Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-05-12
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fr.as Iata5s:-ThougA ase not =ts.1 the -
re- sai. ,.- ~ published et" ~. Z f.iHs 'iad my.
.eii erine tie s efh niaie II l., htia,s % 'e
s6 ot a iii, sci II mas hseA "a ti=l.a ~ u ny
.iue me- the trouble olping uhH nten lei ie' = Oh
p,, ufi,a her. lux. fhis urFaftaIis ia eVe III
| .shs ms version Il ftai extraordinary ihtf nm
perfectly whiting thai iat rpndue' IN TIM msttsf nay d
,.,a-lfe by that carie.pnu caee " en- ia re been
r,f.rtrd r., ! spoke e - uhken Elief-. 10 "hish
living ,oh ,AccpoI.- did mol know tlai be ros me
u them, mud ,, laps shout mol hue kioAn II II he
bad nat d il himself In e1snef To The request III
iis Gule t4 shon make li-t In fnfi a Ia himself
,tatet ia m, rcl :. int aIuiei IL Lat ctoss The
community, lbf= i sftizlf liIl.had IL. 80 IL
hi,r thought tai IN, tact al fs being tfn zEafd W.
ou~, that could oo nlherwi>e ei t'r hainina
&, Kim otsifassaiiag m assurance, tint feiftiei Ia
t.c cLrs ouly IL. fiIal M u e Tile, s. ef1s IN i'e
been he oin5u, hi iettrf altef = etlNes
iny reply wprued me-, ~ be rpau totn'. Irving III
any moment I'uf luat Ia Ills suggestion .snlA Il
Nur uttlst, eiiet N Gofle .ate. According Ia
rs ac. phigrd wing nnke. Accordingly IN satir-
/ day mornne. al 29th living. accompanied by ts
flcsd~. VI, Cotbc I'D Di,y, made Is appearance al
Auhc.ri e. H. where VI, 10 slrah t1f d1y, and
sopn let LEE citilrIssuude stand. thai wa~ip ihe Nc
tim Of hi.te rlbe yeugrHn q. wonder Why liz tnl2
it urctssufyt bring ~ me- " Ia him i - otJ@el Vas
to attach me ia The he mu-t hive thu-ht an
humble individual like myself, passing tiiaesi i= seln
ny. and among efect stra GERS, treble tie 4nohi "l
orduu moria it,. The rensoh tarmy eone hdi = lat
ice caused h, belirase il tentions lie known i TINT
-evcra Of the citizens waited upon n'ef bus af=
rival statcd The lions II Irving, al rq tesl-
ed me aPP{ 10 el't hhthafles l'i put n''-
declined 10 d. So and mutt up ny MID 10 ''i'Ha ny
self To the best ot my ability A coritng., attended
10 my atls as usual gong Ia tie / ii Once pl etitis
III the Ct House mike my a dress- luck IL the
Tavern to dnner and 10 tn Count II II hef dina'f'
10 attend meeting 81 the DN1snn l9alhe al ihis the,
il seems that Irving ursia9 his wrath IL keep IL
warm DUNG III diy, hi- feaiiSe' M oaiitna,
the CIcrk Of the Conttu scholar aud genemah,called
upon me- TO see ne hitr could no be anleaby al
l. told IL m hal =. in innnv H.
VIM p'y case o "htnee I'D thai ne might say t. n N
ual was VIKING 10 submit the "ole matter 10 any lhfee
g'h'ltt' oi Amiefs TINT Irving IN gilt select I'D hat
WOMB submit To tier defl>ien oil Tue ma Ter MI
u"uhd lrnhi ked that nolt could be more feaseia
ne hhl immediately ca led upln irving, aud submit.
"H TO nm the result oi The interview lie soon after
'"ed on me- ahd stated hel lie was lnoitihed that SO
reasonable proposition Ind been refused then told
Mr. Gorand thai Irving had my 2timatnR, md that |
waited tn, execution ol his trsnl. Waited ia yain for
what McCorss note bound me expcc. and Irving I,
do Al :our o'clock McC nrke called upon me, and in
formed me that stleet fight eush be avoided and
wished to hnos it acknowledged the code OF honor. |
told him did. About hour after Mr.. MeCo met
me nj the Court House, and handed the challenge,
rirh Irving thought properto publish i accepted it
without hesitation. ind tie challenged party has tue
right by i law Of that code, select tme place. and
weapons, aud a was under cptai" positive cngaee-
mentS which bound me to remain IN the siatf until tbs
U "i June liked upon The eth OF that month"; as tae
ne hhd al Tie OEted States Hotel III fhiltep Pima, u
the place where our mutual friends could arrange mat.
tiers Ion he meeting on the opPosi.e side o the river
coufse both as TO Il ne and place. has been pursued
on more occasions than one and Is IN accordance with
The code referred TIA iact which Irving might have
known he had wanted II know H. The purity then lett
the NJ lige, III the objection Of Lyneaburg In about
h, ur they returned Mr. McGolkle again called upon
me- and suggested Tat the matter mish be settled and
/ anied IN" mote, from living. ifafmed him
could receive nothing from that qnarter until the chal
cnse was withdrawn. IL then informed ne, tn,
object, the note refusal lie tie issue thus
made that PInad,lp6a was an unusual place for such
arrangements, and thai he considered my acceptance of
his hnllense. Il ereto e. vrlual rejection. When
houtto leay" he stated hat tue difficulty cound be
settled in olher way, Irving would post up car
of highly detanmlory character copy Of this card
| hchnnde me. Ofcourse could take no notice If LII
billing gate, or of whaevr else man might write. or
say, Who would stfd challenge find accep ed and
| then refuse meet the consequences. Facts are of
more importance hau ianeies aud while Bar-room Gem
pnuiuns are forming opinion Of rvng's ncl Am
hcrst Coat House the occasion referred IT, | beg
leave To Introduce here something of the opinions o. the
ct1' ms o tuu place who present AMI eognzant Of
what was going want the public understand low
diutcrcs witue. regard the charac of the ar
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