The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-19
OhRESPONDENCE OF THEN.
HERALD.
Synopsis Of the Cutting aud Breckenridge cor
re,pondenes--the finale Of ths Dispute etc,
Washington, April 4 1854.

Washington, April 1884.
tits not intended o publish the correspond
ence etween Messrs. Cutting and Breckinrdge,
such publication not being deemed necessary y
or advisable. We have read the correspondence
aud are permitted To make the following state
m"n', which may be relied upon as correct:
On Monday, The 27tn of March, after the
personal discussion in the House, Mr.. Cutting
| addressed q notp to Mr. Breckenridge, in which
hr demanded Of hum withdra wal Of the word
'false, or that he would make such expiana-
ton 20 was due from one gentleman to another
and he referred 20 Mr.. Maurice as his friend 10
act f"r him. Mr.. Breckenridge replied 10 the
fist part of this note, that The word "faise'
was used by him in consequence Of previous
expr -ssion made use of by MIR. Cutting, and
until hat was withdrawn he could not wi,idra "
the word complained of. With reference 10
the second part o.. the note Mr. Breckenridge
considered It a challenge, and accordingly
appointed Col. Hawkins his friend to arrange
preliminares.
On the following morning, Tuesday, Col.
Hawkins met Mr.. Maurice, and tend cred him
note from Mr.. Breckenridge, acce p,ng the
alternative proposition suggested in Mr.. Cut
ting's note. This Mr. Maurice declined. but
presented letter from Nj. Cutting which
Col Hawkins said could not be- received, on
the ground that no additional note could be
accepted until Mr.. Breckenridge response %
Mr.. Cuttings challenge had been recey~A oy
the latter. Theru upon both gentlemeS fepa'a-
ted, and Col. Hawkins delivered NJ brecken'
| ridges note TO Mr. Cutting IN peson.
VI Maurice did no, deliver the note he held
from Mr. Cutting to Brectenridge
Mr.. Cutting, at this stage of the proceedings,
substituted Col Monroe for Mr.. Maurice as his
i,iend, who waited upon Col. Hawkins and de-
minded the terms Of meeting.
On "Wednesday morning Col. Hawkins met
Col Monroe and handed him in writing the
frrms, namely, to meet that afternoon between
three and four O'Clock, near Mr Blair's resi-
drnce, with rifles sixty PAGES. Al this inter-
view the position Of Mr. Breckenridge as the
challenged party was not called in question,
but % clon was made by Col. Monroe TO the
hour of meeting, on the ground that weapons
could not be socnrrd in time. Thereupon Col.
HAWKINS CONSENTED 10 pastponement Of the
meeting TIL the following morning and il wos
agreed thGi the friends Of the parties should
meet that evening and make fnal arrange
mcnts @
In the evening Col Monroe presented a
paper IN wiring, claiming that his principal
was thu challenged not the challenging party,
and therefore, had the choice Of weapons which
ne nsmed-pistols at ter PAGES a4A
C,l Hawkins declined to accede 10 this view
Of the case or yield tie right of his principal tn
name the me, p ace and weapons as the chai-
itnged party.
Col Monroe took the ground that neither he
nor his principal considered the first noie a
challenge. but asked for time to confer Will,
Mr.. Culrint
Col Monroe the next morning stated iha, he
was authorized by Mr.. Cutting to declare that
his first note was not intended az 4 chal.
Col. Hawkins then referred them to Mr.
Breckenridge first note of the 9th, in which
he declined to make the retraction Of the word
| 'sfalse" SO long the cause remained In Mr..
Cuttings previous expressions.
To this Mr. Cutting replied in writing, that
the expressions used were intended as criti-
cism on his arguments. and not as personal ~
Mr. Breckenridge
Mr. breckenridge th@reupon expressed bis
satisfaction at the disavowal Of any personal Of.
| tense on the par, If Mr.. Cutting, and willingly
Withdrew the offensive rejonder, remarking that
| a similar disavowal on the part of Mr. Cutting
| at the time would have prevented ell Difficult
~. y
The affair was there terminated to the salts
faction Of the friends Of both parties