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j TO THE PUBLIC. :'
i The followiivj letter from Dr. Alexander M.
j Henderson in relation to the late difficulty between
j the Hon. Green W. Caldwell and myself, explains
f the objeet of this publication. It speaks for itself
' and is submitted withoutona word of comment. In
: order that the whole subject may be judged of fair-
! ly and fully, copies of the printed articles "C." and
"A Voter," referred to in the correspondence, are
also appended, RUFUS BARRINGER.
Concord, Sept. Ulh, 1819.
Catawba Springs, August 27, IS 19.
Capt. G. W. Caldwell:
Sib: Your communication dated
August 17th, directed to my friend Mr. Riifus Bar
ringer, by the hand of E. C. Davidson Esq., is now
before me.
I confess it places mc as the friend of Mr. Bur-
ringer in an awkward position, fur it maybe un
derstood eiihirasa peremptory invitation to the
field, or a demand for explanation.
It is a matter of absolute necessity that I, as the
Friend of Air. Barringer shnulJ understand my own
position as well as that of Mr. Birringcr before 1
can take my step in the affuir bow pending.
The course of a Friend in matters of this sort is
a plain one; and he, having the honor of his princi
pal as well as his own at stake, is compelled to act
promptly and decisively ; to do this, he murf -.understand
his position Hence the above comnvini
cation directed to you, which emanates solely from
me. Respectfully
your obV serv't
A. M. HENDERSON.
LETTER AND STATEMENT OP DR. II.
Salisbury, Sept. 0lK, 1819.
MT DsaR BaURISOF.R.:
I learn that in Mecklenburg reports
are in circulation prejudicial to your conduct in the
late difficulty between Capt. Caldwell and yourself.
At this I am exceedingly surprised, for I never
knew an affuir of the kind more honorably and sat
isfactorily adjusted ; anJ your conduct throughout
was most unexceptionable. And I am happy to
learn that these reports are in no way attributable
to Capt. C. or his "Friend" Mr. Davidson, who, I
think from their gentlemanly bearing during and
subsequent to the negotiation, will fully concur
wifh me in this opinion. But be this as it may, as
your "Friend" I deem it due both to you and my
self that the Public snoitld be put i f.oce i.i pos
sesion of the facts j and, therefore, advise' the pub
licalion.wltliout delay, of the entire correspondence
with the subjoined statements of tnn own :
When you called upen mo to act as yonr"Friend'
and handed me the "note" of Capt. C. of the 17th
ulL addressed to yourself, I at once unhesitatingly
pronounced it a direct invitation to the field. Such
you told me was your own opinion as also the o
pinion of three different friends, to whom you had
had occasion to divulge the subject ; and that act
ing under this belief you had already made the ne
cessary preparations for any contingency. And
such I found to be the fact.
When the parties met at the Catawba Springs
on the 27m ult, in the further prosecution of the
affiir, I learned from a source entirely reliable,
though not at all authorised by Capt. C. that his
note to you of the 17th ult. was not intended as a
challenge. :
This information, of course, altered my position
as your "second" and rendered it my imperative du
ly to learn directly from Capt. C. whether such uai
the fact : otherwise there was but one course left
roe to deliver yonr no:e of acceptance, and arrange
the preliminaries for p n immediate meeting in the
field. This explains the cause of my addiung
the note of the 27th ult. to Capt. C. But knowing
also that he (on a point of etiquette) could not re
ceive a communication from me, without first hear
ing from you, I asked yon to write a formal note
to him to accompany mine.
On the reception of Capt. C.'s reply to my com
munication, disclosing on hit part that this note of
the 17th nit. was not 4 challenge, I remarked to
yon that it was now your doty to furnish such ex
planations of the alleged offensive publications as
would be consistent with justice both to yourself
and Cspt. C. Vgu thereupon wrote the letter, ap
proved of by me, which was accepted as satisfac
tory by Capt. C. and a reconciliation immediately
took place. .- -
Refpcctfully
your Friend,
A. M. HENDERSON
Rcrcs Barb.'sger, Ef,-.
