Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-01-16
A CA II ID.

CARD.
In view of Mr. p. r. Wilis's lengthy card,
pub ishsd in the "Maryland independently Of
last week, in reference 10 the lat Hair between
Mr.. + NJ. Co. and Nr. A. Posey in which Mr..
v ills and myself were also concerned II is per
haps necessary thst ! also should say word
by way of correcting some erroneous impress
sious which Mr.. Wil!s's statement tends TO
convey. His card is tor the most part cor
rect statement Of the negotiations that took
pace and, but for some misleading errors into
" hch he has, inadvertently let us hape, fallen,
| might we'll let the matter rest just where he
has |, fl it. There might be some slight color
for Mr.. Wills statement that he construed the
expression Of my private opinion that no per
.onal insult vas meant to Mr.. Posey by the
perfectly legitimate criticism in the TINES Of
the editorial grammar Of the DEPENDENT
into an npoloxetic admission on MY part, tut
for the fact, which he cannot have forgotten,
that specifically informed him nj the very
threshold of our conference that the one quail
tica,ion which Mr.. Cox had placed on my dis
erection in giving the matte into my hands
WAS that, after a careful consideration of all
that had appear red in the TiAEs, he had nothing
whatever 10 r-iraet or apologize for, and that
1 had been positively Instructed not, under any
circumstance 10 make any r,traction or dpology.
With regard TO Mr.. Willss statement that
IAN understanding was had between Mr.. Daley
AMI my self TO the effect that neither Of he duel
lists or he or myself would SAY word about be
settlement" must sa, that the reading OF his
card was The first kno~led.e had OF any such
understanding. When he first made the prop
ostiun, a coming f,om MIR Posey, that il |
woulS withdraw the challenge be would retract
The offensive epithets agreed TO il with the
provision that the retracton should be publish
ed in the ''lndspcndent.' After further con-
sultation with his principal he came in and
salu that as such retraction would necesstate
Mr.. PUsey saving that he bad accepted the
chsllens- and Nou look too much Ike brsga-
docl. GU his part. he would not Ike 10 publish
il but would give US tall permission 10 do
Then ii was that | told Mr. Wills II he would
get Mr. Posey : sisu~iute 10 such card
would submit II TO anv principal and use my
inttaence TO get him 10 accept 1t and n case be
did so, il would then lie published b, Us. This
ne agreed 10 aud This ended The hole proceed
isSs without further promises or e1actions on
either side In view OF hi, did not, Of course,
communicate ANY such understanding as he
al uies TO, 10 my principal and his other trend,
Capt, Dement,, when | presented the apology
tor then consideration .ud acceptance. | am
authorized, however, TO SAY that, while my
principal trlt under no obligation whatever,
resulting from any compact that had made,
10 refrain from giving pubII,ity 10 The matter,
he did, InstlnCiyeiy refrain, as dId al OF our
part! while In Washington, from MAJ ing any
n-ntIon al all OF The matter, UNI II Mas asCer-
tanned that erroneous reports Of The affair had
~iresdy gotten into the Washington evening
papers. 1t ~as 10 correct these erroneous re-
ports, which represented due. IS sill - pro-
gr.ss that bret inlerv,-~ Va. accorded 10
J. -
said, Capt. Dement, merely gave expression 10
the aspect which the at.lr presented 10 the
mind OF old war veteran ana X,nt5em.s
we'll vetsei 10 the Code.
Were dIspo,.d 10 di.cG. questions OF
honor wilh Mr. Nils (uat an not |
mig nj AK him how he rscunyi!es that portion
OF his card in which he saws that n Mr. /
Fosey) never authorized 70 make con- +
promise, did II Of nv own so!ttIun, WIKI
another portion where be de'ais "a-t took
place al tEe boirl ~ Coz Station en- Sunday
uighi aud ho~ me i-'Ier which his prsnc1psi
i. reported to have ~ri,irn 10 NA.ains'on
on the lue.day io5losrag can be rcconcIied
With what be admit. o have TAKEN place Al III.
hoiei might press lie matter further -nd
show ~ Mr. Nils. own admissions IN bis
card hat his principal dti authorize hin TO
SKI be eI scl apology that he did ssn and
whI,h MAS pub ishtd u last week Egss', tut
winch 81 fort sas afterwards made 10 qaA Il,
by an In.nat-riAi amend u-nt. lie s4ys a
draft Of The .xQ-asiIun Mr.. Posey should NIKE
vas skecihrd and | carried II to him. Ar.
Puses refused 10 sign It because II shoSrd tAai
he rsirGotioa < l., made before tse ck4!s.sss
guharIEn NV TIL. dram made b, me
and vas substantially the same a, he apology
Mr.. wis signed, except +. to ihs ~fhe's""i
vi toe Challenge " course ne saat .ehse vas
rihdr1~n 10 order TO 40" NJ. fS.c' 10
sPot"E'z-, ihst heIng customary 3" 'ash cases
sni 'Heir being no dt'p"sittoo 90 S"is ''a' 10
s4hle,' hln 10 me ha'"i".h@h % APe'Ss HieS
under me shA1ens', even u hr h-1 tTH vi
t'us 10 u" -.
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y tsls "Psa : ht'tr frhsc''on 'hAi "a3si
thFt.n,uuu ~hi' h~ Afssr" ds q" VIOLA
'suH II 81 torn ~ zach mSs5rT, b. ni'i ne n
aIs rriutlptls oan h-Hiarit4ns. std ~hirh
he says ais card ~.s tn oa' - ? tn9tPa
- nor 4 hlia To ssp, - E"t 8" "''t M .Ff.-i
= sgrvi dtfefrnt irum to- one be 'sa-i ant
ie.t',rri 10 nse or ING .'sh' hr'"rr nc Fforo'-
!, tie AneLdrd document
Frrung a..rI.v.i At cer'"tu ,-r'on-'
,plttc, ~hlsh spp-arrj n the A-rs ,aud iaie-
.ryudvng OF the -3gA uii, + II Cox ESQ ra.t- .
.ruced n,- 10 mortal CorntSt lhl, h.t eng.