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CHARI.CITTE, rVORTH-CAROL.i:VA, XOVE3IBER 1S4S.
■M x^lBER 360.
F'or the Jencrsoriian.
I’m Olacl tcliei# TlionVt Awav.
{you hive fiul t vtn thi; poor al' ruti^e) but in r^-ine hit ihdt was fieicely cocked on one si leof his hea y
5onne of the consf C] ienC( s connt ctcd with that I lo the clumsy nnd jnud Jy 8ho 5 tliat proif^cltd hi?
B V SYBIL SIM M O .N 3.
I.
Oil ! it is hard to be vvitli thee,
And worship day by day,
And fear lhal thou’lt the passion see,
That burneth and consunieth me;
I’m glad when thou’rt aw'ay.
H.
Thou lov’st me not, but i have tald*
A l.ile of love to thee,
With foolish eyes, too weakly hold*.
To notice lhal thine own were cold,
Afid stern when fixed on me.
III.
And tho’ I'll love thee till I die,
And nightly lor thee pray,
I cannot bear tlie mocking eye,
Of those around, when thou art nigh ;
Tm glad when ihou’rt away.
rv.
There's not on earth another liCart,
But w'ishes thee to stay;
E’en Beanty sighs with thee to part,
In Genius’ eye the tear-drops start j
I'il have thee Jar away I
T II i: J C F F £ K S O .IT I A v
Monday, November 27, 1848.
reln.quishnnfnt, which un'f?s proviJed ngaii.?t in
limp, will bpcome incurable, find will far exceed in
importance the loss you «ill have to sustain, how
ever great that loss may be.
Yes, let there be but a fiilure to provide the pro*
pos-'d or some similar route, as a substitute f)r the
CMIutubia or Dmville project; and kt that link be
hu2e f-el; while Ihe buns ot two hutse [>;stoi5, prep
m2 out froiu the breajt ot his waijtcoat, gave
finishing touch to the picture. A-* he start d sav-
aijtly on the con»pany, they lot gut evtrv thmg but
the formid ible monster before ihem-"iMeriwtiht r
G'a’ii>b!e. the btrHy of Sodom and Gomcrrrsh.
Ttiis latV ft oling personage lived some fifteen mil* s
Maj. G. H. Wilder.
Very few of our readers, we presume, have for«
20liin with what virulence this genilemar> was as-
>tnd lorins no |-arl of our present design, neither do sailed diiring* the I'residtniiiil campaign which has
j'jst closed. I’ailizin rancor flopped at nothing that
coul.) p'onioie iistnds, and genllemen stooptd to the
we ml nd, m this j)lace, to enier into a lengthene^l
•‘Xp-i iti: li ot our reasons lor holding the opiriions
we *nt'‘rtain. VV’^e cihall, fhfrsJore, refer brieliy to
onl)' a lew ol the [>rorninent ami most exciting j ggy of epithets which ihf y never should have em
pi'vs ot (liH^’ussion, which at present agitate tiie
ft pi'vs ot
rinnds of the }>eople throughout the Union : — The
WAr, the Wti.Mvr Pkovi.so, and the TAKiff
iueations,— subjects, in themselves of the highest
importance, ami to the two first ot wliich the present
jt>sition of atlairs has given a paramount and all-
sihsorhing interest. Iniimately, and as we believe,
jifii’eparably cocmectetl as these two questions are,
a reference to one, will, in our oj)inioo, necessarily
jnrtad : the other, we shall therefore refer to them
f -ge»lifr, em!*avormg to compress what we have
lo liay mt" as few wortls as possible :—
And first,— We ate in favour ol a speedy and
honoi ribit t>eace, and o? a vij^arooi' prosecution ol
the war, as the best and only practicable means ot
Hllaining Ihie desirable result, llegardmg the dis
graceful proposition to withdraw our troops, dishon
ored and without iiuiemnily, as a practical absurdi
ty, Ihe infamous responsihiliiy of carrying which
into elfert, no partv' w»>nld dare to assume; we con-
the Proviso as the only real matter which
t\ill ent* r info tl.e hnal issue, and upon thi;^ we can
have but one opi n*in: — That all territory idmiited
ployed, whil-e certain nanjelesa and characterless
scribblers. Secure ir> therr own insi^tnficance, in^
dulged m low obube of which no gtntleman could
have been guilty, nor any one preserving even the
slightest remnant of self-respect condescerid to notice.