Catawba Springs, August 27, 18 19.
Sir : Your noteof the 17th instant was hand
ed to me at Morganton on Tuesday evening the
21st of this month. Its contents are now under
consideration, but at the suggestion of my Ftiend
Dr. A. M. Henderson, final action ihereon is post
poned (for reasons which he will give,) until he
can address a line to you and receive an answer,
when you may again expect to hear from me.
Very respectfully
yourob't serv't
RUFUS BARRINGER.
Capt. G. V. Caldwell.
Lincoln County, N. C, August 27,1849.
Sir : Your letter of the above date has just been
handed me by my friend E. C. Davidson.
You say that my note of the 17th inst. to R. Bar
ringer Esq., places you as his Friend in an''awk
ward position" because you do not know whether
it is an invitatiou to the field or a demand for an
explanation.
It was not intended as an invitation to the field,
but a demand for satisfaction fur the communica
tions signed "C" and "A Voter," and especially ihe
latter, tho whole of which I thought personally of
fensive. Yours respectfully
G. W. CALDWELL.
Dr. A. M. Hesdersoh.
mit. : Their substance being referred to in the let
ters, of course our readers may gather Ilieir gener
al drift. It will be seen that our Whig friend rath
er "got" the valiant captain ; for a considerable
change may he observed in the tone of his note of
the 27ih, frnm that of the 17th : and we are in
dined to lliink the Hero of the Rebellion of 1817
has been made tn haul in his horns.
From the New York Express.
The Barnburners in this State, as we read
their doings, have ''surrendered" at a discretion to
the Hunkers, but the "Evening Post,'i their organ
here, says "No." "We have not surrendered."
"We have only gone into the Hunker's bosom to
sring them to death with our abolition, we bejj par
don, our anti-slavery principle Hear the Tost:
"We repeat again onr conviction, that the result
to which the te two conventions (the Barnburners
at Utica, and the Union Convention at Syracuse)
have arrived, deserves to be read with pride-. and
satisfaction by the friends of human freedom
throughout the naiion. It isdestised inevitably
TO PLACE THE DEMOCRATIC TARTY OF THE STATE
OF NEW i ohk IN IMMEDIATE und unyielding hos
tility TO THE FARTHER EXTENSION OF SLAVERY; it
furnishes a basis upon which the democratic party
of other tates can unite in the same patriotic pur
pose; it will relieve many of our friends from the
false position which, by political association, they
have been accidentally led to occupy, in opposition
to a course of policy which they approved of in
their hearts. They will no longer have occasion
t reiirch for arguments to defend principles' they
do not entertain, and a course of political action at
war wiih all their political and personal rympa-
tivcs."
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METHODIST CHURCH PROPERTY.
Revds. II. B. Bascom, A. L. P. Green and C.
D. P iMons, formally give notice in the Nashville
Christian Advocate, on behalf of the MetliryWit ! ant Refectory, corner of 9ih and Lodge All"y, a
Philadelphia, Sppt. 164 P. M.
A BLOODY AFFAIR.
Lap t night, about 9 o'clock, at the Mount Picas-
Church Smith, that, "under the manage.npnlofable
counsel, suits have lieen brought in the United Sta
les Circuit Courts, for Y'ork, Pennsylvania and O
hin, in view of a fair and final adjustment of the
property question, so long in controversy between
the Northern and Scuthern Methodi.t Churches."
LATER FROM CUBA.
Despatches from New Orleans furnish intelli
gence frun Cuba to the 8th inst. The Island was
quiet, every turbulent demonstration having been opened. his breast to dare herto execute her threat
bnve Chesnut street, a dispute arose between two
of the servants, w hich terminated in murder. The
particulars are as follows:
louis Rod, a German, aged 21 years was head
rcok and in that capacity he ordered Charlotte Lov
ering, a German woman, aged about. 30 years,
(with whom it seems Rod was on the closest terms
of intimacy,) to clear off the supper table, which
she refused ; subsequently abusive wop's were ut
tered by bolh.when she threatened to stab him. He
promptly suppressed. It is reported that the Captain-General
intends decimating the revolted reg
iment.
