West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-08-27
BELLIGERENT EDITORS.
Aurat Halstoad Offers John r. Nc
Loan Satisfaction on the Field
OF Honor Which H
Promptly Declined.

Roger 4. prybr, he Noted .Duciilt Of tho
south, Acts FOR Mclean, ami Colonel VIC.
Terrell for Halstehd-NicIean Discfa.mS
All responsibility for tie On~nso Charged
II. 4. Campbell Assumes the Authorizing
OF the Offensive Article.
NEW YORK. Aug lg-Bcfore leaving Gin.
c'nuati last week Murat Halstead commune
ton. ana requested his presence in Sc York.
On the arrival OF Terrell he was requested by
Halstcad to proceed to tue Saratoga residence
OF }. X. Mclean on the .ssion Indicated in
the following note Of authorization:
New SogS oYti"E
tiNciSNArI CnAMERCiAL.
Colonel W. c. Terrell Is authorized 20 rep
tebsei9 me IN me matter OF setISment win
Incloscd in this was tile following note. ad.
dressed 10 Mclean, 10 be used az the dlsctG-
NEW YonK oFrrcE
.CtNClSNATt COMMERCIAL,
NEW IURk, AUG ~. 1856. J
JoHS X. MCLEkN: An evening paper OF Ga,
cinnati in the hands of your friends has re-
cent? asserted IN your behalf certain re
/ hcn'tckj Colonel Torrclrs former homcl. ia
ntormo az fHr az is uecdftl % action. OF
detail. aud authorized 10 act fot tie.
SARATOGA. \ Y. Aug. IL. 1875.
john X. MCLEAN-Dedr SIR: / am here at
the windsor Hotel, room No. 2)d. on a matter
OF BUSINESS for Murat Hastcad, Of Cincin-
nall, which concerns you, ana wish To- com
hC glad 10 hear from YOU uprsouaily OF
through friend. ami sir
SARATbGA, Aug 10. tSs6
W. 6. TERRELL, ESQ.-DsGT sir. Your note
OF this morning received. AS l can not con
CciNc OF any busnf ~ that can be arranged
/ by the intcrven ion OF yourself or any ono
else between Halstcad and myself. / beg
leave 70 decline the request of your note
above referred TOTO meet you personally or
SARArboA A6p,ist ~ lisa js,s
q 4
can not be any more explicit than To say that
the business referred To in my note of yestcr-
day relates to your personal differences with
NJ. HalStcad, i'm tho settlement OF which, rs
proposed 10y him, am empowered to ACT on
MS bchalt. with this explanation, further
answer TO my former uste is required Re-
SARATOGA Aug. 10. 1886.
WIN G. TERRELIq EsQ.-ST: Your note OF
yesterday received. Being here without "A
confidential friend, have been compelled to
send for one. Tic will be h rc within thirty
hours. will defer further communications
until his arrival. Respectfully.
j. X. MCLEAN.
WINDSOR HOTEL SARATOGA
! joins II. McLEAN, ESQ Sir: Yours OF this
| date just received. ] will go To New York
| this afternoon a y. M returning tomorrow
at $500 p. m, and can then be addressed at tho
In New York, on the 18th, Terrell received
from Halstead memorandum. saying:
so far rs Mclean as public man and
conductor OF newspaper is concerned I
claim To be even with him and more In the
Commercial, but find him quo ted by enemies
who assert certain responsibilities for him,
aud II is OF these l speak aud that have ey.
! planned % Terrell, rs my friend, and Mclean
/ well knows precisely what they arc, aud why
nc Us called for On his return 10 Saratoga
! Terrell received the following from MIR Nc
Lean
WIN. q. TERRELL, ESQ. Sir: The bearer
/ General Roger A. Pryor, Is fully accredited
| and authorized on my behalf to receive and
| discuss any communication from you with n
| view 70 "A settlement of the differences be-
/ tween Halstead and myself
Respectfully, j. r.. MCLEAN.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, Aug. Is, 1886
GENERM. ROGER A. PRYoR-Ify Dear Sir:
/ Referring to Mr.. McIean's note OF This date
! delivered to me by you. and 10 our subse,
/ quent conversation in connection thercwith
! nave this To say; Mr. lialstcad does not com
/ pam of any thing said of him pcrs onally in
! the columns of the Cincinnati Eugiircy. He
/ admits that be has rotaliatcd in kind. and
| that lac is satisfied ON that account But
printed IN Cincinnati. and undcrgsi nppi
! TO lie partially owned by Mclean and pub.
lshcu III his interest, has attacked him in a
! manner so offensive as To require other no.
! tee than that he has usually prescribed for
/ himself ln controversies. These attacks wan
! TONY, grotuitou~ly aud falsely affect inno-
cent persons dCpendcnt upon him for pro-
| lection, To this he Will not submit He eX-
| poets from Mclean absolute disavowal of his
! knowledge of, aud his responsibility for
! these publications., and his assurance that
w G TERRELL.
UNITED STATES HorEI,
] oNhAlOtsA ~Pltl NtiS, Aug. y, 1855. <
| NV DEAR SIR: Your note of this date |
! have exhibited TO Mr.. Mclean, and i'm rpnIy
| ne authorizes me 20 say that he neither owns
/ nor is connected with. nor i'm any sense con-
! trols, tine paper to which you refer: tbut he
! neither lnsuEatcd nor authorized the pubii-
! cation Of which Halstcad complains: that
indeed, he knew nothing of tho publication
] until he saw ~ i'm print. and that thcreupon
| be immediately telegraphod a message OF
J Which copy IS herewith enclosed, and that
| in Justice TO himself no less than to others
| the earliest opportuue occasion TO disclaim
| avow indignant resentment at the unwar.
! rantablc connection of his name to II / have
the honor TO be- very respectfully,
This was accompanied 10y certified copy OF
/ the telegram of the date OF August III, ud-
/ dressed 90 Edward Wisnewski, OF the Ciucin-
/ natl Enquirer. 10y John r. Mclean directing
/ him 20 deny, ON behalf of Mclean, to the par.
/ ties concerned iu the publication ali rcspon-
| slbilitv 0scribcd 10 him i'm the tnuticr de1Iar.
! ing II Infamous; that be- mover made such
| charges us had been asserted drnouucint, Tho
/ use oft his name in that connection. aud de-
/ maudug that 10 should bp done no more
WINDSOR HOTEL SARAroGA SPRlNGs,
GENERAL ROGER A. PRYoH: Your note OF
! this date. just handed me. is accepted as sat
| siaciory on the part of Hidstcud have the
/ uonor To DC, etc your ohcdicnt servant,
CNCrNNATr Aug. l9-Thc cause OF tho
| above interesting correspondence was the
/ appearance of series OF articles in the
/ .'ihg i'<grdnl few days back The fol-
/ owing appeared in that paper August 4;
/ 'Ihcre is "a widespread wish TINT Mclean
/ and Ha'stcDd would meet iu q dark room
/ With dirk, and thus settle their quarrel.
/ them" August appeared nm article
! in which tho following extract occurs
/ You should thankfully have embraced the
/ opportunity we rave you. what other decent
/ avenue WIS opru when hc described you as a
/ cucEo'4f None. Now the opportunity is not
/ totally lost. There yet is time. Meet Mclean,
] man ikc 81 muu. lie has ut least thirty more
! year. or reasonable expectation of life than
son have The advantage Is all with YOU
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