Thus far we have made no allusion to thfs matter as
we have feli confiJt nt that in due time Maj. Wilder
would be certiin to take care of hitriself. How far
he has met the charges made against him, let the lol-
jrwing^ ca/d, which we (ake fiom the Ruleigh
Standard, speak :
To PiiH>lir.
On my return from Mexico 1 was welcomed liome
by matiy personal Iriends, when 1 made a lew re
marks in response^ but slightly touching political
matters. (Questioning the propriety of a dill'erent
course, while holding a commi«sion in the arniy, 1
took no ])art whatever in the late Presidential eon-
supplied, i^^s it will be) and what would be the con- j ofi, close to the Alabama (ronlier. i he real name
Stquence^ to the agrica!tt»raI and cominerl’ial inie~ j of his plactf of residence (if it • ver hiiJ b^fn regular-
j rests of your p' opie?' Whal lo the Slate of Nnth i ly chr»sU ned by the (jovemment S’irveyo») had long
j Carolina? You r S'at»', it is true, in ih^* h rst instance, j ago bet n torgoiicn ; but k was ur>iver5aliy knov\n
I would bul sutl'.r (as a State,y a loss lo the extent ol i throughout the district by the appellation w'e have
i her entire interest in both roads. Ff this vva^all. jjust given it. h was a prrfect ..Msatia, within the
she n.ight finally recover, but the mischief does not | magic limits of w hich no sfveriff ilared shew him^
slop there; she is there'oy acttially prevented now'j self. Here Gan^ble lorded it over a plant'ition of
I and forever, frotr* constructing :i road*to the WesT. ! eighty or ninety slaves; and here he presided over
j or fron) building up those which from 'necessity have a gJing ()f miscreants, whose domgs were ihe terror
' gone do* of the country for fifty miles round. Every one of
I 'Phe same cause 54l>e diversion of travel) w'ould them had in his day rTjardertd at least one white
: always be al woik. and like a-ll olher causis must man. counting fn'lians and negroes for nothinn ^ and
i have tht ir certain cff- ct; far ricollect, it is by travel their chief had been ot)tlaw’ed a doz n times for as
mainly that such roads can be sustained. Turn your many atrocious crimes. At that very mornf’nt there
attention for instance to the R ileigh Ro'jd. For the was a price ol 500 doll.us on his head. Several
last si.x months, commencing on ihe 1st of April, and | aiteinpts had been made, both by the irgM authori-
endmg on the 1st of 0.:lober, the travel has exceeded j lit sand by private indiviJuls. to take him doud oi
the freight ^839 86. and the expense has e.xceeded ! alive, bul they had always f.iiled most signally. On
both. In the Wilmington Road we have no reliable | one of these occasions he was said to havt* kill'd,
data at hand, yet we venture lo ufiirin that the travel | or mortally wounded, five men, siogle-handi d Such
on that road bears a siili greater proportion. j being his character, il was no wonder that his ap-
We know, and we think we can appreciate pro | pearance in Major Lawson’s bar'toom suuck u rror
perly the loss which private stockholders liave and i into all its occupants. Bul 1 am w’rong in sayinj
wil! .«uslain upon any contingency, but that loss lo i all; for as he looked round triumphanily upon the
some extent is now beyond ihe reacti of prudent le- j cowering assenrblage, there was one man w’ho cas'
gislation. The ^ai>lt was not yours,-bul was that of! back on him a gaze as haugh'y ns his own. As thI^
your predecessors; for the two roads, running as they ! person v\as, moreover, distinguished by being tii‘
dOj was originally a most foolish project, and being | only indiviJual present who couK-1 by any stretch of
projected in j alousy, rnusl terminate in the ruin of [ courti sy be called a gentleman, he deserves more
all concerned, without some legislation; and even j pariicuNir mention.
