Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-02-23
MORE MIRACLES

The human mind is ever prone to ascribe singG-
! lar events to miraculous causes and hence va
| nave not been astonishe1 to see the studied ,fal
which has been made 10 impress the public mind
with the belief that the failure Of the attempt 70
nSsassinate the President was the result OF spr
cldl intcrposion of Providence in his favor afl
stu less to witness the ready credulity which en-
braces the idea. But, if the presci walton Of lt'
PRESIDENTS lite was miracle, what shall be sao d
the following cases The first is copied from the
Newburgh IN. " Gazette:
few days since Mr.. Richard Coffin cooper
IN the employ of the New burg Whaling Conpa-
ny, discharShcd workman by the name Of Hen
ry Hunt an EagIIshman, having previously gwen
him note for sum of money payable on the
first lay Of April next On Tuesday last HUM
entered the door of Mr.. C. with loaded gun, and
demanded immediate payment of the note anil
without waiting for reply, levcllcd the gun at
Mr. Z. with the avowed intcnton of shooting tIH' |
Fortunately it snapped without gntng the pr
ming. Mr.. C. Immediately retreaed end succeed
ed IN GLIDING the villain who pursued him fo1
some distance. He was soon after arrested, iakenI
before Justice Galley and committed; having asI
we understand declared to the magistrate thai II
had been and still was his determination to take thai
life of Mr.. c. He will probably be trIoi at
Inc court IN thlsvlllage next " eek. The gun was
subsequently, fred, without difficulty, and found TO
be well loaded with two balls" i
Was this miracle in behalf Of Mr.. RlchaaI
C"ihn 7 We see no great difference except u MI
fact that Mr.. c. is not President of the Unlssl
States, or rather, the head of devoted party. b1
mere IS another case pat to the purpose, copied iron
The late New York Police Reports
p;rbt
Durbin, born in England, who had been in the BIN
lsh service, and more recently in that of the w.
States, IN the Constellation fr,ga,e in her last cruise
was brought up for assaulting and attempting TO
shoot with pistol, coloured man named Aaron
acobs, the Keeper of refecfory at the corner VI
Ca'harine and Cherry street. Durbin, shor lln'
since, after leaving the Constellation OF NoroA
Virginia, came TO this city with his wages, anu
commenced course of dissipation which so01
wasted his means. Some person having pass'u
on him bill of SO on tae Franklin Bank Of N Je''
sey which long since failed, he determined to po''
II OFT on Jacob, whom he owed grudge oOl'':S
OF HIM shiling's worth of eatables he tentereu,'
payment the three dollar bin in question, when -
cobs ascertainng worthless, refused 10 receive
the money not being paid) but retained it in his Pos
session while he demanded of Durbn to pay lno'ns,
money 'oi what ne nau eaten, winch ne 'e'e il
give, asserting that he had no other Durbn then "
manded the bill lack, which Jacobs refused 10 CIV
HIM, until he should pay the shilling due. bs"
y exosperatad at the refusal of Jacobs, Du,um
threatened to take his life, unless he handed hI
pack his bill, which being refused Durbln Tu ~,
ID upon Jacobs with a pistol, loaded win .s ~.
'alls, which he applied to the breast Of Ja'oO''
md pulled the trigger. The percussion o a;5
EXPLODED with a considerable noise, bu' u
'os ignite the powder, and the life Of Jas0D''