New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-15
TIE SOUTHERN STATES.
VIRGINIA.

STREETFIGHT BETWEEN Z. A. POLLARD AND
RELATIVES OF HENRY A. WISE.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 14.-AbOut u o'clock to-
day, T. A Pollard the historian" of 90 Lee and His
Lieutenants" passing front of the Matby House
he was approached by son and nephew OF Henry A.
Wise, named John and Douglas Wise each Of whom fired
shot at Pollard of the shots passing through his
right arm he having his wife his left the time
Pollard at once drew his pistol but unable to raise
it to give return fire, account Of the wound he had
received and the ball from the weapon struck the pave
ment. The Wises came up from Richmond this morning
TO obtain satisfaction from Pollard for letter recently
published by the latter in reply to letter Of Henry A.
Wise his CPoard'sl History of the War" and had
previously declared their intention to shoot him sight
They are both in custody TO await an examination
Another account of the affair says the OF the
aay that Pollard in his History OF the War; said
that Wise went into the army common general and
the same" Wise having said he did not like the
History, Pollard replied in editorial that the reason
why Wise dSpleased with the History because
il did not make a hero OF him.
Later-Ths.7afernoon John and Joe Douglass Wise
who assaulted A Pollard in front of the Maltby House.
this morning arraigned before the magistrate aud
waving examination, they bailed 5000 each
TO appear before the Grand Jury Saturday next Mr.
POards wound is severe the bone being shattered but
is not necessarily dangerous. He Is now doing we'll
THE ANTECEDBNTs.
Readers may remember that there has been a sharp
controversy in exRebel circles Poards book entitled
Lee and His Leutenants" to which ex-GOv Wise took
exception alleging that failed 10 do justice to men who
should have had large honor and was unfair and partial
in many respects Mr. Wises letter Of several long col
extensively copied in the Southern papers
and corresponding circulation has been given 70 Poard
reply. From this reply Gull few paragraphs which
very probably provoked the encounter recorded above
The undersigned in company with many of his South
ern cOuntrymcn had INDUCED very pleasant lmaglna-
gX W
he had heard nothing OF this BOmbastes FarOso OF the
regime beyond speech 10 horticultural society and IL
supposed that the culture OF vegetables had quoted
him. and that his ambition was now measured 6y the
size OF his peas beautiful picture OF the innocence and
humility OF great men! IL was not new.
vegetable world, and makes sudden temperance IN
newspaper print The occasion protested criticism Of
a book recently published by the undersigned, Lee aud
His Leutenants and the product frantic letter. which,
without single judicial exposition OF facts against the
Characteristic without the usual pot Of hth and the out
pourngs OF those diseased rhetorical tumorS which have
made the Ex-Governor literary stink ana nuisance III
the nOtsrIls of all decent
The fact is every line OF his letter wThes with wound
ed vanity The explanation Is that the author OF Lee and
his Liemcnnus did not assign TO the Ex-Governor the
place he he had expected the poraiigaey OF the war
ical tunors beside Yet every candid Is challenged
say the author did really treat with the greatest
kindness the most charsable tenderness the pubic NE
aud military career OF Ex-Governor Wise. nOtwhstaud
ing the bad distinction he had IN the Confederate armies
OF being theing the only general Oiheer VINO never OBJ
tanned single promotion in four years, and ended with
viii the candid reader say the character of Bombastes
FurOsO Overdrawn for the man who could talk az cA
Governor Wise did, on the brink OF one ut the greatest
CONCLUSIONS OF modern times III was JUS such why
that quoted above which impeled the South
figured our cause in the eyes Of the world and made
ridiculous The people OF the South recoeo how they
dispatched by few blades Of old iron that the Yam
KEGS would run at leyeled eornstalks and how the e1
cnia by decking himself with immense yellow leggns
and pair Of old dnt.loek pisto!is,. ,,,o .,,,,,
penalties OF rdcue. II was an important element OF me
large snare OF the responsibility tie fearful misery
which Oyerspreads and Expresses our iand ana az he
rig passionate words in which told that the war
was simply be fOOtrace after Yankees and the south
needed other than sharened BITS OF carriage
springs" with which 20 pursue the fugitive Zoe, were
gnphed down the thFoat Of their authors until they
choked they would be treated as they deserved
AT least let such observe the decency OF silence
and be dumb of the great ruins OF the which
they lightly and insoenty discussed The public
is done with their bomDast Ihe DAY OF lne hfniy a.
Wises and Roger A. PryOls and Martin lpseomDs-the
times Of the gonSs and the bubbles ana te pcEStH
covered with graves SCARED mutlaed and IN torment
is a monument OF what a few swollen iooiS may 10
GhE : q and silence beft such creatures now!
When the author decided 10 write contemporary history
he that in attempting the truth ana scolng
all the solicitations OF paruanly ne "Vu
many personal animoses Tie chose 10 brave mem II
he had represented every Southern Jehea WCSare
Marten. gallant Cid the Campeador-li he had called
them knights, and chevaliers and flowers why theh
he would have been caught up INTO Ihe mutual d
ton society and been praised by the newspapers ana
celebrated
INT he chose to write the truth plainly, and fearlessy
and firmly and sObery, for poserty; and the cOnse-
ouence rs that perhaps the the best abused writer OF his
dav constantly assaied by barbed paragraphs and the
small arms personal enmty and the eowarny t0pa-
hawks of hatred and all the weapons OF malignant critic
sn But he afford TO despise these and ne u really
proud of the attentions Of envy They are no more the
penalties than they the proofs OF merit
The author made II his usual rule not 10 enter upon
controversies with critics. No man was ever written
down uuess by himself" says DR. johnson, who proved
fine virtue OF his noble and excellent rule In his own case,
nv never replying 10 the critics who assaled him from
envy personal mallgny or accepting their Invitations
10 unworthy and Improbable controversy
It's melancholy. Indeed how many otherwise deserv-
ing writer's have written themselves down" by too free
ise OF the pen in personal controversies and killed
their regulations low and common quarrels with un-
worthy critics Every author must at last, trust his
reputation his merit and II he has SUCH he may
be sure that public Will perceive and reward IL
IL ia IN this belief that the undersigned has iOrbOrhc
much from explanations and defenses III newspaper,
However he may have departed from his rule In TINS
single nrtance Of ex-GOv Wises extraordinary attack
me may safely promise descend further into c0nrO
versy with hOary scOd and political haggard rotten
with tbe old sores vanity, and supporting mlsera
bic existence only by the anodynes of seoye ana con
ceit HD"Ai'p n i"A'iN'D'
LOUISIANA.