such as you ought lo afl'ord cannot save bolh par-! Frederick Stuyvesant Schuy i> r be)..ngrd to one of
ties, wiihout impovei ishiiJg a ihird,. and si ill greater j the oidt st Dutch familit s in New \ or k. II s f ll.er
waff a wealthy merchant, who kept a sty ish house
in Broadway, and an eiVgaRt counity seal on the
banks of (he lludson. Al the age of hfieen he en*
tered Columbia College, and btcame, in a short
litn^, a great favorite with l*fofeSSor Atuhon, and a
regular attendant al BassPud’s. So sedulously did
he cultivate h'S clas?ics.and his billiards, that, on ta
king his degree al nineteen, he could play
the even, and was considertd one of the first
scholars in New York. The two v» ars which
e!ap?ed between Schuyler’s gratiuating nryd attaiti-
ing his majotiiv', were passed withoiil much profit
to himself or any one else. He v\as nominally study
ing for the law; but, like many young men of for
tune, only did so lhal he jnight have the credit of
belonging lo soine profession, 'i'his sort of l.fe
however, did not last forever.
mto the Union, s'ia',1 be at full hheny to choose for Ancl yet I have been the sut.jecl ol ;»‘e rnosl
Hseir, nnshacklstl hy any new restriction not
imposed by th! C'onstituiion, and at war wiili the
|)i ifect etjualily which should exwt be.ween the
several States composing our confeileracy.
Fully agreeing with tfie principles ol the present
Fevenue Tarilf, anti perlee'ly convinced of il»« ad*
Vanlagf b to be derived Irom its practical operitlion,
we shall: strenuously oppose any iltempt to alter it,
HO as to protect pariicular interests at the expense
)f the w;iole couniiy. thus faxing the imtny for the
bei'efil of the fev*^ and laying burdens on the larm-
»ng and planlm/ interests, whicfi tliey are wholly
unable n boar.
But while w#> shall always be f«)und ready and
W’vlling to supf rt our principles, whenever we may
feel called «pi>o, w'e will never fill our paper with
politiCcl dis'ussions. so lar as to tieprive our reatlers
ofa iis^dul and enterlammg vat iety, or fo the ex-
t^lusioQ ol other matters ot more i;eneral interest.
The Mf^vvs and literary departments shall receive
isiricler a-'tentiorr. and occupy a I'uich larger space
t!ian U rrnerly.
A farelully digested abstract of the current
bitter malignity, abuse, and falseliood. Whilst I
w’aa west of the mountains, some annonymoua scrib
bler aftributeti to me languaije jmpugnirrg the brave
ry and gallantry of G^n. Taylor at Buena Vista—
an pdeit which I suppose never entered the nrind of
a rational bei'ng ; and nothing less than the most
wilful perversion ol language could have attribxited
il to me. For that great and distinguishetl officer I
tiave aKvays entertained the kindest I'eelinge, and
the highest admiration for itis known gallantry arid
daring.
Bur my enemies, not being satisfied with fills
slander, brought another charge of a iDore serio us
character, and this was asserted under responsible
luirnes. At Lexington, 1 was informed by George
Greenfield, Dr. Burns, Alfred Foster and others,
that Geo, Fr. Batliier and John M. Morehead, in
parly,
VVe propose nclhing which ^oes lo mahe ihe con*
dition ot the lower route worse, but shall recommend
tnuch fo improve it. tf we even had to decide—so
far as our plan proposed is concerned—bvtween a
qjischiel to them, and an inconvenience to oiher piib
lie interests al large, we should pause for a while be*
ft)re we infticiedlhe blow, hoping that the inconve^
nience migfit be in some other way obviated. Bui
even this is not allo»\ ed you ; the mischief will come*,
and when it is thus brought ab >ut you w'i'f have no
power to remove Ihe inconvenience vvithoul entail-
inga Still greater inconvenier.ee, VVe have given it
as our opinion that in any event (upon the happen
ing of either contingency,) is the Wilmington Road
compeMed to go dow n. ]N*othing can bedone which
prudt nee on your pail would suggt;st, to save it as a
whole, but it is well d your most seiious
considsralion, ^\l??wh.er something might nol be done
lo save it in pari.
