Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-07-20
Mawn Of The nau.

~ IPThe National Inlslgencer contains long
card from MI Cullom relative TO the alrsy between
himself and Mr.. Chufchwsll. He gives the certiii-
Gates Of several members Of the House proving
that Mt, Chutchwell dtew a pistol on him. He
charges Churchwell, also, With hOlituallY carrying
q BoNieknife and pistol, and with the deliberate
purpose Of attacking him, and then shooting him
8 down. His language is very severe. Wequole
the concluding part Of the card;
"Upon review oil The whole case feel myself
warranted, from The proofs now placed before the
public, and from one circumstance which has come
10 my knowldegei but not alluded 10 In The state.
ment Of oiheis, to state without reservation or
. qualification, that my colleague stands fully con-
Vieted on the following cbargesj
First. That he formed the deliberate purpose OF
going armed into The House Of Representatives 10
attack and denounce me in such terms as he be-
lieVed WI uld provoke me 10 make ON immediate
and personal assault upon him, and, In the eve ut
Ishould do so, that he concluded he would have
tight 10 shoot me down in selfleencej and, II bis
pistol Or bis nerve should foil him, that he might
rely upon those friends whom lie had requested 10
( stand by him and The officers Of the House 10 pro-
tect him from Injury at my hands!
Second. That the statements contained 10 his
card that the REPRESENTATION that lie had 'exhibt-
ed deadly weapon curing his 'remaTks in the
House as false, and that he did not draw
weapon al ALL he knew 10 be untrue when he
made them. He cannot escape The charge Of viii.
ful falsehood by caVil about words, and admit
that he did exhibit adeadly weapon at the close 81
the IemeTks In which he denounced me, but deny
that be did so phiLe he was making them. Nor
can be escape, by a like bubble, ltom the like
charge of &ilful falsehood 10 stating that 'he did
not draw Il weapon oil alL.' II will not avail him
10 say that during or sin connection with his re-
marks he did moi drop weapons but that lie did
DRAW one before he commenced hiiTemarks, W ioh
he merely took from his desk at The close Of them,
and used a(terI rose TO my feet. Whatever YER
bal OF mental reservation my colleague may have
relied upon 10 shield him from the imputation Of
down right falseho0d In making these statements,
they were intended 10 produce the impression oil
the public mind that no weapon had been drawn
or exhibited by him OF any time, either just before
OF Just sitter bis Ienarksi and that had laiely
charged the exhibition Of deadly weapon BY him
when spIang towards himi and he therefore can'
not eyads the full responsibility OF having delibe.
Iately sought 70 impose fdisehood upon The pub
ilc."
TBarnum having resigned the post Of Presi.
dent OF the Crystal Palace, the who'o concern
seems 10 have collapsed, aud the neishborhood Is
deserted. So we Judge from the statements in The
N. York paptp. The Times Of tue 18Th says Hhe
stock Of on extensive Hotel and Refractory recently
established in the vicinity was sold at public auc.
ton yesterday. weuolce thai very many Of the
mushroom gtowths 10 the immediate neighborhood
Of the Palace have gone the wayel en nssn, iney
ere essentially deceased Inc nAea ln'enuoh o,
closing The exhibition has haally had .ae saeC. Of
closing everything In lis hsishOofNoOa' Inc ra''
ace Square looks deseI'ed ana Dat'sn enough. on,
va Jew s'0ssAOP' remain 70 Tell o''ne sn.e'p,'sUs
"lsh were ~. ouce nou''s.'hS o"u s'ee" =" '"Vs'