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Near FAIR BLUFF, N. c., Sept. SOth, 1857.
JOHN C. McI.EMoEE Esq-Sir: have re.
ceived your note of this date, in which you state
that You have been addressed by Col. Bauskctt,
with the view to present suspension Of the hos.
tile relations existing between the gentlemen we
represent, and that you assent to Col. Bausketts
proposal. l will respectfully entertain PROPOSE
tions coming through Col. Bauskett as a mediator.
am, sir, very respectfully,
Your obcdieRt servant,
r. J. MACKEY.
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G. M. GUNNELS,
CIlAS. O. LAMOI'TE,
a. NJ. BARNS.
Lanrc"s e. H., .Imymst, 1857.
L.uRExs C. H., S. c., Sent. Cd 1875

LsURENs G.. H., S. c., Sept 2d, 1857.
Sr:-A Hand. Dill addressed ITO the Citizens
Of Laurens District &C., has come to my no.
tice containing Preamble and Resolutions over
your signature as "CT'k State Guards"
By your adoption and publication of this pre-
ambic and these Resolutions, you have voIunta-
rIiy 'nterfered and made yourself party in
d'fh Guilty which was on my part begun with all
individual and ended with an individual. It is
at icast prcsumable that you were not ignorant
OF any OF tho facts connected with that affair,
and must have known when you acted with the
Company in this matter, that had publicly de.
clared that l meant no impeachment or attack
upon The Company. This is necessarily inferri
bic from the manner in which became involved
in the difficulty.
Farther: That individual put this construction
upon it himself, and MS an individual selected
his own manner Of private redress, and you can
not but know that the affair was concluded as
it was carried to the very last extent of Which it
was capable.
Your attention is also called to your Sd Reso-
luton. in which you have substantially charged
me with "oficious interference" with your pa-
Fade on the day alluded to. Such is not the fact.
With these views, sir. hope you will see the
reason and propriety, on your part, rs On indivi-
dual, of Withdrawing the Preamble and Resolu.
tons herein indicated, which most respectfully
request. Very Respectfully,
Dr. G. NJ. GoxsrLs. " w. BALL
Laurens G. H., S. c..
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A CHANCE FOR YOUNG AMERICA

We would take this occasion to say to our
. Young America y friends. that if any of their
hearts burn with cl'ivalric sympathy for the
cause of the gallan, WALKER, of Nicarae,rau
n""rirty. they have now the opportunity to
pitch ill.,, and make themselves famous
We are auihuriSc,l to state that Cant. T. j.
M"KEf. the Eccruiring officer, will leave the
ln'et States On or about the o0lh inst, for
Nicaragua, AMI would lie pleased to add few
more T." his already large force. provided they
be of the i"r" grit, ~ none but those of this
brand are desired.
Address Capt. NJ. AT Columbia, s. c., until
the 18th int.
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u. W. BALL.
u. ". B.ALI.
DIR. G.. VI. Gunncls
l.. G. H., S. c.
LaMrensvillc, Sept. /, lS5

Laurenavillc, Sept. i, 1857.
SIR Your note of this ,latc has been received
f"" rciteratc the grounds of your request In
reply take this occasion to rcitcrate the grounds
upon which decline to comply with that request
III the publication Of the Preamble and Rcsolu-
lions referred TO- actedas the agent or Clerk Of the
company. l cahnOt, as Clerk, Withdraw the
ifc"nibIe and Resolutions, having no right to
undo what they have done. Neither can | " it'll
draw the Preamble and Resolutions as m iadY-
'""at because they contain my opinion as to
the social position OF a member Of the Company,
refcrredto. The expression Of this opinion either
rs mn individual or as Company cannot be
r'Shtfully considered either an insult or rs an
assault upon any one. have, also in this cor
respondence disclaned, both for the COMPANY and
myself, any intention to insult any person, which
must have been known to you before your irst
do'e was written, as it is plainIyexpresscd in the
nand-Bill to which you refer in that note. In
the face of these explanations and disclaimers
So" Still persist in making the charge that have
made an assault upon you. II by assault you
mean your character has been assaulted, you have
failed to state in what particular it has been u.s.
saied' The extraordinary demands you have
made upon me have been pressed to the extreme
POINT, and no alternative is left ME but to accent
your proposition Of hostile meeting
My friend, MIR. Anderson will act for me for
the present in making the necessary arrange.
ments. Respectfully,
G. NJ. GUNNELS.
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tOII-MBIA, Sent, ~. 1857.


