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j r^\ / J J . L on^nsr C <yO> py cvv GEORGIA WEEKLY OPINION. VOL. I—NO. 12.1 k V ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 22,1867. 1TERMS—$3100 TUESDAY MORNINGill*OCTOBER16. A Caiip.—At the rcquoat of mutual friend*, the undersigned hereby apologize fur the publication, and disclaim the en dorsement of certain selected articles snd communications that have appeared In our respective Journals intpunglng the'person al character of each other. Whatever charges or Imputations against each other that may have been made through our c lltorlal columns, are also withdrawn. Jared Irwin Wurrsoa 1 Wu. t. Scauaus. Itui.ioicos Kanvai-—The revival atth; 2nd Bubtist Church continues. Some thirty persons were up f»r prayer Sunday night. There have been several conversions; and • the Interest Is unabated. Dr. Brantly, the able and efficient Pastor...has been assisted during the past week by the Rev. H. W. Warren of Macon. Among the numberof young people who have professed conver sion, we notice soon of Ex-Gov. Brown of this city. SirKiuou ComtT.—This Judicial body re sumed Its Bitting* yesterday, taking upthe regular routine of business. It will prob ably take It until lute into next week to girt through. Home caws of more than us ual Importance will come up In a few days, of which we will endeavor to furnish our readers a fathful report. Knv. A. T. Hfauldixo.—This gentleman lias been called, by the unanimous volee or the church, to the pastorate of the First Baptist Church of tills city. We have not learned whether shls call has been accepted, but hope that If It ha* not It may be. Born In Houth Carolina, and educated at Mercer University, In this ritatc, and with successful pastorate expe rience In Philadelphia, Madison, Ga. He! mo, Ala. and Mobile, he D well aud favor ably known by many of tbe denomination, not only’In this, but other sections of the country. Hu Is an able minister and a most estimable Christian gentleman. Ills acceptance of tbe position ben tendered him would be quite an accession to our city, where he would have a wide and use ful field of labor. Library Association,—This Institution has taken a suite of rooms In tho Granite Block, corner of Broad street and the rail' road, and are making arrangements for a speedy Introduction of the necessary fhr- nltun. In about ten days the rooms will lie opened for the benefit of the inumber*. X cm Iran 2.—Tills lively little steamer was out yesterday afternoon showing all the snqill boys, aud thu folks generally, w hat an eloquent stream she could spout. This Is one of tho neatest machines In the country, and Is manned by as lively a set of boys as usually turn up at a fire. M. E. COXTERKNCR-—The Conference of the M. E. Church Houth will assemble In rills city on the 27tk of Xovemder. Bishop 1’lcree will preside. This Conference Is known os the North Georgia Conference, and this will bo tho first meeting of that body since tho divi sion of the StateJInto two Conferences, which took place at the last annual meet- Ing. Cotton.—There were a few wagons In the city yesterday. Cotton dull at 11J4* 12 cents. Business continues dud for tho season, Money senree. People generally blue. Weather dry. Nights cool; frosty morn- ing*. t PntNTxns' Biot —Homo Nashville prim ter* went to Memphis recently, anil ob tained work In the Bulletin office, taking the places of member* of thu typographic al union, who had been discharged, The party hod scarcely commenced work, when, ns the Avalanche reports, they were “wait ed upon by a committed (Tow tbe union, who used such arguments at Induced them to quit work. not. however, befbre one man, named Jennlton, was shot In the forehead, and another, named Buck, was beaten over the head,”. The murderous un Ion crew were then reinstated In their old position!. Mr. Jennlton was not very se riously wounded. C9*Mrs. Nellie J. Brown committed sui cide In Chicago on Thursday night of last week by taking strychnine. Her husband hod been Junsuecessful In obtaining em ployment, and despondency on account of pecuniary strolta la supposed to have been the cause of tho suicide. WDurhig tho three months ending September 30th, the Chicago police made seven thousand two hundred