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Prom !le ('hirlmte Journal. f.FitS'. ft.!!vi:t.!. ami KAnitrxr.n hi i:. Hiii. t'iis.Wil! yiiti tin mo a I'lVor to give lliiac(iininiiiiif;iliiin') pl.ii'i'.inyt'Ur p:iprrihh w.i II, In order that il may appear In company with cor- tespondenceyon afMinn publishing between- Mr: Barringer and mysolf, I should nut have said one word in rol.ition lo this mailer, but for the conduct of Mr. Barriitgcr in connection with ils publica tion. Now, I wish it lobe distinctly understood, that I tin not complain of the publication of the correspon dence, for that, in itself, was right, and ho was so advised by iny frio'nd us. well us by myself. Of what I rUnplain, is this :.' In (lie publication of the' correspondence, hp (Nr. Barringer) inserted a let ter from bis friend Dr. Henderson, and also appen dJ to the article signed "a Voter," a reference to my vote, as proof that the charge.of briUei which lie had preferred against nte. in that , very article - Was truei altliouirh he had made over his own sig- ti lt itre In bis lettor of apt , a clear and unquali- )wii uilhJi-a:fid .every word of it. It is true, that l:i his publishing Dr. Henderson's tetter and state ; incut, he refrains from making any 'comment, but it is equally true, that by the publication heetidors : ed it and made it his own. Why its publication ? .:' Did he not know that it was improper to publish 'anything outside of the correspondence unless by . agreement ! . ' Poet lie think that the opinions of his friend Dr. Henderson and Ins other three friends, can qualify or -alter in the slightest degree. the settlement between him and myseli ? .Where r I Was ilia use then of the publication of Dr. Ilondei eon's statement 1 for on the very week before the publication of the correspondence, there- appeared in the "Hornets Nest," the friend of Mr. Barringer, : and certainly not without his .approbation, a notice that the difficulty between Mr. Barringer and my self had been honorably and amicably adjusted. ; To say tliat il was published ..to correct reports . . prejudicial to him will not. do, because; the simple . publication of the correspondence would correct all : misrepresentations as to the terms of the. adjust ment. . The settlement stands upon its own basis, nnd it is too late now to attempt to vary it by any- . thing that was said before or aftr-r. What then was its phjeet) ' ; The letter andstate- .... ment shows it. The First, that he went to the Ca- ... tawba Springs (not to the field) prepared to fight; . nnd secondly, which Was its main object, to explain why it was he did nut accept a direct, invitation to ..- the field, as it was construed by him to be, instead of having Dr. Henderson address me a note which opened the door for a reconcilialion. . Here then is the . true reason for the publication of Dr. Henderson's statement, and unfortunately in ; doing so contradicts his letter to me and the whole correspondence. Look at it. Dr. Henderson says in his statement that when cal!ed upon to act as Air. Ban-inker's friend, ho at once pronounced my letter a direct invititiou to the field, and such also was the opinion of Mr. Barringer, Let ns see then how this statement agrees with the correspondence. Tile first letter I received when wo met at the Catawba Springs on the 27lh ult. was from Dr.H. Mr. B's. friend, as follows : Your note of the l7lh inst. was handed to me at Mnrgnntoii on Tuesday eve'ting of the 21st. Its contents are now under consideration but atlhestiggesiion of my frier.dDr. IL, final action thereon is postponed for reasons which he will give." Now mark Mr. U's reasons. 'Your communication dated August I7th, direc ted to my friend Mr. It. Barringer by the hand of E. C. Davidson, is now before me. I confess it places me as the friend of Mr. Barringer in an awk ward position, for it may be understood as either a peremptory invitation to the field, or a demand for explanation.'' . The above letter of Dr. II. contains the reasons assigned by Mr. Barringer for a postponement of ' final action on my letter. Now I defy the most perfect critic to show, if he can, one word in the whole correspondence, that will sustain him in the statement that in onnscquence of what was learned nt the Springs, Mr. Barringcr's acceptance was de clined being delivered. Does Dr. II. say in the same letter, that his pe tition had been changed in consequence of any thing he had heard? on the contrary does he not s-iy that his position was awkward on account of not knowing whether it was a peremptory invita tion to the field, or a demand for explanation. Can language be more explicit 7 If Mr. Barringer or : his friend Dr.Henderaon, believed my letter to be a challenge, why was it not boldly avowed in the cor respondence ? for certainly no source, however re liable, should have influenced them to avow a dif ferent opinion, when my letter was before them and unquestionably the highest authority. Again, my note was delivered to Mr. Barringer at Morganton on the Mat inst. and we did not meet at the Cataw ba Springs-till tlieSTih, aWiougl he had six days to consider my kHter.duririg whick time, according to his own statement, he had consulted several gen tlemen yet he arrived at the Springs still in doubt. 