Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-07-24
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,h., ,atave,,e Shelby, who murdered Mr.. no
r;ne in Lexington, last spring. IS now al large
| man bai-a ms-trial having been entered 10 she
| Circuit Coufl. Judge Buckner presiding, on &C.
count OF the failure Of the jury TO ienaei 'elui.'
Since The discharge Of the prisoner upon Ieens.
n;zance Of $4,000 the excitement 10 .te ~. ru",i'
| ,,;nd has been daily increasing. i1ahariiis ue'
nonncng the Judge, Mr.. Clay, lne Voiunleel
nonnsel Of The prisoner, and The eight jurors VINO
.n"r.. understood 10 have been ior the acquiia
| ~ Shelby. were circulated over The town; and
The most superficial observer could not iaIl Il
discern the deep and ilri,aied condition OF The
public mind. To-day, an open demonstration OF
The popular feeling was made, ana Tor time
threatened the most serious consequences. ~
daylight. The efligies Of Judge huckher ana 'he
EIGHT Jurors were found suspended by the meek
Immediately in front of the Court House door
and an altemp, the part oil the Jaiior 10 remove
them was met with such determineu iesis1dnse
by the gelIers up OF the ettsies' 'nal no iui'lei
crowd of from 5000 10 5000 people from the
county and of, the city had assembled IN the Court
House ward. and an address was mace 70 mem
by Col. Robt ]. Wilson, approving OF ms e1-
preston ofihe popular Indignation, and denonn-
cling Judee B. and tneiurorS; atterWhich series
Of resolutions were passed UNANIMOUSLY ,he SUI,
stance Of which was 10 conGemn ih- Judge, ana
asking his unconditional resignation, ana PIovia'
ing tor the taking down and burning oil me einSes.
After some further proceedings, me !su,ee We.
taken down, and carried in procession 'n.ousn
the principal streets. Upon Judse %: enis,, a
IabeI was 10 be seen Of "Thc Judge without JUS
TOO and his name in front. Upon the figures
n The Jurors "bribery, perjury" &c, with their
names. was labelled. A band played The Rogue $
March" and a, length the procession stopped IN
from, OF the courthouse; the cliges were piled up,
The iudec on top, and were consumed by hre, inc
musicians plaving the "dead march" The while.
An hour AGO the immense crowd dispersed IN
GOOD order, after an announcement 81 meeting
for tonight. A motion was made this morning
in The magistrates court-this being county court
day-to remove the figures; but the lusllces We
nv pruIently declined taking any step IN The mat
ter. Il was said, that Mr.. Clay's eifsy was hung
I'D at The market house; but did no, see IL, and
am inclined 10 doubt the fact, though he was
denounced in general and bitter terms BY the
crowd for his speech upon the trial. will wIne
you again, should anything else occur IN relation
10 this most exciting matter. Yours, &C.
The following extract from The correspondence
Of The New York Herald from Lexington, July
4, gives some account of the case:
"The past week has been one OF great excite
ment here. The trial of Lafayette Shelby Tor
The murder of Henry NJ. HORNE commenced on
"Wednesday morning. and ended to-day al hah-
past four o'clock. The counsel were Of me ilIs'
order OF talent, For The prosecution A. II; no,
bertson. Commonwealth Attorney, ana Coionei
VIM H. Caperton; Tor the defence Judge "oo!-
lev, James F. Robinson, and Hon. II. Clay.
"During the whole trial, the courthouse was
filled to overaowine, and an Adjournment was
made 10 The College Chapel.
slcbalby and Horine were al the same hotel :.
