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EBENSBURG, PA.
THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1850.
FOR CONGRESS,
GEN. JOSEPH M'DONALD,
OF CAMBRIA COUNTY,
Subject to the deei sion of the Democratic Con
gressional Conference.
STATE NOMINATIONS.
FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER,
WILLIAM T. MORISON,
Of Montgomery County,
FOR AUDITOR GENERAL,
EPHRAIM BANKS,
Of Mifflin Connty.
FOR SURVEYOR GENERAL,
J. PORTER DRAW LEV,
Of Crawford County.
Coiuily Nominations.
COMMISSIONER.
JAMES SKELLV,
Of Summer hill Township.
PROSECUTING A TTORNE Y.
MICHAEL HASSON,
Of Ebenslurg.
CO UNTY S UR VE YO A.
THOMAS M'CONNELL,
Of Summer hill Township.
AUDITOR.
JOHN BEARER,
Of Susquehanna Township.
0Thb Sentinel, has much the largest cir
culation of any paper published in this county
and as an advertising sheet offers superior
inducements to merchants and business men
generally. Those desirous of making us of
this medium for extending their business can
do so by either sending their notices direct, or
through'the following agents:
John C rouse, Esq., Johnstown.
E. W. Carr, Evans Buildings, Third s
Philadelphia.
V. B. Palmer, Esq., New York Philadtl phia
and Baltimore.
Messrs. Murray &, Zahm have re
ceived a fine assortment of New Goods,
which they are putting up in their new
Store Koom, which they have just erected
for the better accommodation of their cus
tomers, and where we know they will be
pleased to sec their friends. Their goods
are well selected, and will be sold cheap.
E. Hughes has also received a superior
lot of goods, together with a large assort
ment of stoves, &c, which he is prepared
to sell low. Sec his advertisement, and
rive him a call.
ronrlli of July-
Our military friends of the Summit and
Loretto have made preparations to cele
brate the Anniversary of our National
Birthday in an appropriate manner. We
arc pleased to see this evidencee of the
right kind of spirit on the part of our citi
zens, and hope their festivities will be nu
merously attended. We hear of nothing
of the kind about Ebensburg however.
Whig Stale Convention.
The Whig State Convention which as
jumbled in Philadelphia on the 19th inst.,
nominated the following ticket:
Canal Commissioner Joshua Dungan,
ot Bucks.
Auditor General Henry W. Snyder,
of Union.
Surveyor General Joseph Henderson,
of Washington.
These may all be good enough men to
sacrifice upon the altar of whiggery, and
we suppose it was for this purpose tliey
were nominated, as there certainly can be
no nopes cntenameu oi muir uin.
The Convention was not near full, and is
said to have broken up in the greatest
-onfus.ion. In the language of one of the
newspaper reporters, the scene was inde
M'ribable. Nine cheers for Henry Clay
and James Cooper were given with the
greatest enthusiasm. Three more and
three more again for Harry Clay. Three
more and three more again for James
Cooper. Three more for Harry of the
West. Nine more for Clay and the Com
promise, which met with about half a
dozen hisses. Three cheers were then
proposed for the State and National Ad
ministrations, but they fell dead upon the
r.ir, as only two person responded the
Iliads of lookers on being of the Clay and
Cooper school. Three of the loudest
kind of cheers were then iriveu for Cha's
Gibbons, the friend of llarrv Clay, and
the crowd adjourned to a side room to
t ike another drink.
The Democratic County Convention.
In anonther column will be found the
proceedings of the County Convention
which, assembled in this place on Tuesday
la., and which was full, every township
in the county being fully represented.-
The proceedings were conducted with har
mony, and the ticket settled upon gave
much satisfaction, every candidate we be
lieve having been nominated" upon first
ballot. We do not remember to have ev
er seen the Democracy more ably repre
sented in convention than upon this occa
sion, and after the ticket had been thus
harmonionsly settled upon, we cannot con
ceive why some of the delegates shoald
have thought proper to avoid the appoint
ment, or at least the settlement of the
question, of Congessional Conferees
and discharging all the duties imposed
udoii them bv retiring- from the con-1
vention. That an effort was made to
procure the adjournment of the conven
tion after the ticket was settled upon, is
evident from the statements of the Presi
dent, and Messrs. Maguire and Carroll,
which we also publish; but as a majority
of the convention did not regard the resolu
tion as having been adopted, they remained
in session until after they had discharged
all duties usually performed by the county
convention, we leave the matter to the judg
ment ofour democratic friends to say who
was right or who was wrong, and have no
doubt but that they will concur with the
majority of the convention, that the usa
ges and practices of the democratic party
ought not to be set aside for trivial causes,
or to gratify the disappointed views of in
dividuals, but that every thing depends on
a strict adherence to the time honored usa
ges of the party.
