The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-01-02
THE DIFFICULTY WITH MESSRS.
RAYI.Y ANDnAVIc

This uot,riuna,e affair. which has resulted in
the death Of Senator Barlow. who the friend
oil Mr.. Davis. We regret the necessity of again
bringing before the public, bu, justice To Judge
Bayly demands that the jeers "f the wing press,
aud the attempts. by inuendo. To cast a suspicion
upon the personal bravery of the Judge should be
met and repealed. We should not have noticed
the repeated attempts of the wing press abroad.
but from the Virginia press we had right to ex-
pect tina, they would have been chary of Vir-
ginian's honor. The Richmond Wing of Tues
day contains the following notice:
mo DUEL.-We received no letter from our
Washington correspondent Saturday. We learn
from other sources, that the expected affair of
honor" between Gen. Bayly and Garrett Davis.
which, accordiog io ruuiOr, was To- have come
of Saturday morning. was thwared by the
vigilance of the Police, Gen. Bayly having been
taken into custody, and Of course bound over 10
keep the peace"
Mr.. Davis avoided arrest. by leaving the city"
He dd-dd he2 Let us see on what honora-
Bile terms the gallant Mr. Davis avoided arrest .
We take the following 1ccoun, from the Balti-
more American, whig paper:-
g citizen of the District Yesterday evening
made an oath beG're Mr.. Goddard, Justice of the
Peace, that there was danger of n breach of the
peace between those two gentlemen. Warrants
accordingly issued against both parties
Mr.. Bsyly was found at his lodgings and was
visited hy the officer in pursuit at his room he.
fore there was tiue for communication with anv
other person, though ga good natnred ffend''
endeavored 10 keep the officer from the desired
interview. Mr.. Bayly gave security in the
of SIX Thousand dollars that he would not commit
a breach of the peace. and Mr.. billiard. of Ala,
and his fellow dodgers acted as his security.
Mr.. Davis was also found in his rnom, and at
A..
ed that Mr.. ID. should 90 with him as his prisoner,
which was refused upon The ground Of indisposi
ton. and with the declaration thai he would not
leave his room during the night
The officer left the room for advice and the
door was immediately Tucked against him The
Guard were called up and consulted. and fur
ther advice was had with Mr.. Davs's friends.
from whom there was understanding that Mr.
Davis would give his rerognizance to day The
officer visited his boarding hnuse this morning
but found that MIR. Davis had left in the morning
for BALTIMORE
Here is an honorable Representative, who first
pleads slckness-(w was it true y and then pledges
the honor of his friends the officer that he will
be forthcoming in the morning. who violates
mat Solemn pledge, and leaves those friends To
settle with the officer. and him to bear the con
sequences, and goes gerrymandering the
country, with the wing press blowing his fame
and bravery, when they and he knew there was
no danger. 1t puts us in mind of the fellow who
was not held to prevent fight, while his oppo
nent was firmly fixed in the clutch of determined
peace makers" Hold me too. exclaimed the
enraged freeman, for | is as mad as he is,'' The
whole thing is hottie of smoke on the part of
the honorable i! wing Representative from Ken
lucky, and we could laugh at the laborious effort
of the wing press TO make capital out Of his de-
monstIati0r, were it not for the melancholy finale
which has closed it, by the death of Senator
Barrow, whose exposure to the night air in con
Quoting the business, brought on the disease
which closed his existence. and left young
family without protector.
The whole course of Mr.. Bayly in this matter
will bear the closest scrutiny of the public, and
meet with the decided approba lion of all honora-
BILE men.