New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-29
THE GREAT DISCUSSION
HEIDENHAIN vs.. NOEL
Preparations for Erecting the Platform


| Active preparations are on foot for the
great struggle between the giants Heiden.
| hahn and Noel The debate between these
| acknowledged champions will probably take
| place in Lafayette Square next Wednesday
evening. The contract for putting up the
platform has already been made by Mr..
Heidenhain, and everything suitable for the
grand occasion will be in readiness. The
press takes a very lively interest in the con-
test. The German Gazette, which, by the
way, is little partial, says that Mr.. Held
enhain is the German Demosthencs of
America, and evidently supposes its cham
pion will obtain an easy victory over his
accomplis he'd and eloquent antagonist.
The Picayune, with more gravity, but
evidently i'll concealed excitement, pub
fishes the following notice:
The challenge flung out by Assistant Re
cOIder HeideDhain, as the representative Of
the Republican party, in which he offers to
meet upon the stump any member OF the
Christian Republican party, for the purpose
of discussing the merits OF the said parties,
has been accepted by Colonel T. G. Noel
of jefferson. The place and time for the
discussion has been fixed at Lafayette
square on Wednesday evening next.
Recorder IIeidenhain having been absent
during a portion of the summer in Europe.
it is expected will edify his listeners from
time to time during the debate, with anec-
dotes touching his acquaintance with
titled (') dignitaries abroad. Virc Ia Baga-
teue,
The Times, however, yields to the seduc-
tions of the occasion, and goes in for the
tournament in the following earnest man
ner:
THE DAYS OF CHIvALRY REVIVED.
The war of the giants has been shifted
from the European to the American CONT
nent: from the banks of the Loire and Seine
to those of the Mississippi: from Metz and
Versailles to jefferson City and Lafayette
square, within the new-chartered limits of
the goodly city. Old Orleans has surren-
dered and the banner of the Prussians
waves over the statue of Jean d'Arc. but
New Orleans still holds out. proud and de-
tiant against German power and menace.
An heroic and invincible champion leaps
into the arena, and ere the gauntlet of the
naughty Teuton reaches the earth, it is
caught and borne aloft, 18th fierce defiance
by no less renowned knight than Sir Loin
de Noel. The preliminaries of the knightly
combat are thus stated by our neighbcr, the
Republican
CHALLENGE OF v0N MOLTKE HEIDENHAIS.
New ORLEANS. October 26, 1870.
The undersigned hereby challenges any
member of the so-called Christian Repub-
lican party. or any other bolter, to discuss
the merits of the regular Republican party
and the dement's Of the boiling party.
II. HEIDENHAIN, of Orleans.
ACCEPTANCE OF SIR LON De NOEL.
accept the above.
T. G. NOEL, of jefferson
ANNOUNCEMENT OF TINE AND PLACE OF
COMBAT.
To the Citizens of the Parishes of Orleans and JEFF
ferson:
Colonel T. G. Noel. of Jefferson. having
accepted my challenge, | hereby, i'll order
to give the people of both parishes an equal
opportunity to be present at the discussion,
designate Lafayette square as the place.
and Wednesday next. at hah-past seven p.
NJ. as the time at which the discussion shall
take place. H. HEIDENHAIN,
OF Orleans.
To which, supplying an omission left by
the modesty of our neighbor, we may add
that this thrilling combat will be presided
over by his ex-excellency, Michael Hahn.
and ex-honorabe John K. Conway, once
Mayor of New Orleaus.
Let all our citizens. Of every sex, age.
color, party and denomination attend this
grand exhibition of courage. chivalry and
never had an opportunity 10 witness. Let
queen of love and beauty be chosen to
crown the victor. Let not the veteran
Jordan be absent with his kettle drums.
and let the trumpeterS OF Jager's and all
the other brass bands of our city be engaged
to proclaim, to the furthest limits of our
city, the glory and renown OF the conquering