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ASSAULT UPON PRESIDENT JACKSON.

ASSAULT UPON PRESIDENT JACKSON.
The National intelligenccr Of the 1th says:
IL Is with no ordinary feelings Of regret and
modification We have learnt that violent as
sxslt was committed on the person Of the
PEEsIpESr Of the United States, yesterday, on
board Of the Steam Boat, whilst 1t me wharf
at Alexandria, on its way to Potomac Greek,
by Mf. RAspoLra, lately a Lieutenant in the
Navy. whose distnission from service by the
President has recently been made public
We have not heard the circumstances Of the
assault in such manner n to Justify our at
tempting to state them. OF tho main fact,
there Is no doubt, and the particulars Of il
viii doubtless be stated from authentic sour
ces. We consider the occurrence rs one
deeply TO be lamentcd in every relation In
which u is considered, and in every view
which can be taken Of IT,
From the .9ierandris Ca-etie.
An incident of n most painful nature occur
red on board Of the steamboat sydney, as she
stopped hero on her way down, yesterday
An assault was made upon the President Of
the United States, by Mr.. Randolph. late Of
the Navy. At the 6rst blow, we understand
almost a hundred arms fell upon the assailant.
and he was with difficulty rescued and car
ried ashore. We have never known more
excitement nor more feeling TO be manifested
by all Of our citizens. We arc induced TO
mention this matter, which indeed ought ne
yer to be published, only because We know
that reports Of il will be circulated through
out the country and printed elsewhere. Il
was an affair Of n moment but il is said, that.
from the feeling produced, il is wonderful
that the assailant escaped with his life.
So great was the public indignation at this
outrage, that we believe almost any measure
ssn a l..r. 49,.
President, naturally, was highly excited and
cxasperated. He departed amidst the cheers
and good wishes Of the crowd which had rs
sembled.
In the confusion Of the moment, no attempt
was made to arrest Mr.. Randolph on the m
slant, but the Court being in session, he was
Immediately presented BY the grand Jury, and
a bench war al forthwith issued for hi. ap-
prehension.
From the Globe.
A gentleman just arrived from Alexandra
gives the following account Of IN atrocious
attack upon the President ofthe United States,
as he was yesterday morning on his way 10
Fredericksburg, where he had been invited
to lay the Corner Stone Of Monument TO be
erected TO the NORMA OF wAsRrxeroN.
"The Steamboat Cygnet, in which the
President aud several members Of the Cabinet,
accompanied by many other gentlemen, were
going to Fredericksburg. stopped on her way
for few minutes at AIexandria-Many per-
sons from the wharf came on board, and n
mopg them Randolph, late q Lieutenant In the
Navy. lie made his way into the Cabin,
where the President was sitting reading a
newspaper, and advancing towards him, began
to draw oil his gloves. The President, not
knowing him and supposing u was some FER
son about to salute him, and seeing him at
some difficulty in getting OF his glove, stretch
ed ont his hand towards him, saying, never
mind your glove, SIR Randolph, having
then disengsged himself from the gloves.
thrust one hand violently into the President's
face, and before he could make use of the
other, received blow from a gentleman
standing near with an umbrella Almost NJ
shc same time, two other gentlemen in the
cabin sprung upon him aud ne was pulled
back and thrown doWn:-The momens he
was assaulted, the President seized his cane.
which was lying near him on the table. and
was forcing his way through the gentlemen
who had now crowded round Randolph, in
sis.ing that no man should stand between hin
and the villain who had insulted him, that
he would chastise him himself Randolph.
by this time, had been borne towards The
door Of the cabin, and pushed through Il 20
tho deck. lie made his way through the
crowd on the deck and the wharf, being as
sisted, Is is believed, by some rufEian eonfed-
crates, and made his escape. He stopped
for few minutes At n tavern, in Alexandria,
and passed on beyond the District line. Tho
Grand Jury, then in session, In q few minutes
found presentmcnt against him, and the
Court issued Bench Warrant Magis-
trate had just previously issued Warrant;
but before tho officers could arrest him, be
was gone"