Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-10-22
THE RICHMOND TRAGEDY.

THE RlCIlMoND j RAbEDl.
The par,s suspected being implicated in the death
ofMr iloyi, VIZ the Mfssls. Nyfrs and w. Burr,
were bruuph b, before the Mayor Of Rehno7d, Monday
Of last week uI examination. Many witnesses We're
ahmed aud large number nj letters, addressed ~ Mrs
Myers the deceased. w.re read. The examination
lasted until Friday The acrcsed zralously
defended by Mcssrs Scui,, Lyons aud Myers and the
cummon wealth ably represented by Mr.. Mayo. The
M,yor after a patient hearing decided that the parties
should be SEM To Call Court br uai. Application
was made n TAIL Which n, Nla,or finally refused. and
the panr satre nand, d 10 lts'n, 10 All The Ex
aiming Courl. wh,h was apl"n'd or yesterday.
The cuurspo deuce ailnd,d henei ronstluline tut
asnall par of VIA, aud produced court
fills many column, "i III. Richmond papers, aud al.
ready IN pruc, -, II publication many quarters. :
vinninousness would, ut ITSELF constitute sufficient
objection ,ur giving II place in columns but
deem i, proper saie-"uhour in the least r,l cline
ur,n the nmyrs ot editorial hn lhtrn who have acud
diiprenlly--tfa, ohr Considerations induce us TO de
cline IS publcaii1n We incline IN believe It's arp, ar
snre IN the papers, prnding HE rra. prndlcla the
"uIse u jusiire aud have doubt That lis rnhlrah
al any ae ~oold be Taught with INJURY The public
morals.
There is less in the angnaee that shocks and
ialecen expression aud S, al usion-Ant This Is all
that can be sand eXuenuatin. the letters ar. filled
,sgue al am with taprurous Professions ol
banded devoon wlrh epillet> It rndearlng aud
every otlr possible anll,satlon Of hove, however
Illicit, tender, passionate, al blne anl ecklss. There
IS but lllr Indulgence IN sentiment aud less ndraun
Of hinh mental cal ire " hat Will most sir he the
ulsnphlsticaed reader The sngu pervesion the
moral lIrh is m,bli,,,d IN y,ty l,ller Np
frd constant Professions "l lht urly ot her heart. and
apparently firm convlcllon that Ter attachment " AS
not only q" less N h'r own eytsbu Approved ii God
Sne is firmly persuaded llai she the victim f The in
slIiaols o su"leiy. aud e,le, herself lrh tir n,,-
lln thai she Is the vile oi her paraour, all hl, hr
empty ctnmon.." The peiuSa OF u two on, oi
her Illusions snictd I" ol The srIou IN hich
she lmblh~d sentiments like ilts,. II dd ho rq IRE
the testimony oi her asoi I'D father con,iLcr MS
that e had studied ard bu ho we'll pref ed by the
talenl and seisuaIz'd philosophy oi Buln.r, Eu.ene
Sue and other writer's 1 like character, whose ptue>s-
ed object is, "' only Ia dispar the nafagelie bur
I" hold II up as lie worst ri lrannles- anre t.,
d" escape 'f"ib which, vi course belfg only natural
aud tAcnsabe. hni var u"ns aud cotnnerdablt. \ s,s
eha'c IN INN alton OF the passions. 10y all the
a"s "h''h 'ah lie ad"'ns, hd hy genus. IN TIE shape
W luscious oescfP'''h OF sts uaI I'D endt
elective Than material hlfts enuug otle would
'"'"' p" e'aiy me ""Fs tarl and nosl perverted
"'''"' n"' ms Is but a part OF te'h-lhe moral
SCI ST Is not less s.s'en'aealy undermined. The ability
W '"'Se "he's Is taxed mtNlf?ne sp'c Tor anu CON
nd nee IA all virtue wlaltrtr or To es our s,muo
hies aud To inspire adtlranl t hu IepI,s,nred
asa iau'ess inonster ii ,.rieo lou natrInp only The
vulgar virtue ol asurp. An honest Formidable man.
decent "oman. would give sraIe disabling all
'ha' We are taught 10 v.n,rac Accordingly lle.r he
Its are snhline vliIaIts, Lavng .'one vlrue lnk.d
win lh"usihd crimes, ihtIr heroine far aud lra-
endowed with every virtue utder Heaven. save that
one ""'y Which Is The essence Of all 4lers To com
'"eoa THESE 10 "ut regard and admlraon every p.rvr
S"" I" s'hlIn' every s'phIstn-evety f. ii cement Ut
af9un"n'-ls IN Dyed with d.Aerlry and ,G,c, -
i he danger Is Increased by the sluo,s p,aon., in
winch these 'eprous dlsllImtns" are II fual,J ,n,,
The h, ad and hear. lie reader receives the n,,n
MT nnh greatly, Without tue slghles, suspicion Vi ms
danger.
We believe the conduc, Of this INF rtuna,e wo,,u
oe "o"'n9 ""re Than the legitimate fruit Ut
Ffrch noali vas 'Xponndrd aud lncuIcapd BY French
Novel'sis and 'h'ir E,sls lmatms II the lasre for
such reading Continue cutiva, d. aud the c,, NM
my tales which are arrived up IN ,he JuGtou, ot IN.
daily papers OF Paris, To stimulate the j,ded sepsp,i
49, u he
earth, continue Ia be rrlnSlel nd reprineI AT The Inv
es' rate, and circulated The Widely in cons, ou ne.
not only oi Their cheaPnts, but their aprarance IN
s"ate which enab Them Ia De transmitted by mail
'n req lres Prnphel See iha the foundations Of
private virtue BE- undt ruined and that the day IS
mel distant, when like thai " hc nav ,Ncll,s the
"p"Ie Sale OF Virginia, will alrta,t no more attention
pof e'lcIt m ne repfo'au ainuno u.s. than II would IN
rdhs at tins moment. The purlly If our uame, is
'"'"y national boast whilst ncorpr hsnsble or
''f SUBJECT at efng sceptlcsn iuregncrs b. lev
NY " !" oe 'he c"rnrr sone Of public virtue and uaIouaI
p''>lth'y. We grove aught that mlobl p,,ssi,
'""er The standard We deem /, our duiv ,h.,,,,,. -,
caution The careless a!aiast The a5apl arIon, u, sent,
' anu "'faIS, which, disguised by a lrn.y veil of
s"p"'Sfy and rendered seductive by The prsccs ot s,v
""' "', Impress OF genius l'k in The pages o nearly
every French novel of The present day.
TIE ELECT
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