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GEORGIA WEEKLY OPINION YHE WEEKLY OPINION. W. L. BCKUOQB AND J. B. DUMBLE. WEDNESDAY .MORNING, OCTOBER 0. (,'nmn RROoNsniwriox Ticket foutiir Hui Dd-thict.—At the Convention of Del- Mffput** representing this (the 33th) District* • bold in Hd< city yesterday, the following ticket was iiimnluiou-ly Merced ii|m>ii ' QUIXOTISM REDIVIVUS. The Atlanta Intelligencer, of yesterday morning, copies, in its editorial column, an articlo from the Augusta Chronicle, as follows; W. L. Scituoas.—The contemptible crea ture whose name heads this article having placed himself without the pale of respon sibility, by a refusal to respond to u "call” made upon him by a gentleman, for satift- factlon for calumnies to which lie had (given publicity, we cannot afford to kick Dr. II; V. M. Miller, James L. Dunning, ill r lint into respectability by noticing the scurrillous allusions to us In his filthy sheet, in its issue of the 3d Instant. This paragraph contains two separnto and distinct falsehoods—-falsehoods that were frail blown to Jared l. Whitaker, Editor and Proprietor of the Intelligencer, when he propagated them. They are. 1. That I “ealumnated” some gentle man. And. •2. That I placed myself u without, the jmle of responsibility ” by refusing to re spond to a call for satisfaction. These falsehoods arc supposed to bo pred icated upon a correspondence which took placebctwcen Mr. A. R. Lamar, of Colum bus, Georgia, and myself, in Juno last* In an article InthcOmiox defending General Loxqstiucet against the abusive attacks of a portion of thcSoiithcrri press, Mr. Lamar Imagined there were some allusious j>or- sonal to himself, lie accordingly address ed ino a note, by the rcgului*iuail, wishing PbofkhaiumalCuuktkhv.—The effort on to know, first, whether I was the autlu she part ».f certain mcmlmrs of the press the articlo ot which he com plained; second, lu this State, to break ihc force of argil-| whether tie* language therein contained auont against a bad and hopeless cause. b> , •• w a* intended" to apply to him; and third, • porting to ilie lowest species of j#er*oml i wheihor I recognized what is generally :■;-4i-»e uml iwnmiciitlon. serves to -how tin*: ciheil the -Code.*' In reply to the private WrVN.i L. Angler, John Flynn, of Fulton trmmty; W. tM.iHj.of Clay ton county ;snd. JVuiry G. Cole and .fudge Erwin, of Cobb ■ aoutity. The ticket is an excellent one, and wu Aiiil support It with pleasure. Tiif. Church Controvkuhy.—In publish ing the Rev. Mr. Caldwell’s card, touching j apon the religious controversies of the #t*y, we bike occasion to tv|>eat what we have wild upon a former occasion, to wit, jJiRt the Opinion Is not, and will not be come a party to this or any other religious controversy. With tlds explanation, which call l»e iiiU- junderstood by no one. our columns are v»|»*n to short communications from both sbles, provide ! they he couched in rCspect- Atl language, and conform to the rulesof legitimate and courteous discussion. § taiubl- iVcmis men are sometime* iviltieed. Iii. ji- pahle of enuduetiug a discussion upon v he legitimate rules «if disputation, or too •j-.hupld and depraved to acknowledge d'e.- ic^t. they *ivk hy mlsrepreseiitatU letter eoiitaltiing these interrogatories, I wrote as follows: Atlanta, Ga., June *24, lst»7. A. 11. l.amar. Esy.. Columbus, Ga.: .My Dear Sir: Your favor of the 20th Inst., directing my attention to nil article h... „r u im l ln l, ie Opinion of the 10th. wherel Abuse to tin. Ini , imagine yourself personated, w« re may lmm*>tiy differ with them in opinion. J chived by me on .Sabbath morning, the *2dd Sucli a practice Is a disgrace to any profo*- inst. .{on, unv.crtliv tho im-t.-ii.lon* of any iron- ro|ily to your Intorrosatoricr. 1st: I ’ . : 1 am the author ot the article to which you tJeman. and should he especiall) dlscouu- rHV . r . oj # | llU( | no knowledge of the fuel x-enanml by a jpjas? of men who arc prt- • ‘ ’ Mimed to represent and direct public opin ion •« an enlightened eominunlty. four.eons discussion, entered into for fbe sake, of what the contending parties oineeiyc to La Truth, and conducted upon 111,,*-- i ole- .*f ('rsputelion recognized b.v ;,...