The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-02
WAR IN THE WEST.
The Great Cincinnati Newspaper Duel-The
Editor OF the "Commercial'' Posted n
''Low-Toned CowRsd,o Etc.

The Great Cincinnati Newspaper Duel-The
Editor Of the commercial" Posted as n
''Low-Toned Coward,o Etc.
The great newspaper duel--which is to be-in
Cincinnati excites much comment. 1t originated
in the following article in the Enquirer, of
which Mclean is EDITOR
MLEAN POSTS HALsTEAD.
But while the public is witness to these en-
venomed personal attacks, it is naturally igno-
rant of the reason of them. Let ours be the
simple task to tell the cause. We could have
secured the silence OF Mr.. Halstead, aud he
knows it, but we refused to pay the price asked.
Hence his malignant personal defamation.
Now, we simply propose TO bring all this mat
ter to head. Silence on our part has produced
license on his part. We-aud we take it, the
public-are tired of it. Neither we nor Mr..
Halstead have any right to make the people
parties to what is evidently on his part per-
sonal hate of one of the proprietors of this
paper, who, we will here say, is unconscious of
ever having done him harm by word, deed or
thought. And with view to bringing the mat
ter to an abrupt conclusion, we now post Mr..
Murat Halstead as a low-toned, vulgar liar,
blackguard and coward. Mr.. Hastead knows
the name of the writer OF this article aud where
and when to find him.
MLEAN TELLS HALsTEAD HE POSTS HIM.
Mr.. Washington Mclean, the author OF the
article in yesterdays Enquirer dehouncing MIR.
Halstead, understanding at a late hour last
evening" from reliable authority, that he (Mr.
Halstead) intended in this mornings issue of
the Commercial to affect ignorance of the real
author of the paragraph in the Enquirer, caused
to be delivered to- Mr.. Halstead last night the
subjoined note, which depriVes him of all excuse
in the PREMISES
tCinctnnati, April IS, 1sIO-Murat Halstead, Edi-
tor of the Cincinnati COm7nercid-I understand from
reliable authority that you intend in your to-mOr-
rows paper giving the impression that you are ig-
norant Of the name of the writer of the article in
o-day's Enquirer, denouncing you as 'low-toned,
vulgar liar, blackguard, and coward. .....
81 am the author, and hold myself responsible for
the same. In haste, WASHINGTON MCLEAN
HALsTEAD REPLIES TO M'LEAN.
understand Mr.. Washington Mclean, by his
production of printed matter under the proVoca-
ton he processes he has had, to express his pre-
ference for personal warfare through the press.
and do not feel that it is my part to divert the
present controversy. Therefore, 1 notice here
the one sentence in Mr.. McLeans article in the
Enquirer that am prepared to pronounce bold.
1t is this:-
"We could have secured the silence of Mr. Hal
stead, and he knows il but we refused to pay the
price he asked"
There is nothing within my knowledge that
| could have suggested this insnuation, and |
| challenge the production OF particulars. have
never asked received, directly or indirectly, a
| price for silence or for utteraAce, and | never
bought or sought, in personal affairs, any one to
| speak or to be still for my sake. have no in
terest, actual or contingent, and never had any,
| in stocks, or bonds, or public contracts, or in
| speculative schemes of any name and nature
| | enjoy the absolute independence that this dis
| interestedness gives me in Journalism, and l an
| proud OF it; and there is no influence that car
affect my purpose to speak with freedom o.
those who are plotting forever in public affairs
for their private advantage.
Mr.. Mclean is the most conspicuous of tha
| class in this city, and disbelieve in his capa
city to say or do anything that will give him, IL
| his schemes that necessarily invade the interest
of the people, immunity from the criticism
that may see proper TO make in the column
| of the Commercial. NJ. HALsTEAD.
The telegraph sends word that the challeng
to mortal combat has passed, but there is grea
difficulty in finding seconds. 1t is rumored tina
the weapons will be howitzers, and the flight a
distance of a mile. Unless some one is strucl
in four hours the duel will be discontinued.