The Greensborough patriot [August 19, 1859]

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-A- Family NewspaDer-Devoted to ^Politics, Literature .Agriculture, Manufactures, Commerce, and. Miscellaneous Reading.
VOLUME XXI.
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GREENSBOROUGH, N. C, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 19, 1859. NUMBER 1049.
BUSINESS CARDS.
I,,- jiCDOECOCK, ATTORr
II VeJiBgton. N C. Keb. 17, 1858.
TORNEY AT LAW,
972 tf.
..«r.S A. I4MW, ATTORNEY AT LAW,
GREENSBOROUGH, N. c.
g. A. A- HILL,
LEXINGTON, N. C
BUSINESS CARDS.
Gk L. MEENLEY,
1,1'OBTII * ITLEY. COMMISSION AND
III Jorwsrdfag Merch»nts, Kayetteville, N. C.
... (FREEMAK WITH ABBOTT, JONES &
l\ Co . Importers ami Jobbers of Staple and Fancy
I ' It, No. 153 Mar' et Si reel, Philadelphia. .
Dos' *■'• *-• & R. I« P41 *'E, COPARTNERS
. | racticc of Medicine, Obstetrics .mil Surge-
■ on, N. C.
I, jlKi:\CE HOI SK.
High Point, N. C.
T. Laurence, Proprietor.
jhltfe 19.1859. 2" 6m
BS. C OFFIX & COBLE, JAMESTOWN,
\ t'.. have associated themselves together for the
; PRACTICING MEDICINE in all its various
, Special attention given to SURGERY. Of-
.. Depot. Feb. 1859. 84 tf.
B. JAMES K. HALL, IIAVINO REMOVED
io Greensborough, N. C, offers his Professional
- ui tlie public. Office on West Market Street,
■t house recently occupied as a residence by Hon.
inner. February, 1858. 973 tf
iW COPARTNERSHIP.--J. A. LONG &
U p. ('.MiivfKLL, Greensborough, N. C, having
oeiaicdtbeia^flves in the practice of the law. in the
"', f Guilford county, will promptly attend to all
ru-iel io their care. Jan. 1858. i-67 tf
llOllV W. PATHE, ATTORNEY AT LAW,
IJ baringpermanently located ia Greensborough, N.
I will attend lie Courts of Randolph Davidson and
.and promptly attend to the collection of all
• :. • lit) is hands. Jan. 9, 1857. 915 tf j
|il-*TSO\ & MEARS,"'GENERAL COMMIS- ]
III wo Merchants, ^4 Burling Slip, New York.— I
1-«jl attention paid to the sale of Grain, Cotton and
I.- iti'hern products. Staff" Liberal advances made
I alignments. 915 tf I
LutlUI. WOBKS.-CEORCK HEINRICH, I
111 Manufacturer of Monuments. Tot:!>s. Head-sloncs,
U. at reduced prices. OPPOSITE THE DEPOT,
■borough, N. C. t&~ Orders from a distance
| -y filled. 971 tf
DR. W. P. PI'Cill 18 PERMANENTLY 8BT-ttoiin
HIGH POINT, S C, where he will give
.. jiliiMed attention to the duties of his profession.
I .. attention given to Obstetrics and the Diseases
MB MM) Children. July. 1859. 4;!tf
OIBLETON SHEPPERD, ATTORNEY
.11 LAW, formerly of Salem. N. C, but now ot
■ rwinton, Cioorgla.
'::-, 'ire in the counties of Wilkinson, Twiggs,
,-.>, Palaski, Irwin, Wilcox, Telfair, Montgom-ii
Washington. Jan. 21, 1859. ly
(1KI>.—J. F. Jollee has purchased
A ''j.' tali. t> large and well selected STOCK if
llothliie, Boots. Shoes and Huts, which he
I iwlCUEAP FOR CASH, or to punctual customers
I . • It ■;>"lit.
• •:-. 1868. 8"
. .:..«.' J- M. CLARK.
, I .l.k V; «t C'LARK, COMMISSION MER-
1 HANTS. WilmlnsrtOU, X. C. Prompt per-al
aite-.rion given to consignments of Naval Stores.
a or other Country Produce, for sale or shipment.
itia Lime, Plaster, Cement, Hair, &c.
■sat] 20, 1859. ly
It P.SPERRY, ol \orth Carolina,
|l. With WM. GRAYDON & CO.,
oetcn and Jobber of Dry Cioods, 46 PARK
U E.aad 41 BARCLAY STREET.
Va Grsydon, i .. w ,, j t-eo. H. Seeley,
-• Oraydon. /-*ew
I -viwi, 1858.
THE PATRIOT.
M. 8. SBKRWOOD. JAMKS A. '_U.N0.
SHERWOOD & LONG.
EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS.
TERMS: *3.00 A TEAR, IN ADVANCE.
Rates of Advertising.
ONE dollar per square for the first week, and twenty-five
cents fer every week thereafter. TWELVE LINES OK
LESS making a square. Deductions made in favor of
standing matter as follows:
3 MONTHS. 6 MONTHS. 1 TEAS
One square $3 60 $5 60 $8 00
Two squares, 7 00 10 00 14 00
Three " 10 00 16 00 20 00
June 10, 1659.
CIX\
4D ly
UI.. i»o\\ r.i.i.s Photographic Cial-
• lery is now opened, andCameotypes, Melaino-types,
and AMBROTYPES, which cannot be surpassed
for DURABILITY and BEAUTY are taken in Lockets,
Pins and Cases, to suit the tastes and purses of all.
Having permanently located in Greensborough, they
confidently expect a liberal patronage.
