Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-11-23

WHAT NE DID AND WHAT he DID .sor MEAN BY THAT
covvpps .,.,o,, A., ca. .1-ro,y.
In the Richmond inquirer, coming to hand
yesterday, we find lengthy reply, by Judge
Brockenbronoh. to the Wstatement'' o,It forth nv
- ~,
mr. Oielnel.s' gu Tue uloLlIs VI s"o Jay VI ms
duel with .. Jennings Wise. as we published
the Statement of Mr. Clemens and all the pre-
eedino corresnondenceo IN tl,esrbiect We can do
lie - A.. a., q, $50 4;s Io.pa, 1,,-,,
no less 70 Gay than 10 transfer this lettef,
as it is, to our columns. The editors of the.
Richmond Enquirer regard it as a full exculpa-
ton or rather yindication of the Judges postion
IT, 49,. ,,i,,l l,o,,o,,o. - Ioo.z ;a.o,;5ot6
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N the least tue perfect sincerity OF Mr. Clemens
statement
To the Editors of the Ep0uirer. 5.4s7f,
GENTLEMEN:-The very gratifying intelligence
having reachedSmc, through the columns Of
The South. and from other sources that the con.
ditIon of the Hon. Sherrard Clemens hos exhih.
tied such an improvement. within the last few.
weeks as to Justify the confident expectation of
his entire recovery. / Deem due to- mvseIf No
longer. to defer reply to his ststatementp dc.
taiing the occurrences Immediately proceeding
and producing his late duel, which was publish
ed in Tho South of the 18th of Sentemher last
generous public will need no Insurance. fsotn.
me that it is extremely painful to me to revive
the recollection of controversy, which had so
serious and distressing a result, and thatino con-
sideration could induce me to do so bnt n convic.
ton of the necessity of yindicatlnp nv charac.
ter from the aspersions, las many deem them
cast upon it in the publication referred to. The
circumstances attending chat publication were
such us to enforce silence upon me, which I
could not have broken without violating rs INV
friends thought, the obvious propristies of life
Ar. ~ y
humanity. "a
The document itself is very singular one
and was published underyery- peculiar circum.
stances. 1t purports to have been written. with
a view to publication, only in the event that the
author "shouId not survive the meeting.n and
yet it was ushered to the world on the morning
after that meeting. which Ind resulted ne v,ss
then thought, in wound of no very serious
character. / am confident that this was Mr.
Clemens own opinion. for on the 9Th of Sen.
TENDER, the day left Wheeling for Charleston
Gen. Feeny, the city postmaster. brought me n
telegraphic dispatch received the snio6ts hefors
from Mr.. Clemens himself stating that ttthe
wound was not dangerous. ana 5thnf he was in
the hands of his friends" These were tbegverv.
words of the dispatch. as i nerfectlv. well. ,s.
member II will not indnIoe in, INV snecnIat ;o
as to the motives which nTon,ntefl "a snfltIsT =
change of purpose in reference 10 tba nnbI;c.s
ton of Mr. Clemens Statement" Nv burmese
IN this communication is SimnIv tn resnnnd
without the least acrimonv to some Of oie,
cations contained in fine Ssner ifseIf trSera :.
much truth in the detail oiyen by NJ, cIor1oi %
of the circumstances Of o9r casnsl ;ntary;ov nf
Grafton and of the conyersston fbot al
between us do not intend to ,ot;ce ;no,,,at -
rial points or to conTovert ;ts avcIt
in particulars herein after sfSfad
Mr. Clemens has 80 enresso5 b;n,solf a.
induce the careless to oonoi5a tSo as 70
intended to contrs;ct the ~ me
letter. published in tho aov;rsr that 1 ba5
never uthorize him t ss ,,o5 I;aa
the nomination for the Office of STe peciing
rendered. tn me i, tbo IL
the nse ii INV o;n
ton The
from This oF persons
is That
n is INV n,,rnose to sba, g US.
sto the
own nrevions cn,9,,ot s't t e.
conld So,o y. no ana
NV olaoatioG a.. ~ se ruin OF
se tbe ioo es we pas
NV face =, s ,a as Tue struck
Snr 81 can state
Won f. do H. f,ntSs aatnorise
Ss ~ me- to tal
tio IL tb;s t tls my atten-
rst letter. to ," tho PI9sauon OF my
II II 10 n;to .Iat ~ uLu IecaIl
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