Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-10-30

Ine SUBSTITUTE VIII be taken tonight but there Is now
little doubt that the report of the Committee will be &C
cepted and the connection severedthe District Pres
bytery going with the South and forming a As
sembly.
John MHchels Rencontre with the Editor of the
Knoxville Register.
We find in some of our Carolina know-nohing ex-
changes very different account of the affair from the
statement appended below. The latter is from reliable
gentleman who was present and who published it in the
Washington Union
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.
F. G. BENNINGTON, Esq.:-The know-nothing papers
here will endeavor, have doubt, to produce a false
impression upon the public mind with reference to an
assault made upon Fleming, the editor of the Register
by John Mitchell. You have seen | suppose the arti-
Giles recently appearing in the Louisville Journal in
which Mitchell Is charged with having effected his
cape from Van Deman's Land by breach of parole.
One Of these articles during Mitche recent absence in
New ork, republished in the Register, accompa-
MED by some impairment comments. Day before yes
terday he met with Fleming, and approaching him. mo
friend of Mtches having the slightest intimation of
his intention in the premses said to him in the hearing
of sundry persons -" Mr. Fleming, sir in my absence
you published scurrillous and impairment article re-
specting myself in your paper" Here Fleming inter
rupted him by saying, scurril1ous? Yes, sir, said
Mitchell scurrious, and it is this way that shall
swer it., and Immediately commenced Gaming hin,
dozen or more persons witnessing it.
His was broken upon Fleming the latter making
such resistance and payng the blows as best he could
though inficting no injury whatever upon Mitchell
They separated by bysanders an officer Selling
Mitchell. In ten or fifteen minutes afterwards Mitchell
stepped into the Lamar House with friend and re-
manned there perhaps half an hour. Flemings friends
became quite anxious to know why he did not appear
upon the street. that F. might repair the injury he had
suffered Mitchell not being armed in the first melee
provided himself with such weapons as he thought ne
cessary to his defence, and appeared upon the street.
though told that there Know ohings around who
intended to mob him. He passed by Fleming who ac-
costed him, when Mitchell halted and said, :" WE'LL sir
what do you want ?? At this Fleming had half dozen
or more of his friends about him, all of whom were
armed. Fleming said, you made a dastardly and
cowardly attack upon me when not prepared for
it. and now pronounce you a coward" "Well,' said
Mitchell, words are nothing now, what will you do ?'
Fleming thereupon repeated his denunciation To which
Mitchell replied, you are white man what arc you
going to do? ~
At the same time inviting those who stood about not
to interpose that he and F. might SETTLE as it was per-
sona difficulty between them. F. made not the slight
est demonstration OF an intention to make attack
and when Mitchell pronounced him g hipt man" and
that words were nothing then, he (M.) turned
and started on, when of F.s Know Nothing
friends spoke out saying" you sneak off, do YOU. NJ.
turned stepped back and inquired who said sneak 2?
Whereupon he who spoke thrust his face vicously at
NJ and said did, SIR Instantly NJ though Surroun-
ded by the whole pack with their knives slapped him
in the face with such force as prostratng him.
AS he recovered from the blow he drew pistol and
snapped it at Mitchell, the cap exploding only. Mitchell
Immediately drew his pistol, and about to fire upon
him. when told him not to fire, that the fellow
was drunk, whereupon Mitchell put up his pistol saying
:" will not shoot drunken man.
AS he stood there casting glance first at one and
then at another of them neither F. nor any one of them
dared further to modest him. Whether any one of them
will yet do remains to be However, yesterday
he was upon the Streets and further assault made
have endeavored to give you narrative of the oc
pI1rrn
notice of it will counteract any false impression that
[ am will be attempted to be made by the Know
Nothing press here, that Mitchell should dare in the
midst of so large majority of knownothngs to edit
paper, and | have doubt but that everything that
can be- will be done to impair the influence of the paper
but it will be to no purpose
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher dressed in very common
clothes studying human nature as exhibited in the
highways and byeways of New York. In the course
of his phiOsOphlc perigrinatOns he went into mock
auction shop. He stood awhile entering and reflect
ed doubtless how any could be lost to all sense
truth and honesty as the auctioneer in question: endea
vorng to palm off his worthless trash to the nexperien-
ced in city ways, as good and valuable and finally the
auctoneer called out: "Mr. Beecher, why don't you
bd? He was greatly astonished, as we can we'll ina
CINE at finding himself known in this place. and, as he
had supposed, in his purposey careless dress. He i'm
medatey left and started for the residence of one of the
members fthe church in the neighborhood and request
ed as an act OF Kindness to 60 down and inquire Of that
person who had sold himself to Satan for the love of gain
how it was that he knew him in his disguise. The
nelghbor kindly consented and on entering the "Peter
Funk" shop he addressed the auctioneer =
How is it you know Henry Ward Beecher SO vel
as to be able to recognize him in his disguise ~
How do know him Why, Ihave been pron.ine
member Of has congregation for the last foe gears ana
o'cn the nth pe'0 from the front r-Bufalo Republic
A DIsTINcT1oN.--Napoleon was one day searching
tor book in library of Mamaison, and at last discov
cred it on shelf somewhat above his reach. Marsha
Money who was present, of the taest men in the
army, stepped forward, saying: Permit me- sire