Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-04-11
A CARD.
10 ". g. KenaaN, ESQ.

las, Sunday evening, and left your club without CIV
ing me an opportunity for redress. will not send
YOU challenge, because you are a member OF the
Legislature; but II you possess any OF the feelings
OF a man, YOU viii come down State street, opposite
the Mansion House, between the hours of one aud
two O'Clock this day, to receive your club, which
have brought along. | will be prepared to deliver i
to YOU, armed with pair Of dueInG and pair Of
belt pistols. JAMES HAGAN.
BIZ Col Jaboure.
Jackson, Saturday Morning,
9 O'Clock, Fcby -, 1910,
4ih "Wheu the hour arrived Cur delivering
"the CLUB" DR.. llagan went IN front Of the
Mansion House, expecting to meet Kendall but 10
his great surprise he found magistrate yng III wait
for him armed with the Identical card he sent To
Kendall The consequence was, that DR.. Hagan
was bound in the penalty OF three thousand dollars
to appear at the next term Of the circuit court of
Kinds county"
Here are the material statements in my letter,
now for the proof of their correctness.
In suppor of the first, ! have the statement Of
Doctor Hagan himself, which to me or any OF hIS
acuuainlauces would be entirely satisfactory Tor
personal enemies or The searching eyes OF opposing
partisans cannot point out one blot the escutch-
con Of his fair fame. But as fortune layors the
brave there were spectators To this base attack
! Mr. Coleman of Nicksburg, gentleman OF charac-
| ter and sanding in that community was al eye wit
| noes. and saws that Kendall came unawareS on
| Dr U,~9n, and struck HIM with a club whist he
,,,s s,oon,n, n tie ac, Of taking his letters from
his box IN the Post Office" This version Of the
| attack Major McCarle, editor d the " Nlcksburg
! Wing" saws he believes TO be correct; anu be IT.
remembered that lie is neither a personal or political
friend Of DR.. HaganS
In support Of the second, have TO state the words
of Mr., Coleman that the attack was made about
four O'Clock ON Sunday evening 1t is known 10
the citizens Of Ncksburg that DR.. Hagan looked
for Kendall Immediately after, but could not find
hun it is therefore tar suppoSition that Kendall
started immediately after the attack. His arrival
Al Jackson at 10 O'Clock A NJ on Monday, IS matter
! of pubic noloriety to the members OF the LegsIa-
lure and the citizens Of Jackson generally tor the
industry with which he spread his false version Of
the attack was surprising II having reached every
nook and corner of the city before the Stage arrived
at one O'Clock 2 Nj, which brought the true state
ment OF the affair, AMI changed The lying towards
yaunted victory into an assassin attack The Ran
Road cars did not leave gicksbnrg at that period, at
a later hour than half past two O'Clock NJ, con-
SfCuCutly the RADIANT Kendall must have rode all
nirht u have travelled the IS long miles between
Vicksburg and jackson in SO short period. Ii it
is true that fear gives wings he may have sub
siiluted flying for riding.
In support ufthe Srd "materia statement, lap
neal 10 Colonel Llbouve, who delivered DR.. Ha-
cams yard" ia person 70 Kendall together With a
striking token Of his respect Tor him,
In support Of the last material statement" | re-
fer 10 MI Dixon the Magistrate Of the city OF Jack
son. who met DR.. Hagan at the Mansion House lat
| the hour specified in his card to meet kendali) and
arrested him in consequence Of this card being pa
ced in his possession. 10 suhstantaie the TACT That
twas the same card referred ,o--a copy of which
is given VERBATIM appeal TO Cooneis Howard
and Labouye, who saw it before it was delivered, to
prove il is The idenucs Z" card" delivered to Ken
dali.
Wei may the imbecile Kendall say in his card, .
with these facts staring him in the lace, that it
would be worse than folly in me 10 give detailed
re(utaton Of them Verify lie spoke the truth for
once, whes his honor was at stake; but even this
must I've attributed 10 accident 0r he has not the
moral courage to do an antagonist justice BY &C.
knowIcdgng any fact however obvious to a disin-
tercsel party. Il Is evdea, that the only courage
df such II may be called Of which Kendall Is pos
<eSsed is displayed IN bus mode orsfsng faisch1ols;
Ne is in fact brave liar This is easily account
cd for, as he hazards nothing bat such character
aS every dog" is possessed Of
appea. 10 every dsinlcresed member Of lhc lsrs-