Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-09-23
Melancholy End of two green Editors III Little Pc
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tersburg.
From the following interesting obituary notice which
take FROM the Petersburg Express IL will he seen that
Syme Of the lntellgencsr aud Banks OF the Democrat
mlsicred each other Oh Saturday night last. We are
grad6ed announce however that the public eonside,
ing them partiuar pumpkins any way has no tears e.
shed and no lamentations their late On the
contrary believe the aforesaid public are delighted
having gotten rid Of two such nusances We are ce,ta
Their ghosts ia Richmond aud may be seer, 90.
gratis for nothing Horrible shadows hOy are " be sure.
b But here IL article from the express
TIE DISCUSSION SATURDAY NIGHT.
IL 10 melancholy duty 70 announce thi. porn ,b
sudden and sanguay end Of esimabe citizens
Of Petersburgour brother editors Of the I,fege,e,,
and che South Side Deqoerat These gentlemen n,ntu,L
ly destroyed each other Ia political discussion at Pb,.
Hall Saturday evening last in the presence of the l,
gest audience have assembled in that alta
cous building Meeting ~ previous agreement and In
accordance ~ith notice given In the columns Of their own
journals and those Of the bTpres they oceced soon A.
Ger the company had assembled tie awful work Of re-
cprocd destruction aud deguttion and 20 succr.sf,lr
was ih. accomplished that ~heu our reporter lrl, tr
scene Of the fatal rcucOunre, vestge Of either "a A.
be found The fabulous end Of the Kilkenny Cats was
y too sadly realized Both eaten up the one In the
full ygor and prime the other In the eary Hover Of mai
hood aud disappeared IRON mortal sight altogether A
indeed circulated shortly after the tr-yicai fJ
Of the discussion, and obtained partial oredcce that
few fragments Of the lanented editor OF the hpfeigeer
ir iudgesed state, had been discovered under H. 49,
bic upon the platform, aud IL asserted viii, souc b
AID confidence that portion Of tho coat ta Of h.
antagonist NJ Banks was picked Up by one Of his zen
quitng friends, but feel bound 70 state that There
no foundation whatever for such reports We have been
indeiaugabe n cnuts ascertain In, exsct t,,,I
with reference 20 tins unhappy ai and are ussurrd
hsi The s~so"ng on both sides 20 entire that the
executors Of the parties need put themselves n, no so ~
uoable IN looking after their remains ~ ~ ~
not Tor us 70 descaut here upon the virtues and eE.
esiencies OF The devoured Our Deighbor Of the Ef,
gsncT too eel kn0wn Throughout the st.e q, .,a
Sord from w. necessary IN acknowledgment Of s worth
"A tehos oi irhne JET Of excellent f,ncv the
spirit and vivaciiy with which he conducted poltcsi
daily Of ~ide reputation ard hhgcnce were ogik.d
everywhere by he party foes other foes had he none
accustomed, a. We have long BEEN him chew the
cud OF sweet and bitter hncy." little suspected lin
capsule 81 canuibasn and had not supposed him Of
- large s~allow 20 admit Of the immediate and total
disappearance ~ te other editor For our neigfot Of
Tie DtHecrN ~ once the victor and the victim eating
end esten ap stunned against and siaaiae" W. leave Il 20
h- pei brtifrn o. the press 10 speak Of hin, A. he
deSffes ~riter oi ar thsn ofdinafy pos he
s~ unhtrgng IN he exertos IN behalf u his party and
he rh haze vsccy ~ thrif ranks 10 Petersburg that
Nlhnoi caaiy Be sled