The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-06-23
THE DUEL INTERRUPTED.
A POLICEMAN POUNCEs DOWN on THE
PARTY NEAR HANOVER
JUNCTION.
Capture OF Beirne; Escape OF Elar.
Twesty Minutes More, and They Would
Have Been Fighting With Re-
volvers nj Eight PAGES.

| NONcfh dt
All day long yesterday the city was ex-
cltedly awaiting news from Messrs. r. f.
Beirne and w. c. Elan. editors respec-
lively Of the State and Whig, who it was
well known had absented themselves from
here to fight duel.
The newspaper-men were bcset at their
offices and at every corner with the in
.quiry, "What is the news?" "Where
will the fight take place." dc. Everybody
expected a bloody meeting. No one for a
moment doubted the courage OF either
man. With the determination that pos
sessed them, it was foreseen that nothing
short OF an accident could prevent the
shedding OF blood. That accident hap
pened.
Mr.. Beirne and several OF his friends and
two Of Mr.. Eam's party were arrested
within mile Of the dueling-ground. Mr..
Elan escaped. So the fight is off--at least
for the present.
The Two Articles.
The trouble grew out Of the following
article:
From the State Of Wednesday. June 20th.l
WHO ARE TIE "NIGGERs ?"
The Whig, which is the organ OF Boss
Malone and his hail-fellows-well-met
from among negro politicians and white
renegades OF the same order, is forever
accusing the Democrats OF raising the
cry Of 'nigger." That the Democrats
have never done, and the Whiq knows it !
The word "nigger" is very offensive
one alike to respectable whites and respect
able colored men. 1t is used among low
and abusive white men and black men as
the most offensive OF epithets. 1t is not
surprising, therefore, to see the Boss,
through his organ, and others whom he
may allow TO speak for him, talking much
about "nicger," and accusing Democrats
Of using that word which only fits the
mouth OF a degraded llahoneite. Nobody
who knows anything Of the character Of
the two corruptionists who misrepresent
Virginia in the United States Senate would
never think Of their calling the word ne
gro anything else than niger" But the
peculiar device OF the Boss-his accusing
others of what he does himself in order to
exposed than in his charge that Democrats
call his ypooritically-named "faithful
allies" "nigger"--a vulgar name that
might seem to have been framed by his
own mind.
In making this comment upon Boss Ma
hone we wish il TO be distinctly under
stood by all his corrupt henchmen that
what we say and have said OF him we mean
and have meant OF them, personally, indi-
vidually, collectively, or in any other sense
they may choose To feel. 4 more vicious,
corrupt, and degraded gang never followed
any adyenturer than those who hang about
the petty Boss. These fellows IL is, who
having never scruple in promoting mixed
marriages and mixed schools and in Oppos-
ing honest white men-honest colored men,
we truSt-in the strong desire to turn aside
so dire IN evil, accuse their opponents OF
using their own offensive word, Niger" !!
The honest, reputable white people OF
Virginia, against whom the unfortunate
cOlOred man has long been pitted by Radi-
cal Administrations and their supple white
tools in this State, have never befOuled
their lips with the word "nigger,' so
| Characteristic in its vulgar expression OF
the Mahoneites themselves. That word,
however, might still serve another purpose
than that OF OpprObrium TO the negro or
cOlored man. For a long time petty Boss
| Malone has striven through his organ to
! find name for himself and his followers
"Liberal" and Administration have
been tried without success. Let the Ma
honeitcs seize at once their favorite and
Characteristic name" Niger
From the Wing of Thursday. June 21st.I
4 FEW NECESSARY REMARKS
The Iyhfg, which Is the organ Of Boss Malone
/ aud his hail-fcllOws-well-met from among negro
Is forever accusing the Democrats of raising the
| cry of "niggcr." That the Democrats have never
done, and the Irhig knows it!-State.
We have never accused the Democrats Of
saving anything OF the kind, and the State
knows il. We have repeatedly accused,
and do now accuse, the Bourbons and
Funders Of raising the cry OF "nigger, "
Niger !" and we say that they are now
using that cry with all their misht-the
State itself, while affecting to repel the
charge, demonstrating its own completely
in it by the following:
! s.That word, however. might still serve another
purpose than that Of OpprObrium 10 the negro or
| colorcd man.. For long time petty Boss Malone
has striyen through his organ to lind name for
himself and his followers Liberal and Admin
| istration' have been tried without success. Let
The Mahonetes seize at once their fayOrlte and
characlerstic name Niger"
We have indicated the offensive pro-
nunciation OF the word rather than its
spelling in using "nigger" instead OF
"negro "-the latter. as the State knows,
heinz the form we invariably use in our
own references to the colored man; and
everybody knows that that pronunciation
of the word generally with some adjective
still more harsh prefiXed) is the one en-
Moved usually by the Bourbon Funders.
NOT so much in denunciation OF the colored
neople as Of the Readiusters, the latter
being the principal purpose OF its use ever
since the conflict began, in 1879.
But the State further says;
81, making this comment upon Boss Malone
,rc wish II 10 be distinctly understood by all his
corrunf Lenchmen that what we say and have said
Of hin we mean and have meant OF them. per-
VI indiyidually. collectively, or IN any other
sense they may choose 10 leel. more vicious,
corrupt, and degraded gang never followed any
80 These fellows. 10 l., who having never a
scr,nie I'm promOtlng mixed marriages and mixed
schools and in opposing h1he1, 10 Will dnen-non "
49, si6e So dire an evil. accuse their opponents
~ nsIng their own offensive word, niger"
Now. we might be content with simply
o,iving the lie TO all this, as we do general
~ Cor fine ReHdjuster party, and specially
IN so FAR rs IFS charges are meant 10 apply
20 the IVhig. or anybody connected with
tbo IYb;o In a responsible way; but we
,,,;sh ,r further TO say that the whole article
tror, which we make these extracts Is q
,;s",,o ~ General denuncation which would
: L,,n,iliote ms IL IL were not accompanied by
Iosty nretensions OF superiority in manners,
,Onrois 49, and letters that are laughably ridi-
nnIous coming from source to pitiable in