Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-02-10
Editors at Wac.

Editors nt Wac
The Richmond Wbig of yesterday contains
two columns Of correspondence which took
place between its editor, Mr.. w. G. Elan, aud
ME Charles W. Button, editor Of the Lynch
burg Eireiniun, 10 relation to recent contro.
versy between the two pspers. Mr.. Elan de-.
marded, through his friend, tho retraolion Of
certain language Of The Virginian which ho
deemed Insulting and pcrsonalto him. Mr. But
ton replied hatuutil an Objectionable article 10
the Whis Was Withdrawn or explained he de-
cued to comply in a,y respc With Elam's
demand.
This was followed by letter from Eiam re-
questlog Button 10 put his friend, tho boarer
10 prompt c)mmuu!c !tion with tho gcatomsn
he Button might select with % view to
| meeting uGdcr tho rules Of tho CO. lc Mr.. But.
ton replies 10 long letter, which coEc udcs IS
| toll1Ws;
And noW, assuming that further corrtspor
dence between III Is useless you invite me 10
name friend who, With your friend will take
up tho discussion CT such ilso, as these two
i:lecds nsy agree upe2. kroE, sir, Just what
that means, and it would ho disingenuous in
me TO Commit this MISTER 10 another when
know, cld Scu ought TO kuow. that | could
cot accept the logiliDiato result o! such
au Initial pTcc;cding. | 20 not pYcuosc
! ia any ccntlrge5cy to follow you out OF this
State ca hcstil9 GRAND 10 violation Of tho laws
OF Qcd and ny cauutry, n0r do ] caro- 10 add to
the number OF fools whose qGarfels ere, through
such intervention as you PROPOSE, amicabIy aud
hoDofably adjusted. | will further tell YOU,
what lt seems to no you should have known,
that rs Christian nan an opposed to duel
!lng. do not accept the SO called "Codo Of Hon.
or" aDd hereby declare that NJ power on Garth
could lldnco no to do VioeUc, to my cjnscionce
10 this regard | do DOT wish to shoot at and
kiii sou. 1or do intend to bo vic!in to
wicked and bafbarCus pcec lcc that my soul ab.
hors. basldca, Thick that my lite is worth
Glcro than yours, tor Gm devoting the rcu.
1ant Of it that rsmeius to tho irculcation Of
private morality aud upright PRINCIPLES of pub.
| tic pclioy, from which i ahell bot bo dobarrod
5y tho lear of mar.
Aud noT.ifi bo say satisfaction tossy that
| refuse to accept 90 Invitation TO the field, YOU
arc at iuII liberty TO say so for such is the fact.
| My conscience would make coward Of me, |
au! sure, were l thus 10 violate it, though am
saiTays ready 70 defend myself If at;ackcG.''
30 this declaration Mr, E!am Tcp,cs, criticis.
ing Nir. Dult0u's Course sad concluding as ioI.
loTs:
In cGlc|ualon.3 you announce yourself Chris.
len man, who is opposed to dueIIiug aud tic
cIdo OF honor, know nothing of you person.
ally, except as you have revealed yourself 10 this
useus5Up, but 1t Is enough to say that duellius
shd nc codo OF honor have been brought into
this matter only by yourself. EN- no ducst. |
au 10 dcVoce OF the code Of honor, so called and
When you claim to be Christian man shall
not by my silence permit 1t to be Inferred that
L am rot Christian; but | do Iot recoguiz,
that sort ol Christianity which, used as the
shield Of malignant and saoderous c1wardicc,
which, guilty OF all uuchariiatlcpcss, seeks to
avolt TIC consequences by loud profession of
faith; Itr will tho public, Christian or un.
christian, have much respect for that .man WHO
decllncs the arbitration OF mutual friends upon
the aVowcd pretcXt that it may lead to per
sonal encounter undcr equal clndtiots. where
none arc endangered but tic principals, and
yet lESltes and rrovokes a general brawl. 10
"hlch ms antagonist Is put at every di5adVau-
tage ard where the lives of mauy may be ja0p-
ard'zed by the ruculcnt declaration that IL
am aTs5s ready 10 defend myself il attacked.
NOW permit nc to say that sm net engaged
IN brawilog. ! am, perhaps. the miidest man
nercd man that ever editci newspaper or, il
you please that ever scuttled ship, YCu, hsye
learned since 10y arrival here, are u an 10 years.
also am gray-uay, hoaIy. Tho impression TINT
an bot youth may as well be removed at
once, Tha. you have declined all demands and
ioVcrtures from me, even going so far as Il
claim that your ltu is mere valuable then minc, s
plagiarism, from Tho polite tier writer OF which
an od'tor should be ashancd-puts upon me,
on due consideration, the dis.erceable necessity
OF saying inat IN the matter between Us yOu.
conduct has been that OF the slanderer, the
coward and the phsris,e. | xpecf to rcmar
in Lynchbu7g until minutes before 9 D. N. shi
day, when lake tho reiu for Richmond anc
IN tho RIctmond Wing. a5 here and now,
shall characterize aud denounca your course il
this affair a8 s!aldcreus, aowald'y aud PhaEse
lcal. and prove it..
This last letter Mr. Button declined to re.
Give. whereupoo Mr. Walters, who Was th
bearer cf il, informed him OF The character o
lts co:TeDts aad stated where bis friend Mr.
Elan could be touud until five minutes Defor
2. N. on Friday, at which time he w0ut
leave for RIchncId. Dir. Button simnlg re
piled: well, sir, he is ct liberty to GO.
Soy NOTWITHSTANDING The very great ed
vsnce in the price of leather and cost Of Boot
Esnd Shoes, We will cell our entire stock CT Ia
and Winter BOOTS and SHCKS e! small I'D
vance over cost, in order TO reduce OUT stock
ali in want will esvc rIoney by calling on |
before purchasing. IGe hsvo large stock
j Ladies and Gen:lcr1',n'g fine Boots snd Shoe
which cennc; be au1 passed in style, dursbilit
F.. and price
feb W. II. WADDEY, 10 King st.
FIND SALT.