Sop- Call and examine Specimens, and learn the
Prices. Rooms formerly occupied by A. Starrett, sec-ond
story of Garrett'B brick building. Wist Market St.,
Greensborough, N. C. March, 1858. 971 tf
(■HiHI.ES S. FEATHER.
J WHOLESALE DEALER IN
BOOTS, SHOES AND BROGAN8,
No. 49 North Third Street, abova Market St.,
Philadelphia,
Respectfully solicits the attention of Merchants to his
stock of City and Eastern Manufacture, adapted to J»e
trade of North Carolina.
0a?~ Particular attention paid to Order*.
Refers with permission to Messrs. J. R & J, Sloan,
Greensborough, N. C. Oct. 8, 1858. ly
NM. MARTIN, BRO. &. CO., GROCERS
• AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, No. 139,
Sycamore Street, Petersburg-, Va.
N. M. MARTIN, SOX & CO.,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
Richmond, Va.
N. M MARTIN*. SB ,
R. A MARTIN,
W. K. MARTIN,
RO. TANNAIIILL.
H. L. I'LI-MMER, JB.,
N M. MARTIN, JR.
Sia"r-Stri'-t personal attention given to the sale of pro-duce
Orders for goods promptly tilled."^8 -lOly
II
Q l.l-l,t-Hli:il. IMPORTER AND DEAL-
0» er in English and American
HARDWARE,
SADDLERY HARDWARE, AND
CARRIAGE MATERIALS,
No. 10 Bollingbrook Street.
(SKIN OF TIIE KEY)
NEXT DOOR TO LIBRARY HALL,
PETERSBURG, VA.
ALL GOODS SOLD AT NEW YORK PRICES.
June 1, 1859. 38 lypd
[From the Salisbury Watchman.]
THE SCOTCH VS. THE DUTCH!
TJnassailed Honor—but Wounded Pride!
FUSS AND FEATHERS I
Sitting in our office, on Thursday morn-ing
last, having talceu an early start, think-ing
to do a big day's work, a well-dressed
gentleman, carrying a crooked headed cane,
entered the door, and said—"is Mr. Bruner,
in?" We bowed to him, and he continued,
—" ah ! you are he : my name is W. B.
Smith, and here is a note I bear to you from
Mr. P. J. Sinclair."
Wo took the paper and read as follows :
SALISBURY, N. C. July 28th, 1859.
J. J. BRUNER,Editor Watchman,Salisbury,N.C.
SIR:—Your paper of the 19th inst., con-tains
an attack upon me conceived in lan-guage
of the most insulting nature—language
which is in violation of all editorial etiquette,
and designed, as I believe, to be personally
offensive to me. The position which you
occupy before the public would lead me to
suppose that you were a gentleman, conse-quently
1 consider it due to both of us, un-der
the circumstances, that you should have
an opportunity of disclaiming any intention
to insult me, or of .using the language in
that article of your paper of the above date,
as referring to me personally; and can but
entertain the belief that you will not hesi-tate
to make the amende honorable forthwith.
Should you think otherwise, and refuse to
comply with the foregoing just demands—
i my friend W. B. Smith, of the Newborn
i "Daily Delta" who will bear this to you, is
i fully authorised and deputed to make all
; necessary arrangements for the settlement
; pending between us.
1 am Respectfully,
P. J. SINCLAIR,
Editor Daily Carolinian.
Before we got half through with it, wo
■ I comprehended the whole subject. The very
JM. ROTIIROC'H, D. D. S., RESPECT- Bj,,njfjC;int paragraph in the Daily Carolina-
. fully offersiftis professional services to the cit»ens ° , , g* haJ fc bce„ answemi to the
ot Greensborough, and all others who des.reoperat.ons,'"'^,l_^_, ' . , .. . ,,„ un(I „_.
performed on the TEETH in the latest -n.l best style. : gentleman s satisfaction, and he had come
ctory refer- | all the way from raj-ettvillo to have the
ence as to character, skill, &c
York'\Wm. A.Scott,
tf
■† ROWLASD. I W. D. REYNOLDS. | J. H. ROWLAND.
Mini. l\l» & REYNOLDS, SUCCESSORS
■ • Anderson & Reynolds, Grocers and Commission
■axhanta, NORFOLK, Va. Rajr Pay particular at-
■km to the sale of Flout, GraiD, Tobacco, etc., avoid-
I: unnecessary charges, and rendering prompt re-
| -. December. 1857. 988 tf
Persons unacquainted, can have any satisfactory
*. fte.; and the advantage matter righted, and had even troubled Mr.
of eight years constant practice it MEDICINE AND I TO ^ Smith, of Newbern, to come along and
DENTISTRY, with everv new discovery that is valua- ! •,••„>
ble. 1&- He has furnished his OPERATING ROOMS assist mm in it.
on Market Street, second story of Garretfs brick build- V. ell, WO are somewhat obliging, in Our
ing, Mhere he will always be found unless professionally I way; and try to be SO according to our own
sbsent. April 29, 1858. 982 if j convictions of propriety, &c.; and we there-r|
TTO IIIBER JEW EH.BR AMD ' {«• informed fc ft** t0. ?*£!?*&
U WATCH-MAKER. West Market, GKKRNSBORU, for our answer; his earl} moining visit
N. C, has on hand and is receiving a splendid and wen having suddenly reversed the whole current
selected siock of fine and fashionable Jewelry of every of our thoughts and pluns for the day, WO
ll'.M. II. KERKSEY. COMMISSION MER-
' ehmnl and General Agent, Morehead City, N.C.
I., attend t» Inning, selling, receiving and forwarding
l- of produce an.l merchandise.
.■■'■•rrncft—Gtn. J. M. Morehead. Greensborough, N.