and twenty, three arrest*, resulting In (40,327 worth of tines/ Of (162,300 In stolen property, (113,S12tras recovered. tW McClellan mid Blair are still ahead of all competitor* In the opinion of Wash ington correspondents, fur .the succession to tho War Department. One of the two will probably take the place Imraedatoly, [f One hundred and nineteen thous and bushels of wheat, valued at nearly a quarter of a million of dollars, have been fowarded East by a single firm In Alton. Ill, since the middle of July. tarTIie Tennessee Legislature, In con formity with tbe recommendation of Gov. Brownlow'a message, passed resolutions withdrawing tbe offer heretofore made of a reward for the arrest of ex-Gov. Isliam G. Grand Jury Presentments ot Cobb County. We, the Grand Jury, chosen snd sworn Ibr tho (Ull term of Cobb Superior Court, mske the following report: We find tba boo Ml of the Clerk of the Superior Court neatly kopt and In good order. The books of the Clerk of tlio In ferior Court are also found to lie kept In a manner highly creditable to Mr. Spier, the Clerk. Wo have also carefully examined the County Treasurer’s books and find them correct and kupt In n neat and busi ness stylo. Tho books of the Ordinary’s office are kept In their usual correct and excellent order. The 3hortlTs,books are In good order, hut we find no book of fines and forfeitures, and wo request that the Sheriff be required to obtain a.idto open such a record and to Include therein en tries of all fines and forfeitures and ab stracts of bonds given from the dote of his Induction lu office. We find from tbe books of tbe Tax Collector vouchers for all taxes, State and Coauty, except about (200, there being no treasurer to receive this fund. 1 We have received reports from all the public roads In the county; In Lemon's district they have all been well worked, and in the Lost, Noonday. Old 20th, Pow der Springs and the town district* arc gen erally In good condition; in Cox's district they are In bad order; In Oregon district the road leading from Marietta to Lost Mountain lias been well worked; the Burnt Ulokory road Is unworkwl and In almost Impassable order; In Merritt's district the rends have not been worked, and In Ros well district In btd condition; the two roods leading to Boswell are almost Im passable. They have been worked to the ex- tent of the Town district, but lu tbe other* entirely neglected. In the Roswell dis trict Commissioners were appointed, wo learn, but none for tjlie present year fbr Merritt's. Where Commissioners have not been appointed wa know of no remedy for tbe failure of the Inferior Court to dis charge Its duty. When they hare been appointed It Is dua to tbe publto Interest that the parties In default be held In ac countability under the law. For the promotion of education wo urge that every encouragement lie given to the continuance and extension of the system of Sabbath Schools os the most efficient means st present available to our people for tho dissemination of knowledge. In addition to this, and Its localities destitute of schools, especially we urge upon parents tho Im portance of systematic family Instruction In view of tho heavy taxes of tho current year, and as an act of simple Justice, we recommend tho Iuferlor Court to order the reception In payment of County taxes of orders on the County Treasurer and Jury certificates. It lias been a frequent subject of com plaint with citizens living at distant parts of the county that tlio setting of the Infe rior Court are so Irregular as to Involve a great deal of Inconvenience. We hope that tills Irregularity In tho sittings of a body so Important to the public Interest will ba obviated In future. The only public buildings of the county are the temporary structure at present oc cupied by the Clerk of the Inferior Court. Wo are In no condition, pecunlarly, to Jus tify a recommendation fur the coustmo- tlon of a Court House, unil can only urge all the ecouomy possible in tlio present mode of arrangements for a time to conic. Wc do, however, believe that the eouaty Is In a condition to have erected a good sub stantial Jail, and wo urge the letting or such a structure by tho Inferior Court at aa early a day as practicable. In our oaths as Grand