The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-08-23
Col. ri. C. RnnueIl.

A demonstration from Mr.. Joseph B. Stew
art Addressed to the editor Of tho Dspatch, appear
Cd In tho Richmond Wing yesterday mornine' rea'
tive to publication In this psper of the lsth in"'
which, in my opision, renders an explanation from
me necessary to prevent ell blame from attaching 70
the EDITOR" who never saw the srticie compaineo
Of until It was publishsd.
On the 18th inst . mulatto girl called Anee ~
brought into the Mayors Court, and placed IN the
criminal dock. Seeing her there, and being IN Court
- Reporter of it, proceedings, endesvored 20 -
certain the essss Of her 1rre:s snd insn ne.
she had been taken 10 Washington. BY . gentleman
from Tennessee, In the capacity OF nurse-thst he
bad been unexpectedly called 70 Csf6 6 snd bs
RUSSELL 70 deliver 10 her owner-and that the said
Rnssel instead of doing had brought he here sold
her to Ar. Smith, rscs,yed the money and left; !
rested her from the possession OF Mr.. Smith by
means Of . search warrant, charging @. c. Russell
with felonionsiy obtainiog and di:posins Of the
piled for regulation to bring Russell to this city
to answer the charge offelony Supposng the state
ments had heard were founded facts, and fear
ing en- immediate publication Of thsm would thwsrt
the ends Of Justice, the .locsfzer" of the Dis.
patch, withheld the publication. for three days. to
give the police an opportunity of arrestne the sup
to do, at the expiration Of which time my notice
headed Confidential Operation" appeared
On tho 18th inst, Dr. Enkine handed me written
GdHba6JloQ,
upon it. and which published on the Goth inst ac-
compsnyins il with q gerbasim copy II the search
wsriant issued BY the Mayor for the r very of the
negro girl and the arrest OF g. c. RUSSELL Up to this
time had heard nothing of the character of g. C.
Russell and seeing him charged with felony in the
Mayors warrant-of stealing negroI fslt fully au-
thorized to speak OF the act and the actor in the
strongest terms.
On the Goth ins the Mayor having hoard the state
ment made by DR. Erskine. published In the Dispatch
that morning, declined asking the Governor for a re-
lrI10a nnFa n
and returned the negro into the custody of the gentle
man who held her when she was arrested under the
search warrant. These facts published the morn
Ing OF the 2lst nst and supposed that had done all
that necessary to satisfy the public that the "Dis
patch had made no Jalse charges against Col. Rus
sell.
In Nc. Stewards card copy of which have re-
ceivedhe gives the facts of the whole matter as far
a. Col. Russell is concerned in the following para
graph
"A relative of his came to this city (washington)
some thres months since, on his way TO Caiifornis
with his family. Being disappointed in some pecu
mary matters be found it necessary to hypothecate
the negro girl alluded to, by executing deed of trust
to Col Russell for the benefit of the creditors in th
city. The terms or effect of that instrument were
that il the money necessary for the discharge of
tain specified Indebtedness was not .mitted to Col
R. within given time. then the girl to be sold
tie debts paid and the surplus any to be accounted
for 10 the owner of the girl That instrument wa
drawn in part by myself in the presence of respecta
"More than BILE che time specified having elapsed
and the creditors here wishing their pay Col deem
cd be his duty to sell the girl according The
tenor and conditions of the deed of trust and for tina
purpose went to your city of Richmond where h.
perfected the sale alluded to, returned to Washing
ton paid the debt he had agreed do and has
since remained here, where he be seen by any
one who may be affected by any transactions Of his
If the above facts had been before the Mayor, thu
warrant charging Col. Russell with felony, wou1l
never have been issued, and my article headed Con
fdential Operation" would never have appeared; fol
1 never have written. and never expect to write,
wo-d syllable to the injury Of any innocent per
son. knowingly. s-t
regret extremely that have been the means o
woundins the feelings Of an aged and honorable gen
tleman and havegendeavored to correct all false i'm
have done only what conceived to be my duty, and
in the faithful discharge of that, never have ani
will shrink frsm responsibility whatever the
consequences may be. J. w. LEWELLEN.
a 900 PER HUNDRED THE HIGHEST PRICE OF
were made at Shockoe Warehouse on yesterday BY
T, Williams, commission merchant, for " illien
Long, Esq, of Caswell, N. C..
No u, q box Of 296 lbs at 500 per hundred.
No IL, a Logshead at $50 per hundred.
Bought by James Thomas, Jr, Esq, whose fine
brands stand pre-eminent throughout tho United
States
During the last few days have sold Mr.. Thoma.
some 20 hogsheads of very fne tobacco from thii
fine tobacco growing section, at prices ranging from
s2oto SS5A, from which he purposes introducing a
new brand designed to eclipse any thing now extant
the STYLE of which will be entirely different from
suy thing heretofore exhibited His numerous friends
therefore, in the market may look for something de-
c;Aadlv sunarioy