'whether my note was a challenge or not, and "post pone8 liual action thereon" until! would tell him what it nrant. Hid frankly disclose -its import. . which was received by him, under which the settle ment was made. To make, then, a statement 13 days after, tlie tendency of which is to change the - complexion of the compromise, for -the benefit of one of the parties, without the eonsent or know' Jedge of the other, is most extraordinary, and with out exouso or palliation. But -suppose ny first w?.c was a umflcnge jrrj Wkstwthe vimil Wae'l asked to withdraw !? "o. Did 1 withdraw it 7 No. Vhat then 'did I do ?, I said it was not intended as an in vita - tion to the field, bat a demand for satisfaction", re iterating the very words of the' first, which he slid ' consttatod a challenge. ....... Wlisrt then did 1 area by a demand for satisfac tion ? Why, simply, that Mr. Barringer had to withdraw (not to explain.'henre I did not use that . term) the charge of corruption which he had made ; against ine.or fight, lie withdrew the charge ad there the matter ended. '. ' The next ground of complaint i; that Mr. liar- tingPT in f ublisWng the correspondence, added to the artii-lo signed"! Voter, which was not attach d to the original, a reference to my vate in Con- gis,illiereby in substance reiterating the charge wtuca. i tlio foundation of tlie dilEcalty ; I he - t4e ot which he had withdrawn as hie ewn let- Thi.-i in rnrnrclinn with an extract from his let i ter'K .i r. I loltoii, u'cbiowMjring the authorship of j -!i Voter," proves bow deliberate hit unfounded i malignity, lie uses the following language in piling his name. "J neither write or puuhsri any thing against any man, unless 1 have some good reason for doing so, and what I then either write or publish, I am ready lo repeat to his face and stand up to." . .-',' The cause of the difficulty, grew out of this ar tie'e signed "A Voter," which he said he would re pc.it to my face and stand up to. No comment necessary. I will merely ask the community to look at his letter to me of the 27th August, and compare it with his language in giv ing up his name. G.W. CALDWELL. September 19, 1819. ; From the Hornet's Nest. TO TH K PUBLIC. The communication of Capt. G. W. Caldwell in the last Charlotte Journal, has given me no con cern, nor even "turned ma from tlie career of my humor." I look upon it as the mere ebullition of a n excited imagination, The utter groundlessness of its complaints and its gross inconsistencies will prove its own death-warrant without Bong or cere mony.:' .. . One complaint "solitary and alone," stands re corded against myself. I appended to the recent public ation a note of three lines referring to the au thority for a certain vote of his (while in Congress) .which is spoken of throughout the publication. Dues Capt.C. pretend to ileny tlidt he gave suciia vote ? -Then if it be a truth, why complain ? Why not refer the Public.to the time when, and the, place where ? The mere allusion to aacf, on the records of the country, can harm no. man, and con stihites neither high treason nor grand larceny. In all sincerity I thought it my duty in '.a publication' designed to be full, to give all the lights in my pow er, that the whole subject might he "judged of fairly and fully."1 That 1 withdrew the simple fact that he gave such a vote is perfectly absurd. So far from this, if the Captain looks again, he will find it distinctly "repeated" in my letter that he did give the vote for the "peculiar measure" of Mr. Tyler ? This is, indeed, a small matter over which to raise "a tempest in a tea-pot." But the Captain is in great, trouble about the "statement" of Dr. A. M. Henderson, as to how the fetmcnt was got on foot? What Dr. H. states ; are they facts or are they not ? Does Capt. C. de ny thatthey are? Notat all! not at all! ! .