Jurors, wo wore required to swear tliut we had keen duly Registered,which we acquiesce in establish ed power. We enter our solemn protest In behalf of tho established freodotn of the Jury against tho exercise of any authority whatever Interfering with tlio organization of Jurors not derived from tho fundamen tal laws of the land. In taking leave of tils honor. Judge Irwin, we desire to express our thanks for his courteous bearing towards our body and bis able, upright and efflclentdlseharge of the responsible trust* of Id* position. Wo also express our appreciation of tho kindness and promptness of Col. Knight, tbe Solicitor General. We further request Judge Irwin to pass an order to have theso General Present ment* published. DANIEL R. TURNER. Foreman. Wiley Kemp, Walter A. Appling. Walter Manning, Alfbrd O. Tolloson, Albert A. Winn. Martin F. Reap, Thomas Davenport, Geo. If. Henderson, Henry J. Hnslc. Henry A. Patlllo, RoswcIH.Marchman.Hezcklsh Gresham, Robert M. Goodman, Wiley J. McClatolioy, Maco A. Mayes, Henry J. Hopkins, John W. Allgood, Wm. 11. Montgomery. John Durham, Ordered by the Court that the request bo granted and that tlio presentment* be pub lished. October 10.1867. DAVID IRWIN, J.S.C. A true extract from the minutes. 11. M. HAMMETT, C. 8. C. tar A Washington special says It was decided by the Cabinet yesterday to grant the petition of Mr. Seddon, formerly rebel secretary of War, for pardon. OT A California paper says that a wealthy Hebrew at San Francisco, happy In being tbe father of male triplets, ba* named them Abnlism Lincoln, Isaac An drew Johnson aud Jacob John Conness. To the Public, In order to avoid misinterpretation of any of the circumstances connected with tho recent difficulty which grew out of a personal article Jwlilch appeared In tlio Romo Commercial, the undersigned friends of the respective parties beg leave to sub mit tho following Correspondence, In ex planation of the whole affair. In accordance with the tonus, which will Atlanta, Ga. Oct. 8th. Col.ir. f, Farroti—Sir: Aa tho associate editor or the Rome Commercial, and not, as you i magine, an “employee,'' I informed you by letter that I was the author of the article of the 12th ult, of which you com plain. and In which you were styled “This cowardly and pusillanimous man.” You have all-Wed to Ignore mo In this matter, for the pttrpose, os you allcdge, of demand ing a retraction from a gentleman who was not the author. I deny your right under any recognized appear by tbe correspondence, Capt. Tbos.' usage to pnri^ fuv wch iunoTand O'Conner and Col. II. P. Farrow met at nsum-h as tho published correspondence sunrise, on the 12tli Instant, on tho East between Judge D. M. Hood and yourself bank of tb-Savannah river, and exchang- • 3^iMS&3& ."XS ed shots. Alter the first fire, the challeng- whatever shall rest upon myself from any Ing party promptly expressed themselves construction that may bo glyen to your satisfied, and the friends of the parties de- correspondence with Judge D. M. Hood, dared the matter satisfactorily and honor*- tlStL JmU utonStelng the 2mbOT, y ° U bly adjusted. ....... ... Capt. O'Conner, fired a little In advance of the.word. On Its announcement, ho prompty offered his antagonist auother shot, which lift refused to take adrant- agpof. It U proper to slate, that Col. IL A. Al ston had no connection with the corres pondence until the challenge by Capt. O'Conuer, R. A. Alston. J. 'J. MonauoN. Omen Ruhr Commercial, IIohr. Ga. » o’clock, Oct. 3,1867.. Henry Pollack Farrow, Esq* Attorney at Law, Solicitor fa Equity, sic., Atlanta, Ba.: My Dear Sir: Yours offO o'clock, Sept. 28th, 1867, has lust been handed me by Judge D. M. Hood, In which you recount certain grievances Inflicted upon you by an editorial In tbe Commercial uf Septem ber 12tl>. I. as the Assocluto Editor of the above named paper, am ulono responsible for the phrase, “This pusillanimous and cowardly man,” etc. and not the Judge: and. to save ray life, I can find no conceivable objection to the language, unless that objection may consist In lu rhetorical Inaccuracy, “pusil lanimous and cowardly” being rather sy- nonomous terms. 