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BALEIGII, If. C, WEDNESDAY, JULY IC, 1845,
no 9V
iVom Ae XtuhvUte Whig.
GEM. JACKSON, MR. POLK, AND
MAJ. LEWIS.
The Well known relauooa which existed
between Gen. Jackson and . Mr. Polk a
bundantly justified the opinion so
generally entertained, and which was giv
en expression to in lbs columos of the
puplic prints thai so old, intimate, and
dear a Mend of Gen. Jackson, an J so com
latent and faithful an officer withal, its
was Major Lewis, would not hare been
removed, if Geo. Jackson had not at least
antnied to it. To rebut a presumtion so
natural Maj. Lewis on the 12th of April,
pubiis bad jftlhe Jfatfonal. lntelij;encer.ejr
tracts of letters to liim from Gen. Jackson,
S a very recent date, frauirht with senti-
bents of the kindest regard and most de-J
voted affection. I hese extracts, with the
accompanying remarks, we published in
the Whig several weeks ago, and on Sat
urday, tlie 7th, ioat, on the occasion of
vicrnily- of this place, we took occasion to
feicr iu ,um gam sibling, u iua aauiv
lira, that they, satisfied us that General
Jackson's wishes on this occasion must
have been disregarded and his fe lings out
. rageiby JMt JCplkv Still this was matter
of infernece and deduction only,' ana
it is within our personal knowledge , that
notwithstanding the appearance of these
cxuacU intelligent gentlemen in no wise dis
posed to do injustice to General Jackson,
could not shake the impression off" of their
minds, that Mr. Polk never would have
removed Major Lewis, without fi si con
sulting with, and obtaining the sanction of
Gen. Jackson which, sanction, on bis
part, contrasted wi'h the warm sentiments
of devoted affection with which his letter
to Maj. L. breathed at that very time,
would have . rendered him justly liable to
the imputation of cross hypocrisy and du-
plicity.. unuer mis imputation, nowever, -rum a ieuer was anown 10 we vjene
MtV Poll and ffo
it seems, perfectly wilting Gen. Jackson
should rest as thev took no steps to prevent
or remove it, by candidly stating the
grounds of Major. L.'s removal, and hon
csdy admitting the fact, that $uck temov
alwat made againtf the Old Man dying
witht$, ,
Under these circumstances, and in cor
roberation of on r "atsu mption on the 7th,
Mhat it was impossible tint Gen. Jackson
sunding as he did. on the brink of the
grave could have, written those warm and
affectionate letters to Major Lewis, with
out feeling a deep solicitude that he should
be retained in office by Mr. Polk, we ap
plied to Major Lewis and requested him
Ufcttfurnish us with any further information
n his possession, bearing upon the case,
i reply, he has furnished us. with the
XSwmg-Teireei(t-4etter--fronGen-Jrson
to him which, being marked
nii.r private nor confidential, out writ
ten mjfegtiy vrith a view of hi using it
in any i.annt,r he might consider necessa
ry to vin-icau, the General or himself
Irom undevrved imputations, he has felt
ns little hesiiuon in handing to us for pub
lication as we Jo - in laying it before our
readers. b jaVLjbly jcharacteristic ojf the
author, and is, eery word, in Cen. Jack
son's own hand-writing.'
From Gen. Jackton to Maj. Lewii.
IlxaMirAoe. April 10th, 181$.
