Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-04-20

manner, evidently intending TO lntimidale
and prevent him from exercising his priv
ilege. Mr.. Potter Of Wisconsin and others
stood by Lovejoy until he bad finished
Iu the report of the speeches during that
exciting movement, Mr.. Pryor chose to
take to himself a simple statement OF fact
as an insult, and thereupon challenged
MIR. Potter to deadly combat. We give
all the important points Of the "cOrres-
dence:"
Mr.. Pryor TO Mn. Potter.
VIusIsIA, April II, 1856.
SIN: Idemandthe satisfaction usual among
gentleman for the personal atfrcni you offered
me IN debate, aud ior which you were pleased
10 ayow your responsibility.
| have the honor to be, very respectfully,
Hon. John +. Potter. RosER A. PKIoR.
p. S.-My friend, Mr.. Chisman, will de-
liver this note. H. A. +.
Mr.. POTTER TO Mr.. PRYOR.
April IL. 1860.
Sir: Your note of to-day is received. |
refer You to my friend, Col. F. W. Lander, to
MAKE tlt '-'S
the honor to be, &c, JouN r. PorrEn.
Hon. Roger A. Pryor.
Col. LANDER TO Mr.. CHIsMAN.
WASHINGTON, April IL, ls60-ll1 pm.
Tie Hon. I. 4. Chismdn-Sr: | have TO
state that my principal, Hon. John +. Potter,
disclaiming the particular rules OF the code,
will fight the Hon. Roger A. Pryor with the
common bCwie-knlfe, al such place, private
room or open air, in this District, as we may
agree upon, al a time TO be fixed within the
next twelve hours, by you and myself. Dis
tance four feet al commencement Of engage
ment. Two seconds TO be present TO each
principal. Seconds restricted TO one navy
revolver each. Knives of principals o: equal
weight and length of blade. Fight to com
meDce at the word Three" The calling of
the tally and word, as between principal sec
onds, TO be decided by turning a piece of
money. have the honor 10 be most respect
fully, +. w. Lander.
Mn. CHIsMAN TO Col. LANDER.
WAsH,NeroN, April l3, 1860.
Col T. ". Lmdsr-Sir: In response TO
the demand of my friend Mr.. Pryor for "the
satisfaction usual among gentlemen" from
your friend Mr.. Potter, you stated that
your principal, "dlsClaIming the particular
rules OF the code, will fight Hon. Roger A.
Pryor with the common OWE knife, etc ,etc."
Not recognizing the vulgar, barbarous, and
inhuman mode of settling difficulties as either
usual among gentlemen or consistent with
the notions Of civilized society, must, with
out referring your communication 10 my
principal, or even seeing HIM, emphaticaly (
refuse To allow him to engage in it. When .
ever your principal will reply to Mr.. Pryor's /,
demand In such way as may seem TO me /
consistent with any fair and even most llher- /
al construction of the rules Of the code, whe-
ther particular or general, | shall be most
happy to communicate 10 my principal such /
response. have the honor 10 be most re-
spectfulIy, T.P. CHIsNAS.
Col. LANDER TO Mr.. CHIsMAN.
W.snISGroS, April l3, 3 a IN.
Tie Hon. 7. p. Cd,Sman-Sir: Your note |
is just received. Without replying to the .
terms of indignant which seem to pervade .
IL, will simply say that my principal detests
and abhors the barbarous and inhuman mode
of settling difficulties usual among gentlemen,
termed duellIng. He represents his consttu-
ents in the following manner: He asserts
and maintains his right TO present on the door
Of Congress, within parliamentary rules, any
matter which he believes TO be correct.
Called upon by note 10 reply TO your princi-
pal, he has made his statement. As his friend,
have presented II. You object 10 the terms.
They were such as would alone enable my
principal, who was unacqualnted with the
usual weapons of duelistS, TO meet your friend
on equal terms. He will not go out of the
District TO fight duel. He waves the usual
last resort of the non-dueliSi, the assertion
that he will defend himseliwhenever assalled.
II
and weapon. When at this stage of the af-
fair yoC appeal To the strict terms of the code,
and express yourself dissatisfied. there is but
one result. dsclam any of the scruples
which have actuaed my friend Mr.. Potter.
Differing with him as mnch as 4 man can in
politics, | believe with HIM that every Amer-
can citizen is entitled TO the full expression
Of his opinions. therefore present myseifin
his place without restrictions. | have the
honor to be, very respectfully,
F. w. LANDER.
Mr.. CHTSMAN TO Col. LANDER.
COL +. ". Lander--Sir: Neither my friend
Mr. Pryor nor myself have any personal
quarrel with you. | can not therefore permit
hm or myself to take any advantage of your
courteous offer TO substitute yourself in Mr..
Potters place. T.P.CuIsNAS.
We regret that Mr. Potter paid any at
'entiOn to this overbearing negro,driver.
But it was one of seres Of attempts to
crush out freedom of debate, and to insult
supposed non-fghting Members. 1t was
surmised that Pryor, Keitt & Co. would
probably have attacked Potter, as some did
Sumner, whenever they could have got
him at disadvantage-or even assassina-
ton might have been resorted to-and he
resolved to run the hazard of an
open contest. But be meant to have it a
real fsht-no sham, or child's play-aud
that one or the other should fall Not fa-
mliar with dueliug pistols-and not in.
tending to suffer from the hair trigger as
Broderick did after being forced into
duel with Terry-hc chose q weapon
which as Western man he was as famil-
lar with as Pryor was Potter is feshy
man, while Pryor is thin as rail-shoot-
ing was nowise equal, while the knife was
more SO. At all events, Potter, as the
party, had an undoubted right
to name weapon, time, and place. PryOr's
"friend' declined not only to fight thus,
but refused also to fight Po,ter's 'friend'
in any way that Pryor might nrefer