The affair between Col Ball and Dr. Gunncls
having been referred to us ~ mcdi;.tors, anil
Tie correspondence which has taken place, (as
well as the publication which occasioncd il. J
having been laid before us, by the rcspcctive
friends of these gentlemen, Mai. Barks,lnlc and
Mr. Anderson. we do not find that any cause
exists for II hostile meeting.
Different opinions have been expressed by DR.
Gnnncls and Col. Ball, with regard to the posi-
ton of n third party. This difference, if not
accompanied by the Use Of terms "f offence
towards each other, is not Il cause of quarrel.
The disclaimer by DR.. Gunncls Of any intcn.
ton of insult. as contained only in his rrrly
I" Col. Balls first note, but in the original pub
lic''"n, ni"'litcs the language of the third Res
0ui"n. set forth in that publications 50 that il
cannot be regarded as insulting to Col. Ball
We therefore recommend that the affair pn M
further, the parties, through their respective
friends, asserting to this settlement
II. II. GOODWIN,
JAMES JONES,
MANEY GREGG,
WM. WALLACE
We assent to the adjustment proposed
y. ANDERSON.
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ted in writing In mr this afternoon. ntr declined
"n the following grounds:
Tn" only Code of Honor known in this State or
thu United States, is that of John LYLE Wilson.
TINT Code prcacribrs "thnt tho wrnpun sbo,l h,
the usual one, the place the usual one. the dis.
tnncc usual, aud the time as soon us cunv cncnt"
Wilson prescrihcs the "snl,ntl, bore pistol dis.
tnncc ton rnc"s," aud further says, "tl,cv arc
not 10 bc varied from except reasons nrc given
therefor. Your proposition take il, is merely
submitted us II matter of choice. would
eau your attention to the fact that this the ONLY
Code further says, THAT neither party j. cn,i.
tied To nam: the weapon ard that the old ,,,,o,
that the challenged party had that riuht. il cx-
rlodcd." by reference To Wilson, YOU will f,l
these terms explicitly set forth. am nctin,, fur
my principal, AMI cannot conclude ot,crwis.
than that when he sent the hostile mcssapc bc
supposed no novel or unusual mode of meeting
would be proposed The terms of meeting arc
always arranged by the friends, who, as under
stand the rule, must arrange the meeting on the
prescribed terms therefore take 1t for granted
you will consent TO this, tie only mode of fight
ii'S, except when another is agreed uJon by
The parties. can only agree that the meet
ing shall take place on the terms designated by
Wilson,. therefore propose that the parties
shall meet above Augusta Ga, f,s the most ;c-
cr>Sihl" I'"inD The 10Th Of S,,,cnI-r inst. I,
fight with smooth bore ps.ols, Ni.n or twelve. pa
will, rising pistol.
Respectfully,
&. u. BARKSDAIE
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responsibility upon Themselves. Of scl,linr the
matter ~ dispute, hut recommend thrt "uno,,mr
board br appointed /" sit nm early day"
In consequences "f the request Of ihcs, two
gentlemen. we the undersigned 10 hereby apr.c
To submit I'll" matter in dispute to tho following
gentlemen, viz:
Gen. }. J"Nrs, Col. MAAEr t;nEGu, Col WV.
WALLACE, Col. X. II. Gnunw,N.
We further agree that the said Board shall sit
IN Columbia, "n Monday, the 2lst Sept. inst.
y. ANDERSON,
e.. D. BARkSDALE.
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Sent. q. 1857.