*, j;«! p icieei' gentlemen <i( hber.d \ lews, i- never ob]ectiouahlo. It - ti ouU'vch dl^cinsions that ever result in good. An • dev hitlon from these rules in :,,c .her to descend to the l.tngu.ige of Maekgu mk or to impugn tile motives or a- aU the pa-mu.:! eba/aeA-rof an an- f .• gopl«t. i - laitrn evidence Of mental si— ■ il«ty,ani is nveryittigni eful n;ktiowl- edgm’ent of d.-feat. We can respect a man who may honestly differ With u* in opinion. We can listen tallcntlv, a I’d even with pleasure, to the •reasons for the faith that is in him;" and if lieiuiH bmter twHoiiA for the supiwrt of Ills Hi eery than wo have for ours, or If lie sbuiikl hiiug forwaul arguments which urc. unaiMwerahle. we are ever rerdy to yield ilia point. But the stupid coxcomb a bo. to i on. eal bis ignorance or insincere the Itv. icsorts to abuse and denunciation, is oiiilvcr ally held In contempt by all right- minded and enlightened communities. It :s hoped, tbeiafoie, that, for the eredltof «mr p *ople abroad, the pre^s of Georgia u ill discountenance all such quackery and sevidemej of low breeding, and thus seek :xs e’ovntc. rather than degrade, public son- .'jjiicut. Iti'Liyp rou BautuKiix Rkoit.k.—One of lJjc lepoiis to he laid before Congressat If-YiOKt pe»don, by the War Dupaitnient. a i\i Lj that allowing what relief was ex- l to the people of the tmntli unde ACt that you were the editor of the Sun and Times, nor did I know that you w author of the article, mi extract from which was made the text of my remarks. When I was in Columbus, more than fif teen months ago. one of the proprietors of the Sun and Times informed me Llmt they had employed you a* a contributor to the editorial columns of that journal, hut he stu»i d xviy distinctly that you were not editor. As 1 have not been in Columbus since then, and ns l have had nocoires- |K>tidetice with any one connected with the office, except upon subject*.- of purely a business nature: u ; your name had never been announced as editor; as l had no means of knowing, and did not know, whether you still held the relation of eonttihutor; ami as I really knew very little of you, and certainly had no cause for personal enmity, my remarks will not bear the construction which you seem to have placed upon them: nor was I until the reception of your letter, that they had been tor.ured into Mich an appli cation. You assume th it I h id knowledge of the fact that you “was connected with the lute Government of the foil federate States, in a civil capacity alone." The truth Is. my dear sir, I knew nothing whatever of your relationship to that Government. 1 never mi until some live month surrender—never heard an hat your i elutions to the Government were—never i bought It necessary to ask. or itnportuut to know what they were— and was, therefore, ignorant of the faet that I was inditing an article In whichy might mirror yourself. And if you and your friends have made a per>onal applica tion ofrtunarks, which were designed to he general, that is certainly very mifortu jiate; for. 1 am quite sure, they were not oO Intended by me. I'mlcr these circumstances, your third interrogatory becomes Irrelevant, and an answer thereto can bo neither expected, as a matter of courtesy, nor demanded as u iii.-ittLr of right under that “Code,” of which you appc.,r to he an adherent. Nevorthe- less l will here state, that whilst l never d ivs of luct! atttMn P l ‘*d to shirk personal rc8|ioiisibUltj r l„ KU .«*•<! in tbe Plus..* -»J- V : f,,,. unv.lilQff ili.it T l,:ivc .lojisVr S.M In 3i;,i.;li. a.ter a long aud slurp tight In tlje | tluMiast. it is not my purpose to do so in 11 •— **■ ! **• * 'od that aliout a half the future * ***' < ’ »•«***•*»•• It h unde l iini.* however, neither i apologist for ^ * ■* the * niiM.uu uVlljn wn.- psiKiiilpn. «f wliii li |« prhrcmlminl dnplhr, nor a i npnlojflst . II -on,I I I .mm. thn-Coup.” It M a Mill' of QuIxtiU.m, " ll11 • r * u '! 1 " . ohlliratlon, of «Uleli. In my oj.li.t-m. ..... ^billXHVer hoitili (..aioliii.i* Op* *»i,ot Iduding among honorable and luvv- ;r tihms iiinler thU.act elo*wl In the laiier. abiding iue:i. It is certainly a s|jeeles of v 11.