1 ihn II. llaughton, Esq., Newbcrne, N. C. Dr. F.
. '. Wilmington, N. C. II. A. London, Esq., Pitts-
', >\ June 1, 1858. SS7 tf
descriptien, among which may be found several magni-ficient
sets of coral Jewelry.
He has also a stock of fine Gold ami Silver Watches.
All repairing done in the REST MANNER and war-ranted.
All persons purchasing Jewelry, would do well
to call on him before purchasing elsewhere, as he is
confident that he can sell as good bargains as can be
bought in this market.
August 1st, 1858. 95-6 tf.
wanted some little timo to reflect, and con-sult.
He was prompt—to the minute, and
we handed him the following :
WATCHMAN OFFICE,
SALISBURY, JULY 28th, 1889.
P. J. SINCLAIR, ESQ.
SIR :—I have received your note of this
instant, objecting to an editorial in the Watch-
IVNCiERICII &. SMITH, man of the 19th ; and offering me an oppor-
NO. 43 NORTH THIRD STREET, ,
Philadelphia.! tunity to disclaim any intention of insulting
Invite the attention of the trade of NORTH CAROLI- } you, or of using the language in that articlo
NA to their large and varied aiock. of
Rio Coffee,
Sugars, Au ..
LXIXGTOX JEWELRY STORE.—
The subscriber has on hand the fine GOLD LL—
WATCHES manufactured by Johnson of Liver-ud
Ilixun of London. Also, the Silver Lever
uc and common Yirge Watch, with a variety ot
'"I.LKY of all descriptions. All of which will be
t for cash. V,'niches of all descriptions repaired-
GEORGE RILEY.
"KKl.T. Al.KX. OLDHAM. i
|,10ki:i.V & OLDIIiM. GROCERS AND I
lission Merchants, Wilmington, N. C. Liber- j
-•- Bade on produce consigned to us, when
- -..—Col. John McBae, President of the Bank
' .:aingr...n. " G. Parsley, Esq., President of the
reialBank. Aug. 28,1857. 948 ly
. - t:. W1L'.. L. BCOTT.
UtTI &. SCOTT, ATTORNEYS AND < OUN-natLaw,
- - GBEENSBOBOTOH, N. C,
I mend the Courts of Gullford, Alamaace, Ran-
- i.'jii, Forsythand Rnckingham All claims
■edtotbem for collection, will receive prompt
•; Office on North Street, fourth door from
: • e -!; T.
■>'.*Xkv.- A PULL SUPPLY OF BLANK WAB-
•.:.i-. Deeds of Trust, Attachments, Declav
•'■†Ejectment, Administrator's Notices, and
I: ..-ms, will always be found at the Store of
Dobaoa & Grimes, in Lexington, who are our
•- sale of the same; and who are also our
fetceiieand forward to us. all kinds of Job
SIIKIilV(HH) ,"i LONG.
which are offered at the
lotvent nett raten,
and in lots to ault purehaNerx.
Their purchases being made
exclusively Tor cash,
enables them to offer
GOODS AT VERY LOW FIGURES.
January 1, 1859. ly
! J>II:M>K\II»I.I.. LAM. AGENT, WILL
• ■• '. ind enter Government Land. Locate Land
't. make investments for capitalists at Western
I >• laieg, and transact a general real estate bu-
' ••- Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin. Address,
■. • •-. Minnesota.
'■■"■■-I! m. •!. M. Morehead, George C. Men-
'■".•'. Walter Gwynn and lion John A. Gilmer.
'. -\ K'<*i, 888 tf
V «• 3I< K 1R1 A. «0.. K ACTORS AND
* ' -i •: Union Merchants, Agents for the sale and
'" •: C tton Flour, Grain, Salt, Groceries, &c,
•nnceuand Water Streets, Wilmiugion, N. C.
■-*--iv.,i..-.-. ijn Consignments.
"'•'•■•- i! It. Savage, Cashier Bank of Cape
_"■'■ i.T ,v Brown, Wibaington, N. C. F. &
.'•• Salem, N C. C. Graham 4: Co., Marion C.
'■• Bant, Adderton ft Co., Lexington, N. C.
II
r'1**** t, THOMAS has removed his HAR-
'. * "HOP to the rooms recent"y occupied by
***«, Esq., two doors North of LINDSAY'S
Oman lately opposite the NewCourt House,
w,1' >■†pleased to receivo calls from his old
_*M the public generaUy. It is his intention
I, .i'-''■-■■'':■■■-■■' hand a GOOD ASSORTMENT
>"^l-^>, an 1 other articles in his line, which
•Pleas tii stll on reasonable terms.
-*••;■ 20, 18S». lOtf
^fv ?■ K»>KY. 147 Cliauibers-sil,
••<. buys every kind i f Merchandize on the
'-.V,*',';' •' forwards for 21 percent, commission.
.-.'.'' ''.''■'J<- Parlor Organs, Organ Melodcons,
. •' arps, Guitars. Stools, Covers, Music, etc.,
I '-v. re'ail- A" lr""r inien,s warranted. 1 .'•_' '"•Lindsay's Patent Pump," Garden En-
" '» ',. ,'n'ulars "f lnstruntnts and Pumps sent
•^.cation. Refers to John A. Gilmer, C. P
^***» ». L. Swain, and others. 980
DE ROSSET, BROWN & CO.,
WILMINGTON, N. C.
ItltOXVN, DE ROSSET & CO.,
NEW YORK,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
Cy Importers of pure Peruvian and other Guanos,
Land Plaster, &c.
f3F Sole Agents at Wilmington tor Reese's Manipu-lated
Guano, and W. Whitelock ACo.'a Sii|>erphosphate
oi Lime.
