The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-17

ron no lies after we got out, asked him again; he
said he was going 70 send present to some young
Cross examination resumed.--Do not know the
precise time fixed the lid for BIN; 1t was In tho
afternoon, betwt en- and 5-perhaps later.
CoWt adjourned.
The Prentice and Hewson Difficulty.
GEO. D. PRENTICE IN ARKANSAS ON DuELLING.
The following correspondence appears in the
Little Rock papers,
LITTLE Rock, Nov. %, 1854.
SR-My attention has been directed to publica.
ton in the True Democrat, over the signature
"Arksnsas !" and, as on inquiry Of Mr.. + d. john
the aatbor Of the publication in question, hereby
request the immediate withdrawal, over your own
signature, Of all the elsonalities directed in that
article against me- This note will be handed you
Pending your reply to this communication, I have
the honor 70 bs your oDedieut servant, uo.
To George D. Prentice, Esq.
True cory Of q note handed to G. D. Prentice on
the 22d day of November, 1854. F. P. REDMOND.
LITTLE Rock Nov. %, 1854.
Mr.. HEwsoN--You request me 10 withdraw what
You call the personalities Of my article IN the True
Democrat Of yesterday. Sir, have no knowledge
whatever of you except from your published writ.
Mgs. In the article you speak Of, had and could
have had no intention to apply to you any phraseo
loRy not PIE dicated wholly and avowadly on such
portions of your writings as have cited. 1t was
not in my thought to pursue outside Of your publica
tons and asail your private character and conduct.
II any Of my Language seems TO you to bear con-
trary construction, disclaim such construction as
unworthy Of myself, and 80 far % know, unjust to
you. ihirk this explanation, if any gas needed,
should be satisfactory to you, and II il all have TO
give. Yours, &C., GEORGE d. PRENTICE.
N. Butt dewson, Esq.
LITTLE Rock, Nov. %, 1854.
SlR--Your note Of this date has been handed
me by my friend, Major Thorn oson. 1nreply, take
leave 10 remark, that as my letter requested Q SIM
pie withdrawal Of tho personalities OF your pubfca-
ton, must take leave to add that nothing In the
case will meet my wishes short of plain, direct
and unconditional withdrawal Of the same.
Ny friend, Major Thompson, will hand you this
communication.
want, M. BUTT HEwsoN.
TO GEO. D. PRENTICE, Esq.
The above is true copy Of note handed this
day by me to G. d. Prentice.
! November 20, 1854. DAVIS THOMPSON.
This is Mr.. Prentices note, IS modified in accord
ance with our decision. PHILIP Fl. BAIFORD,
ALBERT PIKE,
G. n. NOMAND.
LITTLE Rock, NV. "a, 1854.
Sir Your noe, dated yeste rdsy, was handed to
me this morning. have no other reply to m AXE to
it than that which made to you at first. cannot
properly cay TO you that retract the nalities
Of my article in the True Democrat, for I do not
think It contains any, have distinctly ciscaimed
any such construction Of the language Of that srt
Gle as would imply an imputation upon your per-
soDal character or col duct, and do not recognize
any right or reason on your part to ask or expect
more Of me. This deem quite as much due to my
self as to you.
Presuming that your notes are written to me
with view to duel, may as well say here that
l have not the least thought Of accepting chal-
lenge from you. consider my structures upon your
writings entirely legitimate, and, at any rate, the
he aH from distant many
believed could dc something to promote . great
end important enterprise, and as have no reason
to think that my l,bors arc not altogether In vain,
do not intend to let myself be diverted from them.
There are some persons-and, perhaps, nany-to
whom my life is valuable, and however little or
much value may attach to it on my o IN account,
90 not see t at present to put it up voluntarily
against yours.
am no believer in the duelling code. would
not call q man to the field unless he had done me
such deadly wrong that desired to kill him, and
would not obey bis call to the field unless had done
him mortal an injury az to entitle him, in my OPT
MON, to demand an opportunity Of taking my life.
have not the least cesire to kill you or to harm
hsir on your head, and am not conscious of having
dore nytbipg to entitle you to Kill! me. do n
want your blood upon my hands, and do not want
my own upon anybodys. | might yield much to
the demands Of strong public sentiment, but there
is no public sentiment, nor even any disnterested
individual sentiment, that either requires me to meet
you or would justify me In doing SO.
look upon the miserable code that Is said to re.
que two men to 60 out and shoot at each other for
quette or punctilo In the use Of language, with q
equal to that which Is getting to be felt for
by the whole civilized world Of mankind. l am not
afraid to express such vew in she enlightened ca
/ pital Of Arkansas or anywhere else. am not so
cowordly as to stand In dread Of any imputstion on
my courage. have always had courage enou Oh to
defend my honor and myself and Ipresume always
shall have. Your obedieLt servant,
N. Butt HhwsoS, ESQ. GEo. d. PRENTICE.
LITTLE Rock, Nov. Is, 1854.
The undersigned, to whom the matters Of differ
ence betwt en- George d. Prentice, ESQ., and n. Butt
Hewson, Esq, have been submitted by their mu
tua friends for final decision. have examined all the
papers connected with the controversy, and. upon
full consideration, we decide that Mr. Hewson ahal
| wit d aw bis communication Of the 22d Inst, to
Mr.. Prentice for the purpose Of allowing Mr. Prem
tie to modify, in accordance with our judfment,
his communication to Nr. Hewson, aud, that, upon
| communication thus modified being made by Mr..
| Prentice to Mr. Hewson, as may honorably be done,
he 81 me takenin connec ton with the c,mmunica
| ion Of N. Prentice to him, dated November %,
and marked. ought to be, aud must, in our judg.
ment be entirely satisfactory to Mr.. Hewson, as
msD Of honor, and after that there win be no fur.
Il er cameo Of difficulty between the parties but the
matter will be adjusted honorably TO both.
CT N. holland,
| PHILIP H. RAIFoRD,