-He-first pretends not-to aee the "use" of this "state ment," but, mark you, sets right off with all his might to prove its inconsistency ! Really I did not think the "facts" could do harm to any one, and I am sure such a gentleman as Dr. II. could intend none. But if Capt. C. will pardon me, I will state to him its object, which is extreinly simple. It was to account for Dr. II. ever doubting (as he did in his note of the 27lh of August to Capt. C.) that the first note of Capt. C. to me was a challenge. Capt. C. himself states that the "note itself was unquestionably the highest authority ;" and in fact it could be tr.y only authority, my only guide, my only rule of action. So thought Dr. II. myself and my "three other friends" to whom I had occasion, to divulge the subject; and we made our prepara tions accordingly j for whowhat human k.nng but Capt. C. himself could pretend that the latter ever would say under his own hand that it was not a challengo ? Now all this difficulty Dr. II. ex plains by saying that at the Catawba Springs on the 27th (when and where it was agreed my an swer should be delivered,) he "learned from a source" wh ich he felt it "his imperative duly" to respect (so "entirely reliable" was it,) that no chal lenge, or "invitation to the field was intended." Then he is bound obliged, to doubt. Having some intimation from this 'reliable' source alluded to, of the nature of the answer he would receive, he ad dresses a grave note of enquiry to Capt. C. and sure enough the Capt. replies "it was not intended as an invitation to the field." This only proves that the "note itself" was not "the highest authority," but that the Captain himself turned out to be the "highest." But Capt. C. most gravely, yes gravely asks, why Dr. II. and myself "did not boldly avow in the correspondence" our opinion, "that we believed it to be a challenge," and fight whether it was so in tended or not ? Fight for the pure love of it! We are no such heroes ! We are neither fire-eaters nor the children of Mars. Nor was this our war Capt. C. next assumes the offensive. The fol lowing is. his style of reasoning : "But suppose niy first note was a challenge, pray what is the second I was 1 asked to with draw it ? No. Did I withdraw it ? ; No." Now the gentleman has appeared "in print." He has taken his positions and what are they ? Whether it was a challenge, or whether it was not, is the real question ? Which docs he now say? The above extract winks at the idea that the first was a challenge, and that t'le latter was no better. The notes will speak for themselves. Here is the first, (17th of August.) "Now, Sir both of those communications (espe cially the latter) I consider a cross and unprevoked attack upon my character, for which I demand of yon satisfaction. "This note will be handed to vou by Mr. E. C Davidson, who will act at my friend in this mat .1 ter." Sore is the second (27th of August.) "It (the first note) was not -intended as an invi tation to the field.bot a demand for satisfaction for the communications signed C. and A. Voter, espe cially the latter ths whole of which I thought por- fonaliy ollensive. , If they both mean the tamo, why the qualifica tion, "U Kits not intended as an initiation to tlie Jti'ltCV ' The one is a wasp with a sting the oth er a wasp with the sting pulled nnt. ' . Again, he says in tot is verbis that I was forced to "withdraw" or "fight'' - How does this comport with his declaration just above given with which he fcaJoTbcfdrel broke the seal of silence, that "an invitation t the field wag not intended ?" : That made it no challenge. How fight without a challenge? No challenge: no fight ; ex nih'Uo nihil fit. But still again; Capt. C. in sjicsking of flie Tyler affair, asserts that t had not only taken back the 'whole' but in anotlier place avers that I made . clear and unqualified withdrawal of every word of it.' In my loiter he will discover, if he has never j taken the pains to read it before; that the facts that ho gave die vote ns charged, and accepted of fice under M r. Tyler, aredistinclly recited. Why? Because they were fuels which I could not, and would not, and did not retract ?, This Will do for taking back the 'whole !' Now for the luruiualified withdrawal.' What do I Withdraw ? The impu tation that he had givon tlie vote from "interested motives." Is that imputation withdrawn absolute ly 1 unqualifiedly 1 . It us read my language. This is it :" But if in litis Ihaie dum you individually a wrong &c," Is there any sort of admission that I had done him a wrong ? That I had made a charge without any foundation whatever ? That I had made acharge which was utterly false ? No such thing. And why da 1 carefully use terms which are condition al and hypothetical ? Because I could not, would not, and did not admit, that the charge was abso lutely without foundation. And I did not therefore, make