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Show TOE SANtRAmSCOUBtt IVIakv oil ourreadcri, arid capocialiy those who were1' acquatntcd with tlio murdered Senator, tvill feel interested in tho peru?ual of thp corrcsfjondpnep that led to the tragic duel, mvbich Mr. Brodenck. Ut . ; V 8f i ' jVVhat strango ideaq o honor" scpin to exists and tot bo fast gaining ascendency ascend-ency in the world, or at least aro boin irovfypdfrpin. tho old days of feudal ism. '- In, revcngeL for an : , unguarded oir harsh expresipii, tho prevailing' law now seoma tti boj fpr tho aggrieved to ;blow, thp "transgrcissoifff brains, outj, or have liia own precious, body perforated witK a- lump of. lead. There is but ono remedy for such an, evil..? 'Try the survivor. sur-vivor. m a duel as a, common- felon, magnify thp-law. for thp punishment. of murder, " ,.? , - &:Js- & "', j" s, "itic;,. ;' As the recent hostile meiUhg between Megan.. Broderlck and Terry. fia atmcted atuch publie' attention, and haa heerv tiio'fnbjoct .already of rony mlatatement4 ia. ,tiie "rjewajJariera, it, 5a deemed Jieceajury to publieh tlio correapondence between. those i;entlemen and "(he term on which they met . Tti p&pera are given in Ortlr chrpnologlcal order. ' , s . T . ., ' J,, CajLMow ,Behiiah.i : ' -. "' V i'0ijtui0iSepfembW:O8S9;'"' i r Ho. DCBaoi)EWCK--Slri Soine twomontlia alricei at the .public, table at the Interflotfomdj Uotelj la Bari;Francls6o, you wWfif'tO indulge, in. c'ettainemark concerning mt, tyhtch -wete,.o-fenilve,la their' nature., Uefotft i.Kad jheardof the;clr?umatance;"yoitr note; of S3th ? Junej Wd-. df?Hd lo 0.Ty";!l?etley, In which -3fOijv'deciarei)i that you' would not. respond to ,ahy. call : qt( ptMoual character, diiring, the poliilcai . canvas jdit.cflnciuded, had been pubils'he'd. " V c I.bavo, therefors, not been' petmitted ' to take aby notice of, thoae renjarka until the expiration of the. llinlt fixed by-youraelf. I notvllako (he eaVlieet opporlunity to '.reqa7rbif duatfetru tlorj'oythosJmarkVir,.Th(s rio'e wUt oV'hand d V y? by .my'f riehdj, Galhba BenijafriE who i acquainted wtli tta cqntitV5aod'wJli i receive your f eply4 ( Z; Vf r.-y ' .- "' 1 : 1-1 . . !.ii-f - "?; ,S4rftFcticgS9ptember,3; llosj &vCBaKWcK sir:tl!oufd;you Wvs occaatonto communicate wth"j,mhrJ'h the tttnq agree.4 upon between ut I will be JJOitnd. at thftMeiropoHiu' Hotel., si. omitted. tb:.Ieavo my nddi thle roo'nl'ig. ' Very respect fitll, Your olnt(lleitcrvaht , i i Sisif FMNciicd&ptemherS ifoVD.'8.rTitB'nr-r .Siryou'n'bte 'bfl.Sepv temberSlb reached me thrbughrth-'haudsv---'pf Calhoun ,jleriani,Ee5.i' 'Vieroarnsea? h'y. me-iii tjieconvereatlbn referred i iomay -; bT tlia; gutijtct oti. fnfnrep, iriUteproBentatfon; and, for obvtoua reatour , iliave. lo;- dwh e. Jyott Ao it t wliatthe.reiriatks-wVe ihatiyou dlaWater in ycjur'nOle aa ofleuaiye, and of which jrottrequire-Yroirt jrottrequire-Yroirt me'a. reljiiytlbi;.rrn t?".' "jf fo'tVBaWiltc'Ky'- t ,aAN.?F.BAincoJi;Septaffibcr .5, 1853T . Hon, D.' C;'.BKpiwnclt-Sir, Infre ply .to'youf note of ihi date, I.haye