Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-08-08
From the Marylaader, .8ug. 6.
.AttempteA Assassination NJ!

The Western mail brought US an ETtra from the
office of the Louisville Focus, Of the date of the Goth
ult containing the following information. We must
confess we are not at all surprised at it, being pre-
pared by the graphic sketch of General Jackson, as
drawn by Col. Benton, TO expect such violence
from his DULLES and partizans. We hewever call
upon the friends OF the Constitution, and the advo
Gates of the rights of man, to separate themselves
from party who attempt by such means to silence
the freedom of speech. If the public acts of Gen.
Jackson or any other aspirant for office are not to
be subjected to the fullest investigation, there is an
end to liberty, and it isbut mockery to talk of lv-
ing under free government. 1t certainly never
intended by those who waded through the tolls OF
a seven wears war--whO suffered every thing but
death in the attainment of our independence, that an
American citizen should be thus exposed to the club
of asssassns merely for questioning the pretentions
of candidate for public suffrage.
ASSASSINATION ATTEMPTED /! /!
Copy of letter from DIR. J. L. .4RlNSIRONG,
author of ss'rhe Tennessean," dated 8 Davis
Mills, Bedford County, Tenn. 18th July, 1928.
In the Sd No. of the Tennessean, l have said,
that was afraid of the daggers and pistols Of Gen.
Jackson's assassins'' This has been verified. On
Yesterday, about 10 O'clock four men rode up to my
shop, cot down, and went in. was sitting IN the
front piazza of my dwelling house, and saw them.
Surprising them to be men who might bave business
with me, I left the house, unarmed, and alone, and
to my shop. about $50 yards distant The
assassns had seated themselves in the back room OF
my shop, with their backs towards me, two beng on
each side of the door. AS as had entered and
discovered who they were, was convinced some
outrage was intended The assassins were by name,
MALCOLM GILCHRIST, from Alabama; ESSE
TAYLOR, from the Western District of Tennessee;
and WILLIAM GILCHRIST and ARCHIBALD
YELL, from Shelhyvie, Tenn. On casting my
ewes around, discovered that they were armed with
clubs and also in the breast of several, could see
the handles of drks and pistols, especially the as
sasin Yell This is the same Yell who is a member
of our Legislature and figured as the Jackson bully
at the last Session.
He is tile same Yell, who certified for Parrish,
that was the author of 'tThe Tennesseean,.' and
procured certificates against the character oil John
Woods.-These fellows very soon produced pa
psr, which they said must sign. Perceivng it
was their object to force me to sign something dis
graceful, told them was unarmed and alone, and
that it was very unfair to be thus set upon aaa my
o,vn house, At this time l was standing near the
back door of my shop, and had time to reflect, tnat
there was neighbor who lived about three hundred
Yards distant, across the creek, where there was
probably some company, and also where might
procure arms to defend myself. l determined to
risk being shot, rather than sign the paper--whlch
did not see, nor do now know its contents. See
ing me dsincned to look at the paper, one OF them
swore should sign it, he wouldn't this moment,
believing from the movements Of the party, that
they certainly designed to assassinate me, sprung
out of the house, and retreated as fast as could
towards Davis's Store-the assassins followed me
rapidly lone of them, MALCOLM Gllchrist,) who
lives in Alabama, had been selected to perform the
|deed.-This fellow now pursued me in front OF the
others and in endeavoring to draw his pistol from
Ibis breast he dropped and lost it. The pistol has
since been found, and was heavily loaded-and it
is now in my possession. On the return of the as
sassips to their horses, a crippled youth who was
near nv shop, saw them looking for it, and heard the
fellow say how he lost it.
was pursued across the river, and in attempting
to climb the bank on the other side. the two GilchrisS
overlook me and knocked me down with their clubs,
and would surely have killed me, if Mr.. Davis and
a number of other men had not come to my relief.
I am old, and have grand chitdren--the assassins
we're all comparatively yo,tng men.
lam bruised and mangled all over, and my head
is cut to the scul and just able to hold my pen'
and cannot do this subject justice, as feel consl-
|derabIe weight and conclusion of the brain. -,
On last Monday morning I was ia Shelbyvllle'