The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1881-04-30

This. unfortunate feud drew into its
vortex a large number OF our best
citizens, who arrayed themselves
on the side Of their friends, and
it lasted several years, and never
did stop until Colonel M. 0. Gala.
way succeeded in bringing about a
final reconciliation. The Appeal
was correct when it stated that
Colonel Falkner never fought only.
in self.defense, the fact is he beg
ged for peace all the time, and new
or did fight until all hope Of escape
was cut of. Mr.. Morris was a man
of undaunted courage, and when
he espOused the cause o: General
Hindman he determined 10 wage
the war to the bitter end. The diff.
fculty between Falkner and Nor
riS, which resulted in tho death Of
the latter, occurred in February,
1851. The circui! court mel on
Monday, an indictment was presen,
ted on Tuesday, a venire was sum.
moned on Wednesday, Falkner
was tried Thursday. Then the fend
was renewed with redoubled bitter
ness by General Hindman and bis
friends, which kept our town in a
constant fever of excitement. Fl.
nally, Falkner, in order to keep
his friends from becoming serious
ly involved, being convinced that
a fight would be forced on him,
in which many others would lie
likely to get killed, consented 10
meet General Hindman in Arkan-
sas, as stated IN your paper, only
that the date was not correctly sta.
ted. All the pleliminaries had
been arranged by correspondence,
carried on secretly between Gen
eral Hindman and Colonel Falkner,
and II was especially stipulated
that no citizen Of Mississippi should
know anything about the affair un.
til it was over, and that no one
should be present except the par
ties 10 the combat and Colonel M.
Q. Galloway. This was done in or.
der to prevent the friend.
Of the parties from becoming
further involved in the unpleasant
affair. They were to take theiI
places fifty yards apart, armed
with revOlvers, with the right Ia
advance and fire as they pleased
Colonel Falkner has often tOlC
your correspondent that he did moi
intend to advance on Genera.
Hindman, and that he was resolv
ed not to fire at all unless the gen.
eral came within twenty PAGES o.
him. Falkner'S conduct durin
the troubles previous to tina
time clearly go to sustain the trhtI
of his statement in that respect
for on one occasion, just befor,
the meeting had been arranged
Dr.. Desoto, a friend of FaIknor, be
came involved in a difficulty will
General Hindmsn, and while De.
soto had his pistol presented al
Hindman, Falkner seized the PTS
toll at the very instant when Desc
I
to pulled the trigger; the hammer
fell, but instead Of striking the cal
it fell on Colonel Falkner's thumb
that had been thrust under it, thu
saving Hindman's life. COlone
Falkner succeeded in wrenchini
the pistol ont Of DesOto's hand, pu
it in his pocket, and quietly walk
ed to his Office. After the feul
had been settled by the timely in
reference of Colonel Galloway
the friendship that existed between
! Colonel Falkner and General Hind
man was Of the most cordial sorl
and the same good feelings wer
restored among the many friends Z
these gentlemen. As regards til
WHrTE Ross OF MEMPHIS, | am no
so vain as to undertake to crit