*11 : crime of which no Christian gentleman i i ! would be guilty. I am well aware that imiwtwt Dmmitv i\ nixKitf ituv I ! *« mo houorable gentlemen differ with me IM. OI.1A.N . t)K. IM...N l.>- «ANKI.t ITU IN „„ ,| |H !in J t | lilt TOlUUd t.) 0CCC|.t tt am Skvkntii DrermcT.—TIio ltegMor Op- | f„ rm# | chulIpnKu prodlcntcd upon nn n- cities that debts proven against tho estate of n bankrupt and deposited In his office without the .payment of the fee required by Jaw, me neither fllcd nor approved, and chat'no action will he taken on them un- • ta tho fee is paid. Tm: Gasr ov M|. Davw.—The enuy ratTi Ihiglev reports the following as the onlistance of an interview between hiiueclf ami .bulge Underwood: Judge Undorwood said ho avus sure M*\ sinned right of the cliallenglug party, is reganled by the vulgar and tho vicious as an evidence of cowardice. But that does not alter my* own convictions as to what is right and honoi’alu); and thuroaro seldom wanting abundant opportunities of testing the question ot cowardice. Hoping that the above may be gutisftic- tory,.u|u!that, when you know me better, you will do me tho Justice to believe me incapable of wantonly offending a gcutlq- nian, of whom 1 knew little or nothing, IhLVls would !>e brought totlial InNoVem- Thin li»lti» r and ltd lu ir'ln ikSlihaA. her, and that under existing Instruction’. TU,S “W a uoto bearing u biibso- ,!c rclbrencfl to Juror*, a Jury would bo ou- quent il»to, rcquortlng a «opy of tlio paper pail! <ftd nolloil that would convict him: that I- not wl-h to me an}- blowl uliwl.bc jtoto ho m-»s opponod to capital pt.nWh- anont auvl.ow, and.that Conurcss, In thi aaidat of tin; war, l.iul reduced the penalty nt troa.on to lino and lmprltonmcnt In tl-e ctuu-rctlon of the court; that he wonld, Uiorcforo, only lino him enough to tu!;-- ay hlx Mississippi plantations, and lot ttemhosold out, nt *a\- half a dollar per _aart.4o I.ls old slaves, whose toll and tea.. had accumulated them; tliat 1 hod bettor ■t tills to tl.e country, and. .utcra go down and preach to tho negroes ized on Davis’ old plantation*. ©tsiua AasranT *ms w*n Departiikkt. A IVasUlngton letter of tho fltli lay*; Tho sUtcmont that Ocn. Grant has re fund to rovlvo tho consideration of claims against tho War Department, which waro refuted by Sccrctarfe* H tan ton and Came ron, Is untrue. Ho ho* reversed several orders Issued by tliom, and I.as ordered tho •eopenlngofsovcral cases favorably pass ed upon by his prodooossors. Jmr. Davis’ TnUL.—Tho ltlchnion-1 Whig learns that Chief Justice Chase will eertaln’.y bo there at tho NevemUer.tcr of Die Supremo CourL of the (Jnlh in which he l.:.d caused tl.ecorrespondence to be published, la the only co.fruspomlcncc that over passed between Mr. LaMab nn.l myself. With till* he oxpressoil. himself -satlsllcd,” and thus the matter ended; and, so far as 1 know to the contrary, wo are now upon ns cordial terms us dur vory limited personal acquaintance will admit. Xow, no man who Is not n fool can read the above letter to Mr. Lamau and Infer thercIVom that I placed myself * without the palo of responsibility ” for anything that I liave ever said or written, or fbr any thing that I may hereafter say or write. Whilst I took occasion to express my dis approbation of a custom which It Is well known I have uniformly condemned, and which properly bclohgs to timbers of bull lights ami knight errantry, I was careful to add that, in esse thy opinions -respecting tho “ Cdjjr'sn) sJUjMkfeMjm^mbht- tributod to ^.want of Con rage, there were ‘abundant opportunities of testing tliaf point. And I will now add^furthef. fortl.o benefit of all concerned: tliat my olllco Is' on llroad street; that some foursquares distant on Whltehull is my residence; and that I can always bo found at one or tbe other of these places, when not passing to and fro In;(worn them. W, I., a. -- * —.