Sept. 4, 1851.
MIR. a. ANDrEs"S-I)cm Sir learned last
night that arrangements for Il hostile meeting he
tween Maj. Ball and DR.. Gunncls were probub,y
completed; and here take the earliest opport,,.
h'ty t" request Maj Ball, the challenging party,
to withdraw the challenge for the purpose of
submitting to both parties proposition to refer
the whole case for adjustment to u board of G ell.
cntlcmcn.
know You will not think the proceeding on
my part in amy other tIlan friendly light, when
y"'i reflect that have been so recently ass,r;,- :
ted with b"lh the parties i'll Il society when every
rrcccpt is calculated To draw closer iI,c tie. nr
amity and friendship.
have written II letter to Maj Barks,lal., nsk =
ing that the challenge may he withdrawn tenn
porarily, for the purpose above indicated.
10 facilitate our intercourse, | will nwn, v,,r
reply ut Simmons FlulrI.
Very respectfully, yours truly,
r. +. SIMPSON.
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NIr. A. Anderson.
LAuRENs G. H., Sent 6. 1857.

LAunENs G. H., Sept 6, 1857.
We the undersigned do hereby agree to sub
nit the matter in dispute between our principals,
Maj. Il. w. Ball and DR.. G. NJ. Gunnels, to the
following Gentlemen, as Board of Honor, they
to choose a fifth man if necessary-to wit:
Gen. 8. MCGOWAN, Col Maxey Gregg. Capt
James U. Adams, Col. Goodwyn.
We further agrec the Board shall set at New
berry c. H., on Tuesday, the 18th instant.
G. u. BARKSDALE,
ADOLPHUS ANDERSON.
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l.AuEEys &. H., Sept. 9Th. lS57.
r. +. SIMPSON.

lArEEHs &. H., Sept. 9th, 1857
HON. H. j. SIMr>oS-Drur Sir: Your note of
this morning referring 10 the affair Of homer be-
tween DIR. G. NJ GunncIs and Maj. i. W. Ball,
and informing lie that You have requested Mai.
Ball, the challenging party, to withdraw the
challenge for the purpose Of submitting to both
parties proposition to refer the whole case for
for adjustment to board of Gentlemen, has
been considered AS the friend OF DIR. g.. the
challenged party, cannot move in the matter
until know the action of the opposite party
do not mean to throw any obstacle in the way
of the challenging party withdrawing the cl,al-
lenge ut mutual friend request for the reception
Of proposition for adjustment.
Respectfully,
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NKwsExny, 8. c., Sept. 18th, 1857.

NEWHEKHS, o CI oept- Ibth, 1857.
Whereas, the pending difficulty between Col
B. w. Ball and DR.. G. M. Gunnels, hos beop sub
mitted to Board of Honor consisting of four
gentlemen, TO meet at this place on yesterday;
and saidaBoard did not meet-only two of the
gentlemen attending, and those two gentlemen
having expressed an uuwilIingucss " take the
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CHINESE SUGAR CANE.

DR.. j. J.. B.nHATr has placed on our table,
superior article Of syrup made from the Chi
ncs' Cane. We think it will compare favorably
with I'll" best New Orleans Syrup
We hope the Doctor will favor us with tile re-
suit "f his experiments. We would he glad to sce
IL neat calculation of what it will cost per gallon
To produce ii.
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Important to MancTs. Of Vessels 6.;uo 10
French Ports.-lt is ffiooiulIy announced that
hereafter American vessels bound TO- French
ports cannot make, unless from absolute necessi-
iy,nny intermediate stoppage, without losing. on
their arrival in France, the benefit OF the treaty
between the Two countries, made in 1922.
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IAUEENS e.. H., Sent. jtb 1851.
Mr.. y. Anderson.

