The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-08-28

IT. G. Campbell Assumes the Authorship
OF the Offensive Article.
NEW YORK, Aug. 10 -Before leaving Gin.
cinnnti last week Murat Halstead communi.
Gated with Colonel W. G. Terrell, of Washing.
n 1on. ana requested his presence in New York,
ON the arrival of Terrell he was requested by
Halstead to proceed to the Saratoga residence
OF j: 4. Mclean on the mission Indicated in
inc following note of authorization:
New YORK OFFICE
CINCINNATI COMMERCIAL
August "A, 1855.
Colonel w. g., Terrell is authorized to rep.
John II. Mclean. M. HAIsTrAD
Enclosed in this was the following note. adj
dressed to Mclean, to be used at the discrc-
ton of Colonel Terrell
NEW YORR OFFICE
CINCINNATI COMMERCIAL,
NEW YORK, Aug. IA, 1856.
JOHN IL, MCLEAN: An evening paper of Gin
olnnati in the hands of your friends has re-
Gently asserted in your behalf certain re.
,ponsihilit,cs, and Colonel W. G. Terrell, Of
kentrckJ Colonel Terrell's former homej, is
lniormc !, rs far as is needful to action, of
details, and authorized to act for me.
M. HALsTEAD.
SARATOGA, N. Y, Aug. "A, 1886.
JOHN R. MCLEAN--Dedr Sir | am here at
the windsor Hotel, Room No. 200, on matter
of BUSINESS for Murat Halstead, of Cincin-
natl, which concerns you, and wish to COM
municato with you as to particulars. ] will
ne glad to- hear from you personally or
through friend. am, sir,
w. G. TERRELL.
SARATOGA, Aug. Is, 1886.
w; G. TERRELL, EsQ-Dsdr Sir: Your note
OF TINS morning received. AS can not con-
ceive OF any business that can be arranged
by the lnteryen ion of yourself or any one
cave to decline the request of your note
above referred toto meet you personally or
through any one. j. r. MCLEAN.
SARATOGA, August Is, 1886.
SIR: Your note of this date received |
can not be any more explicit than to say that
the business referred to in my note of yester-
day elttes to your personal differences with
M. Halstead, in the settlement of which, as
proposed by nm, am empowered to act on
his behalf. With this explanation, further
answer to my former note is required. Re.
spccttully, w. G. TERRELL,
SARATOGA, Aug. l6 1886.
WIN. G. TERRELL, EsQ.--Sr: Your note OF
confidential! friend, have been compelled to
send for one. He will be h re within thirty
hours. will dofor further communications
until his arrival Respectfully,
WINDSOR HOTEL, SARATOGA.j
JOHN r. MCLEAN, Eso.-sir: Yours Of this
date just received. l will go to New York
this afternoon q p. NO. returning tomorrow
"
In New York, on the 1,th Terrell received receive
from Hastead Il memorandum, saying:
so FAR as Mclean as Il public man and
conductor OF newspaper is concerned |
claim to be oven with him and more in the
commercial, but find him quoted by enemies
who assert certain responsibilities for him.
and It IS OF these speak, and that have ex.
planned to Terrell. as my friend, ana Mclean
well knows precisely what they are, and why
he is called for On his return to Saratoga
Terrell received the following from Mr.. Me-
Lean.
SARATOGA, Aug. IS, 1885
VIM. G. TERRELL, ESQ. Sir: Tho bearer.
General Roger A. Pryor, is fully accredited
ana authorized on my behalf to receive and
discuss any communication from you with a |
view to settlement of the differences be-
tween Halstead and myself.
Respectfully, j. r. MCLEAN.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, Aug. is, 1885, |
GENERAL ROGER A. PRYoR-MD Dear Sir: |
lettering to Mr. McLean's note of this date.
delivered to me by you, and to our subse-
quent conversation in connection herewith, |
| have this to say: Mr.. Halstead does not com. |
pam or any thing said of him personally in |
the columns of the Cincinnati Enquirer He |
admits that he has retaiated in kind, and |
.nat ne is SATISFIED on that account. But |
he DO complain that newspaper |
printed in Cincinnati, and understood |
to he partially owned by Mclean and pub. |
lished IN his interest," has attacked him in a |
nahucr 81 oHenSlVe as 10 require other no. |
tico than that he has usually prescribed for
himself in controversies. These attacks wan. !
tonly, gratuitously and falsely affect limo
cent persons dependent upon him for pro.
lection To this he will not submit. He ex-
poets from Mclean absolute disayowal of his
knowledge of, and his responsibility for,
these publications, and his assurance that
they shall not be repeated.
W. C. TERRELL.
UNITED STATES HOTEL,
q
MY DEAR SIR: Your note of this date [
have exhibited to Mr. Mclean. and in reply
he authorizes me to say that he neither owns
nor is connected with, nor in any sense con-
trolls, the paper to which you refer; that he
neither inStigated nor authorized the publ-
cation of which Halstead complains; that
indeed, he knew nothing of the publication
until he saw II in print, and that thcreupon
ne Immediately telcgraphed a message, of
which copy is herewith enclosed, and that
in justice to himself, no less than to others,
the earliest opportune occasion to dsclaim
all responsibility for the publication and to
avow indignant resentment at the unwar-
rantablc connection of his name to it. have
the honor to be, very respectfully,
ROGER A. PRYOR.
This was accompanied by a certified copy of
the telegram of the date of August Ii, ad-
dressed to Edward Wisnewski, of the Cincin-
natl Enquirer, by John II. Mclean, directing
him to deny, on behalf of Mclean, to the nnr
ties concerned in the publication, ali respon-
sibiity ascrbed to him in the matter declar-
ing it infamous; that he never made such
charges as had been asserted, dcnouncinr the
use of his name in that connection and de.
handing that il should be done no more.
WINDSOR HOTEL, SARATOGA SPRINGS, !
Aug. Is, 1856.
this date, just handed me, is accepted as sat.
sfac;ory on the part of Halstead. haveihe
1onor to be, etc, your obedient servant,
W, TERRELL.
.bove interesting correspondence was tho
appearance of series of articles in the |
Grenin0 telegram few days back. The fol.
ewing ewing appeared in that paper, August 4:
There is wide spread wish that Mclean
nd Halstead would meet in dark room
The public is sick of both of
hem August appeared an article
n Whlch the following extract occurs
You should thankfully have embraced the
opportunity we gave you. What other decent
venue was open when he described Won as A |
'uckold? None. Now the opportunity is not
otaly lost. There yet is time. Meet Mclean,
nan. like man. He has at least thirty more
ears of reasonable expectation of life than
'ou have. The advantage is all with Won.
'ou have for years been regarded as a bust-
ring coward. Now, for the honor of the hui
nan family and in the name of the great dis
onor heaped upon you, screw your cour-
&c to the sticking point or forever stand
randed as a shameless, SOLDERING, SANDER
us coward Colonel T. c. Campbell
nd Honorable J. Il. Thompson, of
he Telegram, left for Saratoga
o night, Mr.. Thompson going as Mr. Camp.
ell right hand man. 1t is understood that
heir mission IS to make coed the dcclara.
ions in the Telegram, Mr.. Campbell averripg
hat he is the author of the statements to |
1hich NJ. Halstead objects. If NJ. Halstcad
rants satisfaction he has go 20 East to give il
o him in any shape he wants it-with or
Iithout gore
non oe tho nr.,ur &C IL Ill III |