CORRESPONDENCE.
Charlotte, y. C. August 17,1849.
Sia : I have been informed that you have sc
laowlcdged, that you wrote the communication
"C." published in the Hornets' Nest ; and I also
lesin that you arc the author of the ariiclo which
appeared in the Charlotte Journal, bearing date
S3rd July 1819 over the signature of "A Voter,
Now sir both of those communications (especial
ly tbe latter) I consider a gross and unprovoked at
tack npon my character, for which I demand of
you satisfaction.
This note will be handed to you by Mr. E. C
Davidson who will act as my friend in this mat
ter. Yours respectfully,
' G. W.CALDWELL
R. Baethkcer, Ep q.
Catawba Springs, August 37A, 1849.
Silt This note will be handed to you by Dr.
A. M. Henderson of fialisbary, who will act as my
Friend in the difficulty now pending between Capt
J,yi. C.ldwel!an4 myself,
' Your ebt serv,
IUFU8 BARRINGER.
R. C. DlYrDf Wy -
Catawba Springe, August 27,1949.
Sir: Your note of this date directed to my
Friend Dr. A. M. Henderson, in reply to a commu
nication of his, has just been laid before me by Dr.
H. in which you say that "an invitation to the
field" "was not intended" in your note to me of the
17th inst.
Thus understanding your note of the 17th, 1 am
free to say, under the advice of my Friend Dr. H.
nd which also meets with my own views of jus
tice between gentlemen, that I designed nothing
personally offensive to you in either f the commu
nications alluded to in your note. I merely inten
ded charging you with political inconsistences
particularly in voting, while in Congress, for one
of the peculiar measures of Mr. Tyler's Adminis
tration; and I considered lhat in afterwards ac
cepting office from Mr. Tyler, you laid yourself o
pen to the imputation of having been more or less
influenced by interested motives in giving that vote;
but if in this I have done you individually a wrong,
I have no hesitation in making you ample repna
tion by withdrawing all expressions conveying any
such imputation.
In the allusion made in those communications to
the lime and circumstances of your volunteering in
the winter of 1847, 1 do not question your patriot
ism. I intended saying, that, in addition to motives
of patriotism, there may have also been other coa
si.'erations (probably of a Party cast,) which were
believed by many to have- somewhat influenced
your conduct, but even these considerations wsre
by no means of an improper or unworthy charac
ter. My intention was to guard the Whigs aginst
voting for you on the ground of having volunteered
when it may have been a pait of your purpose (not
at all wrong in itself.) to advance the interest of
your Party, by so Volunteering. And finally I sug
gested tint ample remuneration hud been received
by you for whatever services you may have render
ed, without designing to cast any stain or reflection
on your character as a a gentleman, in any part of
either of the communications,
Your ob't serv't,
RUFUS BARRINGER.
Capt. G. W. Caldwell.
Lincoln Co. No. Ca. Aug. 37th, 1847.
Sit : Your note in answer to mine of this morn
ing addressed to your friend Dr. A. M. Henderson,
was handed me this evening by Mr. D ividson.
And in reply I wilt say that your explanation of the
communications referred to in our former corres
pondence, are received by me as satisfactory,' and
are such as one gentleman had a right to expect
from another. Very respectfully
yAur ob't serv't.
G. W. CALDWELL
R. Bakrihgir, Esq.
Tbe communications referred to in the above
correspondence, and out of which' it grew, we are
compelled, by the pressure upon our' columns, to o-
"WE INTEND THIS WINTER TO HAW A ''LEGISLA
TURE THAT DARES SAY SOMETHING AEOUT SLAVERY,
a legislature owing allegiance to no slave hold
ing President, or slave holding cabinet, and suffi
ciently firm to take its stand in behalf of human
freedom,regiirdIessofthe denuncia tions from Wash
ington, by which the last legislature was awed into
silence."
