Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-07-30

nc journalist, We have voluntarily imposed
upon ourselves, and must p.Norm.
! We intend. in the remainder of our detal
10 refer solely to the evidence addnesd by the
prisoner appears, from that ry ,denee. TIN,
after hanIlton had stricken Jones, aud mani
'es'eo disposition 10 indulge in other act. of
violence, (such ns throwing stones at The house
III winch Jones wns, aud which had been ar
red against him. &c they were io,clblv se-
pa'aied' Hamilton. on reaching his boat. was
"'hed' "he'her he hnd whipped every person
III -" "a certain place. which need no,
ne named 10 " ears policy He gave soma
unmeauiug reply and with two or three ofhis
comrades, took his sent an the rim OF his boat
little Suspectog that he "as shortly 10 appear
beit re that bar which exhibits the nakeJuess
OF the human heart aud puts an end 10 all the
lnloole' and articles of knaves aud simpletons.
In the mean while. Jones washed Il cleansed
ihe wound on hi, forehead which had boen in.
noied by Hamilton, blow, re dressed himself
ana came on the mnln street, (about 600 yards
distant from the spot nj which the first combat
took place went deliberately to "A gnn-smiih's
SHOP, and after trying two guns which were
offered 10 him, aud which he found would no,
answer his purpose, selec a third, which he
loaded, advanced coolly to the bank of the
river, and, in about 30 minutes afterwards
IN The presence Of several individuals,
the face OF one of whom was burnt by the
discharge of, The gun, he lodged its contents
near the heart OF his Decentralization died
almost insiantaneousy, and fell from the boat
INTO the water, with the exclamation 10 those
vii" we're with hun, Boys, an gone III
the buichery had ended here. 1t would mi
hhVe excited any great degree Of preju.
dice AGAINST the prisoner--as both he aud
the deceased were toond in the snme sunk of
lnlqlniy, AID were, in the original cause o. the
act, no doubt equally to blame Bat, the con.
duct ofJones after he had shed the blood of
Hamilton, cut him offrom all the sympathie. Of
:; the community. II, ms his counsel commended
he was in. sane, from the joint operation Of the
llqaor which he had drunk aud the blow " hch
he bad received why WE'RE not some FAM
symptoms of con,rition and sorrow visible, no,
while he was abor,ng under the influ.nce of
that excitement, bur when he came before thar
tribunal which was 10 decide his destiny We
have no feelings against Joues-but we must
agree with the attorney for the Common
wealth in saying. that, taking all the facts
togethcr-the motive which led to the act-,he
manner Gifts commission and the circnmstan.
ces which occurred afterwards. there never has
been murder committed in this or any other
country marked more strongly by all the aiiri.
bnics which places ii in the highest grade of OF.
fences.
Commonwealth "". Grand Larceny.
YIN. Fr0thingham,
The prisoner WINS convicted Of stenling
Leather from John Carroll TO the amount
Of Ss3-(not the only theft, by The way,
which he stands accused Of aud sentenced to
one years imHis onment in the Pennen,iary.
ltwond lave been extended, no doubt, 10 The
fullest limit Of the law, ii the evidence had been
strong enough to justify the Jury in furnishing
the gentleman with gralntous board aud lodg.
ing for onGrr period than they did.
| u Mr.. Canbre,eng, of New York Chair
man oil tie Committee of Commerce OF the
| House of Representatives, was invited 10 m
interview with Mr.. McLane, our newly appoin-
| ted Minister by Great Britain, at Wilmington
| (Del) Just as the latter gentleman was about
10 san Tor London. We should not bave re-.
garded this matter as deserving notice, il it had
moi been for two or three facts, which, as they
are not generally known, it may be as we'll 10
state LIST. Mr.. Van Buren, was also presen,
at the meeting, leaving Washington City for
the express purpose 2dly, Mr.. Cambreeng
Is the ~armest opponent which the TnriT poll
cy has in Congress: 3dy. The meeting
could not have been accidental because
Mr.. Camhreleng and Mr., hlcLane had
both very recently lief, Warrington city,
and could not therefore have desired mo
tber Interview With Mr.. Van Buren, on any ath
er subject than that which would form the mos'
prominent feature OF iss embassy, Il, according
to rnlnor. we are about TO establish the novel
precedent. that our National Executive is not
coordinate, but The supreme branch OF the ro-
yernment, and that II can 1ltgotiate a,olg laws
which the Legislative department had enac-
ted, and which ISL, NJ an an'ecedent pc
Rod, had approved
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