an "unqualified" withdrawal. When the Captain, however, extracted the poison from his ar row, I was disposed to blunt the point of mine. But my consistency is tnlirely preserved as every body else but Capt Caldwell may plainly see: hence the ground for the remark of the ill-natured wag, who said, the explanation was no Detter than the original charge. I hope the gentleman is hap- py in the sweet delusion under which he labors. I Would not break the snell. I would onlv suggest, that it was not exactly justice to me, to pnblish to the world that I made an "unqualified withdrawal" J of the charge, when every one who can road 1-hig- ish language can plainly perceive, that it is ade usion that it was not just to me to publish this mistake of his as the truth of the matter. But 1 do. not complain. Nor will I ever complain of his charge agamst me of "deliberate unfounded 'malignity."' Were I disposed to do so, I might vroll reply the father of the feeling is his own heart and that he himself en tered upon this, matter with "predetermined hostili ty." When: I wrote my articles, the political charge I alluded to, had become public property by the tacit acquiescence and silence of Capt. Cald well himself. I thought 1 was sporting with a po litical toy, which had been handled against him publicly and privately through near seven years; and strange to say is used against him in the very j strongest sort of terms in an editorial in the same number of the paper in which my article "C." ap peared ; and never before was regarded as "a gross i and unprovoked attack upon his character." Why, then, single me out from a thousand as guilty as myself? Why begin the attack by, at oncc.dash- ing in my face the "bloody code," with all its tech nicalities, and a flaming parade of its small artile ry ? Let the public "judge between us." These are specimens of his attacks on Dr. Hen derson and myself, They rather amuse than harm. I have stuck to his record, and he cannot complain. My object is to repel and not assail ; nor would I leign to appear as the advocate of my own conduct in an altliir of this kind. That, I leave to others, who say that my conduct "throughout . was most unexceptionable." There I rest it. ; The strife is over and the battle is recorded, like those of Milton in Paradise Lost 'without a list of killed or wounded.'' At this the people will laugh and talk (as they have a right to,) ten times more than had it been otherwise. Capt. C. and my self should laugh too, that we have furnished the food for fun. I am disposed to laugh the Captain seems to be out of sorts. But there is no use of keeping up the sport any longer. On my part the curtain now falls, "sine die" (as the meetings have it,) and I will not willingly appear again. 'T RUFUS BARRINGER. Concord, Sept. 25th 1849. " was not inlendedas an imitation to tltefield." Green W. Caldwell.' "Sport, which wrinkled caro derides, And Laughter, holding both his sides.' In my recent reply to the attacks of Capt . Cald well on Dr. Henderson and myself, I promised the public I would "not willingly appear again." But the indomitable Captain is not yet "satisfied." The event has happened, which myself aud friends par tially anticipated, when I wrote that reply. The curtain, therefore, is raised once more, and I now come with the closing scenes in the history of his cowardice and infamy. I handle him this time with gioves off. . .' On the 3d inst. I received another cartel from the Hon. gentleman, in which he demands . personal satisfaction "for the general bearing and tone of my last communication, published in the Hornets' fiest, and its reiteration of the charge of corruption agaimt him.'' It wlil be seen, he has at last worked himself up to the sticking point. lie is in earnest now ar.d will not craw-fish this time! While certainly in this hnmor.it would afford me a great deal of pleas ure to give him a pop ; but my anger, like his cour age on the 27th of August last, has all evaporated; or rather, like Bob Acre's patriotism is oozing out at the finger i. The Captain's present position is pitable indeed. At one tjmo he scorns to struggle like a fallen hero: " Foiled, bleeding, breathless, furious to the last 1" At another, his mournful complaints, wailings and lamentations.accompanied with certain desper ate, death-like efforts to save himself, give rise lo an opposite feeling, which finds expression in the following effusion : "On a log sal a frnj ..