'My dear Major: Yours o" lha Slst,
and postcript of the 1st instant art
just received, and the information therein
contained. 'That President Palk consulted
with me on the subject of our removal
from offiec, and that this step was taken
with my knowledge and consent,' is posi-
tiveiy laise ana not even ue snsdow ol a
khade of truth to suport it. The first no
tice I had that you wtrt temtved, or would
be, was Irom a confidential letter written
by President Polk to bis friend in Nash
villa which was shown to me on the - 4th
instant oy airection or vol. 1'olk with a
Ionic list of grievances againsryou for years
and ef the. danger of the position yoo were
in that he was aware of my friendship
for you and that your disinitsal would b
unpleasant'to me, &c. This on tbe 4th-
instant, was the tirl intimation I f ver had
tbal lOl. I'oik designed to dismiss you
from office. In my confidential letter, to
litn of the 4th Apul on another subject on
which 1 had b en wtitine, I took occation
to refer to the subject of your dismissal. I
assiiredthe Colonel tnat in one case his fears
were groundlets, & in them the irreat inius
tice he had done you to my own knowledge
that you were too much of a patriot to do
any injury! or suffer your own - country
to be injured by a foreign Government by
either wtthholdinr information that miirht
be beneficial, or imparting il to the foreign
power, That my - relations of friendship
with you were of the greatest intimacy
id confidence that I was sincerely your
friend, bvi that m
of the Government should not ioteifere
with bis dismissal W those who wero ob-'
.aoxioua to htm or in hom he had no confi
ocnee. -If appears from your letlei that
he had commiaioned Geu. McCalla on
the Slat ef March to taki charge tf your
omce on tbe first of April His confident
twiieuer wa shewn to me on the 4th
Jjrtrtai". foUjridaya after your removal
Jy dear 'Major, 1 regret your removal as
well as the manner of . J did suppose
that too magnanimity of Cokr Polk would
prevent bin from tbe removal of an of
VU' wrt"at f ng him Botice thereof
iftbattboffierr might make arrangements
r; " ' " uuice wrer m nia successor.
i on auow, Major, that I neither beg for
myself or' friends, and if 1 had been in
the habit, it was loo late you were re
moved. My dear Msjor. I am very aick
and my desease has assumed a dropsical
type and how soon it may end my days,
none bat God can determine. Nothing
but the request in your letter and justice
due to myself and you could have induced
me to make the attempt to write this letter.
If a kind Providence will permit me to
live to shake you onco more by thr hand
at the lleimitage, I will be greatly thank
ful as well as all its inmates. Here. all
are your frieuds and will erect you as
such always, and all join me in your Kindest
salutation"
Your sineefe" friend,
ANDREW JACKSON.
Major IVm, B. Lewis, Washington, I. C.
1 rom this letter it is manifest that Major
Lewis's removal was made without Gen.
Jackson's 'knowledge or coaent, and that
he deeply regretted it, and tbe manner of
Uguauailjt UU a.vj sai ui -xvii is s.bb. .
It is further apparent that Mr. Polk,
aware, as he says he was of Gen. Jackson's
'friendship for Major Lewis and that his
dismissal would be 'unpleasant, to the
General did not consult the latter at all
bom the matter.-Hmetly despaiched
a letter to a friend in Nashville containing
along list of alleged grievances against
Major Lewis 'for. years,' ..with a. request
that the letter might be shown to the Gen
eral; nnd before the letter Could possibly
reach its destination, proceeded summarily
and unceremoniously to eject the General's
ancient friend from office. As truly re
marked by Gen. Jackson, the deed was
done before he had tbe slightest intimation
that'll was inteuded Msjor Lewis's re
moval took place on tbe 31st of March
and was undoubtedly and necessarily de
termined upou tome days before while
Mr. Polk's letter was shown to the "Gene-
however,. Gen. Jackson icnoreut that
the removal had been actually made
while writing- to Mr. Polk on another
subject, took occasion to vindicate Maj.
Mjwis Irom a tout aspersion containea.m
Mr Polk's letter to his friend in Nashville
the only One, it is evident that he
thought worthy of notice out of the 'long
iisi wnicn xur. roiic in tnis private way
was casting npon Mai. L- To his own
knowledge, Mr. Polk had done Maj. Lew
is great injustice in supposing him capable
of betraying the interests of his country to a
foreign Government, because the Minister
of that Government Ind a chance to marry
a member of his family. Mr. l'olk a fears
on that point, the General assured him
were aUotrether 'ffronndless. -As Gen;
Jscksonhad continued Major Lewis in
oifiee and. given.-lohua -iiis.njaboua'led
confidence after tin connection by mar
riare of a near relative of the latter with
the French Minister took place, Mr. Polk's
imputation on the integrity and patriotism
of Maj. L., in consequence of that connec
tion was an imputation upon Gen. Jack
son's vigilanoe, sagacity and discretion.