— - - • The lUethodlat Conferenrc. To liec. IF. P. Uarrlson. D. />., •*Pastor Westley Chapel, Methodist Episcopal Church South Rp.vkrexd and Dear Brother :—I have read “E. X. Keb’s” reply to the Intelligent cer, ami your challenge to him to “meet” you “in a fair and candid appeal to the truth of historyI know not who “E. X. Ueb” in. but I wu« forcibly rominded of some points which have not escaped your memory. When, In November, 1885, I stood in ychfr presence before the Georgia Conference, and a resolution was offered and adopted by that venerable body, con cerning certain sermons of mine, which contained sentiments similar to those ex pressed by “E. X. Re V 1 challenged that whole body (yourself Included) to “meet me,” then and there, “In a fair and candid appeal to the truth of history,” and that “challenge” was declined. My sermons were condemned without one word of ar gument or one appeal to history. Wheth er that method of disjiosiug of the ques tions involved lu the discussion which you seek, was cither fair or candid, I am glad that you have at lust shown a willingness to venture upon the argument. I have longed for the day to come when argu ments, pro and con. on those questions might lie freely, fairly, candidly ventilated in Georgia. In ante-bellum times such a Miiug was quite impossible, ami yourchal- Ienge to “E. X. Keli” would have l>een a indite way of asking him to he hanged, or, at least, to he arrayed in a rolie of tar and feathers. Happily those days of chivalry are past, and, perchance, some Cervantes may hereafter immortalize some dreaming Quixote who nmy venture to review its faded glories. At any rate, I sincerely hope that “E. X. Rub" may accept your challenge. If, however, from any cause, he may we tit to decline, I give you notice that another Richmond is ready to enter the field. Seriously, Doctor, l am not fond of con troversy. Yet it is the method hy which truth, from prophetic and apostolic days, has triumphed over error. I will, there fore, accept your challenge, in easo your ii antagonist does not. I deem him amply able, judging from the specimen of his style in ids reply to the Intelligencer, to meet you with all the candor ami fair ness you can desire. On the other hand. I sjn*ak candidly when 1 say that T do not believe flits Georgia Conference, cither North or South, could select, if they were to try, A more able, fair and candid cham pion than yourself. Able, frank, generous, you will enter upon the discussion to vin- licato what you believe I* the truth; amia- itnly, you will stoop A Card* Rome, Ga m Oct. 7,1807. Aft tho friend of Col. H. V. Farrow, I deem it proper to submit to the public the following correspondence. J. .J. Morrison. Atlanta, Ga„ Saturday 0 r. M„) September 28,1867. ) 7i> D. M. llood, Editor of Rome Commercial, Rome, (la.: Sir: For three weeks past, I have been absent from home, attending the Superior Court of Bartow county, and upon my re turn home this evening, I find, in looking oVer some papers which came forme dur ing my 1 absence, a Romo Commercial of tho 12th inst. In the editorial of that is sue of your paper, in alluding to tho fact that I was “chief of tho C.H. Nitre and Min ing Bufean, District of Georgia,” during the war, you speak of me as “ this cowardly and pusllanlmous man.” Tills language of yours was unknown to mo until this mo ment. Though I yiold the right, under the usages of our country, to individuals and newspapers, of political assault, abuse and misrepresentation; though these legitimate and recognized instruments of political war fare have been unnoticed by me; though theyhave been go freely indulged in towards me because of- the honest expression of my conscientious convictions as to the most Wtee and expedient course for tho people of my own beloved South to pursue in our present fleplorublo condition; yet no man can with impunity transcend the bounds of legitimate political warfare, and assail my persomll character. Your language, sir, Is such ns will admit of no explana tion; it gives me no alternative, and I therefore unconditionally demand of you a Bill, complete and unqualified retraction of the language complained of. I shall ex pect a reply by return mail. Henry 1*. Farrow. Office Rome Commercial.) Rome, Ga.. Get. *2,1807. $ Col. Farrow: Sir: Your letter has been received and turned over to Mr. 31. A. Nevln, associate editor, who will answer soon. Very respectfully, D. 31. Hood. AVlaxta, Ga m Oct. 3,1807. To D. M. Hoop, Editor of Rome Commer cial, Rome! CA: r Your letter of the 2d instant, iu reply to mine of tho ‘28th