Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-05-05

contempt for Price aud bis conduct treated his lei
ter with silence and Indifference. Shortly Afterwards
lreceiyed another It'll more offensive, demanding thai
should meet him in Washington ito settle the mat
ter" nnne1ine threat in the event Of my declining
to do So | answered this letter promptly in such
terms AS the occasion warranted, but before IL was
received by Price his card had appeared in the pub
lie prints went Immediately to Harper Ferry
Ritu the intention Of pursuing the only course that
seemed open TO the, Though by no means TO put ny
sell upon footing Of recognized equality with my
naspiaut) hut after counscing with cool, discreet
frcds at their urgent solicitation, finally determine
ed appeal to the tribunal Of the county for YER
dot as 10 who was 'the liar and the slandererf-
The est IA now pending and hence am debarted
the privilege Of saying what otherwise would Of
the person who made this unproyoked and cowarlly
assault upon me- after had left the community in
which was reared and taken up my abode amongst
strangers. The matter would have been decided long
this but for the persistent efforts oil Prices
sci TO have il postponed 1t will be disposed Of at
the present term OF the Circuit Court of Jefferson
county, and the public will know the result. may
add further that Prices card based entirely on
the alleged fact tibet had at certain time specified
spoken disre5pcctfully of his father. This the
subject which, in a menaeing anil insulting mlnner,
he commanded me TO explain. To show, therefore,
the utter groandlcsaness of the charge, append the
certificates Of ho two witnesses, both respectable
gentlemen and both members of the church 10 which
the elder Price was attached
1--WE the undersigned certify that we were present
upon u certain occasion, alluded to by Michael Il.
Price In bis card Of the 9Th inst aud that in the
yersation addressed 10 rs, wherein language usel
by Joseph Button, which Mr.. Price has made the sub
ject of denunciation in his card above mentioned -
word of dispdragemat was uttered against Mr..
Prices father any other indiuidudl Mr.. Button 5
remark to- wit That he "rcspectcd an honorable OPP
ponent,p had generaL and not Veetat reference
These other persons 'ohm hearing Of the con-
uersdtion" Solomon '. YAHrIs,
WILLIAM $. SHOOK.
These same gentlemen, without knowledge or solic-
itation on my part went Immediately to Price andas-
sutcl him that he had done me gross injustice and
ought 10 reract his publication
In reply he nckuow ledged that nothing had said
justified his course, but TINT he provoked by the
contempt with which hadtrcaed his communication,
There IL another significant feature about this affair
Ia Prcee letter TO the editor of tho Lynchburg Re-
publican ordering the publication Of his card, il the
request to send his bill To the Virginia Republican,
iMr faulkuef's home organ) or to the Hon. {. j.
Faulkner himsclfl The public can deduce their own
Inference from this fact In brief may only say that
the attack Was iustgatc by political maley olcnce
in which regarded Price as a mere tool in the
hlnd4 of others To those who feel my interest in
the subject and anxious to ascertain my standing
nj home, would refer them to any gentleman resi-
dent in jefferson County for the information desired
mud 10 Col. LcwsG Arthur, would say that if h
eucrhins any doubts IN regard To my personal cour-
age Ar any Of his friends can test that matter very
rcndy.
cannot close ths communication without m
APOLOGY for trospassiug upon the public whose good
opinion value, aud to maintaia which have been
thus forced prominently before them.
Lynehburg, May T. - JOS. BUTTON.
Norg.-Dwing to the unavoidable absence of Mr..
White by the detention Of the Tennessee train,
the publication ota Joint card from US, rcbuttng
Arthnrs last statement, is deferred until tomorrow.
have now only to say in this connection that his
statement OF the occurrences Of last Monday, IN
Liberty, is a false AS his conduct was cowardly.