New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-14
ADVERTISEMENT.
THE WALKER-SYPHER 1MBHOGLlO'
From the New Orleans Democrat.
THE CHALLENGE.


THE CHALLENGE.
General Sypher. the Radical nominee for Con-
gress for the First Congressional District, having
in letter dated the fifth of October invited ColOnei
st. Martin and myself to meet him in joint pubic
discussion, at such time and place rs we might des
ignate, we answered the invitation, which only
reached us on the sixth. the same day, and desig
mated places already indicated by him: the Buras
Settlement on the eighth, at IL NJ Polnte-a-ia
Hache on the ninth, in the evening With con:
siderable inconvenience, the time being short, and
the call une xpected Colonel Waggaman, represent
ing Colonel st. Martin, and myself proceeded to
twelve O'Clock, Saturday. waited until +.
M. We went Sunday evening to Pointe-
ala-Hache and waited until dusk with
any sign OF him. The gentleman having also APP
pointments to speak at New Texas on the evening
of Saturday at Point Michele, on Saturday noon,
we also visited those places with the hope Of meet
ing him, but with the same results After these
repeated dsappointments hoping at last to come
up with him, proceeded to the Sarat plantation,
the courthouse, Plaquenlines, where our an
taoonist was advertised to speak on Tuesday eve
ming, and found he had been there on Monday eve,
evening. We then ascertalned from his Trends
that ouI opponent had gone down on tug on Sat
urtay, reaching the Buras Settlement on Saturday
late at night, and thence proceeded to POntea-
Hache, where he spoke at from ten to twelve
o'clock at night, and then visited the new court
house twenty four honrs previous to the time ap-
pointed by himself
Having thus vainly endeavored, at tho time and
places designated by himself, 10 come IN contact
with the gentleman who challenged us, we think
this simple statement of facts due to the comnlu-
nifty, before which the correspondence abiding TO
the subject was presented i'll the papers, leaving
the facts to speak for themselves.
We shall however, go to English Turn this even
ing, where he has an appointment to speak. We
hope to meet him there.
Wednesday, October IL, 1870
THURSDAY, October I3, 8P. n.
have just returned from English Turn myers
stOre1 IN the parish of Plaquenpes where accom-
panied Major A. W. Walker in his continued pursuit
of Mr. Syphcr, and will state that. to my own
knowledge, the same disappointments which had
attended his long pursuit of that gentleman
throughout the same parish was again inflicted
upon him. My attention having been called, since
my return, to an article in the REPUBLICAN, headed
" lodging the issue" stating that we had failed to
answer the challenge of Mr.. Svpher reproduce the
above letter explanatory, and in the absence Of
Major Walker whom I left at his plantation, take
upon myself to say that the statement of
the REPUBLICAN, is based on willful and
artful perverson of the truth, Mr.. Sypher did
really 60 to the parish of Plaquemines but invar-
ably avoided meeting Mr.. Walker at the hour
agreep upon, as published in the REPUBLICAN. And
in instance attended the place of meeting 1.-THE
new Courthouse) day when the time of
meeting the following day. At Poin:-aa-
Hache the meeting which Mr. sypher called to-
gether met ut midnight Mr.. Walker might have
been there at that hour had he received timely
tice Of the change though confess il to have been
rather an unusual one.
ANTHONY SAMBOLA.
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