Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-08-10


-ius NJ Clay. ESD c'Hcernrng the re counter AT
Rus,eIls Cave. not LeNlng Iou, stated yesier.
day We have rpHn bat Tor one II the acc,np Ia.
hyinr letters Passengers rpH Lexington slale TIA
Blown Tylcr's mail agent and EN- l,yed bully ~
,his all Ir ha, lusI eye du ear. AMI nose be
,llcs having a wound un the sh 'Ildes:
no MY FELLOW CITIZENS Or FAYErrE
AND TIIE VOTERS OF rIE EIGHTH
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
The right uf the people pcaceably 10 assemble -
| rcthcr. aud consult aluut The public welfare, l.
guaranteed t. toy that glorious CONSTITUTION. WIN h
was ought 10y the blurd OF our street.-the right OF
| Tree dI,crs,urr, there also secured has been and
ever shall bc To the most sacrci of al It, prr.
cplcs The Wind caI.nn Uitruth IA calm. dispas-
,iUuate; yet bold and manly way. Is the vitality OF
liberty; when It shall voluntarily ahae in the busoms
OF our people; or bc suppressed 10y violence. slave
~ Is not threatened. hat actually binds II Nas
IA this cause. Which and you alike. that
| on Yesterday periled nay life which nnw only
hold 10y the Will of an overriding Providence. and
spirit, which. Nay presume 10 say, in good cause
has never yet quaIled in the hour of trial.
Early in this gressiUuIl canvass, Mr. Robert
NcklIlle Jr said that he was assured that sOune
time last year u caucus held IN the town Of
Fraukiur m which It Was agreed To arrange the
Congressional district ia the coming session ui the
Legislature That the Hon Garrett DAVIS should he
brought into the old Fay elite district IA order de-
feat the Hon Thumas ? Marshall. This all egaliUn
Mr. Davis positively denied, AID called upon Mr.
Wicklitie IOr the proof. On lrst DAY, at The
Republican Meeting House, ia the county Of Fay
eile' MIR WickliHe again repeated THIS charge;
whereupon Mr. Davis rejoined by saying that lac had
all along called upon MIR WickliHe to produce his
proof and lately, IN the county Of Wood lord. where
all the parties were said 10 live. he had repeated
hIs call for proof, bat that Mr. WIcklihe had failed
10 produce Il. Mr. WICkhHe Ihereupon, produced
Squire Wilmington, Of WOOdfUrd county, who sus.
famed substantially Mr. vs.. allegation. giving Mr.
Darnea of WuOdiuId. his author. and saying that
he understood in substance from Mr. Darneal's con.
versaIIOn that the caucus was held at MI David
sou house m Frankfort, aud that he (Mr d was
present at Two Of the meetings said there To have
been held. Mr. Wilmington further said that Mr.
DIrncll was honorable man as himself or MIR
kInkeod, who was also present at the convention
and who would confirm all he said. Whereupon
Mr. Davis called upon Capt Je, 81. Wocdfurd. who
said that Mr. DTneal had SAID 10 him aud others
that The whole matter "a !ie-yes, a dam
ned liei' that lac never had been or said he
was at DavdsOu's. nor did he believe
any such caucus had been held anywhere
MIR Wilmington male reply. Here the maIte-
closed, as ! supposed, never 10 be revived. On
TUESDAY Mr. WIcklIiie by public appointment again
spoke at DelphIOn; Mr. Davis not beng present
having deemed It advisable To be elsewhere in the
disIrIcii Mr. WIcklhe gam repeated the charge a.
bJ'e mentioned and read letter from Mr. Whit.
Hngion as the proof, not saying single word what.
ever about Jesses statement, or Mr. DImeal's or
Mr. DaVIdson's denial / then, an n calm and res.
pccilul VOICE aud manner, said "Mr Wicklihe. jus
lice TO Nj Davis compels me to say. that Captain
Jesse yesterday in your presence; aud m the pres
ence CT Squire Wilmington. sand that he was auth
Ouzed rum Mr. DaTneal To say. that II was a damned
lie. have no intention To interrupt YOU, 90 on"
MIR w then remarked. chat he only wished 10 sub
sIlnIlaIe ms assertion, that he had authority Tor
what lac SAID" Mr. Benjamin Taylor then SAID
aloud that Mr. Wilmington was respectable |
man any IN WOOdord, and this was repeated per.
haps three other voices to me unknown SAID no |
more. Dad Mr. WIckhfie proceeded without further |
illusion 10 the subjects.
Al 3 o'clock Mr. WIcklIiIe was by appointment.
10 speak Russeil's cuve went there with others
Mr. WIcklIiic again repeated the charge produced
Wilmington letter aud thus lime barely stated that
Capt Jesse haG. On the part of Mr. Carneal contra.
jcIsd this statement again under a deep sense of
Justice and fair play, aud snid MIR WokIife
have listened 10 you with great patience and shall
hear you through, do mol wish 10 in terrupi Won:
bat justice Requires hat, inasmuch as this Is matter
Df personal interest," aside from politics should sate
the opposite side Ui the question" 81 Then went
ln anu slaed more cITcumsaniially what took place
d. the meeting house Than I'D done in the morning
casting no ImpulaOn upon any man or set Of men
but giving merely what oihe n had said Mr. Wick.
Iie made mO rerly--ny attention was directed more
specially 10 him. Samuel Brow ~ a post office
gent under John Tyler. acting Pres ideEI Of the
United States, and not citizen Of this district then
aid ~ me IN an excited and menacing manner.
ST. II d not true--Capt Jesse never said so"
ufned and SAID: you lie lie then said; "you
ire damned lar;" the same time rushing aI me.
drawing back a horse whip. which held in my
land struck al HIM without any decided effect. Is
le closed on IOO fast for me ~ deiond myself
with ~.
] Immediately seized by a great many per.
ons, and was bsrue by the current fifteen or twenty
Get from he place Of the first engagenent-f finding
10 TAR play.l threw away my whip. drew my bow-
e-knIie. aud succeeded ia dIsenghgRg myself with.
'ut cutting or attempting to cut any one The first
glimpse again caught Of Samuel Brown he vas ia
M open space with five or six bauelled pistol
bearing on mel was forced to ron or be shot;
chose 10 receive his shot. which struck me after a
most deliberate aim. JUS, under the lsh rib felt
The shock Of the bail, hut knowing that IL was
rarely that iran 10 hot blood felt shot even when
ia'a determined TO sell my life as dearly rs posi-.
o'e' Knowing that he could shoot me i've times IN
quick succession, closed on him aud cut away IN
good earnest ull We were parted. After was shot
= me ono struck me heavy blow affe citing my bead
and lett nrm which confirmed me in my opinion
that no quarter was 10 Ice given me
Nor do suppose should have been married. nj all
Il they had not seen that u was ~ INV power etber
20 take spare his hie. and believe that atter
The second or third blow, before he got too close ,f
me, { could have killed him Il had % wished.
was pausing, surprising I had disabled him. when
some one cried out Mil him-wh,n supposed that
they intended 10 give me quarter, and again com
mcnced ~ god earnest
Here my cOuntrymen IS a frank statement Of the
whole affair Afterwards found that his ball had
had passed through my clothing inst below the let
rb. poscirlicd my KNIFE case, aud lpdged IN the s.
yer that bOrdered g.