Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-11-17
Of car duty, and when our humble opinions arc Gull
ed for they will be pronounced in language neither
be nsisapprchended or niisappiied.
GEORGEJAMES TROrTER.

DC HlSupPTtf"ueQ or WtSupp'ieu.
.GEORGEJAMES TROTTER.
Since the above relnsrks aud extracts from the
"Reporter' and &C azctte'' were prepared ion the
Press, the Editor Of the Argus" has given up the
author OF publication. which appeared in that pa
per, signed "ai. Eye m ness" of which the follow
ing Is an extract:-Aiter publishing the corrcspon-
dencc, he sGvs,
his closed the correspondence upon the sub
jec', and accordingly the parties met at the dcsg
mated place. Mr.. Wchli.lc and his friends arrived
nan an hour TOO late, and apuogised iating that they
hin oecn lost Eir. Trotter and NJ. Ncliliiir bow
cd az respectful distGuce, neither speaking. Doc
tor kit'hie demanded flash of the pisfos-botl f.
red handsomely He then cnguircd # Can't. john
son had more than brace of pistols the ground.
lie replied that lie had. Mr.. rr0ttrr then offered
10 itnd Mr. Wick'iiic ono, giving him choice, and
took Mr. Wickiiir to his blanket where the pistols
were deposited, and he made his selection. Il was
stipulated that each party should take two brace Of
pistols to the ground, and it certainly surprising
hat Doctor Richie should have asked the cues
Won.
When the parties had taken their stands, CAN'T
Johnson requested Mr.. W,ckliie to hold his PTS
toi more perpenlicuIarly Mr.. Trotlcr requesting
MS TREND to Icuvc tins entirely to MIR W. and pro
coed at once. In casting lois for the word DR..
Richie obtained il and accordingly rave the word
each time inmcdjntciy after the first fire Mr..
WickRc obsc Ncd very sharply, II demand second
fire; Trot;cr advancing 60 hm, REPLIED Sir YOU
shall have it ,oi'h pleasure" Mr.. w requested
permission of MIR. i. TO load his own pistol. which
was granted without hesitation. tn parties foupIl
with their coats oil.
IN about ten fit cen minutes, the parties took
their stations for second fire. I'ilc word was ri-
ell and Mr.. &ickiinc received a s tut above The
hip. 1t has been stared hat he fired whilst in the
act otfahng This is Hormans version. This is
not he j'hci; for he was standing when he fired
lie observed lint It,. was dead man and died
from honorable Ip: cntions." Capt. Johnson then
enqulred ii he was satisfied? He replied 81 am
SIR; am shot and not ahlc to fire again" Ynen
looking towards his Surgeon Lr r. oiIestcd them 70
'come and take HIM" M this time e roas s,1nape
and did not y;sN but afterwards placing both han IS
behind him upon the ground, he cescA himself down
Il has also been stated that on Tie t,.s, ire Inc
pistol OF Dir. Nickf;. aasitcd. This assertion has
been passcd ore' by Mr.. 1rc;ter and his friends
through mere courtesy, it neither id or win,
pnrcd, tie ground, that he pist oil had not rome off.
1t WAS considered by all parties as Il ;:re. and Mr.
Troc never heard otherwise until "jie,. lie dean
of Mr.. Wicklific.'
The aoove extract pnrpOrts TO be u detail If tho
circumstances attending the late meeting between
9ir Ge0rge James Iiotfer, and .i, ChnrLcs JE;ck.
life The author is GEORGE JAMES TRorrER
himHJ
At present, fo bear any comment upon the puil-
ty vanity with which this pahry braggart has at.
tempted IN his own description OF himself to pla
the hero forbear remark upon the hcarlIess and
dHstardly nagnity, which seeks It's internal revel
even upon The reputation Of the generous and palan,
victim CT his calumiy and his ycngence, now bower
less III his grave.
saw and marked the conduct and department Of
GEoRGE JAMES TRorTER, on the ground: and
have carefully read his publication alluded to- toe
was IAN eye Witness, by arrangement ofthe parties
and from he whole together, pronounce and bron,
him COW ARD and LIAR. The former. | mos
sincerely belieye--thc latter l can and viii prov,
Diii 10 DC. J. II. HOLEMAN.