1 think Esop’s table of the Trumpeter used, snd Its application, quite Illustrative of tbe position,taken by you In your Romo speech. You remarked that it nod been charged that cowardice and a mortal bar of bullets had driven you to take refuge in the arms of tbe Nitre Bu reau Department. Thu correctness of this charge you neither attempted to palliate or deny, but rather thought It an excellent ’ece of strategy on your part. Illustrating ib -cose with on anecdote, is usual, and ending with the triumphant exclamation, “I’m damn glad that I am Potash Farrow.” Tho language of the unfortu nate editorial Is but the reflex of your own sentiments, and I am somewhat surprised that a recapitulation should so astound you. Believing H. P. Farrow to be the most reliable Judge of U. 1*. Furrow’s character, pardon ine If I tall to see tbe necessity fur the retraction demanded. You claim to have been persecuted by the press “because of your honest expression ul conscientious convictions ss to the wisest and most expe dient course for tho people of your own beloved South to pursue.” Now, a Southern man may, perhaps, from sorno sort of “convictions" of policy, bo a Rcconstructlonlst: but when you, a native born South Carolinian, reared under tlio teachings of the greut and good John C. Calhoun, advise the people of the Houth— your own beloved—to Join the Radical Re- bllcan party—as you did lu your speech Romo—and thus become four-fold the children of hell, then do we think that you will have accomplished an Herculean task when you succeed In convincing your countrymen that such are your unbribed -conscientious convictions" or tliolr duly In tlio premises, or that you yourself are un honest man. You thought It a fine thing, no doubt, to stand lip In the putillc Court House III tills city him: denounce wlmt you, were pleased to call la-cuodiui traitors nod editors or •elglit-by-ten nue-legginlluewspapera;’ but when, forsooth, one of these same *o- ... public in colors somewhat true—you yourself being judge—your Indignation hath un Imiinds. and you proceed at once to challenge to mortal combat one of those Inslgiiltleants that you professed, lu your speech, hi hold in such sublime contempt. Behold what a descent from your lofty aud dignified flight! What condeacenslon! In elostiu your letter, you say: -Your languago, sir. Is such as will admit or no explanation; It gives mo no alternative, and I therefore unconditionally demand of My reply to all of wl» tbe polfto bj may be found In , but memorable words of old -Rough and Heady”—“I most respectflllly decline aocedtng to your request,” The mighty Xerxes, 'tlssald, once to Mount Atlioa wrote: “Got out of my path,a* I wish my ships to sail along that waybut historian* say that the rebellious mountain actually refused to obey tha behest of the vsllsnt Persian, snd may be ocen standing In the same spot to this day. Now, I am not altogether* fighting nun, .jdyou have already Confessed that are not) besides, you have a family an have L I have but recently become tho 'ortunate daddy of one of tho finest boys I n tho ton Territories.* nd If possible to avoid It, do not wish to tain the chance* of leav ing him fatherless; yet If, when you n ’ to this, you still Insist, and Messrs. Hl. and Walker, your surviving references, will stand good fbr your character, why so let it be. 1 have already had the small mattcrof three duels—In two of which I came off victorious, and In the third only lorn ft leg—and though, withal, I have not formod any particular attachment to duol- l'etmlt me to say, In conclusion, my mis- Oilded friend, that I think you are labor- ng under the delusion that you have* character to lose. Shakspcaro says: “lie (bat filches iron ms nr good same, Rote ms or that wbleh not enriches bfin, Hut makes me poor Indeed.- I think the manner In which another has paraphrased It would better suit your par ticular case, and bo more In accordance with your opinion of younclf: --He that filches rrom me my rood name, fete*!