- , Crying for his daughter j - !.:- J Tears he shed till his eyes were rod, And then jumped into the waiter And drowned himself ! i In order ot to troat him with disrespect while in the agony ot his duelling fever, I beg leave to fire at him through the public press the following "pa per bullets of the brain," which he can chew the balance oT bis life as a cure for the disease : "Hon. G. W. Caldwez.1, : Sir : It gcems that you learned after the late Congiessional election, that the trumpeting of jour mock military fame did not give your name the po tency yon anticipated. Vou very justly reflected thit your heroism was not quite complete: you must shoot somebedy 1 Yod resolved too, by a grand flourish of yonr small artilcry, to hush up the mouths of all whigs for the future, in regard to the famous John Tyler aff.ihv Tuo.ut of your wiy, the Governorship or any thing else you might t'i sire, would bo within your reach. Amongst a thousand others, I chanced to have committed the "unpardonable sin," against the sanctity of your immaculate name. You pass over all the rest and select me as "the foeinan worthy of your steel." The communication you first send, (the Aug. 17th 1848,) after referring to the alleged offensive publication, is in the following formal pointed and dictatorial style : "Now, sir, both of those communications especi ally the latter,) I consider a gross and unprovoked attack upon 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 matter." In your own language, sir, this was a communi cation under which I was compelled to "withdraw" or "tight." it was delivered to me at Morganton on the 21st of August. I at once 'determined to treat it as a c hallenge; for under such a "demand" I nover could and never would open my lips. In the course of my preparations, I had occasion to show it to such gentlemen as II. V. Guion, A. II. Caldwell and B. S. Guion Esqs., and to Dr. A. M. Henderson ; they all concurred with me, as Dr. II. has stated, that it was "a direct invitation to the field." Your own conduct proves in what light yon at first regarded it. Why all your parade, prn- caution and preparations ? . Why send your tnili- tary friend over to Concord at the hour of mid- night ! Why post him off in such hot haste 80 miles in my pursuit to Morganton ? Why did you yourself leave Chartottc and go up to your mother's inGaslon? Why carry with you ftlie instru ments ?" Why your daily practice? The note speaks for itself a language which no gentleman could mistake. Your own conduct Condemns you. The world will pronounce il n challcngea per emptory challenge. And yet, sir, on the 27th of August, at the Catawba Springs, before I broke the seal of .silence and without one intimation I ever would do so, you sit down, and in the very face of all your own parade and preparations, and with a full knowledge that I was there ready as Dr. H. states "to detieer an acceptance audar range the preliminaries for an immediate meeting in the field," you sit down and say under your hand, " It was not intended as ah invitation to THE FIELD. . .. Yes sir! You have done all this ! Jforcedyou to "withdraw" or "fight." You choose the former, and did it in a notable way ! I care not whatyeu intended it was a deliberate, coward! v backout in every shape and fornix But, sir, I well know at this time, that if I had been base and cowardly e nnughto have explained, with that paper in my pocket, you had determined to publish it to the coun try as a challenge encircling my withdrawal. If you intended a "fight," 1 made you begin the work of "withdrawing," yourself, and take back your challenge. If you intendela "bluff," I "out-bluffed" you, and made you swallow your own words. I beat you at your own game. On my side a "bluff," wa8a3 good as "bet." Yes, sir, you show ed the while feather and vamosed ! After this I could well afford to explain. I re ally meant nothing person il. . I, therefore, said an. But when I came to the bribery and corruption, the following was tho best I could do: . "I merely intended charging you with political inconsistencies, particularly in voting while in Con gress, for one of the peculiar measures of Mr. Ty ler's administration : and I considered that In af terwards accepting office from Mr. Tyler you laid yourself open to' the imputation of having been more or less influenced by interested motives in giving that vote; but if in this 1 liave done you indi vidually a wrong, lh3.ve no hesitation in making you ample reparation." I sent you this, and you returned it with the re quest that I would strike out all about the Tyler affair from the words "political inconsistencies" down. I agreed to modify but utterly refused to strike out what now remains. I determined to stick to my consistency. You had to accept it as it stands above! Mark you, the word "withdraw" (about which you prated so much,) was not in it at all. But next