New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-07-16
ri Question Of Veracity.
IL liz Nashville Patriot We lind tie foilowir

A CARD
Tbtie Editors of the Daily Patriot Gentlemen !:
III your Issue of about week, d week and half
or ITO weeks ago, you announced, with what in
some countries would be looked upon as flourish
of hninpets, that a hostile meeting had taken
place, d. the other side pf the river between two
prominent citizens of Nashville, (thc undersigned
being named as one 81 then3 that they fought, al
the distance of three hundred yards, with small
barreled pistols and that ut the first fire both
were killed. on don't saF whether It was the
citizens or the pistals that were killed but from
the very short distance at which the shooting was
done take il for granted that it was the citizens.
lhappened to be on the Cumberland mountains,
at me Bon Kelso Springs when the meeting in
question: took place. and cannot therefore say from
personal knowledge 0f the facts, whether yonr
asatemeH i strictly true in every particular not
but haFHHg carefully investigated the matter since
mY return, am convinced that, although yonr
statement 30 far as Tue main facts are concerned
may be cofTectsi is In its minor details erroneous
III my inyestigatichcf the affair, have satisfied
rnyzel5-
uti6r SIDE Of The river.
g That tlle Weapons used were not small brass
bafEsled pistols Ssa is
Thas sha distance was not three hundred
that tile parties were not both killed at the
first sife.
!. That nobody was killed at the ffrst fire.
ri. That there Was nt any first fire.
Thaf Tas not one of the parties to The meet
g. YHHt Here was bit any meeting no how.
N dtA flesa feHz triflng exceptions, and about as
a1any Habre of less importance, your statement
WAS lHaliege, generally cofreets
lily administrators are requested 10 turn their
attention to other pursuits for the present, as
shall nef ir9uble them to wind up my estate just
yet.
great many wishes for genr continued
Ian slle diseases Of the coun
fryss remain
ss'' s' y " a ssffsssl .arsgs
really feel sorry for yon these dull
hreHs when sensation Items are ~ denced scarce
me lf yoa shpnla find II necessary, IN looking
around ~ something III Iiil lat with, yon may xiii
neoii again But don lel a brickbat fali IN me
5rolH Tie fof story Of new bflilding. nor moth
ms ST that SORT don't fancy that style Of DEATH
aiaAe # As heroic and genflemanly as you well can
and shas nt complain. q. NJ. b..
Noting dauaEed ~ ths bold impeachment 81
his Ksraeit5 the editor Of the Patrot replies Id tie
following tsfsEs
. We pnbzish This morning card from Gen.
in a HIGH he denies Tat HI was killed ID
the other side OF the river shors time ago
stated By Ms at tile time tbs III occurred
Ne rnnst confess that tile cool assurance 81 this
s N az net listle We are not given
caInot be sllisstantiated In every particular Gen
brIeis May if1pgse upon Others, but ID impose |
upon m IL nttekiy impossible. We have stated
that He MAS Killed HI Il duel III fIas other giaa III
the M stanca, three hundred yards; weap- |
ons steal Brass. barreied pistols; Cen Bricks a.
nles tAa taSir Az reitneafe the stafement~Jet an
lm i, eamn1uAlfy. npon whose mind belief IN
that stA tenlent has become enarafIed and there
by become 4he settled policy II t3Ie raunfrr 5a |
cae Whose word H. entitlcd to most weight II that
community pronounce against u.s. We shall take |
pieaaAIe in recognizing Cen Bricks a. a living
uaag e l our favor, Mc shall regard him Al &
mere ghost who Inns seen tit to revisit tse paitnnses
OF tile moon, and shall treat him aceora in@iv We
await fhe verdict.