Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-10-01
Chairman Er. Committee.
JEo G. PARTRIDeE, Secretary.

ANO AA |
Chairman Er. Committee.
JEo. G. PARTRIDGE, Secretary.
As a matter o fiustice to MIR. Dortch and
at his request, we publish the following &C
count from him of the difficulty between
himself and Mr.. Robinson:
Notice having been taken in your paper
of a difficulty between VIM. Robinson, cuitOr
of the Tribune, and myself, calculated to
place me in a wrong position before the pub
lie, you will do me the kindness to publish
this statement of facts.
In the mouth of juno last, Mr.. Robinson
malicionsly attacked me, personally, in his
paper, and endorsed a charge against me OF
incompetency for the post of Director Of the
n. G. Railroad, and stated that Gov. Bragg
should have removed me. This the Govern
or did not do but shortly thereafter re APP
pointed me. The editor of the Sentinel re
piled to and efectually repealed his charges.
Mr.. Robinson then published consecutively.
several other articles rejecting on me, of
which | took no notice, until | became a can
didate for the Legislature, when | spoke OF
his attacks before the people of Wayne, and
defended myself against them. During the
canvass he made no other publications, but
as soon as the election was over, he again
commenced his attacks, grosslya and malicious
ly rejecting on my private and public char
acter, and published a private letter written
by me to him in 1850. l was advised by
my friends not to notice his articles, and de
termined not to do so. A friend, however
published an anonymous Communication II
the Sentinel, censuring his malignant attacks
and his publication of the private letter.
In the next issue of his paper, of the 28tt
8 day of August, Mr.. Robinson, without inqui
ry of me, falsely charged me with being the
author, or one of the authors, of the c0mmu
%nication to the Sentinel, taki4g occasion t.
pronounce me a d" liar" ]" miscreant, =" ass,
, !" infamous man." regardless of veracity o
honor" malignant creature, guilty of"un
blushing, unmitigated falsehood," " mean
y ne s and vileness," :" skulking about in tn
, dark" and saying, hereafter let him hop,
s for no quarters" and " let him slide for tn
Q present." and making use of many other Ii
belous and slanderous epithets and charges
grossly assailing my character as an honor
J able man. Il
5 l consider it the highest duty of every in
Il dividual, and more especially of every hus
-, band and father, to defend his character 6
= gainst such malicious, false, and ~slanderou
I publications.
Mr.. Robinson, it is we'll known, does NJ
Y hold himself responsible, according to tn
? code of honor, for what he may say or pull
fish.
. When | read the above article, l fe
greatly provoked at his unceaslng attemp
a to persecute me, and determined that wouI
not tolerate his conduct longer, and won
cane him. | had no purpose then of shoe
IL ing him, but was afterwards informed tn
e he went armed with o revolver for me. I
If Saturday afternoon | walked. down to MI
Griswold's hotel, and being in company wi
several persons, one of whom had a gun Ina
N ing Just returned from hunting squirrels
n l inquired with what kind Of shot it W
le charged, and was informed it was with SIN;
shot. | had not seen Mr.. Robinson since
: attack, and at the moment determined, as
went armed for me, so hat | could not e
near enough to zane him without being liz
,e ly to be killed, that l would shoot him, wi
the view of chastising, and not killing hi
- and took the gun from the hands of the 0
IL ner, without telling him my object. We
soon Mr.. Robinson crossed the street but
could not shoot him without the risk Ofhitti
persons beyond him, until too near to she
without ~endangering his life or manning hi
r. In a short time | saw him again, about twt
Ia ty-fve yards off, with his left side towar
nj me, ana lmmeulateIy nreu, lodSlng the q
tents of the gun in his left leg, thigh, bu
and arm, several shot taking effect in
,rs back obliquely.
ay The affair occurred in view Of a numt
NO of persons, in the most public part of
: town.
he Papers which have noticed the Difficult
ar will, injustice to me, give this an inserti'
.th WIN. 7. DORTCH
.bo G~oLDsBoRo', Sept. II, 1856.