It was virtual v saviftar to mm, 'oir you
hire reta'aed in office, and art still desir-
rous of aeeine retained in the public em
DlovmenL and vou hare also coutinued to
extend your whole confidents, regard and
affection to a man who Is capable ol betray
in? the interesU of his country to a "For
eign Government!' Very complimentary
indeed to the Old General ! !
In this blace, and. in connection with
this part of the subject, we cannot do bet
ter limn to insert the lollowW notes. cbo
tes of which hsve been furmshej us by Ma
jor Lewis:
I COPT.
Washington, May8ih 1845.
Sir: Ilesrn Irom a private source that
yon hav iutimated that my removal from
ffico was rendered necessary because the
position I occapied was dangemus to the
Govermeut in stoiach as it wouhl enable
me to impart information to a foreisn pow
er to the disadrsntage of my own country.
7 I hope there ia some tnutaks in this
yoa had the right t take my office from
me, but not my rputatum. I ber, there
fore, to be informed whether yoa have made
the imputation against me to which 1 have
relerreu.
Yoor obedient servant, :
fSigned.1 W. B. LEWIS
To James K.Polk, Eq,
President United States.
. conr- ,
Wasbikoton, 15th May, 1845.
Sir I wrote you a note a lew nay a ate
which was handed to yuu on Tuesday
morninar 13th. br Mr. Eaton, who
iulormed ma that you assured him tuboald
b attended to tb same dsy. As ne
answer has yet been received, though J wo
day have elapsed, I bar thought . possi'
blv it mav have etcape your recollection
My object, therelore, in stressing inis
note to yon, is again to an jour aitennoa
to lha matter, and to say to yon that an
early replv ia desired a I am anxious to
leave for Tennessee and this is all that
now detain me. But allow me. t the
same time, to ay , air, that a my charac
ter is involved in uiisajuir, i ana nnwit
lior to leave" Wathiketo. hoWer ani
ioas I mav be t do so, until apprised
yonr determination In lelatian to sny Dote
handed yoa by Mr. Eaton, as stated above
I ajn year obedient servant,
Signed., 1 W.B. LEWIS.
To Jantes t. Polk. Eq v..'
: -. President U. Slate. .
con
Washikotok, 19th May, 1813.
Bin-Having waited a week and receiT
ed no reply to my note, I am snthorited
to believe that you have decided not to
aniwer it, from which I infer t'at the
intimatiom therein referred to, as having
been made by jroa, are true, or yu would
have svailed yoorself of Hie opputunity
thus ffrded;.jou Jo L.J,ayOwJ..jiejnAl
think proper, therefore to infoim you
that t purpose leaving to morrow morning
for Tennessee! and shall there determine
upon the lime and mode of vindicating my
diameter against the aspersions which you
JtaxjfUsiltft4Ua iiatf;nKoiu;v ,r, . " u ,
I am, air voor obedient servent
Signed. W-B. LEWIS.
To James K. Polk Esq.,
President U. State,
Now, after the publication of these
notes, what sort of a ficuredoes Mr. Polk
cut ti President of these United State and
Coinmanuac in Chief of the Armies' there
of? What sort a figure does ' be
eut u a gentleman of honor Scattering se
cretly and privately the foulest aspersions
againit the character, personal and politi
csl, of Major Lewis, and when repeatedly
called on hy letter in, the inost iiiipettful
manner to say wnetner he bad done so or
not shrinking from the responsibility of
manfully, and unhesitatingly acknowledg
ing that he had done it. and of evolving
himself to be ready to defend and make
good what he had said, or to repair the
wrong he may have done as the csie
might be, '"alsgnanimiij; Is it not
extraordinary, that a man of Gen. Jack-
in s hiionlcUjreormrrJ should eter have
looked for tndguau'mity in such a quarter?