Shelby, man Of wealth, but obnoxious IN his
intercourse with men. He is OF an arisocrallc
family-son of General James Shelby, and grand
sou OF the late Governor Isaac Shelby. Al the
time OF the occurrence had been allenaled Tor more
than a wear from his fathers house-has become
incorporate, and frequently expresses his indlier-
ence 10 life HORNE, on the other hand, is clerk
in one Of the mercantile houses oi this clty-a
member of the Presbyterian church-sober,
peaceable, innocent, and beloved by all VINO
know him-poor and fatheIless-an aged mo-
TIERS hope Tor the bread Of life. HORNE has
been accustomed 10 occupy certain seal al the
table: but on this occasion fails to come until The
table is filled Shelby occupies his seat. Ho-
rine stands with his face 10 The table and back 10
The fire. and, as is natural, casts his eyes al Shell.
by in his former place. He does this Two or
three times; Shelby observes him. Dinner over,
both are in the ballroom; Shelby approached
HORNE and demands what he meant BY looking
at him at table? HORNE replies that ne has
right TO look al any man-knows who Shelby is
is no better than other men. The scene is
then changed to The pavement al the corner OF the
hoel-Shelby becomes very angry, VIOLENT and
abusive->ays il was id impcllinen, and I'M
genlemany. HORNE replies he will look al HIM
Tomorrow and when he pleaSes. Shelby says,
if YOU do | vii! break your mouth with a tum-
L -, alt Shglh 10 ~
his let, hand going, mis- right in his pocket, and
HORNE standing with his cloak wrapped about
him and legs crossed AT moment when, from
appearances, the difficulty had closed, Shelby
slaps Hcrine on the right cheek with his lei'
hand, and with the right Immediately draws
pistol and shoots HORNE dead on the spot"
We are indebted 10 a gentleman Of this city,
(says the New Orleans Picayune) for the follow
ing extract from Spanish paper received by
him, from which ii appears that very sensible
views are taken OF the Mexican war in the CAPT
tai OF Spain:
Er,rost fran, az Eco del COmerc:o," a paper
published IN MadrM.l
IIos,ilites have already commenced on The
frontier OF Texas between the Mexican Republic
and the United States, and this war may very
iiornias into The American Union. Through the
English papers we learn that some skirmishes
had already taken place between the Mexcans
commanded NY Gen. Ampuda, andthe American
troops under Gen. Taylor.
The attention OF Europe is now turned 10 that
quarter, and the TEMPO, Madrid paper, seems
70 lament the impending lale Of Mexico For
our part, we cannot bring ourselves 10 consider IL
as so very unfortunate. Il is no The interests ii
a Spanish possession thai we have now TO cons
der but oflwo foreign nations, equally entitled 10
our good will and sympathy. We view all men
as brethren, ana aoua.,; by this feeling, We send
M our prayers to- the peace and prosperity OF the
Mexican> Bur, let u> ASK, are they happy now7
Alter thirty years OF political turmoil, have they
made any advance in population, in commerce,
in industry, in nationality And what would
have been this moment the situation OF The Mex.
lean provinces, with n government, habits ana
customs similar 10 those VI the nation win whohl
they are al war2 Prosperous, respectable ike
their neighbcrs. 49,;
IL in exchange for the CALIFORNIA; the MeSi-
cans can obtain peace, and with The pro'ec,ion
of,hat powerful nation, ii will redound 10 lhe'l
own benefit. and the CALIFORNIA; VIII also DC
erea, gamers by the change; Tor IRON MeA..a"
province il will become one oil nc ohieu e,d,e,
free wealthy and srong Jewel VI linine hsc a.'.
out,e,s for the commerce Of The States win 'he
Pacific, the only thing which is nov wanting 70 Z,
axe Inc American eagle great and iormidaole
in both the American seas.
The TEMPO need not waste much pity on the
Mexicans, il at some future time they come 10
form part oflhe American Union; for then IN
deed will they be prosperous and happy and IN
dependent. They will be powerful also as mem
hers of powerful nation; and wise laws will Sc
cure 10 them the most inestimable blessing which
Heaven can bestow on man-peacc and quiet
Oh, that il were given TO us to obtain these bles-
sings al The same price as our Mexican brethren
The subject Of discussion before the Farmers
Club OF New York, al its last meeting. was Gin
jury by insects TO vegetation"
DR.. Underhll last year observed an insect Iha
destroys the ounce By singing the trees, and This
year he had all his trees whlewashed, and hi
would not now lose one bushel, where last yea
he lost len He had no doubt that like insects
were the cause OF the blight in pear trees anc
damson plum trees. He mentioned other kinds o
irui, that were DESTROYED BY insects. Grapes arr
less affected by insects than almost any Other kline
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