New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-04-21

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believe that he will not defend himself I $50
| This il d mistake. II for tinae W Maas ~ sns
could II the DISPOSAL 81 MI. Pryor, in regard to
i personal combat, BIZ no means believe that ne vii
4 not defend himself. ~ -
beg to assure yon, wthont consa,rng Il, Masn w
princinal. that he viii protect himself with honer
1 wherever assaifed. Ii also becomes ny aaty "
inform v0u that Hon. John Il. Potter did NOT KNOW
of nv ciar to appear for him.
The further REMARKS @ your lesssI ~ Ss,
difficulties, the propfiety Of which We are not dis
1 Ctlssirg, i have netting to ofiar r. z reply.
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Ne CARD FROM MR.. CHIssTA an.
[ In further explanation Of Mr.. Pryors position in
Tie controversy with Mr.. Potter, a deem it proper
to make public the following notes, which, though
never delivered, have an essential bearing on the
transaction. The first note was handed to me by
me-. Pryor in Alexandria, and at his urgent err
treaty agreed, against my own Judgment, 10 de-
liver it to Mr.. Potter, but which, on reaching
Washington IN Difference to the earnest and unani.
nous remonstrance of the Hon. Messrs. Lamar,
Keitt and Miles, determined to take the response
bility Of withholding:
VIRGINIA, u o'clock, April 10, ls60--Si':.
avail myself Of the earliest moment after report
from my friend, Mr.. Chisman, to send You this
note.
Ia consequence Of the impossibihty of commu-
nicating with me. my friend has been compelled to
proceed without conference in the several stages
of this controversy. He has acted in my behalf
from the highest impulses of honor, and in ODE
dience to the rules which govern the conduct Of
gentlemen in the settlement of personal
Nevertheless, cannot abide his decision.
Before formally accepting your terms Of conf
bat, must repel the .intimation conveyed IN the
note of your friend, Mr. Lander to the eifect TINT
] am seeking in some way to restrict your liberty
Of speech as Representative. do not question
lx,nt1r in ~
vihdicate my own character against an aspersion
which you interpolated. without warrant, in the
debates III the House Of Representatives, and for
which you refused any apology.
Protesting against the terms Of combat you offer
list because they do not afford me the ssatisfac-
tion usual among gentlemen which you engaged
to accord me BY your acceptance Of my challenge:
2dly, because they are inhuman, atrocious and re-
pugnant to all the sentiments of civilized COM
iniinity 3dlY because, by reason Of your greatly
superior size and strength, they deny me every
condition Of equal Observation-Disclosures do
accept your terms, and will fight you as you pro-
pose.
MY friend, Mr.. Chisman, is authorized to arrange
the details Of time and place.
# Before concluding must assure you that in the
use of every weapon save one-the pistol--you
have at least as much experience and experiences
as myself.
70 this note require reply in your own name.
have the honor e e very E E5SsR PRYOR.
Hon JOBS F. PoTrKR. E
MIR. Pryor, on returning to Washington, being
unable to find a friend who would carry the above
note, handed me the following, which I agreed to
deliver to Mr.. Potter:
APRIL Ia lS60-ssai. !: I seize the earliest oppor.
tunty Ritter my return to this city and examina-
ton Of the correspondence between Mr.. Lander
and Mr.. Chsman, in reference to the difficulty
between us, to respond to the ntmation conveyed
in your seconds last note.
Although your proposed terms of combat were
rejected BY my friend without conference with me,
yet have no alternative now but to submit to his
decision. i find, however, in your rather sgnif-
cant and emphatic proclamation Of purpose to
defend yourself against attack, some faint posi-
bility of a settlement Of the controversy between
us. Acting ON that suggestion, beg to inform
you that if you will, within the next three hours,
name particular time and designate some place,
out of the thoroughfares and most frequented por-
tions of the city-with view to escape interrupt
ton and to avoid injury to other persons will
afford you an opportunity to redeem the yaunt
with which you parade your resources Of self-de-
Tense. Your obedient servant,
ROGER A. PRYOR. 3
My friend Mr.. Chisman viii deliver this note.
\ Hon. JOHN f. PoTTEn. r. z.
When Oh my way to deliver the above to Mr..
Potter, to my surprise was authoritatiyely in
formed that he had been arrested and put under
bonds to keep the peace. After this, could of
course present no such communication to him.
sEs4 p. ECTIISMAN