The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-01

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tory remarks Of Ms ovn. lis Letter Published IN tSs
Joarwas OF the same date. nots cent 81 htn 70 ~
through Major Lswinski and reply scot TO him By
mai. Instead q eopp!..n,as q :. pasii:has pr
vate letter OF ours without authority, viii
publish the c0rrsspo.dsncs ourselves. Here ith;.
sRThs note viii b. handed 70 you " ny fsnd Major
7 Lewinski. similar one was addressed to you on
the 18th through my friend Mr. Il G. Piadsu. who.
city found the delivery Of Il inconsstsnx with HE
OF tho moral obligations OF the oath he ~ lawyer -
fbs object OF this note u so,.ly TO inquire vhsth.r
man. for publications made 10 the sspapsr Of which
sGs ,as sa ossSsa M
GEORGE d. PRENTICE fSqs editor Of the Louisville Jour
LOUISVILLE KY, July 81, 1856
SAVIOUR note Of yesterday sent b. the hand Of you
friend Major Lswinski received Ibis is the seco I'd
Henri Clay About ten years ego received note from
one Of your brothers saying he Informed by come
whether IL he should furnish the testimony OF specific
number Of men that he was in bis right mind, would
You say that ths object Of your note of yesterday Is
pcrsibs az gentleman for publications in my paper
It particularly you to kno wast general rules
0, action prescribe for myself editor have
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such An usprovoasd and mortal wrong in my coinmns
lie viii hold myself fsspoosiDis to him II the .d
and that, II any gentleman d0es such . wroAg to
make me wish for his blood, viii cali him to the field.
presume, sir, that AL which It concerns you to
know from me IL, whether would accept challenge
from you account 0, my in the Louisville
Daily journal of the 18th inBtant upon your
Ss,n in the same s paper on The same Day
you'd not I g no. xss 70 M ss sas i ~ ss Very
just cause rational pressxt for killing made
no attack or impu.adon upon your privsse charac.
m rely gave uteraace TO TIE Thoughts ana feelings n
.ursny and necessarily excitsa in my mind, and IS
e the ssS ole sS
COMMUNICATION, that sspsrsions both public and pri
bad already bsco%s matter Of public notor.ety aud
nunei.tions which ou called S YET shss.
aspersons, 80 c.il.d, had not been noticed ~ you
When you attempted . defence Of your conduct and
q AIT e.o.s o so.: :tss
nts of mine upon the conduct and the reasons for
which as presume, you now wish to hold me TO per
My article was not tenth part so har.h toward you
personally a. yours was toward me You stigma lied
me, by necessary and direct implication ublic
calunniator," charged me in the with the
"proatitution Of the columns" Of my paper, and 80
used the words liar and villain" to show that they
we're meant for me- responded with more moderation
thsa you had right expect merely denouncing that
act Of yours which, it related TO glorious old
mortal OF departed greatness, almost In its chsrAc
ter, public act, and which had made the heart of
nation recoil
repeat Fir, that i treated you with forbsarancs.
You spoke in your communication il the thought Of
selling the material OF your fathers house
CURED to you until much Of 1t had b,en stolen and
otherwise taken away, and you added that il you had
sold inch OF ii for private profit, you would feel
yourself unworthy to be KsntnckiAn," aud would
"ly to some remote col Of the earth" TO hide
Jour vile and dishonored head" might, In reply.
bave shown that the TO sell the lumber OF
that cd mansion only fixed in your m nd but
avowed and published to the world under your own
hand, month before the old mansion tseif broken
up. might have shown that you gave public notice,
under your name in the Lexn 6bsercer Of July
s. 1854, and in several successive numbers Of that
per, that you expected to take down your dwelling
house at Ashland m August, that you would have for
sale large quantity of the old material then in It,
and that "any wanting such material could get a
bargain by applying ON the premises.n
However, all this little to my present purpose.
have only to repeat that would accept chal.
lsrge from you account Of my article Of Wednesday
And as necessity for my adopting the etiquette
Of duelsts In telling you shall send this BY mail
scarcely need add, that, have erred any state.
ments Of fact in regard to your conduct SHALL hav
ing the errors pointed out to take pleasure in
rsctDg them. Yours, &C., GEO. D. PRENTICE,
j. b. CLAY, Eco