Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-07-20
aailg Tir9iaian.
A Question of Veraoity.
In the Nashville Patriot we find tho following:


CARD.
7otie Editors Of The Daily Rafrot-- Gentlemen:
In Your issue Of about II week, a week and half
or two weeks ago, you announced. with what in
some countries would be looked upon az flourish
of trumrets, that a hostile meeting had taken
place. on the other side Of the river. between two
prominent citizens Of Nashville. tthe undersigned
being named as one of thsm) that they fought, at
the distance Of three hundred yards, with small
brass bnrreled pistols, and that the arst fire both
were killed You don't say whether it was the
citizens or tho pistols that were killed; but from
the very short distance at which tho shooting was
done take il for granted that it was the oit,srns.
happened to be on tho Cumberland mountains,
at tho Bon Kelso Springs. when tho meeting in
question took place, and cannot therefore say, from
n personal know lodge Of the facts, whether your
statement is strictly true in every particular or
not: but having carefully Investigated the matter
since my return, | am convinced that, although
your statement. 10 far as the main facts are CON
cerned. may be correct. it is in it's minor details
erroneous. In my investigation Of the affair.
hive satisfied myself
L. That tho meeting did not take place on the
other side of the river
.. That the weapons used were not small brass
barreled pistols.
3. That the distance was not three hundred
wards
/. That the par4ies were not both killed at the
first fire.
s. That nobody wan killed at the first irc.
q. Tint there WAS any first Arc.
+ That was not one VI tho parties TO tho meet
ing.
& That there wns' mt any meeting no how.
With these few ,rining exceptions, and about as
many moro Of less Importance, your statement
was. | believe. generally correct
NV administrators are requested to turn their
attention to other pursuits for the present. as
shall not tronblo them TO wind up my estate just
yot.
With n great ,sany wishes for your continued
exemption iur tho prevailing diseases oi tho couH
try. | remain
Your ohedient servant.
W. WASHINGTON BRICKS.
p. S.-I really feel sorry for you these dull
times when sensation times are NO deuced scarce
aud If you should find it necessary. In looking
around for something to fll up With YOU may kill
me off again. But don let n brickbat fall on me
from the fourth story OF u new building nor moth.
ing of that sort. don't fancy that style Of death
Make il ns heroic and gentlemenly ~ you vol
can and sha'nt complain q. W. Is.
Nothing daunted by this bold impeachment OF
his veracity. the editor Of the Patriot repcsn the
following terms:
We rubbish this morning n card from Gen
Bricks. in which he denies that ho was killed in
duel tho other side Of the river u short time
ago. a. stated by us ut the time that transaction
occurred
We must confess that the cool assurance Of this
card surprises us not n little. We are not given
to making statements through these columns that
onnnot he substnnintcd in every particular Gen
Bricks may impose upon others, but to impose
upon us 10 utterly imp ssibla. We have stated
that ho was killed in II duel on the other side OF
the ryer--distance three. hundred yards weap
ons, small brass barrlcd pistols; 0en. Bricks de-
nies tho fact. We reterate tho statemcnt--let an
impartial community. upon whose mind belief in
that statement has become engraIted, and there
by become the settled policy of tho country. de-
eide whose word is entitled to most weight. If
that community nronounce agninst us, We shall
take pleasure in recognizing Gen. Bricks as liv
ing man; if in onr favor, we shall regard him ~
u mere ghost who has seen ft to revisit the
glmpses of tho moon. and shall treat him accord
ingly. We await the verdict.