'Phere are two ways in whi:h relief might be ex
lended-'-thf* one is to connect the Raleigh and
niinglon Roads at or near Waynesborough; ihe
other IS seemingly bold and novel in its character,
and al the first blush looks like “ gaining a loss,” yet
when rightly view’ed il has much to recommend ii.
The Stale has now a mortgage on the Wilminoion
Road, lo secure liabilities which she has assumed,
amounting lo some §^300000; she has also some
§G0U,000 in stock. Unless souiething is done the
whole IS lost. It hangs like a mill-stone upon the
shoulders of the Directory,” and sooner or later
must crush ihe stockholders. You might, then, as
soon as you have decided to construct itie proposed
or some similar road, and as soun as il w-as completed,
authorize your Govermjr to transler (for a nominal
consideration) to the President and Directors ol the
VV^Mtningion Road, Ihe one-half of the State’s entire
stock in lhal road. Let your mortgage continue,
and if you have not rendered' ihvrn- much of a bene
fit, we gtiaranly lhal you have done yourselves no
injury. Q.jr reasons for sugoesij-ng the orre half of
*• I a*k. did vr>'» ini' nd to ?pit on my boo', sir ? ’
'• Spit err ynur boot! Pll ?pit »o your face n xt
time 1
\'ery possibly he mi;»hl have proce(d»d to | uf
threat i.'ito execution; bul if such whs his intenlion,
Schuvler gave him no li ne lo poiform it, for on le*'
ceiving the above r«s;v.ns-*, he instnidly ]dn‘.(d his
li't, with all Ihe em^diasis he coul I comm tnd, full
in the Georgran’s cht ^l. So energt tically atiu skill
fully was Ihe blo'v g'vrn. that the gi ml reeled back,
and, with scarcely an tffjrl to save himself, l^pplcit
over on the fl )or
H »d this result teen brought ahotn by a miracl^
he company could nol have been more stupifieJ
(hat ihe strongest man they had ever seen should b^
knockid down at one blow by a fellovv who seefn»d
hardly a mouthful for hitiil But they h id no long
space lor their vvondering co*:itaiions; for Gamble,
suddenly sprung f om ihe fl lor vvMh a liger-Jjk^
botind, and, throw‘ing hitnseU headlong oa Schuy
ler, bore him down at once. 'Phen followed oaths,
an’tf pantiniis. and rapiJly-inlerchanged blows, and a
precipitate of the bystanders right *»ntl
left, as the combatants rolled over and over on the
floor in the struggle.
'Phere was a pause in the conflict. Both had ris^n
to their knees; neither endeavored lo regain his feet,
or oveilhrow ihe other; but Schuyler was evidently
trying to draw' his diik, and G imble as clearly eO'
deavorirrg lo draw his Boa'ie-knife,
Al length the Georgian having freed his right
arm, raised it over his head, as if to chop down his
antagonist with hisclenchtd list. Such, however,
was not his intention. In a moment the bright blade
of his weapon gleamed in the air, and mtniering a
fearful otrih, he made a deadly slib al the other.
Schuyler caughl his opponent’s w’rist, turned the
kn\fe aside; iii point enterid the floor, at^«il snapped
in two.