morning after tho adjustment, you put on the garb of friendship and ask mo to walk to the spring, aud then solicit me, in order to render the meaning more explicit to common minds, to add the words "by withdrawing all expressions conveying any such imputation." And yet, air, with these facts fresh in yourmind; with a full knowledge that llicy were known to Dr. Henderson and Mr. Davidson, and appear from the original letter Itself, (in my possession,) you return to Mecklenburg, give your understampers the cue, and forthwith it is circulated over the whole coun try that I had backed out had withdrawn every thing ! Not only so, you altcrwards begin a war of words against Dr. II. and myself, and assert with unblushing effrontery, that you had forced me to "withdraw" or ''fight," and that 1 had made "a clcarand unqualified withdrawal of every word of" tho Tyler charge ! Can any conduct be more cow ardly, more dastardly, more black and villainous ? These things I have kept back expressly for this occasion? The pretence which you now set up, sir for challenging me again, is silly, ridiculous, base and Infamous enough ! A miserable evasion and falsehood ! I have gone over the whole history of this affair, to show you that -per se (as your friend Capt Tyler used to say,) your cowardice and ras cality have been such asto sink you forever be neath the notice of any honorable man, And on this distinct ground alune, I might refuse to receive your note at all, But what right have you to chal lenge me for the same matter, which has once boon adjusted, anJ for which you have accepted satisfaction 1 You profc&a to be a student of the "code :" I refor you to your books. , The satisfac' tion you accepted, you must be content with.- Your 'mouth is closed. But, sir, if I reiterated the charge in my last publication! you have also said that I, t'in awbaUnce, reiterated it'.'.in my first, Why did you not the repeat, in substance, your challenge 1 Why sleep on it three weeks.? No, sir, this it more of your hypocrisy. ' It is tlie black guilt of self-conviction that is troubling yon. You set a trap for met and caught yourself. Tho publication of the correspondence overwhelm' led yon with uigrace.! Public opinion is the incw bus that presses upon you. Yon have seen the re mark of & public print, that I "got" the gallant Caldwell: and "that the hero of tho rebellion of 1847 has been made to ha ill in his horns." These are the things that sting you, They are gall and wormwood to your craven spirit. You first tried to "write" out the stain upon your character by de filing mine! You now want to try to "fight" It out. And after n'l tli't; alter all that has passed be tween us ; after once meeting you fairly and back ing you out ; then lashir.gyou with contempt, sneer and ridicule; yon again coolly ask me to accom pany you to the field! You should remember that it is boy'd play first to run, and then bristle up and renew the banter. A meeting on the field Would be a pretty affair, indeed, after tho paper warfare which you lately begat). . You have once before accepted satisfaction on paper, and discussed its merits "in print." I now prefer that you shall accept the same sort again ; but on a more extensive scale. Neither my con science, my honor, or my courage require that I should hereafter notice anything that may come from you or your friends in connection with tins subject, in any shape or form. I shall continue to treat you with contempt and ridicule. You and they may one and sll challenge as often as you please; may post, publish and picture me ; may apply to me the whole vocabulary of Fish Maiket and Billingsgate; may descend to the dogs, and call me "puppy, whelp and hound," but you can not drive me from my propriety. "I will laugh at your calamities." Every effort to extricate your self but plunges you deeper in the mire. You can neither live out, nor wash away (he utaiii. You may fight, as Jackson said of Packenliani, like a "brave fool," but the dye will conlimio to stick. Through life, the awful words will continue to resound in your ears, " urns not intended as an invitation to the field. I am now done with you. I am a man of peace, but 1 warn you not to try my "science of self-defence." Take my advice and doff the military ; attend to the business of life ; and, above all, "Ne'er thirst for gore again : "Resign the Pistol and resume the Pen." RUFUS BARRINGER. Concord, Oct. 4, 1849. P, S. I told Capt. Hoke, (Capt. C's new friend!) , l w - " I would return an answer at tho Tuckasegee rord on the Sth. I will get the Stage Driver to scatter the "Nest" and "Journal" all along the Road. I hopo Capt. C. will not think himself "headed" in this move. I confess I rather "burst up" the tech nicalities of tho code. But in resisting military combinations, I think a surprise decidedly the most effectual mode of warfare. R. B. BALEIGII TIMES. Kciltigl), N. d. