Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-08-11

upward, until The word ssstop;. immedi-
ately after which, be laid the barrel in his
left hand, resting it there. Both prinei-
pals retained their positions. Col. Davis
remarked, "What 9 the difficulty r. Mr..
Old Immediately added that their seemed
to be a misunderstanding about the word,
and said, aResume your POSITIONS" and,
"Gentlemen, remember the word now is
an order to iireg'
The word being then repeated by Mr..
Old, Mr.. Aylett fred deliberately about
the word sstwo.' Mr.. Wise, after receiv-
ing the fire, turned, from Mr.. Aylett and
discharged his pistol in the air. After
this Mr.. Aylett left his position and ad-
yanced towards Mr.. Old. He was imme-
diatly requested by Mr.. Old and Colo
mel Davis to return to his position, which
be promptly did.
Col. Davis, accompanied BY the surgeon
on his side, advanced to his principal, ask
ed if he was hit; received q negative an
swer, and returning asked Mr. Old what
proposition be had TO make. Mr.. Old re-
piled be had none; .'sthat he withdrew his
principal from the field, Mr.. Wise having
refused to fire at Mr.. Aylett, be could mob
ask another fire. After short interval,
Col. Davis, without consulting bis princi-
asked Mr.. Old IL be had understood him
10 say that he would not accept another
fire if il were offered, to which Mr.. Old
promptly replied, he "would not on the
present OCCASION Mr.. Old announced,
and afterwards repeated, that the affair wss
ended. Mr.. Aylett approached the gem
:lemen who bad acted IS seconds, and
said be wished Mr.. Wise to be informed
that he abelieved the offence offered by
him 10 Mr.. Wise was the result Of a mis-
understanding, and he wished by-gones to
be by-gones."
Col. Davis asked fhe wished that to be
communicated to Mr.. Wise, and being an
swered in the affirmative, proposed that
Old should deliver the message. Mr.. Old
said he preferred that Col Davis should
do SO, but would accompany him. When
they arrived at Mr.. Wise's position, Mr..
Old, at Col. Davis request, delivered the
messages substantially as follows: "Mr.
Aylett believes from the conduct just ex-
hibited By Mr.. Wise that the offence offer
ed 10 him by Mr.. Wise was the result Of q
misunderstanding on the part of Mr. Wise.
Mr.. Aylett therefore desires by-gones to be
by-gones, and amicabie relations to be es-
tablished.n Mr.. Wise Immediately, without
consultation, replied as follows: u have
Just given sufficient evidence that ] have
no desire for Mr.. Aylett's blood, nor do I
desire now to use any disrespeeffai Ian
guage which may wound his feelings; but
Mr.. Ayletfs relations towards me, and
towards another very dear to me, are in
my opinion such as to preclude any recor-
citation between Mr.. Ayleet and myself.
prefer that we shall meet hereafter only
as perfect strangers"
Col. Davis then interposed, substantial
ly in the following terms: II do not un-
derstand my principal as declaring perpet-
ual hostility towards Mr.. Aylett. regard
his declaration as referring only to the
present. and not as shutting the door to
the possibility of future reconciliation"
Mr.. Wise replied that he 'desired his
language to be understood without modi-
fication; that he considered any explana-
ton of it as unnecessary; that he had not
referred to hostility present or future;
that he desired to meet Mr.. Aylett as an
entire stranger"
Col. Taliaferro expressed the opinion
that be understood Mr.. Wise's language to
be sufficiently explicit, without modifca-
ton or explanation.
Mr.. Old said he understood Mr.. Wise
desired the parties should stand as they
had met.
Mr.. Wise replied he did.
The parties then left the ground
The above statement is correct. The
surgeons confirm the substantial correctness
of the statement. WIN. OH, JR,
j. LUcIus DAVIS.