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Southland Times, Issue 613, 2 January 1867, Page 2

A Threatened Duel. — Gentlemen connected with the newspaper press have been amused, and the general pubUc has been edified, by a threatened dnel in or near New York, between the junior editor of the " New York Herald" and a representative Italian. A few .weeks since the *- Herald" pubUshed an article, denouncing" Italians generally as cowards or charlatans. This article was replete with more than the customary coarseness of the journal in which it appeared, and excited not alone the indignation of the Italians resident in New York York and elsewhere in the Northern States, but of the whole community. Some of the newspapers took the matter, the "World" taking the initiative, and for several days in succession the " Herald" was subjected to general reproof. Stimulated, possibly, by this championship of the Italian name, several Italians held a meeting at an up-town hotel one evening, and deputed certain of their >#• number to wait upon the editor ol the " Herald," and demand satisfaction. Two Itah'an gentlemen —one of whom is the consul in New York for one of the South American RepubUcs therefore called at ihe "Herald" office, and demanded an audience with the editor. They were received by Mr James H. Brnnett, son of the founder of the " Herald," and now manager of tbat journal, who Ustened to their complaints, formally received [ their cards, as formaUy tore them up, and coolly [ announced " that it would be impossible to get j- satisfaction out of the " Herald." Upon being asked to " name a friend," Mr Bennett said that he " was his own friend." He did not beUeve in fighting. If he should be attacked by the Italians, or insulted in any way by them, he -hould 6hoot his assailants, or as many of them as possible. This sort of treatment, it may be supposed, did not mollify the feelings of the Italian delegates, who withdrrw in great indignation from the presence of the " Herald" It is rumored that the offended foreigners wiU resort to sumj mary meosures to punish the offending redacteur^ - — Correspondent of the Morning Mer aid.