Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-03-13
co-rrespOndence of the Baltimore Patriot.
WAsHINGroN, Feb. 81, 1916.

shin lONb VIZ as iOtOs
John Hampden Peasants is dead He
died this morning at . o'clock, of the wounds
inflicted upon his person by Thomas Richie,
Jr., in their recent rencontre.
l learn the facts to be substantially as fol-
lows The quarrel had gone on to such an
extent in their newspapers, that Mr.. Pleas
ants thought himself called upon to bring
the matter TO a crisis. He therefore sent a
request to Mr.. Richie to meet him at a spec
flied place and hour across the river from
Richmond with side-arms. Mr.. Richie sent
word back that he could not consent TO settle
the affair in tiat way. Mr.. Peasants then
sent word that the matter maSt be settled,
and in that way.
Mr.. Richie then prepared himself with a
revolver of six barrels, two duelling pistols,
and a horseman's short sword, and repaired
to the place designated, at the time named.
Mr.. Peasants, who had not arrived, carried
with him two Cor tour-thera Is donbt about
this) common pistols and a sword cane. A
friend of Mr.. Peasants approached Mr.. Rit-
chic, and said to him that he thought the diff
ficulty might be settled il the latter would do
one thing, and that was, to acknowledge that
he believed Mr.. Pleasants TO be a brave man.
Mr.. Richie replied that once he could have
done this; but now, Mr.. Peasants having
called him there, and not appearing himself,
he could not make such an acknowled gment.
Mr.. Peasants friend then informed him that
he presumed he would have to fight. Mr..
Richie replied Very well, he had come
there to meet Mr.. Peasants. The friend of
the latter left the spot and went to his prin-
cipal, who was not far off. Soon after this,
Mr.. Peasants appeared approaching Mr..
Richie, considerably in advance of the two
friends who had accompanied him to the spot.
As he approached at a rapid pace, Mr.. Richie
fired successfully his two duelling pistols,
resting each on his left arm, drawn up in an
angle for that purpose. He then presented
his revolver, and fired either four or five of
its barrels. After he had fired first upon Mr..
Peasants, the latter drew and fired thrice
without effect, all the time rushing up to Mr..
Richie, and when near enough he struck
him with his sword cane, when the scabbard
flew off, and Mr.. Richie struck up the blade
or spear with his short sword, in doing which
he received the point of Mr.. Peasants spear
in the corner of his mouth, cutting upward a
slight cash.
Mr.. Peasants then fell, having received
five wounds from the pistol shots of his an
tagonist, if not one from his short sword
One ball raked across the back of his left
hand, carrying away all the muscles and ten
dons leading to the fingers; another passed
through the feshy part of his left arm, halt
way up from the elbow to the shoulder; an
other entered the left breast and ranged round
under the arm a fourth entered the left groin
and proved mortal the fifth wound Was in
the right thigh, either by a ball or a thrust
from the short sword, above alluded to. Il
is thought to have been from the latter.
So has ended the earthly career Of the gift
ed. the high-minded, the generous, whole
souled jon HAMPDEN PLEAsANTs! His los,
to the community in which he moved, to the
editorial fraternity Of which he was ever {
sparkling, brilliant member, and to the thou.
sands of his ever delighted. and instructed
readers, will be most deeply felt, as his SAN
culinary exit will be sadly mourned Fol
many years he has been one of the most Wig
orous, original and brilliant p%olltica! writers
in the country He was a man of strong i'm.
pulses, and in the excitement of the momen
sometimes committed editorial errors, or did
his opponents injustice. But that man liveC
not who would more readily or amply atone
for indiscretlons or injuries Of this nature
He was the soul of honor ] can scarcely
make myself believe that he is dead that
shall no more have the pleasure and enjoy
ment of Perusing the bright scintillations o
his genius sparkling through the columns o
a Richmond paper!