The " Wilmr.t Proviso" thus, it seems, Is adopted
then by the "Democratic Party" in New York, and
with thkt, according to the resolutions at Utica, ab
olition of slavery in the District of Columbia !
What says the Albany Argus to this? What
says the Richmond Enquirer? What says the Mo
bile Herald ? What says the Washington Union?
What says Hunkerism generally ?
The Evening Post does not hesitate to say that
it is going to take the Wilrrot Proviso, and Slavery
in the Diatrict of Columbia, into the State Legisla
ture, that is, elect Barnburners wherever it can,
and so secure a U. S. Senator hereafter of its own
kith and kin, in place of Dickinson and the like !
What say all the "organs" hero and elsewhere to
all this?
The "Post" adds :
"If any thing could add to the glory which the
democracy of New York acquired, in being the first
tn resist the tests imposed by the slaveholding in
terests of the south, at the last Baltimore Conven
lion if any thing could farther dignify their disin
terested and exemplary resistance to the extension
of human slavery since that event.it will be found
in their corresponding tounite wiih the;r opponents
the moment all resistance to the principles and the
policy for which they have been contending, is laid
aside." ,.
Thus cries the Post, "the Hunkers have surron
dered to us," while it owns above it only mixes in
with them to sting them to death !
But '.lie People, the Whig People, will be very
likely to ask, "what sort of a principle is that.which
supports half of a Cass State Ticket, on the
Baltimore platform, when that half repudiates the
Buffalo platform, every plank J"
The fact is, the Barnburners see and know that
California is coming into the Union, with "a Wil
mot Proviso" of its own adoption, and they were
very glad to creep into any hole, that the Hunkers
left them to enter.
INTERESTING NEWS FROM FLORIDA;
We understand that the following gratifying in
telligence has been received at the War Depart
ment from Gen. Twiggs; An interview had taken
place between an officer of our Government and
some of the leading men of the Florida Seminoles,
L which resulted most satisfactorily. It has been as
certained that the outrages committed on Indian
river and Pease creek were committed by a party
of five young Indians, one of whom was a refugee,
who thought that he might pgeape from justice by
embroiling his people in a war with the United Sta
tes. The Seminoles disclaimed all connexion with
the perpetrators of the outrages.and stated that im
mediately after the offence was committed on Indi
an river an effort was made to capture the offen
ders, but that they wers not taken until after the
second outrage. The offenders are now in custody,
however, and will in due time be delivered to the
proper authorities. A meeting between flie Head
Chief of the Seminoles and General Twiggs was
appointed to take place at Charlotte Harbor on the
18th instant, and we may presnme, therefore, that
the interview has already occurred. That the
Florida Indians are peaceably disposed is now con
sidered beyond a doubt. Nat. Int.
which she did, by immediately plunging the blade
of a carving knife, which was over a foot in length,
into his heart. He died in five minutes after.
She is in custody.
HOW TO TEACH CHILDREN.
The following, from a speech of Rev, Charles
Brooks, of Boston, accords precisely with our no
lions of what constitutes the true mode of teaching
the young:
"If you find an error in the child's mind, follow
it up till he is rid of it. If a word is spelled wrong,
be sure that the class is right before it is dismis
sed..: Repeat, and fix attention on the exact error,
till it can never be committed again. Ono clear
and distinct idea is worth a world of misty ones.
Times is of no consequence in comparison with
the object. Give the child full possession of one
clear, distinct truth, and it becomes to him a cen
tre of light. In all your tenching no matter
what time it takes never leave your pupil till you
know he has in his mind your exact thought."
SUB-
EXTRA SESSION.
The Ashville Messenger advocates an extra ses
sion of the Legislature, hecai j several of the laws
of last session need much amendment, That paper
says that it is the opinion of many thatthe Central
Rail Road can never be built under the provision
of the present act. And the Western Turnpike
Road he says, needs remodelling as also the reve
nue bill.