ult., came to hand this morning. \ will await, for a reasonable length of time, the receipt of the communication to which you allude. Imping that you tviil therein comply with my reasonable demand. Should you not do so, 1 will then communicate with you friend. Henry I*. Farrow. Choice Horsr., Rome, Ga- Oct. 7,18G7. to no perso ingen ion*. I read to c; not armed have truth to meet y ml abuse; learned, logical and! L'» 1). M. Hood, Editor of Rome Cm Letter tram the Muhlbach* Miss, or Mrs. Muhlback,orMrs. Mundt— wo scarcely know how to designate her properly, <t!iough it will bo observed that she retains tho name of Muhlbach in her signature—has addressed the following let- tor to tho Americau publishers of hor translated novels: Gentlemen: Never, in my whole life, have I hod so great and so agreeable surprise as t ou have given tne. and I cannot And words j tell you how deeply I atu moved and gratified by your elevated and noble sen timents. I am very well awaro that there gro no laws to prevent tho reprinting of tho works of GcTnmn authors In America, Or to stocnTo to the author any remunera tion whatover o#, trantJations which may bo issued. Years ago, when tlie reprint of German works, os well as translations of them commenced in yohr country, I en deavored to influence the publishers of these works to pay some Icitul of c right, but they always replied that I no right to ask any' such thing. At last they sent me a Journal, edited by a Gor man, in which two of my novels were at the same time printed in tne German lan guage. I then wrote to my countryman, In qulrlng what profit 1 might expect to re ad vc from this reprint of my novels. In reply; lie laid: “3 ou have the honor of be ing a favorite author, and there is no form lu which they do not read your books.” I acknowledged this to bo indeed a great honor, and ruturned with thanks the very liberal kindness. Since that time, I have never attempted to make any protest against a reprint or translations of my works. Now It rejoices and moves mo deeply that you, gentlemen, unasked, pressed by no one. actuated solely by your honorable feelings, send me, of your own free will, a flattering recompense in the sum of one thotifc nd thalers. Such acts are an evi dence of high character mid feeling, and Will tend to heal a heart embittered very much by the deceptions of the world. Therefore, I thank you for your present of one thousand thalers. 1 thank you for the mornl satisfaction and the Joyful feelings Inspired by your gift. Such an uncxfleet ed addition of a thousand thalers is, for a German author, a very welcome thing, particularly as 1 lmvc a pretty large fami ly. My literary labors have always been well remunerated, but it is. for a widow, (which I am sorry to say 1 have been six f ears,) a difficult tiling to care for all. to lie ather, and mother, and relative, and satis fy at the same time all the demands of so ciety Ufioii one in my position in tho world. But I have always been cheerful and full of hope, for I have confided in lhornton, now at Rio •!a God, and l.ave hoped that my dear late Sir Frederick Bruce, husband, with whom I lb o t t« «uty . ,,... happily—the Uv;u i.. i . j uau**'• . ,■ prayed ami watcheu *»\cr us ’i • • ! - ! As. fheref ire. yriur letter font. i • ••.'i-, ii •• , bill of exchange arrived. n, v eves, ii.it-*. ( . i n : \\i,l» tears, wore r ' ••nven io»il . , fl t . j,,.. wept. Excuse r. r « : • to you as fr* m- • u.ciiy y.i.~ -Mi.dli of the nnii.i i. T.ofisa Mri/LiLuii. TELEOBAPHIOIKTELUttENOE* From tho New York l*raai Asioolstlon. Nashville, Oct. Governor Brown* low, In bit message, recommenda the re peal of the law disqualifying negroes from holding office and sitting on Juries, and indulges in bitterness against rebels. H« does not advise the extension of suffrage to disfranchised whites. Governor Brownlow will probably be elected United States Senator. Fortress Monroe, Oct. &--Account* from both North ai d South of Cape Henry unite In characterizing the late storm aft very severe. Hampton Roads is frill of vessels. The schooner Dr. Hart encountered on Oie Northern edge of the Galf stream a heavy gale, which luted three days. Fif teen vessels were seen with spars and