Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-06-30
THE yzasGzNIAy
LYSCHBURG. JUNE 20, 100,
" AIRS OF TIE GRFArI
" Is this the guise.


c'e'afs irgham aud Maj. Eaton, q, thu o..
1on OF war Exceedingly vulgar and o..
Tiious-snch as might have been e,,sc,.a e..
'he low bred tenants of howell, h.s
an almost universal sentiment of ;o.;...
against the parties, and heaufeI, ,,e.,.,
ion That such men sttuod ever have ho. =
Tated 10 the highest Offices in the 60.
Wen may Mr. Ingham sneer st the
acting before the American neoo,. - E.,
kauws The actor. IN il we'll he has hoo.,,.
lind The scenes. and seen them stripned fl,
dnmiapes and masks, and exposed in an,A.
nude drf1rmIiy-and h. is atanairtod =,
the juggling tricks TO which they have re.o...,
to retain the power which they have uoio,...
| nasely acquired. Happy had i, been far h.
reputation as patriot, had he exposed ,ho.,
10 the public before they attempted 10 ssc,e..
him 10 their ambition for though he may No..
speak the truth. YET it viii be attributed 10 dc.
appointment and mortified pride and wnl
consequently lose much OF tina, weigh, to wb,,h
it would otherwise have been entitled an,
IT. Bu, surely no evidence is wanting to
convince tn people that the government of,b.
coue'ry has fallen into the hands of a crew of
political desperatoes, who's sole abjra, pelf
md selfaegran dizemen,. Other i6aa Inc naked
facls phich the odie,a .isttft 81 ria ale row.
dy scenes al Washington has sspossd 5arely,
they speak in voice of ihumdes, g h,ch viii be
heard in the must obscure ccrnera % the land.
ana which mus. awaken E elm - indgna-
ton and DISCUS, in the breast u eYery man who
has lie least spark of regard for III reputation
Of his country.
I, IS not our design TO analyze the CORES.
pondenee heretofore published Or the docu
menis which nave grown out Of IT, and WHICH
vi" be found ~ this mornings paepr Bsts
'e~ passing remarks on some oil its prominent.
features may uoi be unnecessary
TIE FIRST thing that seems to require snimnd
version, is the Hbsurdily Of the psetence act 10
~ Maj. Eaton to justify HE call an Mr. Ing.
an - q saiisfdciion.' Pray, what had Nj.
Ingham done, to reaier this call necessary,
We have looked 10 vain TO discover the nature
Of his offence. Indeed. the thrice.salianI Es.Se-
cleIarg oil War does no pretend to accuse him Of
any. But, the Editor ofthe Telegraph, il seems.
had titen and published certain article re-
1ccting on the character of Mrs. Eatoa-anc
Mr.. lngham was friendly 10 the Editor OF thr
Telegraph-snd therefore Mr. !. must ayow his
disbelief of that article. pain Of heiDg sst up
as a target for Maj. Eaton To shoot Al Vas
mere ever any thing rdicu since the
world began ? Truly, ii this be /" Modern
Chiuairg," we would advise all persons 10 an
stain from every thing like intimacy vita tho
Editors Of Newspapers, lest they should be
held responsible by the bloody minded Hot
spurs of The day, for the sentiments Rvowea b.
those Editors.
Why, TOO. did Mai. Eaton select Dir. Inghsm
for an antagonist, when other gentlemen, who
stood in the same relation both 10 himself and
10 The editor Of the Telegraph, were passed
by1 Was II bee ause he knew beforehand thai
fngham was not game, or hat he pre- udcei
of his native state against the practice of Du-
e,lius, with which il was rational 10 suppose
that tina gentleman was himself infected,
would prevent his acceptance of a challenge
Why did he not challenge MIR. B'anch, who
has gone farther, much farther, than Mr. Ing
han--who has indeed proclaimed tn The world.
under the sanction of his name. tho very same
facts. the publication of VIII ich by the Editor Of
HE Telegraph so highly excited Mai, Eaton'5
wtaIh against Mr.. Ingham DID he fear that b'
ehailener"oud be accepted by Air Branch :
Il NAV seem rather uncharitable to question
the courage of one who talks az valian;ly, and
like" Ancient Pistol" spouts heroics in sHei
Ing NOTWITHSTANDING really W. cannot help be.
ewing that the Ex-Mars had no idea Of hsh'-
ing epen Mr.. Isgham. notwths landing the
threat implied in the pretty expression,--
killing tongue, buta quiet sword !; by the means
whereofh he breaks words, and keeps whole
weapons" and sound skin.
The allusion made by Mai. Eaton to the wife
We are assured that il is false in fact. II is
nothing but childish retaliation which
shows the weakness of Mr.. Eaton's mind, as
well as the depravity of hrs heart. He now says
ihathe regrets this a illusion. This is probable
enongh HIS regret, however, arises not from
compnnciion for injury inflicted on al inno-
&c Mt and worthy lady, but from the disgust II
has excited towards himse If--the aNe sort oil
regret which thief or mur derer feels when
the law overtakes him--regrei. not that ne Is
criminal, but that he has been detected and -
about TO be punished.
The most interesting, as we'll as the mos
singular feature in this strange history, now
ever, is the statement made by by Mr.. tngham'
IN his letter 10 the President relative TO the co