It is altogether too late now to talk of an extra
session, besides lhat, we aro opposed to moet
inds of extras ; but if you will advocate annual
sessions of the Legislature with biennial elections,
e are with you Mr. Messenger. North. Car.
'HE HAD NO WOOL ON THE TOP OF HIS
HEAD.'
This need be sung no more. The Richmond
Republican says that Mr. M. Wise, a farmer of
Rockingham county ,has discovered a certain means
of restoring the growth of hair on the head. A
examination of the pores of the skin which hi
been prepared for tanning, showed that after on
crop of hair had been extracted, there were a sec
ond set of mots below fhose which were drawn nut
of the upper pores of the skin, and this peculiar for
mat ion of the skin, of an animal he thonght not un
likely to exist in the human head. Hence it oc
curred to him, that if the akin on the head of a per
son could be softened, and the lower pores an reach-
ed with the right kind of invigorating application
a new growth of hair would be produced. He has
spplied his remedy to th heads of several persons
in Richmond, and the Republican n;s : ,
We hare ourself seen new sndluxnriant growths
of hair npon the heads of several of our cilixens,
whom we knew to be almost entirely bald a short
time since. In most eases', the hair has made its
appearance hi eight or nine days after Mr. Wise'i
first application and in one instance, only about
four days elapsed before the new hair began to
grow; .'. ' 1 -' -
FATHER MATIIEW.
The northern papers say that the groat apostle
nd advocate of the temperance Cause, Father
Mathew, has left or is about leaving Boston, where
he has been some time, and where, there is reason
to believe, he has done much good. Judging from
statements we have noticed, it Is probable that
whilst in that city he administered the temperance
pledge to more than thirty thousand persons. That
ameng them there would be many backsliders, who,
ike the dog, would retnrn to their vomit, is not to
be doubted. But let us suppose that one-half, or
even one-fourth of the number, should adhere faith
fully to their pledge and this is not supposing too
much still there remains a glorious result. It
must be borne in mind that, with few exceptions,
every person who takes the pledge is either an ha
bitual drunkard, an occasional one, or that he is
conscious of an over-fondness for ardent spirits. It
may be assumed, then, that within a few weeks
this great philanthropist has reformed thou a mils of
inebriales--which is doing much ; but the mere
relormation is bat a small portion of the good that
has been done. To many families, where discord,
want, misery, and degradation were present, he has
brought back harmony, plenty, happiness, and res
pectability. He hassaved totheir families, fathers,
husbands, brothers, and sons, and given to society
valuable members in the persons of those who were
before but a burden and a disgrace to it.
We see a paragr ph now and then penned a lit
tle sneeringly, that persons have been found drunk
in the gutter with Father Muthow's certificate in
their pocket of their having taken the pledge. We
do not doubt it. It is likely that many such cases
have occurred. But what of that ? Those who
peu the paragraphs, and those who read them, well
know that for one such case there may he a doz
en cases where the parties have held on faithfully
tn their integrity. It is only the cases of relapse
that come prominently before the public, ss a noto
rious sinner and reprobate isa much more conspic
uous mark than an bumble and unostentatious
chri-tian. Of all the early followers of Christ, none
has been more talked about and written about than
Judas Iscariot '
Goon! noble-hearted Irishman. The cause in
which you are engaged must prosper. Hesven
will surely smile on it all good men will approve,
and lend a cheering voice and a helping hand. Go
on I and when your earthly career is over and go
hence, many ef your survivors will say,aa we would
I would rather be Father Mathew in his grave
than the proudest potentate in all bit glory. Of jie.
LECTURE ON NATURAL HISTORY
JECT-TUE GOOSE. -;
Ladies and Gentlemen : In treating of the
goose the tame goose I shall denominate it a
bird, because it wears feathers, notwithstanding it
seldom flies and never perches.
