Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-03-13
4 CARD,

4 CARD.
wrote all editorial in the Enquirer OF February
10Th, charging that '''hose papers which have fS'
poused the Know Nothing cause, did 30 10 pro'"''S
precarous existence" The Penny Post apple" ''.'
charge to ITSELF and said, inreply, I'VE lse II our u
to deny the base impeachment and huIl II oa'h "'
scorn to the source whencet originated
the Post considered themselves as charsc' "''
ness but, declining 70 treat th!s ilnpn'"''" w.
suit, contcntcd themselves with h"r"'T ,.
TO avoid doubt on this point, l ae'eP'eu y"
ton of my remarks and r"itera'c" INV
longer extending it to the hho" .'''''."s r
general but pointing it directly at The eol'o'S VI III,
Penny Post In tho Enquirer ot feoruar! l''"'
STATED that ''we deprecatc difficulty WIFI Tue e''
tors of the Penny Post; bu. If i'll FTnoshs "o' 'e
naly We chance provoke herreSen''nent' no con-
sheraton of consequences shall deerns from me dis
charge of an imperative public duty In peumng tins
paragraph supposed myse! to be using language so
insulting that doub, could not oNs; rs I" my mean
Ing Tho editors oi the Penny Post were charged
with "vrnality," which l understood rs meaning
.nercenariness the state OF being influenced by mo-
new prostitution of talents offices, or services Tor
money" II was moreover said that even this iGlpn'
tnton would certainly provoke their resentment
On the day this editorial appeared, received note
from Mcs>rs. j. H. Gilmer and a. J. Crane, proposing
that Dr. VIM s. Easley and myself should submit the
articles written By each of us TO friends chosen oy
ourselves for the purpose Of arranging ana August
Ing all causes of disagreement between u.s. de-
ciucd to accedc this propositions, stating that
nv article "was egitimaciy responsive 10 ah "neh-
sive and unprovoled attack "n The Enquirer IN the
PENN Post a,L that could not consent t" any move
IL ,,c matter until the article lii the Post was with
DRAWN
| AN a,un2ed at hearing that some profess to
consider this us an admission that ha1 receive" al
asult from the Editors Of the Penny Post In o'Ncr
words that an offensive and III nnprnV"ked attack
urou II uapcr is necessarily insult 10 the editor
This is new doctrine TO the profession and Will
oston;sb them not little. Tho idea that
.hurling back base impeachment was designed
as m insult never occurred 10 me- ] under.
stood it, certainly as hn admission that baseness had
been imputed to the Editors of the Penny Post and
that deuial of such mputation was intended by the
highly fgurative expression of "hurng it back but
nothing more. This construction was confirmed by
the Editors of the Penny Post themselves, who, Oh
the next dav charged me with leaving "tbc legitimate
field oi my abors to npugn their persona. motives
md that they '.had repclled the ual imru'aton III
Germs betting tho occasion" was considered the"
IA The assa,lau, ! made foul npu;atlons upnm
their motives und yet is contended now thai was
the insul,ed party. Nothing more followed unit!
few davs ago DR.. Easey though, proper to chHrgcm me
with having crept into the consrol OF rcspecta'
bic paper Determined that he should not aileet 10
misunderstood me, published tne following reply:
"Consung the suggestions OF personal security
rather than the principles Of honor, which usually de-
,ermne the conduct Of gentlemen, tho editor OF IN" m
Penny Post chose to submit to the oinsilng !hsu''
which VIC offered him in recent issuc Of the EH7N.'
,er lie must EXCUSE us, uow il we decline 10 mo'!c;
the cowar.ily insinrations by which he attempts 'o
relieve himself of a sense Of degrudati"n
They are content meet this gross insult !? words
Be it So if hcy are satisfied AM. Let the public say
where the potronry lies. Both Of lis are under
bonds, and as q matter of course controversy ends.
SO far concerned, the pccaution was unncces-
sary. kcort cannot wash ou; the a,an of insult. /.
will not "out" ROGER \. PRYOR.