Furious at the loss of his weapon. Gamble sud-
det’ly caucht his antagor.isi by the throat wiih both
tian .s, iinJ cas'^ng I.is huge weight tipon bun,
i)ur!td him back htlplessly lo the floor, Il was a
perilous time for Schuyler. Wrth one hand' on his
brt r.st, Ihe s.'ivage ht Id him down; the other was
twisted in his flowing black curl?', and the long
ihumb-nail was under his eye, “He’s gougtd!”
exclaimed the host; wh«n suddenly the fillen manr
jei ked up his knee?, and fairly st nt his bulky enemy
over his head in a compit le summerset. A shout of
approbation broke from all present. 'J'he Mijor
now iho'jght proper lo interfere. “ BiysP' he e.x*
claimed as the coTiibaiants regainid iheir f> rt and
gave signs of renewing ihe battle. Part ’em!
part’etn! they’ve had rough-and tumble ^noa-gh."-
Th reemcn immediately caughl hold of Schuyler,
and four surrounded Gamble. The belligerentj
were doubtleS5 not ni all sorry lo bo separated;
though Oimble made a show of resistance, and swore
terribly al those about him. And now Major Liw'-
Al the period of which we are speaking, th
American coinmn'cial world w‘n3 beginning to recov son, who being ca hi*? own pftUi.i4fi4,‘fejiJiJiJ_hof;z^d
in assutning a little authority, proceeded lo explain
news ol the week, a concise, b'l- nccntafe synopsis , nialignani—making my name the subject of the bit-
o-t ill'' j^rocee lings ol our State atul National Legis- j t^jrest abuse and vituperation. Now 1 assert and
?atures. when in session, anil a lull and reliable j have neither seen, read,
rep rt ot the s-taie ol our own '«n>d the neighbor-i ^ document during
ing markeis, will always be louiul in our columns. ; canvas.s. And after diligent inquiry I can
J'eelrnjj de^'jUy the neces^t^ity td prt)inpt payments,
«nd fivinced flint it is otily by closely adhering to
tills rule ourselve.-', anti insisting upon its rigitl ob
t**rv -n''i^ In in others, that a paper can be properly
casta.,i€-l, we lu;vt' resolved to otler the most liberal
|n=nnoms as inducements to pre-payment, at the
«ain« t in"' re [viirHig that /// accounts lor subscrip- i
fiini, chall ^^rurinbly be settleil at the eml ol each
y iT. Fr-:m Ihis rule we are determineil in no case
1' d-'viat'*, as llie fuins, ili.mgh insigniticani lo e;itdj .
Kubscnber, are inilis}>eiuai‘le tv> us, as torming the
(und : ul ol whi‘-h heavy expenses must he met.
Phe Jeffkks vM.w will, Irom ihe lirsi, be. j)rinted ;
on tine while paper, — and with new ami beauiifol |
tvpe, V ‘ ^0‘ n as ve can obtain from the fouiuler ihe |
materials we have alre;»ily ordered. li will be j
issu^^d regularly every Thursday morning on the i
ibllowmg I
I
For a single copy, S2 00 in ?^vance; ? 50, if >aid in six '
month?, and S3 it not paid ur.til the end of the year.
public addresses in D’avidson, Rowan, Tredell, and the stock, w’as the impre??ion lhal nothing less than
lhal would enable them lo keep the road up to Wel
don, which we think ought to be kept up ; bul as
for the Atlantic conVmtjTiication that must be aban
doned.
Should the one-half of the stock not be sufficient
10 enable the Directory to continue the road as far as
Weldon, we would order an addiiionaI transfer, and
nil contend that you had done the Slate no injuiy.
Stanly, liad openly nsserted that I was the w'lcked
tool of a corrupt Government, sent out to circulate
Uemocratic documents calumniati-ng the Whig par
ty. One ol them even pretended- to have a person
al knowledge ot'ihe laet, a« he stared he niet me at
ilillsborouiih. Tlieir comments too were still more
trace this report to no other source than lo tfie above
intiividuals^, w’ho seem to be iisr sole authors and
originators, withou; the shadow of excuse from any
act or ueed of mine. It therefore becomes my un-
welcor^^e duty lo publish these men to the world as
Ihe authors or at least the eager circulators o‘ as vile
a falsehood as was ever uttered to a public flsseiai-
bly. G. H. WILDER.
