetts. Nlr. Bar
bonf hal also returned 10 Washington Nh.
Southland is Qua visit 10 the White sulphur
TPRtTt.---We regret the occurrence Of the
following errors IN publishing the grafton of Al
rNauder Kvcs, Esq III col. lolh line, for the
national, read these national In the same col.
and linz. for uork. read mink 2d col. LIST note,
~ 81 Navarctte. read Sr Nivaietie same col
% note, for CORES. read tt-'B, ith co for
mast. read mart 9Th col for Mr.. hdrieY read
Mr. HBtiey; lerdRisrea titles. Tor harbaurs
read hnirssis, Their were few other typograp-
irnl errors which the render will have corrected.
Mr. Havison's idirca ~ The Colonization So.
eictV riR3icntedto Ergiaia We lay before ou,
readers with much pleasure, the Address doli-
ycrsnry Of the l.yuchbnrs Auxiliary Colonial
ton Society. No subject can hr Of more ntc
rest = III" patriot aud il is peculiarly impor-
tant at this moment that the object and the
means Of the Colonization Society, as web a.
the sources from which it expects elfectual con.
tributions should he candidIy ayowed In vi.
ginia, more particularly is il important. that all
The information attainable should be diSsemna
tod, IN order 10 correct the mischevous errars
which some OF her most distinguished politicians
have propagated with an mGagging zeal worthy
ot hetter cause, We rejoice, however, that
the opposition to this grand scheme Of patriot,
ism aud humanity comes principally from men
who are gloomy from disposition, cynical from
habit, and malignant from disappointment
men Who take delight in arresring every gypp.
tom ri Improvement in the physical and mental
condition oi their species--whose Cassandra.like
ptophecies have elernally been thrown out TO
check and dispirit ardor and perseverance in
projects of hopeful promise. Mr. Harrison.
therefore addr ,sscd himself particularly TO Viz.
ginians, aud completely succeeded in establish.
ing for Yngioin the proud honor which BELONGS
10 the first projectors of plan which we firmly
believe is destined 10 rid this country of moral
pcstilence. The names OF Jefferson. Madison
and Monroe are. in themselves "a tower of