13** Particular attention given to :he sale of Naval
Stores. Cotton and other Produce.
April 80, 1S.19. 32 6mpd
I TROVER & BAKEKS SEWTNC WA-
\I CHINES—-The attenlion of House! eeperfl Seam-stresses.
Dress-makers and Tailors, is invited to the
unrivalled excellence of trover & Baker's
Sewing Machines They are simple in construction.
efficient and durable in operation, beautiful in mode;
and finish, and applicable alike to families or manufac-tures
The company feel confident that their Machines are
the best ever offered to the public, and refer for confir-mation
of this opinion to the thousands of families who I . a|.lei. 80mc hesitation, an
have used them. Price *»•»*,£*, Agent8 we had no modification to rna
sSeenptteemmhbeerr 2233,.11885588.. 8 tf ded to take it, remarking that
I1nn.. 1898! Hamilton & Graham, IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS.
Are now prepared to offer on the most favorable terms,
to WHOLESALE BUYERS, a large stock of For-eign
and DomeNtlc Dry CJoods. selected
with great care for the Fall &• Winter Trade,
which, for variety, beauty, and its adaptation to the
NORTH CAROLINA.
VIRGINIA. AND
TENNESSEE TRADE,
will be found second to none. Buyers from all sections
are invited to a close and rigid examination of our Stock,
prices. Ace. No. 60 SYCAMORE STREET,
September 10. Petersburg. Va.
|;iM,i:HOKill FEMALE SEMINARY.
GREENSBOROUGH, N. C.
The nineteenth annual session of this Institution will
commence on the 3rd of August, 1859.
The course of study is thorough and systematic,
embracing everything necessary to a complete, solid
and ornamental education. The BUILDINGS are so
arranged as to combine the comforts of a home with
the advantages of a SCHOOL Instructors of the
highest qualifications are employed in each ot the
Departments.
TERMS:
Board, including washing, lights, and fuel per session
of five months $h0.00
Tuition in the regular classes • ";uu
Catalogues containing all necessary information
respecting the course of Instruction, Terms, fte., will
be forwarded on application to . .
RICHARD STERLING, Principal,
3g Green9borough,N.C.
j as referring to you personally ; and inform-j
ing me that you entertain the belief that I
will not hesitate to make the amende honora-ble.
I subscribe to no rule for the settlement
of difficulties between myself and others, but
the rules of right and duty, and am pleased
you entertain just notions of my disposition.
And rociprocating that sentiment for you,
! allow mo to call your attention to the terms
of an articlo in the Darly Carolinian of the
9th instant, as being the'provoking cause of
mine of the 19th. I certainly did not intend
to exceed you in severity, and if it shall
please you to disclaim any intention of per-sonal
offense to rae in that article, it will be
no sacrifice to me to make the disclaimer
you ask.
If, however, you should be unwilling to do
this, I am willing to* refer the question for
settlement to such persona as wo may select.
With all due respect,
J. J. BRUNER.
This note was handed to Mr. Smith, sealed ;
(we know but little about duelling etiquette
and care less) but ho asked ns to break the
seal that he might read it. We did so. He
read it. And then informed us that it would
not be satisfactory to Mr. Sinclair; he knew
it would not, and it was useless to carry it;
and finding that
make, he conclu~
ded to take it, remarking that he would bear
an answer in 20 minutes; advising us, in the
meantime, to "make your (our) other pre-parations,"
and then vanished.
The clouds of war loomed up in the hori-zon
of our future, and the distant rumbling
ot the thunder became louder and louder—
We pulled out our tobacco and cutting off a
quid rather above the common size, went to
work on it, watching the while the fantastic
play of the passionate lightening, and lis-tening
at the thunder, getting up a fuss.—
At length, the door way was again darken-by
Mr. Smith, and the following "thunder-bolt"
fell upon our table :
SALISBURY, July 28th, '59, |
2 o'clock and 20 min. )
J. J. BBLNER.
yIR :—Yours is to hand—I have nothing
to retract having never mentioned your
name or alluded to you personally in any
shape or form. You have refused to comply
with the demand of retraction. I therefore
now doraand peremtorily, from you that
satisfaction due from one gentleman to an-other.
I trust you will not put mo to any
moro trouble. Mr. Smith will coufer with
whatever friend you may select.
I remain,
P. J. SINCLAIR.
would afford us pleasure to afford Mr. Sin- j
clair the satisfaction he asks, if we could do
so without a sacrafice of self respect; but
we see no way in which we can do it. If
he expects us to accept the distinction he
draws between an editor and his editorials,
and to make an unconditional disclaimer,
4c. he cannot be gratified; and this paper,
(the challenge,) I shall sond to a Magistrate,
and have a warrant issued for you both.
Mr. Smith said, so well so good, do just as
you ploase; if you choose to have us arrest-ed
we can give bond to any amount, &c.—
But he would call my attention to the fact
that it was not yet too late to settle the
matter amicably, and insisted that he should
have an answer; and thereupon sat down,
and we reviewed, with him, our offensive
editorial. He could see that our language
was hart-h and exceptionable, particularly
the first illustration we had used ; but could
not see the language of his friend, where he
speaks of the VVatohman as the "tool of Mr.
Gilmer," was at all offensive; because his
friend was speaking of the Watchman and
not ot its editor. (Will somebody tell us how
the Watchman could bo Mr. Gilmer's tool,
and the editor not be personally implicated,
do!] Well, after a considerable confab on
the different points cf the case, in the course
of which we doubtless manifested some im-patience,
for we felt a great deal of it, in
compliance with his wish to use every effort
for an amicable arrangement, we wrote the
following, ho waiting in his chair until we
had finished it:
SALISBURY, July^Sth, 1859.