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1849. TEMPERANCE CELEBRATION. The Grand Division of the OrJer of the Sons of Temperance, now in session iu this City, held a public Celebration on Wednesday evening last, at tlie Presbytorian Church, which was very im posing and interesting in its character, besides be ing attended by a very large and brilliant auditory of our citizens. The Procossion was formed in front of Temperance Hall, at about 7 o'clock, con sisting of the Cadets, members of Phoenix and Concord Divisions, Visiting Brethren, and tho members of the Grand Division, in theii "-.lendid Regalia, all bearing lantern transparenciespro- ceded by a Band of Music, and attended by a largo concourse of spectators, the long line of some 250 " Sons'4 filed through the streets to the Church. We havo never seen a more beautiful sight tlie City of Raleigh was completely taken and when we reflect, that among their ranks, could be found men, high in station, lofty in char acter, and of the most brilliant talents of which our State can boast, our readers will agree with us, in the estimate we place upon this imposing display. ' . The exercises in tho Church were very interest ing. After the brethren had sung their Opening Ode, the Throne of Grace was addressed by the Rev. Chaplain, L. K. WfuE', after which, fol- lowed an eloquent and able speech from the Rev. Bennett T. Blake ; at tlie conclusion of which, a rich and beautiful Banner, prepared by the Young Ladies of the Select School of this City, was presented to Phoenix Division the presenta tion address being delivered in a graceful manner, by Miss Cook, one of the fair donors. Tho Banner was received, on the part of the Di vision by J. J. Litciifokd, Esq., their Worthy Pa triarch, whose address in reply was handsome and appropriate. S. W. WmTiKOj Esq., then a rose, and delivered a speech of some half hour in length, which we regard as one of the moat finisli ed productions wo have ever listened to on that subject, and which received, as it well deserved the most marked attention from the vast assem blage. The Closing Ode was then sung, the aU dicnceMismissed with the Benediction from the Rev, Chaplain, and tho Procession re-formed, which marched through aevoral of tho principal streets, and, after saluting the Young ladies of the Select School, returned' to their Hall, when the lights were extinguished and the whole crow quietly dispersed.. ' The u'.most good order and oronrietv orevailed throughout ; and we cannot doubt that the impression produced upon our com munity was of a deep and salutary character, Tlie Grand Division, wt learn, is pretty fully at' tended ; and as their business is important, con nected with the unparalleled spread of the Order In the State, within the last twelvo months, it probable their session will continue through the week. ID" We shall pay our respects to our friend of the RoanokeRepubllcan next week. lie will hardly prove, we think, that "the moon in not made of green cheese," however seriously he my affirm il FRANKLIN SUPERIOR COURT., We learn that the trial of Alexandt-r S. Moore, charged with aiding und aliening Whillield, in the murder of a negro belonging lo Mr. WelJon E. Person, came off on Wednesday week at Iouis- burg Judge Battle .presiding. The Attorney. General having, for personal reasons Satisfactory to the Judge, and all parlies, declined to manage the prosecution, Messrs. G. W. Haywood and Busbee appeared for the Stale, and Messrs. Bad" ger, Gilliam, Miller and Thomas, for the prisoner, A deep and absorbing interest was felt in Ine trial, and after a long nnd patient investigation by the Court, the jury being out not more than half an hour, returned a verdict of Acquittal. The now Court House iR nearly completed. The Commissioners and workmen deserve credit for the progress they have made.' It will be a handsome building, and how much more comfort able and secure than the old office!) There will be safety to the records of the-Courts and titlo deeds of the people to their property. Wei! done people of old Franklin ! IT The Richmond Whig concludes nn article upon " the Elections in Maryland," as follows: " In the meantime upon the loco-foco majority, will, devolve the responsibility of defeating or sus taining the Wilmot Proviso, as applied to Culifor nia.j mid as there cannot be a doubt, judging from t! Oregon case, of the manner in which this will be done, wo congratulule