Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-25
FRIDAY MORNING. FEE >, IaaI


pr'aion to the JDmcs River the Shcnau doah Valley
The Win chcstcr and Parkcrsburg Road, the Tcnucs
see line road, ending in Boetou,,, and the Peters
burg rail way.
After close contest, the appropriation to the
Petersburg Rail Wey was expnnged, by one vote
Some Consider this Lcnefcial both to the rail
way and the loan bill--to Tho ral way hy sep
arating 1t from the general subject and leo wing it
on its own merits, tthere being bill before the
House TO advance il 500 900 from the fund for
internal Improvement Ito the Loan Bill, by
detaching from 1t an Improvement which many do
not consider a State impro vcmcnt. We hope the
opinion may prove sound IN relation to both.
H We invite attention to tho reply of the Tele-
graph to the article from the Globe published yeser
d"y-and to an article in defence of Mr. Van Buren,.
THE CORRESPONDENCE.
That which every man have clearly foreseen
is realized Other dramatis personae have come on
the stage, and Gen. Jackson Mr. Crawford and sill
Others, will no doubt yet appear before the pub
lie. The Telegraph of Tuesday, contains letter to
tic Edi or from NJ r. Forsyth explaining his agercy
III the affair, accompanied by that letter from Mr.
Crawford TO MIR Calhoun, dated the cd October last
whlcA the latter rctr rned and which drew from Mr.
Calhoun his severe reply. marked 70 in the pub
lshed correspondence between Messrs. Jackson and
Calhoun.
We sl.a publish this expose TO morrow: Suffice !,
now to say, that Mr. Forsyth's letter is a more de-
fence of his own conduct, and tina. that of Mr. Craw
ford, is Justification of his course in DISCLOSING the
secrets OF the Cabinet, which he justfes by prece.
dent, particularly, the example of MIR. Edmund Ran
doiPh, under General Washington The Telegraph
has appended notes to his letter IN which il profess
es to point out numerous mist axes, contradictions
and lapses, aud reproaches Mr.. Crawferd's friends
for permitting him thus 10 expose himself OF all
ths, the reader must judge for himself Non rostr.,
tantas, coniponerc Rtes We mean. like our contem
porary to take our station for the present. on the
fence, and wait awhile for events. After all there
is much prudence and safety in the plan.
Our city was thrown into great con!.uoiian and
distress yesterday morning, by the result of rencon-
tire between Mr.. VIM. Gait a merchant Of our CITY,
and Mr. James w MARSHALL son Of the late Thomas
Marshall, Esq. of Kentucky, in which Mr.. Gait was
shot through the body by Mr. Marshall, with pocket
pistol, and we believe there IS not the slightest hone
of Ills recovery.
This occurrence took place a little before ten
o'clock, directly in front of our office We were in
the office at the time, and hearing the report of the
pistol, walked QUICKLY to the window, when we saw
Mr.. Gait standing on the sidewalk on the opposite
side of the way, apparently perfectly STILL but up
right, and Il person whom afterwards understood
TO be Mr.. Marshall, slowly walking the street
in the direction Of the corner Of our office. Several
persons immediately approached Mr. Gait and sup
ported him into DR.. Clarkes office In the mean
time, the High Constable had taken Dir Marshall
into custody, and he conveyed before the Mayor
for examination, and by him committed 10 Jail fOl
further examination to-day We are DESTROYS Ia
avoid saying my thing which may have the remotes,
bearing the Of Mr. Marshall, as 1t must come
before jude al tribunal, and ought not TO be preu.
diced preiudged. We Will therefore. ony simply
state, that this melancholy event was the result
of misunderstanding between those gentlemen on
Tuesday night last, at the Bail given Terpschorc
Hall, at which Mr.. Gait manager.
Edward L. Brooks q fugitive from Justice, charged
W it'll having coHsnttcd, in Warwick county, Oh tn,
9th Dec a ''c.uel and deliberate murder" OH tho
body Of col ored named Mara, who hat
been hired to him, and for hose apprehension tia
Governor had issued proclamation, offering SlOC
reward, was taken up in this city yesterday morning
and after examination, committed to Jail till he car
be sent to Warwick for trial.
~ Phe Philadelphia papers Of Monday, report as
below, tho MonIezuma, Liverpool packet of the oil
Jan. The Northern mail having failed yesterday ,ih,
news By this arrival has not yet reached us.
u James river rose very considerably On Wodncs
day night and yesterday II hns overlooked the
Dock, and burst IN part OF the bank. The 1oot
was within six inches If the top Of the Docl
whnrycs ard two feet over the Dock gl,c' last