Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-04-27
Major Borland and Mr.. Kennedy.


On the 10th of this month we stated that we
had before us the Little Rock (Arkansas) Ga
zette and Democrat Of the I'd instant containing
Major Borand's statement Of the affair between
himself and Mr. Kennedy and promised to en-
deayor to give place to it on the next DAY out
q note from Mr. Kennedy induced US TO waive
our purpose, as therein desired, until the whole
history might be given. That whole history has
Just been placed in our hands, but it is more am
pie than we were prepared to find it, and its pub
location entire can hardly be deemed either ne
cessary or desirable We shall therefore make
selection Of such portions as are essential TO a
right understanding of the matter, holding our
columns open for the reception OF any oihtteu
articles called for by Major Borland
from the Little Rock (Ark Gazette and Dem. April
The BorIaBd and Kennedy Difficulty.
We some weeks since noticed the fact that, for
a gross and intentional insult Major Borland had
dealt single blow on Mr.. Kennedy, the Super
intendent of the Census Bureau, at Washington
city; and we then hoped to be spared further
alluson to the matter.
But the enemies Of the former gentleman, both
at home and abroad, will not permit us to do so
without injustice to him. Ever ready to calum-
Mate and malign him, they have been so busy in
making their misrepresentation to his prejudice
that we deem another notice of the matter not
only proper, but an act Of justice both to him
and his friends.
Shortly after the difficulty, Major Borland fur
nished statement of the facts connected with it
in a letter addressed to the Secretary of the In
terror, whose subordinate Mr.. Kennedy is. His
statement accompanied by another from Mr..
Towers, q respectable printer of Washington city,
who was present and witnessed the whole affair.
This course was deemed proper by Major Borland
to coanteract any misrepresentation that might
be made in that quarter by Mr.. Kennedy or his
friends.
These statements were neither prepared no,
intended for publication by Major Borland
Copies Of them, however, were forwarded by hin
to friend in this city, simply to satisfy his owr
curiosity and to enable him to arrive mt the facts
To that friend we are indebted for the perusal o
them and finding them SO clear and conclusive
classification of Major Borland from all blame
whatever in the affair, that we obtained his per
mission to publish them for the satisfaction Of
the friends of that gentleman and to remove any
erroneous impressions that may have been made
by the one sided and malicious versions of it tina
have been copied into the Banner and Wing o
this city, and possibly into other papers in tn,
State.
If any disposed to do justice are not satisfied
with the plain and clear statement made by Major
Borland, because of his being an interested wit
ness, we think they will be with that of Mr.
Towers, who acknowledges that his sympathes
were with Mr. Kennedy; and yet he expressly
states that the insult offered Major Borland was
sntentionaL-that he saw no alternative for him
but to "pochet the insult or resent if'-and that
had he been in Major BIS place, he would have
''g'oen the hoW," as Major B. did, and as every
man would have done when so grossly insulted
VIII those papers which have published yer,
sions of this difficulty that entirely at variance
with truth, and utterly void of justice to Major
Borand, have the magnsnimity to publish the
following true and fair statements of the facts in
the case?