Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-10-22

same day snushI conversation with me,
in which hc made precisely the same slate
m"ntS Us To the settlement between Col.
Wglal and himself
THOS. G. BACON.
.ldjustmcn'of an ggair Of Honor. bctir'cn
.Hr. =. 5. LrouE'S, $. Col l.. r. HigfIN.
LIMESTONE SPLIHGs. ,iuis u. 1919.
Mr.. PrcSlun =. Brnuk>. aud Col. Luu-
is II. Wi.latl having. through their rcsprc-
tive friends. DR.. &. G.. Johnson and Capt.
Maxry Gregg. accedcd 10 the inrervrn-
ton proposed by the undersigned, for the
pi,rrosr of rrconciIing, if practicable. the
difficulties pending between their pIinci-
pals, aud having submitted IL us their
Statements, III wiring. respectively. atlcm-
ding The affair. we are convinced That the
whole controversy has grown ont of 4
n.i,;pprchcnsnn Of one Fact. We have
a>ccriaird that MIR. Brooks, in the con-
vrrsaiinm with Mr.. G!uvrr. III Which he
stated tn hin that Col WiaiaII had spoken
in umirirmdIy terms ur him. had reference.
in ppiTi al time. To prrlml anlrcCdent To
the reconciliation which had taken place
between Col Wiglali and MIR. GIo,rr;
and that Col WigfrII, in applying 10 Mr..
Brooks, the cpilIcr liar supposed that
Mr.. Bru0ks' statement had reference 10 a
point of lime subsequent To thai reconrlla-
u n. The nrinin AMI ra,iSr OF the present
difficulty is thi- charge of lnI>rllond. aud il
springs from. aud is caused hy Il total mis-
apprehension as tn time. As tn The rpi
rIIcls. or heated language of The par les.
used towards each uhrr. III Ihr li.nc of
their collision, aud subsequently Ihc same
day. they must he considered as he usual
incidents of such collision aud may. with
equal honor and pr0rrriy. bc lnrg"Irrn.
Isul it seems clear 10 ll<. hal i'm order to
mike final adjuS'n NJ h'rwcrn these
scn;lrmrn, and one which may hnv,' lIc
ell ct nI restoring sn"! trrliu" between
Them. Wc un.hi III 49,: nnirr of CERTAIN
publications. vilrh i,a,r appeared in The
EdgcG,M .idrcriiScr. Wcnecd not refer
10 Col I;rouks' cIer TO Col. Hammond,
nor To the first article signed "Suh.TrraSu-
ry," understood TO hr by Col. WisialI, as
there is nothing in these beyond The or,ln
arg license of poll ical publications.. AL
lnOl.pll uUI NlliIu 'I' SiliC' lIiiit VI lHE
matters upon which wr have requested TO
be allowed TO advise, yrl VIC think il ne
cessary 10 advert to Tic article in the Ah-
vrrIiscr of the 2nl july. Which is dated tho
29rh of June understood 10 be- from the
pen of Col. v hillirld Bruuks, who, upon
our application. made without any sugges-
tiun from any source, had very promptly
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the matter submitted t00ur consideration.
We are well informed, that this was pub
lislicd without any inquiry for, or direct in
formation of the an.h"r nI :llr article, >l.m
ctl IS Ii ..,rrv:" nu,l wr ar" also well
irlnri,rd. ,.- written before tlI" quarrel
between Mr rs. Brnnk- andt u. " i.lnll.
rbnu.h moi ;,nhlSlIch mi. aif":w ..,l---;lud
irI, regard t" the offensive expressions
cnnlailrd in that article. we infer that
thew were random usnEatiUns, such as
are usual in party controversy. And so
with regard to he publication in The AL
vcrisrrOf the same date. (2nd Jul W ign-
rd ''PhIo Edgrfcld." (Which we like
wi~c. are well informed, wa, written he.
fore The quarrel. though NOT published till
dlteT"dI'IS, I'l'iiii"'ih- S''"' S' VI iiICh'eH
ary motives, " hich, rs purpor's in terms,
we understand moi to br Il chnrgc of COR
ruplon. founded on any knowledge. or in
formation, but one of thnse rnujcclural
sarcasins. which those " li0 Use them, sup
pose may, perchance, be felt. We lake
The same view of the article of Col. Wig
fall, signed "Sub-Treasury," in Tho :id
vcrliscr of July the 9ih, w',iri, "" regard
as merely a rann. n'd n" s''riuus inpmra
Tim AID ,n IN !ikr nnnncr. of Mr.. B's.
cald, IN hr Ahvrri or Of the 10Th inst -
We think and aivIse, that all these publi-
calions he Withdrawn mutually, and il The
order of their publication.
We are fully, and seriously of opinion,
that there is MOI any thing in the quarrel
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