The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-10-05

hfst note ui Oapi. Y 10 INC ~as CuaHehs''
Can't. G. himself STATES that The "nuie II.
self was PROFESSIONALLY the highes, author.
iiy !" and IN fact il could be my only au-
ihoriiy. my only guide, my only rule OF
action. So though, DIR. IL, myself aud
nv three other friends To whom had
occasion To dvulge the subject; and we
made our preparations accordingly; for
who what human being bu, Capt. {. him.
self could pretend that the latter ever rouid
snv under his own hand that it was moi a
challenge Now all this difficulty DE-. Ii.
explains by saying that at the ,Caiawba
Springs on the 9th (~hen and where 1t
was agreed my answer should be deliver.
ed,) he learned from a source" which,
he felt i, "his imperative duly TO res.
pect $50 "entireiy reliable was it, that
no challenge, or invitation to The field
was intended" Then he IS boEnd-obfig.
ed, 10 doubt. Having some inlimalion
from this reliable source alluded TO, Of
tho nature Of the answer no would receive,
he addresses grave note Of enquiry TO
Capt c. and sure enough the Captain re.
to the field" This only proves that the
!" note itself" was not " the highest author.
,ty," but ths, the Captain himself turned
on, to DO the :" highest
But Cap. {. mos, s"rely, We. crarely
asks. Why Dr. IL. and myself "did mol
boldly svow in the correspondence our
opinion, .thsl ~e believed !, TO be chsl.
lenge," and fight ~hr,her II vas 50 ln,en'
ded or not Flghl loi The pure love Of II!
We are neither fire estsrs Nor The chi.
dren q Mars. Nor va. ,his Our var
Capt. c. next assumes the olFrnsi,e.-
The following 10 HI. style Of 'essoang
Bat suppose my fret note xss . challenge,
pray what ,s tie seeend Wss ! a'hsJ to With.
dravnl NJ. Did withdraw No"
Now The gentleman has appeared "in
PRINT" lie has taken his positions and
VIA. are the, Whether /, VAS a chal
lenge, or whether II Vas not, is the real
question: Which does he nos cay The
above ex,rsc, uinks at the idea that the
fret ives a challenge, aud that the latter
VAS no better The notes vii speak for
themselves Here 10 The fret, (l7ih Of
August.
-. Nos, SIR, 10th Ell those concentrations
f..p.cisiv The latter | eonsdcr gtoss and IN.
provoked attach upon my character, tor which
Grmand Of you satisfaction
This note Will 10 handed 10 you BY Mr T..
c Davidson, who will act az my ftsHd IN this
mater"
Here is the second ,27lh Of Ausu't)
Ill CHE fret not,l xss no, intended - a. 10
,talaa to The field, bu, demand for sstl.f.euoa
~ the communications sgned c. and Voter
especially Tie after. No sbos Of hieh taou.hi
psuon..l, efeh'ss"
If they both mean The snme, Why the
qualification. "a wss not Intended ss sn
Invitation to the fsld Z" The one IL =
~a.p Nth siin.-the other, avasp Nth
the sting pulled out.
Aca,n, he ssys in tots eerbi, that MS
forced to withdraw Or fight" How
does this oomport With his declaration lp.t
sbave given, With which nc lead ef be
fore bfoks The seal of silence, that IAN
invitation 10 The field was not intended =
That made II No ehslisnge. How fight,
without a chal or. No challenge no
Hght tx nthito tfhtl NJ,
But siIl again: Capt, c 10 speaking Of
the /, Ter sfiatr, asserts hat ! had not on
y taken back The 'ahols' but IA another
place AYERS that made a clear and IN.
qualified withdrawal OF every wetd Of H.
10 my leit.r he will discover, If he has ne.
yer laken the pain, TO read IT before, that
TIE facts tina, he gave the vote, es charged,
and accepted office under Mr.. t. Ter are
distinctly uc,,ed. WI, Because they
we're faofi which could not, aud YOU d
net, and did not t.raci This will do
tof isking back tie whole I Now for
the .rqrohfed s,fhdroual' What Do
| s,lhdtuv The ,mpu'a,lon tina, he had
gwen the vote from interested motives.
!, hit impuiaIlon sItkdfasn absolutely -
nnqaai f,diyp
Lei US read my largpnge. TIN. sit,
Bbtif IN thls Ihare done you indirid.ajiy
uurcng Sc I,,here any sort OF adm.
SION tat had done him q ~torgl That
had made ehafg. with " any founda
lion whatever That had made charge
which was utterly false No such thing.
And Why do ] carefully use terms winch
arc conditional and Hypothetical BE
cause | could not, would not, and did not
adm,i, tina, the charge was absolutely with.
J out foundation. Aud did no, therefore
/ make an unqualified withdrawal. When
the Captain, however, extracted The pot
son from his arrow vas disposed 10 bloc,
The point Of MIN. But my conu.t,noy /,
} 'nhr'iy preserved a. every body else bu
! Capt Caldwell may plainly see henc,
, the GROUND Tor the remark Of the III nn,ur
ed wsg, Who sa'd the srpianafton was n,
: better than the original chnrg.. hopt
, the gcullemsn !, happy IN the .sec, delu
4 SION under which he labos. would no
n break Tue spell. ! would nnly suggest
b that 1t was not exactly justice to me, /,
J. publish TO the world that ! made nm :" un
n qualified SIlhdfaunl 'uf the charge, wh.u
n every ono That can read The English Ian
I gnage can plainly perceive, That II ia dc
| lusion-ih II was ho' Just to publish hi
b miEdkt OF his as the Truth Of The matter