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 SUBSEQUENT 
 
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SUBSEQUENT CORRESPONDENCE, &c., 
 
 BETWEEN Mil. J. C. PENTLAND AND Mil. YOUNG. 
 
 When the statement of facts made I)y mc in relation to the diffi- 
 culty between Messrs. Irvine and roi.)e, was ready for distribution, 
 I deemed it my duty to send a copy of it at once to Mr. Pcnthind, 
 in order that neither he nor his friend might be i<i;norant of the 
 circumstance that publication had actually taken place. 
 
 The reasons which induced me to make that publication were 
 succinctly stated in the introductory portion. My friend and 
 myself had determined to make no mention whatever of any thing 
 that had occurred between him and 3Ir. Irvine, or between Mr. 
 Pentland and nie, and we adhered to our resolution. To our sur- 
 prise however, on the very night of the day on which the meeting 
 took place, my friend heard that a statement had been made giving 
 an erroneous and improper version of what had taken place. From 
 the nature of the report, it was evident that notwithstanding its 
 absurdity, it must have proceeded from some person who had boen 
 present and who was incompetent to appreciate the spirit which had 
 dictated the observations made by my friend as we left the ground. 
 Still we deemed it advisable to take no notice of the matter. A 
 few days afterwards however having found that this incorrect report 
 had been industriously circulated, I called upon Mr. Pentland to 
 ascertain w4iether he or his friend had been instrumental in propa- 
 gating the statement. From what then took place I felt that I was 
 entitled to protest against the interpretation given by him to the 
 words made use of on the occasion referred to, and in order that 
 there might be no misunderstanding about the matter, a narrative 
 of what occurred after our arrival on the ground was drawn up and 
 submitted to Mr. Pentland, and I told him at the same time, that 
 notwithstanding the report which had gone abroad, if he signed that 
 narrative, no further notice would be taken of the matter. He 
 requested that the paper might be left with him as he wanted to 
 shew it to Mr, Irvine, I did so, and he returned it to me saying that 
 he agreed with me as to many of the facts stated in it, but that it 
 contained some in which he could not concur. I then told him tjie 
 whole matter would be published. The statement published con- 
 
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 tained the recital of what took place on the ground, copied from the 
 narrative which I had submitted to Mr. Pentland, It must not 
 therefore be supposed that ho was aware of it for the first time only, 
 after the receipt of the " Pamplilet," The latter was sent to Mr. 
 Pentland on Wednesday last at 11 A. M. On the next day, after an 
 interval of l25 hours, I received the following letter from that 
 gcfYitleman. It is in his handwriting. 
 
 " Mr. Pentland begs to acknowlcdcro the receipt of the Pamphlet 
 sent him yesterday, by Mr. Youug, and entitled " Correspondence, 
 &c., concerning a recent difficulty between Messrs. Irvine and 
 Pope," which having perused, he feels himself called upon to say, 
 that with the exception of the correspondence whicli has been cor- 
 rectly copied, the narration of matters of fact is not only highly co- 
 loured but is in many respects at variance with what actually took 
 place on the occasions therein referred to. 
 
 Mr. Pentland cannot but remark that the motive which prompted 
 a partial publication of conversations which took place between i\Ir. 
 Young and himself and which do not in any w^ay eifect(*) the matter 
 in dispute between Mr. Irvine and Mr. Pope, is in the highest 
 degree improper and ungentlemanlike. 
 
 Mr. Pentland begs to add that it is his intention to give publicity 
 to this communication. 
 Donnacona Street, ) 
 
 21st December, 1854. j 
 
 John Young, Esq., 
 
 Advocate." 
 
 Upon the receipt of this communication, I settled with Mr. 
 Pentland in the only manner in which a settlement could be effected 
 of the provocation given in it. Having done so, I now wish to 
 reply to his letter. 
 
 The statement published by me was an accurate narrative of all 
 that occurred. As it affects my friend, I cannot allow it to bs met 
 by a denegation distinguished only for its coarseness and peculiar 
 orthography, without making some remarks. Mr. Pentland says, 
 " the narration of matters of fact is not only highly coloured but is 
 " in many respects at variance with what actually took place on the 
 
