Gazette and sentinel., 1860-09-29
A CARD.
To the Public.

withheld, but from Sheer constitutional coward.
ice. He must have known unless a fool, in al.
dition 10 the other odious names which he bear,)
that in the matter connected with Col. Stewards
errand, he was the party seeking reparation; he
considered himself the asgrieved party and in
the matter OF Messrs. Bright and Leblanc, il
was who sought reparation through him for
an Insult emanating from his wife.
Therefore there is no pretense or excuse for
ms saying in the following letter, tina, this mat
ter has been already once submitted and honor
ably settled, except TO indulge his natural pro-
clivi'y for lying.
II Is Plainly implied in he letter that, not only
does ne not attempt TO uphold the charg. made
by his wife, but virtually denies the truth of il.
when he says II was only predicsted upon COM
mon rumor. Hence then the inference which be
would have the Public draw, from hi, card that
ne refused 10 fight me because of this charge. i.
only another lie coming from ,hs, fruitful source.
his foIi Ihros..
Furthermore, I ,nbmi, the whole corre.p.n.
dence. that the public may see the position in
which he is placed.
~tSignedJ CHARLES CLEMENT, ia.
Copy Of the note Of Charles Clement. Jr..
to Y. J. Dupuy:
Pl.QcrNrsx, Sept. 9th, 1850.
Mr.. P0isin J. Dupsy-
Srn Your vile has DETAINED my character and
tina, OF my family. | wish to know whether YOU
approve her conduct. II You disapproye it, |
desire an apology for her conduct. My friend.
Messrs. Octave Leblanc and Geo. l.. Bright are
authorized to receive your answer.
= Respectfully,
lSigued) CHARLES CLEMENT, ia
Copy OF the note Of Charles Clement, Jr., to
V. J. Dupuy:
PLaQuEMIsE, Sept. 9th. 1850.
Mr.. raiRn Drpuy-
STA At the time my friends Messrs. Octave
Leblanc and Geo. l.. Blight presented to you
my note of this date demanding an apology for
the detamaiory language used by your wife, rel
alive to myself and family, you stated that you
would cheerfally make the apology that votl
regrsiied the conduct of your wife and Gisap.
proved 1t; that she did not mean the defamatory
language spoken by her to be true, bat that it
was spoken in a moment of excite men, and in.
tended merely to be offensive that the defanu-
tory statement OF your wife was untrue, and YOU
desired my friends 10 receive the apology. They
declined doing so unless you made the apology
In writing, in accordance with the rules govern.
ing such cases; whereupon you said. you would
comply with the request if they would say that
no suit for aa~dr would be instituted against
your wife. They replied they would make no
condition to obtain your apology and would no,
receive a conditional apology that they had to
deal with my honor, and not with pecunisry
rights.
You have not presented the desired apology
You will please name your friends for the neces.
sary arrangements.
tSignedJ CHARLES CLEMENT, in.
We certify that every thing stated in the fore.
going CHALLENGES is strictly true and correct.
GEO. L. BRIGHT,
CHAS. o. LEBLANC.
Copy Of v. J. Dupuy's note to Chss. o.
Leblanc and Geo. L. Bright:
PLAauEMIsE, Sept. sth, 1859.
Msssrs- Octave Leblanc and Geo. L. Bright
GENTLEMEN. In answer to the note Of Charlie.
Clement, Jr, of this date, handed by you to me,
l inform you that the reply to said note will be
given in Is days from this date, or before.
Truly, yours,
v. J. DUPUY.
Letter Of vaIssin Joseph Dupuy to Messrs.
Geo. L. Bright and Chas. o. Leblanc:
P~LAauEnIsE, Sept. 18th, 1850.
Msssrs. Geo L. Bright and CAas. O. Leblanc,
New Orleans
GsrrtxNxs' When I received the 70 notes
OF Mr. Ckvfisa cAu~s,t r. ~ 4. at - o.l