sail* lost. Sunken steamers were seen on Cedar Island, between Chlncoteague and Hog Is land. Washington, Oct 8*—Tho following Is a • recent Revenue decision: “ Whore land is lcasedfor a term of yearn under a contract that tbe lessee shall erect a building thereon, the title to which sub jects it to the use of the lessee during tho term, immediately vests in the lessor the expense of erecting the building and is, in the uature of the rent is returnable as such In the income tax of tho lessor.” The various Committees of tho House are preparing work for tho next session. Tho Election Committee meets in Lex ington, Ky., on the 11th. The Committee on Southern Railroads proceeds South from here on tho loth. The Sub-judiciary Committee assemble! at tbe Capitol' to-morrow to Investigate whether Maryland haft a Republican Con stitution. Cable dispatches stat that the Revolu tionists arc Invading Rome on all sides. The Gurlbaldians have whipped the Pa pal troops near the Ahruzzlo frontier. Prussia approves Italy’s appeal from the treaty stipulations requiring her to de feud the interests of the Papal domin ions. The London Time- says that Edward ill succeed our antagonist may justly •ounter your blows. Were I rith the consciousness that I ii my side, l would not venture in such a contest. But while mutually strive to keep the unity f the spirit iu the bond of peace, I trust that no evil, but much good, may result from the discussion. Whoever may enter upon it. let them go upon their knees before God in their closet, and pray to be inspired with the right pirit. Let them drink deep into that pirit of piety and fraternal loro which •liaracterize all the controversial writings of tho saintly Fletcher. l.ct tho proposi tions cover, if you desire, the whole ground embraced in “E. X. Rob’s” reply, though 1 would prefer that some of tho expressions should l>e altered, and one or two of the assertions slightly mod tiled. Will the Southern Christian Advocate oihju its col umns for tho discussion and deul “fairly” and “candidly” by the disputants, letting them alone and giving them au equal cliancc? If not. select your own orgau. Truly and fraternally yours, J. H. Caldwell. LaGrange. Oct. R, 1867. From the Chicago Tribune. | Schuyler Colfax ox Impeachment an the Duty of Congress.—Your telegraphic correspondent at Wooster, Ohio, condenses ray long speech there lust Tuesday into the following lialf dozen lines: “lu regard to im]>cnclimeiit, Mr. C. paid lie louglngly counted the day* till Congress would again meet, when Andrew Johnson would be brought before the Benuto for impeachment; and iu regard to the threat attributed tothc President, that he would prorogue Congress, ho said that Mr. John son dare not attempt it, for well ho knew thu end would be that his feet would danco upon air, while tho law-making power would continue to perform its functions. Thcsu sentiments were received with great applause.” Tliat was pretty near what I said; but as at a time llko this men Who are in public life desire to be judged on their exact po sitions, may I ask brief space Inyour col umns to say that I counted tho days until Congress would again meet, became in twonty days alter that time Edwin M. Stanton would go book again to the War Deportment iu spite, or the malignant President who sought to expel him from tho position In which he x had served the ^ mgftft House, . ~ .— _ie loyal masses throughout tho laud, would be re quired to place the President before the tribunal provided by tho Constitution, to defend himself tlioro from the charges of xswistont Usurpations, and persistent vio lations of the oath whleh requires him to take earo that the laws shall be flilthfrilly executed; and that, while I did not believe Mr. Johnson dared to ftilfill tho threats ttmUnst Congress now being mado by his Washington organs,apparontly In bis name, : tot whoever did dare to destroy the Legia- Department of the Government,by g revoluttunaw* force, whether. Prutdeni iblnet Minister, or citizen, weuWffltried r his treison, and punished os a ti'ultor, witliMiist feet, not like tho traitors of the recent rebellion, on tho earth, but* In* the air. • *e Bchuylu-Colfax. South Bend, Ind., Sept. 