The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-29

Ihops no one wnsuppoes that even ncw entertain say-
hns NIKE feeling d hesed lor Mr. ssspAsns Far iroa
ros osoussos enssss.oed somsshius x rs:pscs sor
HIN, though The characssr q msAy Of his statemsaes
pryor 70 That nms shook my fash N him conAlderably
since saw him, feh him, and weighed him and hnew
HIM az at Iexinston al the depths Of unuttsraoie con-
temp, exhausted in The idea have Of nis utter want
o. fsrness and candor, and iruthfupess - debaser
10 discussions at Lexington. l deemed duty Ia
tspy 30 his SANDERS Of honest men, to draw picture OF
MS own and show u him. Tho very sight OF
hn y y ciure RON him mad Il was true 70 NE, and
therefore the more hideous Hence his sore He had been
S,owed u misrepresnt until he concluded nc had right
70 DO go, by apse OF tino and immemorial usage. His
pdvere possession OF AsenoOd ne deemed furnnhed
hbsoute bar 70 Tho entry OF truth by the statute Of im
tasions.
No men saw any ground for . chsDense IN any OF my
pesohes; man cas lind u In our correspon donce and
- isn Novsmssr ought to have proven saisaSsosy 70
Asy gentleman the truth n, Mr. Stephens has discover
% that have found him out. and II you want man TO
lco know he s mean. cay 70 Mr. Stephens that while
GOO know his faults sm willing 70 regard them with
uch allowance and not talk about them much he
supI oses because honesty believe the man has per.
vered, oktovted and msrepsessnssd until he can't ksp
10 neceHary for his comfort He y monomAniac
This ener rs oog. but my reliance b the facts aud IL
requires space to state them The language severe,
BOT commerce this controversy MIR. stephens was
scarcely oct Of the stand at Lexington, before.
be formed his throat into q wire for the pes
sage OF counter currents dinner going down and
SANDERS coming up-ofsinAting the version about
going TO E bert TO genersies have replied facts,
when II the gentleman eootrovert he viii bat condrm
hk tine 10 tho character gwen him. There ere many
= prosecute this controversy, even sgainst man Who
mates fasehood 70 cjure me, and appeals 70 malice
~ssrd dusss IS esicsucs Of oour.x.-no v,nd
ssiion OF uuIh and NO test Of the character OF true
sestIsman ! shsll b "brassays, liar and poitroon
enough now and forever 10 oecare that what the laws
q acd and my native Staie unite In dsuouncng - muir
r could give sasisfa ,hou do attempt 70
contrary involves the vocation my Aence
Ind the hazard Of my family - AGAINST man who Ia.
sswbsr conscience nor family Bus have had, and shall
continue 70 have. courage enough 70 90 my duty nrmly
vwhsre even m the eighth district aod il aoy gentle
ns. doubts there short and easy way q testing H.
CORRESPONDENCE.
ORAwFokpvIIlE, 18th Nov, 1860.
SR IL have been informed that in your speech at
onson, and Also u ANGUISH In allading 70 discussion
you bad with M roombs at Washington, ana myseu
spoo Them, lsr roonbs ami myssf) tina. saey had be.
Gaed tho whS party, and had acted towards worse
yea did abuse him ssr ~ards-thai you had thun.
dcred this In their roonba and sephens) and they
covered under T. Plss.s lot knox n be true ihss
you the occasion alluded TO- used ouch language or In
Nndsd yourself 70 be usde TODD using such language,
any OF like import q least far % am concerned.
ssr % '1 M mo;: re-
10 B. Il. H,lr, Esq., La Grange. CO
La GRANGE, GA, Nov. Is, 1863.
Yec0ivo1
proceed 70 give prompt reply.
did no, say a rhousos, or Augusta. or elsewhere,
Mat You and nf Toomos had betrayed the whiE party
and had a0'ed towards worse man Judas Isoarot,"
rhis, perhaps, tho application which your informsnt
rot passiss for me nov to recall the precise words
Ssed ny al the time alluded To. 1t any other time;
Lexington ano Washington well remember, thoagh
cannot designate precney how much said ~ any one
place, ~ sometimes said than ~ other times; but
n kavo dtsrsrS a.
cne because my motives were right and my decAra-
Sons from q the house tops"
The discussions ~ Lexington aad Washington especially
she nrs but say With entre certainty that aid no
mere On the .assc; 9. gov, enquiry than Ola say IN
during the discusaion q Lexington you spoke OF the
..Epow NcthBssn (as you have been pleased 70 term
psuousiy and a. uocsr.ooa 4, and smoos Other
Shpgs yon 100 portion Of what 700 called the osthv
sss as w.: :ss
&C.
