Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-10-29
From the Hagersto,om Herald Of Freedom
The Difficulty between the Hon. -;
DixOn Roman and DR.. ChaS. MaCsfn'

The Difficulty between the hon. -,
Dixon Roman and DR.. Chas. Macsih'
We have received the following ADJUST
men, of The late difficulty between the
Hon. J. Dixon Roman and DR.. Chas.
Macgiu, Zone Of the nneteen) which we
insert with pleasure.
To enable our readers to understand the
character of the difficulty, we briefly state
the facts, as we have them from source
which justfies the belief tina, they are sub
stantially correct. -. :,
Mr.. Roman, it appears. in political
speech i'll Hagerstown, on the 23d ui'''
commented with some severity on the
political conduct of the nineteen recusan.
electors of 1886. Some days alter aCard
appeared in one of the County papers,
grossly offensive to Mr.. Roman, which
was afterwards copied into the Baltimore
Argus on the evening Mr.. Roman was to
address large meeting in that City, thus
making'it ten fold more offensive which
Card is as follows:
From, the Republican.
Mr.. EDITOR Il have been told that
J. ID. Roman, what name for man oil
such nerve,) remarked in a speech on
Monday evening, that the nineteen
reiormers "had been guilty OF moral trea'
son, and if the Justice Of the law had not
been tempered by mercy they would all
have been strung up between heaven and
earth as unworthy of either" This is
unlocked for clemency from such source
we say clemency, because this same };
D. Roman has experlmentally discovered
that a man may be suspended between
heaven and earth and have his ears boxed
in the bargain, and yet live TO run away,
provided he scampers off bare headed.
Who does not know that reform is death
to wing aspirants
ONE OF THE NINETEEN.
Sept. 81, 1850.
We learn that Mr.. Roman demanded
the author and requested Withdrawal OF
the imputation. A brief correspondence
ensued, which being wholly unsatis-
factory, was followed by a challenge
from Mr.. Roman, which was accep-
ted. Afterward, Mr.. Roman having left
town TO avoid arrest, the Hon. w. b.
Clarke and the Hon. Henry Bedinger, as
the friends of the respective parties, met
to arrange the terms, but being actualed
by a laudable desire 10 settle the whole
difficulty, finally agreed upon the follow
ing terms of Adjustment
CORRESPONDENCE.
On the 18th day Of October 1850, ii.
BEpINeER of Virginia, and W. b. CLARKE
of Maryland, the former the friend OF DR.
CHARLES MAcGILL, the latter Of the Hon.
J. D. ROMAN, met for the purpose OF ar
ranging difficulty existing between the
above parties, when the following expia-
nations took place between these friends.
The papers to be submitted TO their Prln-
cipals for their approval or rejection.
lst. The challenge from Mr.. ROMAN,
which had been accepted by DR.. MAC.
GILL, was Withdrawn for the purpose OF
offering an opportunity for explanations.
Mr.. CLARKE offered the following note
from MIR. ROMAN.
SIR The Editor OF the Washington
County Republican has given me your
name as the author Of thearlicleslgned 'One
of the Nineteen The statements in that
communication are such that feel un'
willing to believe you will upon due de-
liberations be disposed to insist upon
them.
trust therefore you will withdraw the
imputation contained in the article referred
10, SO injurious and so wholly unPro-
voked.
am, very Respectfully,
Your OBJ Serv't.
J. DIXON ROMAN.
DR.. CHARLES MAcGLL.
Mr.. BED1NGER offered the following
reply:
Sir Your note has been received.
had been informed that your speech OF
the 23d ultimo contained such personal
attack upon the l9 Electors of 1886 (of
whom am one) as in my opinion Jus'I,
fed the publication of my Card, signed