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 " occasions therein referred to.** It is easy for any person to uiuko 
 a general denial, when it is inipnasiblo for liini to give in contradic- 
 tion any stitonient of circuuistances which give that denial any 
 reliable character. Did or did not aiiy occurrences take place of 
 the nature of those jilludiHl to by lue '( H'yea, then why does not 
 ISIr. Peutland undertake to state truly and really all that actually 
 did pass under his obsi'rvation '/ If none took place, why does he 
 not at once siiy so y ]t is he only who fours the truth, who contents 
 himself by giving a rude denial ; it is he only who is confident of 
 the veracity of his statement, who dares to enter into details. 
 Mr. Pentland must not suppose tluit the truth is to be stifled by a 
 letter of the character just mentioned, and that under cover of the 
 noise which it was intended to create, he can crawl away from an 
 investigation of the truth, 
 
 Mr. Pentland in speaking of his conversations, remarks that the 
 publicati(m was partial. If this was the case, why does he not 
 supply the omissions? why does /<e not state what did take place ? 
 Once again, I must say, that it is evident that it was felt to be 
 impossible for him to do so, because had a different version been 
 given, the person who gave it would have been indebted to his 
 imagination. 
 
 Mr. Pentland has not attempted to deny the truth of the corres- 
 pondence. An attempt to have done this, would have been palpably 
 abortive, because it was known that the letters were still in exis- 
 tence. These letters refer to the conversations which took place 
 between Mr. Pentland and me up to the time that our correspon- 
 dence terminated, and they embody what was said. In Mr. 
 Pentland's answers, does he deny ray statements ? He does not. — 
 That matter is therefore set at rest. The only otlier conversations 
 which took place are in respect of certain faci^ They are men- 
 tioned at page 7 of my statement, and comprise| what passed up to 
 that portion of the narrative which alludes to what took place on 
 the ground. These facts simply are 1 ® . That after the correspon- 
 dence terminated, Mr. Pentland and I settled that the meeting 
 between our principals should take place at 11 instead of half past 7. 
 Mr. Pentland stating that his principal could not be ready at half 
 past 7, as he had yet to procure his pistols. 2 ® . On the morning of 
 the meeting, and one hour and a half before it was to take place, 
 Mr. Pentland informed me that he had been unable to procure pistols 
 for Mr. Irvine. 8 '^ . Thereupon I offered him one of Mr. Pope's 
 pistols. 4 ® . Mr. Pentland accepted that offer. Now will Mr. Pent- 
 land deny any one of these facts ? And first, Is it not true that the 
 
meeting was first nrrauged for half piwt 7, and then postponed till 
 11, for the rcaNon iill('jj:('(l i* It' not, why was the hour chauircjd ? 
 2 ® . On the nioruinf^ (»t" tiie lucctinL; at half ])ast !), did not Mr. 
 Pcntland inturin nu; that ho had been unahh; to jirocun^ j)istols for 
 his friend ? If not, what did lie sayaltoiit thcin ? J] ~ . Is it not true 
 that upon his sayin<^ S(», 1 odcrod him one of Mr. j'ope's j)istoIs ? 
 4°. Is it not true that Afr. Pcntland acceittcd that offer/ and 
 lastly, Is it not true that the duel was fou;rht l)y pistols produced 
 by Mr. Pope, the challenged l>arty, b(!eause the challenger had not 
 provided himself with any ? If not, will Mr. IVntland say, where 
 A^ got the pistol that was discharged }>y Mr. Irvine V 1 oidy ask 
 whether the portions of my narrative arc not a natural seipicnce of 
 those facts which even yiv. Pent land cannot contradict. However, 
 if at any future period, that gentleman's memory will so far aid him 
 as to enable him to give liis recollections of what passed, 1 shall 
 again recur to the subject if it be necessary. 
 
 In the meantime let Mr. Pentland clearly understand that the 
 attempt to fly from the discnssion of facts, by sending so original a 
 communication to me, with the intention of provoking another 
 correspondence under cover of which it was hoped the real facts of 
 the first might be hidden, has been a miserable failure. 
 
 JOHN YOUNG, 
 
 Quebec, 23rd Dec. 1854. 
 
 I saw Mr. Young's statement before it was published. I have 
 seen Mr. Pentland' s reply. With reference to what took place 
 whenever I was present, I state that Mr, Young's narrative contains 
 an accurate account of everything that occurred. It does not omit 
 a word that was said. It does not give one that was not uttered. 
 I endorse the truth of every statement contained in it, and distinctly 
 deny that the narration is in any way colored, or that it is in any 
 respect at variance with what actually took place. The denial being 
 general, I say no more. The facts concern in the first instance, Mr. 
 Irvine and myself. I think it right that further discussion should 
 be confined to us alone. If then Mr. Irvine holds that Mr. Young's 
 statement is not correct, let him state in what respects it is so, and I 
 shall answer him. I am desirous now as I w^as at the commencement 
 of the difficulty, that there should be no misconception on the subject. 
 
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