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tell MI. Christian IL, Is Rl.'lh,.r .t'
calun,piator ment;ansa 4, ~.
! He came ID town for that n,1ry,oss I t,,a,,
that il Christian resisted n anv wav N.
words spoken 10 him bv blackburn tba,
he. Blackburn. would strike him. II was.m,
belief -4hat Christian would strike him as sooI
IS be would tell his hat he Raekb,irn1 wa,
the calumniator, or resent it in some othel
way, mean BY striking him Dr. sending him
a message. cannot say whether Blackburn
had such belief or not but presume that
he certainly expected that the insult would b,
promptly resented. AT least | thought so I'm.
til after he made the remark ''just as expect
ed" coming out Of the passage. but | did moi
believe that Mr.. Blackburn came here to in
suit Mr.. Christian. or force conflict upon
him. In Mr.. Christians nots 70 the LADY, I
understood that he called for the calumniator
with view Of holding him responsible. |
have not seen the note. Itwaa In qualification
Of Mr.. Christians desire thus expressed and 4
duty that Mr.. Blackburn owed to his relation.
that Mr.. b. presented himself to Mr.. G. in
order that he might obtain ali required salts
faction. Mr.. C. in that note lad demanded
to know the name of the calun1niator and
Mr.. B. presented himself as the calumni-
ator. / believe it was the intention Of
Blackburn to bring Christian 10 the point If
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suo'iii''llS y tlie Insult or resenting i IN
s9He Wy ~ o'iet. ~ p.ieAourn, SIMPLY
p'"Ieu 'ile before nun ana iett ,hlm
y enoose'i iHo noe know Mhetiier blaekaara
anuciPaestl WHICH iortn o. me dilemma Shfls-
nan as moulc 1ake. from my knowledge Of mr..
piacAonrf nave no DOUBT but that he would
promptly nave accepted challsnge rom M
Iiiiis'ian :or any other man. | tnink b'acK.
eurn came 70 Lexington with the intention Of
insulting Mr, Ihfistiap, put not WITH the view
Oh assauiting MN: ana upon the whole It
must 9e conceded that Mr.. blackburn came
Win u hosslie lh.entlen. thihK az hour Or
an honr ana nan had elapsed from the
tiihe biackbarih saw the note I'll he came to
me Mess Han. lido not suppose that he had
lu.iy matu,ed "a ms own mind iull consider
auoh Oh al OF the consequences likely to re-
SUIT ; rom hlaking tne communication winch
ne proposed making 10 Christian. l think
DiacEoufn was not personally acquainted with
e ., 1nris'ls.i, ana Only Knew MN " sight. II
Mr. d. CONSIDERED himself injured by the note
ohtls,iah 70 MISS ANDERSON, ne ana not so ex-
press h'hlseii . me. ioeiiese tnat ar, black
pufh' as an nonoraole man; eqnss "
,sSj,s, bs, cal,,nn;ated him
and 70 LEI 6;m take lis own course Irerard-
III his conrse as that Of a brave and honest
man He made tbe communication TO Mr..
Chr;s,;an i, : most Courteous and urbane man
ner. Mr.. Blackburn said nothing to show
that he wished or expected that Mr. Christian
would attack him. nor did he saw ANYTHING
which would show what particular course
he thought Christian would pursue. From
the remark lust as / expected | would infer
that he blackburn expected that Christian
would COVER under his communication. Iii
Mr.. Blackburn's word was to lie taken that
was his expectation Before that time he
made no Remark to me indicating that such
was his opinion. The remark sjust as | ex-
pected" impressed me with the opinion that
Mr.. Christian had been wrong in not resenting
the insult and felt a sentiment OF revulsion
towards him as a disgraced man, but thought
Christian did not feel that be was insulted---
think he would have been held by every
man Of proper feeling as disgraced man un-s
worthy of their association. Mr.. Blackburn
said that the note was a most ridiculous at
fair. / think Mr.. blackburn spoke OF Mr.
Christian ~ frivolous sort Of man, and
spoke Of him and his note 10 sneerlng and
contemptudus manner. This opinion Is found
ed upon the nature Of the communication
made by Blackburn to Humes and myself
Before that time, from circumstances that
had witnessed, | really thought Christian
man Of courage.
Cadet LANeHoRsE.-I was at the Hotel
when the conversation TOOK place between Mr..
Blackburn and Christian, as stated BY Horner
and Humes. Whilst i was IN the Hotel,
Christian came in and hook q seat by me IN
the bar-roon. ! asked him TO let me look at
bis cane, and be handed II 70 me. iEKeps I 9
few moments, and either handedlt back to hlm
or to Cadet Gillian, who was with me. l
then went 20 the window, and seeing Two IA
dies going down street, ! called en'iselan %
ask him who they were. Before Pc got 70 me
window the ladies went INTO ar. Lylss store;
Christian said we would stand IN tiie doof liaui
they came: out, to see who they were Millss
we were there Humes, Horner anu biackDufn,
came down the street next 70 the noteh