The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-05-08

10 scqusinlances, and his Professional Services To
- many - may need them.
N. D. 0nisn through friends. or he POD Of
Gee 81 lIiIlsborough OF Mason Hall. within eve or
sir days. ~ill be attended 70 de fr.t opportunity.
Judge sharkcy and the National
lntelligencer.
In some lsfe numbers Of the National Inlelli-
gencer series Of editorial articles were publish
ed under the bead Of The Proposed Remedy for
the Eyih Of the Day Examined" They con-
tain much vsluabls political information; but
their great leasth forbade ihsir sppesnncs in his
psPsI The object Of The writer appeared 70 b.,
% warn the country against The revolutionary
tendency Of the NashvilIe Convention. Judge
sharkey was member Of The Mississippi convsn-
ton which proposed The meeting at Nashville, and
has irli himself called upon 70 make reply, which
has been pubIishsd in some Of the papers, and
win probably appear in most Of the Democratic
papers. That those Of our readers who choose
may see both sides, We have transferred Judge
sharkey's letter to our columns to-day. with the
reply Of the editors Of the Inieligencsr. We
think il will be admitted that the editors have
fully sustained themselves
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Messrs. F0ote and Benton.-A
somewhat singular article appears in the last
Democrat, under the heed Of q Foo,e and Benton"
The editor refers to the late difficulty between
Foo.s and Benton. and seems to censurs the
Wing papers for prOnouncing sgaisa both Of
those gentlemen for the gross outrage committed
BY them in the Senate Chamber. Mr.. Foote
sPpesu to be in very great favor with the editor.
and he can see no fault in him. 1For the life
Of 10 We are unable 10 see wherein Dir. Foo.s 10
wrong in the least" . He had a. much right to
defend himself with pistol when violently at
tackled - with such weapons % nature provides. |"
!" The forbcarance he uses Is astonishing, and
the wonder Is he did not Gre under the circum-
stances" These are some Of the expressions
which the editor makes use Of u the excess Of
his admiration for the chivalry Of Mr.. Foote.
But il was not for the purpose Of quarelling
with these expressions that we now notice the
article. Both Of the Senators belong 10 the De-
mocrasic party, and we have therefore no politi-
cal prejudices 10 crafty. But the editor says we
have done injustice to Mr.. foote, In saying that
he pointed" the pistol st Mr.. Benton. and thinks
we should make the correction. Well, we are
ready 10 admit that some Of the accounts say that
Mr.. Foote did not point the pistol at Mr.. Benton,
but suffered il to drop by his side, but not all Of
them; and the editor does injustice to us in so
wording his article as to lead to the inference
that we had Intentionally mis-sta,ed the matter.
Tho editor says: awe have read all the &C.
counts Of this lamcntabc affair, and in no one
version Of i have we seen it stated that this was
the fact" In this the editor is too comprehsn-
sive; he had not read all the accounts. In the
paper which lay before US when we made our
note Of the affair there were two accounts Of il.
In one Of them the position Of the pistol is not
stated, but Mr.. Benton is made to exclaim--a
have no arms-a pistol has been pointed at me
in the Senate-will the Senate notice Il The
other account is by the correspondent Of the Bal
timore Clipper, and says:-. Mr.. Foote retreated
through the sisles of the Senate Chamber 10 the
area, and while doing so, drew revolving pistol
from his bosom and pointed il towards Mr.. Benz
ton" Other accounts which We have seen state
the same thing. Besides, what is moro natural,
when man draws a pistol to defend himself
from an attack, than that he should point it to-
wards the individual who was about to make the
assault. Whatever was the fact in the case,
therefore, We cannot be charged with having
made wilful mis-ststem ent, as would be infer
red By what tbs Democrat has said and we have
in consequence, stronger claim upon him than
he has upon US, that he should make the cor
rection.n
Asa" ooker on" in this matter, we cannot
regard il as quite 50 harmless an affair as the
editor Of the Democrat is disposed to make Of it.
Mr.. Footc had right to defend himself with
pistor"-Mr. Foote'S forbcarance is sstonish-
ing"-the wonder is that Mr.. Foote "did not
fire under the circumstances" These things We
cannot subscribe to. When the editor has seen
a few more years, and experience and observation
have given more ripcness to his judgment, and hui
man sympathy shall have infused mildcr feel
ing into his heart, we trust he will look upon
such things in very different light. A pistol
could not be used in crowded Senate chamber
without imminent danger to those present; and
could not be necessary for defence, for the Sena-
tors standing by would have prevented any out
rage upon his person. Instead Of wondering at
the Jrbearance Of M. Foote, il should be consi-
dered as much more matter of establishment il
he had had the temerity to have fired on the oc-
casion. The "chivalry" that win carry abou. a
pistol to shoot down fellow-being upon sud-
den affront, or an apprehended ashanti will mt