Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-10-08
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE BOrTs AND PRYOR DIFFICULTY

WAsaisoroS, Oct THE Union Of 10 morrov .iu
We correspondence relative 20 the affair Of honor
between Messrs Bolts aud Pryor. and the card Of p
Cheseman The first letter Of Pryor secopd M. a.,.d
october st Pyo,s letter Botts requesting the ,tsr
S.S s us ana plsee and weapons and urging haste
the friend authorized arrange the pssp,.r. .,.d
sd Smith letter 60 Pryor. proposing some .oos n,sr
Washington and selecting pistols the vespou. md ~.
PAGES the distance and could 6r the time 70, ,hs
ter al their arrival in Washington Monday morpi,, A.
th; Pyors letter to Botts complaining o del., and
Ing the latter 70 modify the 20 a, To hor,.
the Time dated 6th; Bosts letter 10 Pryor refonr 20
make the desired chang dated ssh and Pryor to Bott.
accepting the frst proposition.
Cheseman in his card says, proposed TO Bott, -
cond To change the place of meeting 10 Moth cras
which refused. and that Pryor accepted the b., n
position under protest Monday pvrning Chcseman had
d..s W. ~,n u. . smith, In Washington. and
o"cea the terms to -ritng, and made arrangements TO
AVOID the police. That morning Pryor and his friend.
rived on the ground about O'Clock and birr IN. art
~, =, tne oppo'ing party the police appeared Pryor
and Irving He'd to the woods, but subsequently, In. l.ttcr
and Che-.mzn arrested BottS aud his ir;.nd. mo
st'd az Rockville all night arrived were also arrest
consented TO proceed to Richmond in custody Of on
Ger Tyler.
Cheseman states that after Pryor. friend, prooo..d TO
smith that another meeting should take nl,ce N. . =.
tne recognzanccs were entered upon which the after
then declined but gave cement that the rropos
hon would be accepted after the formaes Of the lsv
were complied with
He closes thus: Being satisfied from tb.-- and o,b.
isct that any attempt to hostile meeting viii be
hwarted by connected with the matter but
friendly to Bolts; and satisfied from the physical
eohdihon OF b Botts that Pryor ought not to shoot
al him. he (Cheseman) have nothing more to do with
te matter and closes his connection with IL by giving
the correspondence TO the public
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
PHItADEIPHrA, Oct 6.-Tn the Protestant Epi.con.I
convention the debate the amendment 10 the sixtb ~.
nce OF the constitution relative TO uniform mode of
OF Bishops, Priests and Deaco1s closed this .terno
en- so'e was taken by Dloceses and orders. The
OF the Clergy was 10; Dioceses nays 49, The vots
oi ,he Laty yeas Doccses nays Is Maine was divi
ded New Jersey Indiana Wisconsin and Texas we're no,
represented by laity. NV
bo,h Orders OF New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Is
and Maryland Florida, Alabama Missouri Kentcky and
1aliiorrla vsted yea Both Orders Of M..sachusetts
Delaware, Virginia North and South Caro-
Ina Georgia Louisiana Mississippi and low. vo,-d nav
The Clergy OF Connecticut Tennessee Illinois and Mcb;
gan voted aye, and the Laity The Clergy Of New
jersey Indiana, and Wisconsin voted yea Istv No. ron
represented. 10y NV
The amendment having failed to receive Constitutional
majority the penal code prepared by Mr. Hoffman, of New
iork IN anticipation Of the amendment being ratified
not now be considered.