Raleigh, Nov. 9, 1S43.
er from the great explosion of 1837; or, ind* ed, we
(nay say lhal it had nearly recovered, Bul during
the continuance of the great janic, Mr. Schuyler
had. in common with hundreds his brother mer
chants, became a bankrupt.
He had bul one cause of satisfaction — no small
one, il must be confessed, to an holiest man ! — not one
creditor lost a cent by him. Having al length wound
up his afl'ii^rs, he found himself, as he would have
expressed4t, v\iih a capna'I of half nothing to begin
life a^ain. He became a clerk in a house far inferior
to thrri of which he had been the head ; his daughters
look in needle-work; and his son determined logti
his living as a teacher. Unwilling to remain in his
native cilv, amid scenes of luxury in which he could
no longer participale, young Schuyler endeavored lo
obtain a tutorship in the South. H iving heard of an
excellent one in Alabama, he made instant application
for it; and secured it over several competitors, by
dim of Professor Anihon’s testimonials. He then
made his will, took It ave of his f? n nds, bought a paii
of pistols and a dirk, and made juch other prepara
tions as a man usually does who is aboui to leave a
civilized for a barbarous country. 'Phus far, how
ever, he had penetrated in safely to within sixty miles
of his d'estiination ; and- was now wailing at Major
Lawson’s hotel for the mail-siage, which wa-5 ex-
pfCted in a few hours, or days, as Ihe state of the
roads and other contingencies might dt lermitie. As
we have found him in lather dangerous company,
it may nol be amiss lo add a word respecting his
qjialifications, in case of a row. H)S height did not
From the Xor'h Carolina Standard,
laiteriiul liii|»rovciiieiit«.
To the Members of the I^^gislal^i>rc of N. Carolina
Gextle>i'en : We stated ii as our beli f, for ihe
reasons which we assigned, lhal the Djnville route,
if suffered lo go ot», would prove fatal lo the R ileigh,
as also lo ihe Wilmuiglon lioad ; and we no.v ad'-
vance the opinion, that even though the plan now
In ,'rder lo en oura^e the forinaiion ot ' lubs, aiut also ; su«*»ested should succeed, lhal Iti that event loo, is
II . .1 I I. _ . . .1. U.„l. T
ihr W’^ilnringion Roa 1 doomtd to go down. A bad
condition of things, we admit; bul bad as il is, il is
plainly f..)reseen upon the happenif»g of either con-
iingency, you yours Ivts being the judge. Prompt
ness and decision of character are ihe essential char
acteristics ol ^uccess, while on ihe contrary vacilla-
lion and iimidiiy only inspire opposiiiou with ener
gy, and in rtaliiy inca*ase the dilficuliies finally lo
be overcome.
It was Burke who said, (if we mis’.ak-e not) that
if ihere was one eminent criterion vvhich above all
itie rest distinguishes a wise Government it was this;
10 know’ ihe besi time and ihe best manner of relin-
q,iiishing lhal which u is ifnpos^bie lo k'Cep.
You nave been shown, then, it is impossible for
you 10 keep both Roads, and liial il is only by timely
legislaiion lhal you are allowed to save even ihe
j Metropolitan rtiuie. Carry ing out then the sentiment
jusi quott d, and b ing convinced of ihe truth of our
ld?t lemaik, vou w ill aci ihe pait of wise statesmen,
liOi by rtlioq.oishing that which you cann-ji keej»,
hold out the highosi 'iiceniives to eash payment, which sys
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JAMES FULTON.
