Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-08-10
PersonnIItie. 81 lIoiaIF;y;=fi5i.,.l7 4


Prentice e5 tie Journal geiaiaas Durgltt, Of
The Courier, that the bands to- ksep he, Peace,
Under sglich they mere PLACED, lace ezpieed..
InstheLonisVille.C Courier of. Aug. 9TH, underthe
head of Persona" the following note from Mr..
Geo. D. Prentice is printed: fa12s
-. JoURNAL OFFICE,
LOUISVILLE KY, July 81, 1858. a2t
!. Z. Da1Tett, Esq: SI,i--I deem it right to
remind you, that the bonds under which we
were placed have expired, and to say, to Won
that while am willing to avoid any personal
difficulties, andhope to have no occasion for one
with anybody, feel myself at liberty to hold
personally Irresponsible the author or publisher
OF any future aspersion upon my private char
acter or personal. habits. I'D ~
d.Li.:e GEORGE D. PRENTICE.
The Courier says:
Prentice had no right TO send,us the above
note. Aboutso year ago, while in a drunken
trollc, he attempted to 0sSassinate us without
cause, and therefor weFmaClc proposition to
him, by which he could have fair opportunity
to take our life, without committing murder. If
he had the nerve to ytryiit. He declined our
offer in such yulgarand coIardly way as 10
place himself beneath the further notice. of gen
uemen, and to deprive him of the right to send
US any such note as the one in question. Hence,
%epqblIsh his note, for our relations are such.
that no document Of the kind, from him to u.s..
can DC private. When he chooses to remove
INC disgrace that rests upon, and to send TO us
the only note of n private nature Which he can,
send Us, It Will receive prompt and due atten-
ton, = no ~
The Courier processes to think that the letter
from Prentice was designed 40 make trouble
privately, which conldgbe connec ted. with pub
affairs: The Courier don't know. whether
Prentice means that he will sue, or challenge,
or assassinate its editor, but suspects assassina
ton 1t says in concluding comments on this
matter aaa.at5g5
We IRE not in the habit Of assailine private
character or personal habits, but when our duty
rs hcJournalists demands it, we shall spare
neither PRIMITIVE nor any one else. 1t is vain
tor hunt to attempt to make the bully,s capital
ny warming us not to do that witch he does not
think wewill do The only way for him to es-
cape us, is o'behave himself, and this he well
q 1lIE SSTKGGGlEIE LIN ols-Tho political con
test wakes warm in Illinois The, two LEADING.
candidates lnsthea field for the United States
Sena te arc eYertng themselves to the utmost
lhey nave determined to havea grand discus
! $! at enc prominent point of each Congress
s.on nal District Of thetatc, and will commence
At ottawa on the 2fst Of august, whore Mr.
Douglas will speak for an hour, after " hich Mr.
lSEne9in occupy an hour and iiaIf, and Mr.
douglas will then take al, hour to reply. Att
me next place this order viii be reversed and
alternate IN like mannera each Successive Mace
TINS strikes US as a very fair and liberal ar
!angement and one that will afford the plofSIe
an Opportunity, not 6htf OF seeing and hearing
the candidates, but of learning and exarlirfinS
their principles. Tho NIiittIe Giant SIS know
rs one OF the most powerful men in the nation.
N tue syn While MI Lincoln is also earnest |
able and ipdeiatiga lie.