Delaware State journal, advertiser and star. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1832-1833, 1833-07-16

him, or rather cut him several times. with
the small end of it. They were then separ-
ated.
We have made this Statement from no o.
Their motive than conviction that tits due to |
Mr.. Gilmeriit IS not our own version OF the
affair, nor do We make it upon our own res
possibility To the best ofour recollection,
it is the statement of Mr.. Gilmer himself,
He IS absent from home, and we know not
how long he NAV remain so. 1t would not,
under such circumstances, be just to with
hold from the public his account OF all occur
renee, that none regret more than ourselves
In justice to Mr.. Rives, we subjoin the fol-
lowing article fromthe Chronicle.
ga good deal of sensation was produced a.
mong the people on our last court day, by
very unexpected and violent assault, which
was made on the person of our Senator Mr..
lRives, by Thomas w. Gilmer, one Of the
Representatives of our county. 1t seems that
some correspondence has existed between
them as to the character OF their relations
)Mr. Rives having frankly told him OF the
circumstances, which had induced reuc-
, tant m,strust of his friendly professions, and
Mr.. Gilmer requiring him to acknowledge
the injustice of that mstrust. From the cor
respondcncc, which was read in court on the
e lpendency of the question; whether they
I should be bound in recognizances for keep
: ling the peace it appeared that Mr.. Rives had
written the last letter, which expressed ir
x every temperate and unoffensive language,
i his determination to close the correspondence
:. on his part as Mr.. Gilmer's previous letter
!, Twas independent of other evidences, alone
= sufficient testimony of his unfriendly feelings
towards him, and particularly as he had nc
h right or intention, to complain that he wa'
mot his friend-that having thus ascertain
LODI tbor tr,e elatiO nd iii hpir in
II tercourse ofthose delusive appearances which
j might prove as injurious to him, as they GER
e ltainly were repugnant to his feelings; he hat
r accomplished the only OBJECT which he hat
lin view. Before the reception of Mr.. Gil
mer's last lette', it is true that Mr.. Rive
proposed to converse with him on the sub
, lject of their difference, but that letter, ant
especially his reply to it, superseded TIL
: NECESSITY of any such conference. The,
. however, met at one of our taverns, and re
d tired to a room for the purpose of talkin
j. over the subject of their correspondence. A
# the close of the conversation, MIR. Gilmer de
manded that MIR. Riyes should acknowledge
the injustice of his mistrust of his friendship
IT which Mr.. Rives refused to dc, as he sal
l. that he could not do'so without classifying hi
v conscience. Upon this, Mr.. Gilmer rose. a
:, Mr.. Rives supposed to leave the room, hav
, ing failed in the object of the interview, bu
alter suddenly using some offensive languag
towards him, Which was, of course, quick
Hy returned in kind, he tried to inAict on Nj
Rives Me Lieutenant Randolph ontrag
G. which he followed up by blow while M
Rives was still in his chair, totally unsu
lie pecting such an attack. Thereupon ensue
a. conflict, in which Mr.. Rives was lit
c. worsted before they were parted. The,
en- are of course, many versions of this affra,
V. materially variant from this, but we give
o. as the one to which we incline after hearin
e, the different statements. There was r
Of person present at the commencement of IL
ch combat, i'll which Mr.. Rives was found qui,
n spritedly engaged; considering that he w;
of neither by practice, or theory, as much cell
n brated for his puglistic powers as his ASA
to laHt."'