* Uut which J luctr Aarf. Finally, If your voice Is still for war, Just bring along your implements, and the bee hive fur your left bower member. I scorn to take advantage of any man. Y'ours very easy. M. A. Nkvin, Associate Editor Rome Commercial. Unit I, uinl I alone, being tho aui solely responsible for tbo article In ques- tlon, which I again repeat and reiterate. Should yon reel aggrieved in tho matter, l am ready at this moment to answer lu the usual Way • This fiojc will he lmnded you by my friend. Cnpt.Tnomas O'Connor, who reau thorized to receive any communication wide . you .any see proper to make. Respectfully, M. A. Nzvin. Atlanta, Oct. 8tli, 1807. Col.H. P. Furrow—Sir: My friend Capt. Thomas O’Conner, handed you a note from me this morning at 11 o'clock; which be ing of such a nature that 1 expected a prompt reply. Five hours having elapsed, and receiving no reply, you will please Inform mo of the cause of delay. Respectfully, M. A. XavtN. Atlanta, Ga., 5, r. M, Oct. 9, 1867. To M. A. Kevin, Associate editor of Roms Commercial, United Statee Hotel, All onto, Ba.: Sir: You will hear from me within twen ty-four hours from tbo receipt of your communlciUon this morning, which will certainly be considered by all who are fa miliar wlUi the -Code" within reasonable time. IlexBT P. Farhow. Atlanta. Ga, Oct. lOtb, 1867. To Af. A. Kevin, Aeeoiate Editor of “Roms Commercial,," United States Hotel, Alan» la, Ba, Sir: Your note of yesterday was handed me by your friend, Capt. Thomas O’Con ner. I am authoritatively lmformed that you own no Interest In tlio “RomeCommercial,” but that you are, on the contrary, a mere employee of the proprietor of that Jour- nal. Such being the case, under the long tabllshed and universally recognized rules of the Press (your opinion to the contrary notwithstanding) Judge D. M. Hood, was properly subject to a demand from me for satisfaction. Your complicity with the matter, as an “employee” In the office of that Journal, while It made you alike sub ject to my demand, had 1 thought proper to resort to you for satisfaction, did not. In any way, nor to any extent, relieve Judge Hood. He, upon proper reflection, “under recognized usage” among gentlemen of the Press. concededthat the language was his: ami In a manner becoming a high toned and honorablQ gentleman, promptly with drew It. Hurt*,! had every reason for sup posing, and believed, thin unpleasant mat ter had ended. 1 have never seen you, nml would not know you to-day were I to meet you in the street. Up to tlio time of my opening the correspondence with Judge Hood, con cerning tills matter, 1 was totally uncon scious of the existence of such a man ns yourself, much less did I know of your be ing an “employee” lu the “Commercial” of- llre. Yet. after a satisfactory, an amicable, am) I believe, an honorable adjustment of the matter, l received this communication from yon, bringing In question indisputa ble rules of the Press, and insisting that you be not “iguored In this matter. Nor do you stop, with simply Informing me tliut you were the original uuthor of the offen sive words, and ‘ render me tliut geiitiemon to another. You seek to heap insult upon insult and say **L and l alone, being tho author, and solely responsible fortlie article in question, which 1 again rascat and reiterate. It it now highly proper, the Insult being repented and reiterated, that I should In form you why, alter the adjustment of tho mutter between Judge Hood and myself, with a knowledge of your connection with the (natter, 1 did not demand satisfaction of you. I have boen Informed by those who have seea you, and who know something of you, that from an unfortunate accident when 'quite a boy,you lost your led leg; and that from that day to this you have gone upon crutches. This misfortune entitle* you to tho sypathles of your fellow-men, and no one has a more profound sympathy fbr oao who has lost tn arm or a leg (no mailer how) than myself; and rather would I have my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth thin Insult such on one. This mis fortune has made you a cripple, has placed you under adlssnlllty which you cannot remove. You may ssy, “1 waive the disa bility,” but ft is impose this J For mo to demand of you. In your crip pled condition, that satisfaction which la due from ono gentleman to another, would Justly damn mo fbrever. Think, sir, for a moment, of the overwhelming and merited Infamy which wouldcoraodown from an outraged iieoplo upon me, and upon my children alter me, were I to challenge end take the life of a crippled man. I recognize the Code, and were