Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-05-13
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DOMESTIC NEWS.
" ASSAULT UPON THE PRESIDENT
E,cus the Alexandria Gazette, May 2.

~ the AlGEdHdTt0 Oa1sNtj b"y
Aninciden, of a most painful nature occurred
IN board the steamboat, Sydnsy, as she stopped
nero ON her way down, yesterday. An assault
~ as made upon the President ofthc United States
nv Mr.. Randolph, late Of the Navy. AT the mrs.
hiow. we understand, almost hundred arms iei'
ooon the nsss,lani and he was with difficulty res
cued and carried on shore. We have never known
more exc,,cY,ent or more feeling TO be man''e"-
"a l., ,ii our citizens We arc induced TO men
lion This matter. which ought indeed never 10 DC
unfinished. only because we know that reports o,
il will be circulated throughout the country a'''
prin,ed elsewhere. twas an niiair OF a ino"e,''
bu, il is said, that, from the feeiing Plouuee",
! il wonderful thu, the assaian, escaped win his
! life
| So rrea, was the public Indignation Mt this on',
rare tha, we believe almos, any measure wou'u
have been adopted TO express II. The President
was naturally highly excited & exasperntcd'-ue
d.parted amidst tho cheers and gooa wishes VI INC
srea, crowd which had assembled
In the confusion of the moment, no attempt was
mad. n arrest Mr. Randolph on the instant, bnt
Inc Court beng in session, he was immediately
presented by the Grand Jury, and u bench warrant
. fo.,hwitl, issued for his apprehension.
Tyem " the Gtobe' Of Nay T.
, A gentleman lust arrived from Alexandra gives
IN. fal,ow,np account Of an alrocious attack upon
,hc M Of the United States. as he was on
: ,l.oafu my the Csrnor Stone OF "a Monument a.
|, bout to be e,ectcd 10 the MOTHER or WAsHisG'
Z TON;
"The Steamboat Cygnc,, [sydney in which
Il the President and several members the Cabinet
! accompanied 10y many other gentlemen, were go
} ing 10 Fredericksburg, stopped on her way for n
h few minutes at Alexandra. Many persons from
the wharf came on bonrd, and among them Mr.
II A. it, int hn Novp l /,
Is made his way into the cabin, where the Prnslden
J. was sitting reading newspaper and. adsancn;
l. towards him, ~ il 10 address him, began TO draw
of his gloves. The President not knowing him
,c and supposing II some person about 10 salut
10 him, and seeing him at some difficulty in gctin
IN of his glove, stretched out his hand towards hin
&C saying never mind your glove sir" Randolph
,d having then disengaged himself from his glove
Sc thrust one hand violently into tho Presidents face
es and before he con ,"a use OF the other, receive
let u blow from q gentleman standing near with a
cd umbrella. Amos, at the same time two other ger
cir temsn in the cabin sprung upon him, and he wa
pulled back and thrown. The moment he was a
saued, The Presiden, seized his cane, which W.
as lying near him on the table, and was forcing b
Nh way through the gentlemen who had cfowdod iouI
mt Randolph, insisting that 10 should stand b.
re-. tweea him and the villain who had insulted him
up that he would chastise him himself Randolph, |
he this time had been borne towards the door OF &
of cabin aud pushed through II TO the deck lie MAJ
en his way through the crowd on tho deck and &
of wharf, being assisted, is believed, by some ru
ew fan confcdcracs nnd made his escape He ste
re- ped for n few minutes at n tavern IN Alexandr
tly aud passed on beyond tho District line. +
nj. Grand Juy then in session, in few minutes fou
&c. prescntmen, against him, and the Court issu
a bench warrant A agistrate had just prcyo,
We ly issued warrant but before the officers COZ
md arrest him, he was gone