The meeting called at the last April
Court, was called expressly for the purpose
of electing delegates to the State Conven
tion to nominate a candidate for Canal
Commissioner, which, owing to the vari
ous causes to which it is now unnecessary
to allude, the meeting was unable to ac
complish, and to perform this duty it was
found necessary to call a convention of
delegates from the several townships of
0
the county. The April meeting however,
did appoint congressional conferees, which
the convention meeting here on last Tues
day were unwilling to ratify, and which
they no doubt thought all wrong, and ac
cordingly appointed conferees without any
reference whatever to the action of the
April meeting. As will be seen, these
conferees are instructed to support a Cam
bria county man from first to last, and we
have no doubt that they will discharge the
duty assigned them with fidelity. The
convention acted in accordance with what
had been done by the party, as the county
conventions assembled in former years
to frame a county ticket, had always also
performed that duty, &. this can be seen by
referring our readers to the published pro
ceedings of the county conventions which
assembled in this place in the years 1844,
1816 and 1848.
To Correspondents. The article of
Moi Meme cannot appear. It is rather
"too much pork for a shilling." Besides
we would remind the writer that editors
expect the postage to be paid on all such
communications.
wjet i he citizens ot rsew ..Mexico nave
framed a Constitution by which the boun
daries ol the btate are denned and slave
ry prohibited.
Letter from Win. T. Morison
The foil owing letter from Wm. T. Mor
ison, our candidate for Canal Commission
er, to 1 nomas C. M'Dowell, Esq., of
Hollidaysburg, shows the position he oc
cupies before the public, relative to the
factions which div ide the democratic party
ot the estate, it is lrank, manly, and to
the point, and will commend itself to the
t i 1 . .V
neari oi every sincere democrat in the
State. The Hollidaysburg Standard, in
speaking of this letter, says:
Since nomination of Mr. Morison, by
the Williamsport Convention, it lias been
insinuated in many quarters that he was
;hc peculiar pet of this or that faction, and
that i:.is nomination was brought about by
a scries of pledges, and promises of future
favors, Sic.
By those who know Wm. T. Morison,
such insinuations would be treated with
scorn and contempt; but with those who
have not thn pleasure of a personal ac
quaintance with that gentleman, they
might have the effect intended by those
who make the charge. It was to sileneo
all such efforts on the part of those who
made the charge against Mr. Morison, that
Mr. McDowell addressed him a letter, ask
ing to know if there was any foundation
or truth in the assertion'that he was iden
tified with any faction. To that inquiry
Mr. Morison has furnished such an answer
as becomes the man and the party whose
candidate he 19.
We commend .Mr. M.'s letter to the
people of Pennsylvania, as a fearless refu
tation of the charge of being the candidete
of a faction, whilst it is at the same time,
such an avowel of principles as every hon
est man in the community, will honor and
respect.
Mayfield Farm, June 14, 1850.
To Thomas C. M'Dowell Esq., Holli
burg Pa.
Dear Sir: Your letter dated the 3d
inst., congratulating me upon mv nomina
tion for the responsible position of Canal
Commisioner is at hand.
For the high honor thus conferred, by
an intelligent and highly respectable body
ot gentlemen, 1 ieel deeply grateful.
I can safely say that hav e made no
pledges to anyone to obtain the nomina
tion; nor ao l oeiong to any clique or
faction.
I claim to be an independent but hum
ble member of the great Democratic party
and to that party alone am I pledgad, both
by principle and profession, to promote the
best interests of the people.
Should my nomination be ratified by
the Democracy of Pennsylvania at the bal
lot box, I shall enter upon the duties of
the office with fixed determination to dis
charge those duties, to the best of my abil
ity, with impartiality and fidelity.
1 ours truly,
Wm. T. MORISON.
A CARD.
The undersigned, as Presiding officer
of the Demcratic county convention as
sembled at Ebensburg on the 25th day of
June 1850, deems it but right and proper
to make a brief statement, relative to a
part of the proceedings of the convention.