jo'iay thai tiie ofiihifve rematkalb'whichl alluded Su my comTntmica'., Uon:P.f-yetday aro as follbivsi ul havo heretofore compered and spoken of hlni (my-lelOas.th.ejorJyhoneat (my-lelOas.th.ejorJyhoneat taan ou the Supreme Court Bench but I now'takeit ail backj" thus, by tmplicatlon, refluctfng on .ijiy persona) and-official and-official liilegrlty. This j the siibitancb' of your remarks, as reported to me the precise term, however, In which such an Implication was conveyed con-veyed aro not-important to the tjuestlon. you yourelfconbet rememher the terms fo which you spoke of mo' on the occasion, referred to. Whajrtfjujre (, heretract(on of any words; which erejised calculated to reflect on my character as in officer or a gentleman.? - I remain -your obedieut servant, . ' iJ.SrTVBar. Friday EvctMO,,Seplemhejf.9f 185!);. . HojrprS. TjaiiT-ASir y Vourajot 'tjilj - data has" been receiVed.Th'irnarkaje;j.6y were occasioned by certain offenslve'IlusIbns of yours concerning tne, mMeln'lbe CbiiiVenjlpn; at 8jcrauiehtqf reporte4 In the 'UnloftM- of "June aitb. TJpbn tha treple alluded, to9 inyouf not of this date-my taSgqage, a'oi fares" ny recbl lectfon serves me, waa.as: follows: ?Durlng Judge Terry's tncarceratiou by -the Ytrgllance. ConiiDlttee; I paid $200 a meek to support a. newrptper in his (your) defence. I hsv aleo (tated heretofore that. I considered him , (Judge. Terry) the onjy honest man "W the' Supreme J .Bfnchjloll tekfttall backj" You are. the f roper jiulge as to whether Ibis language affords good ground'of toiTei ce", ;I'remaIri,etc;i v " D. C, BaWtaicjs. SWir FarcjcdSeplemberi; IIoh, D,.C.BaoBEBics:SirivSoe inonths. go you used Japgnage, concerning me(ofTensiyo in its nature. I waltedthe lapse ot a period of time fixed, by yourself before I aaked ;eparatlorr therefor at your hands. Vou replied, asking specification of the.langusge used which t regarded re-garded as oiTiensive. In, another letter I gave' you the specification, and reiterated my demand for a retraction". To, this last letter you reply, i acknowledging the useot.tbe offansivo language hmputsd to you, and not making the retraction required. This course on your prt leaves pj'eJ Ina otheraJlernatlYo but to Oemand the satiafac-i satiafac-i tlon uaasl among geatUnien, which X aecorblwa-! llyd". . . " , .-. t.enham wilifhlkehf niJCstMry arrsnge-ttents.. arrsnge-ttents.. , Vftti obedient servant, S.TMnV'"5,: f rhi; S Fa4KCisco,iBr,ptcmljer a,185a, IIbr;, p; ti Ttas.Vji.fiht.your note, of tite above date has been received at i o'clock at September 10. in retponae. jo jbs.ssnjejrf: will referyonto my friend Hoii.. J.O.'HcJCibbiniwbo will ttmVe the sttiUfactory arrancmen('demandd (a ypufrletten, ,;VI'remin',-&c.' .'