VH3 BLOTTE JaN. 6,
^ H. M. & H. C. RQBIHSOH,
FASHIONABLE TAILORS,
One Door South of Rerr’s Hotel,
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
bul lhat in reality you had increased the chances ol i t xceed five feet im, and none of his propotnons w-ere
saving the amount of your mortgage. Were thejl^rge; but f»e was symnielncally buili, possessed
Slock and debt our individual properly w-e should i areal strength and greater agility ; an I was, more-
ihink (under the present emergency) that w’e had ! over, a loierabiy scientific pugilist. Oh the whole,
tnade a most capital bargain lo reli^lqol^h one-hall, riotwiihsianding iheir great disparity in size, a worse
and should nol think lhal we had b'-en overreuchtd antagonist might have been found for the redoubled
even though we gave up the emire slock, Merlwelher Gamble,
W^ho is ihere, we ask, (in the face of the Colum- i We left lhal gentleman standing in the door-way
bia and Danville project pushing on.) would lilt
the mortgage for ihu entire road ? Nay, wt^ go
further, w ho is mere that would pay the moi tgage
for bolh roads ?
YADKIN.
A Duel ill
of the bar'room, and looking most rantancorously,
as n K'^tituckian would say, upon the lerrifi’'d com
pany. Havina waited about two minuus, possibly
in Ihe hope of receiving an answer to his first inter
rogation, he thus delivered himself of his opinions
on things in general;
“ Shj vou're all wiet now. You were rraking
^ ^ ■ Whars
In the bar-room of a rude lavern and post house | noise enough just now, when I came in. 'V hat s
the western part ol Georgia around a loujih deal the mailer 7 P’raps you don I know me . ht
expressed lhal l-hey sincerely
m the western part ol
table, ornamented with two or three old newspapers,
were ssated nine or ten* persons-^'overseers. book
keepers, and small planters. A*? the weather wus
intensely hot, ihe paity had cause to be ihiisiy ; nnd
thirsty enough they w’ere, if one ir ight judge from
their incessant potations of minl'julep, sherry cobbler, . , _
sang-arte, and divers other species of ihe American j and pick my leelh with the horns. An>
beverages, the names of vvhich are as singular os opinion lhal yotr re all a set of co^Nat s.
their flavor is delicious. ^Phe party had for some j whicri practical applica’ion ot his somewhat dtsu
lime been engaged in a loud and boisterous poliiical i lory reniaiks, ihe bully tj^'cted lorieoi o lo
conversation, when they were suddetily inter-Juice across the room, directly upon the
countenances ol all
wished ihev did not, “Pm M»riwether Gamble,
ihe greatt st team in the dislrict. Prn a perfect ^leam-
boat, with a considerable sprinkling of tlie comet,
1 can knock down and drag out a whole reginjeni,
whip my weight m fndians, s waHow a buffalo whole,
* ' ‘ it’s mv
With
rupted by,
W’hai are you making all this jaw about ?”
On hearing this gentlemanly query, the assem
blage turned iheir eyts upon ihe speaker of u uiih
a stare of asionishjnenl and rage; which, however,
{ was instantly converted luio at) exprtssion of undis-
, guisedcorreiernation, as soon as they luHy rtcognired
the new comer.
In the door-way slood a man at leasi six feel three
boot of the New Yorker, who involuntatily shook
his fool as a man might do who had stepped into a
puddle.
The rest of the company were nol sorry to seethe
insuit, which bad been ofTtred lo all ptesin:, thus
particularly fixed upon the stranger, who was thus
rel ; bui they very much
his views on the subject, and ended a short bul
characteristic speech : * L»“t ’em tr&^e a pair of pis**
lols and a Bowie-knife a picce, nothing elsp; pm
’em in a dark room together, and let ’em fight it out
like-grnllemen.”
