Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-10-27
ALMOST A EIGHT l

So re time ago, George d. Prentice, ESQ,
for of the Louisville, Ken. Journal, having h!5
that his Ex-ExcoIeney, Thomas p. Moore, Ia
late munster 10 Colambia, and Wouldbc n.ef2lbs4
Congress, had made certain threats against IN
such as that =" he would z We $4,000 10 g. tal
thirty miles from Louisville" &c. &c.-gage ~ J
lie no ice, through the medium Of his p.prl u
Mini. Moore, that he was willing to meet HIN Yta
ever he thought proper, and accompanied his lvl..
with severe comments on he character si4 cal.
d1ci Of the Alnjor Tins l. Il 10 iAu FOLLOWING l.. .
from Maj Moot.
darrodstnr,, Sept. 27.b 1881
10 GEo. y, Prentice, E>Q. }
LoEtsviIi.E. !
SIR You have resided in Ken'ucky Tor SIX r.
a years past, the sreaier par, of which time la
been absent from the State, and have never esa
seen you. Yet, without lhe slightest proyoastQ..
you have potued uron me unncasured abnsc, a..
piled TO me every offensive eprthct in the Engsl
language and virtually fabricated story, Io.a.
ting it at the Crab Orchard, for The purpose Of fun
nishng your1cf with a pcetex, TO invite an .utsr
pttto" with me.
Afler being obliged to fly from your native sa.
for sHndcrins ~omer, after having Leen here 4.
common calumniator OF every man conspicuoa
alike The 'ifuous iviog and the yencraed dcaJ
after charging The gallant and manned Joh'scp
with cowafJ!ce at tho Battle Of The Thames, a
charge which no wretch had been found Lasc en-.
oush to forge until it found fabriceos ia yQ1.
you beem u perceive, your present standing with
yoni own party, and apprehcnsive tina, even IL
most violent aud Inscriptions may be obliged
10 cast you of as being too depraved to be lous.
sf tolerated. you are induced therefore 10 make a
desperate etdrt'o revive by similar means the
party excitement, which, not TWO years since chat
god you, from wretch, loathcd, and hateful % al
decent men, into political martyr and baye &c
cordIngly, gravely and publicly invited me 10 an
interview, for thus only can the Language yOa
have used be interpreted After saying that ca
nave an interview when and where he ri lia-
SEES" you adj ne make his pyopositioa. IL
Your proposition is accep,cd because btlsv
that cnnnoi leopard my life in better cause .h'
IN an effort to serve the community by Kidding IT,,
lis worst member
MY friends Doci. ]. N. Bybcc and MAJ
thompson, will arrange the prelminaries with Two
friends on your part. L" p MOORE.
u DO not mean to deny hayin, frequently spoken
OF you IN The most d'sparagns terms, and of b.
wing expressed an opinion thu, you could not b
INDUCED TO leave Louisville, unless protected by'
en'rd, declaring 1t to be my intention to make an
fh"rt to punish you, if ever met you in county
where could have fair ,ra-but. in these cor
ve'saslons, had y nh your political friends. no per
son ever attempted to vindca,e you. T.PM.
Mr.. Prentice says that Moore purposely cOuct,d
his noe in offensive language with the hope that i
would provoke him TO treat the author with sle'!
contempt, and thus afford him an opportunity OF
triumph. Blu, waving oil obecitol'
OF ms character, he sent, by M,ssrs. Z. I. Mar
s 81 !, ana Alex. G. Built, the following reply
+. p. MooRE, Esa.
Your challenge ofthe 9Th ult was handeJ TO NE
ms afternoon In reply, accep, yonr invitation
10 personal Notwithstanding at the sameiIne
any objection to the coarsencss ofthe Language o.
your communication. G. d PRENTICE.
Louisville, Oct. ID 1884.
Z. 5. will in the course of tomorrow, naid'
TWO friends, TO meet and arrange promptly WIN
yours the prcIminaries. GD.P.
me friends of the respective parties met, but en-
at the first step of their proceedings
a'nco"y' that put stop to them and aver''
me meeting between the belligcren. prns',
pas Each party cortenJcd that the other was
me cna'Ienser, Tor the purpose Of securing the pr
'"escs OF the challenged. such as The ss.eeIi4n .
weapons, dis'ahee &c. Maj. Maoro'- '.ieg1s XII"