Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-02-16
From The National hfeHigeneer.

From, the .saffona! hleeHgeneer
4 Continuation of 1.-THE Sequer' to a late Occur
renee at the Capitol.
On, readers WILL we are persuaded, need no
assurance from that we sincerely regret the
necessity Of adding the following 10 what We have
alre .dy pub'ished IN reference TO recent occur
reuce 10 the Representatives Chamber. Having,
however, published the substance Of the state
men,s heretofore made upon the subject, we
Is eded 10 the implied obligation 10 publish also
hose which We now lay before our readers.
statement of Cen. Dawson.
From the CloJe Of Hedne,day night.
A CARD-An article has this momen. been
shown to me in the Baltimore PATRIOT" Of yes
terday, over the sigma ,ure Of A. F. Shriver and
Edward William Johnson. ia relation TO the diff
Guilty between the former and Mr.. Weller, OF
Ohio. Qor whom | acted in this affair." | desire
Ito say :, une quvocaliy, that the statements they
have made as TO what transpired are incorrect IN
isvery important particular.
On Thursday evening, the 21 instant, a note
was handed TO me by Mr.. Weller. from MIR. Shri-
|ver, With a request 10 act his friend in the
after and 10 ,ake such a as might
deem necessary for the ma tenance Of his honor
The next day q riday) repaired TO the room OF
Mr.. Weller. where | received Mr.. Edward VIM
johnson, the bearer of the challenge, (who was
endorsed q gentleman by MIR, w. Cost john
son Of Maryland | informed him that. as tho
friend Of Mr.. Weller, could nc, Get Mr.. Shri
|ver; that we could not recognise him on
,qual; that he must take back The challenge; and
The did So He CJohnson) then remarked, "ha'
shall do2 Mr.. Shriver cannot get TO see
(Mr. Weller.
! informed him that if Mr.. Shriver wished to
ATTACK Mr. Weller. TO bring him up 10 the House
between and O'clock z. NJ. that day, and
pledged myself to produce Mr.. Weller outside 0.
the House, al any point he nigh; designate.
Mr.. Weller and myself repnlred to the Capitol
Ia, abou, l2 o'clock NJ. and remained there until
Ian hour after the adournment--say four O'Clock
IL. M.-No ono approaching, we walked down
tho aveEue to our quarters.
In the evening Mr.. Edward VIM. Johnson
came TO my room, and spoke Of another time be
ing fix ed for fight, answered, Your friend
has acted cotoardly IN not attending to-day at the
time named, and cannot correspond with you
fur Their on that suhject.-ffe then spoke Of re
leone iii .tioD, and alluded to his unpleasant siiua
|ton, nd adverted to Wm. Cost Johnson | then
|said, Bring Mr.. VIM. Cos, Johnson me, and
perhaps can arrange il. Tho next dav
Il Saturday Mr.. William Cost Johnson and Ed
ward William Johnson came TO my room, and we
had long interview. | informed them then
that we could make no c0ncessions--nO comprO-
!mises-no apologies. No declaration was made
to Mr.. Edward Wm, Johnson, that, in the dec
|lination Of the challenge Of Mr.. Shriver. we
meant no dsrespeci him his friend: fer it
was my determination from the outset that he
(Mr. Weller) should fgh. nobody bu, gentle.
man of undisputed character
Whatever has been done, has been done on
my advice and have no hesitation in saying
that the conduct OF Mr. Weller throughout the
W hole Of this transaction has been that Of high
minded aud chivalric gentleman, and man Of
honor.
JNO. B. DAWSON
Mrs. HEwITT's, Jan. 81, 1914.