.'Ut." .''I , . ' -, 1 ;'PBopxtcit,vi- parilcs' riiet according' to 'tlio ''termspn .thP . talcp HPuso Stanch, but iferp arrcsted.on thp ground:' After thoy wero released, ;a;pnfcronco was had' and a. tnostingarrangod to tafep placoin San Kateo'countywherp, itho duel , ' Pccurred; nt; ; auartcr ,, to . sovori oWckiScp. i6j in. a raviiiO'on J)avi$' ranchcar Xako t Merced," and .ten or twelvp iniles f rom SaniFraricisco. The principal ,wcrp acpowpanicd,..by4hoir ecconds and about, fiftyjothcr. persons, mpaily'pcrspnaf friends. Mr," Broder-ickwpri Broder-ickwpri tlio ohoicO'pipdsttion and' also tho word of fire. ;l)i$taitcc,ien., pace's. Weapons duelling, pistols. .Mn Brod-crick,ft Brod-crick,ft socondSj. Joseph ' McIulibiH arid Mr. CoUpn,? tat-sjieriff of Siskiyou Gountyj JudgS Teriy'.Thomas, Hay ea and Calhoun Bonhams3J". ;y Al thp yord "Firel ;priel Tayo,'.' 'was given; tho principals raised, their weapons, weap-ons, which they hid held. ppintcd fo.thP grpund.. ;.On thPtrise,.'Mr.- Broderickf-s .weapon :wcnt off preritaturilyVtho ball sfrikirig :tho 'ground a; fefeo'thort o:,his opponorit.- ;;:The:tiext instant' Judge TtaryvW weapo'rif discliargcd it,flid bullet fitrik-, ing Mr; Brddcrick-neaRdip ight'vnip-c plpwlip sudderiltuf ricd,' tried, in e'ffecr tually Jo .brace himself then.rgradaall lpvered:-tpl;ii';iMcliriing, positiobwlicri gcpris present.' imritcdiatolypxariimcd ;thqf" wound j and the wourided,.'m placied pn','ftmattrcsslitfcr jh uvwa'gofi.to; tlio icsidencpbf Xeoriidas Haskell,, at Black Ppfrit,. where lip' died Sep; 16, having lingered about scverity- f purhours, ' ' - I)ircctly thd'newsrpf death-waa made1 known,- ihtf publifi, and' -soiho: ;pnv.afo. bttiidirig. displayed flags "at half riiasti andseyerahvero drapedi'iri mpiiriirigy ;Thd.,.rstrcamerti adc'Plors. on thiJhippirig. alsvtaveil low. Ttic( courts ..wpiro adjourned, and busirics3 geiicraliy'W'aS. almost Busp'endPd- Mr. Brpderick. own idea ad to v. tho -real; causp'olt the duel and rcoriserjitenitly of his death will . bo. se.cn from his own wortla "They havOkiUqtl mo because -t.i.w'cOppotOirtOxtQnAtia' Blavcvy i and a "feprTupt'odmlrilstritiori iHis funeral' tookpiacb on th&4Sth: ult-j, .andliS; described - as orip- oftho most ihipoSing Ipecf acles over witnessed in Galfornia, Col. .E Bi Baker dp livened an'oratip overth rjPiaaa'tvn?. balconies,! roofs,; KcwvcYajipcouljl b'p sobtatnefl. Vcro,. expwde'd'tyspec t Hiibody wa.f oilQe'd"'parl.pr, al4fJ,thV. tlio graA'bby his inostriVtriiata'pcrsPnai arid ;pfliUcaK friemlsltha v,3?i6riceT: 'Sh ciety, tboftiriousr cornpanies "df tho, i"iro Dopartmciit tlio Dud. Fellows ,So pieties- of.tliO city, tho";lllvrip: SchlavO-nic SchlavO-nic Society, numerous citizens, and xtn immense lino, of carrisfges; and private xehlclcsi. Tbc lino of procession was over one milo in length, over one half of. which was, of carriages. Ho, ;was interred, in-terred, in tho Lone Mountain Cometry. Ho was born, in Washington, D. C. Feb. 4, 1820, of liumblo parents, was an orphan bp forO ho arrivpd at .man-; liood, and when ho died was "tho last of his race.? His exalted station in public life appears dtip to his natural talents, his .integrity Industry, toinner-ancoand toinner-ancoand inflexiblo . energies,. Few publicTOen can.join.hiitt iu the boast t "Tho mati is not liVinjj or dead who ever "saw mp at a gamitlg abloi in a lirothci(ror under UipmlluoncO; of iritox-icating-drink,1' - |