The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-16

lrsssr for sdyissneaI and he, Dv. Bmagsr, ami
hesr. ;. B OAaposl, }. j. Pesssyew and s VIII
soo Inferred them. After . lime, hr. % ner re-
tarnsd - Nc, brnEn6 the siss qua a ,nsir
cepsspce the proposition that Mr. Taber saoa aid also
express regret Tor The publication Of the articles Mia
and hsSoisss may seem. IL too palp.he % ms
thai amounted mot only 70 identification OF Mr..
Iaeer with Me whole responsibility for those Articles
have been qualification OF him editor. and hu
initiation Of him man, and 30 stated 70 Nj o,nnsr
whole meaning OF that hostile meeting must rest on
the head VI tbOee OF h,m who made IT
then inquired of Mr.. Conner vhether must proceed
10 load for another shot, and ne bowed his head assent
Near an hour had been consumed after the secosd shot
In discussion the third shot took place wh s fatal
result
state that Dr. Bennger had, as an intervening
friend distinctly male and lrmly stood upon the pf0po
sfton thai the exchange Of tas shos should have
been deemed SAITH facen should have aocepted IT, and
Withdrawn my friend from the feid whether the other
side CONQUERED or not would have amounted 70 de-
cree Of subtraction.
In reference second point against me, d Also
material 70 note ihe following
l. That Mr.. Heart editor Of the Mercury. had also
beer CHALLENGED, and had accepted
2 That sa.sscton IN behalf Of the Mercury although
to be ot emed unity, to be rendered by Mr. ra0sr
OF Mr. Heart bob; and that rendered complete In
entirely. BY Mr. Tsber, Mr. Heart should mos be called
upon; u not, Mr. Heart could oe.
That MI Hearts meeting had been appointed Il the
ground. ~ time immediately following thai OF Mr.
the third shot, waiting to respond tn Satisfaction.
can now give my reasons Tor not Withdrawing Mr.
JaO<r, and not dsclir1pg Q th.rd sh0S.
I. satished that Mr.. Txber would not have been
Wiling.
q would have assumed responsibility contrary to
al proceed. Mt face OF the demsud OF tue chatenging
party might have II In despite Of these con.
fidefaii0nf, bnt for the reason,
s. That II Mr.. Taber had been withdrawn, the other
party could have insisted the pretext OF failure OF
satisfaction the part of the Mercury upon Mr. Heart
taking his place and mskiog complete II Mr. Heart
rush evens had fallen what would been the posi-
tioD Of my friend and mysef2 Mr. raber bad assumed
70 render satisfaction in u and nothing but the adms
s'on Of bis opponent or the decree VI intervention
could have avsiled.
10 but justice 10 Mr.. Edmund Rhett, Jr, who prompt
y avowed himself the author and PUBLISHER OF the axt
cles signed "A Nuiider, and who instantly endeavorsd
10 prevent the due, by oh llepRng Judge Magrath with
that object to state that Mr. rabers meeting With Mr.
Ei Msgrah took place grounds entirely distnc, feom
his he'd reference " his position, and cood not have
b. en- arrested by his scton therefore refused IN per-
NIT him TO be the held and would not have suffered
bA To- He was, however, near IT, ready tn
terpoee and all responsibility In the event Judge
NsRrash had appeared aud ,ntervened.
submit myself TO the calm Judgment and generous
feeling Of the State, and mourn WITH oes only
Of promising. useful and beloved man, bat OF ini
and en1eared friend HIS clear iuteIe and chi.
vairous spt oOpcurred In all which did, Neither could
or did anticipate the sad result
JOHN CUNNINGHAM.