it not fbr your crippled Ing-ignored.” No, sir. no waiver on your part can enable von to stand before me a per feet man, and I say to yon. In tho most positive, emphatic arid unqualified lan guage, that under no circumstances, fur no language which it Is possible for ono lerson to use towards another, could I bo nduced to commit so grave an error—to commit an act so violative of the “Code,”eo revolting to true manhood, as to challenge to the field of honor one who Is suspended between crutches. From these considerations, and In strict accordance with the "Code of Honor,” I could not demand satisfaction from you, w'ticn insulted through the columns of a public Journal: I conuot demand it for the gross, unprovoked and unjustifinblo insult given me In your letter of yesterday, re peating and reiterating your offensive lan- K iagc; nor can I demand It for any Insult- g languago y. n eon rmeeillyuse In tho fu ture. !;. -iw. . < i ; • ATM NT*. .. .. V ; .. date has just been received, after an Inter val of some twenty-llvo hours. Your re iterations of “syauiathy" would bo tolera ble, were it not In reality an hypocrltal evasion. Your construction of tho Code Is certain ly an Innovation, and well suited for your present purposes. You knew mo well enough In your Romo speech to offer mo a public Insult; but note, you affect both ig norance of and “sympathy” for mu when offered mi opportunity to vindicate your vaunted prowess. The putillc are at liber ty to jndgft upon whom tlio onus In thl* matter lies. This noto will be handed you by my friend, Copt. Thomas O'Comior, and will closo tbo correspondence, should you not think proper to continue It. Respectfully, M.A.Nbvix. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 10i 1867,3 f*. st. 7b if. A. Kevin. associate editor of Rome Commercial, United States Hotel, Atlanta, Ba: Sir t Y’our note, dated 12)tf o'clock to-day has been received, and will be answered at 6 o’clock thla evening. Tilts delay to caus ed by the unusual course Indicated In your noto above alluded to ii HtxRr.P- F*n*ow. Atlanta, Ga- Oct. 1ft 1807,1 6 o’clock, p. u. J 7b if. A. Kevin, Associate Editor of “Rome Commercial,” Untied Stales Hotel, Atlan ta, Ba.: Sir: Your note, bearing date 12)4 o’clock to-day, In answer to mine of this morning, has been received. I am utterly astonished at the character of your reply, Cor two reasons. First—You annqunco yourself tho In sulted party: whereas, in this entire mat- both In tlio correspondence with Judge Hood and with yourself, there bos been no previous Intimation that I hod Insulted any one, but upon tbe contrary, I have suppos- is the only party aggrieved, and the correspondence, or all sides, has been conducted upon that basis. You now abandon the position assumed In your own letter of yesterday, and inform me that In my Rome speech about one month since, I gave you a “public Insult and that you ore the aggrieved party.” I most emphati cally deny ever having Insulted you; and If, on any occasion, 1 have said or done anything which you so construed, you should have Informed me, and your mind would have been promptly disabused. Iu tbo second place, It is remarkable that having come all the way from Rome to At lanta with a friend, and having opened a correspondence upon the “Code,” and hav ing brought that correspondence to this critical stage, you now abandon the “Cods ” It is to he presumed that gentlemen who recognise the “Code,” and open a correspondence upon It are acquaint ed with its provisions, and will con duct that correspondence to an ultimate termination In strict accordance with those f irovlsions; hence I nni astonished at your ast communication, from which it appears you have pursued the “Code” as far as you think proper, and will now abandon ft.