He has understood that the Secretaries of
the convention have stated that an adjourn
ment of the convention had been carried
before he appointment by that body
of congressional conferees. Such is not
the fact. A motion for adjournment was
made by one the of Secretaries f Mr. Ma
guire) and immediately followed by one
from Mr. Donoughc, to proceed to elect
congressional conferees. The question
upon adjourning was put, and only an
swered by a few ayes, and a few noes.
The chair did not consider the question as
tarried, and asked for a division of the
house, when several delegates retired from
the room; and the convention remained in
session until they had discharged all the
duties imposed upon them by the usage
and practice of the party. The appoint
ment of congressional conferees, and that
of the county committee for the ensuing
year has always been made by the county
convention as-sembled in the month of June
to form a county ticket, and ever since our
connection with the present congressional
district, will this appear to have been done
and without any objection being made
from any" quarter. The majority ot the
convention remained in session in the per
formance of thier duties, and have each
subscribed the proceedings feeling satis
fied that they will meet the approbation of
their democratic fellow citizens To the
parly I am perfectly willing to submit the
question for decision, whether the conven
tion exceeded their powers in appointing
conferees in the usual way, or in permit
ting conferees who had been selected by
a county meeting in an unusual manner
and at an unusual time, to represent the
county in a congressional conference.
JAMES MYERS.
COUNTY CONVENTION.
A Convention of Delegates, from the
several election districts of Cambria coun
ty met at Ebensburg, on Tuesday the
25th day of June, 1850, agreeably to the
call of the Democratic County Cmmittee,
for the purpose of nominating a County
Ticket, and appointing Senatorial Con
fcrccs On motion, JAMES MYERS, of Eb
ensburg Borough, was appointed Presi
dent, and Thomas A. Maguire, of Johns
town, and James Carroll, of Carroll, ap
pointed Secretaries.
The Delegates for the several election
districts were then called upon for their
credentials, whereupon the following Del-
ecratcs appeared and took their seats in
Convention
Allegheny Henry Scanlan, P. Branifi
Carroll James Carroll, James Kennedy.
Cambria Wm. Kittell, Wm- C. Diver.
Clearfield Henry Delozier. Geo. Rut-
j
ledge.
Conemaugh Borough C. P. Murray
Robert Brown.
Conemaugh Township George Gates,
Edward Irvin.
Ebensburg Borough James Myers, G.
Harncame.
Jackson Wm. W. Harris, James Davis
Johnstown Borough Thomas A. Ma-
guire, George N. Smith.
Richland John J . ktull, J. S. W issen-
gcr.
Summerhill James Burk, A. Long.
Susauehanna Francis Bearer, William
A
Glass.
I Washington John
M'CoIgan, Andrew
Donahue.
JWhite David Mills, William Burgoon.
The Convention proceeded to appoint
Representative Conferees, to meet the
Conferees of Bedford county, to place in
nomination candidates for Assembly
whereupon John G. Given, John B. Hoo
ver, and W, v . Hams, were appointed
and instructed to support Dr, William A
Smith.
John M'CoIgan, James M; Rifile, and
James Burk, were appointed Sanatoria
Conferees, with instructions to support
Thomas C. M'Dowell, of Blair county, as
the candidate for Senator.
The Convention then proceeded to
nominate the County Ticket. The fol
lowing nominations were made:
County Commissioner JAMES SKEL-
LY, of SutnmerhiU.
Deputy Surveyor THOMAS M'CON
NELL, of Summerhill.
Deputy Pros. Attorney MICHAEL
HASSON, of Ebensburg.
County Auditor JOHN BEARER, of
Susquehanna.
On motion, Resolved, That the Con
vention now proceed to appoint Repre
sentative and Senatorial delegates to the
next State Convention, whereupon John
C. O'Neill was duly elected Representa
tive deleg?te, and Adam Moses of Blair
county, Senatorial delegate to saidCon
ven tion.
The Convention then proceeded to
elect conferees to meet conferees from
Bedford and Westmoreland counties to
put in nomination a candiddte for Con
gress, when George C. K. Zahm, Tho's
M'Kiernan, and John M'Ginley, were
duly elected and instructed to support!
iraiii ursi io iasi me nomination ot a
Cambria county man.
The following gentlemen were appoint
ed a County Committee for the ensuing
year
Ebensburg Borough James Murray,
Chairman, John C- O'Neill, John A.
Blair.
Allegheny Geo. Delany, Patrick Shiels.
Cambria Stephen Lloyd, Jr., Mathias
S. Harr.
Carroll James Kennedy, John Flick.
