Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-02-19
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OBITUARY NOTICE tf THE LA1k WAL
TER HENRY PLEASANTS.


marked aud 'aaJahle dsie,., hi, seen observed
b, Tic Rieltnond p,rss upon t1r Jeei vi ths nn.
t.nrl, And niciausho's late o TIA. hIs aud sAI ani
,ssa. man. lhr rra.t lor IL silence have IA =
NE asurr ,ea,-d, ~ q ia thai az snces>isr aud
s,sr,n .u.rd proitsris ~ I've irn. should deprive
tho dead 81 Ju.l Nv stg1n. VI de.taad soc = al
,le lr.-oa az uicateJ y TIE d,vlli tf'cc', Produced
;, hssll,u- aiM uhso,sfnsI passion. II - am due
tsa very eAivu,re couueNlou, tiiduSeJ over many
States ot thr mon, pos,sss them vi the lrailus
particulars vi 4 uats4ttiuu winch has plunged then
fsl1ycs thu par II .liv ~oHl ini1 iltr deepest
se~, s4d created fp thu, pttlien al the community
the mast painful ..u,slI5n,. NudctarHess ~
eari, tie .nrn tir ,li.hte.t ava 10 migsdoc
pubic sentiment ~ ha Ca,r, utterly III ciIiin.
Had INV ofeIu4i i'riinrs b-rn at tbdi nature, !
should havs been laugh, bettrr hy the sublime mod
~rxiiou OF hr venerable father ~ the lrctaacd uho.
Lo~rl the earth Lc"r liI the dreadful di.ptns1-
tion o The los, OF the al 81 hi, a.e, under cfcun-
stance, appalling aud ar cflu-. he,rllrrss hoped
f.r Cod, forgiveness IL la, u"oaIp, dr>noyer.
" llirr IL. Pieasa1f, died TN, eltN ga faes-
aAy r,cniug 3jh January, Iron, the effects Of pr,
tvl shot wound, nihcud hy Dr. l,tac Pless1nt.
Vaughan. lie suvy,d lhr shot ~ on i minutes
wh.cn catered the al 5ufu thr uayci, penrtta-
thug the ltreelun ot the ball c inlv>iidcs srat
al immediately above. lie rNhIbt.r ed much inIti-
tuis. and died with rlrquIiN, having hst gsra to
the surgeon cciuci ufrttNs ol the Circumstance,
~hieh preceded The Hs>'fop.le. Both genti,ncu
~srr natvrs aud lrellcats ol ,hr count, III Guoeh-
l.nJ, and IL thrn names import. fel.dnes, the IL
tL~r the deceased and the .tatmO hsr ot the sur
,vor hcns broiher fad slsIri, botI Il no i've 10
~ucouut,I Ia thcu Oh dse, tbs "1telng storm 10
Their peace OF mind. vi. Peasut. va. aged -
Years aud - laN> OF ii,e otIgl 81 The coHliOyet
>, merits. nat M purpose 10 sprah on the
contrary sha stndts.t>I, reitan ifoln saying word
calculated t. adj ai'thri pAIs Ia bosons already 80
much pained bla, any mud llom It's rcotitnIe
vi jiI snrdt tut deepest regrets are VIII the
arai, N, icne.a cenn1,sinn " nuh the lnlns.
Suffice II thea ,l.. nat lh' p,rtir, HAVING, from
b,ing ir.nd., brcptnc estrtnsrd by long tram ol
circumstances delcae tut pIotc tldH Alluslou,
YET without tlls esldn9rf having bren inrsIons=
ly nid.il, .i'd bN WI q. deed, public and con
vvial iroctin. u ~, htt.,d Count llausr. ImAIkrd
insult VT. f,rd upoa VI. tiraeant. hs Or. waugh
.n. THIS vas ie,suird Al Tar mpHucui, bat the M
hisdiate tousrqueu aFCficd ~ the mtr iiurontc
aud inlrrcr 81 urIiudl rtCui,. Ihi, insult Nj.
r. determined a!tti mtutc lclltCiun, not 10 nouos
farther. being induced 10 embrace mpieide cum
.sl>, .. we'll lrsm the circumstances ol delI,tcy b.
