Litchfield enquirer., 1868-11-19
Belligerent.

The notorious Forrest, it seems, dislikes the terms in which Gen. Fitzpatrick denoun- ced his conduct at Fort Pillow, and issues an invitation for challenge through the newspapers. One Shackleford of New Ha- ven has been making himself conspicuous in the matter, and has succeeded in draw ing from friend of Gen. Fitzpatrick the fact that the General does not propose to notice the bravado of such miscreant as Forrest. Whereupon Shackleford returns to the attack in the following high old chiv- alric style:- 1 You say "Gen Fitzpatrick has nothing to do with either Forrest or Basll Duke, except to reiterate his denunciations of Forests unparalleled atroci ties" If Gen. Fitzpatrick is not utterly lost to all sense of honor sir, he will hold you responsible for placing him in such an equivocal position. A distance of 800 miles from Gen. Forrest, evidently makesthe valiant Fitzpatrick very brave. believe | sir, that distance has that influence with 0Ll towards and braggarts-hence he 'sreiterates his denunclations, &c." and seems to forget that ke has been publicly denounced as "d 6tacEgudrd, q liar scouhdrel and ballroom, '" by this gentleman, is evidently man of "easy courage and hinty check" Ifyou are the champion of Gen. Fitzpatrick, and He Forrest, :! would very respectfully suggest that Gen. Basil W. Duke of Louisville, Ky, is the prop CT party to address, and no. myself
 The bully Shackleford is backed up by the following editorial note" in the Regis ter (italics ours):-
 Gen. Pilkatrick is in Washington, preparatory to returning to Chii Does he return 6y aoay of Mena- ptis.
 Does the editor of the Register consider it the duty of an officer of the U. s. army and Minister to a foreign power, to be engaging in duels, especially with scoun- drel who deserves to have been hung with Wirz?
 Isn't it little cool of prisoner of war to be proposing duel with oHe of his cap- tors? Wouldn't is be as well to wait until he is exchanged?
 If the rampant military gentleman who presides over the destinies of the Register really believes in the duello, how happens it that Governor Hawley has never been called to account for the following "edito- rial note" in the Hartford Daily Courant of October 22 :? :-
 Among the New Haven Registers comments on | the New Haven mass meeting are the following :- "At the north stand Gen. Fitzpatrick, moody, loud-mouthed braggart, entertained rural audi ence, who were more interested in his smutty sto- ries and crunching peanuts than any thing else. At the center stand. the old political fossil, ex- Governor Buckingham spoke to about 100 per- sons and as they began to retire, he subsded, and a pompous youth from New York followed with no better success. At the south stand, ex-Governor Hawley, the brave General who never saw battle but from a safe distance, held forth for half an hour, and was followed by Henry J. Raymond, of the New York Times"
 The Register has been indulging in occasional personalities of this description for two or three per. We propose to gratify it by moments mo- tce, but only to remark that the usual editor of the Register, who is either Minot A. Osborne, or some one for whom he is responsible, is shame less blackguard and reckless liar.