The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-08-14
Communication.
Foa rIrE JouaNAL.

FoR rHE Journal
You will please Mr. Editor rive me space in
your next No. incily to notice tho co,nmuuca.
ton Of my friend Cf'f' Of tho last Juiisrsonian.
II IS On extraordinary production, and seems
10 have brcn written mainly to relieve his arli
clio Of tho 81 ullimo, from The charge OF malice
with which charge ho says commence and end
my reply. Well, i Is for Tie reader 10 determine
what feeling characteristics It. Ii the malicious
feature be there, denlai4 can not remove il 1t
presents 70 me very much the appearance Of a
man it9uudcrlHg ~ deep water, sinking himself
deeper and deeper at every effort.
lie claims 70 have published nothing but ma
Rcd Facts and mpugued no motives What
docs Capt Davidson an actor IN The scene about
which ho writes cay, IN tie JeiilrsonIan t"o
weeks ago And how does tie certificate Of
General McClellaud correspond ailh his mixed
facts p They arc Numerically opposite /
leave them for hlm to reconcile.
And be says he "dld honestly come TO Ito
conclusion as stated hy HIM" "thai majority
OF the officers and prIyai,s OF the lTedoil Blues
were opposed to raising volunteers fot the MeNi.
can War;" because they rclacted tic liberal Of.
fer Of Gen McClelland," VIZ "if they would yo.
unteer. be, the General, would make up the bal.
lance Of the company as required, and they, the
Blucs. might retain Their own officers llo
thinks il neither ''unlair nor malicious" to form
be conclusion from this fact Well is C''''
a volunteer for Mexico Mo- lie then by
tie same logic is opposed tc the war.
Aean be says his a.luson to the Military
law vas more in play than otherwise. for he
knows but little abou, such matters" Really he
is a man Of l!umourG First he is deeply mOrli
fed al the course Of The Blues Then another
feeling predommaics and he announces as " foul
culumny," fnmlTk provoked from ono Of tie
- certain few who had mortified him, And i'm,
mediatey no IL al play don't think IL viii Dc
friend C'''A And lie ploa Of ignorance as e
tile Military law, seems 70 me to 10 ralhor loio
after citing tie Chapter and VARIOUS Sections o
4 the law which pfomts to answer bis purpose, II
making II known that their number was SO mucl
4 reduced az to REQUIRE tho Colonel eUmm4ndsni Il
/ dissolve tie company, aud 10 court martial thei
officers for upoiicer ike conduct
! "Astothc poblic arms il VAS intended 10 hsv
/ no connection with the other matter OF the urtl
Gle" Indeed And bis remarks about them be
ing Of the snne tone, over tie saIno signature
ana part Of The same articls Of which h"Ws
intended 10 have 10 connection" ! cannot az
dcrstsnd how a man can make publlcatlo
which reads IN Closs connection, and refer
throughout directly to the subjsct matter o. pc
sons iu question, aud select from II a sentenc
which 10 cllims 10 be independent Who 10
provoked him to wrlto who had he arrngue
and vas cssligating' The lredsll Blues 1Acl
II vas know had used tie public arms and iroi
he article what was The irresistible Inference
Taat dizzy were responsible iuF der injury ;
Captain Davidson understood 1t, and 30 ever
man Of common sense would be compelled 10 IN
dcrstand ~ IN bic las, tie seems to hlye know
tbs Hislury Of the pu5le arms guG OF tbs Blur
hgvHg used and returned Ibemi which gives D.
previous publication much worse compleTI0i
10 not atsb % charge an with tie inIcANo
Of misleading public opinion, aud bringing cei
sure when Il is not due bot desire better e
pansllon than he has yet given
lien comes the following sentence which
can not interpret Cass" was not aware, 1
no read Iredel" on WhgEery. malice 81
impcdeuco,n TIA, Tic Wings of lrodell did n
hesitate 20 denouuce the war a. unjust, nc, +" a.
does not believe j, yet, al least they eucourag
the volunteers 10 turn oui tins IS What c.
condemned more Aan any particular acts o. G
position Way he who v as much iuceus
rais.ug Of volunteers "a 10 make pu5lcatl
against them, should eoudenin tho rcss for e
coutsEiug il, | can not comprehend lie mr
be extremely fasudious
No Mr. Editor, C'''' must writ. again bofo
30 " pes from his production Of tile 81 ut {
appearance Of sto,E. | now turn him over
esl friend Captain Davidson, and though III
Ievotent" have charity enough TO wish hun
saie dehyerancc, lREDELL
lssnsiL, August ), 10