Clearfield Andrew Burgoon, George
Rutledge.
Conemaugh ip. Edward Irvin, John
Egan.
Conemaugh Borough John Murray,
Smith Sergeant.
Johnstown James Potts, Thomas A.
Maguire.
Jackson W. W. Harris, Peter Singer.
Richland Lewis Dunmire, Jno. J. Hor
ner.
Summerhill Ja's Burk, Jacob Pringle.
Susquehanna Henry Lloyd, rrancis
Bearer.
J Washington John M'Gough, James M.
Riffle.
JWhite John Burgoon, David - Younkin.
On motion,
Resolved, That we approve of the ap
pointment of Wm. S. Campbell, Esq., by
the Canal Board, and that as long as he
continues to perform the duties of Super
intendent of the Portage Railroad as he
has done, the Democracy will sustain both
him and the Canal Boaad.
(Signed ) JAMES MYERS, Preset.
Francis Bearer,
Edward Irwin,
George Gates,
William Burgoon,
John M Colgan,
Robert Biown,
Andrew Donoughe,
James Burk,
William W. Harris,
Henry Delozier,
George Rutledge,
David Mills,
Anthony Long,
William Glass,
George Harncame,
James Davis.
COUNTY CONVENTION.
A convention of delegates from the sev
eral election districts of Cambria county
met at Ebensburg, on Tuesday, the 25th
day of June, 1850, agreeably to the call
of -the Democratic County Committee, for
the purpose of nominating a County Tick
et and appointing Senatorial Conferees.
On motion, JAMES MYERS, of Eb
ensburg borough, was appointed Presi
dent, and Thomas A. Maguire of Johns
town, and James Carroll of Carroll, ap
pointed Secretaries.
The delegates for the several election
districts were then called upon for their
credentials, whereupon the following del
egates appealed and took their seats in
Convention
Allegheny Henry Scanlan, P. BranifT.
Carroll James Carroll, James Kennedy.
Cambria Wm. Kittell, Wm. C. Diver.
Clearfield Henry Delozier, George Rut
ledge.
Conemaugh Borough C. P. Murray,
Robert Brown.
Conemaugh Township George Gates,
Edward Irvin.
Ebensburg Borough James Myers, G.
Harncame.
Jackson Wm. W. Harris, James Davis.
Johnstown Borough Thomas A. Ma
guire, G. N. Smith.
Richland John T. Stull, J. S. Wissen-
ger.
Summerhill James Burk, A. Long.
Susquehanna Francis Bearer, William
Glass.
J Washington John M'CoIgan, Andrew
Donahue.
White David Mills, Wm. Burgoon.
The Convention proceeded to appoint
Representative Conferees, to meet the
Conferees of Bedford county, to place in
nomination candidates for Assembly,
whereupon John G. Given, John B.
Hoover, and W. W. Harris, were ap
pointed, and instructed to support Dr. Wm.
A. Smith.
John M'CoIgan, James M. Rifile, and
James Burk, were appointed Senatorial
Conferees, with instructions to support
Thomas C. M'Dowell, of Blair county,
as the candidate for Senator.
The Convention then proceeded to
nominate the County Ticket. The fol
lowing nominations were then made;
County Commisiioner JAMES SKEL-
Li , of Summerhill.
Deputy Surveyor THOMAS M'CON
NELL, of Summerhill.
Deputy Pros. Attorney MICHAEL
HASSON, of Ebensburg.
County Auditor JOHN BEARER, o
Susquehanna.
A proposition was made to appoint
Delegates to the next State Convention
from which a number of Delegates dis
sented, on the ground of its not being em
braced in the call for the Convention.
Those who favored the proposition, pro
ceeded to the election of said Delegates
(the dissenting Delegates protesting, and
not voting,) wherupon John C U Neil
was appointed Representative Delegate
and Adam Moses recommended as Sena
torial Delegate.
The Convention then adjourned sir.e
die.
t ... r Szzrzizr'.az.
JAJltS AKKULL,
We, the undersigned, Secretaries of the
Democratic County Convention, assem
bled at Ebensburg, on the 2th day of
June, 1850, do certify, that a motion lo
adjourn was put and carried, before any
action was taken to appoint Congressional
conferees, and that such action was taken
after the adjournment. :
Thomas A. Maguire,
James Carroll.
4th of July.
On Saturday evening, June22d, a num
ber of the citizens of Loretto and the vi
cinity assembledlo concert measures for an
appropriate ceieoranon ot tne 74 tn anni-
verary of American Independence.
