The Arkansas banner., 1850-01-22
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Onasf shta head aa article hes appaArea lu ma, sf eur exchanges. false aad ulaudssous tew,,d ,A. memory ef mAay high toned and estisnah.. s.nu. men who were once eitlsens ef Arkaanss. TA.,. wrong toward this stAse frequently p~rp.,r.,.d In regard to her men aud mAanvrs aud mor.i.. ,h., we might fsrnishs ceiamn sseh week of rsfu,.,,s. But we notice this because ther are ssms Sf ,h. parties named la the article which we eepy As,ov who feel the outrage and injustice done In :h,. f... ssaieEreat of the fight, and As whess reau~., ,,. PahlIsh is Wish extracts from the lest Demeey,,-- It states that lhe Editor knew the facta and ,A., nothing could be more malicseasly CT wou,oulx false than the whcla fahriea,iCn, and adds:
 "It is true, that . duel tsok place on n. Sp,h October ls37, between the parties nssued s.a ,h-, Col Conway received mogtal wound. which c.u..s his eessh on the stA Nov. following. The .oertir~ took place on the east bank of the Mssis.lun r;v, 10 the State ef tbat name, sad not In Arkaun.a
 The principals, their seconds and safreons-s,, ludividnals--were the oDiy persOas on the groaad --aad no, "a vSss shFong," as represented la the article fcfsrTei to.
 Alter the parties took their pesitouse en the rrsuna there was disagreement between their frissdn .. tc the manenr in which they should ankfef nfin, ,h word '.fre''--eaeh having practiesa so wheel in i. different mode from the osheF Col. Coaw.y.. frrUd thea proposed thst each should vheel i. h. mode he had practiccd; which betaT objected to ey the other party, Cos Conway 'caised hls ebiecllsa and agreed to wheel in the manner Ia which h,s antagonist had practieed, snd In which hs had se, ptacticed until he went Upoa the ground, Th,, we have no hestaticn in saying, was tho onlv d.f hcuity that occurred In arranging the pFemlnav,,. and occupied outy few moments As ,a tho vuas behavior and threats sf violence sttribg,ed ,o t,a Deshs, the noble bearing and high-toaed hone, of l tl,.a t~ who had the pleasure of his aequaintaace. Nothing | eoaid be more ridicalousy snfoundsd, than ,hst portion of the version of the affair
 The principais in this sfEaF had never hpea an. postng candidates for Congress, nor had they ever made violent and shasive speeches aaslasr esrA other. as represented Ia the articir. Col. R. C. oden, Profsqt oi Mr Critienden. was the candidate ! opposed to Cot. Conway, In the eoa,xst la which thc latter gentleman las, elected to Congress. in August, le27 The cause which led so the duel. originated in certain charges made by Cot Oden against Col Conway, which gave rise te com. publications during the eanvass. by Mr. Crlstnaden aud Col. Conway, in tho " Arkansas Gazette" ths only newspaper then published in the Tssritary, and finally resulted in challenge from Mr. crtlsa- | den,
 l Coi. Wharton Rector who was the friend of Cd. Conway, was considered a brave maa but he aeys, l fought sdue, nor did he ever kin nan, much Ice. scores of men, as iaiimated by the writer of the subJoned uuthlcss article, in the whole course of his life.
 Several due~ had occurred in Arksasas. losr previous 10 the ia question go that this was by no means .the first Two are fresh ia oar renel. lection, ia both of which oi the combaan,s Va. killed. Nor is it true, asserted in this article ha i the affair alluded 10, was followed, ia aulek spe- cessioa, by nearly dozen others, proving mortal So far from thai being fact, we do not rrcolIeeG ] of duel having occurred in ArkAnsss for several l years afterwards.
 Thus. It will be seen. that the article ws hare copied is n vile tissue of falseheed snd g,oss ssa. dN on the whole county, well upen every in. dividual connected with the affair ia question-sad to none does II do greater injustice. than 10 the | memory Of the laipentrd Conway, who was hiuh. toned geuiismen, courteous and atfdhe in his ners mild and generous in his disposition. true tO his integrity, and man Of uBdoubied courage and tirmness. No uian enjoyed the confidence, affection and esteem of the people of Arkansss, to greater exieut than he did and the death ef noms has cast darker gloom our cur whole Stats." l The following is the article complained of: The following tragic events occurred many yeafs ago. but interesting During the eanvHss of an election district. Gea Conway and Mir. Crit ,enden were opposing candidates They were both l to speak st certain ? zee. and Criticnde1, who was perfect gentleman. aud wished f possible, t0 avoid fight any hostile feelings, spoke hrst. He had heard that Gen. Conway was going to in. snlt hun So as 10 provoke a fight. He mnds spieadid speech, and entirely abstained from tho use of language personally offensive 10 his antngo- mist. He wound up by saying, tand his eyes shot lightning he said t. 'tha, ha trusted no gsn- tleman would utter words in the heat of debac, to- wards him, such could not be tolerated by the code of honor"
 Conway took fire like powder to torch. flo bou unded b his feet and poured forth on the head l burning dsnuHcislions
 Crittsnden reloined with bat . single senieBce-- ~ Tour language, Gen. Ce0way, aGnits of oBly csc answer, and that, yeu may bs sure, will make right speedily" He then descsBded from the ptai- fertn and attended by few select frieads. hurried away to his hotel. His second waited ea Convey the same evening. and a hostile meeting was af- ranged for the following morai1g
 A vast thro1g collected at the time and place aP- pointed 10 witness the duel. The seconds wsfs Gal. Whsrton Rector fo Conway, and Ben. Dssha for Criitendeu. As the seconds in al such mortal combafs are often more important, respects the final result, has eyeA ihe principals themselves, we may be pardoned for skeching tho two who acted la the present case.
 Wharton Rector was professed daeiist. notori- ous alike for the number and fatality oi hls maf- derou Is coHfcts lie was universally ieaFea thFeagh- cut the west, from St Louis 10 New Orleans, 1- i though h some shrewd minds there had always fingered doub, of the character of his courage. 1 These thought the desperado relied ca his is.- mense personal strength sRd the dradIiness ef hls aim, rather thaa on innate and uaceaqasrahie bravery
 Ben. .Desha, soa of the celebrated Governor of Kentucky had bat recently migrated 10 Arkansas. l His prowess WIS noi known, but oaly imegised from his singular and striking appearances. he vas a tall, pale, slender whose thia iPs wefe sa l everlasting smile. snser-ons could hardly ish
 which, 50 ambiguous was his expresssoa--ana ms eyes were ss small infants. teres rsdsh. ahd unut,ersbiy piercing Such oagger-iiks eyes, caas- ing every gazer to qnail, could never belong to . coward This, st least, the general beliei ei all
 who saw hun.
 As soon as the parties appeared on the greaBo, they began to make their arrangements. asd across difficulties arose between the seconds on vAfseas points Of order While the dispute as te hese wsfs pending almost for an hoar, Conway eeesme lsss-
 lees angry and sgisaied while CTiiieBden, nasuag aIl to his friend, lay quiet on a blanket with hss eyes closed. as enjoying comfortable siumse.. | Finally everything was settled, aud the PssaeiPas took their positions, with their pistols eoekso' sh" their fipgers on inc triggers. Ali ready, sheB'