l.ArnE>s G. H., Sept. 9Th, 1857.
SIR: Your note Of this date, in which "thc
terms of meeting between DIR. G. NJ G:unneIs and
Is. w. Ball, ESD" tSulmitted by me this after
noon,) ''nre declincd," has been considercl-
Your principal demanded satisfaction of DR..
G"nncls for supposed wrong He answered
That he would give you the satisfaction dcman-
dcd of him, and referred the arrangements to me
us his friend. submitted terms of meeting
which considered honorable, fair and equal
In chousing The rifle, it cannot be "sup;,oscd"
that 1 proposed "novel or unusual mode of
meeting" My principal having offered to re-
spond +" the call made upon him for hostile
meeting i'll the terms referred to, and your prin
c'pai having, through you his friend, declined
to acccIc to these tcrnls-as you have been al
ready informed the weapon proposed would he
insisted uIon-l have no further reply to make to
your note. Respectfully,
a. ANDERSON
Maj. e. u. Barksdulc
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Dr. G"un,iS After mature consideration
and consultations with n,utu, friends, feel it
my duty to inform you that have concluded il
to b. my duty t" decline publishing the enclosed
Preamble and Resolutions of the State Guards
1t is due you, sir, that should give my rc:,<oas
for this step, which are,
lst The sul,icc of the Preamble and Resou-
tons are 50 interviewer with private difficulty
between tw" gcntlcnrn, that it must bring a re-
ply, which. i'll my opinion would result in still
further nnd more serious husiiticS and tl,, not
think it would he either prudent or proper in me
to permit tic paper (Which Of course, would in
volve myself to become Il vehicle fur Tie rro,,a.
CATION of personal difficulties.
2d. My own conscience, well us the co,nln,l-
ny would Glide me for aiding to revive Il dill.
Guilty which is supposed 10 he settled, whether
satisfactory OF not am not able to saw
With these views, trust you will not think |
act in the premises with either i,artality preiu-
dice or unkin.l feelings to any party concerned.
With great respect,
Yours &c.
X. Al. STOKES
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Near FAIR BLUFF, N. c., Sept. Both 1857.
JOHN C. McLEMoRE, Esq-'Sir: In consequence
of the unavoidable absence Of my friend, 4. An
dcrson, ESQ, tho gentleman who bears this note,
Capt. Il. j. Mickey. will confer with you my
acting friend, and complete the arrangements al
ready entered into. ain sir,
Very Respectfully, yours,
G.. NJ. GUNNEL.S.
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II. !. WALKER,
Gov crner Of Kansas Territory.

True 4" IT, Lener.-The Philadelphia drgus
are not even the Representative of monav-thev
nee only the representative of debt They show
that the bank owes so l.uch money-that the
President, Directors, and G.tpany have pyom.
iscd to pay, but that they piH DIT. that tI,ey can
do it, is quito another thing"
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INFORMATION WANTED

