Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-05-22
sr6TE CENTRAL COMMITTEES.
SUNDAY MORNING, MAY ss, 1853.
Personal.

On Friday morning the Nashville Banner contain
ed an editorial embOdying the following paragraph
The Southern politicians are in the habit of abus-
ing S-wafd and Van Buren, Greeley and Dix as the
enemies Of The South; but the worst enemies OF the
Sou are in the Southern Democratic party. These
Northern fan l;ics fsr off that their voices
would never reach the Of the slaves, but that
they are caught up and re echoed by Southern Dem
ocratic parts They really poWerless Of
themselves, ard it is only through the of such
jOutns ais the UsION AND American, and such
candidates as " Harris thst they are able to do
any harm. The real enemies of the South, the
trait who ought 10 be most severely punished,
these Democratic leaders
The word 4" traitors in the above paragraph was
regarded by Mr.. PoISDExTER, one of the editors Of
this paper, as going beyond the limits Of editorial
courtesy aud 5nally offensive. Hecaed at the
Banner office, and, learning that Mr.. BEAUMONT was
the author of the article, asked for retraetOn of
the Objectionable expression. Af.er some converse
ton between the part e., Mr.. BEAUMONT refused to
withdraw the offensive language, when Mr.. POM
DEXTER denounced the charge cont lined in the
paragraph as "falsehood." Mr.. BEAUNosT struck
Mr. P and struggle eusued in which the par
ties fell to the or By-stauders interfered and
separated them. Mr. PoMDExTER again repeated
that the statement was an " unqualified falsehood."
Upon his second repetition of this language, Mr..
BEAUMONT seized q chair to strike, and Mr.. P drew
pistol, but prevented from firing ty blow on
the arm from the chair. TIE by-stsnders having
seized the pistol the parties engaged in second
conflict and again separated without injury to
either
In the afternoon, near two o'clock, the parties
met on Cedar street, near the CAPITOL As Mr..
BEAUMONT turned from Vine street into Cedar Mr.
PoINDExTER was descending the steps from the Cap
itol grounds into Cedar In order to avoid danger
to persons on the street in both directions they
ranged themselves opposite sides. The first
round Of firing between the parties was without
effect, Mr.. BEAUMONT shooting first and Mr. Pom
DEXTER in quick succession. The second time the
parties fred stimuli lneously. The third round the
fire cape first from Mr. PoNDExTER and secondly
from Mr.. BEAUMONT Mr.. PoNDEXTER was ia the
set Of raising his pistol for fourth fire when he
was informed by his antagonist that he was wound
ed. A carriage was Immediately procured and Mr..
B. taken to his room. The wound, we understand,
is in the lower part of The leg and we are graifed
to know is not dangerous.
1t is not our purpose to comment upon the cirr
cumstances which led to this unpleasant alteration
It is a matter between the parties themselves, and
we have no disposition to trouble the public with
the circumstances attending it, farther than is me-
cessary TO avoid Misrepresentation. II is due to
Mr.. PoINDExTER that we should say, that nothing
but stern sense of duly TO himself, without desi-
ring TO infringe upon proper privileges Of others'
actuated his course. The previous relations between
the parties were Of the most amicable character.