New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-07-17

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All editorial notice having appeared III pGper Inst week.
rencone which some weeks ago IN ache
Miss, between Giles NJ Hiye editor Of the Dnly Courier
and If the Mississippi Free Trader concluding with
extract from card published by THE latter some Six weeks
after edcuIt took place requested by The friends Of
Mr. give publicity tohe following card taken from
the Eatchez Courier Of July sth: &e
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returned to this city late Yesterday evening after few days
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heavy interests theirs to be eopased BY any
less conduct could not place myself on an equality with one
view did y Jon stan upon an equality with me- and
at least been driven to where orbearance ceased 70 be
avirtue.
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e degradehm before ne Of his fellow and compelled
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finally ad after g a s ne his promise prs mise
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half henr afterwards he returned the neghborhood and
yer carried Weapons and uared to pocket knife
he hi draw his pistol assp o
Il reseng rs buck when at my request two
pistol took from his psntaoons and then he'd
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tackled but for receiving information that armed and
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appeals By him TO about how glad he was he had
me aga w i him parting
that that all that wanted paths in life lay differently
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word he had been degraded before the community, and had
In lis s MSa5 nSS sbns d as chosen to remain until
his s M six Msekand from that s
further his false and sIanderous publication .,sps, y ~
There one point however to which feel but right e
ts eSnniuny; and that he attempt to the impress
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them and his life to be the penalty Of accident mine
gle friend had ever conyersed upon subject what
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hl carried weapon except when travelling and that
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ons IT, m aRa that event
whom had convered upon the tsubect in advance of it's
have reasonto suppose that he called
friends around him. Certainly until after
the difficulty COMMENCED The idea Of numbers assistance
being afforded is false No nterered
any time except in reply tony request that some would
take the pistol from my bnck when two friends Of them
known and the other not wrenchcd it from his grasp
while third person received from me the other pistol discoy
by any except by myself If he received but lit
tie pity sympathy from the crowd because he deserved
treatment OF him, his conduct towards
raised him in popularity esteem That certainly not
my fault If if his misfortune
have done in this matter would feel the slightest
cessity make this publication it not that the press
be used by Calnmny and Vlany widely by Tru
and Justice The publicity given J. W. cDonads card il
the Free Trader compels give this that those
living in this vicinity and those others who not know who
am whc he be appsed of the facts Of the AS
the truth of these statements with regard TO the particulars
of this difficulty and its results presume can appeal for
roboion to the recollection Of those gentlemen who
ent at its close Among those gentlemen who
witnessed the occurrence parts Of il recolect the
of Mr. Alonza ". Griffin Mr. f. s. RUSSELL Mr. William
l. Wynne, DR.. W. l. ones, Mr. John Abbott Mr. Joseph
Kirk, Mr. Thomas Carter and Nj. Hugh Elliott
GILES NJ. HII4LYER.
NATCHEz. July Z