Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-02-12

inent whom lie highly esteemed. This
surgeon, who had remarked with some
degree of interest the insults which his
fiienl had received, and passed unnotic.
ed, spoke to him respecting his iorbear-
ance aud observed t. him that as an off, |
Ger il he persisted IN that king OF conduct,
he would be considered as unfit for the
station he held besides making himself
the jest and laughing stock ofbo,h officers
! and men. On which he observed to the
surgeon, that he should conduct as became
a man on all occasions.
He soon found, however, that the
friendship OF him he most esteemed began
10 snbslde, tie insults of the officers to in-
crease, aud that he must throw up his
commission, or be branded with the name
of coward, If he remained in the service.
AT the next cornwall meeting at which
most OF the officers were present, after
the iepast, the conversation naturally led
to those topics Oh which military men are
mosts inclined to converse. The obser
va'ions became pointed and personal, anu
oil their motive no one could doubt The
most conspicuous in his insults, was q
young ensign, who was reprimanded by
our her" IN such severe terms, that he
took offence, aud sent him challenge
without leaving the table. Whereupon
his friend, the surgeon, told him there,
was no alternative but to accept, and Of
Tered his services as second He did so
the arrangements were made on the
spot, to meet the following morning.
When the parties arrived OH the ground.
1t was decided that they should fire tose.
Their. At the first fire, Lieut.. G fred in
the AR, and the ball Of his antagonist pas
sed him harmless-The Ensign insisted
upon seconditrial, TO which Leuit. Gdid
not object which terminated as the first.
excepting slight flesh wound received
by Lieut. 6. The Ensign, still not being
satisfied. demanded one trial more on
which Lieut.. q, whose patience was near
~ exhausted, consented, and observed to
the parties, that he had fulfilled the laws
OF honor to the letter, and respect for him
sell would not allow further forbearance {:
then turning to Ensign l.. said to him. " |
never yet have missed my mark-your
time has come" They fired-the bali of
Lieut.. e pierced the heert of his oppo-
nent, and he never br eathed more. The
survivor, with his friend the surgeon. re-
turned to the mess-room, where all the of
flcers OF the regiment were assembled
waiting the result, and walking up to the
table, without a word from the Dar,y
wrote challenge directed to any officer
in the regiment, from the colonel to the
lowest ia commission, and placed it before
them. There was silent, solemn pause
Tor some minutes. No one dared to ac-
cept IT on which Lieut.. q. drew his com.
mission from his pocket, tore i, IL. pieces,
which he threw on the table, and iefi the
service at his country, md the company
OF those who could not estimate the char.
acter or feelings Of al honorable man.
Letters to the Editors Of the ~ II. PatFot.
WASHINGTON, JAN. %. 1870.
Ihe war has begun, in good earnest
since MIR. Webster arrived here ami SUI
perseded his friend John Holmes in the
command OF the opposition forces. The
war, pest'lence and famine banner il un.
furled, and we are to have another unrrin.
cip'ed federal opposition to the CO.
vernment OF our country, like that which
The iederalIsts raised against the govern
ment I'D the times Of JEFFERSON and Ma.
OLSON. 1t is to be conducted upon the
same principle. or rather want of princ;.
pie, and will have the same result a. befel
that opposi'Ion-the unqualified rep,.bo.
ton Of the people, the whole pcopie and
nothi"s but the people. The " Northern
genera. IS to play the same part which
h's,ProtototyPe. Josiah Quincy did whilst he
held the post now occupied by MIR. Web
ster, that Of commander in Chief of the f.
deras army IN Congress. Indeed, Quincy
when he made his famous threat on The
floor OF the hall, which CLAW said he
soIled," peaccbiy if zoe can, forciblv if
.ce m"st-when he moved his resolution 10
impeach Mr. Jefferson, the Islam off
Democracy"-when he voted to call the
Hartford Convention when he moved his
resolution in the Senate OF Massachusetts
that the victories of our countrymen
ought not to be subject of rejoicing
and wien he got up his TEDEuh celebra-
ton of the Kings Chapel"-was no,
more obnoxious among The republican
members OF Congress and this republican
people, than Webster has now rendered
himself, by his federal violence.
question relative to the public lands
has been agitated in the Senate, in which
the good old party lines have been drawn
IN which valuable party "reminiscences
have been recalled. In the course Of the
discussion Mr. Webster made an attempt
to court Tor himself and his friends a Goa.
alton with the West Ii, e. shake hands
WIN Clay, over the mouniains) and he
also made furious attack upon the rec
publican peoDle of tho ,o,,ho.. G..