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MEssRs. MvEs AND GhMER.
rren fAs CAsriosssssiils Ys.) Ck~e~ieie.

aWoog the peopbo - our baeS eoosS ooys
BY very unexpected ssd violent sssssit.
which wss made % The psrses 81 our Sss-
stor. Mr.. RIvEs. By THessAs w. GnnEs.
zoe Of the representatives Of esr eeusty.
Il SCENE that soas esrrsspesdsscs had
existed beswess them % 10 The character
Of their rslstisas. Mr.. 1ivss hsvisg frank
y told hin Of the circumstances. which
had induced . relsetaat mistrust Of bic
friendly professions. asd M. G,lmes ~
quiring him 70 sekas~lsdge the isjusties
or that mistrvst. From the csrrespoa-
dsaes. which Vas read in eosrs. o. the
pendeney Of the questisa whether thsy
should be bound in rseognisanees fer kesp-
Ing the peace. il appeared that Mr.. 6ves
bad written the last letter. which elpress-
ed in very temperate and iseGsssivs las
gusge, his dsteFmiuation Go close The cor
respondence on his part. % Mr. Gilmer's
previous letter IVES. independent Of other
evidence. alone sufficient testimony Of his
unfriendiy feeling towards him. and par
tieularly 80 be had no right or intention 70
eomplxia that be was not his friesd-that
having thus ascertsioed their true rela-
lions. and divested their intercourse Of
those decisive sppsaranees which might
prove ~ Injurious 70 him - they certainly
were repugnant TO his feelings. he had se-
cemplished the only object which he had
in view. Before the reception Of MIR Gil
msr's last letter. il 10 true that Mr.. Rives
proposed to converse with him on the sub
ject OF their difference: but that letter. and
especially his reply 10 il. superseded the
necessity Of any such conference. They.
however, met at one Of our taverns, and
retired to room, for the purpose Of talk.
ing over the subject OF their correspon-
denee.
At the close Of the conversation. Mr.
Gilmer demanded that Mr.. Rvss should
acknowledge the injustice Of bis mistrust
OF his friendship. which Mr.. Rives refused
TO do. ss he said that he could not do 90
without falsifying bis conscience Upon
this. Mr.. Gilmer rose. ~ MIR. Rives sup
posed. TO leave the room. having failed 10
the object OF the interview. but after sud-
denly using some o6ensive language TO-
wards him, which was, Of course. quickly
returned in kind. he tried to infiict on Mr.
Rives The Lieut. Randolph outrage. which
be followed up by blow. while Mr.. Rives
was still sitting 10 his chair. Totally unsus-
pectiag such an attack. Thereupon en-
sued confiet. 10 which Mr.. Rives was o
little worsted before they were parted -
There are. OF course, many versions Of
this ARRAY, materially variant from this.
but We give 10 90 the enc TO which we in
cline after hearing the different statements
There wss no persen present st the com.
mencement OF the combat, in which Mr..
Rives vas fouad quite spiritedly engaged.
considering that be was neither by psse-
lice nor theory - much celsbrated for his
Pugilisiie powsTs 80 his assailant
FROM the Virgimis advocate.
We had anxiously hoped to be spared the
painful necessity Of saying one word, In rela-
ton to the very unpleasant affair, which oc-
cured in this place on Monday last, between
the Non. VIM. B. Rives and Thomas w. Gil
mer, Esq. After the free and fuii exposition
Of all the circumstances Of the ease, which
both partieshad ample opportunity Of making
to their respective friends, and which actual
~ was made in the presence and under the
sanction of the judicial tribunal Of the coun-
try; and more especially A. both gentlemen
! avoved their determination 70 give 10 the
public, the entire correspondence between
them, we did not for q moment doubt, that the
propriety Of rsffaining from any or pssts state
mcnt Of the occurrence, or Of the circum-
stances which led to u, would be st once re-
cognized and cheeFfslly scquieseed 10, by eli.
Notwithstanding this expectation, however,
the course which contemporary bas thought
proper TO pursue, has lsft us no alternative.
In the absence Of MP. GiImeF, who has been
called TO LewisburE BY professional bushes.
in the Court Of Appeals, we should be want
ing in justice as we'll as frie ndship 10 that gen.
tleman, were We to suffer public sentiment
tobe forestalled, by passing unnoticed, astate-
ment, which, had he himself an opportunity
OF doing so, we know he would promptly re-
ject, as Ia his estimation, widely variant FROM
the truth. With the issue thus made up be.
tween the parties. we have nothing TO do
Our business is not TO render verdict but
10 do justice 70 an absent man, by submitting
10 the public what we believed TO be his YER.
sion Of the occurrence, lest the truth Of thai
which has emanated from another source be
cause undenied, should be deemed undenia-
I BILE.
OF the correspondence between Mr.. Gilmei
and NJ. RiVes, as il will very soon be in th'
possession OF the public, we even now feel
reluo lance 10 say any thing. II will speak 20
itself-and the public can decide from it, ten
or and the facts which il will deVelope, wheth
er SIR. Gilmer merely complained OF Mr.
Rives' injustice IN misirusting his friendship
or demanded reparation for the wrong be ha,
done him, By charging him With gross dupli
city and double dealing.
With respect TO the assault made By Mr.
Gilmer upon Mr.. Rives, the statement, whiel
has been submitted 10 the public, differs yer,
widely from Mr.. Gilmer's own account Of tn
occurrence. II Is alleged that he mol onl,
committed upon Mr.. Rives, the Randolpl
outrage, but actually inflicted violent blo~
D While be (NF. r. vas yet In his chair, an
altogether unsuspeetiBg the attack, bseaus
, Ar. GHmer bad risen, for the purpose as he be
4 iieved Of leaving the room.
This statement having been heard By Nj
4 GilmeF, before he left here, he declared tha
Nss utterly untrue--that he was sitting d
his ehais, immediately by the side Of So