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We received by yesterdays mail slip containing the
following statement OF the Hon H S. Fooe OF the cir
cumstances attending the unfortunate difficulty between
him and Governor Qutman
TO the Public.
On Friday last an unfortunate difficulty occurred be-
tween Gov Quitman and myself which regret TO ind
has been the subject OF much misrepresentation TO my IN
Jury Reports OF every Imaginable character have Deem
by persons unknown TO me, thrown into circulation,
which, il not seasonaby counleracted might do serious
prejudice TO The Union IN Mississippi Before leas-
ing Holly piings therefore, deem il prudent TO lay be-
fore my feilow-clizens a short and strictly courteous
statement OF facts sustained by such testimony IS here
with appended which has been obtained upon the spur
Of the moment, but which will be hereafter added 70 as
regard the delicate affair above referred to, but hope 10
be pardoned Tor the expression OF my profound regret
that any circumstances should have arisen TO prevent
that free tar and unrestTaned discussion between my
oppo ent and myself which 10 be so much desired
by the public, and from which anticipated SO much ad'
vantage for the Union cause. ,,,,,
Holly SPRINGS, July %, 1891.
p s. will add here what feel confident no man will
venture 10 deny, that occasion did introduce NE
Cuban affair first On The contrary. Gov Qutman miro
duced in his first speech in Yazoo city, and IN most OF
his subseauent speeches. whilst from first 10 last,
monsalcd against ITS inoductlon as unnecessary ana
improper. H. roOIE
shall be extremely thankful TO honest and intelligent
citizens who witnessed the controversy between Gen.
Quilman and myself yesterday 10 respond to The io
lowing nlerrogatories, VIZ:
Did you hear my two speeches yesterday If yea,
please state whether you consideIed my language IN
regard to Gen. pullman courteous or not Did II,
did ii not, in your Judgment exceed the limits OF egi
debalea Did you hear anything, from beginning TO
end from my lips implngng upon his honor as gentle
man.
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ban expedition Did not explicitly declare my unwl
lingness TO him OF any improper connexon with
said expedition inasmuch as he positively denied such
connection, and unwilling to call his veracity in
question Did not then proceed, after lamenting the
necessity thrown upon me by Gen. Quitman, (wbo had
attempted to awaken sympathy by accusing The President
OF dragging him from his Office in order to subject him to
prosecution in New Orleans, upon charge Of which he
knew him to be nnocent,did not proceed TO say, that
though be might be innocent asserted by him. yet that
after the finding OF the grand jury against him, IL was his
duty 10 demand trial once that 1t was no, all ne
cessary to this trial that he should resign The Office OF
governor that the President had constitutional power
finding OF the grand jury however innocent Governor
Quitman might be, was lbeng mere parte finding,
the result OF an examination necessarily parte III lis
characterD under all the circumstances of the not
to be reasonably complained of. since il not in the
power Of Gov Quitman TO deny and that be never had
denied LIST, that he had entertained for some days at
his official mansion, Lopez, the ander OF the eyre
dition; 3D. that he had been seen by many in New Or
leans publicly consorling with the Cuban expediloniss
Sd, That Lopez had formally referred TO MN III his OIL
cia proclamation .'the American general who was TO
take the command OF the second expedition and, 4lhly
that portion OF the public arms from the arsenal was
known TO have been carried in the direction OF Cuba be-
ing the way there, Ia fact understood to have
been formally aested at New Orleans y Did not de-
clare, on referring the latter fact, that perfectly
satisfied that this removal of had taken place, be-
Gov Quitman had confessed in his speech at Ben
that he believed such 10 be the case But did not in
addition, declare that did not doubt that This act OF
moving the public wholly unknown 10 Gov
Quman, and that ny confident belief that he had
in way conrved consented 10, or connived al such
removal!
When he, in an angry and vslent manner, denounced
any a coward, and no gentleman with other OPP
probous epithets who would dare to nsinuate drteny
against him in connexon with the abstraction OF the pub
lie arms, did step forward In cool, calm, and cour
,eous manner, and ask him whether he referred TO me
If bad made such lnslnuatlon but had expressly
dsciamed III Did he not refuse to be interrupted Did
not then say still in calm manner, that had right,
according the Of discussion reed TO between
10 call for explanation OF personalities Upon his
fusnK su to be interrupted, did not again repeat the
who had insinuated larceny against yoa When he
swered in the Affirmative did not then say "You
liar" and proceed 10 strike him
H. S. FOoTE
We, the undersigned, say that the statements above set
forth and puported by the nterrogaioes suhslan-
TALLY the best OF recoecons, far
respectively saw and heard
Monroe Short. Robert Sorells,
James M. Royell, Jas B. Sharpe
w. w. Elliott, A. +. Straton,
J. c. n, Rhodes Solomon Odon,
w w Jones. Thos Taylor,
c. H. Lane, Anthony Neal.
c. M Horton, T. Nj. White,
Grenvlle Dowell, John j. Williams.
H. c. Horton,