Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-09-13
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CLUB Law In TENNESSF

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CLUB Law IN TENNESSEE.
t Inc su2ioined letter trom Judge Williams VIII
STOW ID what risks every subec himself who
''isIfs ia tennessee 10 depict Gen. jackson III his
-J" cGIor5. Neither age responsibility nor off
g. talon nor publc services weigh aueh against
.. Violent spiris which tie friends Of tie Miitagy
ineitaln 20 have i15bed from their idol ln-
dsr such circumstances il is wonderful that there IS
yes man lett IL Tennessee bold enough even to aC>
knowledge to himself Lis opposition Gen jackson.
From tie K4aruNe E,,gs;,e,
~, TUE WINCHESTtR HOB AGAIN.
tiie following letter from the Hon. Nath. ". W.
-Lnis, iTlrnPhantly sustos il eyecy Lug we hay
SAID a. ont tie ''Wincilestcr Mob
Carthage, Tennessee, Sag. l3t6, 1929.
DEAR StiH-3ccording 10 promise, row send yol,
ter On the attn OF July, l was surprised to find
whilst court was in session. J. G. Iaacis coming into
roui; adorned with hickory bushes, and seating him
self opposite to- and fronting lc; and at the soIne
me, some 80 or 100 persons OF all ages, following
nun. lsacis Locked significantly me, and from La
20 the crowd around, seemingly to Indicate aad s1y
sthese Is onf victim On application, the court adoui-
ned Tor the purpose of celebrating The Gay wrs
informed Dor wGs not invitea that order prevailed
Hs tnc dinner (ipont mile from town. save the ton
per CT the toasts Some time ely liz the week pre-
Vlcus II had been advertised that On the 9Th dele
gates Were TO be nominated 10 laeet other drlept
III the district ut Sparta, to dsplaec some one OF all
except one III order TO run against tie Administrations
candidate; Tor this selection the also adjourned.
1'ie party tJacison met thau they cUrE,-
rncnced drinking toasts Two oil the most dstiI-
'tishcd Individuals, as was informed, from the scdt
on winch SIT, drank most vulgar and abusive tuus5
i'll ausion to olso inf0rned that Isaacks
was then present. believe after tie drinking Of tie:
tosfi and the election Isaachs returned TO
his own house, and time afterwards fthc same
evening" from % TO SD persois, adorned with hickory
bushes, PASSED my door, where seated in cor
vsrs ION with Col. Tall without saving any tLipm or
atefppting any hns iarespectf,l, and AFTER they lad
pissed my door little djsance, they tur.ed in 1ighg
angie direction TO Judge lsaacks house, Where after
staying half hour, they returned Ia the came way
by nay door, behaving as rudely lqep could well do
| lIsancis being ii company. The compsny coatnu-
cd 10 increase pAd doubled tsI numbers aud tlie9
tparched and CONFERENCE.-THE ~ Dy daor, in like mal-
nef from hall dozen 70 9 dozen tunes. They would
pass some 90 100 yards be!CW y door, and return
immediately with Increased rudcness every tiIaa
Judge IsaackS III company, during I'll these evo-
lutios In these proceedings they had Gen. Jacaons
image hoissd upon pole, aud When occasion reGli-
I'd them to stop they, OF tbeIp, would fl anI
yell 10 the Idol lie Inany drunken sayages These
proceedings continued Until late night, and about I
o'clock their music ceaze6, flies aud drums when
was standing before my door the pavement liz
The light OF candle bnInlg III Ivy ha,t
Dozen or the party came within 10 steps OF the srea-
ing that they would now have the daIand calpInnia-
Tor Oh Gen JACKSON: then when they discovered noe,
stopped and after cryg and abusing re for the Sian
deTer or Jackson, Went OF Gin Sunday after AM
stro1g was Whipped, Hampton WiElaus, Esq. After
hey at Lar and as told, under the influence and
patronage of Isuacks, came WITHIN 90 steEs of M.
and said auaibly, That armstrong had been iussI
whipped, and that Judge Williams deserved to have.
much YES, said Ben. Estil standing BIZ with =
hickory club, SPY Cd Wei Give it TO him we'll
They bosh Immediately left tie company iViliarN,
went he courthouse and si to Lis shop, across
The street. atlofWa rs enquireit e name of Esti
ard observed 10 the balance Of the company there
tliat these genslenen had Incurred tie ponates OF
81 contempt and Monday should proceed againsn
them. On consultation g:tl nv friends declined
Furnishing them; for vas told the lines would be
borne by tilc company. and that the Governor would
relieve from cny Imprisonment l might iufct. %
Tuesday night afterwards, Just before supper whlsa
was seated before the tavern door with Col. Ia;5
end AbraIn Marn, Esq. ATTORNEY al Law from Bel
lord county, an irslan, III state OF apparent ptoy:-
icaton, come rushing out Of The door with lis knif
I open, swearing that he ''herse! a horse-by
Cd: and would rip up any man, matter how
lyigh IN authority lie might be- who would acfnocv-
ledge himself to be tie author Of the piece IN tire
Knoxville Enquirer Il was believed by Martin TAFT
aud TuyscH and others, that the Irisian's ausiolis
TCrato While this nversation OF tho IrishInaIl
was going on several YOUNG mon were humping the
bcuches with their large hickory sticks. AS a gen
tcrnan and myself arose up from supper, Of these
hickory sticks mashed down OF nv straw iet Iey,
lying oh the Bureau, which he observed vas "a Iitt2
cm;nous Of the result being advised by lily friends
not to proceed against tIGn for contcInpts, deter
mined TO adjourn the court. On making this dote-
i1;noton known to Col. Tall, he prevailed on mo 10
finish the case then on hGud-a case of stabbiro,
WIorcin Finsent Who plaintiff and Jocl Lewis Dr.,
fcndant yiep-snn OF Col. Crabb lie said oriojJr-
ally that he had declined fee i'll the case but his sot
his paTtncr) not knowing, regarding their family
influence had taken fee and they obliged to %
through with u. His son, ne said, was in delicate
lcolth, and unable 10 bear excitement and he wanted
the matter done with. This case was one of nlucA
interest. rs the progress of the cause proved; for az
different times during the trial it was expected Nv
orc persons dian the court house would become
ono scene of slaughter. rs have TO authentic evil
dcrcc Of she1nc to mob next day in the stage,
Sn' decline saying any thing about it. as to Che per-
sons tontcIr"d ~ r. Yours &c.
WITH. ~. |YILETAMS
III. Il. 81 ,ne.r.-M.
20 EVJtiE ARE WE ColIINGf
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