— Permit me to inform you that you have furnished the first instunco known to me of n gentleman supposing lie could pursue and lay asldo tho -Code” at pleasure. In your last communication you, for the first time, assume the attitude of tho ag grieved tarty, and abandon tlio “Code,” be cause of an emphatic declaration from me, In uiy letter tills morning, that I will, i dor noc!rcumstanccs.challengeyou. Hav ing assumed tho nttltudo of tho aggrieved party, my refusal to challenge you Is no ox- cuso for your abandonment of the corres pondence. Though I did inform you In tlio mostpoeitive language that I would not eend you. a challenge, yet I did not say I would decline accepting a challenge from you. I specially avoided any expression oil that subject. It was your right, notwithstanding all I said In my lost communication, to challenge me If you felt aggrieved, as you alleged. I now (rankly say to you that had 1 been asked to accept it challenge from you, l should, without Ihssligheet hesitat(on,hnvc declined accepting It;and should havo as signed thu sauio reasons unsigned for not chidleuging you. Then, under tlio 6th see. of the 2d division of the 1st chapter of Wilson's Code, It would have devolved up on your second to tender himself In your stead. That section defines tlio duties of the Second, and reads is follows; “If the per son to whom you deliver tha note of your friend, declines meetlngblm, on the ground of Inequality, you ore bound to tender yourseR In Ills stead, bv a note directed to htui from yourself, and If lie reflise to meet you, you are to post him.” Had you perused the “Cade," as It Is ab ways presumed a gentleman will when he start* out on it, having assumed, In your hut letter, the character of an aggrieved party, you would have challenged we. As above stated, I would have declined tlon from a man whom you know was not tho author of the offending article. After you liavo dono with an Innocent man. Jt Ptwntod myself as truly tlio offending Your pretext to that I am a “crlpplo, and suspended between crutches.” t8 ono so oonversont with tho “Code" ns yourself, Jffl JWrtfonftuto such balderdash I Gen eral* Hood and Ewoll ate both one-lcggn! mon, and each commanded a corps oner their misfortune. Yet, under your con struction of tho “Code" you could not and the proper conclusions under tlio^“Cbda!” os I understand It; and though you refiuo positively, “under any circumstances what ever, to recognize mo as principal in this matter, and though forced by your declara tion* and my duty to my friend, Captain O Connor, l withdraw In favor of tha lat ter; yet I do so under solemn protest aginst any such Interpretation of tho further mu tlply words. My frIcn,U*m* O’Connor, by whom this will bo handed you, will adjust this matter. had bo observed the “Code,” would have challenged me; and, had he made this quarrel his own, 1 would not have hesita ted to yield him that satisfaction which la due Irom one gentleman to another. This, sir, la the direction, and tha only direction thl* controversy could have properly taken, after having voluntarily placed yourself “upon the Code.” Yet, should you think proper to pursue the course Indicated In your lost letter, and abandon a controversy of your own seek ing, I certainly have no cause to object, and am willing for an enlightened public to -Judge upon whom the onus in this mat ter lies." IlaxftV P. Farbow. Unitrd Statxs Hotel. ( Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 11,1867. j Col.H. r.Farrow—Sir: Your four paged note of tho loth Inst, was received at 6 o’clock, r. si. when your friend informed me that you could not recelvo a reply be fore this date. You assume to read me a lecture on the “Code.” and so extend your remarks to awcarysomo length. Your premises are as falsa as your con clusion*. I do not, nor never have, as sumed tho position of tlio aggrieved. 1 merely referred to the Insult offered uie In four Rome speech—of which Insult you iad an intimation In my letter of October 3d—a* a reason why your stated reasons during this correspondence aro fallacious. It you deemed me of sufficlcut Importance, I suggested, to offer me a public Insult, thereby acknowledging mo us amenable under the “Code,” why seek to avoid taking tho proper course as directed by tho -Codef" In my Rome letter of October dyou have ray reasons for conclusions. In • published correspondence with J edge . ’’nod. that letter lm« been omitted. * yvu sought sajlsfec*! _ . A. Npj’LN. Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 11,1S07, 30 a. If, Col.H. P. Jtoroie—Sir: As you hare seen fit to adopt a strange anbtorflige in order to avoid a mooting with my friend. Mr. M. A. Nevln, and Intimated a willing ness to receive a challenge from me, I have authorized my friend. Col. A. B. Alston, to make an arrangement for an Immediate meeting. Respectfully, Thomas O’Connor. Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 11,1867,12 M. To Capt. Thomas O'Connor, U. S.Hotcl. At lanta. Ga. Sir: Your noto of lOJtf o'olock to-day, substituting yourself foryour principal, Mr. M. A. Nevln, whom I declined recognizing os a combatant under tho Code, becausoof on Inequality resulting from his being ft cripple, wa*received atllo’clock and 45 minute*. In reply to which I have to aay again, for tho fifed f(me, that I hare never, before nor during thla controversy. Insulted him, and would at any time have disabused hU mind upon any point upon which he con sidered hlmaolf Insulted, had he given me aa opportunity of dolng#o:nererthele*s,hav ing taken up tho quarrel, and having de manded of me that satisfisctlon which Is due one gentleman ;from another, I will yield you that satlsfkctlon at sanrlso to morrow morning, near Augusta, on the eastern bank of the Savannah river. My friend, Col. J. J. Morrison, will hand vou this, and will mako the necessary ar rangements. Herat 1\ Farrow. GLonu Hotel, Avgusta, Ga, I 3)i O’clock, a. M, Oct. 12; 1887.$ Col. A. Alston, Planters' Hotel: Sir: The mectlug will bo at Sand Bar Ferry, three miles below this place, tlio ground that is used at this time by oven- one, to I havo been Informed. I believe It Is the only place wc can cross wltbouthav- Ing made previous arrangements. Sun rise Is the time. As I cannot deliver this In person, please acknowledge the receipt of the same. " p ” J. J. Morrison. Planters Hotel, Avgusta, Ga,> 3% o’clock, a. M, Oct. 12th, 1867. $ Col. J, J, Morrison, Blobs Hotel: I beg leave to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of SKo’clock,stating that the meeting will take place at Sand Jjftr r err v # I have been unable to procures pair of pistols, and bog tho favor of using one of yours. Very respectfully, R. A. A la ton. Olobr Hotel, Auotsta, Qa4 o'clock, A. x, Oct. 12th, 1867. { Col. Robt. Alston, Planters Hotel: Sir: In answer to your noto of this date, I will say, I take pleasure In extending to you choice of tho pistols we have. Respectfully, J. J. Morhison. Col. H. P. Farrow: Sir: I again protest against your forcing my friend. Captain OXfonrtof, to asium? my quarrel, by your persistent determina tion to Ii - rnestly request that I may be permitted stand In hi* place. I write this without bis knowledge. .This will he luuidedyou by my friend. Major Howard. Respoctfolly, iso? ntc ™ 4 °' clock ' ** .offSh, Augusta, Ga, Oct 12th, 1867, > 4X o'clock, A. M. { 7M$ ( 4' Kevin, Planters Hotel, Augusta, Sir: Your noto of 4 o'clock this morning wa* handod mo this moment byyourfricmfc Juior Howard. In nor, j conscious that no responsibility will rest upon me for the result. yvr fttuwMus I regret that yo«r friend, Captain Otton- >r, has boon thus circumstanced, and foel Three time* havo I Informed you and your friend,Captain O’Connor,that lam conscious of no Insult to either of you. thus throwing wide opon tho door of -onclllatlon. Hxnxt P. Farrow. a CARO. Having, on tha 12th of September last In an article In the Home Commercial, and In reference to hi* connection with the C. 8. P.FMTOVMuuivpusiUmlmouSand^cowaiS: y man," and hraSrmily d£Ki tlio allegation by meeting my frlond. Cant. O’Connor, on tho field ^ of honor" 4* tlio abovo correspondence will show, there re main* but one legitimate courao tSognfrl ed among gentlemen, and that Is, prompt ly and unreservedly to withdraw this charge, which I now do most cheerfiillv wards hlm. er ottoi “ lvc la "KU»So used to- I must howovor. with no view to ro- opening the controversy between Col. Far- SJW. viyselr, again offer my most era- aS&te*® S 1 ® “““ruction of tho S' 1 "' V 'n'J Ch W0 <l«nOnilll*tO the ** on or,” I regard as tnociallv ai>- gUoobieWthe equalising of tlif^bysieSIlg disabled, snd as recognizing no liunimim- n a «oci»i rJSnf ho :° i at "'Iff 1 ' 1 *rl>* from a social point of view; otherwise, gentle* men whose jiAirticaZ disability render them incapable of relenting an injury, would be placeJ in a position where they could ncl- uicr require or giro honorable satisfkc* tlon. a, Nkvin •iMaclatc Editor Rome Commercial,