foI~ .dsrreI TO- aud iltr dispu occurring At the pa
table oI .rlhieh.', - from the dictates Il Il
naind fcmai.abl, ptictd aud nulmp t>sIunrd Al ali
tines. Il WIS non iuadlS hoped ~ the mutual
friends ci ths pArtrs, that ptllod "a' put 10 ten
son,ruvrr,y. Iurrxp ctdtlonpIo drlasnt. Al
ter the lapse OF several week.. MI l.. received Il
letter from Dr. CLAN, winch, iauhtiug HIM Win
Ma pa,sir.ur,> under lie previous ndlsnuN. he "A>
e.inpei,r to hls al, offensive. Pctc,s-
~, III. purpu.. al DIR. \. 10 hA aquatel upon Inn
and his INABILITY 10 ascrt tt b, moderation, hc
detsrmlned ~ lnsitr aud inret The issue OF Il
decision by arms ind Win this We" replied to tn
letter lie had received "a : ran calculated t. throw
tho respou biiry OF chailc stug Upon hs oPpournf,
OF Ia oihcl words, appeal OaCe to ,hr duel Ii =
was accordingly luDNed by challenge tom D.
w. aud til. parties. attended b, tlirIr r.cnds, pa
ed TO Ric.iunni ,bout ttr Isl oI January ptrpald-
t,r, t. le,, q tie SAFE. li-le, Al tie nsta 81
.,HI ,-,st
fer tn, differ u TO the .Alr ui ,wo .ntlcnen ol
my .nd dis; IN .ni>hed reputation, ID. Branch +.
Ar,hef OF 1eN.v, and the Hon " ~. >. Archer.
Th-,r decision required al Ia. y. = withdraw al
Of ala Offensive letter, aud lldtcrAly, Withdrawal oi
Ill. aggressive language at Guochand Cont House.
md of Mr.. +. \ withdrawal u Ia, leucrin replication
70 HAT OF ID. Y. winch had eNtorIcd the challenge
from lin. Latter. la tiIs award Tie pntiesdtqutsce
tacrl,, and thuik lorna y by lher proper sigma
,ur,. The numerous mutual Fl ends and relations
nj the parties now isJuiced AZ the auIcdblc cohelu
ann Of A matter so disturbing To the hafnony ai tht
pr,c hborhuod aud the aitecuous OF large cncit
united by The ties Il consaugulnuy. Mr. Plcasauis
returned to the country, and IN ir" weeks went a
rain to Richmond to make arrangements Tor hi'
marriage. On TUESDAY the 3oth lie MAS vailed prol
bv friend OF Df. VS. aad required TO receive
communication winch he declined, the gfoun,
,h,, the controversy had been settled and dcolIue,
.nx and ever, communication whatever On ! ues
dav evening, When sitting alone III ms rom u
the Columbian, reading, II was entered by ID
Vaughan aud his iiiend, Mr. Walker DR.. Y
rep.ated verbally hs demands Tor concessions
or for The acceptance OF challenge MI l.. asal
dsci ned. Dr.. V. pronounced HIM seoundrei
Mr.. Z. struck him. perhaps with the poker. senli'
eusucd aud Dr.. V. drew pistol iton ms broethe
pocLe,. aud shot HIM. Tie unfortunate youth
.,ars erinp about the room from mortal wound, IN
clothes on fire from the contact OF tue pistol, wa
left in this condition shut for himself and To Obtain
such aid as his might attract to the spot
Fortunately, it was speedy, and all was done TIA
skill aud humanity could effect.
As If no circumstance might be wanting to com
ulete the woful character of this catastrophe, Mr.
Pleasants was in few days TO have been united to
Young lady Of his native county. have not th'
heat, nor am | adequate TO paint her anguish, no
that Of his father and family, but above ALL Ion ter'
10 less ia their 10 gate tie oce o The blow
that VI the excellent mother and it'h'y oil thc sur
viv., 1, is hard TO conceive that tate could hav
isA,c,ed blow destructive oithe happiness Of grea
Ter number ur more Gale uIa,ed 10 embitter the Ia
ture lives OF the sufferers. III God alone can III .
hone for tha, support which II So lar surpasses III
noUer Of man to give. Fioienl and uugoverned pas
sisas have produced the result-deatI TO pobl
youth in the sp,ing time OF iiie-undyin remorse Il
his destroy er-uDq ialiiied misery which hardly TIM
exn mitigate to the authors OF his being, aud To
vide circle Of relations. | trust that this
lz,nity so apparently without alienation, will not b.
unpro iuctve OF some good TO countervail ITS exten
sive evil, and thai the youth OF our country may de
rive from it lesson and a more powerful III
Aucen,ent TO learn to subjugale their passions, tn
first duty Of ratio al being, the nobcs achievmcn
81 man. because the arduous and the most ben
e6cial. and the Just fruit of that self knowledg
which Is the sum ant s"bs' inee OF human wlsdo"'
DUTY.