The meeting was orgaized by the ap
pointment of COL. JOHN KEAN, Pies
ident, Dr. J. Pfoflfand H. A. Byrne Esq.
Vice Presidents, and Dr. M'CafFry and
Wm. Brown Secretaries.
The purpose of the meeting having been
explained from the Chair, on motion it
was resolved, that a committee of arrange
ment of five members, and a committee of
invitatoin of six members be appointed.
The following gentlemen compose the
committee of arrangement: Messrs. Au!
gustine Little, Chairman, P. BranifT, W.
Brown, II. Scanlan and Col. J. Kean.
The committee of invitation eonsists of
the following named gentlemen: Dr. M'
CafTry Chairman, Dr. J. Pfoff, II. A.
Byrne, Esq., Col. J. Kean, P. Shiels, and
A. Walters.
It was further resolved, that the above
named committees be requested to meet at
this place on on the 24 th inst. at 6 o'clock
P. M., to enter on their respective duties.
Resolved, also, that a notice of these
proceedings, being first duly signed, be
published in the Mountain Sentinel; and
then on motion the meeting adjourned.
JOHN KEAN, Pes't.
P. M'Caffrv, M. D., Secretary.
Outrage at Sanlt Sle. Marie.
We learn from passengers from the
Sault that an armed band of. British sol
diers, commanded by Capt. Cooper and
Lieut. Balfour, stationed opposite the
Sault Ste. Marie, on the Canada side,
crossed over to the American side, on the
night of the 14th inst., to arrest deserters.
This band entered a boarding house of a
Mr. with axes and clubs, cutting
down the doors and knocked down Mr.
F. The soldiers entered the room of Mrs.
F., and knocked her down and gagged
her. They also threatened the lives of
several of the boarders.
We also- learn that Lieut. Russell, of
the U. S. Army, was present at the time
and witnessed the outrage, and, to all ap
pearance, encouraged the British soldiers
to do what was done. He threatened the
citizens, if they interfered to prevent the
arrest of the deserters, or stop their law-
ess proceedings. If this is so, Lieut.
Russell should be cashiered, and we are
glad to know that the proceedings have
been reported to the United States gov
ernment. Detroit Free Press.
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA!
Arrival of the Crescent City.
7emendous Fire at san Francisco!
Loss, $500,000!!
New York, June 21.
The steamship Crescent City, Capt.
Stoddart, arrived this morning, with la
ter and important intelligence from Cal
ifornia.
The Grescent City arrived out at Cha
gres in eight and a half days from New
York.
She brings $150,000 gold dust in the
hands of her passengers.
A destructive fire had taken place at
San Fracisco loss, half a million.
The steamer Isthmus arrived at Pa
nama from San Francisce, on the 10th
She brought 134 passengers and S30O,
000.
The Crescent city brings dates to the
24th of May. Reports from the mining
portions of the country North and South,
continue to be of a favorable nature.
The general rate of health at the pla
cers is also very good.
Another Fire.
The whole population was aroused by
the cry of fire. The United States Ho
tel, in Portsmouth square, was on fire, and
by the time the people were out of bed
and in the street, the flames had spread
to the adjoining buildings on either side.
The fire spread to the Eldorado on one
side and lo Delmoncio on the other. Be
fore the people-had time to'collect their
scattered senses, the Verandah, opposite
the Eldorado was soon wrapped in flames,
thence spreading along Kearney and
Washington street. At the same time
the fire was spreading with equal force
down Clay street, till finally every house
but two in the entire block, lying between
Clay and Washington and Kearney to
Montgomery streets, wete destroyed. In
the meantime destruction equally as great
and rapid was going on along Kearney
street and that portion of Wasington op
posite tlie square. Finding that the only
method of staving the flames in that
direction was in taking away its food
every house on Dupont street, from Wash
inrton to Jackson, was torn down. In
:he block not a single building is
standing. The blcck below this toward
the bay fared but little better, seven'hom.
es only left on it. Then it will ba' seen
JhatfAe very hejrt of Saa Francisco is
burned out.
Upon the three seTeral blocks me,,
tioned, but rmo budlmgs are left standing.
A mass cf gel J acd quartz, weigh
CO lbs., was found near Marepoe i
iri
and
soia tor tttuu.
