Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-07-28

You did instruct me, should matters
come to a negotiation, not to receive an
apology unless it were full and salts.
factory, and not then, unless it should
be in ,criting and that | must have
nothing to do with any out door re-
marks Of yours, though you had made
certain remarks you did not intend
them TO be repeated by me. On the
next day | went to town and saw Col.
Lucas. After long conversation
which passed between Col. H., my bro
Their Henry Shepherd, and myself in
which the whole matter, as far as we
knew the cause Of the difficulty that
existed between DR.. Parran and your
self, was talked over, Col. l.. observed,
that in his opinion there would have
been no difficulty in adjusting the al.
fair honorably to both parties if the
challenge had not passed. After some
reflection on my part, | stated that |
thought that impeachment might be re-
moved, and asked him if it were reno
we'd, would there be suitable apology
made on the part ofDr. Parran. Col.
Lucas saiG there would such an apolo-
gy be made if the challenge was with
drawn. | waited on you TO know If
| might withdraw the challenge. You
at first refused that it should be with
drawn, but upon my stating that Col. l..
had said that a suitable apology should
be made upon It's Withdrawal, you a
greed that it might be withdrawn
Colonel Lucas had already agreed
that he would make such apology
as three disinterested gentlemen should
say ought to be satisfactory, and
which | now named TO you; and
you said you would be satisfied. re-
turned to Col. Lucas, then DR.. ID. Be-
dinger, Mr.. N. l.. Turner, and Mr.. Il.
|. Lee jr., were named. Mr.. Lee was
objected to on the ground Of his being
II connexion, and we agreed to leave it
to DR.. Bedinger, q MIR. N. +. Turner.
They were first called in as witnesses,
and examined separately as to the at
tack made upon you by DR.. Parran;
and they were, after that, constituted
umpires. The whole matter was
by me laid before them in the presence
of Col. Lucas and my brother Henry
Shepherd. After my explaining how
the difficulty first occurred and
what you had said out Of doors as to
your not knowing that DR.. Parran was
connected with the drowned child, and
of course not intending your remarks
to apply to him, | stated that my eX-
plantations were not intended to elicit
an apology from DR.. p, but were made
for the better understanding Of the
case; and | think it was so understood,
for intended it to be so understood,
and that my explanations were not CO.
ming from you as an apology or con-
cession. | am the more certain that
it was so understood, from the circum-
stance that DR.. Bedinger (ariSing from
his seat) observed, if understand you
then, Mr.. Shepherd, those remarks are
not intended by you as an apology
from Dir. Hammond. My brother
Henry, who was present, before | could
answer jumped up and said, no certain
~ not, DR.. Hammond does mol gire an
apology, and does mol intend giring
one and, Immediately replied no, it
is not an apology from DR.. Hammond.
Then after n few moments elapsed,
DR.. Bedinger said, Doctor Pdrran apo
logises tor his attack and for the man.
ner ofthe attack. | have given the
foregoing statement believing it to be
strictly true in every important parti-
cular. Yours Respectfully.
G. NJ. SHEPHERD.
No. A.
Near SHEpnERDsrowN, July Is, 1886
Dear Sir: In reply to your letter of
this date, | have to say that was pre-
sent at the settlement Of the late diff
ference between Dr.. Parran and our
self, and that there was an allusion
made by your friend Mr.. G. M. She'd
herd TO certain remarks, which you
had, at different times made, and which
remarks went TO show that you had
not given doctor Parran any justifable
grounds for an attack, that the said
remarks were not made by Mr.. G. M.
Shepherd for the purpose of an apollo
gy, but for the purpose Of showing that
doctor Parran's attack had been with
out cause. And in reply to your Sc
cond question, say that doctor Bed
niger and n. E. Turner were inform
ed by me that doctor Hammond did not
give these remarks as an apology, mel
Their does he intend giving ono. Then
doctor Bedirger got up, and sald-lf !
understand you, Mr.. Shepherd, this IS
not intended for an apology from doct.
Hammond. Certainly not; instantly
replied and Mr.. C. NJ. Shepherd ike
wise added, cit is not an apology from
DR.. Hammond" Then after a short
period DIR. Bedinger got up, and SAID,
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