The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-08-01


To the PvbIic-On Tuesday last. an unfortunate
difficulty occurred between Gen. Quitman and my
self, which Irsgret 10 find has hem lhs subjscs 81
much Misrepresentation to myinjasy. Reports Of
evsry imaginable character have been. by psrsons
not seasonably counteracted, might do serious pro
iudicc 10 the Union cause in Miesl1aippi. Reiore
leaving Holly epsjpgs, therefore, deem Il ps1eas
~ lay hefore ny follow citizens short and stslofy
courteous statemsntof facts sustained y sucn tss
oblaiuSd upon she spur Of the moment, but which
will b hereafter added to - convenience may q.
low. have no rsmark to make in regard TO the
delicate affair above inferred to but hope to Do
pardoned for the exxresi0n OF my profound regret
that any circumstance should have arisen to pro
vent that free, fair, and unrestrained discussion
between my opponent and myself, which seems 70
be % much desired by the public. and from which
1 anticipassd 20 much advantage fos 'hc Union
Hail. spsi.ss. jays, Isl.
p. ST. will add here, what feel confident no
man will venture 10 deny, that on no occasion did
introduce the Cuban affair first On The CONTRARY,
Gov. ouitman introduced il in ha first speech 10
Yaxo0 CITY and in must Of his speeches.
whilst 4 fsm Afst 70 last, femonsnssed asainss its
fshsll b sxtssnsly thankful to honest and ISl
}igent citi1eDs who Witnessed tho ccntfovex ~
tween Cen Qaituan end myself on Yesterday Y
/. DID you hear ny two speeches on yesterday !
II yea, please state whether or not you considered
N language in regard to Gen. Quitman a. cour-
teodh or not Did ii, or did it not, In your jnds.
mont, exceed the limits Of legitimate debate Did
you hear any thing, from beginning to end, from
my lips, impinging upon his honor a. gentleman
Did you especially hear my remarks touching
the Cuban EKpediiiona Did not explicitly do.
clare my unwiilingnees to accuse him of any i'm.
proper connection with said expedition, inasmuch
he
unwilling 10 call his veracity in question! Did
net then proceed, after lamentlng the necessity
thrown upon me by General QuitmaS, (wh0 had
attempted 10 awaken sympathy BY accusing The
President Of dragging him from his Office, in ordsI
to subject him % persecution in Newt Orleans, upon
| q charge Of which he knew him 70 be innocent,
did not procsed to say, that though he might be
innocent asserted BY him, yet thai after the find
ing Of the Grand Jury against him il was his duty
to demand trial At once; that twas not at ali ne
of Governor; that the President had no constitu
tioDa power to interfere and arrest judicial pro
ceedings that even the finding Of the Grand Jury
however innocent Gov. sQuitman might be, was
(bsing mere es Pdrte finding the result Of an ex
animation necessarily a. paSfs in its character,
under all the circumstances Of the case not 70 b.
reasonably complained Of, since it was not in tn,
power Of Gov. Quitman to deny, and that no neve
had denied. lst That be had entertained for sOm'
days. at his Official mansion, Lopez, the Com
seen by many in NewOrleans publicly consor,inl
with tlse Cuban Expediiionsis. 81. That LOPEZ
had formally referred to him in his official procla
i nation, as " the American General who was y
take the commend Of the second expedition; AM
4sh, That portion of the public arms from th
i Arsenal was known to have been carried in tn
direction Of Cuba, being seen on The way there, 4
act UNDERWOOD 70 have been formally atested a
New Olsans)y Did l not declare on referring :
lie later TACT, that l was perfectly satisfied tina
this removal Of arms had taken place. becaus
i Gov. Q. had confessed in his speech at Benton
that he believed such 70 be the case but did l nc
in additoa, declare that did not doubt that thi
act of removing the public arms was wholly uI
known TO Gov. Quitman, and that it was my coz
Gdent belief that he had IN no way conlrlved, cor
| sen ed ", or connived at such removal!
When he, in an angry and violent manner, d.
nounced any man as coward, and no gentleman
with other opprobious epithets, who would dare
lnsnuate larceny against hun in connection WI
the abstraetionof the public arms, did not ste
forward, in cool, calni, and courteous manner,
ask him whether he referred to me III so, la
| made no such insinuaton, but had expressly di
; claimed it? Did he not refuse to be interrupted
, Did not then say, still in ca@ manner, that
had a right according to the terms Of discussie
agreed to between US, to call for an explanation
personalities! Upon his refusing still to be .nte
, rupted, did not again repeat the question, ID
, you intend to say that was the person who hi
J insinuated larceny against your When he q
swered in the affirmative, did / not then say"
, | are liar" and proceed to strike him?
- H. q. FoorR
We, the undersigned, say that the statemeu
above set forth, and purported BY the interrogat
ries, are substantially correct to the best OF o
! 1 recoilecions, SO far as we respectively saw al
= heard.
MONROE SHORT JAMES M RoYELL