The Van Buren press., 1861-09-25
Nayers takes Leave.

In the last PsseRs. III. Nayess aeain sAkes 4
last lisgerng farewell Of the Press. and hereafter
we ere to hare no more notice. Bid. before .,
leave kim, We must correct few grievous aissske,
that he has fallen int0 In his article he starts Of
with what he calls " Dunk kam's proposition" W.
have made NO proposition to him whatever. The
facts in the case are these,-on Tuesday week
Mayors came to Van Buren,, (for Whist purpose "
know not) and after having been in Town shor,
time. be got into conversation with a WARM fricpd
of his. (apd at the same time ours3 aud rsated his
trials and tribulations, and among thenn was hi1
dif6culty with the Psess, expressing wish that
settlement might be had. With this desire from
him, the gentleman called US. and stated the ex
pressed wish Of M Mayors. Having no desire to
iujure any one in the world. (not even Mr.. Mayers)
we referred the gentleman 20 friend of ours, who
Was authorized to act for rs. The friends of each
consulted, and finally called in . third person, .
gentleman in whom Mr.. Mayors well As ourseli
had every confidence. and who could have no oh.
iect Or Aesire to do any thing but what was just
and honorable. After examining the matter in all
its bearings, the third gentleman called in, drew
up what Mayors calls our proposition, which wss
aequiesced in by the other two, as being the only
mode for An honorable settlement. This is the
proposition:
AS is known 10 . few of you, little dispute
rather discourteoas, recently took place between
the un4ersigne1 q rsrezpectisely Of the TAiy
2. re. Ps1:usk snd vse Bess. Pss... sro.ias
ing upon the editor Of the latter. The editor o.
the first named paper after consulting with friends
concludes he had justly Eo cause of complaint
against the Press. and hence retraets what NAV
have been said in that article The editor of The
v.kI,I Il ~
sively said his part. leaving the difficulty clos
ed. and both parties satisfied"
After having agreed upoa what they considered
fair and just settlement Of the matter the friend
of Mayors presented it to him, and he objected, be
cause it threw upon him the first attack, and upor
him the retraction. In lieu of which ae proposed
the following:
We the undersigned agree to withdraw all Ian
susge USED towards each otner in our respectiv,
papers, either offensive or defensive and each I.
occupy the same relative position each other tha
nave heretofore existed without reserve"
Both OF these propositions then brought te
US, and this was the first time that We had seen ths
proposition which he asserts was ours and which
he knew at the time. was the proposition of tn,
gentlemen selected by both parties. As soon as ",
learnt the decision arrived at by the parties select
ed, and Mayors objection. we declined to make &
settlement. except upon the terms proposed by the
gentlemen called in. 1t was a matter in which W,
had made 10 advances-and upon none but an hon
orable and just settlement could any arrangement
have been made with us. These are the facts Of
the controversy and We challenge Mayors to show
that they are not.
We have no wish to quarrel with Mayors. or any
one else but nevertheless we think we know
what is right and what is wrong, and if men trea!
US as gentlemen should treat gentlemen, they will
have no cause of complaint. With this. We leav.
the Pare.lel, not careing Whit, whether il
ever notices us again not-:he world is big
enough for both-Mayers can 60 his way and We
will go ours.