The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-09-04

returned 10 hfs own housr. aud sane tims afer.
wards, tine ssn,e evening" ftpm n 10 81 pei
Sous. adorned With hickory bushes, passed nfy
donr. where was seated in conversation vim
Col. Tall. without saving any thing ~ attempt
ing any thing ,lrsrespoctinl, AMI after tbcy hnd
passed nv d,or a ltilr distance, they turned IN
a flghi A4,elp direction 10 Jnlg. lsiark's house,
whefe, afipr stay rig haitian heuf. they Irinrne,l
IL the same way, by my door. hehasing ~ rule.
y as men could well 10, (isatcks brip { Ia coun.
psny) The company continued 10 ihc,ense and
doubled thru nami,efsi aud lfiey marched nrnl
counter marched by my door. IN like maiiei,
from a hall dozen 10 n dozen tunes. Iheg
would pass some 80 or lno sarls below INV
door, and trinrn Immediately With increased
rnieness every n,nc. Judge lsaacks wa ~ com
rana during all these evolniions. In these
Proceedings they had Cen. 1ack sous image
holsisd upon = pole. aud Nhen uecasion frqul, I'd
'iirin ~ sinps they, % sanle Of them. would lall *
veil 10 the Idol, like % man. drunken savagrs.
lhese proceedings continued until late ~ night.
AID about / ~ - O'Clock then music ceased,
fins and drums, When, ms | wa standing before
NV don, on the pavement IN tie light of n can.
die burning ~ nt tuom, snmr half dozrn Of III,
patty came WITHIN IL step. ofmr swearing that
thu, would nov hNc the dam'd calumuinior al
Ton. Jackson then when they discovered me.
'' to' wv W. VI NM 'tNHf''k 49, 49,
'he slandetet ntJacksnn. went on, On Sunday
! after Nfm,trnug was whipped, Hampton WI
iIams. f.~q. Attorney AT Law, aud rs san told,
uhdti thu ,atlueuce aud patronage of lsaaeks.
ranpe WITHIN 20 STOPS Of me. aud said nnilb Y
" that Armstrong had been Justly whipped, md
that judge " ,ll,'ms deserved 10 have as much :
Us. saul Ben Ett,ll, standing hv with n hlckoi y
cluh. Ivy I'd. ven give u 10 him weli''1hty
both ilaIaediatriy iet' the company W'lilnm'
went to- the count house, aud ls1il 10 his shop, a
cross the street, I afterwards enpnlrrd the nam.
J of Esiiil, hno observed 10 the balance Of the com
pany there. that these gentlemen had incurred
the penalties Of a costempt, aud on Monday
sndld proceed against ihrm. TN n consultation
with my friends. | de lined furnishing them 10,
vas told the tines would he borpc by the com
panv. aud that the Governor would rrllcvr from
any Imprisonment | might infOct, Tn tuesday
night atieI wards, Just before supper, whist
wis seated before the invrin door with Col. lnl
and Ahram Martin, Esq attorney NJ LAW
from Bedford County an lrisiiman, IN u state o
apparent lutoxicatIon, come rushing out of III,
door with his knife open, swearing that he wa,
II " horse "A horse by Cd aud would ",
M any man, no MATTER how hiph ~ auillorli,
he might be-, who would n~cknowleGC. blascl
to be the author of the piece IN the Knoxville
enquirer II was believed hy Martin, all
Rnu myself ana Ollels, lhhi the liishihhh : min
Sons were 10 me. While tins conversation o
the llishmsn was going ON, several young ,ner
were humping The benches with then latg.
hickory sticks, As a gentleman and myself II
rose up from supper, ono oi these hickory stick
was mashed down on my straw Int, then lynn
on the Bureau, which he obsel we'd was n liiil
omiuous OF the result being advised by M,
friends. not 10 proceed against them for ron
te spts. | determined To adjourn the court, q,
making this determination known TO Col Tall
he prevailed ON me To finish the case ihrn OF
hand--a casr at s%tabbhe, wherein Flosent wa
plaintiff. aud Joel Lewis defendant, step-san u
Col. Crabb. lie said originally, that he Ia.
declined a Zee IN the case, but his son, Chs par
nei) moi knowing, OF regarding their family IL
1uence. hal taken u Zee aud they were oblleei
To 90 through with it. Ills son he said, WIS II
delicate health, aud unable 10 bear excitement
aud he wanted the matter done with. llls eas
was one OF much interest, as the progress OF tn
cause proved lor at different tunes dung ID
uial il WA expected by more persons than one
the Count house would became one scenc Il
slaughter. IS I have no authentic evidence q
n scheme 10 mob me next day IN the stage,
shall decline saying any thing about IT, as To In
persons concerned IN II.
Yours. Nc.
NArH. " WILLIAMS.
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