The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-22
The Expected Duel In Arkansas.

We have received the correspondence between Mr.
T. B. Flournoy and Major Borland. of Little Rock,
which as We recently learned by telegraph, likely
to lead to duel The circumstance as follows
MIR T. B. Flourpoy is member Of the State Legis-
sent Senator Of the United States by appointment OF
the Governor and candidate for election to the seat
made vacant by the resignation of Mr.. Sewer.
MIR. Flour noy considered that Mr. Borland had done
him I'M Justice in certain statements made by him in
letter published in September in the Fan Buren, H.
teIhs eneer, and called upon him to make public &C.
acknowledgement through the press that he had wronged
him. This Major Borand declined doing in a long
letter dated October % Nh Flsurnoy then replies,
ledgment that he had made in private con versaton
that he had done him injustice by his statements.
OF October he receives the following letter from Mr.
Flournoy;--
LIrrLR Rock, October 2s, 1S4s.
SiR-Your note, Of this date. has been received.
am sorry to say it totally unsatisfactory The ques-
ton at iseue is very simple have merely asked
you TO do act simple Justice the public ad
mission Of Avowals made to me in private. This you
deny me- IS understand your note positively aud uu-
eqoivocaly The costeral matter enlarged in your
note had before declined to discuss.
Moreover, your last communication aggravates the
original wrong as IL contains innuatons in the last
devoid truth UTon this refusal nothing renal ms
but fer to require OF you that satisfaction recogniz
ed amopg &c ntlemen. My frie nd F. W. Trapns Esq
will act for me st prese and receive any communca-
ton you choose to make.
With due respect, remain your ob't. servant.
Hon. SoLoN BoRLAHD. L. b. FLOURNOY.
"LITTLE Rock, October 90. 1s49.
SIR-Your letter Of yesterday, by MIR. Trapnall has
bee received. ] understand it to be a challenge to
tight duel because refuse to comply with demand
which regard az unrea sonable and proper
There was time, when, stranger Ia this State,
deemed rot improper to accept similar invitations
and exhibit to the public that steadiness OF animal
nerve which some men call II, during that
time, you hat called me- Nigh have taken occasion
to shoot YOU That time has pas,sd Since them cir
cumstances have materially changed At the call Of
my country true courage needed ia the held for
the defence of heTnterest and he nor placed myself
per purpose, became my duty. From the man
In which performed that duty, and from other
c eau hnd myself no longer stranger bat
they have been so kind as to identify my chsrac-
ter and interests with their and make them the
objects of tn ir public care and favor This should
satisfy the ambition Of any man. 1t does satisfy
mine. Satisfied with such position viii not forfeit
it have neither the disposition nor the purpose.
nor es conceive, the right TO do 10y act either Of
my own accord or at the suggestion Of others cacu-
lated to change it, or in any degree detract from it's
weu d, in my estimation, in that Of all sensible
men. be such an act. therefore decline it.
When, from the performance Of such duties as have
mentioned or from any other cavses, you find your
self in position similar to mine, think you will join
ne in looking down, very contemptuously, upon the
aspiration for notorety, and your thirst for blood
continue, you must seek their qualification in
hcts with those Of propensities equally low or what
would be more creditabe to your cbivary wait until
our countrys next war, and then seek that occasion
Tor di'playipg it which you avoided in the last"
ne taunt conveyed In the last paragraph appears
70 have netted Mr. Flournoy considerably, and he
IN nediately denouDces Major BorIapd by card In
the papers from which ne take the followipg:-
As Major Lot only declines giving me the Salts
hction have demanded, but while doing 20, both
Ptsts me original injury and adds insults to insults
by statements and insinuatiops in every
msiciously and Intentionally false, now publicly
cenounce him ~ q liar, potroon and coward and
beneath the contempt and unworthy Of the notice. of
any hone r. BILE man.
From this state Of affairs the expectation that
a. street hgnt" would ensuei but we have heard
thing Of the kind by telegraph.