Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-01-01

newcd spirit and increased activity
flashing ton. December 25 DUFF GREEN
=. $. Since the above was written we understand that
Cen. Blair has stated, the cause OF his assault that he
had accosted me in the street. his usual way and en-
ered nIo conversations in the OF which, took oc
cdsion TO say tha the Unonparty OF South Carolina was
tory acioni that he said me- "your language Is too
harshi thai repeated ii, il in defiance aud that he
therefore, had bis cane to resent the imputation
To this statement give unqualified denial have not
at any time since his this city, held converse
ton with Gen. b., and therefore, stamp this statement as
false.
From tho w Globo.l
w AshINGToN CITY, 25h Dec, 1892.
TO The Editor If the Globe.
SIR: In the Telegraph of this morning General Dun
Green gives to the public what he calls ga statement of
the circumstances attending the assault' made upon him
by myself yesterday; and subioins uostsc mr.
porting TO be statement which he understood hal DIV
the cause of the assault made upon him The state
meht attributed TO me in the postscript fdiSe as General
Greeh asserts never made itbut General Green's
statements little wide of the mark or at least does
not give the tohOe truth have thought il proper thai
should likewise give brief statement OF the fdcts- was
highly provoked by the in which General Green
spoke OF the Union Party OF s. Carolina in his paper of
Saturday last My angry feelings against Gen. Green
were not concealed from that time forth but were ,noe
known to many, and To some who / have reason TO be.
hcye were both his personal and political rendsal
endSavorcd TO diSsuade from any personal VIC.
iehce upon General Green; and for various reasons
not necessary 10 be enumerated eneavored to recon
Gle it to my feelings, to let the insult pass with impuni
w. put found myself unequal to the effort To have
myself ana the party with whom il is my pride TO be as
ISOLATED, denounced ga torn faction who had yo(r
NED the sacred name Of UHiOm'' Sc was more than
could brook My father had only fought throughon,
The revolutionary but ble in the cause of Amer.
can independence. - There one drop of Tory
olood IN the veins OF my family ''eher side of the
mousse, that am aware Of | never heard that a Blair
or Douglass, had been Tory; on the contrary thew
had all taught me, from my infancy, to execrate the
name; and perhaps General Green could not have an
phed to me any other ophet hat would have been so
provoking. In this temper met him on the Avenue YES
Ieray, not far from Gadsbys Hotel each of us WALKING
alone had understood he always went armed and /
] hn pnne ha.n -
wards hlm As soon as approached within some eight
or Ten PAGES OF each other, accosted him thus: "We
GENERAL The Union men OF :. Carolina all tories sun
pose Herepliod sternly, "yOu know what have said
Yes, said |, "and you shall know what will do'
and lusan ly struck him with the small end of nv
suck What occurred afterwards pretty much az re
presented by General Green except that did not think
That had injured him much he states. II was not,
my Intention TO do struck only with the light end of
me suck throughout and restrained the force Of the first
ows AT ieas, ii not the whole. As as made the
mrs hostile indications General Green was endeavorinp IN
get sumo weapon from his bosom side pocket which
presumed was pis lhe d something which NJ
length discovered TO be dix. Bur while remained
under Tie Impression that pistol about to be used
against me- II is probable Increased the severity of nv
blows 10 an extent that not aware Of If the chas.
uselnent given to General Green exceeds the bounds of
moderation, my apology be found not merely i'm the
great provocaon he had previously given but i'm the u-
vie ding spirit with VIII ch lie sustained and ID the
conflict Very respectfully, yours Sc
JAMES BLAIR