We published not long ,ro. n li,t of R.v.t,
''"'ary names belonging to A5beville District
asking the people for whatever information thew
e""'" E''c us "f their recorded or traditionnrx
HISTORY. Another list, no less interesting than
Tile hrSt, IS here presented, for each venerable,
"''''c Oh which, we ask the same favors-tha
same contributions to an houor,b,. fame ill.,.
must not die Whence came they or their rami
mes' "eh 'i''t they come to this Disrictl-
"her" seItlc' ami live during the Revolutioni-
"""t Their adventures in tho field and scout
against !"'!ian Tory, or Britain 70 what re,;.
gous pcrSuaIion did they belong, or had been
ed"c;'':d-'n what church worshipl Where
did they die? What interesting inedcnts ,r.
remembered Of their wives, daughters and sister,.
while struggling against the privations of war
and tine deadly hate Of the tory and border saw
age:
Adam Grain Jones, grandfather of Mai II. A.
Jones of Abbcvilc; Timothy Russell, James Bra
'icn' Richard .'ynur, Jolm Stringor, Scry John
Nccl, Jr, Thvnlas Watts, james Kirkwood.
James lia'"'Iton' James Jones. William McKul-
lux Robert Maxwell. doubtless Capt. Maxwell,
tho gallant partiZan officer, and ancestor of the
Maxwes ofPendeton Sam. Wilson, Archibald
Gillison, William Kennedy. John w. Kc,son
William Mcdowell, Robert Y. Sloan James
Hodges, ancestor Of General Hodges and broth
ers james Hamilton, Jr., Thomas Adams. John
Robertson, " ilInm Stuart james Dunn, Resen
tctlc'lg", John iobersoi, Jr., James Neal, Henry
Men est, John Stephenson, james Watts, Georpe
Gibson, John Lindsey and Richard Hodges. This
was the father Of the late Rev. Nichols. Tho
above names have been presented in autograph.
as written in l7775 To plcIgr of the most binding
character Ia stand by their country and each
other. They all belong 10 the Mulberry Creek
settlement The original document is how be-
fore me-, and more venerable looking, manuscript
could scarcely have come down to lis from tho
collections Of the Plocmics.
J. ii. LOGAN
IN" Press h M'Ea-Furty native presses arc
constantly employed in Calcutta in the pubica-
ton OF native books. In 1851, $4,000 books were
sold i'll the Bcnyali .language. In 1880, thore
We're SD h"oks III tl,at language: in 1912, 4OO.-
II tho districts OF Bengal, occupied by the mis-
Eionarics oflie English Baptist Missionary Socie-
ty, there are 62, IA towns and villages with o
population Of nearly thirteen millions Of souls. -,
Bank 0gir'rs im 1ronbic--Fron the Erie Con-
stitution OF last week, says the Harrisburg Tcle.
graph nf the 2Gth ult we learn that Mr.. Law.
ton. the Cashier of the Erie CITY Bank. has been
arrested for cmbczzcmcnt, and after ar. examiua-
ton, has been held in bonds of S.2 900 10 answor
the charge.
Who Wants .Nonrvf-UmcIe Sam has got a
plenty, and Is anxious to get rid of it. IIe offers
from SIN To sixteen per cent. premium for his
own six per cent, stock, and will pay for it in
specie
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ADVERTISEMENTS

w" would call attention I" the now advertise
mrns in this weeks issue. We would also iii.
r""' attention tn those our outside. which
press of other matte and The weekly nccunula-
ti"n "f new advertisements. have crowded from
the inside
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CuLUMnIA, Sept. %

C"LUMnIA, Sept. 90.
De"r SIR Necessity calls lie to Charleston
this evening, and must withdraw my services
from the difficulty between DIR. Gunncls and Col.
Ball.
My principal, Col. Ball, will appoint another
friend who will act for him.
Yours, Respectfully,
&. ID. BAEkSDALE.
Mr.. A. Anderson,
Laurcns Z. H., S. c.
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ABDEVlLlE RANN FIR.
Thursday Morning, Oct, 9, 1867.
w. q. DAVIS, Editor.

~ The friends Of g.. 4. MArrISON, re.
srcrihlly nnnouncc him II candidate for Tax
Collector, at the cns,iin. ..rtr,m
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Maj. b. W. Bull.
LAURENs e. H., Sept. 5tll, 1S5.


