The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-12-15
This is Mr.. Prentice's note, as modified
in accordance with our decision.
PHILIP II. RAlFORD.
ALBERT PIKE.
C. M NOlAND
VI I WI OLtH ~
LITTLE Rock, Nov. "a. 1874


SIR:-Your note, dated yesterday, was
handed 10 me this morning. have NO
other reply To make to it than that which
made at first. cannot properly say TO you
that rttract the persona tiles vi my article
t. The True Democrat, tor ] do not thli II
contains any. nave distinctly discloimed
any such con truction OF the language Ut that
article as Ould imply an imp"tatiun upon
your personal character or conduct, aud
do not recognise any right or reason on your
part to ask or expect more oil me. TINS
deem quite as much due 10 myself as 10 you.
Pres uming that your notes are written To
me with "a view To a duel, may as well say
here, that | have not the least thought vi
accepting u challenge from you. | CONSIDER
my strictur upon your writings entirely
legitimate, ana at any rate the disclaimer
that have made ought to satisfy you.
[ came here IRON u distant State because
many believe could dosomeihipglo promote
great aud important enterP. Use, and, as
have reason to think that my labors re not
altogether IN vain, do not interd 10 let
myself be diverted from them. There are
some persons, ana perhaps many, TO whom
nv life is valuable, aud, however little or
much value may attach TO it on my own
account, do not see iii at present TO put IL
up voluntarily against yours.
am no believer in the duelling code.
would not call u man 10 the field unless e
had done me such u deadly wrong that
desired TO kill him, and would not obey h s
call to the field unless | had done him SO
mortal an injury as 10 entitle him, in my
opinion, to demand an opportunity Of taking
my life. have not the least desire TO kill
you or to harm a hair of your head, and am
not concous os having done anything TO
enti'le you TO kill me. do not want your
blood upon my hands, and do not want
my own upon any body's. I might yield
much to the demands OF strong public sen.
timent, but there is no public sentimen.
nor even any disenterested individual sem
timent, that either requires me to meet yJu
or would JUSTLY in" 80.
look VI en- the miserable code that is said
TO require two go out and shoot at
each other for what one Of them may con-
slider violation of etiquette or puuctilio in
the use Of language with scornequal to that
which is getting To be felt Tor il by the whole
civilized world of mankind. am not afraid
to express such views in the gl ned csp-
itai OF Arkansas or any where els. am not
so COWdTuly dS tO stdHu III uTcuu VI uuy ltnpu-
taton on my courage. have always had
courage enough to defend my honor and my
self, and presume | always shall have.
Your very obedient servant,
GEO. d. PRENTICE.
NJ BUTT HEwsoS. Esq.
LITTLE Rock, Nov. %, 1854
The undersigned, to W. ON the matters of
difference between Gorge ID. Prentice, Esq,
and NJ. Butt Hewson, Esq, have been submit.
ted by their mutual friends for final decision.
have examined all the papers connected with
the controversy, and upor full consideration
we decide that Mr.. Hewson shall withdraw
his communication Of the 25th instant, to
Mr.. Prentice marked No. 5, for the purpose
OF allowing Mr.. Prentice to modify, in ac-
cordance with our judement, his communica
tion OF the same date TO Mr.. Hewson, marked
No. by leaving cut the portions included
in brackets, and that upon communication
thus modified being made by Mr.. Prentice