Al Washington NJ. roonbs spoke Of the AusrnAns. "a
sneakps IT dnighs around back o,s /" and m'uissrs
telling aud getting gu. OF them By equivoqucs,"
&c kc To both a you made reply, and portion OF
No. repywss tne sans 70 both and in the rsplys alluded
10 the manner in which you had former occssssss
~spess sess s Sss.on posss ana -
con parable TO French Jaoobiss,n IN. thea spoke
s q o. :ss.s Sss "ss
various branches q the Christian church were
yolaiso any lav; and were into whose keeping ve
would be wugto trust our families our reputation aud
sSs.s.s sonbsr Of youa e.ry ana .ss,
vho bad ma yoa-had nksn yoa by the hand aud
gwen you their business and made you rich had placed
You IN n national c3uncs and KEEP you there, and thus
made you great and you differed from them NOE,
ara; difference frcn questions OF rrnpris<y could not
h cenounce them I men spoke Of ysus hasna.l aud
y~rcusr reference 10 JuiAs. sad added; "hss Judas
DID be,ray his lord, oui even Judas never abused his
Lord atcr betrayed him"
rne1e are the fai, on the sJodas branch OF the Or.
spnsnthe oaly enc 10 whicn you have Addressed your
crqury. No~ m 20 the manner In which II iutended
70 be unaerstoodn intended l. 10 DO understood sim
ply Ia reply 10 the charges made neither mose nor less
hw. rspb al Lexington and Washington, and every
occasion amer sards when recrret 70 II was by way Of
narrative M In roply and In no other manner the Sane
charges seern 10 have been made Wherever went IN
Fstern Georgia. and The manner OF treating the SO
called Know Nothing oath hal been adopted by you
during tns canvas OF isss year 50 tia poodle sad !
construed my remarks. spoke Of tho reply reply,
made Ia your presence Nay have said 'thuudersd
hat said in any speech "you oowerei und, M--may
said In conversason that some OF your friends verc
reported - p! ing 90 and ths, toe psspl: - ar =
ud merited know my MAR oejec; was 70 repeat the
fscs ~ the best form which could present the arEu
coral ssues in public speeches but generally reply 10
pny thing whon cousder mcrlss reply; and fsqaeos
~. .as ;Ss nov Vi. s's Sso q
unknd feelings because ] nsves hal such fesisngs
ssr ether Of you. Bat deemed my dup 70 meet
your argument tie best Of humble ability, wherever
ses or heard ~; and thst too, whcher the asgamsat
assumed the shape of logic, sarcasm riicule, and
never attempt latter species OF arguments unless
reply 10 something Of the kind FIRST used by the advcr
sary. never make Shots exccps At tnose Who b rld
batteries.
What raid a, Thomson, Augusta elsewhere, the
Judas alluson you heard at Lexington. Bos said
you saw, and 70 what was said Ia reply and thsre
lore, why IL was said, you know; and whoever repro
sents otherwise mislcfds you either By sentnx
me- by subssitnting thcr own arpusati,n me Tor my
statements. had almost sald wiling 10 submit 70
your Judgment Ehether the whole not In atrict
accordance with tho rules Of parliamentary retort.
Thc public mind has strangely had yourself and
brother Linton and myself several occasions, lighting
or az srelirg about something growing out Of this Lex
fDgfon discussion but hoping these things viii DO 10 the
fasme what they have been 10 the past entirely imax
nary and without fcuncston In either fact or fecee
am, very vuly, yours, h H. HILL
Boa. A. III. SrpHsss
CRswFonpy1Ifu, Ca, Nov. a.. 1865
Your letter bearing date the 18Th inst (msled
ret mark ed the 2rtnl rccsved by me 20 dar. Ia
reply 70 inquiry made mine 20 you Of the t1th
mat tn4a vr~1f did Al Thomson. AuFusta