Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-07-07
From the Lebanon Packet.l
THE DIFFICULTY BETWEEN Campbell
AND RllIlSQAI.E AT lE.Ra NON

THE DIFFICULTY BETWEEN CAMPBELL
AND TROUSDALE AT LEBANON.
We have read the 10 loving facts in reference to the
personal altercati n between Gen Campo Ii and Gov
TrouSdae, to several intelligent gentlemen OF this place
and they correspond with the recoecons OF these gem
tlemen. We give the facts the people may .w their
own conclusions.
Gen Campbell had spoken FIRST Gov Tfousda had
replied; hen as IN heir rule Gen T. arose 10 respond
He no iced at Gov IT, position in reference to
the ComprOmise-sald his speech on his OCCASION
though not as denunciatory OF these measures
had been in the habit vi making, sufcen |, so TO
show his tine Gov 81 position. lie y, ed that the
Gov. had not made as strong condemndtory speech
here a. he had been ID the habit OF making in the
vass. Gov. Il. interrupted the Gen by asking INN 10
specify wherein he had mod fed his speech-Gen G.
took up newspaper, rem fixing that it he Amer
lean, and proposed 10 lead d rep rico speech Of the
Governors Springfield, add ug, that h. sup osed the
report won be sdnlnled by the Governor it ha. ing
beeu made by political trend OF Gov. T.s-one of
the di ors OF that PRINT who present close
under the stand during The delivery OF the eech. The
Governor reJo neo that he had OF read newspapers
much OF la Chat he did not know what they had
re,rrt d-but If Gen. c. char ed that he had not
made substantially the SAME eech here that he ha
ma all through the canvass, he msrepreSrnted him
about this lime the Cove to his e Gen. c,
protested hat ht dld not and would nsrepreseul
HIM. Gov. L., considerably excited repeated that he
was misrepresenlog him. Gen. q. re facing the
Governor said with emphasis ina was untrue that he
msrepresentlng nun. Gov. T. then saa, he had
written speech but that he had made sub tanaily the
sp ech here, that he had made throughout tue
c. commenced renewal OF his char.e-the Governor
said it talse-very much agtated. Gen. C.,
with smile playing his face replied in tone NOT
at all excl 3D. that he might upon him similar Lam
guage, but did not choose badly epthats way
that that not the place TO settle their dispute
Gov. T. replied could be settled anywhere he chose
Gen G then addressed the audience, remarked that it
seemed that Gov T. desired to provoke personal diff
tcuy with him. but, SAID he, 'see my position-a much
Younger and larger man than the Governor-Nh hat
would be thought OF me to assault HIM 2! said he would
| lD IL plioI not thoro
OF his being hurt.
Here some one in the audience called out TO Gen. c..
to proceed VITA his speech. He said he would proceed
and again commenced his reply to Gov rs speech
but before he had uttered many sentences in making
some explanatory auson again 10 the subject of dispute
Gov. L. again interrupted him; when Gen c.. show
ing more excitement than he had before manifested
turned 10 the Governor as he seated in his chair,
and SAID he had allowed him to make his speech with
out interruption thatt was ungentlemany thus act,
and none but a blackguar would do it,
Gov. Il. relorted, 'you are Backyard yourself"
Gen. G. then proceeded and closed his remarks,
without further altecaton-expressing regret thu
close OF his speech, that the unpleasant had
cured
When the Gov. rose to respond, he seemed to have
Gained much in ms eelings and also expressed regret
that the unpleasant scene had transpired. He then
concluded without interruption.
Such is as impartial presentation of the whole oc-
curence as we can give, without any conscious al
tempt TO COLOR extenuate pervert.
L. S.-Sluce writing, we learn that the candidates
made trends at Muftreesborc, on Monday last
THE STOLEN CoPPER.-An examination of the af-
lair OF the copper stolen from the Gosport Navy Yard
took place in Portsmouth, Wednesday, before John
Nash, Esq, Justice OF the Peace for Norfolk Coun
ty, when the following facts stated in evidence
The punder of articles of copper from the Navy
ard had been carried great ent, spite OF the
utmost precauon ard vigilance OF The officers and 9th
in charge OF the ard and the u5c property there
IN; and valuable articles oil that meta had vanished most
mysterousy, one being able to for the dis.
appearance 1t seems too that the Gosport Ire Foundry
had been pllaged from time to lime OF old copper to
considerable amount. On Tuesday last it fortunately
happeded that Mr.. Cox, who keeps store in Gosport
and who had been informed of these robberes and re-
eted by The foreman OF foundry to stop an arr
Gle of copper tina might be offered ior sale al his store
standing in his door when dray laden with
large bags, containing, as it appeared him, old cop
per scrap iron, along; and his suspicious being
awak ened he ordered the driver stop and upon ex-
animation satisfied himself that The bags were filled
with miscellaneous articles OF copper Ascertaning
from the drayman that he had brought the bags tit
Mr.. Wlburn's in Gosport, aud was carr ing
them to MIR. J. A Spaudings in Portsmouth, he ct
him proceed while he tMr. Cox followed after and
the bdgsIunaden from The ay at Spauldng's MIR.
S. aid he had received instructions from Wburn
concerning the bags, and knew nothing about them;
and Mr. Cox VINO desired time 10 return and give NJ
formation at the foundry of the discovery he had
made, requisite Mr. Spaudng NOT to let the ba4 8