Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-31

CURIOUS question OF ysraclty appSsrS TO
have arisen between Mr.. HaI1em4u, Of the
Louisville Courisr. ard Hon. Mr.. Colfax. On
The 2S,h inst the CoUrisr Published an editoria.
il re-ard TO the Republican candidate for Vice
President ii which. after paying a compH-
Inent 70 his sbality and rasealIty. ii proceeded
- speak Of a biz Of dupIic.ty practiced by Mr.
Cclfax II tn. campaign between General Scot,
and General Pierce. saving.
ave we-e both l45OTing earnestly 10 sacGra
ScOtts election. Because OF the influences
winch secured his nomination b. the Wing
NSuCE2i Convention al Baltimore. q we'll
grounded apprehension was felt throughout
The South that he was under the control OF -ha-
wing Of the party OF which seward was the
representative. and a strong IlllspO sltIOl WIS
shown by strong Whigs 10 support hin,
Things began &C have IN alarming lock when
SOiiaX came 10 the rescue. Seated N the cosy
sanetum AZ South Bend, Indiana he was then
tu--lLS ne ne. tStsr AZ tat place} he beam
Inc Southern correspondent of the Louisville
Courier, and almost daily Tor weeks. wrote a
series OF exceilsnI, spicy and readable letters
HON almost every State and important city in
1he South demonstrating beyond the possiAI-
1ty Of doubt SCOTS sOundness on The very
Question, showing th2t tie Southern people
IePosed the utmost Confidence in him. aud Civ
ing graphic accounts Of the enthusiasm which
1he nomination Of the '.hero OF Lundy-s Lane -
&c, hsd evoked among the warm hearted
SouthrOEs.
MT. Colfax made a speech at New Albany.
s'tn inst, in TIE course OF which ne read the
article from which The above Is extracted, ant
commented on II As follows:
Now, dislike to saw 10 auv nan ia This
Sourtry, be be my political eleTny or not tnat
Ne intentionally states what Is false. l would
Iatner nave me charity 10 believe that h IL
LI.sShen- but when this statement is made
Ioi me hrst time in twenty years, feel IL my
DUTY 20 say thar IL is, IL every essential partIu
iaI, without foundation, fact OF fancy. never
a GOvTp<nOnd1nr of Ia r arrfa lie ~.
II M HSideman wrote letters 10 me- in ~.
probably answered them, has been nv Gus
ION whenever respectfully addressed BY ary
one nave Often written into the small hours
OF night thai might not disappoint those VINO
expected reply. IL Be publ he'd nv Is-.ers
lie Ead no night 10 publish them. TOT they Were
1Ct Tor pubic ilOn. But the statement that !
wrote letters from various southern cities. saw
ing that Scott was sound on the slavery on =
Iion has noi one scintilla Of truth IL IT, The
Jnie1atOEs OF nat paper 10 VARIOUS parts of tne
Sou.h may have affected his memory soul.-
what Laughter. l don't ask YOU 10 tax. nv
~Crc FOR L. Go TO the records o the coayen-
i-Cl 81 y hieh Scott was nominated aul you
Will see that among those " 40 voted 40 on that
pIstform was Schuyler Coifax, be...dse IL was
IL f1NCr o: slavery"
In response 10 this DENIAL. the Courisr on
Thursday morning last, rcpu5Iishes from its
issue CT April 3, IS52, long letter beaded in
large type Letter from a Southern Wing
dated New Orleans, April 9ia. ISj2, and signed
ter nor IS II material 70 the case, beyond n,
lac; iEat the writer endorsed the compromise
Measures and undertook to show thar Gen
scott would, 4 elected. De true to tn S1ush
IT aiIucing 10 this communication, on thu
morning after Mr.. Colfax's speech. the editor
SUBSTANTIALLY reiterates his former allegations
As follows.
''Now- We aver In the M 1st distinct positi We
earnest and solemn Inanaer. aud are prapar a
10 mHEe oath 10 toe statement that the Ia-rsr
over the signature of louisiana dated Nav
CIiean-. ApTli y, 1>j2. and which appeared in
tht LoCI-yIlle Courier on the sd of Anil
~, was written py Mr. COliax al South R.nd
i.ulahd- OF ms own yOlItion entirely and NOT
~ cur suggestion CT Instigation-fDr we N va-
NJ SHy communication with him until he FIRST
addressed us-thar IL was incIos.d nv nm 70
Us accom- panied by a private note stating rna
reason why II was written. asking It's puhiica
.iOH III the CcH1IeT, and farther as king our co.
Spe-ation Al removing the preiudlces w hich We
Do'h b-Ie'td were un Iustlv en tertainpd against
I'm SCOTT Dy the South In compliance with
MS "isnes We published the letter"
ms ne case stands AZ present without "
SoiIa& . reJoinder, the editor of the Co,,r;>r
Would seem 70 have the best of il. Untor,n-
hateiy, however. tor the value of his ,ss,,-
1nohy' ne admits that he was knorinyIv f.
party TO The fraud, z one was con,nni,,sd or
Intended; and in addition to this wee l,snin,
point there is no Internal evidence th., IN
letter was written by MIR Colfax Nsxar,ha-
less, II view Of the explicit and positive man.
ner il which the charge against him 4, "a.
newed, his further answer viii b. Iookad ,,--
ward to with no little interest.