Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-11-05
communications.
Mr.. Editor:

NISidii' Puoi'ShS" =" J""' poP~' VI '"@
22d ult., it is made to appear. that have
uttered incorrect statements. i'll regard 10
the adjustment of the recent difficulty be-
tween ,ha, geullemau aud myself. The
misstatemen,s imputed 10 me, purpose
briefly and rapidly TO dispose Of, beginning
with those Of least consequence.
lst. That Col. w. did speak of my IA
rhcr, in terms of compliment and respect,
have affirmed. and do still affirm, but
Messrs. Bacon and Gallman, are mistaken
in surprising that I stated that those re-
marks were made 10 the Board OF Keller
ees. The observation made by me. was,
that they were made to ''one OF the Board y
The concluding portion of Mr.. Bacon's
statement hereto suhjoined, shows that ne
is uncertain, whether declared that Col.
W.'s remarks were made to the Board, or
TO one Of them, and am informed that
Mr.. GalIman, few days since, in conver-
sa,ion, declared that he labourcd under
the same uncertainty.
I'd. [cerlainly never could have intend
ed 10 assert that there was no written set
,lement of the quarrel, between Col. w.
and myself. What motive could ha e
had for saying that there was none! Up
on that adjustment, | relied for the vindi.
cation of my honor, as much as Col. Wig
fall could have done. Had [ deemed it
unsatisfactory, it would never have have
been signed by my friend, Dr.. Johnson.
Is it possible, TO suppose that would have
been gully of an act OF such drivelling
folly, as to assert, without molive or oh
jcct, elarine ialsehool, certain to he de.
tecletl in The course oflhree or four days lit
the farthest 1t is obvious, that palpa-
bic misapprehensinn existed on the parl Of
Messrs. Gallman and Bacon, the former
OF whom obtained from my Uncle, Col.
Carroll, copy Of the Of adjustment,
within a very lew days after his conversa-
,ion with me. Both those gentlemen have
rendered me the justice, however, 10 ac-
quit me of all Intentional misrepresen.
,ation, as will appear by their statements
appended hereto. cannot account for
the misapprehcnsion whicl: arose, unless
by snpposins that it resulted from my re-
plying, when asked for u copy ofthe terms
OF adjustment, THAT | had nonc," for in
consequence of my inexperience in such
matters, | hal carclessl y omitted to bring
with me a copy. That did NOT pre-
tend to CONCEAL from other persons, the
fact, tha, there was written settlement, is
uppareu, from the statements uf Captain
Bouham and Col. Carroll, which will be
found below. ,
Sd. | have asserted, and do maintain,
that the difficulty between Col. Wi2Gal
and myself, WAS adjusted by his re'rac'ins
" every thing" or all offensive language,
and 'ha, in so doing, Col. w. did ''ac-
knowledge, in the settlement, that he had
pronounced Mr.. Glover to be cnward."
The "o.ieusive language used by Col
W., which constituted every thing" that
was The immediate cause of the quarrel
between US, was his pronouncins me
liar, upon asserting that he had said to me,
that Mr.. Glover vas Il coward. In the
settlement, il is i'll substance stated, that
Col. Wigfall. in pronouncins me liar,
supposed mad affirmed that he had made
the above mentioned remark concerning
Mr.. e., AFTER The reconciliation between
them. This, Col. w. denied having ever
done but Col. w. was now appriscd that
my assertion was. that he had made the
above remark concerning Mr.. Glover. 10
me in Columbia, which proved to he BE-
FORE their reconciliation, and this Col.
w. admlttedlo be true: the epithet "liar"
was therefore inapplicable, and being the
result Of misapprehension OH the part OF
Col. W.. was therefore Withdrawn. This,
though not all expressed in so many words,
is the direct aud inevitable implication
arising from the terms of the " settlement"
and from ii there is no escape. In con-
tirmation of this, refer to the suhjoned
correspondence between myself and the
gentlemen composing the Board, as also to
the following extract from the settlement,
viz: -
1--WE have ascerlaincd that Mr.. Brooks,
in the conversation with Mr.. Glover, III
which he stated to him that Col. Wigfall
had spoken in unfriendly terms Of him, had
reference, in point Of time, To period an. i.
tecedent to the reconciliation which had
taken place between Col. Wis(all and
Mr.. Glover; aud tina, Col. Wisfll, in APP
plying to Mr.. Brooks, the epilhcl Liar"
supposed that Mr.. Brooks statement had
reference 10 point of time subsequent 10
that reconciliation. The origin and cause
Of the present difficulty is this charge Of
talsehood, aud itsprings from, aud is caused
by total misapprehension as to time"
: Ifthe construction | have given 10 the
settlement" be correct, then | am thor.
oughIy justified in all | have said. BY ac-
cep,ing the terms of adjustment, submitted
by The Board, Col. WisfaIl admitted the
truth of The facts therein set forth. If
they be untrue, his permitting them to pass
as true, was craven and dastardly: if they
be true, his attempting now to deny them,
is despicable to the last degree.
Had Col. w. allowed me an opporuni-
ty OF amending any injury | may have
done him, it would have been eagerly EN-
braced by me. But no warning, no OPP