Washington telegraph., 1854-12-06

plying 10 lin any remarks not predcatei
upon such portions Of Mr.. HIS article a. he
cited. and disclaimed any such construction
of BIS remarks as would imply any imputa-
ton or his personal character. This, how
ever, did not satisfy Mr. HEwsoN, who adj
dressed Mr.. p. second note, demanding an
unconditional Withdrawal of the objectcna-
bic remarks. to which note Mr PRENTICE
replied as follows: -
LIrrLE Rock. Nov. q. 1854
Sir: Your note, dated yesterday, was handed TO
ne this morning. | have no other reply TO make
TO it than that " hich made 10 you first. can.
not properly say to you that retract the persot
alites of my article in TIE True Democrat, for
do not think that it contains any. have distinct
ly disclaimed any such construction of the lai-
guage OF that article would imply iuIputat,n
on your personal character or conduct. and 10
not recognize any right or reason on your partto
ask or expect more OF me. am not sure thal
should have accorded you even thus much hai
not. under the circumstances. deemed it quite as
much due to myself as TO you.
Presenting that your notes TO me are wTiten
with view to duel, | may as well. to precie
| the trouble OF further correspondence. say hire.
that have not the least thought of accepti!g
challenge from yoa. You have no cause to clal-
lenge me- beyond the fact that YOU have fond
yourself woTsted IN a newspaper discussion hat
YOU provoked. | consider my structures lpon
your writings entirely legitimate. and. at any rate,
| the disclaimer haze made ought 10 satisiy.you.
| came here from a distant State because many
believed that could do something 10 prcuote a
great and important public enterprise and as
have reason 10 think that my labors are notalto-
gether in van do not iuiend to let n vsAf hc
diverted from them because you choose 10 iesent
my comments upon your newspaper puhlicitions
in relation to the Helena Railroad. There are
some persons, and perhaps many. TO whom nv
lie is valuable; and. however little or mach value
| may attach to 1t en- my own account, DO not
see it at present 10 pat it up against yours You
may. for anght ] know be man OF reputable
standing. aud disciain any refusal 10 meet YOU
on .he ground OF your not being gentleman. but
you are not OF the order OF men whom ! shoud
choose 10 fgit If fought at all, Ii YOU were to
Kill me. you would Kill man who Is the stay
and support Of hs family, and who is extensively
regarded as one OF the stays and supports Of lis
party, and as the possessor OF some influence in
the affairs of the coaatry but presume that il i
! of no great consequence TO any except Your i'm
mediate persona! friends whether yoii die OF live
| am no believer in the duelling code. | would
not cal, man TO the field. even It deemed him
! nv equal. unless he had done me such deadly
! wrong that desired to kill HIM and would not
obey his call to the field unless had done him so
mortal an injury 80 enitle him, IN my opinion.
to demand opportunity OF taking my lie. !
! have not the least desire to Kill yJu or to harm
| hair o! yoaF head and | am conscious of having
! done nothing to enttle you to kill me. | do not
! want your blood upon my hands, and do not
/ want my own uFon anybodys. ] mil lht yield
much TO the demands Of a stropg public sentiment
! but there Is public sentiment nor even any dis
| interested individual sentiment that either requires
| ne 20 meet you would justify me in doing 81.
/ look upon the mis- serable code that is said 70
require two men to 90 out and shoot al each other
! for W hat one OF them may consider violation Of
etiquette or puactlio in the use Of language with
! a scorn eqCal 10 That which is getting TO BE- felt
| Tor il by the who.e civilized world Of mankind
/ | am not afraid to express such views in tile en-
! lightened capital of Arkansas. or anywhere else
/ am not so cowarGiy as TO stand in dread Of anv
! imputation on my courage. / have always had
courage enough 10 de.tad nv honor and myself
and presume ] always shall have Yon. sir.
were publicly charged with fasehood. by cen
tleman far better and more iavorably known than
! yourself, before the publication OF my remarks
/ that vou complain Of and you submitted tO it |
do not allude 10 this by way Of tauntng vou. But
| simply OF the p. oo.s that you are seeking a
difficulty with me, either because YOU expect
! thereby 10 enhance your own consequence, or be-
cause you are urged on by those who considermy
presence, at this time in Little Rock. uniavorable
to the success OF their designs
Sir, you will receive no further attention from
ms. Yours, &c.
GEO. D. PRENTICE.
Upon the reception Of this note, in which
it will be observed Mr. p. states that lie
will not accept challenge from him, Mr.
HEwsoN challenges him and threatens, in
case Of his refusal to meet him, to post Mr..
P. as coward, for lis refusal to fight. and
for his personalities, liar.
The following note. signed by the centle.