The Republican journal., 1877-02-22

gentleman is entitled TO receive Of another My
friend, the bearer of this, is authorized to make
complete arrangements for the field Of honor.
General Jackson kept his word, and OF
receipt OF this message publicly "rancd'
Mr.. Swami.
From the beginning jackson had sua-
pected that Dickinson was at the bottom
OF his trouble with Swami. and he did not
hesitate to say 50, In the course Of his
correspondence with the latter he de
nouncad a certain '' base poltro0n and
coWardly tale-bearer who always acts in
the dark and added ''Iou can apply
the latter to Mr. Dickinson MI
Dickinson has given YOU the information
the subject Of Your letter In return and
in Justice to him | request you to Show
him this. | set out in the morning ion
South West Point. Should ANYTHING here
in contained give Mr. Dickinson The spleen
| will furnish him with an anodvne rs
soon rs return"
This was shown Dickinson. He was On
the eve of sar,ing to New Orleans On 4
tlatboat, but he addressed the General 4
letter. ''-ts 10 Being paltroon, ne wrote,
Il think that term il rs applicable to you
as any one | know and | shall be very
glad when an opportunity serves to know
IN what manner You give your anodyncS,
and hope you viii take payment in one Of
! my most moderate cathartics" Before
| Jackson could respond to this ,l,H, DcAin-
| son was on his way to the lower country
1t Is said that during his trip he incessant-
| " practiced with his pistol. well aware Of
| the inevitable combat which awaited his
| return.
Several publications IN the Nashville
| newspapers followed the Gaming OF Swami /;
other persons became involved in the quar-
rel, and finally duel resulted between
Colonel John Coffee (the General Coffee
OF the war Of 1922, a friend of Jackson
and Mr., n. A. McNurv, in which Coffee
was wounded, McNuiry firing before the
word, As one Of the parties is SAID to nave
| done in the recent Bennett May affair It
is curious to note how such irregularities
were treated in those days Says Major
| Purdy, the second OF Coffee, in bis State
ment Of the duel: II immediately walked
to Mr.. McNairy with my pistol cooked and
observed to him that he ought to be Shot.
and further, that if it WAS not for the
agreement between MIR. Bell (his sccond)
and myself would shoot Kim" McNairl
| Claimed thai ii t.cCIdent, and lIiv-
| posed to lay down his pistol and stand at
| the proper distance and allow Colonel
| Coffee to lire at him; which was declined
! In one OF these newspaper publications
| q lengthy communication from General
jackson appeared, in which Swami is con-
| temptuously alluded to as the ''puppet ana
| lying valet of q worthless, drunken black
| guard, which was Enthusiastically meant
| tor Dickinson, and was so understood by
| the public. 1t clinched their difficulty, as
| it was doubtless designed to DO
Dickinson returned in May and with
| out delay he prepared q card Tor pubAca
ton, uenOunClng jackson in the Seyerest
| language, and retOrtIng upon many Of the
| offensive epthets which he had so lavish
| lv applied to others. Jackson was inform
| ed at this while the article was in type, aud
without waiting for its appearance, sent
Dickinson petemptory demand tor qatia-
faction. It was promptly granted
| | quote from Parton;
| THE place appointed for the meeting was 4
| long DAYS ride from Nashville Thursday
morning, before the dawn OF day, Dickinson
stole from the side Of his youna and beautiful
| Vie, and began silently to prepare tol the Jour
ney. i he aWoke ana asked him why he was
| up 50 early. lie replied that he mud business
in kentucky, across the river, but II would not
'' '' go '''F' - - ''''
| night.
,. t'a''' ,,-i,.,a viii ..,,,,I otl XIII }o.'.t
Gsy blades OF Nashville We're waiting t. escort
| him nu hi.i Journey. AWAY thCF rpue in tha
i1!,' tn-Ii XIX, ,,,l. q, ,,a,tt ~ ,.ia
', ,f WIN NAV to,i 1 H., s
''lf.'I',1o,,t Mn, s.;'l n, I,s, .,I,,Ia
| the company hy di~rayih" hjs wonderful 9ki.!
| with the pistol. Once at 4 distance Of twenty
| it .t',,,,,anl i,t, ,,,,,, th,f ,',,}l ~. I.,
VI lily I','' L
I,tt a -, ,rae,, at ' ndra, anl,,l, tht L
| ,l i ~ / atn'r,t't titl,i,, i.It ,, ih ~
a certain button on his eoat.
Nrfy dli'ffn VIII, 'l'f ~, 'l'llnl ~ ''Giie,,
1!ennrai Thnmas j,yrrtom an ol,i ,oln,ionar
soldier, yersed in tie Silence and iatnii.. 0}}l
the practice of dntng, had reflected deeply VI.
on The conditions OF Tue comm t"i"'GN, WA
Inc ,'M - '"[,i fria f' "'' i', ',n,r
huli4t A. mex rode anaIt from The reyr, thry
| discussed ali the chances and probabilities with
the single aim to decide upon a course "htf!
Wonlu result ~ lfo ui9'",iiil7 ~ i'pk,iaol a'
;''r e 49, i,os af ni'lt nn. a"I oa oiino
the wore! each was to fire Il, he pleased. The
question anXiously discussed between Jackson
AND ovcrton was this; shat we try 20 get 'le
ilfst Shot, or sn' we pefli ~ l,iGAl>oh 10 ;Ft
ter ta Int nirltinson haye # In tha trst uIace
ike ali miraculous Shots, he required no time
| to take aim, and would have 4 far better chance
than jackson IN quch Shot, even II pom llfed
nonn 40 Drknsnn n I, wanna he ansf l(s se TO Jet
the h' first I fire, Moreover. Jackson was certain
he would be hit; and he unwilling to sub
ieet his own aim to the chance of being totally
destroyed by 'e sQ@h ol tne pioW lof 4ckson f
' mas H.; ".' ia,. emIitfarod r
What he had heard Of his public practiengs and
boastful wager. ! ahoHlA have bit him be
once said, if he had shot me through the
of"lh
Nh Parton is little tancitul in this, /
apprehend. General Jackson and his ad-
visers were too astute to trust to chances
so desperate Old Peter Cartwright on cne
occasion, while preaching in Nashville,
was whispered to by a clerical brother sit
ting behind him. that General jackson mad
Just entered the church. Who, he broke