Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1827-07-06
from tie Richntond ~ nag.

One Of the charges against Mr.. Adams. bro0f
by MIR. lngham's meeting at Doylstown. was, thai
6. He had evinced an utter disregard for the cIs
acter of the Judiciary Of the United States byn
minating 10 the Senate, for reappontment. q ludg1
who had kideata dusi, his colleague on the be'cn
10 this specification, the Frankfort Commenced
replies IN the following manner. That entGu'
ment to duelling should be urged against Mr. 4
ans, as criminal, and by the friends of Gcnt0
Jackson, Of all ether men !-lf dueihng were
operate as general disability to Office. the be
talents in the country,and Crawi0rd's. Clay's, 'a
sons. Randolph's, among the rest, would be lost .
the public service But men conduct themselves
Gueis. IN different ways. One goes to the NJ |
to shield his honour. another 10 steep his hated
the blood of his antagonist. Ire public can ucgI
which Of these motives carried GInelai jackson
the field in his fight wiki Dicherson. Hardy as
partisans are at denial, they will scarcely dare 10
ny that he shut Dickerson when the latter had esN'I
thrown away his fire, or fired in ve ror there
a contrariety Of statement on this point and sh'|
generous foe would have surrendered his au'a
| tages.
These arc charges against 1Nr. .2dan,S--how mug
Of justice there is in them, we may safely leave
others to determine, without comment. These a'
reasons assigned why Mr. Adams should not be 7
elected President! But by whom are such reason
WSU by ineetllp VI tHt SuppOFtTS " o'L
Jackson, with Samuet u. InghaDs at their head
it possible that he or any of those active i'll the me
ing, could be ignorant Of Gen. Jackson's celep'l
as duellst MIR. Ingham, at least, must nav
known, that thereare few menin this country whoha
in this respect, gained bad eminence OF SUI
height as Gen. Jackson was elevated by his duel WV
Mr.. Dickerson. /,
The particulars Of that affair are such as we sgu
not distress our readers with, but fOs the repuDH'
1 ton of the Doylestown resolutions, embracing
above cited charges against Mr.. Adams, in tins Na'
A short statement Of the affair in question, is tiny
given in a late number Of the Trenton True Amer
can - ;,
i .The affair of honostr. in which the lienqro' \
liberately shot Charles Dickerson, took place IN
summer Of 1906. The record of that bloody ra
: action. has for years been in our possession.
a heard it also in 1916, at Pattsburg, (whep we We
0 there in company with DR.. ]. Ramsey. OF Char'
8 tony from the mouth Of an officer Of the Y. oa
engineer corps, then at that station with all IT'S
: ticulars-He stated, that Charles D.ckerson Wv
j. away his fire, that jackson then advanced, anu
sented the pistol to the mans head, and with IA" "a
l. bill him make concessions, or die. unekeIson,
d fused /; Jackson took down his pistol, Pckeu
ty flint, and presented it a second time, with slm
at remarks, and wththe like effect and after rspea
r. this several times, hnally shot the man dead 90
he spot. Several gentlemen IN tins county have =,
$, the same story the last winter with all the GM
n stances attending IL, from two wealthy, Inse1s
IT. and respectable gentlemen. natives a New !s,
* who now live in Nashville, 4 have long lived tne
en- Appallin1 - this statstnentn, We nave c''s