r wod'ler lie was uuappointedl
A cae is thus clearly msde out of gross
ngratitude and ill treatment on the part
ol Mr, Polk sgiinst Gen. Icksri. Gen.
icfttbn tnide htm Fresident' and tore
his first act was the dismissal from office.
contrary to the wishes of the General, and
in meaner which the iattcr considered a
displaying total wn f 'msgnsnimiij,"
an inrient ;ani enr di-ar fiinid of the
Ueueral, whom Gen. Jackson himself had
appniii'ed to the office from which he wa
sommacilv ejct4 tv-Mrr I'44krH4 apoo.
altoM ouicul competency and fidelity a
shadow of suspicion his never rested,.
In illustration uf the warm and devoted
affection leU towards Major Lewis bv
Gen. Jackson, an to the moment of hi
death, we may mention without 1m propria
ty, that shortly beliire lie died he special
ly requested that, when dead. Major Lewis
should take charge of his body and soperin-
nd its burial taking rare to avoid ee
ry thing like pomp and ostentation ia com
ptylnjptrth this,- his-dying-wiebs
GENERAL JACSON ON PREACH-
INO,
A correspondent of the Boston Post rc
ates the following anecdote of "the general."
i ia a eood alory, even u not true; ;
In the winter of 132 President Jackson
coofwted the mission to Russia upon a just-
y distinguuhed son ol 1'eonsylvsnia, Ue
ore the uuwly appointed minuter however
had departed on his mission, he deemed it
dud to the Ptesident id ask his counsel in
reference to the selection of a secretary of
eft-auou. 1 he l'resident declined all inter
ferenceand remarked to the miniater that the
U. S. Goverumeot would hold liim respon
sible fot the manuer in which he discharged
his duties, and that fie would consequently
Is at liberty to choose his own secretary.
1 lie minister returned bie respectful ac
knowledgments, but before taking a
final leave, aoughl bis especial advice iu
regard to a young gentleman then in the
service of the state department, and who
wss highly recommended bv the (then)
Secretary. Gen. Jackson promptly said,
"1 advise you, sir, not to tat mat man, he
is not a good judge of preaching. 7 1 he
minister seemed puzzled,- aud observed
that the objection needed explanation. 7 "
- "I am able to give it," aaid the old hero,
snd be thus continued: "On last Sabbath
mornning 1 attended divine set vice in the
Methodist Episcopal Church in this City.
There I listened to a soul-inspiring sermon by
Professor Durbin, of Carlisle, one of lha
ablest pulpit orators in' America. Seated
in a pew near me 1 ooserveu wis iuenudi
young man. apparently aa..attentivJis-
. . ,.. ,
lener. - On the day following, be came in
this chamber on public business, when 1 had
lb cariosity to ask.bia opinion of the ser
mon and tbe preacher.. , ,
"Ana wnat think you, sir, the young
opsisri, witn consummate assurance, d re
nounced that nermon all froth sod Profes
sor Durbin a humbug, a humbug., I took
lb libert ol saying 10 ,bim' My young
man, you are a numbug yourself, and don't
know it,! And now, continued die venera
bin old man, his eye lighted up with, in
tense animation, "real assured, my deir fir,
(hst a man wno is not a better judge of
nreacbioff than that, is wholly unfit to be
yoor companion. . And besides," be added
"if he were the prodigy tbe Secretary of
Sute represents him to be, he would be
less anxious to confer his service upon
yoo he would rather be anxious to retain
them himself," The President's advice
was of course followed by the ambassdoT,
and the young mafl ttbsequent career of
vice and fully proved that the General'
estimate of bis . charaeier, albeit: founded
upon common-Iac .'-tncident, waa sub
eorreet, . ,.,, t,,.,,,:
A CHINESE CONVERT TO CHrtlS-
; ; . TI4N1TY. . . ' 1
; The Rei Mr. Dean a Missionary to
China, who baa been delivering a course ef
ecdre at Jfocbetet, has with him a Chi
nese convert, whose, parents are heathen,
and whose brothers are now Worshippers
of idols. He , a night or two ago
delivered an- Address, which Mr. Dean
tramlated Jor the audience,He said be
was happy to meet so many Chris
lis ns, that he hoped with them in the same
Saviour, and looked forward to the jam
Heaven. s
Before this conversation he had a Very
confused .idea of th hereafter. He thought
i would ester soira other world, and live
l re. lie worshipped the idol goods of his
couiry, whom he pad been taught to belive
would protect him from disease andpfomo'ti
hi business, He thought that -the god
dwelt in the image, not that the image
wss God but ha never knew exactly what
io-ri&iCti$
thought according to the Boodiah system,
that good rnt-n, after death, became angels,
and ia they did not gin when sngels, they
would become gods t snd if they maintain
ed their integrity as ods, then as their last
reward, they would be annihilated. But if
not rood m this lite, he betieted they would
be turned into bru es. The name of the
convert, as we learn from the Rochester
Democrat, Is A Oof he "is 33 ycs'rs bid.
