Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-04-29
The LOWe-LOgan Challenge

It lhNiN III iNEhiN " INV 'lihilNiEf va t''h-
ator Logan by VIM. NJ. Lowe, II greenback
member of the House from Alabama and an
cx-rebcl colonel are A. follows:
The difficulty grew out of statement
made by Mr.. Lowe about two weeks ago. and
published in a Pittsburg paper. in the form of
an interview. in which that gentlemen is re-
ported to have said that Senator Logan. on
the eve of the rebellion. contemplated enter
ing the Confederate service that he raised
three regiments of troop, in Illinois which
entered and fought in the Confederate Army.
and thai just prior to the departure of these
regiments from Illinois Logan deserted them.
In the published interview. Mr.. Lowe is re-
ported rs having used the following language
in speaking Of the charge against Mr.. Logan
at j. SO true that Logan himself will not
deny it, If asked upon the floor Of the SEN
ate he will dodge the question. | tell you
have talked with men whom knew, and who
declared they were enlisted for the Confcdcr-
ate service by Logan
This interview was called to the attention
of Senator Logan, and in a card published
over his signature on April u in the Nation
al Republican, of this city, he denounced the
statement of Mr. Lowe As "a vindictve and
malicious lie" Senator Logan concluded
his card with the following paragraph II
understand that Col. Lowe claims that this l.,
not "A correct report of what he said to the
reporter. II not, he should correct the state
mcnt and make the reporter responsible for
putting Il lie into his mouth. The statement
| brand as false and slandcrous, and Cot
Lowe and the reporter can settle the question
between themselves as TO which one has been
guilty of perpetrating this yilainouS false
hood"
Sinr. tho nullisatinp Of I ~
card Mr.. Lowe has written to that gentleman
several notes asking him to withdraw the of
fenSivc words. to none of which Gen. Logan
has made reply. Finding that he could re
ceiNe no response from Gen. Logan. Mr..
Lowe sent him Il written message by Col.
Pelham. Il former member of the House from
Alabama. This message Gen. Logan de
clined to receive. and it was returned to its
author by Col. Pelham. The message borne
by Col Pelham was, il is reported, a demand
upon Gen Logan for an immediate rctracton
of the offensive words. coupled with the fur
Their demand that failing to make the
desired retractiOn. Gen. Logan should inform
him Lowe where n communication in refer
ence to appointing time and place for II
meeting to give him that satisfaction dac to
gentleman would reach him. Gen. Logan
was not appraised OF the character of the mis-
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and when informed that it was Il challenge
laughed and said if Mr. Lowe wanted salts
faction he could easily find way to obtain
it.
Mr.. Lowe winds up his buster with the
following:
Il viii not brand John \. Logan as a liar
for he Is a Senator of the nited States. |
will not post him is a scoundrrl and Il pol
troon, for that would be in violation of the
local statutes. But do publish him is one
who knows how to insult. but not how to sat
isfy gentleman, and | invoke upon him the
judgment of the honorable men of the com
munitv
Senator Logan said that he did not care to
say anything about the matter more than to
reatrm. with emphasis. what he had said in
his published card in relation to the purport-
ed interview with Mr.. Lowe The state
ments in that publication were lies, and the
question of veracity was between the man who
wrote the interview and Mr.. Lowe. There he
proposed to leave it, He did not propose to be
drawn into any further controversy in relation
thereto Neither did he feel any alarm for
his personal safety. In relation to the chal-
lengc, he said that during the early part of
the week he had received n number of letters
from Mr.. Lowe, to which he had paid no at
tention whatever. and that Yesterday. while
he was standing on the floor OF the Senate
taIkiug with gentleman, some one APP
preached him and handed him letter. With
/ ont looking to see who was the messenger he
broke the envelope and glanced at the sig
nature and without reading the letter. he put
it back in the envelope and handed it back
with the statement to Col. Pelham who
brought il, that he wanted no communication
with the person by whom the letter was writ
ten. He did not then know that the note was
a challenge. If he had he would have takcu
NO additional notice of it, and he did not pro-
pose to do now.