Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-10-18
The Terry-Rroderick DueI.

! TIE Black Republican papers are making mar
| tyr of Mr. BRODERIck. The following statements of
the cause of the duel showhow groundles are these
attempts:
! CAUSE OF TIE BRoDERICK TERRY DUEL-The steamer
of to-day win bear the East the intelligence of the
| death of the Hon. David c. Broderick. late Senator
| of the United states, from wound received in
duel-his antagonist being the Hon. David s. Terry
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California
No affair Of the kind ever took place in this State
! that grossly misrepresented 4 studied at
tempt has been made to mislead the public mind in
regard to all its circumstances. and we have little
| doubt that by tOdays mail the sandeTs so mon
strously circulated among the people of California
viii with equal industry lie disseminated throughout
the Atlantic States. Of this wilful pervefson of
facts must acqUt the immediate friends Of the
deceased Senator. FOR the most psrt their sorrow
at his loss has not made them unjust The outery
comes from the black republicans, by whom the oI-
portunity has been seized with feroeous aydity to
make capital for their party.
The effort are happy to say, has entirely failed
II is well known that the difficulty between Messrs
Terry ard Bl.oderiek was wholly discouDeced with
the events of the late Neither was 1t iden-
titled in any single particular with the antagonisnf
between Messrs. BrOderick and Cfwin Mr. Terry
has never been friend of Mr. Gwin he has never
had any afiliation, personal political with that
Senator; and, furthermore, We have the most posi-
tive assurance that no friend of Mr.. Gwin was in
Mr. Te1'rys confidence in relation to his proposed
correspondence with Mr. Brodericl5 So much for
the charge of conspiracy. The vile accusation of
unfairness in the fight has already been abundantly
refuted.-S0a Francisco Herald Sept 20.
The Sacramento Standard publishes the following
statement of the origin of the difficulty:
We publish below a statement made by D. W Per;
ley of what passed between him and Mr.. Broderick
in relation to Judge Terry at the breakfast table of
the international Hotel On the 2Gth of June. l. will
be seen that Mr.. Broderick remarks were extreme
~ insulting. The mere epthets Judge Terry ap-
pears to have treated with contempt, butimputaiions
cast upon his official integrity by Senator Of the
United States at the public table of hotel could
not be overlooked Accordingly we find 1t is to
this point Judge Terry addressed himself; the mpu-
tations were admitted by Mr. Broderick without any
offer of retraction There no other course lett
for Judge Terry but the one he pIrsued. The fol-
lowing is the statement of 5r. Perley:
II was sitting tire breakfast table Of the Inter
national Hotel, directly by the side of Mrs Col.
James Her husband sat on the other side Of her.
Directly opposite sat Selover and Broderick I
spoke TO both politely as | took my seat, and then
commenced J. Conversation with Mrs. James.
'BrOderick then addressed himself 10 ne as fol
lows:
~Your friend Terry has been abusing me at Sacra-
mento."
i said: What is it. Mr. Broderck"
''He replied: The damned miSerItie lo7e'cl. aftc
being kicked ot OF the Convention wcHt dCvu tL-sg
and made speech abusing me 1 have defe .',}
him at times when all others deserted him. / pad
and supported three newspapers to defend him iu--
ing the Vigilance Committee days, and This Is all tie
gratitude get from the damned miserable wIelIn
fer the favors have conferred on hin. 1 have
hitherto spoken Of him honest mdR-as the
only honest the bench of a miserable cor
rupt Supreme COurt-but now find was mistaken
take it all back. He is just as bad rs the others
i then spoke as follows: Mr.. Broderici who is
it you speak of a loreicb?'
He said Terry
81 said: viii inform the Judge of the language
you have used concerning him.
He said; DO so; wish you to do So 1 am re-
spOnsibe for it
q" then said: You would not dare to use this au-
guage 10 him
=" He sneered at this and echoed me-',co,9d not
dIre.'
Il replied: NO sir; you would not dare to do it.
and you know you would not dare to do it. and you
shall not use it to concerning him. l shall hold
you personally responsible for the language Of in
suit and menace you have used.