Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-12-16

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DueIIing In Arkansas The Prentice and
Hews0n Difficulty.
The following correspondence appears in the
Little Rock papers:
y LITTLE Rock, Nov. %, 1854.
Sir: My attention has been directed to publ
cation In the True Democrat, over the signature Of
:" Arkansas" and as on inquiry Of Mr.. X. H. John
son, the editor of that Journal learn that you are
the author Of the publication In question: hereby
request the immediate withdrawal, over your own
signature Of all the personalities directed in that
article against me. This note will be handed you
by my friend, Major Thompson.
Pending yourreply to this communication, / have
the honor to be your obedent servant,
M. BUTT HEwSON
To GEoR0E d. PRErrIcE, Esq. m a
True copy OF note handed to G. d. Prentice on
the 22d day ofNovember, 1854. y
~ LITTLE Rock, November 30, 1854.
Mr. Hewson You request me to withdraw what
you call the personalities of my article in the True
Democrat Of yesterday. Sir, l have no knowledge
whatever Of you, except from your published wri-
tings. In the article you speak of had and could
have had no intention to apply to you any phrase
ology not predicated wholly and avowedly on such
portions Of your writings as cited.
1t was not in my thought to pursue outside Of
your publications sail your private character
and conduct. II my language seems to you
to bear a contraIy Instruction, / dsclaim such
construction as unworthy Of myself, and SO far as
if any was needed, should be satisfactory to you,
and it is all have to give. Yours, &c,
GEO. D. PRENTICE.
N. Burr HEwsos, ESQ.
LITTLE Rock, November "a, 1854.
SIR: Your note Of this day has been handed me
by my friend, Major Thompson. In reply, take
leave to remark, that as my letter requested a
simple withdrawal Of the personalities of your pub
Hcation, j must take leave to add that nothing in
the case viii meet my wishes short or a plain, d.
rect, and unconditional withdrawal of the same.
Ny friend, Major Thompson, will hand you this
have the honor to be, sir, your obe't serv't,
h M BUTT HEWSON.
To GEo. D. PRENTICE, ESQ. 81,
November 23d, 1854.
This is Mr. Prentice's note, as modified in ac-
cordance with our decision
PHILIP H. BAIFoRD,
railax ALBERT PIKE, 81
- @. N. NOMAND.
little Rock, November "a, 1854.
Sir: Your note, dated yesterday, was handed to
me this morning i have no other reply to make
to 1t than that which i made to you at first.
cannot properly say to you that refract the
personalities Of my article In the True Democrat
for do not think 1t contains any. have distinct
ly disclaimcd any such construction of the Ian
guage of that article would imply an imputation
upon your personal character or conduct and do
not recognise any right or reason on your part to
ask or expect more of me. This deem quite as
much due to myself as to you.
Presenting that your notes are written to me
with view TO a duel, may as well say here, that
have not the least thought of accepting challenge
from you. consider my structures upon your
writings entirely legitimate, and at any rate, the
disclaimer that / have made ought to satisfy you.
came here from distant State because many
believed could do something TO promote q great
and important enterprise; and as have no reason
to think that my labors are not altogether in vain
do not intend to let myself be diverted from
them There are some persons, and perhaps ma
NY to whom my Life Is valuable, and, however lit
tie or much value may attach TO Il my own ac-
count, ] do not see fit at present to put II up
voluntary against yours.
] am no believer in the duclng CODE I would
not call man TO the field unless he had done me
such deadly wrong that ! desired to kin him,
and would not obey his call to the field unless
] had done him 20 mortal an injury as 10 entitle
him, in my opinion, to demand an opportunity of
taking my life. have not the least desire to kin
you or TO harm hair on your head and ] am not
conscious Of having done anything TO entitle you
TO kill me. III 81 =. t,a
do not want your blood upon my hands, and
do not want my own upon anybody's. might
yield much TO the demands Of strong public sem
ttment, but there n no pubhc sentiment, nor even
any disinterested individual sentiment that either
requires me 70 meet you, or would justify me in
doing 80. g.i.
/ look upon the miserable code that Is said to
require two men to 60 out and shoot at each other
for what one Of them may consider a violation OF
etiquette punctilio in the use of language with
scorn equal to that which is getting TO be felt for
IL by the whole civilized world Of mankind / am
not afraid to express such views In the enlightened
capital Of Arkansas, anywhere else.
am not 30 cowardly as to stand in dread Of any
fnputation on my courage / have always had
courage enough to defend my honor and myself,
and presume always shall have.
Your very obedient servant,
.tr Wlt He GEO. ID. PRENTICE.
N. Burr HKwsos, ESQ.
~ td'l2 LITTLE Rock. Nov. IS, 1854.
The undersigned, 10 whom the matters Of differ
ence between George d. Prentice, Esq, and M.
Butt Hewson, ESQ, have been submitted by their
mutual friends for final decision, have examined all
the papers connected with the controversy, and,
upon full consideration, decide that Mr.. Hewson