Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1835-10-17

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monser, published At Benniagsos, de-
speaLs:
The PREsrDKSCY.-fn al0ost every
political paper which 6nds its way aes0
office, We find soms new ezeseOioa 6
public sentiment 10 favor Of Ges- Hani-
son. Meetings are being hsld N every
quarter Of the Unioo for the purpose cf az
pressing their views WITH regard 70 -
candidate lcr he presideacy. an1 jadgae
from their proceedingA together with -
tone Of MANY Of the leading presses IN op-
position to Van Buren, 1t this time, No
are led TO believe that be will Be tho most
prominent candidate "a the middle an
western states. Whether in Vermont h0
will be preferred to MI. Webster, Ne arc
unable At this time to determine. Ar Tor
ourself we should be perfectly satis6ed
with either OF the men; and 80 far - our
views are deserving any consideration, ~
hesitate not to say that We shall c00sider
ii duty which we owe to the country 70
advocate the claims of Tho ono wbo ahallbe
preferred by a majority o. the whies Of The
state. The character e. history Of Mr. Web
ster is every where knowS. His talents arc
ola brilliant character. He 10 6rm, COS
sistent, Incorporating rePubl'can-an
able advocate and untiring supporter ofthO
American System; and wahai, - s1peri-
enced, accomplished stasesnaar >4nd Viii
Il eleetsd, mose Enthusiastically diec -
duties Of his sl6ce 70 tho satssteeeeoW
every candid man. While ~ cheerfaIoyo--
ward to Mr.. Webster the need ofpowsslals
talents 4 oflibessl We've, - would do IL.
Harrison injustice, did ~ ny, IN neral
worth, Intellectual powess, OF Poblie sesvi-
ces, he is inferior 70 Mr.. Websses. Duringa
long life he has made tho laws ofhis eeao-
try and the principles Of it, coassisUtisa
one Of his favorito studies; and whils -
has uniformly ranked amoog the able sx--
FOUNDERS of the one, and defenders Of he
other, his character has besn unsullisd,
even BY the breath Of slandss. From this-
situation for great portion Of his i6e, be
has had every possible facility to beeo0o
acquainted with the feelings and inteEsolo
of tho Government and he station, il ~
gard to her foreign and domestic Felatieas,
and to such Z man - Mr.. Harrison theoo
facilities have not been presented N vain.
In the keeping Of such mes . ths sa'iQh-
tened, honest yeomnary Of vermoats she
interests Of either Of the above named
candidates for the Presidency must b
safe.
Duel Erfraordisey.-A lieutenant N
the Navy, while ascending the river in .
steamboat, became involved in Q quasssl
with three persons from Arkansas, two Of
them brothen. He was challenged y
one Of the brothers and endeavoeod -
"back OUT" but the other party ipsisted
upon a fight, gentleman volunteering -
be second for the officer, they went esheso
to settle their difierencs. Al the fma -
the Lieutenant: received his advenasyb
ball in his hip, and asked il he was sael0-
fed, to which his antagcnist replied, -
not till one Of N 10 killed." They ~
anoeh.r ulvvs .us soo lsoueo0anto adv0H0sY
fell dead. His brother then insisted q =
fight, which the second Of the lieutenant
endeavored in vain 10 prevent. They s.
red and the other brother was shot dead.
The second of the deceased becoming e.
ragged with the lieutenant's second, shot
and killed him, and was in turn shot dea0
by the lieutenant, who was conveyed from
the field much exhausted BY loss Of blood,
and is now at Louisville, recovering, UNI
der the care Of his physscianA Thus fer
men were left dead upon the field. We
give the above as We heard il from res
pectable source, but fosbear to mention
-...l, fro,, !, .nd -. rre.nme the;r rela-
tive. have .lr..dv hen .dvi.ed az ,he,r
c,s-C;, poa
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n.:. S,..-x.-,.- Th.,,-h.,.f~~
s'eat"OOa's ou,. W s.e N.a''U '"'s
tween r"sDu5&n ana Lo1's"Ise' We -
from the tfso wheeling Oazeeto, = COMP
ted 1T no less than SI1rK. u thsse =
are for the Southern and western oonees-
leaving for che feada 0f Dhisa IL - mnkinG