The North-Carolinian., 1850-01-12
From the North Carolina Standard
CHARLOTTE, Dec. 10, 1S4o.

| Mr. Holden: Both of these papers here
are mig. and it is not to be supposed that
| they would give Maj. G. w. Caldwell.
(whom they both fear as a politician) fair
play. IN the statements which they would
make IN relation to the recent difficulty be-
tween that gentleman and MIR Barringer.
In consequence of this. nu merous reports
have got into circulation very unjustly pre-
judicial t" Ma j"r Caldwell; and from these
statements other reports and inferences
have been drawn, of a character so entire
y false, so notoriou.ly untrue. here. where
something of the circumstances are known.
that 1t Is nothing but fair that the truth
should be made public.
Show me the paper. sir, that has spo-
ken for Cal,lwell-l will say the abused
man CaIdwe!l-and will not ask YOU to
publish this communication. Ii you can
not show me such one. l demand Of vcu.
as lover of fairness and Justice, to place
In some column OF your valuable paper
the following denial of certain rumurs
You can have no hesitancy in doing SD,
AS it can H. j"re no one to say that notori-
Ousiy false rumOrs are untrue. and to say
such and such things, as reported. did not
occur, when it is well known in this com
munity they did not. 1t is to pla ce Maj.
Caldwell on proper grounds. away from
home. among more distant friends that have
felt an interest in his reputation, that this
publication is more imperiouslv demanded.
1t is reported that Ma j. Caldwell laid in
wait under Saddler's piazza for the pur-
pose Of Shooting Barrinscr. In this con-
nection it is charged that the attack was
consequently midnight assassin attack.
1t is all false. Caldwell met him there, as
he would hav,i done any where elsc-as he
had offered to sio in a more open field.
lie met him there by chance. and had as
much right to he out at that time of night
{between 9 and 10 clock, p. NJ as Mr.
Barrinser or any other free citizen.
1t has been reported Caldwell had oppor-
tunities Of seeing. and did see Barrnser
during the day. This is also simply false.
Maj. G. had no such opportunities. The
first opportunity was the one which acci-
dent brought about under Saddlcr's piazza;
and Caldwell, smartins under the intlic-
tion Of serious published charges and cal
umnies affecting his private character.
seized the first chance offered to avenge
his wrongs; and any other honorable man
would have done the same. or been scorn-
cd by and kicked out Of all honorable So
Cictv.
1t is not true either that Caldwell gave
barringer II" nnnnrtunitv to shoot in his
own defence. Major Green ". Caidwe',
is no such craven. And in vain may
man work hard all his life for rep"ta
ton. in vain may he try to leave to his
children spotIess fame and unsullitd
character, as the Major has, if so vile
calumny is at one breath to sweep all the
hard won results of his commertable ef
forts away. That Mr. Barringer did not
shoot, reported. may have been his mis-
fortune, but u" fault Of Major Caldwell.
hope Mr. Editor. you will publis" this.
which attacks the probity. character. aud
standing of no one, but which makes an
attempt only to place Ma ajor Caldwell in
the proper light.
TRUTH.