South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-09-03

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committing great destruction.
In answer to queries
whether Pennsylvania would vote for
Van Buren,, the United States Gaz ette,a
very cautious paper says;
GAS TO the question of change, citi'
zens of other States, and many al
home, appear to have lost sight Of the
fact that Pennsylvania yas neUer in
favor of Yam Buren,. She never gave
vote for him in any form. When he
stood before the nation "the great re-
iscted' of the Senate, with all the
claims Of martyrdom upon the sympa-
thies and votes Of the Jacksonmen of
Pennsylvania, they said Eve. will do
any thing and every thing for General
Jackson, excepting always to vote for
Martin Van Buren,. We will vote for
any other candidate, but not for hin ;
we will throw away our votes before
we will thus misapply them;" and they
did throw them away, and plainly told
their party, and thu. American people,
that Pennsylvania oou!d neUer cote
for Martin Vda Buren,"
We have read with unalloyed pleas
ure, the beautiful eulogy delivered at
Culpepper court house on the 18th OF
July, by John S. Barbour, Esq. On
the life, character g. services Of James
Madison. It's great length alone pre-
vents its immediate republication in
our columns. Mr.. B. states fact,
which is new to US, and will, we ex-
pect, be equally SO to the public. After
accounting satisfa ctorily for the unfor.
tunate selection Of officers, in the earli-
est stages OF the war of 1912, he says
"Within the scope Of his (Mr. Madi-
son's) personal observation, came one
of those men who strikes and holds at.
tention. Ii was the wish Of James
Madison at one moment to call the
Speaker OF the House Of Rep, (Mr.
Clay) into high military service. The
penetration and segaci!y of Chatham,
nor of Bonaparte could not have been
more strikingly illustrated thau was
Madison's choice Of Henry Clay for
military command. Why that purpose
was thwarted, or abandoned, or from
what causes, l am not informed. But
I do know, from the highest authority,
that his eye had fallen upon this dis
tinguished citizen, as combining all the
strong and rare qualities that belong to
military genius, and of his wish 10 give
it that direction" We shall hereafter
draw upon the speech Of Mr.. Barbour,
who seems TO have been favored with
access to the most authentic sources OF
information, for other Interesting anec.
dotes relative to one Of Virginia's most
illus.rious sons.-Lynchburg Virg.
We give the following notice as an e.
lucidation of that horrid tragedy which
we gave our readers few days SINCE
From this statement it appears that the
Watts we're the aggressors, and from the
fact that Randolph is not confined, we
should think that he is justified in public
opinion for the act.
TO THE PUBLIC.
The undersigned having been invol-
we'd in an unfortunate conflict on the
18th instant, in the town OF Vicksburg,
(Miss., is induced,by just regard for
public opinion, to Anticipate erroneous
or unjust statements in reference ihere-
to, by brief relation of the facts In
the case-Mr. Watts and myself were
bound legally, on the 18th instant, to
keep the peace.
Oa the morning Of the 18Th instant,
while was engaged at a desk in the
bar room of the Vicksburg Hotel,
(thefe being no one present except one
Of the bar keepers) Mr.. Watts entered
md approaching me in the rear, de-
handed that should "recan. what !
hai said, Cine evening before) or lha,
ne would Kill me - as ! turned to see
JEFFERSON who addressed me, he fired
tn ball lodged in the wall near my
head, md he instantly proslraIed ME
by a Dhw on the head from the pistol
ne mad Jsst discharged ,and jumping on
me, comaence1 latiicllng blows with
the same weapon ;"augh stunned by