Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-09-25
0RHlEITARY.
For the Democrat.

Departed this life at his late residence near
Washington City on the 10th Of August, 1871,
Mr.. Agent Fiscal. The deceased, died Of
wound received in fatal rencouner in the City
with one John Tyler, of Virginia. Ii ap
pears from all the cir Lmstances of the case, as
related 10 US, that the deceased was person Of
suspicious appearance and had been passing
bout the city for sometime under spurious ard
deceptive means, as Mr. National, Mr. Tr.as
nry Dcfcit Mr.. Loan, de-, until b. had arou, ed
suspicion ~ the minds Of mcra. Blu, being init
"'oy connected E,lh number Of fashionable
men such as .Nr. StocHobbcr, Mr.. Discount
.dr' sc. &C., all noted personages, the de-
ceased had been permitted 10 pass about the Cap
tlol as gentleman OF great urbany of manners
On the mornlog OF the rencounter, Il appears the
deceased had approached Mr. Tyler under The
sanctmonlous garb OF friendship with his name
labelled on his forehead claiming at the same time
some affinity with the latter After formal saluta-
tons, MIR. Tyler challenged deceased with pass
ing In the Capitol under spurious, leigned
hypocnlica name; expressed hostile opinions as
to his legitimacy alluded to an old quarrel they
had twenty five years ago, in the Old Dominion
and told OF unceaslng and bitter anmoslties to
deceased from that time TO the present and al.
uded to several intermediate rencounters at va
rlous times and places; and finally charged de-.
ceased with being a kind oil .Meiarnorphist and Of
holding qualities and opinions in deiogailuh to
the continuance OF sovereignty not only of the Old
Dominion, but OF his fist bIcod--k KIN in the
country under what name soever. Mr.. Tyler
chnlnued looking deceased in the face and at the
decelttul label wntten on his forehead, until he
(T}lel) was head - say, III be suffered deceased
to pass unmolested he ought to forfeit his clam
to pretensluns either as an honorable man, "a
freud to the People, friend to tho Protestant
lallh nay even "a believer il he Holy Eyan.c.
lists, nc. Me-" wheieuPon suddenly assuming
The attitude Of little Magician or Of a tormd.
able Hero of .Ntlo O,ltdhS, he fell in earnest to
WorE and with very few blows despatched the
deceased in plain open view eff the Capitol, amid
the loud shouts Of friends ana hearty imprecatons
Of enemies. Deceased was shortly after con.
veyed to tie Capitol and il due form committed
to his mother Car. On his Coffin in capitals
were inscribed VETO, No. 2,-grcat lamenta-
tons and mprecatIons were manifested and old
Uncle Sam was compelled to haul out his purse
and pay the funeral expenses. The assailant
Nj. Tyler, at our last adyces, was suffered to 90
at large, although he publicly acknowledges the
act to have been committed with expressed
malice Gtorethough. indeed, so far as the le.
gtimate heirs OF Uncle Sam are advised, the
worst blame that attaches TO Mr.. Tyler is his
having, some short time past, been IN company
with deceased at HarriSburgh, in Pennsy yania.
IT'S SAID deceased (Ip embryo) wore a mask,
was nurtured in Log Cabin, wore the insignia
OF a Racoon's tail, and in this metamorphosed
embryo state, wantony nsued several Of the
sons of Uncle Sam, and It's thought that Mr..
Tyler ought, at that time, 10 have thrus, dart at
the Mask and heve saved the funeral expenses 10
Uncle Sam. However public opinion seems to
be much in his favor from his firm belief in the
Gospel and his never having arogaled Pr.science
to himself. Indeed strong hopes are entertained
that the friends Of deceased from the honorable
demeanor Of Uncle Sam in defraying funeral ex-
Penses) may subsequently be induced to enter
<on motion to the Court .Noh Prostqu in The
case.
PHILO STATE RIGHTS.