, 1860-07-18
The WhiteAfdc Controversy.
STERLING, Whtte.ids County. Lis I
Juif l6 l8ou

Editors ffe's sno it'0ooe:
trust iha1 tne aame i1nPasuaMty lnat mas
characterised your paper onF1ng tne Congres.
nov e. Ss on N ps w
Of H. n Teller ol Aosr1soo' IN Jour issue Of
the l4:h lust:
~. 4. BIS conHunlcstion was IN reply, aS
suppose, to the p1oeeedlngs OF whnt P1rport-
I'd to he the Conn.5 Co.saton % o. t4ss coaoty.
hut were in reality written oy hr. tarn"~o''h
himself nu. ~ r.iIer ~ hs: ~ Ga, uIa
not as thls nah Ae'iei o"9 1'eo ~ "aAe peop'e
believe they are. ,-., ,,-
On Wednetaay June ata Ar. fa1nsEofin
y'sitea this Guy, a1a lel. IN appointment 10
sptsk At tne same pla' g, ano on 'oe same esen-
Ing ot our hepneneaa SauSas' nu' .n, Mf. GonTey
our puonene1 ~ pl.ut 49, .nS onis ,o1 al
Or aHt ofAtF naan ~ sPeaA u. iae aoHn tauc9s,
believing that ne Peop.e eGulo atlend 10 their
oWn oHai1s, 1uo Nan.e" n'1' " seiect so"e
other hal LOT ats speech
The bl'ls were naa1!s pf1n'ea 'o1 1ne esening
t.fo'e the caucus.
Mr. farnS*orta spoAe, put neser ai.aaea 70
the poii!'ca! qnes.oas q tne gay, oot .a!ked
about himself. and the shabby manner e, in which
he hso been tfeateo III luz nanoS OF hf. Afnoio
and Ills TRENDS.
our caucus assemolea o. noy91on,s HAL,
where 1t WAS zea'oas.y ca4.eo ~ aae Town Com
mtttee, ana naa oaro5 got oroe1 restored, 9e-
tore = :. Patterson ~as pnt u nomination !oF
srosMnt'ng 'ae nane " =. ~. haA, ana pro.
eeeoeo 70 gase n's ss das ~ so "nen
scene commenced tnat oehes DESCRIPTION.
a mnu alose oe!u'T ae ,ano wiz uis nsts' oe-
| manGeo tnat snoulu o.j ups ake akemy ny
trat, &C., ana 1Deu 1oe snouung' nolief'hg.
and screaming comHsenceo, ano many mfnotes
elapsed ere coa'a pc pesro' ana not 9n'li !
proposed 70 stana W niga. unaess :! vas heard,
wabshe noise Sno cou'aslon s.opPea.
Here some one moseo 10 ayousn 10 !" a'lacc
anii, and Inc cas- we're caNea out noI 'ne nays
and Ibis too when tnere was motlon' and an
amendment netote tne 9ouse' IaNcuS NET a.
Mal!ace has' anu mougn maoe 10 put y. y.
Zoe in as Char an, ana amended oy snbsti'
tut'ng 4. =. hEk* Ine fatnsHorta men o.
lectea to leave, ana 9tRan 10 noller Patterson.
Mr- Anthong VIM hao maae Tue or'glea! motion,
sa'd ne Won'a w"nqia" 1ne name OF Mf- Coe,
and substitute MI. Jefferson. .nd thls TOO With
out leave OF ~ secyau, VI ~ tue mover o1 tne
amendment defe ! at.empteo 10 r1se to = point
OF oFaer; ou. vas cuoAee uo"a auu cou'o nor
| pe nearC. a ulsis'o1 " tue 4ouse WAS calleo
for' tour tellefa apPointeo, ana OILY oas ont o.
the ioaf feporten, a1u Pto.ess 1as nieo 93alnst
sad report. aete ie' ne ns say tnat me fafns-
Woftn n'en only cla1m aZo Us .o..ng On tneit
side, when every candid man admits that there
were from aoo 70 49o peop'c pItseo!:
Anu De II IemeHoe1sa tua' ~ olslslon was
On my am menomeht, aau no1 on 'ue Original mo-
3ion. AFTER tne ono 'sne1 uau lepotteo, .. .;
fa1telspn a1ose ~ h,l tah,s sIs sAals; ana @
some oi ~ 11'enos 'ooA LII" 'ofc'o'5' aoo put
n'M rha aeto "ts;,msn IL; of +ha rovn comu;ttae nr
ne enaI1"iaa lI u ~ 1o"n ] ~u.e, ~. 1T:
Algoor' 9ia NO. oes.ae, "Ur nsoe. "as aeci leo
ln@t Ut. ~ iai}r ~. ~ - 49,
eo, lor ne son.u ~ " ~ ~ ~. VIZ T seel
| !epoF'' anu 44ol!4 'ne - ~ "' - ~. ~
terson Was no. IL nouast1a ior -. 1aats &c.
oaahe ~ a;r;s;n -! nat ~ +ha Ghs;-ss,
iact eaat .ue sadoaa,. ~ ~ o,. sn nHu, ~
oot on tne amsau snr.r eia haa 'o'0 upon '"e
ongina! motlon Tss neses 1: naG:
a. thls stage ol .ne Psoseealngs ht. MIX o.
1e9eo an amenun !" II" IoIon' spoA tupop y
ana as sooa % ne wv .: .aA:u n'a sea', tue cnau
en'eftaineo ana put an en.1e new moton' ano
discarded the one r'gattnily before the house.
1t was eT'deot, ano nao neen I'll along, tha
our rights were not 10 be respected, and Vt
Withdrew 10 the Hall where the Caucus was first
called. and from which 1t never kg1AV ad
ioutued
Mr. Teller tells you that the i rpold men tool
part until tho Convention adjourned, which h
faotot is untrue. for he was present. aldips
F4rnsworth's friends all in his power. He fur
ther says IN referring 10 the Arnold meeting
| that "no meeting Was held pursuant to an,
nnh,ic cail for caucus, nor held in the SAM
Hall." Now aDFrn that The caucus nominal
ing Arnold delegate toas held pursuant to
nnbilc caII. for lie call uas made at Boynton'
fIal;. and the Arnold men did hold their meet
ing therf. and appointed their delegates thn
aud Betiamin Gurteson, Jacob Haskell, Mr
BsattY lid others, ali Farnsvcrth men, spe L
A. ths Arnold me.tinu. aud nearly all ,be Fart
~or,h man. VIM had by this time adiourned
| came in. md voted and interrupted ihe pro
ceedines Of the mee;ino.
So much for another Of Ar. Teller's misreu
ressutatlon.
In due tina We shall demonstrate By incou
, | troyertlhle proof that the Arc old men xey- m
allowtd nv rioh,s IN anv # H. to,sn rancn. ~ ~
wlere it could be avoided. and thrt ~ haT
, acted during the who1e aRbt on he d+fsn,;v,
that threats have been held over our heads.
: every name and nature, thst erery Arnold IA
A WAS Is snotted.r and that thew Tnuld m, -,
tronise M or v,.e fnr m for inv nffr. !, r.,