P. J. SINCLAIR.
SIR :—I have your second note of this
date, and have to inform you that I conceive
I have as little to retract as j'ou have, and
feel that you have no just cause to take of-fence
at my language of the 19th instant,
when viewed in connection with the circum-stances
under which it was used. If you are
determined to take a different view ot the
matter, and will not refer it to mutual friends
to settle in accordance with moral right and
duty, I know of no other satisfaction that I
cab offer.
In the meantime, I shall pursue my busi-ness
in the office or on the street, unarmed,
us a law-abiding man.
With due respect, J. J. BRUNER.
Mr. Smith read it. He said it was not sat-isfactory,
and that Mr. Sinclair would not
accept it. He, however, concluded to carry
it to Mr. Sinclair, to decide on it for himself.
We resumed the reading of our proof sheets.
In the course of fifteen or twenty minutes
Mr. Smith re-appcared, and stepping to our
table remarked, "I have come as I went:
Mr. Sinclair returns this note, and will have
nothing to do with it." To which wo an-swered,
"very well." And as he departed,
he paused at the door to say: "some things
might end to-day, and some things might
not end to-morrow"—we bowed assent, and
away ho went. What ho meant wo don't
know. It may be something—we expect it is.
Here ended this ridiculous matter for the
moment. We immediately sent the peremp-torv
"forthwith" "demand" of Mr. Sinclair
to a Magistrate. Wo have never, at any
time, entertained the idea of accepting a
challenge from Mr. Sinclair or any one else,
because we never could understand the mor-al
philosophy of that mode of adjusting diffi-culties;
and in our first note to him, indica-cated
clearly enough, wo think, that wo did
not recognize that mode. But we determin-ed,
in the beginning, to satify Mr. S. if we
could do so without a sacrifice of our own
self-respect; and believed it was our duty to
; make the withdrawal of his article of the 9th
I instant a condition precedent. This ho re-
I fused, and wo could go no further. Failing
to effect an adjustment, the next step in our
plan, was to appeal to the law. The law
was made for that purpose, and it is not less
my duty to make that appeal, than it is my
privilege to eeck its protection against those
who set at defiance all laws, liuman and
divine.
In the course of the alternoon, a small
negro boy was sent out by Mr. Sinclair to
post up and scatter amongst our citizens a
hand bill, as follows : "The Coward—J. J.
Bruner, editor of the Watchman, is an infa-mous
calumniator and coward. Pronounced
so by P. J. Sinclair, editor of the Fayetteville
Dailv Carolinian."
We would here return thanks to our citi-zens
for the feelings which prompted them
to signify their displeasure on the issuance
of this hand-bill, though some few of the
younger of them, at night, went farther in
the manifestation of their feelings than we
can approve Of this, however, they wore
fully apprised at the time, and proceeded
upon their own individual and personal re-sponsibility.
In about an hour after the above hand-bill
was sent out, we issued the following :
TO THE PUBLIC.
1 am glad P. J. Sinclair thought wise—
wisdom, be it known, is his fort—to make
the publication ho has this daj-, denouncing
me as an "infamous calumniator and cow-ard,"
right here at my own homo. There is
no place in the world that would suit me
half so well. If I have not sufficient reputa-tion
for courage (moral courage, I mean, not
that fool-hardy heaven and hell daring des-peration
that would make a man ft murder-er,)
and veracity to carry mo over this puny
and contemptible effort to blast it, why, then
I deserve to sink as low as his mean malice
would consign me. But be that as it may,
(and I do not fear the consequences,) I am
perfectly willing to ri*k the approval of my
course with all fair-minded men, upon its
own merits.
My professions, positions, habits of thought
and action, all forbid the acceptance of a
challenge. Pistols may settle questions ot
life and death, but never yet settled a ques-tion
of right and wrong. And if I did not
fear to do a great wrong, I might avenge
myself on this man for his attempt to blast
my character. But I have not the slightest
wish to. incur guilt needlessly. He may go
as he came. 1 have, however, as a law-abiding
man, caused a warrant to be issued
for the arrest of Sinclair and his friend, who.
ture of the difficulty between Mr. Sinclair
and oursclf, we subjoin the editorial para-fraphs
referred to in the above correspon-ence.
The public can form its own judg-ment
as to the right ot Mr. Sinclair to make
the demand he did, ai.d of the propriety of
our course in regard to that demand.
[From the Daily North Carolinian, July 9.
" Watchman Tell us of the Night."—Our
readers will remember an article in our pa-per
where we copied a piece from the Bos-ton
(Abolition) Tract Journal, implicating
Hon. John A. Gilmer. in matter of anti-slave-ry.
The Salisbury Watchman refers to it in
the following way:
Our cotemporary, t! e Raleigh Register,
reviewing this article from the Carolinian,
concludes that it is sufficient to entitle the
editor "to the plea ot non compus mentis.—
Serves him right."
So you have got .sufficiently strong to give
us one of 3'our characteristic efforts. Won-der
if you could stand alone after such a
mighty attempt? And you have come up
to the help of the Register, have you? Well
that's considerate on your part, but, you hap
pen to be just as unable to get along as it
was—probably a little more so—poor Watch-man,
you are weak, sickly—and wo won't
be hard on you. It would be shameful for
puss to kill mouse without playing a while
with it—?o wo will handle you, not accor-ding
to yiour deserts—but according to that
which you can bear.
Now Mr. Watchman did you know that
your assertion will not bar the test of truth?