and wss engaged in agricultural pursuits till
the age nf 20. ; H is a man a Imle above
the usual stature of the Chinese, can read
and write imperfectly is dressed in his
native costume, and in nil respects, is a
fair tepresentation of the common people
of his native country.
lie was baptited about two years ago,
ami was ode of the number organized into
the Tio-Chew church, In Hong Kong, tin
dcr the pnstorat csre of Mr. Dean, in April,
1843. The chntch is now eomposed of
tigntfMeintietr
sired bint Ism Lartfe assembUtfes on the
Sabbath attend divine sefvice in tlieif dia
lect, and the people appear simple, teach
able and inquiring, and afford encouraging
prospects 1w tnrse-l0-ore-4aboutmg -for
he- introduction of Christianity into
China.
TmtitAmr
y A Pleasant dor'respondenl of the New
York Gazette who declares that the whole
mat er of Flirtation is a legitimate, proper
and " praiseworthy amusement,' diodes and
defines it as follows:
"I. Flirtation pourle bon motif .which
results i.i marriage. In old bachelors very
Ukotxying. a horse before perf baaing him;
young men more resemble straw turning
around a wirlipool, neiterand closer uuul
anally flieatL.
"2. Flirtation of friendship. Two per
sons masculine and feminine, enjoying each
other' sneiety. It must be confessed how
ever that iusucU esses then is always more
or less hope of something mote tangible on
the part of woman.
"3. Flirtation, A belle is proud of
a certain class dangling in her train. A
beau, pa rticubrty the place man of 4be world
of seventeen, think to establish his position
by an affair of this kind. Hope remained
in Pandora's box when every thing evil
had eacaped. I am afraid that bottom of an
old coquette's heart when every thing good
has forsaken it."
COURTLNG AN OLD MAID I.f DlS
GUISE.
Prum lb CiacinHatli Commercial.
Young men some times like a bit of pleas.
entry, but there is great danger in carry
ing jokes too far, aa wa shalhdemonstrate.
A yoUng gentleman of our city, who had
exhausted his wit in playing, tricks, and
had almost become a terortobi family
and relation, who are of the highest or
der of society in point of wealth some
week ago struck upon a new mode of
havwg sport.- He" Sad" notice? an old
maid, who wa intimate with his mother,
and whp, we learn, hud never been niad
so hiypy aa to have a beud. llersgu was
nuy; ner native land, England Uur
youngster determined that be would court
this old maid, and for this purpose pro
cured a suit of English breeches, a wig,
and other things to suit a disguise of a
young bachelor of fifty Thus metnraor
pnoseu imo n spruce 01a man, ne ap
preached tho old maid, and by bis suav
My of msuner, and chaueLbuCwinning
voice, completely succeeded in raaitinir
love to her, without tho least suspicion of
bis tdeoity. 1 clie returned hi caressc
atld kisse in a most perfect frenzy of de
ligut! never before in all her born days
had she toll the olectrw fir of- -lover
kiss. Her virein bosom forcot Iu are.
