The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-01
Utmost 4 DUEL.
The Governor of Tennessee Giving the Lie
An Exciting Encounter.

From ne Nf.hriHc AnetIcaD, s ~. %
Gov. Porter opened the discussion NJ ~
O'clock, squire Yudiey followed aud spoke
until bout O'Clock. Col. 1hom beg "a by
Swing tn re- W y an org .nired force IN all
cr9uny towns TO rreyent MT hn,.ng hearing.
cefned, wnuiiy untrue. IL reviewed squire
rdrN speech. aud then GOV. Pottcr-; beins
In AN tll-huiuur Whtn he began, lac grew vincent
rs he progressed. aud when he came to reply %
I. e Governors charge thnt ne (ihona) mao, m
the Leri -ltur, 81 1869 20 voted AGAINST bill to
exempt $50 worth 81 material In tue h nus Of
mechanics, ne ssid tbs Governor hHd dealt win
unfirness toward him; had perverted the
record, and made statement when ne
knew to be UNANIMOUSLY false. He also
eXp. essed rcrrct nat the Governor was
nol present to near uis language. Some tritnd 81
tie Governor tuougut the matter was ot suti-
cient IMPOTENCE - iuform him OF II. lie was
spoken to Just ~ lac ". = in ths act OF getting IN
his vehicle To- star To Nincheifer' anu re ufhlng
meuiaitlv to the YAH. he qu'clv took mis-
Sc I. ul lhuul N' seeing tue NpN'lHol hau 10,
tutheu' III ml'uer rms tnah u lnro re VHteu
his denunciatlon. lie said be hld 4 tied IN Il
his rocori had ueen mi-reJrcsented; that state
ment7 10 q been made u REGARD 10 NJ record
which were false; that ne did not know why tne
Governor had returned he was a hghtins man,
and mao come, pcruau-. for tine pur lu-e Of paN-
tng the hully ana folding lis arms hc turned,
facing GOV. torter. aud s. III. " IL TINS i your
purpose. n@re an. shoot me-
GOV purler rocked directly ~ Col Thomas.
hu, IN tdc nv reply ultil the tulonl hHl lee
lie lied The aopv, iansu &C. Then GOV. Porter
said t. hlm " NOt profess 10 be non cou-
itaut would . soon hitt a chii f..
Cot nom i- tl mel tl th" "a iicnrr ana used
tuat watch he Ia q uset in e absence ut the
Gpycfuu.. When tine Col 1lrl HAD gotten through
ana sc tru himself. Gov. Porte arose ANA tax ug
the and a-keI Co. u Ytuas II ne me mt th Il
his deductions FROM trfs were false. that mis-
statements tt fac were ftls'. Col. InOnius
I epuivo. atsd. hu the Governor demanded di
rect answer. .uu ,hr & lluuci sal E" Mnen yoI
stated that Nuiel against the oil u exempt
$50 w. rth Of material I'm the hand Of merhan-
L.. you perverted the record ana made state
| tncut which was falls ln fact
IDc Governor, turning TO the audience, "a u
| he not. AS hau been said Of him. ughting
man: that he was no uully. Ina did not wlsn to
! bully or trONheat COLI thomas. but that he did
desire TO set ntusrif rignt before IN people Il
] and y hieut he lrinl. II" tuen took toe nate
i1utnal, a, In his oppuius so cen. aud. rea M
! iron IL. supported Ni. statement W rcGaru 10
/ thc vote est Dy Col. Thomas. and SAIL tnat
/ when col. Thomas cnuged aim with wiifuily
/ ni-siatiug q fart re he'd. At thls Col. Iuum 49,.
/ whp WIS Suing with MS KNIFE open IN ms htnd'
! very deliberately ana slowly rca'ued for his
walking cane. as II ne intended To use II. By
this lime there murn cufniuution M the IL
/ uienct, iuN the & lNrrn r placed his ana on
/ his Oycrcuht packet. uut uid not urAN any Ii--
/ tul. ms WAS the era uf the matter.
/ Inc tuNtruu- SAWS 90 : Mr.. lhuuias reached
/ out SLOWLY tor hltr-s tiutEeDn 10 tre snap" Of
/ "a crooked stick. cu-pt citing that Mr. IhpWai
intended 20 strike hiu. tuc GOV rnur.vINod MS
/ left hand at uim and SAID; ihoul =, take care,
ana do not OFFER L. strike me . II NNn du, NNu i'
B IL AZ your ptfil' some one cduEut the sttch
I ana tn lt was tie cad OF n. lue Governor iu
/ that when ne waved IL lcft haui az Nir. inuua-
] he placed ms r4gnf uA nj iu ni- OVcrcoAt puckct
wnlcn ne sad contained psioi. but whiun he
tnHt he should be compelled to deiedd himself
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