Delaware State journal, advertiser and star. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1832-1833, 1833-05-21
PURSUIT OF MR.. RANDOLPH.

Mr.. Randolph reached Fredericksburg, on
Friday morning, and proceeded the same day |
to a relatives, in the neighborhood. On
Saturday morning Col. Ashton arrived, and
passed on to Bowling Green, for the purpose |
Of SC cling the Judge of our Circuit Superior
Court. He returned the next day, and took |
the stage for Norfolk, to consult with Judge
Barbour, United States District Judge. We
need scarcely remark, that Col. Ashton has
conducted himself, throughout this unplcas-
ant business, with gentlemany propriety.
| Our citizens, however, have been disguised
with the airs of Importance assumed by am
other individual, who rendered himself con-
! spicuous in the atfair--we allude to Mr.. Pot
ter, Clerk of the Treasury Department.
the gentleman who was SO brave as to boast,
when here last week, in the presence of la
dies, that he had struck Mr. Randolph sew
eral times with his umbrclla-and who, sub
scquenty, in handing the said umbrella to
the keeper of the Farmers Hotel, charged
him to take special care of it, as it was the
instrument with which he ''punched Mr..
Randolph" &c. 1t seems that an express
was wanted to communicate with the Chief
Justice of the United States, touching the
manner of getting at Randolph, and 10! Mr..
Potter armed with a frman from the Post
Master General, for fresh horses, dashes
through town il, a coach and .four. 1t may
be we'll supposed, that this being his first
mission, he made the most of it. He posted
to Richmond, and there learnt that Judge
Marshall was in North Carolina-a piece of
infoi nation that any almanac would have
given him before he set out. He reached
town ON Sunday morning, on his return; his
carriage attracting attention by the mud
with which it was covered, and he himself
by the busting Importance of his manner,
and the vchcmcncc of his gcsticulations,
whenever talking of his arduous services.
Commend us ever to expresses in coaches
and four. Mr. Potter will doubtless get his
reward. BY the way, was not this Mr.. Pot
ter one of Mr.. lngham's body guard, when
threatened with on assault by Major Eaton
and his confedcratcs? lie probably is now
striving to regain the favor which he doubt.
less lost by his agency in that affair
We presume, after such a notice as the
above, Mr.. Porter must feel cheap enough.
: We have seen a letter, in Gen. Jackso n's
It hand writing, justifyng, in effect, the attack
a OF Houston upon Stanbcry, and attempting by
:, argument to show that such attacks, undc
y the circumstances, were right and proper
G This letter was written by Gen. Jackson
=" Ia l,ua,io, "f ,ris 5otiuu IN pres
: ence of Gen. Barringer, witch was reportet
&c in the papers at the time.-The spelling il
Is bad, and the grammer shocking 1t wa
IS doubtless written and sent out, without tn
q knowledge of the Supervisors of the Palace
e Several other gentlemen i'll this city saw tn
D letter to which we refer.
L In connection with this subject, IT is prope
IS to add, that at the conversation referred tc
= when General jackson was justifying the at
~ tack OF Houston on the person of a mcmbe
~ OF Congress, gentleman of undoubted vera
i CITY, now III this city, expressed his descent