This bird, is about acef in length, two feet high,
(because it stand on two feet,) and is quite broad
in breadth. Its depth haa never been satisfactor
ily sounded. In color it varies from snowy white
to rainy brown the gander or the "he goose" gen
erally appearing in white, while the female takes
a fancy to a dunnish mixture. Its tail, like Old
Zack's Inaugural, is wonderful for its extreme
brevity Being aquatic, nature has provided it
with a pair of paddles, with which it locomotes
upon water as well as npon land: butlhe figure it
cuts in walking is beautifully Awkward its gait
resembles that of an over-fed alderman,
The goose, ladies and gentlemen, lays the big
gest eggs of any bird extant except the ostrich, and
is, therefore, entitled to more credit than is usually
allowed. Its young are as pretty-lo- king little
creatures as ever burst an egg-shell ; but as they
grow up, and go through the transition state from
gosling to goose, they are unsightly to behold.
Geese eat grass like cows, but never chew the
cud for want of teeth. When they come home at
sunset they always march in single file one after
an other and an other after one, which shows they
observe order as well as other folks. They talk to
each other in a language only understood by them
selves supoosed to de a compound of Chinese,
Choctaw, Low Dutch, and Ancient Irish. - They
know what they a:e saying, though, and that's e
nough, more than can be said of certain Members
of Congress.
The goose, ladies and gentlemen, is an import
ant biped. It once saved Rome from utter destruc
tion, and I don't know what it might do at the pres
ent day were it to exert itself; but whether it ever
will or not, remains yet to be witnessed. Through
its quills thousands of ideas, are first put upon fools
cap, then stamped upon medium or superroyal, and
afterwards impressed upon the minds of millions.
It has been a rily queston, and is not wholly set
tled, whether Ihe goose was made for man, or man
for goose. Pope in his Essay on Mackerel makes
tr. an observe
"See all things for my use.1,
and at the same time .
"Lo I man for mine, replies the pampered goose t"
It is a nice point to decide, whether man was put
here to feed geese, or gees manufactured to feed
man. One thing is certain, according to the bible,
the goose was made first before man ; and this
of itself shows that the goose is the superior ani
malman at its service. If Philosopher Greely
ran produce proof to the contrary then I shall
knock under and quit lecturing.
Ladies and gentlemen ! The goose lives when
allowed tn, to a good old age. Sometimes it reach
es a hundred years, with apparently little exertion;
which is probably owing to its never sating meat,
nor drinking any thing stronger than water, , Th
goose is steadily a goose all through life ; but man,
unsteady man, makes a jackass of himslf every
now and then. ,
ROBBING THE MAILS.
For years past considerable sums of money re
mitted through the mails from Cleveland to Pitts
burgh have been tost. Some six weeks since tbe
Postmaster General instructed our Postmaster,
D. M. Haskell, Esq. to adopt energetic manures
for detection of the Senders, and it was done. A
package enclosing some $280, nearly all in coun-t.-rfrit
mnnry, was pre;ar, d by Mr. Haskell and
mailed it t Pittsburgh, directed to Geo. Vender, Esq ,
at Hudson, but the Post Oilice envelope purposely
misdirected to Frederick, Mahorning county, it be
ing suspected that money packages were abstract
ed at that office.
On Tuesday, the package was mailed at Pitts
burgh, and Mr. Haskell, accompanied by officer
McKinist y, proceeded to trace its'course by the
exainintiion of the mails and inquiries along the
route. It was lound to have passed through tho
office at Ellsworth, the one next south of Freder
ick, and not to have passed the office at Palmyra,
the one next north. Thia made the matter a cer
tainty, but the thing was to prove it,
A descent was made upon theoffice at Frederick,
and Mr. John Ickis, the Postmaster, denied lhat
the package had come to the ofh6e, but a search
was niade and the money, minus the envelope and
way bill discovered in the haymow, which being
neither a proper place for the mails, nor one of the
safes prescribe by the Sub-Treasury law to be us
ed for public deposited, the Postmaster was brought
to this city for examination.
