Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-01-27
To the Public.

10 TIC I'uDlICs
NT is well known to the citizens Of Columbus |
n and ITS vicinity, that duel vas to have been |
fought ON the 18th instant, that city, over The
State line where the Military rad croSStS, between
f. f. BucgSER aud A. VI. WILSON, EsqrS.
II is due To myslfand my friend, Mt. Buekntr, |
that the public should knew, that the difficulty be-
tween them aros, from a quarrel between myself
and MT Wilson; aud that Mt Buckner was Then
merely defending point Il honor as the friend OF
his principal, alter Mr. wilson had already refused to
meet me on the terms proposed by himself through
| his second.
| Wien al ainry Is phcted, tor which no redress
! but the Scanty PREPARATION ol law, counted oul III
dollars and cents can be obtained, the party agteI
ed must take the matssr nto ms own hands, and
demand redress upon such terms as The tacS Of no.
nor aud the custom Of the country sanction; Tor II
! he be a man OF scnsbiliiy. amp the ludgmeal OF
the law would give hlnl taopsahdS to repair hls III
ury he would still, in leepg, ID poor indeed,
The Acts Of the case (oi which more detailed
Statements viii be hereafter gwen are as follows
| .An injury, was inflicted upor'mc by MI Wilson,
lin The most eelpgdly manner, which demanded
fFedgsss; which aNinand hr Wilson promised tn sa-
tisy, and in his sahswef TO nv asked an extension
of line time for Il, cement "a, prellmnares until
| his fienl (who had ri The Smle) should return
At the expiration OF tins time, he sent friend with
full authority to meet my friend aud agree upon the
preImmarcs This friend proposed that we should
hrht with double hafreed shot guns, at the DIS
lance G thirty yards My friends hnowlhg that an
accident had caused disability OF my lett arm, SO
that was unable to elevate my gun 18th deA'cFI-
tv sufficient 3r SO desperate rcncontre, refused 70
accede to any terms, unless they were such as Woud
place us on an honorable equality, He then pro-
posed an amendment Of the terms 70 wit; les Te
me a rest upon tight or slack cord or WIRE, HFe%l
..1l,r late n
not more than two and hall feet apart; winch
terms my friends accepted, and all necessary preInn
iEares were agreed upon to meet on the 18TH INST
But on the next day after the arrangement, we were
surprised TO learn that he refused To acknowledge as
obligatory on him, the acts OF his friend, and INSIST
ed upon an adherence 10 the terms by his friend first
proposed. My friends also proposed that the lett
arm OF each of the principals shouA be confined,
which would require us TO use the guns with only
one hand or to use any Other weaGn that might be
welded with one hand. He wothd agree to no
thing but the original terms. Whereupon my lrlend
Mr. Buckner, took the matter into hlS own hands
and the result will be seen by reference to the deer
sion OF the Board OF Honor, to whom the matter
was submitted, (Which is published herewith at The
instance OF MT " Ilson, saying that he did not Wlsl
TO fight Mr. Buclncr.
After this termination Of the matter between NJ
Buckner and Mr. Wilson, my friends, with my au
|
ton from myself to hun, which he would neither ac
cept or reject until o'clock, at which hour my
friends called upon him for his answer, anu he m
formed them that he not yet ready and could no
give an answer until the next mornlnJ at o CLOCK
and at the same time admitted that Inc well kne"
that we should all be arrested in less than tlteeI
minutes unless we left the City. My friends theI
desired him to appoint some place where he Wou'
meet them and settle the matter by accepting or re-
M nsn tI,4 mat tpr
. suggested PckenSville as convenient place, Whlcl
he refused to do; nor did he mention any other pJc
= WHERE he would deliver To my trends an answer Tn
next morning, at O'Clock. Soon thereafter he wa
seen IN his horse leaving the City.
1t is evident from the foregoing steps ol Mr. w
son that his object was to delay the matter untl IN
j cvdauthOrlues might arr 81 Tie actors, and Iron
Z hs conduct IN the whole transaction do not heSl
tate to say that he has acted as cOWdrd spuTred
= by little PRIDE Of character 10 make parade bu
q believing at the same time that steps would be Ia
. | ken TO prevent a meeting on the field.
: Alter shall have gwen 10 the public detalie'
I, statement Of the correspondence shall leave Mr.
II Wilson with his own lett rs staring him IN the lac
: before the eyes OF an impartial community, knowing
) as do that no STAN can attach to my characle
. from having neglected further TO notice man win
~ has proved himself unworthy OF notice.
-" JAMES MDUGALD.
= Columbus Jan. goth, 1888.
il Near the State Line, alabama
e January l5lh, 1888.
e We the undersigned the Trends OF Ehpba Ell
II Buckner and A. NJ. sun, do mutually agree a
If the instance OF many dlsInterested persons 10 ree
~ the difficulties winch have Called SAID buckncr an
" lson TO the field OF hOnor,lo the arbitration VI "
= William W. Humphnes and Gen. r. H. Acee' an
u pledge ourselves N the names Of our principals |
D. ABIDE by ana submit 10 tie decsOh vi SAID referee
! as tina! and Satisfactory,
I A A1l1 Cook d*orr1' Friends Of E. f. DncAnc'
l.. A. REID, { Er,.,,ts ,r Al "A iison
II. Mo aGER.
This is 10 ceru that the above ana foregoing Al
tlces OF reference is a true aud correct copy % Ia
+ original uuder wncA we acted, AID which Is now
w. w. HUMPHREYS.
+, l.. ACEE.