The Register did not stey that the charge we
brought was sufficient to entitle the editor of
the Carolinian to the plea of non compus men-tis.
That would have been personal, and
being personal wo should have governed our-selves
accordingly. Does the Watchman
ber the duplicity, hypocracy and treachery
of the Democratic party, who are willing to
use but not protect one of them, wo feel well
assurred that they will be propared to ad.">pt
the language of the distinguised Irish exile.
[Correspondenceof-the Richmond Whig.]
Qov. Wise's Last Letter.
NEW YORK, AuguBt 4,1859.
To the Editor of the Whig :
If I was as egotistical asGov. Wi90,ofyour
State, 1 might justlj- claim great credit as an
oracle of political wisdom. Among the first
letters of "Catskili," he pointed out the coa-lition
that existed between Wise Mud Wood,
and the game of the District system, in order
to get a few Bogus delegatesto Charleston
from this State, who would be admitted—
Wise relying upon the strength of his friends
in the Convention to reject the regular del-egates
and accept the Wise-Wood delegates.
When I wrote those letters, I little dream-ed
that all I asserted weeks ago, would so
soon be confirmed by the hand-writing of
Mr. Wise. Yet, such is the fact. Yesterday
the State Central Committee met at Albiny,
for the purpose of issuing a call for a Demo-cratic
State Convention, and for the purpose
of deciding how the delegates to Charleston
should be appointed. Wood was on hand to
make capital for his District idea. All at
once, it was whispered around that there w»s
a letter in Albany from Mr. Wise. Its con-tents
were communicated from one leader
to another. Wood heard of it. He pronoun-ced
it a base forgery. Alas, he was soon to
hang his head with shame. The letter was
genuine—could not be disputed. One mem-ber
of the Committee broke out in a rage—
"Well, I thought we had gome precious
scoundrels among our Nortborn leaders, but
they are not fools as well as political knaves,
and this letter of Wise takes the shine off
make the charge in that form ? Wo wish to
be understood, and wish to understand vou, (
you will therefore please answer. What!an7 cheating arrangements wo have ever
«M said by the Register was that the charge
was sufficient to "entitle the Daily Nortli Car-olinian"—
uot the editor. Will the Watch-man
watch a little closer, and not main mis
statements ? Your reputation for veracity
will suffer should you continue to misquote.
But Mr. Watchman, there is not a man of
concocted."
Gov. Wood slunk away from Albany, and
came down in the nigh boat, hiding himself
away in the Clerk's state room. When that
portion of Mr. Wise's letter relating to him-self
was read to him (Wood) ho swore like a
trooper, called Wise every sort of vile name,
your Imposition humbug who dare attempt I an
1
J„«!1,,f1' "r11 bo d~d if J do not l?4b'i8b
** * . *-\ . . . ... ... * ii VV i-in _■ † † ntra.u * t\ »i-»>i onfl artiltulm I,id fill- to prove the statement of the Abolition Tract
Journal to be false. And more than that, I
the Rev. gentleman who is the author of the
letter is pretty well known, and lives in ;
Guilford county—at least surmise places the j
charge upon him, and if there was any lion-,
esty in Mr. Gilmer or the party that supports i
him, they would acknowledge it or prove the '
whole charge false. But Mr. Gilmer is court-ing
the free soil Quaker vote ot Guilford and
Randolph and consequently has been led to
commit some very grievous offences which
■booid con iemn the man forever. The whole
thing musjjbe taken for a fact till Mr. Gilmer
proves theTcbargo fal^e, he has the opportu- j
nity, let fcim then prove the Tract Journal j
liiUe. or alinowiedge his free soil creed.
You Quilt to be ashamed of yourself, Mr.
all Wise's letters to me, and exposes his du-plicity."
If he does, and ho is very likely to
do it. the epistolary correspondence of Henry
A. Wise will be a rich political volume, if his
political honesty is on a par with that of the
letter to the Albany Committee man. There
is one feeling of universal scorn from all
high-minded Democrats. The venerable
Dickinson cried when the letter of Mr. Wise
was exposed to him. He observed, "Sir, it
is high time that we unite and send but one
set of delegates to Charleston, when so pro
minent a man as Wise dare send such an in»
famous letter, proposing to us a chitrt of de
liberate political villainy, in order to secure
his nomination. I am ashamed that a man
calling himself a Southern Democrat, should
exhibit such a combination of ignorance,
Watehmaf when you are unable to contra- egotism, rascality and sel-conceit, and ex-dict
the cfarge, to be made the tool of J. A. I P*" *• *•• ^rk Harde to co-operate wilb
Gilmer inlsieny*i.n*g? it,' u*pon y•* ou .r own. re.s*ponalu"m»■n† "ib»m«,nJ"| d'8°WD '" *"*" C°DneX"
eibility. Poor thing you are the victim of
misplaced (confidence, and should consequent-ly
bo piti«.
We trait the good people of Salisbury will
occasional-^" give you a drop of cool water—
you are mint, sickly, weak, and nigh unto
death. V
[From 'he Carolina Watchman, July 19.]
ion with him.'
Poor Wise had not one friend in Albany
afier that letter was read yesterday !
Oar Democatic leadors have some rem-nants
of political virtue loft, »and Douglas
stock went 50 per cent, yesterday. Such a
bold barefaced declaration from a rival can-didate—
and so mean, treacherous and tffa-honest,
in reference to Mr. Douglas, has made
lion that District delegates should tto from
New York to Charleston, it "ill not be so.—
The game cannot be played now. Mr
Wise's letter has made the Wood movement
in the State contemptible, and any proceed-ing
of that kind, would he absurd and ridi
culoiis [enclosean article from a liougrae
paper in reference to Mr. Wise.