and revelled in the glowing passion of her
springtime of life; the warm, bat hitherto
undisturbed blood of sixteen, wa now,
for the first time, beating and ihiobbing in
a heart of fifty, t:, ' . t. . . . - i
inu wa a moat exciting scene for the
young scamp t it waa so funny he could
not keep it to himself so he let hi mother
know it, and she, a quick aa thought, da
termined to Danish her on for the impo
mon ne bad praotise'l upon her old and
, . . . .
respectable maiden friend. , She, there
fore, reigned not to believe , him, staling
that it waa impossible thst, he could change
on manner, voice and dress, so as to im
pose upon tho old maid. The aon pro
posed that he would demonstrate the fact,
by hi mother happening in when be had
. his flans were - together. , la ,ih snraa
time, the mother vhited her old friend,!
and she became satisfied Of the perfidy of
tbe young man, and both resolved on ven 1
gence' When the dsy came for ihe next
visit, the mother hDDBsd -in. sure en :
ouirh, but a very few minutes Satisfied the
imposing party that ho had got. into a very
bad fix. The doors were , immediately
locked, when the mother and old maid
each palled out a whip from under their
apronst and the way the young maa) with
an old look and courting proni-nsities got
thrashed, waa a caution to all kinds of
im posters. The fury of the insulted maul
was as violent as bad been her passion.
and tho back, lees, face and arms, of her
quaudonvlovef attested to iu In 4he syn
cope sta'e, following, it was disclosed by
the "old'un" lhat her weddingday had-beenJippomiedand-iho
weddingdress
prepared 1 be lost we beard ol our once
metamorphosed lover, he waa recovering
of his wounds s reformed man.
Tha above is an actual occurrence, and
wewtistaw; thitt-th seeno-fca lost sem'
of its novel; y by tbo feebleness in . which
out words have presented it. .
FROM EUROPE.
The steamer Acadia arrived at Boston
on Wednesday night lastr bringing LU'erJ
pe advkes to-Uie lOtUJoM. . - - - -
In Encland Tratle is good; the Rail wav
speculation are still in full progress; Cot-
tou is liim, and heavy sues are wade,
though without any advance in prices; ag
ricultural prospects are unusually nattering,
and the general aspect of affairs is highly
prosperous. New cotton mills of immense
size are springiug up in Lancashire, and
more are likely to be built. A table which
ha just been published in the London pa
per show that since 1836 the consumption
of Co'ton ha increased in the south of Eu
rope 200 per cent, in the north of Europe
03 net cont., in England 40 per cent., iu
the United States 43 per cent, and in France
uiySa'peibonlSfiiss
Nowm ia said in bniriand about ure-
gon or Texas, and the best feeling seem to
be entertained tow aids this country. . In
Vonce. however, the ease is different. In
lhn:.hamber:.of Deputies M.Bitlbauti, a
loading member of tho opposition, charges
the Government whh having joined ,ng
land in-oppoaiuon to anaexation. in jreturn
for the eoccession by England of ihe right
of search. In reply M. Guizot, whose
health has been entirely restored, denied
that any stipulation in regard to Texas had
been made with England and declared the
policy of Fiand with regard to annexation,
in the following terms: '
"II Texas wished to fenonnce it inde
pendence, and cntef the American Union,
nobody had a right to interfere or oppose
lha wish of lb people. It die Texans, on
the conlrary intdciirqus liPLjireserve their
indepenJeuce, not Only hav we no fight
to oppose their resolution but I do not hes
i ate to sy that France would approve their
conduct and acknowledge that they were
right. We have feeogniaed the indepen
dence of Texas; we considered it real, and
we were interested in doing so. We not
only recognised the independence of Texas,
but w hsve concluded with that country
treaties of commerce, which will cease tofup bouse in Baronne street, she remarked
exist the moment it shall no longer b art
intle.ii ndenl catr, Franrtf.'is Interested in
ila ituMtinn nt mninlannni- of inrlft.-utn
dent states in America. There are In A-1
meriraihrea a-reai nuaers Eneland. the
puae
United Sute, and tu republics of Spanish
origin. France is not an American power
but ihe has interesU in that continent : sh
must consequently desire that independent
stales should continue independent, that a
balance should subsist between the three
great American powers, and that none of
them should obtain the preponderance.