27,18C7. rial, Rome. (f> Sir: lu your reply to my first letter,you refer me to your employer, the associate Editor of your paper, without inakinj retraction or disavowal of the language of the rtrticle referred to. Nor have you made any reply to my second letter. L observe that your name appears ns one of tho proprietors, and us Editor of the Commercial, it is a fair presumption, therefore that all editorials which appear iu your paper are inserted with your knowledge and approval. It is, also, just to conclude that an editorial which has appeared, uml of which you have made neither modification, di-u owal nor retrac tion, for two or three weeks, is indorsed by you, whether originally writtj or not, I, tlierpiore. demand an unequ ply from you to the following i torlest- - Did the article referred to in my first communication appear in your paper with ytoursvpproval, consent,or knowledge?— If not; having appeared. Without any dis avowal on your part, do you Indorse or ap prove it? This Will be handed you by my friend, Ool. J. J. Morrison, who will receive your reply. Henry 1*. Farrow. Rome, Ga., Oct 7,18(17, To ll. P. Barrow: Sir: Tho language complained of was inserted a* editorial in the Commercial with my knowledge, though without; my approval. 1 supposed, without reflection, my associate Editor would, alone, ha re sponsible for the same, and heuce, upon the receipt of your letter I referred yau to him. I concede that as proprietor aud Editor of the Commercial, I might have prohibited Its publication; and I am further satisfied that having permitted it to appear as ed itorial, under a strict construction of the rules of tho fyoas, it is my language. Therefore, under a proper construction of the rides or tho Press, I feel that U Is my duty, as a gentleman, to withdraw the objcctionablo words, as t had no cause to Use such language toward yon. i V- ’ \ /■’ *.D. M. Hood. Rome, Qa* Oct. 7.1867. \ Editor of Rome Cominer- To V. JU. J%i eialyRomtyCx *Sxu: Your hotoof this date, In answer to mine of this morning, has boon received, mid U entirely satisfactory. Henry P. Farrow. To bn Hanord.—Jacob Keener, tho man who murdered John Whito near Gunters- vUle last &11, was tried at tho last term of tho Circuit Court for Marshall county, and sentenced to be hanged on Friday, roe 1st Of Novombor next. lie & ndw.conOned In tho J*tl at Huntsville for safe keeping. Bo says the Independent of the Slftt nit Keener and three othera afterward fhude their escapo (Wm Jail.—Home Courier. ‘T ited StULC-i, do Ii i)u, llmt tlic said I lgGTf, urc t4» bo regai :r -' ‘ the p;i::ignipii ii*!\* wonl- 2d day «U Ap v ‘ * ! -idered us sub>titut ! Iutci uui Keren no !-•; 'inn, : .Mini-tcr Romcni freetioii .t an • Divvrn of Gen. ^thslini: Fmcr..—Tho exUtod In tl.c funeral of General Sterling Frier, late u proi-l.imnlft n General in the Confederate army, nii-k L tl m i u ; 0 place at St. i.ouis on Monday, .‘tOth iili.j n j* in . tvi j to> > Tlio funeral is said to have been tbejlargcst { | .\n«lrc\< ever seen in that city. The ceremonies took place in the First ( liiirch. Rev. Dr. Boyc, where the remains lay in statu .11 the morning, and w ere % isited l*y a v<*r. large multitude of citizen*. The New York Tribune gives the folk ilig sketch of his life*: Sterling Price was u native of VirginL*. removed to Missouri, and rcpivn*utji| th*- Third District of that Sta’i- in ( u^ia *■* during the llrt two years <»f V,.-M.--r Polk’s adininistration. lie held ucoi.ni.-;*.- eomitiissiou iu the l . S. army «'i*»•; jg the 3lexieun war. eonimuudiiig the 2d i.v iinent of Missouri volunteers, and on hn,. 20,1847, was promoted t«» the rank m li.-b*. Gen. of Uiiit’-d States volunteers, lie ’\.»^* elected to the office of Governor of Ml»- sourl III 1833, which posithm hetirl I lid 1857, Including tlie period of 111*• :v- troubles, uml was Bankroutini-d n v ■ the State when the civil war w as ;n:«:s . . . ated in 1SGI. Sympathizing witi. Mi * • cession party, and. having l.mg :». > n . a ultra pro-slavery leader. I* ■ wu- «•! President Of tin* rebel State Vi.iiveii’. » February 28.18(U. and made eoimn ti.