The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-10-31
Mr.. Fowler Speaks.

The FowLER-CLARKSoS EOStii!tlcS -
which Mfr. IiuGHss was concerned as second
70 hs challenging principal, CLAREsoS,-has
gwen himself and friends no little trouble.
iic aifectcd 10 disdain oil reference to the
mater. and then defended his course with
rc-.rd to j, in the Washington Republican.
IL Tic mean time his friends, evidently
n7o4ap;sG tS lin, Indignantly denied that he
VA legally disqualified, or bore any challenge
~ all; and furthermore, they declared that
Nj. I.rGuES's whole agency in the hostile
coyrcspcndcnce was in The intclcs. Of peace.
Tbi. wa all, the Substance Of Mr.. IuGHEs's
sc.eu:e in the Washington Republican.
}; pcns strange how Mr.. HUGHrs could be
urying or engineering peace when acting rs
t.ic friend oil one Who sou@h. blood. 1t did
poo appear al any point Ill the correspond
en.e that Mr.. HUGHES vas peace advocate
TIE chi,icn. iEg party carried his measures
50 :bc deuoucmcnt Of the challenge, and his
adversary refusing TO coulorIn TO the code OF
honor. bu, running his place of business and
the horr- saripg which be might DC found
thee t. respond to calls upon him, the
Challenger posted him a. q coward. In all
this line the challenger va, in consultation
with Mr. HUGHES, that gentleman never
tiischi.nins his relation t. the challenger;
bal he;D. with him in the streets within tie
E,"i.vi after the posting when q bloody col
il>iun between the 0eigerents would likely
have taken piece, if at all. We submit
,,,...l, :. La E,,It Il y,la
nov st: up that Mr.. HUGHES all this time
was endcayoriug t. brin" about in amiclDle
adju-. mcnt of the hos,iltics
But rhNt says Mr.. FOWLER himself? 4
correspondent OF the Now York Herald has
received letter FROM that gentleman, from
which We are permitted to copy the follow
Ing extract:
" ~ to Dir. Hughes's connection with the
aGIiT, there Is no doubt of it. When lie de-
iiverrd tlark>ou's first note he said it was
'ouly preliminary, and to send my friend to
communicate with him. and TO arrange The
icin.> Of the meeting at the rooms of the
Virginia House, (GoodS0n, Ea.) Said he,
We are here upon the border, and wish
the meeting to take puce In toe morning, il
lnssi!i,e.' This was in my Office. When
The challenge was delivered it was open.
lie talked freely oft, and carried it from the
VIRGINIA House, in G0odsou, TO Black ley's
Office in the Nickels House, Bristol. He
opened and read my reply, and said they
W0ud have to change their course. You |
may publish this, if you wish. Assert it as
tact, and il denied you can have my own
ana Mr. Blackley'S affidavit. Hughes knows
This wen. and the excuse put forth hF his
friend, i simply false.
Every truly, your friend,
GILBERT FOWLER"
We repeat what We have before said, that
Mr.. !irGHEs is morally culpable OF an out
rage upon the anti-dueling laws. Whether
he is legally disqualified or not is another
.,.at.rr. and we have not asserted that he is.
.Bu, the clause In the Constitution bearing
upon the subject Is interesting at this time,
and wc copy it:
NO person who, while citizen OF this
STATE. has, since the adoption OF this Consti-
1ution, fought q duel with Il deadly weapon.
sent or accepted challenge to fight duel
with deadly weapon, either within or be-
vund the boundaries of this State, or know
iuyly cOnreyed a challenge, or aided OF
assisted in any manner in fighting duel.
,i,all be ano,cea TO cote or hold any office OF
honor, profit, or trust under this Constitu-
ion" - ..
The point is. had the question of MIR.
HvGHEs's right to register or to vote been
raised q. the time he presented himself to do
either, how would it have been decided
Would not the decision, whatever it might
have been. be equally applicable to his hold
ing Office
But, Us we have so often said. this question
will iE few days be ruled ont of the cleo.
sion about to take place, without discussion
in a legal manner.
See what Mr.. FOWLER says. Consider
this, Republicans; it is all your affair.