We do not mean to protest against the an
nexation of Texs to the United States,
nor to engage in a struggle to prevent thst
annexation, if it is to tsk plae. W wish
to leave tbe Texac at liberty to act as
they plesse, inbey are anxlou to join trie
United State let them do so; if not. they .
are" free to - remain a diey - are France j
can eoly Interfere by' throwing the weight
of haV.infliienoe in the scales and etpreas.
ing her opinion in favor ol the- alternauve
which apjiear to he vnoat enndiirive 10
hef Interest. She is not called npon to act
a compromising psrt, nor to involve herself
in future difficulties, bat it beho re her- to
protect, bv the authority of her name, the
independence of otstes, and to maintain the
equilibrium of the great political power in
America.' ?. - . . ' ' ; .
AMERICAN COTTON IN INDIA.
Itanoaar fiom Veport of the Bombay
Chamber of Commerce, that the experV
menu in growing American cotton in India,
have hot been: eniirelr nnsuceessfuL pr
tiettlarly in the nbigborboed of Hyderabad,
under the eupennundenee of vapu Maa
ow.TavloTi--'-i fir'' '
- .1 be Mavneotb erant bill ha pasaed th
House of Lord, in all iueioges, by larger
maiorltissthan in'lhe Commons, abd want
only th royal assent, w.r -- , ' ...
sir Henry Pottlnger peneioa 1 to he
1806. . ;-' f-iv
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. From lbs Kcw Drkaas Picayon of Jane SB.'
. , FEARFUL RETRIBUTION. ;
Our neifirhborhood wet ebmlcd yester
day morning by the report of a pistol, fir
ed in Mr. ftonaig' auction atnre, on uarup
street, nearly opposite Onr omce. A. Hut
meet after uNe discharge, men were seen
running te and fro a thodeh aome fright
ful deed had been committed. - The Imrae-
diata occasion of the but and confusion is
soon told, though beyond the act there ia4 .
a history, we fear, darker in it complex'
ion than the transaction, we art about Id
relate. ' ' - -;
About 10 o'clock a si rl named ttenrii
eits fclanchaid stood in the" front door of
Mr. Kendig's store, and beckoned to somd
enetocometo hef. Mr. KendigV IniaA
ining that she desired tu see him on busi."
ness, stepped Up to her. He was told dial
it was not him she wanted, but a Mr; Johtt -
Parker Pettiwsywhoislheprd trader. Mr .
prttiway thereupon approached her. Sh
asked him td walk outalth her. when he
turned to Mr. Kendig end desired that gen-s
tlcman to step ont and h ar what she had
in aay; "Mr. K refused -to -aee6mpsriy - -tlif-m
into thestreeti but said if thev would. 1
go into the back room, he had faq objection
to beinir bresenl at the loterviewV lie then
took Petiiwdy by the army And they were"
walkinff to the rear of the bnildinirr when
a pistol waa discharged and- Pettlsy
l'imJ that he was shot. v Petti Wav reel
e3, BuTwas aappwtirrr3rf anil-
borne into an ante-room, where be remairn
ed until his wdund ,wa examined by i
nhvsicisn. The ball; struck him in th
back, to the left of the spine; just below
tli ribii and passed 'out ' inrtronvnmnn-
JmHini. thoiiirh li ia not inonirht a
mortal wond , , ..
