The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-06-21
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E1lifors or the Dispascs: Ina recent en-
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i ny;se i REPLIED to All article Publ ned IN
tbe fsa;Dycr,tr this place. aud signed i1ysIfs
i elisor. iy. il. Wright. As the various GER
Il fiuestcs ACCOMPANY ing my communication
il shnsr a,..clasiy ay..s hat M ms
henehman, Ii, their version OF the affair Pc oe'
tween Wri2ht and myself, have maze iaise
land contradictory tatemeilfs, an 9 are tnefe-
/ fore unworthy of belief, i nrsgnt hRfe
i rested the raater there without iuf,her
trouble 10 the Press. but q more recent
Communication OF one S. NJ. Fulton, 81,
! published In the iphiq. accompanied pY
certain pretended 0otatatogy cefttlicaets'
md followed by siaicc OF putr. scent ilaO'
1 ter from the editor OF the Ha,g ien r.
der u necessary that should re-
snona 70 them and disclose other per-
tinent matters not heretofore maue
nnbhe!I may here state that but for. tne
srayify 8, the matter charged by the wig
mon myself and the two gentlemen whose
names IRE associated with mine IN this I'm.
pleasant affair might feel myself relieved
| from the necessity of a reply on account Oh
Ills plaring falseheod, which must be appa-
rent to, al! who read and reject. NOW, Jet
us rccur to til facts Of this affair. a DIS
| clissior, takes place between my father, John
| Dickinson. and s. III. Fulton. Sr., and g re-
port OF the discussion is sent to the Whlg
| and published in it's. columns, which is SO
potoyiously false and unjust to Dickinson
as to provoke prompt denunclatlon from
many who heard the discussion, without
distinction OF party affiliaiion. 1t is COPIED
/ into The columns Of the Clipper. The editor
OF the Clipper is heard to say on the evening
before our difficulty that he was present at
the discussion aud knew the report OF
"Grayson'' was not correct. On the morn-
ing of the difficulty I entered the office OF
the Clipper; find him at work. | ASK him
to make The correction which IS due to my
father on account Of his false publication.
He refuses to make the correction. declining
in an insolent manner. then caught hold
Of the lapueI Of bis coat and pressed him
backward against the window. There
upon, at the suggestion OF Mr.. Wilson,
/ desisted, and Wright took the certificate,
inspected it carefully, made some alteration,
and signed it. Mr. w. Y. Wilson was on
the street when | was on my way to the
office OF the Clipper. and accompanied me
bv my request. Dir. Gleayes also went up
as spectator, and neither OF them was
armed, so far rs knew, and neither OF them
had any occasion for arms. Certainly their
presence was not desired by me for pur-
poses OF violence. ] did not intend O diff
Guilty myself. I only wished Wright to
make the correction, and had be doneSo, or
had he Seen less insoleDt Or offensive in bis
manner, there would have been no diffi-
Guilty. Now, Mr. Editor, what is the real
distinction between this and other similar
affairs OF daily occurrence, when one man
calls upon another to retract or correct q
faIschood? In this case the falsehood WAS
published, and l demanded the correction
in form that would enable me to give
equal publicity thereto. do not nov taink
adopted the best mode OF correction, but,
as heretofore stated, was smartingi under
a sense OF injustice done my father, ana
perhaps fell upon an indiscreet mode OF
redress. Dir. Wright is over my size, q few
years my senior, and my equal IN physical
strength. do not believe he was SICK or
in any way indisposed, as I saw him upon
the street after dark at late hour the eve.
ming before, and found him at work early
next morning, showing no appearance OF
indispositou. He was not alone, as was
faLsely stated by the Wing editor, but was
accompanied by miserable tramp, whom he
has picked up, and is using for his false and
malignant purposes. No pistol was drawn
or presented, and there was no act CT yio-
lence except that above stated. Now,
MesSrs. Editors, such is the trihing affair
which has been seized upon by this man
Fulton for purposes OF his own, which may
be easily made manifest. And cow pro-
pose to show who this man Fulton Is, and
what his motives. Ii his life bad been Illus
uative OF peaceful aud quiet behavior; II
be was not notorious us q man OF violence,
and as the breeder OF public disturbances,
his utteranceS in such matters might be
worthy of some consideration. 1t has been
said, and has almost grown into by-word,
that Fulton is never heard OF except when
he is getting into or getting out OF some
usiv scrape. Since Mr. Fulton has assumed
to chronicle events i'll Grsyson, will he be
pleased to tell the public how long it has
been since he cursed, denounced, and
thr eatened the Clipper man in the streets OF
Independence because he published an item
OF news dspleasing to the modest" Mr..
Fulton. / give this brief outline OF Mr..
Fulton, but IL future events require Will
give his life and career in full, and 1t will
be known who 1t is tlat champions The
wrongs OF injured innocence and charges
Others with murderruS assaults. But to re-
sume>the matter more properly IN hand: 1t
is believed, and has been charged here by
many persons, irrespective OF party. who
were present. and heard the discussion be-
tween Dickinson and Fulton, that Fulton
himself was the author OF the article signed
"Grayson.' and his denial OF it has not
been sufficient to eradicate that belief. he
may find some one to father the article,
but he will never be able 10 convince the
minds OF the people here that his peculiar
language and mode OF expression as used
in bis speech could have been so accu-
rately initiated by asy QUE but him.
SELF This may serve to explain the
great interest which Fulton has in main
tanning "Grayson." He was badly cas-
tigated in the discussion with Dickinson,
aud writing under its effects he sought re-
fuge and comfort in the columns OF the
Whig, that notorious and diSgraceful sheet,
which has always proved itself the ready
vehicle Of fasebood and SANDER. Mr.. Full
ton youches for every word Of the article
signed " Grayson." l again charge that the
author of the article signed "Grayson " did
not make fair and truthful report OF the
discussion between Dickinson and Fulton.
For the truth OF this statement refer to the
following gentlemen, who were present aud
heard the discussion viz. General William
Terry. Wythcville, Va; Colonel A. NJ. Da-
Wis, DR.. W. o. Reid, Isom Cox, Esq. Sam
uel Cox, Captain 6. S. Venabie, Hon. L. 81.
Bryant, w. L. DIckey, Esq, CAPTAIN
John NJ. Hale, John Austin, Esq,
and as many more rs may be needed.
1t may also be proper in this connection to