Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-11-17
az The duel and death of Mr.. Wickliiie having

the Kcntuckidli edited BY Mr. Huleman WHO sirns
the concluding vehement Remuneration o. Mr. Trot-
ter we admire the independent comse OF Nir
H"lcman, in the general, while we regret tho in
Aatnmutory attack lie has here nude upon Mr. Trot-
te- Us tending to produce farther scenes OF strife and
tlords.icd.
Fc,a The keniuclaan Of Oct. 80
iAc t"o succeeding articles the immediate
cuuse chat induced Mr.. Charles Mickl,iie to make
''rs call upon Mr.. Trotter.
lc: be rccoilcctcd, that for years Mr. Wictiifse
Had seen his only parent, the victim of inccssant and
uiSparng caurlny i'll the columns of the '.cntucky
na~etc Let 1t be remembered, thar in the gene
rou iervor OF ii!ia feeling and affection, he had been
Involved i'll an unhappy catastrophe the death of the
late Mr. Bennng; that he had submitted himself to
'iaI by Jury an honest intelligent Jury of his cou-
ny; that Hat jury, under the solemn OBLIGATION of
.tetr oaths hal pronounced hin, gifiess after fuU
ana H"'"'fed examination Of aHthe testimony ,eiqtig
Strangers to Mr.. Hckfifc Let it not be torrntfon
that from the Of that acQuittal down 10 The
publication vi the following article in the Gazette
i'olw''isan1ng ms 1cqu'ita by jury whom one
has Veh'ured or dared to impcuch Mr.. Charles Wick
mn. Inns Ii, had continued TO b. the obiec, Of the
NeTccot denuncatIon-yet the LOUSY lie Advertiser
eays H. ana the Argus ech cS it, that Mr. Trotcr
waa jarrett TO fight Mr.. Wlcklie. Look at tho fol-
lowing arcle-Mr. Trottcr, in answer TO the nr,cI.
rom the Reporter, in the preparation and pubca
ton OF which Mr.. U'cht6e had participation. Of.
print, branded Mr.. Wickde as a guiiy Lon;r;5c
ana INDUCES IN the most insulting exposo,s of his
vows Gould any naan OF honorable feelings read
Without an emotion bordering Madness AIr. 'rro-
tiers parallel case, of The ctnfed spirit of tbe horse
ttey When Nr. Wickiiffc read this cruel tapn,.
h's heart was bleeding and agonlsng under many,
many wounds Had Mr.. Wickliife offered wrong to
Mr. Trotters Had he said or done any thing to in
duee an attack from hIm, Nothing. VIII nv
irotter be justified for abusing and nsrIno NJ.
~ "MtYe because ANo TIER, without M Uic&lDe's
hhooteoSeo or agency may irritatc MIR. Yrnncr? No
M iusti,
Yet the "adrerlscr' and the ARGUS sav tb,, Az
44oter was forced to fight Mr. Wickiff;ENIercics.
lougn tiey were to the living let them cndeavor to
be just to tile dead. Mr.. Trotter's pubIcatio ~
Tie view OF all honorable man, left to MIR. WicLI A.
no alternative but niamy resistance
we would not have revived this painful subject
pui nothing Is now lett of our friend but his memory
fcnd. VIC VIII oe
FROM REPORTER
~ ,cNAges Ct&e-- hir Charles WicklifIe, not With
standing ms trial and acquittal still most unuene
rouSly assailed by the Jackson Editors What can
be their obrcG Is it imagined that it is necessary
10 the progress OF the work of Reorn that his feel
ings should should be continually iacerated-bot bi
father, and connexions and counsel should be ,hnaJ
and s!tndercd? Tha tie whole county of Fovetto
should be libeied? There was evidently n nrocor-
ccfteu party arranged to get up excitement; but
amer solemn investigation of the whole TRANSACTION,
IN Court OF Justice, by impartial and enlightened
jury II does seem to us cruel to harass him in his
misfortune. The testimony and proceedings have
Pu'ioHCu' he ueClSIOn OF the jury
Fable Twelve honest men decided that he onnht
not TO De punished Public justice is satisfied if :he
trial was Il fair one. W0S untju,? Win anv re-
ponsble person make the charge of perjury ar3int
the jury? VIII any one in ,l,Iate s1ibornation or
perjury against the friends ofthe accused or impeach
the statements OF the witnesses? From the moment
OF the unfortunate occurrence to the final result of
enc trial. the accused and his friends manifested en-
Gre submission to the laws OF the land No effort
vas made by them TO create party excitement in his
favour while no effort on the part of his enemies was
81 m Irf md i,
tered only to postpone the trial for one term untl
tire public mind should become calm Durjnr the
trial he did not obtrude himself on the court IN c,a
ienge Jurors, to examine and browbea, v;tnessne
being summoned as witness by the Commonwealth
ne attended within the call of the Sheriff but ne
yer entered the courtroom; the defence was entrus
ted entirely to the counsel of the accused two Of
Whom dld not know the individuals summoned as IN
and of course could determine whether they,
were friendly unriendly to their client personal
y or politically The presiding Judge was Jackson
man, one of the most talented and upright of the
party. The Coroner who summoned the Jury was
also decided Jackson man. Did he pack the Juryo
10 one has hardihood enough TO make the charce
! ne Jury consisted Of the respectable citizens
independent III every of the term, some of them
religious communicates. Would such be selected for
packed Jury? Would such disregard their oaths?
II is incredible. Our object in adyertinr to these
facts, is to induce the political enemies of Mr. Wick
lille to pausa-to consult their judgment rather than
their party feelings. Il chgld spirit nay be routed
65aronH e1ourdn.e.
FROM THE GAZETTE.
Now, in the first place deny that "Charles
NcklifTe has been ungenerously assaled bv the
jackson party" In commenting upon, as they be-
lioycd, the unprovoked killing Of Thomas r. Rem
f,ing, the trial and acquitta Of Charles Wicklifc
they exercised than their legitimate priv
lege. Would Mr.. Smith deny them this, Could he
expect thnr 10 stand tarnely by-see the uyarrarl-
Table efforts made for the acquital OF W;cklia AID
f.id their arms in silence? Certainly not and if we
IRE hot greatly mistaken many of the editors who
are the political friends of Wcklia and the invcte
late opposers of Gen. Jackson, have denounced the
proceedings here from first to l7d as ,.njrsljfg5I
md unoWrantoJfe. We have never chGrped that (.
the jury in Wickde's case was either Dgcked or
perjured-but that there was single opponcnf Of
Mr. Clay among them, deny As to the poll
tics Of Jvdge Hckcy, he may have been for Jackson
but he is fer Cry against M@ -.2rii Jf we arr. IN cr
rn,r Nj. Smith WIN Llnn.n cnrrncL 1,. ~