As soon a he Bred her pistol, Henri
elta threw it down and turned deliberately' "
to walk out. Mr. Kendig requested orn
one to detain her. She then remarked that
she did not wish to elude the offl'-cr of
the law; that she intended to give herself
up to the Recorder. She however took i
a i, and in a few moments wss surrounded
by a larae ouihbef or ciiizens: bh u a
hne looking, well formed woman, eoout
ighteeii Or twenty year of age, as wi
hould iudge. She ho blue eyes, liaht
brown hair, rather above tha ordinary sisti
ure, and was dressed in a neat, comely snd
pwn..ttyje Iler, mien i wasaa dignified tut
th sniation belonging to such seen
would allow, while at the same urn she
seemed to be laboring under a deep excite
ment, which bore many of the character
istics of a -withering sens of wrong, 8 ,
dared thrniigh" ahamertbatenient and' out
ragei She wis t ld by lorna one that ihe
had kiliod; Pettiway. She replied that fcaVr
had don worse to her. She . said that sh
Was a poor, defenceless woman who had
been brought nearly to tha grave by hirhi
had been wronged beyond endurance, and
abandoned in her despsir. , To aoma. one
who asked her why sh did this thing, she
replied, "lit knows." She then added,
in a voice somewhat shaken and tremulous,
"This is a fesrful tragedy, but he deserved
it." A short while afterward, h seemed
to be oppressed, and asked for wltef. A
. a .tit-
ifantleman who banded ner agists, think'
ng that she might have drunk laudanum of'
something of the kmd. so violent ws ner
agitation, asked her if she had taken any
thing elsehatmotuiAgSbe looked bird
esrnes'ly in the face for a momenta and rei
peated the words, "taken any thing elsel
snd then with more sternness added.
No. air nothing- but revenue!" When
the ofilcer wa about Inking her to the lock :
with much firmness and resignation, "i ney
csn but kill me, and I hav suffered more
ihin lhat alrrtldv
There waa nothing id (bd mahner of
this unfortunate womafl that inuleated an
abandoned character. We hear that she is
a dress msker, and resides with her lister
in Royal Street, , who . i married to a
respectable citizen. We her, moieovef.
many report ol seoueuon ana oeseruon.-
It is said, also, mat recently sne took in ou
spring of guilty love to the house of Petti
way, wheie she was turned away with re- .
prosches. and her child east out a the fruit
of ad illicit Connexion with om other pen
sob. However this may be, she appeal1
ou in ua like on who bad been wrought
np to a deed of fearful import by a sense of
injnrie tinreqnited and irreparable. " The
horror occasioned by a scene o bloody wa
qualifisd by a tympsihy for the principal
actor in it, who seemed bereft of every e
motion but that of revenge for wrougs that
were too grisvous 10 be borne, and ineana
hlo nf exei lion except id resenting Injune
for which, it most he confessed, humid
law furnuh but I poor redresii , ;; .
-If what we bear or bar past history, ne ...
true, the hlodd of Petllway could not hard
wsshed out the slain lhat soil her repuU-
tioo forsvef,' there la for her but one alone- -
ment one refuge. Imbruing her hand in
the blood of her seducer, if he be inch can
not mike elean her gsiment and sanctify
ih . error of Uf to her good. , But
may it not be ..admissible , to , pardoft
somediing to the frenzy.. that leizes-ttp-on
mortal .mean to "accomplish ends that
have no remedy in human- aid, a it i sure
ly natural. to be merciful to such aa have -
been robbwl'of alt claim to the considera'
tion of society, Atepf that which pity ex
acu tor U lortorn in nruiseo uaujjnier
of int . ,V- s'v, ; ' j -4
Since writing tbe above, we learn that
Prttiway waa still ah, although in much
paid, last evening, and tnat tner via some
reison to belie he Would finally .recover.
The girl I confined in a room at the watch
house in Baronne ctreet Shduld Petllway
be pionounced out of danger ah will prob
ably be allowed to go out on bail at 00c;
Much aympaihy la manifested for her in all
quarter, and we hav understood that aajr
mount ef bail could be made vp for hif
immediately i , ; j -.
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