" Virginia will he a unit," says Mr. Wise.
I will fix that. New York is a unit, now, so
tar as Mr. Wise is toncerned, if she was not
before, Hie committee has received and ex*
posed the political swindling proposition of
the Honorable Virginian.
" Beware of Stationery," should ho the
motto of Mr. Wise for evermore. Writing
taper has killed him as dead as old Roman
!•
This, then, said we, is a challenge. It
i violators of law, deserve to be held to
account.
This much I deem it fit to say to my fel-low-
citizens, at the present In due time, a
further explanation shall be given^ of this
whole matter. J- J.eBRUNER.
Salisbury, July 28, 1859.
In order to a full understanding of the na-
"The Register did not say that the charge ' i,|m many friends among the Hards and the
we brought was sufficient to entitle the edi-; Sofia.
torof the Carolinian to the plea of non compus Notwithstanding Mr. Wood's bold declara-mentis.
That would have boen personal, and
being personal wo should have governed our-selves
according, Does t ho Watchman make
the charge in that form ? We wish to be un-derstood,
and wish to understand you, you
will therefore please answer. What was
said by the Register was that the charge
was sufficient to "ent'ulo the Daily Carolin-ian—
notihe editor."—Fayetteviilc Carolinian.
We stand corrected as to the words of the
Register,? and only meant to sanction what
it said, f
The diMinctiou drawn by the Carolinian
between its editor and itself, resembles that
between ;in ass and hie bray We concede a
very goi^l ass may ulter a very poor bray,
and it may not make much against him pro->
vided hejhas proved himself none the worse
for having a tad voice.
But a noro truthful illustration of the re-lation
ofjan editor to his editorial, is found,
we think', in the tree and 'its firuitt; and ta-king
this, we cannot conceive of a pl*a that
the fruit might set up ior its defects, which
would net necessarily implicate the tree.
The article from which we make the above
quotation, alludes to ns i'l several other par-ticulars
; but as we regard it as. puerile and
contemptible throughout, we shall pay no
further attention to it. I
John Mitchell Repudiatos Cass and Vindi-cates
the Know Nothings.
John Mitchell, the Irish editor of the Dem-ocratic
Southern Citizen, published at Wash-ington
City, in its iss-ue of the 23d July, has
an article from which wc make the following
extract: .
" Escaped Subjects—Naturalized Absconders.
It gives is no pleasure, God knows, to harp
on this 'matter of naturalization. It is no
great triumph for us to be compelled to ac-knowledge
that the Know Nothings were
right all the time, and to retract whatever
wo may have hitherto said against that phil-osophical
body of men. Our language in
dealinz with the American party (that title
can no longer be denied them) has been some-times
har^h and hitter—we take it back ;
and mustidigest it as best we may at leisure.
" Nothitig can be plainer than if a foreign
immigrant, notwithstanding his "naturaliza-tion,"
corAinues to owe—bona fide owe—al-legiance,
or military service, or civil service,
duty or obligation to any sovereign, he is
not'fit to he an American citizen, ought not
to be entrkisted a vote ; still less with office;
and cannot become, even in fourteen years,
or twenty-one years, a full and true Ameri-can.
Wo request the American parly then
—the only national and consistent Ame.i
cans we are aware of—tc accept our respect
ful apologies."
We published these paragraphs without
comment. We offer them to the considera-tion
of those naturalized citizens who have
heretofore been as abusive of Know Noth-ing?
as John Mitchell himself. Let them
read it out carefully, and when they retnem-
The Mystery of the Wise Letter- The Al-bany
Regency at the Bottom of It.
ALBANY, Aug,6, 1859.—It hsts leaked out
here by what means the famous letter of
Governor Wise came to be published it
appears that the letter was written to a con-fidential
friend of Governor Wise residing in
New York. That gentleman, on a recent
visit to Albany, while in conversations vrith
some members of the Regency, found those
parties hostile to Mr. Wise, on the gnund
of his intimate relations with Fernando
Wood and the control the Ex-Mayor was
supposed to have over him. The gentleman,
who is a highly honorable man, and, per-haps,
not smart enough for the intrigues of
the Regency, incidentally stated, in a spirit
friendly to Gov. Wise, that he knew the im-putations
against him to be unfounded. But
he would not be credited unless be prod aced
the proof; whereupon, I am informoo!, he
showed the letter to Mr. Cassidy, of tin A.-
gus, in strict confidence, who asked permis-sion
to lay it before Dean Richmond. This
was demurred to. except upon the so'emn
assurance that it should not appear in t.rint.
It is now known that several copies <t it
were made. It may seem strange that the
Albany Atlas and Argus—Mr. Cassidy'c pa-per—
should decline to publish the letter oa
the assumption that it was a forgery, v.-hile
it manifestly was made public by some mem-bers
of the" Albany Regency and prol ably
will the knowledge of Mr. Cassidy him ell
The Ailanthus Tree.
In thin city, as well as many other*, we
notice that the relative merits and demirits
of the ailanthus tree, with which some of
our streets aro shaded, are being diacus*-ed.
Not only has their use as a shade tree boen
the subject of consideration, but their effect
on the general health ol the community in
which they are located. As a shade tree, it
at least posesses two excellent qualities—that
of flourishing luxuriant among paving stones,
and of being free from vermin, but very
much doubted whether that should be deem-ed
important enough to allow of their use
as a street made tree.
Tho result of recent investigation into the
qualities of this tree by the School of Medi-cine
in France, may not bo inappropriately
introduced in this connection. It was then
ascertained that its bark contained a volatile
oil, whicn was so deleterious in Its effects
that the assistants who had the evaporation
of the extracts under their care would be
seized with vertigo and vomiting whenever
they came in contact with the vapors.
