The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-21
Treuble Among the Filtbustsrs.
TIN sAIxSED AFFAIR OF HONOR BETWEEN COLONEL
L00kRIpaE AND CENTRAL wALKRR
lFrem the New Orleans Delta. April l4.]

TfeWble Among the Filfbustsrs.
TIM sAIESED AFFAIR OF HONOR BETWEEN coLosR
LO0kKIDqH AND GENERAL wALKRR
(From The New Orleans Delta. April lAJ
CAAn FROM COL IooxRiDoE.
On tho ieth inst r,,ea work entitled the War IN M
csrsgua," by VIM Walker. 300. after reading the wor
! suddenly aud most lne. vpectediy met Wm Walker OF
the street and Id be presen>e Of Capt Faysoux ant
pt VIM Scott ise , HoSs - ,sr nsrc re
lar, sud informed him tLst would hold him, VIM Walk
err, responsible therefor a early Av TO this Walker
ans wered, "When you please, SIR"
My subsequent. may b. known D. tho peruss Q
the following letter addressed me By usy 'eId, Col
b. Purd,m And here win say iss my frs. sctOn d
ever SHALL In short time, publish 10 the worA 'coa
trovertble evidence, such official documents reps Is
letters, &C. from officers and mon VIII, served under N,
command ID Nicaragua which will provo mat wm walker
has falsed history and misrepreeentea my and
con duct an officer and soldier while 10 command Of
forces in Nicaragua Respectfully, s. A LOCKRIOGE
PSI now invite attention to the letter from Colonel
Purdom 70 me, aad with this dismiss the matter for the
ST.. CHARLES HorzL new ORLEANS,
-4s April IL, 1860.
Col s. A. LocgRlDgE:--DEAR SR-As you are aware,
delivered note from you to General VIM Walker, which
By advice OF myself other friends you Withdrew and
the following delivered in stead by myself 70
Csptaid Fysoux General Walkers friend in the AFFAIR.",
10 witt
ST. CHARLES HOTEL, NEW onIxAss,l
April IL, 1860.
I withdraw the note handed you this morning by my
ifiend Colonel H. Purdom and will PROFOUND to you
ne toowing inquiry do you, In your history OF Tho
WI 70 Nicaragua which have seen but yesterday, In
crtcsng my conduct and during that struggle,
intend 70 charge me with acting otherwise than gen
ueman Of honor and c0urageS This will be handed your
friend Captain Faysoux, By my FRIEND Colonel Purdom.
VINO wni receive your reply. Your obi servant;
s. A. LOCKRfDGE
In the course OF the evening received reply from
Vcn walker, or which the following Ia a COPY
~, p .- NEw 0RLxANs. April IL, 1860.
COL PURDoN:--Sr-Capt C. l. Faysoux has Just deli
vered me note, signed s. Lsckridge; and from this
NOTE Is well as from Capt Faysak's statement,
gather that you desire to be ded az TO certain por-
tons Of book lately published the war in Ncaraeua
For your sa.isaction freely say that the work alluded
70 did not intend TO mpugn the honor or courage of s.
A. IOckridge. When aim 10 mako charges against the
character OF any man, let you Il shall BIO In
WORDS mot easily misunderstood have the honor to be
your 0bd't servant, VIM WALKER
then addressed General Walker nate (of which me-
elected 10 retain copy) stating to him that the
the question propounded-to w.t. whether not in his
book he intended to impugn honor ge-was
did not further asked REASON for addressing his
reply to me rather than 70 you To that received
verbal reply only through Captain Fayscux 70 the effect
that General Walker considered that he hal given
as frankly admitted In my note brs-a satisfactory
reply 70 The question prdpounded (Which constituted the
matter in controversy and that while ne declined to
answer my last question, he thereby intended disre
spect to me. You will see therefore, full and In
my opinion, an ample disclaimer is made by General
acpg OF herw than % gentleman OF honor and curs
age HIS reason for addressing his reply to know
not but will simply say-whch all acquainted with the
"code Of honor" viii understaudthat was acting in the
capacity Of your friend and representative fireman. your
friend and obedient servant, r. q. PURDOM.