Se veral recent and irapcrtint discoveries
have been made on the Makclumni. Oct
of one hole three men in two days tasJ-
out 84000. Some large, lamps have been
lound, ana nearly every man a making
an ounce per day.
Chagres and Panama were very tea'.
thy.
The miners have have generally dens
well, and more bullion may be exsectei
during the coming six months than alts,
gether heretofore.
From Texas.
Cotton-Sugar-Arrival of Major Ntig.
bors from Santa Ft Fight with the
Indians Captain Marchant fFoui
ded. Galveston papers, to the 17th in:t ,
say: The Trinity river, it is stated, hxa
alien so low that a large amount of Gov
ernment stores, which were to be sent up
ii, nave now io De snippea ior me uraso?
river, l ne sugar and corn crop, on Uva-
ter Creek and the Lower Brazos, are said
to be very promising, in spite of the cold
and wet weather. Cotton is quite back
ward, but with favorable weather may
produce a medium yield. The planters
in that district are generally abandoning
cotton for sugar. The Brenham Star say
that never since 1836 have the prospects
for the crops been so gloomy in Texas as
at present.
The Western Texan records a burglary
at San Antonio. Some $800 worth of
jewelry was abstracted from the store of
a Mr. Garner, on the night of the 17th
ult. Part of the articles had been recov
ered, and there was every prospect of de
tecting the robbers.
Lieut. Mechlin arrived in San Antonio
on the 20th ult., from El Paso del Norte,
having made the trip in twenty-six days.
The road is in fine condition. m Major
Neighbors encountered strong opposition
to the mission in Santa Fe. The New
Mexicans have an innate animosity to
Texas. Some confound Texans with
Indians others dread retribution for their
cruelties in 1840, and many dislike sur
rendering the peonage system. Mr. Au
brey's train passed through El Paso on
the 27 of April. He lost forty mules in
one night by a severe storm near the Pe
cos. Mr. Wiggin's train, from Saa An
tonia, was met at the Pecos on the 14th
ult.
The Southwestern American says that
it is computed that 2000 negroes have
been added to the agricultural force of
Washington county in the last twelve
months.
By the express from the station on the
jeona, the Western Texan learns that
Capt. Marchant, of the 3d Dragoont, with
twelve men, left the fort on the 17th ult..
in pursuit of a party of Indians who had
been discovered in the vicinity. On the
9th, he came in sight of the Indians,
eight in number, near the Rio Frio. He
pursued them promptly the Indians re
treated to the ravine near the bank of the
river, where they made a stand and on
the approach of the party, fired. At the
first fire Capt. Marchant was wounded.
On the receipt of the intelligence at the
Leona, a conveyance was immediately
sent out to bring in Capt. M., but he had
not arrived at the station when the express
eft, and it is impossible to know at pres
ent the extent of the iniury received by
him, but it is thought to be a severe
wound. The same party of Indians a few
days before captured, robbed and whipped
two Uermans who were on tneir way m
from El Paso. They started in company
with Lieut. Mechlin's train, and had fallen-
behind.
Edwin Forrest and N. P. Willis
It is generally known that Mr. Forrest
and Mr. Willis, on account of the domes
tic difficulties of the former, with which
the latter has been mixed up as the cham
pion of Mrs. Forrest, and the expounder
of the Jamieson letter, have been on the
worst possible terms of late. On the 17th
instant, Mr. Forrest found Mr. Willis in
Washington Square, in New York, and
then and there kNocked him down, tans
ceremonie, and with a gutta percha whip
or cane, gave him some fifteen or twenty
blows, well laid down so says iir. ote
. ti r t
vens. wno was present, xucuuray oeiui;
over, the parties were taken into custody
by the police, and marched off from the
battle-field. It was thought a duel would
ensue; but Mr. Willis has quietly appealed
to the laws, laying the damages at ten
thousand dollars.
We are of opinion that Mr. Forrest has
received, one way and another, a good deal
of provocation with respect to the subject-
maueroi nis quarrel wiin mr.
but we doubt whether this unceremonious
resort to the argumentum baccxdinvm
(club law) is very well calculated to ben
efit his side of the question. He had ap
penfed to the law, and it would have been
better, perhaps, to let the law vindicata
his cause, in preference to resortingto the
at all times illegal, and generally doubtful
remedy, of assault and battery.
Mr. Willis, however, seems to have
been somewhat belligerently minded on
that day himself it was the 17th day ot
June, and a great fighting anniversaryr
(Bunker Hill) for in the morning,
before his rencounter with Mr. Forrest, h