The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-05-13
"A HOPEFUL SON OF A HOPEFUL
SIREp

a HOPEFUL SON OF A HOPEFUL
SIRE
Last Saturday, Turing our temporary
ibience from town, certain DR.. Charles
!. Fox of this place, made an unprovoked
I'd cowardly attack upon Mr.. +. J. Hol.
10, the publisher Of this paper. 1t seems
| bat this das,ardly attack was caused by
4 10 editorial article, which appeared in last
seeks Journal: for which Mr.. Hoion
sls IN no way responsible. TO prevent
fiure misconception on the part Of this
;sLasi gentleman, and all whom il nay
,soccrn, We stuie that the Editorial De.
nnment is under our absolute and exclu-
$40 control - subject TO the influence Of no
.ae. We would scorn connection with a
npar, in the management Of which we
,slIi 10, act independently, and upon our
slyidual responsibility.
The paper containing the supposed Of.
slsiye article, was published on Thurs
Ay morning tand Mr.. Hol,on was in the
SOP in the presence Of Fox soon after y
tiom which tiepe until Saturday, we were
"a town ready at any moment 10 answer inr
VI conduct; but no demand was made for
"a explanation or satisfaction frequently
9sana the time We me, tie DR.. IN the
street and elsewhere, 10 all human appear
aaec as que; as lamb, On Saturday
morning al o'clock, We left for the quiet
snj rural shades Of the couniry---of our
dspartnte DIR. Fox was fully aware, and
eogaTdllke, he suffered Us 10 depar, unmo-
ksled bat no sooner than we we're at a
nic and Convenient distance from the scene
Il turmoil and strife, this valiant young
nln with vengeance fostering 10 his DO.
on and itching ire oozing from his fin
81 eads,' screwed his courage 10 The
sticking point" and In his oten house,
asdo an immense display Of muscular en-.
ggy and prowcSs much 10 the discount.
afe Of la, which was, we are credlbly
norrned shockingly mangled, mu,ilaied,
nd dreadlully rumPlod by blows aimed
ihck aud strong" The particulars Of
-ls tragedy We learn were thesc Mr..
lloIlon was sitting in the Apoihecary Shop
ssncd by Fox; while there, Fox came in
evidently under high exrifemeni, and
saahng violently a No. of the Journal
Ealch he held il his hand, asked him II
slnil epi,hei therein, referred to his "a.
asrl Mr.. ioiion told him that lie did
q know that it did, upon which Fox, dc.
a1aued to take no denial, said that he
Considered him iioton) responsible Mr..
Hll'on informed him tina, he was in no
''y responsible, for any thing that We
sight say through the journal, whereup-
a the gallaai Fox aimed blow direct AT
lie head Of Mr.. IIolion. After the fra.
tai was over he swclled himself Up with
End and anger to such a degree, as TO burst
arlh IN threats the most vcngeful aud dire.
Keep cool Charley, and remember that
End bags frlahtcn but few in this eligh;-
aGd age and in particular We caution
hee against repetition of the romantic
aiyentures Of the knight Of the Ructu
ionntenancc, Don Quixolte of La Man
cha, as the days Of chiyalry are past and
tragadocio's are in but itllo demand.
II he wished satisfaction for conceived
Iasu, offered to his father, why not de-
nand it from the author Why attack an
Individual who had nothing 10 do with II !
Why this pusillanimous conduct was pur'
sued ,he public can Judge.
10 conclusion, we say that this act o,
Charles j. Fox, which amounts 10 vlr,u-
Al recognition of the truth of the cp'thc,,
shieh he has seen proper to faslen upon
ls father, places him in very ridiculous
position. In the first place, he asks Il the
article refers to his father he IL answer
ed by Mr.. Holton that abe did not know
that It did," Now, if Charles }. Fox did
not believe in the truth of the eplthet, this
declaration would have been sufficient, but
we all know the old adage, ga CALLED Jade
wlnces."
If the said Fox wishes to saddle upon
N's father the epithet of steamins Ste
pOen," and to recognize him as the tai
end Of the "pariy," we cannot help IT, but
''sret exceedingly that he has such FAINT
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