Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-11-17

late affair in Washington. Your letter of
the 10th inst, was handed TO me on the
day of my departure from your place. II
states the leading facts, substantially and
accurately. And whilst, from the relation
which you bear to me in the affair, your
views must, necessarily, TO great extent
control my future action. must beg leave
again to call your attention 10 the polat,
which submitted to you in Washington,
and which you have briefly noticed in the
close of your letter, and to ask your care
! ful and deliberate reconsideration oft Tor
must say 10 you in all irankness, | am
not altogether satisfied tha. there may not
be some error in your view of it.
do not regard my position in this af-
fair as simply that OF private individual.
NV public position devolves higher and
sterner responsibilities upon me. As the
representative Of the District, il is impor'
,ant to me, not oaly that my course shall
be right, bu, that il shall be clearly right
and above the possibility of misconstruc'
tion, and il is under this view, therefore
and from an anxiety to err, if | err at all
on the right side, that again ask your al
tention TO the suggestion which | made to
you in Washington, oil the proprleiy ol
my proceeding 10 renew this affair with
Mr.. Boteler.
i You are familiar with all the facts, ant
| need not repeat them. The point %
view in which desire TO submit the inqui
ry to you, is this:
The challenge of Mr.. Boteler Having
been received by me about 8 o'clock tina
night the arrest of both of us having occur
i red the same night, before any opportunity
was afforded me Of returning my writer
acceptance of his challenge,--Mr. BoIele
and his party having, in consequence o
that arrest, lef, lRe city at6 O'Clock tn
next morning, before yeu had The oppo'
tunity to call upon them, and make an
further arrangements for a meeting; an
Mr.. Boteler and myself being atthis time
both in Virginia, where the District re
cognlsance has lost all legal operation an
vaidity--Is not the duty incumbent upo
me as the challenged party to renew tn
affair al the point where it was arrested b
legal proceedings in the District, Ito Civ
notice TO Mr.. Boteler ofmy formal accept
ance ef bis challenge, and 10 indicate som
point beyond the jurisdiction of this Stat
and the District Of Columbia, where tn
affair may benow brough, TO close !
Upon this point, | want your careful
and well considered opinion, for upon IL
| shall feel bound 10 act.
Your great experience in matters Of thi
kind, your perfect familiarity with th'
code OF honor. your high character as
soldier and gentleman, and the pariicu
lar relation which you bear to me IN thi
affair, will give TO your opinion control
ling influence with me. urge il there
fore upon your careful re-consideraiion.--
| For whilst | should be very unwilling u
place myself, to use the language OF yon
letter of the 20th,inst, ''in the altitude o
vindictively seeking the blood OF my an
,agonist' still am equally unwillln.
that for one single instant, any obhgaiIor
OF honor shall devolve upon me, which il
not thoroughly and promptly met, and dis
charged by me. Yours truly,
CHAS. ]. FAULKNER.