Mr. Ickis was arrested by Post Office Agent
McIIatton, under Mr. Tyler's Administration, on
a charge of embezlement, but was acquitted for
want of evidence. The testimony was sofficient
however to prove him a good Democrat, and he was
re-appointed to office by Mr. Polk. Cleveland
Herald.
APPROPRIATE EPITAPH.
A lady Who had died of cholera in Sanduskv Ci
ty and was I id out hy hpf fripnds was found the
night following standing at the enpbaard eating cu
cumber pickles; whereupon Jhe ' Louisville News
says : ." i-
They left her laying" in white,
Prepared tor the grave's quiet slumbers ;
But they found her the very same night
A layin' in pickled cucumbers.
RUMORED DIFFICULTIES WITH FRANCE.
A correspondent of the Baltimore Sun, writing
from Washington, speaks of a serious interruptiori
of friendly interconrse between our own and the
French Government This difficulty has nothing
to do with the appointment of Mr. Rives as Min
uter to France, but has its origin in an insulting
note, addressed by M. Poussin, the French Minis
ter st Washington, to Mr. Clayton. The Presi
dent directed the offensive letter to be forwarded to
the French Government, with a demand for M.
Poussin's immediate recall. The French Govern
ment has not yet noticed the demand, although suffi
cient time haselasped. The Administration has
intimated to M. Poussin that" his passports are
ready for him."
Another correspondent of the Sun alludes to the
same subject, and says : "At the present moment
the relations existing between th two countries
are anything but friendly. France is represented
here by a man, who, perhaps, but too truly exhib
its the feeling of his country towards ns. - For
months back bis correspondence with this govern
ment bas been of the most insulting character
Forgetful of the commonest rules of diplomatic eti
quette, be has not hesitated to call into question
the honor of our country 1 What American can
hear this question unmoved 1 Who is there whose
blood moves in such a turgid strean at not to feel
such a charge a personal insult? The Govern
ment, I understand, promptly noticed the indig
nity, refused any further intercourse with M. Pons,
sin, and forwarded the whole correspondence to
his Government, with the most explicit declara
tion that he could no longer be acknowledged at
the Minister of the French Government, and that
he must be at once recalled: There wat ho hes
itation in the action of cur" Government. They
hold the national honor at thing above all price,
and they will -permit no country to diagrac It."
The New York Courier and Inquirer tc'ltt out
how the Washington Union after abusing the ab
olitionism of the Barnburners, and vlturperatin
them in all sorts ef dialects embraces them, and
with them, even abolition of slavery in the District
of Columbia. As to the Hunker and Barnburner
Union, the Conner says i A to the principle in
volved In this Coalition, one of two thing must b
true '.Either the Locoforoe hare espoused the
Free Soil principle, or the Free Soilers havt aban
doned i-The Locofocos have either left their
original ground, and taken, their stand upon the
Free Soil platform, or that platform has been des
erted by tbe Free Soil patty; The most Ingeniotrt
sophistry "1n the world cannot escape this dilemma.
Tho two parties stood before In direct and avowed
hostility. They have now Joined tlieir forces and
march together, under common leaders and fort;
common purpose. ' Santa Anna and Zachary Tay
lor might as well havt united their armict at
Buena Vista and made common cau agaifiat
Gen. Scolt; and claimed to have done it without
sacrifice of principle on either side, as for the Un
ion to pat forward the same pretence In th pres.
entcaae." c.y
' The Presbyterian Synod of Virginia wilt mel
In Petersburg on Wednesday eve iiiiig.the 84th Oc
tober next j i
' NASH SUPERIOR COURT.
We learrj that a't Wash Superior Court, he'd h.t
week, negro Griffin Stewart, convicted of the rnnr
der of Penny Anderon,s white woman with w horn
he coha tnted in this county, was sentenced to ba
bun on Friday the 12th of next month. It U Mid
he beard his sentence with the olwmt feoolnp n4
indiQrenc.-rTitri. firfs,
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