Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-10-30
STARTLING DEVELOPMENTS.
THE RADICALS IOISTED
ISY THE1 n OWN PETARD,
HUGHES DISQUALIFIED.

ISY THE4 n OWN PT1TARD,
HUGHES DISQUALIFIED.
HIS PART IN TIE FOWLER. clARKsoN
DUEL.
Special to Richmond Enquirer.
WASHINGTON, D. c., October 20.
To-day's New York Herald publish
es nearly two columns special from
Tenn, under the date Of the
10Th, giving in detail the entire cor
respondence and particulars of the
Clarkson Fowler, duel, in which Col
r. w. Hughes acted as second fol
Clarkson, and for which action Hughes
appears to have forfeited his eligibility
under the constitution to any office Of
honor, trust OF profit in the State OF
Virginia.
The dispatch states: "The present
political campaign in Virginia is vir
tual1y ended-that is to say, as far at
Colonel Robert W. Hughes, the
Radical candidate for governor, is con
cerned. The announcement from thit
point may seem very strange. 1t viii
be remembered that at the time Of hi
nomination at Lynchburg. AN attemp
was made by his Conservative :oppo
nents to prove him DISTINGUISHED b,
the fact of his having fought duel il
North Carolina with Colonel William
e, Cameron, of the Petersburg Ladea
in which Cameron was wounded and
came near losing his life. After con-
siderable argument this question was
dropped, as it appeared that the due
occurred before the adoption of the
constitution which specifically prohib
tied daeling. The fact of this agita
ton seemed to have squelched all men
ton of a subsequent affair Of honor.
in which Colonel Hughes acted as a
second for the friend who had filled g
similar position for him in the Cam
eron duel This fact was substantially
known among the opponents of Hughes
early in the campaign, but for various
reasons the Conservatives Of Virgins
failed to make it public. The Herald
reporter reached Bristol on Saturday
and finding Mr.. Fowler absent. visited
the office of the Neps, where, in reply
to an enquiry as to whether Mr.. Hughe.
was really the bearer of bona fide
challenge, which, under the Virgins
State constitution, debars him from
holding Office in the event Of: his cleo
ton as governor
Mr.. Fowler's representative referred
him to the files of the Bristol Meas o:
July 22d, 1870, which contained all the
correspondence relating to the affair
the beginning of which seems to be
the following article, which appeared
in the Neacs Of July 18th:
TIE INSULT
DR.. Peter j. Hale:-It will,be see1
from the letter of Gen. Jackson, which
appears elsewhere that DR.. Peter J
Hale, alias, DR.. Peter S. Hale, is sim
ply a swindler. He has been abou
Bristol great deal lately, and brough
to us a letter of introduction from Col
Thomas s. Flournoy, which, like those
presented to Others, was a forgery. H
claims to be nephew of Gen. Juba
A Early, and halls from Franklin coun
ty. He is said by those who know
him to be an accomplished scoundrel
and the matter is easily explained
when we learn that he is relative o
Salt-works whiskey ring Clarkson."
This article called forth the following
correspondence:
Sir My friend, Colonel R. W
Hughes, will confer with you on thu
subject of your insulting allusion to m,
in your paper of this date, and is auth
orized to act for me in this affair
Respectfully.
"JoHN N. CLARKsoS.
"Io Mr.. Eoacler-July Is, 1870.
"BR1srol, Tenn, July Is, 1870
Colonel John ~ GARRISON: Your not
of this date has been handed me b,
Col. Robert W. Hughes, and in reply
have to request you to state for whicl
of the Fowlers it was intended, ant
state the Objectionable language refer
red to, with your desire in regard t,
the same. This note will be handet
to you by my friend, NJ. r. Black
ley, to whom you can deliver your re
ply.
Respectfully,
GILBERT FOWLER"
s.Ju1y15 1870 Sir Your note o
this date has been handed rne by you
friend, Mr.. M. L. Blackley, in srepl
to your first question, to which Of th
Fowlers my note was addressed, I an
swer that it was to the one who is re
spousible for the article in the New
to which 1 alluded. My answer to you
second question is, that the entire al
ticleis offe nsive in its allusion to me
My reply to your last question is, tina
require that reparation due under tn
circumstances, so well understood b
all.
"JNo. N. GARRISON"
"BR1sToL, Tenn, July Is, 1870,
PM : Colonel John ". Gorkso,s:-
In reply to your second note, l will sa
that am responsible for the article il
the Bristol News of this. morning
which you decline. to quote, but t,
which you refer. I have no apology.
Respectfully,
GILBERT FOWLER"
"July 16, 1s7o.-Sir: Your note 9