- • ili-thicf of’ tlie militia of tin* State. V .. j, the legislature vote i »M iv !0. to . the lidlllla. Price W-grn to make :*r».n * *•- meat for that purpose; bur on t!i«». -t . . the name mouth, lie agreed with Gew. tint ncy, who then commanded the l’. S • inthatState.tokeepthepetqil.-i!) Or>' *i** r when Gen Harney in-usuii ;bn: in* »h -m : dismiss the troops'already culled < u:. .< - feised, although on June *1. in a ■ » . 1 •: ; t|6n, ho mmouiieeif Ids deteniilu ■ i >• mlherato Ids agreement. iVi«*‘-- ie ■ view, on June 11, with General I.r ut a Colonel Blair, not resulting in an tn..!.->• standing between them. T.yiu m.u- . . .! into the interior, and I’ti- rntivice i fr •. Jeffersonville to Boonevil -’. from u b ••. also withdrew befort* tie* !..uilc nt .lime i • but was present in the hait e of V.‘lls» n Creek, August It), -i-ptcmia-r go. tr . three days’lighting lie c.tpnm-d ton with 3JW0 prisoner-. Ho *%.*- i • to evacuate October •>. befbs ■* ibv 3 rGeneral Fremont; l*»n**! a p»-■-i. On from Neosho, in Xdieud.er.' 50,000 volunteers j eiiiennl tire -. r\ i tlie Confederate States imriiig ri.ir »* • with the rank pf Al^for-Geiier.-!. »•.,, and was wounded in 'the *.utie .»r . i Ridge,March ti, 7, an I s. w.t.> tr..' - ferret! to tho Army of th * Ali-*d- ! .*.»i. o • wo* present at laka. Sept, 2ft and t i •• - inth, Oct. J. 4 aud 5. lu Den mli r. IN.'.. cummahded thq udvaiiri* of tin* u m> -f Northern Mlsslsdpid,’ nml**r Meiiwmuo * General itoinbortoii. Inv.tiling 31 —••iin lit September. 18|H, lie an-, met -JjV .«**■n.*,-il Plouoanton, and .alter h#u*iv ilgiitiiiz at XlttleUsage Crossing, midJKh**r o dm- 1 »• was defeated (with heavy lo—. id >.i* old {get I to retreat im«> Arkm»-:-, u • > greatly diminished force. Throughout tho whole war !»•• v,.i*oi».- tlio most native of the rehei g.-imrd*. u. , onooftho lnstto losortmtl-U’ij.'r a, i„ •, . nal success of tlicConfe*l»yato Health or Acuusta.—'Tin* i.’- pufv' -a* of yusterday says : Siiioo the welcome shower- id Fie.n; and Saturday we have been visited In wi -. itabio autumnal weatiicr, uml luauv eireles tn our city have been formed around lit- dlpdo The >Si el lii tr proclamation he Flitted Static of rho ; mg the iie-tir- Alliell !.a«l i heretofore of’fex. al the pruvhiUA • «*| Juno. 1865. in- 2d of Apri!, iscfl. was ;f.erefoi •e. In- it known, It.-OlJ. l’:-esident of tho re by ,i .■'•hire mid pro- words. IRtii of June, de«i :i*» erroneous, in rti'd t. ». and that tho ri!, ism: .are to be 4-..ji- *d then! for. receipt w ti.-day y;K)7.- • iil h*.» * »*'dtu :niay •vil! sail .lireet team er U ilderiiiMs. i» dispo' -;il I»y the Fe.h— V mother and ache, are r„ ; »e- leh :uv v lie re n u Demur ratio U thu Sheridan aero- dell-.*. Fifty femalea '' ‘ ;ite broken; ot!»'*ra . -in *. Sow of the iri.il l.ll SiUIll'iof ’ii ti.' let vd lo he Mim- .• r. <»f t he court. !lou. furilbhetl with r.l -ur i gainst tl.e - - ' Alexandria. It ;:’.gvd « i >' the bii'.e 4>I'iLo ••r«>se.i . ! .ng uttoru4*y f : rht i* ’. K*. r >r New York, v. ho ‘lilpped (Yi.ni itii of Septein- iilimi l.uiiiJM’U .1 Of ill has bivn fpeetbigs of Uie fi* - on tun ii.L- r.s Vie uumei t.i .:t»*' _«- iiiVutfc , WlM. It.'IVII, . anti t« r,e*’|.»rtw ififtt . ..iid -111. dUb.ut- :y th** »uinin;, m.i-t ftUi •tie p'lmBadly • \'s*. O, t:8^-TJtenj were 50 lief- ••"■I 'be avmuw feGr fortiori >ie...*e„.i:ng »M. ..VU-ifthis driiira for tl.u oimVry omler-, T •••’ litMidreJ •m mtv Hi'M • i r From .-le-tis!, mg M r.l I. *. .Mill, whed .r»-*La:» k r »M p.w-r..f. the F, p. will ec>e. Fia hol\ rK, Get! 8.-G irFaWan^ »r«* oral llreildos. Tho *tmo.phero in till, lo- Tliepn-*, Vt?i* llur 0*|f callty has doubtless boon greatly purllleU, ornimoit t.i utitl.-lpat.- him. by tho ebango of wcathor. and wo tci voiit- j OarllHil.il has Issued n. a,l.lre« .h- ly trust that our city will won ho entirely Irccil trora that clloiatlc troublo known na nount !t “•'tor/!. ? Millla ami h vor.” With this exception, ‘ fc (hero n hut littlo iKkut'Ss here. Informathm IVmti I .."‘.Mr,. 1. that lion.Thait.btwhiia ««,*.( tirris ...... 0.’B WRfall Ik living at No. 6J, Olouc -lerl’l CO, Portland Square, Lou- r !“ . om - '.it:;.,. MlajMri U reJulcii.K ovur an incrc^Bo In don. Ho is i.rautlclng law, and will not re- film*? BMliWnr ‘ * ‘‘‘MiyWYl nnl^Ition. turn to AuU'iKo. ; .^awdaUun