Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-09-17

necessary or IN the absence ther4os
such an adjustment as usnol,v ~
among gentlemen. l'
As ior the truth of my sta,s,oon.
shall, IN the proper manner and in
time, proceed to demonstrate vhan
public will sit as judges. Yours w. we
spectfully, IT,
J.A WALSH
New Orleans, September 70, Isl,
Sn-Your communication of this doc,
Is received. In your first letter 70
dated yesterday, you say: Certain af
ferences Of opinion, involving oues,ion
OF veracity, having occurred be,xao.
l am of the opinion tbs,
1t would be best for all parties concern,
that you be kind enough to nama -.
friends OF yours who will please call unon
Inc with the view of properly adiust;n,
those differences" Inferring that vo1
would also maine two friends, maxi.
four in all, to whose friends. maxine son'
in all. to whose adiustment-or in cas- =,
disagreement, by the aid OF a fifth persor
to be selected by them-we would submi,
the question Of veracity between Us AMI
obhgate ourselves to be bound by tbs;,
decision l replied by accepting Your
proposition.
To-day you reconsider your proposition
and say, II can not permit thst nv Va.
racity be made the subject of arbitratior
by four gentlemen, two of whom. iudoin,
from your communication of abo,a
named date, will be simply acting undo,
instructions from you"
You have no right to assume that
would give instructions to the gentlems,
selected by me, any more than | have
that those selected by you would act IN.
der your instruction. On the CONTRARY
fully concur that lit is TO be presumed
that those gentlemen do not act under
Instructions from either of u.s."
You state ''the question at issue is that
you have in effect called me liar" Ii.
nevertheless question of vemcity AZ
much so to-day as it was yesterday, and il
was this very question that consented
to name two out Of four gentlemen 10 Al.
just,
You say so tar as you could possibly do
it, you have already passed Judgment on
my veracity, and the decision is AGAINST .
me-" TWAS from this Judgment of mine
that understood you desired to appeal
to four disinterested persons who would
either affirm or reverse it. But by VOW
letter of to-day / learn that it is hot to an
impartial examination of witnesses and
the facts that you besire to submit the
question of veracity, but to another
| tribunal
In case l refuse ''an apology or reimc-
ton, which you say is absolutely neees-
sary," l must accord you, in the absence
thereof, such and adjustment as usually
obtained among gentlemen. This means.
| suppose, opologise, retract or .fgH do
not see how l can very we'll retract or apo
logic. If / had offended you by accident,
or in a momont of excitement, said SOME
thing unjust OF improper | might very
properly, and have no doubt would, re-
tract it or apologize for it, but the state
ment made in my card of the eighth In
slant that your allegation relative to the
Nicolson pavement matter was "EilluI
and malicious falsehood," was not made
in moment of excitement, but after You
had published it in the New Orleans
Times, almost month ago and it bad
been repeated by MIR. Speaker Garter AMI
Lieutenant Governor Dunn on your an
thority, and aftcr learned that could
prove to the satisfaction of everybodyby
witnesses of unimpeachable vencity that
it was "a wiliful and malicious fatsehood
As to the alternative which is understood
to be to fight you, you knew when you
made it could not accept it, and ascer'
tanned the fact by inquiry of my personal
friends from whom you elected the infer
nation that / would not ! refuse to &C.
cept this new tribunal to which you invite
me for several reasons:
l. If should accept it and go ont with
yon to fight, when We returned, whether
dead or alive, the question OF veracify
would still be unsettled. If you were to
kill me it would not prove that stated 4
falsehood, or that you told the TRUTH OF
vice versa.
2. The civilization of the day condemns
as barbarous and immoral the practice OIL
duelling. and it can only be excused OF
palliated when there is no other possible
means of vindicating ones honor.
3. As chief magistrate OF this great CON-
monwealth am charged with tho falthla
execution of the laws, and my oath OIL
Office, however much / might be irritatti
with you, and desire this mode of settle
ment, would prevent mo from induIgihS
in it.
In conclusion, re-affirm hay Wiling
ness to submit the question between Us "
the decision Of impartial persons selected
as before indicated, or TO the courts OIL 'n'
State, whose doors are always oPe1ea q
the knock of men fancying themseh''
suffering from wounded honor.
Very respectfully, your obedient sersa"'
II. C. WARMOIH.
To J. A. Walsh, Esq.
REPUBLICAN MEETING Ns