Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-10-08
AGRArll.
CHARLESTON, sept. 9th, lsj6.

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SIR: hnye received by the han Is of MIR. Con-
ncr, your motto of the Goth int. | repel your "a.
sortion that | have made, repeated thrcatrnlnEs'
10 publish and circulate insuliIng mud libclious
attacks upon your "brothor.J Judge Mngtnth,' md
deny that tho Mercury has "cndorsed" the publ
cations made, IL has. on the CONTRARY, simulta
ncons with the publication Of thcsr Glticlcs prof
frreh ia columns for reply.
Before take notice OF the simple personal as
poets al your note 10 myself, | have n word to
say. touching lis bearings Il me, ~ the candnrs
ter ot Il public press, its relation 10 Judge Nh
grath, mud the party who has given tie cause of
oilenee. for which YOU seek revenge. lou az
mn INTRUDER, aud YOU intrnd" IL commit an out
rage upon the liberty of the Press. Either through
malice, or from calculation. yen turn aside from
the nvowed r"spon ,ible author Of the dI,qui>iiion
upon the merits 81 Your brother. ms II candidate,
tn the conductors OF a public journal, who would
give a chance 10 trGth. md H. the discussion Of
the qualifications If candidates for the highest
public trusts. Nnn assume To represent the hon
or and manhood OF Yenr brother, an nvoWca can-
dIdatc for the highest office in our eitt, aud by
your Interference, 10 reduce his honor and man
hood 10 Il viearious cxistence. d. not ndmit,
that, when Il candidate by his own consent, he
ean avoid the proper necessary responsibilities
81 his position Is a candidate. II II Judge he j.
no less n candidate. He cannot lcgitmntcly pat
his character IN commission mud maintain bis
honor by proxy. Ii he can resign his seat 10 20
t. Congress. he can resign it tif necessarily TO-
viudicate his honor. He has no right To he u
candidate, lfhe Is 10 cease to he Il man. The
shelter Of lis jujge>hip i wjthoat the counlc.
nance of principle. II i-n refuge without man
hood and without character. But truth shall not
h" muaaIed, though he b. n Judge, and the ''iih
ertv of the press -hnll be maintaued; even
against the yicarionS champions of his manhood
and the intrusive representatives. al his honar-
Thus much for your warrant 10 insult me. and
10 represent your brother. But you have in,nl
ted me, and you shall not do So with IMMUNITY.
Protesting, therefore, against goar right To
call upon mo, either as man or editor; your right
II assume yonr brothers proper responsibility;
yoGr attempt To still" by the pistol the freedom
Of discussion. | nevertheless waiv all this. and
consent 10 meet you. My friend, MIR. Barnet, will
make the necessary arrangements.
Your obcdicnt ser'yt,
W.R.T ABER, Jr.
j.. MAGRATH. Esq.
In pursuance of the above correspondence, and
by the arrangement OF tho respective friends
named in 1.-THE parties met near the city on Mon
day. the 29th inst, at lalf past ! o'clock, p. IN,
and Mr.. Taher was mortally wounded on the
third fire.
A duplicate of the communication handed to
Mr.. Taber was also delivered 10 Mr.. Heart, and
the following reply was returned;
CHARLESTON. Sept. p. 1850.
SIR: | acknowledge the receipt of youl note
of the 10th inst. by the hands of Mr., Conner
Accompanying this, you will receive a natc
from Mr.. Taber, TO which | refer you AS my an
swcr.
Your ohedieut servant.
JOHN HEART.
Mr.. Heart. accompanied by his friends, at the
time agreed upon, appeared upon the ground,
and. after the fall of SIR. Taher, Mr.. :. Champ
lin, the acting second Of Mr.. Hrnrt. notified Mr.