Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-09-22

forth as reason for the Bishops action, the fact
that the Rev. Mr.. Garden, on a visit to Cape May
in July, preached there and administered the Holy
Communion, calling on the resident Methodist Min
lister to assist him, without having been admitted
as lawful priest or deacon in the church or had
episcopal conservation OF ordination.
Duel between Wise and Clemens.
| About sunrise yesterday morning, duel was
fought in a retired spot, just beyond the Fairfield
Rsce Course between Mr.. o. Jennings Wise, one Of
! the editors of the Enquirer, and the Hon Sherrod
Clemens, representative in Congress, fron the
Wheeling District in this State. The weapons used
we're duelliug pistols, and the distance ten paees
or less than thirty feet Three shots we're exchsng
/ ed without effect At the fourth the ball from Mr.
Wises pistol struck Mr. Clemens on the right thigh
a little below the hip, and passed rough-oausiDg
( serious fracture Of the boue-Mr Wise was unin-
jured. The parties then returned to the city, and
! Mr. Clemens was conveyed 10 his hotel, where he
| now lies under surgical treatment The wound, We
understand has, yet, caused him little suffering
or rather he has thus far evinced the utmost fOrt
i tude, maintaining the composure which he is said
! to have exhibited on the field The difficulty grew
| out of certain structures in the Enquirer, on Mr.
Clemens course in connection with Judge Broken
! broueh's aDd Mr. Letcher's claims to the Governor
ship.-RiehuOnd Wing; Sept is.
The Petersburg Express has the following in re-
gard to this duel:
Mr.. Clemens is in his early prime, about thirty
years Of age, possessing very fine abilities, and is
! quite an attractive speaker. Many Of the Virginia
delegation to the Commercial Convention held at
! savannah in December, 1856, will recolleet his
speech made in that Convention, and which produc-
ed such fine effect at the time His competitor IN
the duel of yesterday, o. Jennings Wise, Esq, Is
the eldest son Of Gov. Wse and at present the &C
tive writing editor Of the Richmond Enquirer. The
duel doubtless grew out of very severe strict
ures which appeared in the Enquirer during the
early part of the present week, and which reflected
in the most decided and emphatic terms, on the We
raoity of Mr.. Clemens
It seems that Mr. Clemens in brief conversation
with Judge John W. BrockenbroUgh, Of Lexington,
not long since, inferred from the Judges remarks
that in no event would he accept the nomination of
Governor, if rendered him by the Democratic Con-
vention. This Mr. Clemens communicated to the
ENQUIRER in brief letter, which published. As
soon as the letter fell under Judge g eye, he de-
MED that he had ever authorized Mr.. Clemens TO
make such q statement, and wrote a letter to that
effect. Seeing the response OF the Judge, Mr..
Clemens addressed him letter, which the Judge
replied to- and this reply MIR Clemens forwarded to
the Editors of the Enquirer, requesting them to do
him Justice. The editorial Of the Enquirer accom-
panyng the letter, went TO state that 1t did not
at all relieve Mr. Clemens from the unpleasant pres
dicament in which his first unauthorized publication
of Judge BIS remarks had placed him, and closed
with esevere personal structures above sdverted to.
The End of the East India Company.
The New York Post says that the very day of the
Geographic Celebration in that city the East India
Company ended its days. On the first day Of this
month that wonderful institution ceased to exist,
and its vast possessions passed nOminally as we'll
as really, into the hands of the Crown. When
company Of traders not only maintains itself in e1
istenoe for a century, but during that period man
ages to conquer two hundred millions of people by
force Of arms, and lule them by sheer weight Of
prestige its demise something which the world
may we'll pause and ponder. No modern history
will ever now be written in which these tes and spice
traders will not FIJI larger space than any other
conguero- or potentate save One and if, as it has
been remarked greatness lies mainly in the contrast
between the smalness of means and the grandeur Of
results, there has never been oOnquerOr half 80
deserving Of renoWn.
One is astounded, in glancing over the history Of
this marvellous corporation, much less by the mag
ntude Of its achievements in its brief and chequered
lifetime than by the multitude of great names which
either derived most of their ustre from their
nection with it, or laid the foundation for future
greatness in its service In this fact lies half the
romance of this most romantic story. As that
awful tragedy the catastrophe of which witnessed
last year, is played out before US, heroes and
statesman either in the first flush of their glory
Orin the maturity of their greatness, crowd the
stage in every act The mighiest orators in modern
days have defended or assaulted it with an eoquence
which no other theme could have inspired and SOL
diers have in its service oudone Roland at Ronoes-
wales. There was hardly great man of that age
8 ,rbo tha .
who has not done something illustrate its annals
The first patch of land which might fairly be call
ed " territOry," was acquired for it hundred
years ago by the boldest and most brilliant of ad
venturers, in a series of conflicts which even
an oriental Imagination can hardly do justice.
Il was in the service Of these grocers and traN
ers that Give won Plsssy. He entered 1t friend
less boy, and he left it in blaze of glory. Sir
Phillip Francis for manyyears one Of their civil
ians, and Francis is proved beyond any TeasOna
bic doubt to have been the very Junius who showed
will ever show again, what terrible facil-
tiles for fierce invecve the English tongue supplies.
1t was in their service that Hastings passed the
long and brilliant career which supplied materials
for the famous trial in which Burke and Sheridan
and Fox prosecuted at which all the wits and beau
ties Of the age looked on and which Macsulay has
described. Every incident of it was grand. The
pro consul was another Verres and one at least of
the managers might have met Cicero, and have felt
himself worthy of his foe. 1t in their service
that Colonel Arthur Wellesley first showed signs Of
the happy sagsoity which in after-years won the
bloody field of Vittoria, and stood its ground at
Waterloo. Sir Charles Nspier-"Old Charley
fought for the Company in his very prime, annexed
whole Kingdom to its empire-Tiyalled Give at
Msannec then fought with his employers, and finally
in his old age was called on to it from the tu>
wars of the Sikhs Lord Cough and Lord Hsrdinge
both won their bonors under its banners. Lord
Peterborough became famous-as famous as any
Of his age-as its viceroy. Macsulsy has served
it, and veneratedit Thaokeray passed years Of his
youth in its dOminions. Haveock fought for it for
forty years, and at the last died for it. Mills has
written its history Is histories are rarely written