There is no doubt that it is on account of
the natural evaporation of this powerful oil
that so many object to having tho tree near
their residences. Tho well known unpleas-ant,
herbaceous order of its flowers shot'ld
have long since caused it to be discarde 1;
but when it is thus proved that under tlie
influence of our warji summer months, un-pleasant
consequences may ensue, it would
be wise to have as few near our habitations
as posible. That these exhaltations are of
a poisonous as well as disagreeable nuture, is
further proved by the number of flics ai.d
other insects found under this tree at seasons,
as also by their sickening effect on delicate
persons, particularly children.
Thorburn, Bridgeman, Downing, and oth
er horticulturist and landscape gardeners un-animously
condemn the practice of planting
the ailanthus, a rank, overgrown weed at
best, and propose other trees indijjenouH to
our soil, of as quick a growth, alike valua-ble
for their shade and beauty, their flowers
and fragrance, enduring for generations, and
when not otherwise needed, furnished at
leasl good timber. As compared with other
trees, it would be difficult to assign any go-id
reason for tho preference of it as a shade
tree. The proprierty of its being used as a
shade tree in Washington, where, of all
places, the streets should be lined with trees
of a luxuriant foliage and of a nature not
detrimental to health, will not adu.il of much
favorable comment.—States.
ompey-
If the honest, truth-loving, chivalrous, high
minded democracy of Virginia, can he a
•'unit" in support of the writer of the chea-ting
letter, all 1 have to say is this, that I am
pretty confident, the first resolution that
will bo offered at the Charleston Convention,
will he as follows :
" Resolved, That tho Democratic delegates
from Virginia be expelled from this Conven-tion,
for having endorsed a man, as a candi-date
for the Presidency, who has openly, and
in advance, proposed a scheme of rascality to
ensure his own elevation, which merits the
scorn of every Democrat in the ('.States."
You may rest assurred of one thing, if
Virginia becomes a "unit," and sends Wise
delegates to Charleston, after his letter, no
honest Northern delegates will sit in the
same building with them. CATSKILL.
[Krom the Richmond Whig.]
Tho Governor's Last—Is it a Forger; P
The following is the Enquirer'-t notice of
the very queer letter of Gov. Wise, publish-ed
in the Whig of yesterday. The Enguirer
does not pronouce it a "forgery," as we pre-sum
it would, if it could do so truthfully :
" We see that the New York Herald is in
great glee about a letter alleged to have been
written by Gov. Wise to some unknown cor-respondent,
who is said to have furnished a
copy for private circulation at Albany during
the sitting of the State Committee. And the
Herald rubs its hands at the thought that
Mr. Buchanan will chuckle and Mr. Douglas
will "kick up his heels" over it. Well, what
is sport to the boys, may be death to the
frogs. We reserve comments, for the pres
ent upon a bit of scoundniism about this and
a kindred matter, of which we have the evi-deuee,
which eoild not await development
anywhere ulite b tier than in New York and
Albany, and which, if hemp had its due,
ought" to make some heels kick the uir.—
We copy below an article from the New
York Daily News, as a just view of the mat-ter
in any aspect, about which we are not
authorized to speak. We conceive, with the
"News," that if this publication is not a forgery,
it ts something worse."
The Ailanthus Tree.
A curious fact in relation to the Ailantl.us
tree related by the Sussex Democrat, has
just occurud in Newton. Many years since
a flourishing colony of tho beautiful, haif-do-mescic
birds known as martins, were ac-c-js-tomed
to inhabit a cage upon the sign peat
of the Ward House, but whon two of these
Ailanthus trees, transplanted close by, had
grown as high as the cage, the birds left it.
On Tuesday last those trees wore cut Uvwn,
and the same afternoon the cage was Idled
with martins, apparently delighted to re-gain
possession of their old haunt, in w..iich
doubtless, many of them first made a b-cuk
into the word.
The natural instincts of tho birds wav •de-cidedly
superior to tho perverted taste of
man, who will insists on cultivating this poi-sonis
weed in tho most crowded villages of
tho land.
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DEATH OF HON. RICHARD RLSII.—The
Washington Constitution of Saturday own-ing
announces the death of Hon. Bichkrd
Rush, at Philadelphia, on Saturday mortiTng,
at an advanced age. Mr. Rush was the s< iof
Dr. Benjamin Rush, one of the signers ov'tho
Declaration of Independence. Mr. Rushlwa*
appointed Attorney General by President
Madison, in 1814, upon the resignation of
Hon. William Pinkney, of Maryland. I In
1817, he was appointed Minister to Engiund
by President Monroe, and be afterwards
published a volume of his "Recollection t at
the Court of St. James." In 1825, he .as
appointed Secretary of the Treasury by
John Quincy Adam9, and made an elaborute
report in favor of a protective tariff. He
was afterwards nominated as B candidate for
the Vice Presidency on the same ticket 'vith
Mr. Adams, who was defeated for the P -i-deocy
by General Jackson ; was afterward*
identified with Democratic polities, but wo
believe never again entered public- life. ^
Mr. Rush married the daughter of >r.
Murray, of Annapolis, and a lister of Ja MM
Murray, Esq., of that city, through whon be
was connected with several prominent li mi
I'es of Maryland.
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WESLEYAN FEMALE COLLEOE—Rev. D.i P.
Wills, of the Virginia Conference, has h/tn
elected President of this institution, in 'be
place of Rev J. H. Davis, resigned.
FIR*.—The poor house of Martin com ty,
N C. was burned to the ground on Thursday
last. Loss about $1500. Fire accidental.
LLJ