Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-04-24
City AND STATE NEWS.

Ii is the fate of those who connected with The
press TO often offend the low, vulgar, and depraved
portion of a community. The cause Of this is plain
The class alluded to are constantly committing Of
fences against the community, which call for the ami.
madversion of the press. The writer OF tins nus OF
Ten shared the common fate this subject while i'll
the regular discharge Of his duty, and he has no hope
oi escaping similar fate in future lie means, how
ever, always to be in the right If 1t be IN his power
10 be 30.
On Tuesday last We published paragraph, in
which we denounced some individual, unknown to
us, who had made himself unwarrantably oticious
about personal matter in which ne had no concern,
rs Il "ieow having no claims to the character of
gentleman
This denuuciation had the effect of disclosing the
individual, who Instead Of attacking us for the gross
personal insult offered him. skuked the plain duty Of
Il gentleman, and sought satisfaction by the novel
mode of flying to the Penny Post, and seeking IT.
dress through Card which read rs follows:
A CARp.-To J. j. PALMER, Ese.-Sir As you
affect be ignorant of who the individual Is that used
what You esteem opprobrious language towards you,
in Your rencontre with Mr.. Martin LpscOmb, On
Monday, ian ignorance, which have good reason 10
believe as altogether aBcctedJ have to inform You
that am that person My conduct and language
on the occasion were such AS had n right 10 use,
when my friend assailed i'll Il crowd which l
thought hostile to him. My remarks were intended Ia
show that | was ready to back my friend and stand
by him in the affair, If necessary--whch the event
proved was rhOIy unnecessary. II you hau been 'ir
sirous of ascertaining who the individual was that
used language 80 offensive to YOU woad nave been
the easiest matter in the world to have done at the
time AS you will remember | told you then, was
anxious you whipped, and you seemed 10 prefer
lhst Mr.. Lpscomb should do it instead OF myself:
GEO. FISHER, JR.
To the above we briefly replied on Thursday,
stating that Geo. Fisher Jr" in in regard
10 our having any knowledge Of him or his charac-
rer-and that We were satisfied from tue character
OF his card, that he was, originally suspected
a fellow having claims to the character al gen.
tlemau-a miserable creatnre-nnd low-brcd cur
wholly unworthy of respectful notice.
In the face OF all this, Fisher inserts Card in
some Of the papers of this city, yesterday III which
he states that he had gone to us ON Thursday and OIL
iered us insults, and we had refused to notice them
He acknowledges that his whole effort latter we
had on two occasions, publicly denounced him in the
offensive terms to which We have alluded,l WAS to
provoke us to make an attack on him. III the pubic
streets
WHY il was that Fisher sought to provoke us to
make third attack him, must be obvious to ALL
His aim was to place us in wrong position, and to
make us, if possible, take a responsibility when De
longed to HIMSELF in order that he might place US rs
the aggressor in the first second aud third Ease and
by consequence, obtain the right TO take, perhaps
our life with IMMUNITY. ,
deliberations to accomplish his cowardly purpose.
friend of his had obtruded into the Enquirer office,
and stolen away Enquirer continuing our last de-
nunciations OF him, the night before the day o pub
LEGATION. Ample time thus obtained for him to
mature plaus for assault on the following morning.
Accordingly, he and a number of his characteristic
friends assembled on corner OF street and lay III
wait for us--and when we were passing, haiod U.s.
We hated-not knowing, at the time, who he was,
what he wanted, until he commenced INSTALLING US,
with his foul tongue, in true blackguard style EVIL
IDENTIFY Indeed he admits it in his Card,) with the
view OF forcing us to make al attack on his person
After he had finished his blackguardisns his
friends made effort to take him away from us. lie
was advised to walk into Duva Il Nurtons store: but
IN hil mr. nn
we did TINT 1--WE were not done with hiun-that We
only desired him (for reasons givenl to be OIL the
Main street. and TO friend i'll the crowd. lie
tired around corner and We followed hun, ana be-
tore we could catch the eye of reliable acquaintance
whom we desired should witness the affair, and keel
of number of blood hounds who had, 1t was
for our blood, and who were, no doubt, de-
ternined to STAY lis, if possible with impun-
~ magistrate, (Dr. MeTitt,l seized us, IN Il
great passion, and commanded police officers 10 oeGr
us oil before Justice, while he permitted the fel-
low who had broken the peace and Intentionally
made backguard Of himself to walk of unmolest-
ed Wewere forcibly dragged down Main street, ny
officers precisely as it we had murdered some per-
son. or committed felony. Against our earnest pro
tests and in violation of all right, proprety, and JUS
tice, forced away, and compelled inStanter TO
give pledge to keep the pence or 20 to prisoil.-
These are strictly the main facts of the meeting OH the
corner OF Main and 10th streets.
The party who had assembled there in waitin. for
ns had beyond all doubt, previously concoctcd their
plans to take advantage OF Us. This we saw at
a glance, and determined they should not. il possible
10 prevent it, avail themselves OF the advantages
sought by their concert and pre-concered plans.
Under the circumstances, we should have been
wholly uDiustitabe in making the first assault, be-
fore any friend had come up or in doing anything to
commence atfray, without some one being present
upon whom We could rely to Sos fairness aud Justice,
and who could be relied on to give impartally any
facts which may have occurred
There were persons in that crowd, (whcre we had
not single friend and no intimate acquaintance
wa hayp a
away our life, and who would have taken pleasure III
preserving from harm. by fake oathS, those VIII"
sought to commit the deed.
II we know ourself, tear single handed
upon fair and equal terms but with number ot ui.
prncpled fellows mot recognised as Sentlemenl MI
thrsting ior our blood do not feel ourselves com
petent to cope-nor shall we choose 10 place our
life, unnecessarily aud hastily, in such hands,
We cannot condescend to notice the base lnsrePre'
sensations contained in Fishers statement OF the al
tair to which we have alluded. His card Is on par
with the one which he first published and both
are conclusive evidence that he il vulgar, low
bred blackguard. He is son, we learn of respee-
table parentage but all unworthy son of noble sire
Until recently his occupation was that Of a sailor
and Of course his associates are OF a very peculiar
kind.
He sets oat with lalsehood by stating in his card
that he had called and asked for at the ENQUIRER
ofce-and continues Tor the writer for liml IA DIV,
false account OF the transaction Thursday from he
ginning to end. That he get his depraved
set to testify to his statements, think altogether
probable. But that he find any person 30 lost
10 truth and shame as TO say TINT he ''sezed us bv
the collar" and forced to stop to hear his vulgar
abuse or that he at any time placed his hand upon
our person. AZ he asserts We not prepared to be
heve. This falsehoOd is without any senblance o
truth.
In his miserable, one sided account of what occur
red at the meetings he attempts to describe, all thu
material facts Of one side are omitted whilst thu
grossest exaggerations and alsohoods pepetrate
ON the other side.
In conclusion we must apologize for occupying e.
much space with small matter of no public concern
Bnt, in opposition to the advice Of friends, we hav
thought proper to make few remarks and to refer
few facts necessary to do us Justice The Democrat
Of Richmond have overbesring and an unscrupu
lous foe to contend with. Truth aud the liberties
speech and the conservative freedom Of the pres
would be crushed, if the enemy were allowed to in
dulge without exposure their ntolerant, proscriptive
and mischievous designs.
MARRIED-Dr. JAMES p. HAMMETr, Montgom
cry, and Miss CATHERINE NJ. SpiLLER ofWytheville
were married on the llth inst.
Miss Spiller is the daughter Of William II. Spille
who was so cruelty murdered short time since
Boyd's Hotel in Wythevile, by james Austin Ora
ham.