MAI G. d. DARKsDALE-,Sr: A hostile meet.
ing h"'ing been agreed upon between DR.. G. NJ.
'"nnes and d. w. Ball. Esq, and DR.. Gunnela
OH Ills 'art having referred to me as his friend to
make tie necessary arrangements, submit the
following terms of meeting:
Theparties to meet at Flat Rock, N. c., on
The tenI' inst; the weapon to DO the riAe-not
less tim 80 inches in length distance forty pa.
ces. The parties 10 hold their pieces perpendicu'
lar; mzzles upwards, and to shoot with falling
sight. The parties, after being placed in their
respective positions, aud announced that thoy are
ready, TIC word shall be given. fire, one, two,
three" aud the parties shall not fire before the
word fie, nor after the word three In other
respects the meeting shall be governed by the
recognized rules of honor. co., ......,. ss
respectfully, .... @
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AT meeting of the Committee appointed by
The slate Guarls, nt The extra meeting of the
Company on the lIth inst, the following State
mcit ol facts, III connection with the refusal of
tile Editor OF the l.uurcis Vile lie rai{ to publish
the Preamble and Resolutions adopted by the
Company, was submittr. and ordered for publi-
cation, with the Preamble and Resolutions -
1T PREVIOUS To the adoption Of the Ecsolu, ions,
ana before tho sense Of the Company was obtain
c'i, Il. VI. Stokes volunteered his opinion of the
proprIety Of the Company endorsing It's officer
against The nspersion upon his character. and cx-
pressed his Willingness to publish any resolutions
winch should be passed by the Company, if such
resolutions did not convey any personality, or
reflect upon the character of my gentleman.
2'l. After the Resolutions were nsanin.onsfy
adopted by the Company and by resolution
were ordered for publication in the Wrruid, they
were handed To II. VI. Stokes by G.. NJ. Gun.
nes, Clerk of the Company. Mr.. Stokes cx-
pressed his entire Willingness to publish them
MS CORDIAL approval OF them, and was glad that
he could publish them freely, as they (nccordimg
to his opinion,) contained no personality, and
were simply expressive of tho confidence of the
Company i'll one Of its officers.
3d. The Preamble and Resolutions were in the
hands OF the coinposor, as WAS admitted by L.
~ Stokes to The Chairman of this Committee,
before the astounding truth flashed across his
mind that their publication would revive cold
difficulties thought tc be settled" as appears
from Tie note accompanying this statement,
'''|" vas iSceiN GU pS Sicrk OH W cuncSuiS,
the evening previous 10 the papers going to press
declining to publish them, Notwithstanding his
expr essr'l approval and Endorsement Of the,n
previous to and after their adoption 10y the Com
l'any.
How the simple assertion Of confidence in an
officer, ny company, could revive any "sup-
posed to bc settled difficulty. we leave for one of
MIR. Stokes acute mind and tender conscience TO
| conceive and the Committee close this state
lncnt OF FACTS with the statement Of their opinion
That the refusal on the part of Mr.. Stokes to
publish the Resolutions, was unwarranted by the
character of the Resolutions themselves, tisrc-
sPectinl to the Company hy whom the Rcsolu-
tons were unanimously adopted, and in seeming
dcrogation TO the character of that officer whom,
the Company thus indorscd as gentleman.
with this statement we leave the matter with
the public, dcfyng the facts to ba gainsayed or
I denied.
G. M. GUNNELS,
| CliAS. O. LAMOTTE,
a. NJ. BARNS.
LdRrCUs e. H.. iuuUS ISiT
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Near FAIR BLUFF, n. c., Sept. 30tl,, 1857.
Capt L. J. MAcKEy.-Sir: Having been a,l-
dressed by Col. Bauskett, with II view, ON his
part, to submit 10 me propositions affecting the
pending difficulty, consent to the suspension he
has solicited. Respectfully,
JOHN G.. McLEMORE.
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I.aurciiSrillc, Sept. !, 1857.
ST:-1our note has been handed TO me tL;s
evening, in which you assert that have infer.
Tered III Il matter Of no concern TO me, and that
this act of interference was, in ITSELF an assault
upon you. This deny there is nothing in the
character of the Preamble and Resolutions to
warrant suci, conclusion. You further STATE
the "Prcamblc and Resolution Oh their face of.
fcnsivc;" this | ulso deny, unless it be that v,,t
consider 1t offensive that the Company entertain
and have publicly expressed an opinion as to
the character Of of its officers different 10 YOURS
publicly expressed. 1f,hs constitutes all assault,
certainly tho Company have the same right 10
say, you assaulted them in publicly dcnouncing
one Of its officers while parade.
Does reason teac'l you that your .lcnouncinr
our officer is no Impeachment or attack upon us,
aud the same faculty instruct You that my in
dorsng his charactcras gentleman is voluntary
assault upon you9 You again assert that by my
interference i'll private settled difficulty com
nilted "n assault upon you. This again deny.
l have dono nothing for which you havo any
right 10 hold me responsible. In conclusion, |
refer you again to my first note for all unsw cr
to your request. Respectfully,
G.M GCNNELS.
Maj. Il. w. Ball
l.. II.