The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-16

INC terms lney were such AZ would alone enable my
principal, who s unscquanied with usual weapons Of
Ae duellist, to meet your friend equal He will
not 90 out Of this District fight duel He valves the
usual last resort Of the dueMs the assertion that he
win defend himself whenever assaed He even goes far
a. 70 be willing to pame time place and weapons When
ct this stage OF the affair you appeal the strict OF
The code and express yourself dissatisfied there is but
one result discaim any o. the scruples which have
actustcd my friend Mr.. Potter. Differing with him as
much as man can In politics, believe with him that
every American citizen entitled the free expression
Of opinion therefore present myself you his place.
without restrictions have the honor 70 be, most
specially, Fw. LANDER
At hahpast seven O'Clock A. H. the following reached
me-
MR.. CnIsMAN TO COL. LANDER.
WASHINGTON, April 10, 1850.
SR-Nether my friend MI Pryor nor myself have any
personal quarrel with you. cannot, therefore, either
permit him or myself take advantage Of your courteous
offer 10 substitute yourself in Mr. Potters place. AZ Mr.
Potter, who n, az you state, with the usual
weapons OF dneists cannot meet my friend on equal
terms In the District Of Columbia, except with the
mon bowie knife which mode OF lighting have refused
to accede to, and as he will 60 out Of this District
fight duel and moreover valves the usual OF
the dueist with the assertion that he will defend
himself whenever assailed, terminate this CORES
pondence with the expression Of my regret that we
been unable TO adjust the between our principals
in the manner usual among gentlemen, which manner,
though your principal detess and abhors barbarous
and inhuman, would seem to Of plain not
30 than fight with bowie knives.
/ have the honor 10 be, very respectfully,
+ p. CHISMAN
was replied TO by this closing note, admitted by the
courtesy Of Mr. Chisman;-
COL. LANDER TO MR.. CHIsMAN.
WASHINGTON, April Is, 1905 A. NJ
How. 7. P. CHlsMAN:-
Sri received your last note ut half past O'Clock
this morning In you reerate your assertion that your
principal shall not meet Mr. Potter with bowie knives,
making assurance doubly have TO correct
impression have apparently conveyed in my last letter,
an expression also referred to in your note appears
that my statement that Mr. Potter valves the usual last
resort Of the duest the assertion that be will defend
himself whenever assaed has led you believe that be
will not defend himself IL assaulted This ia mistake.
II for time he waived the mere assertion and placed
himself far as be could At the disposal Of Mr. Pryor
in regard personal combat, by means believe that
he will not defend himself. beg TO assure you without
consulting with my principal. that he will protect himself
with honor whenever assaled. 1t also becomes my duty
inform you that the Hon. John Potter did not know of
my offer to appear for him. The further remarks Of your
letter. being expressions Of opinion upon mode OF
adjusting difficulties, the propriety Of which not
discussing, have nothing offer in reply have the
honor 70 be, most respectfully, f. W. LANDER
Here the correspondence rested and the principals
being notified that there not 10 be fight the field
Mr. Potter who had left the District his seat
the House, where he was warmly greeted by his hume
rous friends. He made = report by instruction
from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, on which
he ID chairman, and enforced the proposition for
q clerk Of his committee In debate with 30 much
clearnees and highly complimened by his South
colleagues the committee for attention 70 his du
ties chairman, that the House granted him clerk,
which had just been refused Committee the Dis
ct OF Columbia This gave publicity TO the fact that he
was longer evading the police. he walked publicly
on the Avenue after the House adjourned and the whole
city knew his Whereabouts; yet, yesterday afternoon,
twenty four hours after his appearance In the House. by
the extraordinary vigilance Of the police Of this city,
ese for pretext which may hereafter appear, he
arrested and put under five thousand dollars bonds
TO keep the peace and not 70 fight duel with Roger A.
Pryor Not until this morning did the seconds Of Potter
and Pryor agree that the correspondence should be made
public when Col. Lander Immediately addressed 10 Mr.
Potter the following note
Hon. JOHN F. POTTER House Of Representatives United
States
sR-There IL now impeachment to the publication o
the correspondence which recently occurred between the
Hon. Roger A. Pryor and yourself have the honor tc
be, most respectfully, &C., F. W. LANDER
SUNDAY MORNING, April IL, 1850.
With two notes additional TO those send you ia tn
complete correspondence between Colonel Lander and
Mr. Chisman neither of which did Mr. Potter receive.
One Of these notes withheld IT s sad at the sosa
ton Of Of Mr.. Pryors friends; the other not
delivered TO Mr. Potter because that gentleman, by
process unknown TO him. arrested and placed under
bonds to Keep the peace
Thus the sequel to the scene in the Rouse demon
strated. There is report that Mr. Pryor will attack
Potter in the street, whenever and wherever he meets
him.
Another report is that Mr.. Pryor would have
accepted Potter's alternative to fight with knives Il
his second had notified him that such proposition haf
been made as Potters umaum, and that upon learning
the correspondence had been closed he sent
sepger Mr. Potter yesterday afternoon, informing hin
he would fight him with bowie knives, but the mes
senger learned before reaching Poters quarters that the
latter had been arrested and placed under bonds to keeI
the peace and did deliver the message What truth
there ia in these reports know not give them fo
what they are worth.
Our Wanhingt0n Correspondence.
The Pr,or and Potter Republican Viesos Of III
Iair, and Some Sober Reecsons the State Of Thing
thus Su0geacd, dc.
The Republicans chuckling this evening their
champion Potter, and what they call the handsome set
ting administered BY him to the Southern chivary
through their champion Master Pryor They ssy"Look
at the case Here n q man who knows nothing about
the code-who does not recognise h-who
abhors II - relic Of barbarian, chsl-
lenged by regular professor OF the code, and man
spiling for Bght Our man says know nothing
about your code but you want fight you shall have IT.
and what say you trial with ten-nch bowie knives
the belgerens four feet apart in private room, or in
the open air But the Of chvary rejects this pro-
position account Of its barbarty Ia not In tho code
And then, says man, suppose you make astreet
eight on sight But shs too rejected by the hghing
vhginian, when there the precedent Of the street
encounter between Richie and Peasants Richmond