Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-08-03
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
Prom tie Iiek.5nrg Register.

the citizens of this town which will excite the al.
tcnlion Of the public, prepared by witness Of
the acts detailed, and the correctness Of the ac-
count may be rrlied on.
And 50 Ear rs we know, public opinion. both in
town and country Is decidedly in favor Of the
pursued We have never Known the public 50 IL
unanimous any subject.
our city has for some day past been tie Theatre
Of the nost novel aud startling scenes, that We
! have ever Witnessed. While We regret that tic
necessity Tor such scenes should have existed VIC
are proud Of the public spirit aud Indignation a.
uaiasl offenders displayed bs the citizens and con-
gFatalaie them on having at length banished elias,
of individuals whose shameless vices AMI daring
outraees have long poisoned the springs ol moral
ily and interrupted the relations OF society. For
vcafs past, professional gamblers, destitute Of all
sense Of moral hligations-unconnccted with
ciciy By any of lis ordinary tics and intent only
on lhe qualification of their ayarcc--hdvc made
NicksbulP thcir place Of rendczvouS-and in the
,cr, bosom OF society, boldly plotted their vile
and laeless machinatons Here, every where
clse Tue Inv of the country found wholly IN
r.lrcfua for the punishment OF those indi, iduals
aud emi5lrhcd by impHaifY. their numbers aud
lhair elimc, have daily continued 10 multiply.
Every species Of transeression followed in their
trdin. They supported large number Of tipping
houses 10 which they would decoy the youthful and
unsasPcctng. aud after stripping them Of their pos
sessions, sand them forth into the world the ready
and desperate instrument, Of vice. Our streets
were ever rcSoundns with the echoes oil then
drunken aud obscene ninth, and no citizen va,
safe from their vaiuy. Frequently, ia armed bo-
dies. they have disturbed the good order Of public
assembaeos, n>ultcd our citizens, aud dcied our
civil authorities Thus had they continued TO
grow boldcr in their wckedncss, and more forml-
dnblr in their numbers until Saturday the 9TH
of July wilnn our citizens he'd assembled to-
oslErrNifli III, corps of Nich ,hnrr Volunteers. AT
a barhleae 10 celebrate the day by the usual lcs-
ti,itips Afcr dionnr. aud dnrnp the delivery of
the toa,,s one of tlr officers attcmr,rd II enforce
order and eil.ucr At the table whom ona of thcsc
gamblers. who's. l1nn Is { ll1er. who hal impn-
drnlly ,b,,,>l himself into The componv. insul1ed
the officer an struck one of the citizens. Indie-
,o,e l,iel and was only by the
interference of t,, comnllndant tha, ne was saved
from, instantaneous punishment, lie WAS. however
p,rmttled IN retire aDl In, comuauv di,nersed
The military corps proceeded To the public sanarr
of the city. and we're there cnqlacd in their ever
ciscs, VIXEN Information received that Cabler
was comin2 mp, armed, md resolved 70 Kill one OF
the olmieri' who had been most active in eApel-
ling him from the tabe.-knowing his desperate
characiei-two Of The corps Instantly stepped for
ward and arrested him. Ioldcd pistol, large
knllr, and dagger were found on hi, person. all Of
which he had procured since he separated from
the company. 70 llbefac him, would have been
to oepote several OF the most respectable members
OF the company to his vengeance, and to proceed
against him At law would have been mere mock
cry, maymuch not having had the opportunity
of conaummalng hi' design, no adequate punish
ment coull BIZ inflicted On him. Consequently it
was determined to take linn into the woods and
iyRch hm---Whirh is a mode of punishment pro-
,idcd tol such Il, bccome obnoxious in a mann,r
which the law cannot reach. He WAS immediately
carried on under guard, attended by crowd OF
respectable ctihcns--lcd to tree, punished with
stripes-tarrcl and irahercl, and ordered to leave
the city in II yours. In the mean time oue OF his
comrades, the Luriirr OF the gang, had been en-
deavoring to rall> and arm his con'cderates for the
purpose rrScnlng hln'--"hioh, however, he fail
ed to accomplish
Having thus aggravated the whole band oil these
dcsperadocs. and feeling security against then
vcnacaace-tir citizens met at night in the Court
hoasc, in largo number, aud there pissed the fol-
| louinp resolutions
R,,oisr3 IL,t noti.e bo o;, an 10 all Professions
Il & ,,,Ilr t,,, liz. citizen, ,r N,ck ,bura are re-
>,ye,d ,.lulo tne,, FIRM, iii; ,i,cn and if, Vi
cinit and ma, ont, ,o. hours no,;,a h, Piycr
tbam ~ laa,t, I'm, pllrr
Pes5{,,g Thai nj ,r.,,,,. ,,rn,i,,;,.,,
iu in t1,,4r l,scs H.. also not;Gc1 that tbevv;,, b
nro.rr},ted therefor
PfsoyrfR Thai o,,, bondrcd ,,r;c. nj ,L,, f,,,.-
ooin, To-, ,lu,ions he n,i,,n1 and ,t,,cl mn at rho
corner al, ,6n ,t,rct,,n,l ,h,, mi. uuhI,c,,,, Il,
deemed notice.