the people f Maryland and Nor ill Carolina upon the last wis dom by which their course, in the late election' was directed." This sneer at those two Whig States comes with a peculiar good grace from Virginia I that State which has never vo!ed for a Whig President and which rmlly lost the House of Represen tatives to the Whigs,, while--getting the "lion's share" of the honors, and patronage of (he Gov ernment! For who does not see thai, in losing almost the whole of the Congressional delegation at the last election, Virginia is the State really i-nlpable. Nprih Carolina held her owa w stand as we did before but Virginia lost its some four or five members. . The Editors of the Whig are gallant and able champions of our cause, for whom we have much respect and admiration. But if they could drop n. i;,,u r l.,., v:;:,.:.. :.l i . ' , ll 1 111.11 III WUIUJilllt, VVl S. 1UII 111 IIKU lllt'lll mum belter. At any rate, until the Whigs of this State falter or fail in their duty, it is rather hard, not to say ungenerous, to be twitted with the loss of the House of Representatives especially from that quarter. . , . tr The "Hornet's Nest" has become quite a pet ith the Opposition presses in North Carolina: and accordingly they pat its Editor on the back, in a very loving and patronising manner. They copy iiis articles witii gusto they cannot conceal, and sly laugh in the sleeve, at the good service ren dered them. If they can only get the Whig party of the State divided, by whatever means, their suc cess is the more probable. Hence we sec the con- ummate Locofoco of the Lincoln Republican chiming in, and prating about the 'influence of the Raleigh Clique,' and commending the course of the Hornet's Nest in this wise : "It was bold in the Hornet's Nest thus to leap partially on the Demo cratic platform," &.C. How very flattering) Bold, eh ! We shall seo how his courage holds out. THE AUIIORA. We are gratified to loam from Mr- Toole, that tlie number of subscribers already received to the Aurora is sufficient to justify his enterprise. He requests those holding subscription lists to send iin the names received by the 1st of Novemlier, the date of the issue of the first number. Mis address is Wilmington, N. C. v North Carolina papers generally are requested to copy. U" Wo published, lust week, an exlrncl from the Alabama Season) revealing a mode of clean doilies without washing Of course wo were not aware that this was a Patent invention for ono or two other papers in the State had published it before we did. We learn, however, that Man rice Q. Waddill, Esq. of Pitisboro', owns the Pa tent right for North Carolina, it being Tibbelt'a method of washing and cleansing clothes, from whom ho purchased. We believe, front) the slight trial made in ont family, that the Patent for washing clothes is re ally expeditious, an effectual method, and very val uable to housekeepers. Mr. W. has published a Card, making known his rights in tlie matler-r-and of course, our readers who wish to use the mode, will know where to apply for the right. NATIONAL MONUMENT. We observe that the Grand Lodge of Odd Fel lows, at their recent meeting, instructed a com mittcc of that body to select and have prepared a block of marble, tc be placed in tho National Mon ument to the memory of Washington, now in tha course of erection in Washington. This is to be done on behalf of the Odd Fellows of the United States, as a testimony of the regard they entertain for the memory of him, who was "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his country men." ' This is a most excellent idea j and wfl trust to see it followed np by other similar Institutions of the country. We belong to but one Order that of the Sons of Temperance. We hope the Grand Divisions of each State will take this matter up, and provide each a block, to be placed in this monument, on ochalf of the constituency , they represent. Tlie Grand. Division in this Stat is now in session here and we mention ltd matter in the hope it may attract the attention of its mem bers. ' - . v MR. CALHOUN. ' '." The Columbia (S. C.) Telegraph of llie 8th instant, in noticing the statement emanating with the Philadelphia American ami Uazetl?, that Mr, Calhoun contemplated resigning his sent in the Senate,iys: . .j "A rumor has been going (lie rouniU of lit pre to the effect that Mr. 'Calhoun contemplated re signing his scat in the Semite at an early day. "We have it in our power lo stale on good au thority that no such intention )ia !een; cither ex-presaed-or entertained by Mr. Calhoun, and that th rumor is entirely without foundation." ' f .1
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