Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-04-13
Duel Between Pryor and Potter, and
Death of the Latter.

ing by Messrs. Pryor and Potter, owing to
words growing out of the Loyejoy debate
in the House, last week, and that Potter
had been killed on the first fire. The
weapons used were rifles, and the distance
sixty PAGES. Potter was a member from
Wisconsin, and was said to be an adept in
the use of fre-arms-especially with the
rife.
The Congressional Globe gives the fol-
lowing account of the debate which led to
the duel:
Mr.. Pryor, (dsu.) of Va, rising to a
question of privilege, read from the Globe
report concerning the difficulty of Thurs
day; and quoted the following:
| Mr.. Pryor, advancing from the Demo-
cratic side of the House towards the area
where Mr.. Lovejoy stoodl-The gentleman
! from Illinois (Lovejoyl shall not approach
this side of the House shaking his fists
and talking in the way he has talked. 1t
I is bad enough to be compelled to sit here
aud hear him utter his reasonable and in
/ sulting language; but he shall not, sir,
/ come upon this side of the House. shaking
his fists in our faces.
/ Mr.. Po;ter-We listened to gentlemen
| upon the other side for eight weeks, when
| they denounced the members upon this
| side with violent aud offensive language.
| We listened 10 them quietly and heard
them through: and now, sir, this side shall
be heard, let the consequences be what
they may.
Mr.. Pryor-This is the point make.
Let the gentleman speak from his seat
and say all under the rules he is entitled
10 say; but sir, he should not come upon
Al: L. !, &c Eefs in
talking in the style he has talked. He shall
not come here gesticulating in a menacing
and rnffianly manner.
Mr.. PotIer-You are doing the same
thing.
Mr.. Pryor, after this reading, said it was
due TO himself to say, on that occasion he
did not recognise the honorable member
or hear any word from his lips: nor was
he singular in this oblivion of his presence.
The newspapers, in giving separate ac-
counts of the proceeding, made no refer
ence to his presence, but finding him re-
ported in the Globe, he would admit the
member was here. He discovered that
the member had intcrpolatcd the record in
a manner touching personal relation in Il
most material regard. The member had
interpolated the words ''Let the conse-
quences be what they may. and "you are
doing the same thing Then, again,
after the words, as taken down by the re-
porters, II do not think that side of the
House has right to say where gentle |
man shall speak" the gentleman adds,
land he shall! not"
Mr. Potter, (rep.) of Wis, was very
much surprised to hear the gentleman say
that he did not see him on the occasion
alluded to. but ne had no right to say the
gentleman did see him. He stood within
= aft Nv
PRYOR had made the remark. As TO Mr..
Loveioy's shaking his fist he Mr.. Potter
said. ;'You are doing the same thing. =
He had 4 right TO DO what he did, and
other gentleman did the same thing. 1t
was perfectly natural. where there were
50 many talking. that the reporters should
no; have distinctly heard all the remarks.
Mr.. Pryor replied that the member might
have been here, but that he Mr.. Pryor.
did 70; see him. He did. in two Instances.
substitute one word for another, il no re-
spect changing the sense of his meaning,
and not putting himself in more he.o!s
attitude. He understood the gentleman
then 10 say that on that occasion, he. M
Pryor in 4 Tufianiy manner, approached
aud gesticulated towards the member from
Illinois Mr.. Lovejoy.l Was he to under
stand further, that the member intended
by that, any menace or offence2
Mr. Potter replied that what ne meant
was this While the member from Viz
GINA was making the charge about Love
Joy. shaking his fists, he Mr.. Potter said.
very naturally, "You are doing the same
thing" Mr. Potter said that he deprecated
the shaking of fists on one side as much
as on the other. and he stood by what he
had laid. He considered that a member
has the right to correct his remarks fro Il
the notes of the reporters. and TO supply
omissions. He would ask Mr.. Pryor
whether he (Mr. Pryor did not erase his
remark after it was put in by the reporters?
" nat right had he 20 do this without con-
sultation with him? 1t was a liberty
which no gentleman should take with an
other; and he (Mr. Potter would suffer his
right arm to fall OF before he would do it.
Mr.. Pryor-The gentleman wants to
know by what authority erased the mat
ter he interpolated. erased no word the
reporters had written, but felt authorized
to erase the unwarrantable and impertinent
interjection made in the notes of the re-
porters. The gentleman stands by his Ian
guage, l understand him to give me the
liberty of constituting his remarks as
choose, Whether or no he will stand by
it the sequel will prove. daughter on the
Republican side.
WE learn by the English papers that
Piccolomini brought a fortnight's engage