Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-09-19

we have said about the :" Winchester Mob"
CARTHAGE, Tennessee, Aug 13th 1928.
Dear Sir-According to promise, now send you
accurate account OF the proceedings at Nlhches-
Ter. On the 18th Of July, was surprised to hnd,
whilst court was in session, j. Z. lsaacks coming
into court adorned with hickory bushes, and seat
ing himself opposeto, and fronting me and at
the time. so or 100 persons OF all ages,
and sizes, following him. lsaacks looked siShlil-
cantly me, aud from me to the crowd around,
seemingly to Indicate and say there is our victim.
On application the court adjourued for the purpose
Of ceebl ating the day. was informed, flor was
not invited.) that order prevailed at the dinner
(about mile from town. save the temper OF their
toasts.-Some time early in the week previous, 1t
had been advertised, that the 9Th delegates were
to be nominated to meet other delegates IN the dts
trct at SPARTA to dispace some one, or all except
one, in order to against the administration can
didate; for this election the court also adjourned
The party Jackson sooner met than they com
inenced drinking toass. Two of the most disn-
guished individuals, as | was informed, IRON the
seat on which set drank most vulgar and abn-
sive toast in alluson to was also informed that
lsaacks was then present believe after the drhk
ng Of toasts and the election was over, lsaaeks re-
turned to his own house, and some time afterwards
(the same evening" from 25, to 90 persons. adorned
with hickory bushes. passed my door where was
ing any thing, or attempting any thing dlsrespec
and after they had passed my door little distance,
they turned in "a right angle direction to Judge
| lsaack's house. where, after staying hall an hour,
they returned in the same way, by my door, behav-
| ing as rudcly as men could well do, lsaacks beng
in company The company continued to increase
aud double their numbers and they marched and
rounternalched by my door, in like MANNER from
| half dozen To a dozen times. They would pass
! IN M Ial.., fpnr "a
Immediately with increased rudeness every time
Judge lsaacks was in company. during all these evo
utions. In these proceedings they had General
Jacksons image hoised upon pole, aud when &c
casion required them 10 stop, they, sohe OF them
would fall aud yell to the Idol, like so many drank
Ell savages The proceedings continued unll late
at night. and about 1 Or IL O'Clock their music
ceased, flies and drums, when as | was standing
before nv door on the pavement in the hight OF Il
candle burning in nv roo,n some half dozen OF the
party came within l5 steps of me, swearing that
). they would now have The dam'd caumnlator ct Gen
Jackson then when they discovered me, stopped
and after cursing and abusing me for the sanderer
of Jackson, went oft. On sunday after Annstrnn.
was whipped, Hampton Williams, esq. Attorney al
Law and as am told, under the itiurnce and pa
tronauc of lsaacks, came within 90 steps OF me-
and said audibly, that Armstrong had been justly
whipped and that Judge Williams deserved to have
rs much - Yes said Ben. EstiI, standing by with
hickory club, .sby G., we'll give II to him WE'LL =
= they both Immediately left the company WALL
Il lians went to the Court house, and Esil to h
d shop across the street. afterwards inquired The
n name of Estl, and observed to the balance OF TIT
= company there, that these gentlemen had incurred
a the penalties OF a contempt. and on Monday shoh
1t proceed against them. On ii consultation with m
I. friends. declined furnishing them; or | was toll
ty the fines would be borne by the company, and tina
n the Governor would relieve from any mprlsonmer
| might nhIct. On Tuesday night afterwards. Ju
til before supper whilst seated before the taver
IL door with Colonel FALL and Abraham Martin, csc
an attorney at law from Bedford County, an lrishma
N. in the state of apparent intoxication came rushlt
N; out of the door with his knife open, swearing IN
m he was ii ''horse a horse-by C. ana won
its rim up any man no matter how high in anthori
Use he mi,rht be- who would acknowledge himself TO
ID, the author of the piece in the Knoxville Enquirer
pa II was believed by Martin Tall, and myself al
Sc others that the lrishman's auslons were to m
EN- While this conversation OF the lfishman was gov
d. on, several young men were humping the pehch
with their large hickory sticks. Asa gentiem
and myself arose up from supper one oil inc
arge hickory sticks was mashed down on my slra
hat, then lying on the Bureau which ne opserF
was a little oniuous of the result being advis
IN bv nv friends, not to proceed against them for CO
'"s tempts. determined to adjourn the court. I
'ee making this determination known TO Col. Tall,
preyalied on me to finish the case then on hand
~ case of sabbing, wherein Nnscnt was plaintiff, "a
10 Joel Lewis defendant, step son OF Col. Crat
He said originally. that he had declined fee IN !
sue CASTE W. ~ -. ~ :s,o.a h.d t,Len t.a ,
$ tn SdiuiS e"e'i J - 49,. ~ ,,th - H. :
ing they were ooi'seu ~ - haal, md noahe to he
.a, excitement and he wanted the matter done WI
,v This case was of much interest as the progress
- : the cause proved for at different times during
trial 1t was expected by more persons than one, |
last Court house would become one scene OF siaught
civ. As have no authentic evidence OF scheme TO
me next day in the stage, shall decline saying