Th’S proposition w^as received with a shout. Tho
room St'lt cted for the duel was a son of garrcl, w'hicly.
having no window, vvas reduced to of i(»tal
dark'ness by closing the door. 'Po ihis*u»e comba-
lams vvere conducltid, and immediately commenced
their preparal'ionsr for the rncounfer, in w-nich they
were assisted by all present. After being provided
wiih weapons, Gamble kicktd ofT his shoes,
Schuyler pulled off his boots, rolled up his trow
a little way, an^l cui tff his straps, for fear I'fe
•ions should make a noise. The Afajor sugges
lhal they had belter lake off their coatsa'Irj,
they accordingly did ; and Schuyler, while givin
his lo the landlord, made this brief lesiamenUry dis
position ; .
Maj ir,” Said he, “ it’s highly probable ihal one
of us two will never go out of ihis room nil he’s
carried If 1 happen to be the one, you’ll find on
me a siWer v.'atcih', a' silver pencil case, and thirty
(dollars in New York- biiis S^ee lhal Pm decently
buried, and keep the balance for your trouble.’
“ 1 sav. Major,” growled Gamble, “j)Sl fix me
a »ood stifT minl'julep, and have il ready for me in-
fifteen minuit?. Don’t forget, now!”
These were the last words ihe combatants spoke.
Almost f very one had left the rootn except L iw-
son ■ w*ho now stationed ihe parties in opposite cor
ners, asked :f they were quite ready, anJ, on re>
ceivitig an alfirtnative response, wished them good
bye, and locked the door upon them, leivmg them
loapiher, •*'.o fi^ht it oui like genllemen,”
'Pne firsl itiing which each did was to change his
place five or six fe* t ; after which Vhey remained
some tune inactive, 'Pfie diflicullies ot Iheir position'
will be readily appreciated. If one of the duellists
advanctd upon the other, w ith the intention of coming
'lo close warters, h*i might by some slight noise ex
pose himself to his antigonisi’s fire, or might run
unawares upon the point of a knift; or the muzzle of
a pistol. I'f he fired without being sure of his man,
the flish of his [ostol would suiJe ihe neiny in re
turning ihe shot. 'Phe most iidiural course was k>r
them 10 wail, each in the hope of exhausting his op*
poneni’s patience, and iem| Img liim lo commil soma
iniprudence.
In iliis way they washed each other, or rather
watched /or each othe r, for ubout ten minults; when
al length Schuyler thought he delected the cat-like
gleam of his antagonh'l’s grey eyes al the opposite
si le of Ihe garrei. 'I'urning his left side in lhal «li-
rection, and bringing his right arm across his breast,
he peered more Jjigerly than before mto ihe dai kness.
His suspicion was increased lo certainty ;—he flred.
Instanily ihe hre was rtturnsd ; and his leli arm,
which he had involuntarily rais ed, fell shat ered by
hi^ side. in ihe agony of the moment, he hu.led
ihe discharged [>isiol acrrjss the room. As il struck
harmlessly on tlie rough logs which formed ihe sidt
Walls, he heard a low’ launling chuckle. Human
nature could nol bear ii;"'>he fired again, almost at
random. As^it) the fiie was relumed, the ball
bound to take up the qua, re. , out .ney ve.y »,ucn -= overcome by P nn and lo.^S of
doubted if he would show fight. 1 hey had not long '...i.,
to doubt. Schuyler rose from his seat, and ad van*
i,cinCT close to the huge rufTin, aiked, in a cool and
inches in height, and sioui in propoilion His fea
lures were most essentially villanous, and his large iinimpassioned tone .
grey eyes gleamed wiili an e.xpres-iion lhal was ab- i “ Did you intend lo spit on my boot, sir f
soluiely fienJish. Every thing abciit him h/td a fe* | Gamble app-ared speechlits t\jth aslcnishrnrnl
rocious aspect, from ihe dilapidated white muaU rai Hnd rage.
blood, he rell heavily to the floor, while anoliicf
fiendish la'Jgh tojrided in his ears.
But though sorely wounded, Schuyler was not yfk
hors de eornbat. Rtiding himself wiih eofue di^
culiy to a sitting posture, he drew his knife, prp| a»ed
to S' 11 his-lifeas dearly as possible; only hoping ibai