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From the People I’li . Mt. Calhoun & (he ( litoniric A NiHinel. To Tin. Pontic. Since the .lugasla C/u oniclr ii Sentmrl lu., differed Iroin Mr. Cauidi'n, on Iliu subject ol h teparation-of Bank ii Stale, its whole weight and influence have been zealously and detcimi nately exerted against him, and the moa ,nrc, and of course against in. tiicnd generally. »i| ibis, merely. I have no disposition 01 cause lo complain. It i» true, 1 have been somewhat sufpthcd at such a course, in a State Hirhts paper hut nbt more so thin at olUci aimdar mallei:.; for. strange it. seems to me and o (tiers, the opposition of a .Stale Rights man lr. such n measure I am corislrnincd to admi* ha I such opposition i:. now, 'unhappily, by no means uncommon ; and fain lob conscious of the diflic allies of scrutinizing motives, to ini* peach them, in any one, without the very strong est grounds—hut especially in those with whom I have so long and cordially acted. Tor the ines timable right, 100, of freedom of speech and ol the press, even to its utmost rational limits, I enter tain the most unbounded regard—not merely when it subserves my oivn views and purposes, but conceding to others, all that I tenaciously claim for myself. I have more than once resisted the proscription of a paper for opinion’s sake, on tin: part ol persons who otherwise concurred with me ; and in the present instance, cherishing the most friendly person's! relations with the Editor ol the Chronicle A- Nhtumcl, and believing our difference of opinion an honest one, 1 have not on. dy retrained from exerting efforts against the pa per, hut have repeatedly defended ii against the attack* of others. Ul this, the Editor himself is not without some evidence, fSo long then, ns 1 believed his opposition open, fair, just, and honor able, I would hav scorned to complain, as much ho as to hold any opinion or principle which 1 denied could he injured by free and (air discussion. How lar that opposition has hern so, I leave to he judged of from the following statement—merely premising, that if it concerned Mr. Calhoun and the editor, only, I would he the very lasi to take any part in the matter; for 1 care little enough about mere men, po!i ically—have linlu faith in politicians generally, and believe their conduct cannot be too closely scrutinized, with an honest view to truth and the public good—and even per sonal slander, and falsehood ultimately work their own cure; for, extremely slandered and misrepie sented ns Mr. Calhoun has been, even beyond any other living individual, the cry of ‘•Well, Wolf,” has been used so often without effect, and ho often exposed, that few would really believe it, now, even if it were true ; or even pretend to be lieve it, except to suit their own purposes; and of course it would he utterly useless to argue to thorn. Where, however, he is identified wilh any great c ause or principle, as in the case of the Divorce Cjnestion—so identified, 100, that both must all most necessarily stand or full together, ami an at tack on him is us if were an attack on it, and nil ■who agree wilh him—in such case, he, is altogeth er MU'of the question, as an object ; while to stand by Slid heedlessly see our dearest principles and purposes of public good thrust at through him or to neglect to guard against future assaults and injuries, by exposing to light a present one.; would indicate the vilest treachery, or most head less indifference. Tor my own part, I have never hesitated between men and principles, however dear to me the former—not even when Mr. Cal houn himself has been the man, us in various in • stances—nor between self and duly; and I know not why 1 should make the present case an exccp (ion : And if any shall hereafter ho deluded by (he Chronicle Si Sentinel's assaults on the sub Treasury system through Mr. Calhoun, or believe them wholly uninliucnccd by personal or partial feeling, the responsibility will not rest o.i rnc.— With these remarks, I submit a statement of the 1 facts whic h led to them ( It will he recollected, that during the early part , of the last session of oni l.egi hilnre, a report, na injurious and unfounded in i self, as it must have been cunningly and maliciously deliberate 1 in its conception, was private/;/ em ulated in ibis islnlc against Mr. Calhoun, which caused the' edi- ( lor of the People's Press to write to him on the j subject, and elicited the following reply, as pub. le.hed in that paper of February .Till. Vi Asm no ion ('irv, ) ( December 20lh, 1837, 5 | 1)k (it Si a:—On my arrival here a few days since, 1 received your letter of the Hih insl., which v I seize the first leisure moment to answer. (l You say that you hive linen informed, that I < have wTuu.il a loiter, or letters, to individuals in |, Georgia, in which I expressed a desire to see Mr. Lumpkin in the United Hiatus .Senate, and that I 1 wished to he considered as allied to the old Clark v patty and numbered among its adherents; that t ilia information came from a high source, and (on almost any other subject, of unquestioned audio ' ri'y, hut believing. Unit it might ho intended to * detach you Irom my support on the question of 1 the divorce, you have determined to apply direct ly to me to ascertain its truth. 1 am much obliged to you for the course you bave taken, and the opportunity you afford me to put down the slander. There ts not one word of truth in it. 1 never wrote any letter of the kind, or any thing like it, or expiessed myself in the manner represented. I once numbered many and warm friends in the old Clark pally; sonic of (hem, 1 believe, have adhered to me, through all ol the difficult neenes, through which I have pas sed for the Inst ten yr als, hut I belong tint to one parly, and never de-ire to he ranked under any other; the old Stale Rights Republican Patty ol 'UB. To that 1 attached myselt si its beginning, and under us flag, with the blessing of Cod, 1 intend to die. Time has hut continued me in the truth of its principles. 1 do not doubt the object of the miscreant (for such he must he, however high the authority.) was such as you staled. 1 knew in taking the stand 1 did on the divorce question, my motives and conduct would he gios.-ly Unsicpn anted, :e crelly and publicly. Hut 1 cared not. As the slandeiei may have told the same tale to utheis, foi the »amo base purpose, you arc at perfect hh erty to publish this With Respect, 1 am cVe. J. C. CALHOUN. H Hah oh ii, E.-u. Mr. Calhoun also wrote to a hicml in Ihi.-. city (then absent) requesting hint toi oil on Mr. Kai. vuhii, and obtain Irom linn, or tin.nigh him, tin* name of the person on whose “high end unques. tinned authority” this unlmmdi'd icpnil had In en calculate.l, hot, owing to the uh.cnce n lened to, combined with other ciicuiu tauecs which n weie useless !•’ detail, that call was not m ule (ill re • cenlly. Mi. Kaihihh u<plied to it, that ihe gen tleman from Whoai he obtained the icport, i.. M I ELI AM L. .IDA l.s, I q. Eum.ih ok thi. Avgusta ChhonK'l.k A, Hamtjm.l; who, when he expressed his disbelief o) it, declined (hat tlu-ie could be no doubt id it, lot it came from high anil unquestioned authority, (which, however, he de dined to name;) and that when the Sub Treasu ry question was broached in Millcdgevillo, n friend- held a high hand, and seemed dispo.i ,| I. dictate; but, when this matter was staled, urn lemamed uncontradided, they had to shut up and it bad completely damned oi ruined Mr, C al iioun m this Stale. — Mr. Kaifoui) slates, also that when he reebived Mr. • ' a i.minx's reply, hi caiiicd n to Mr. Joses, and when he had read it asked him what he thought he had better do, a to the publication of it, as authorized by Mr. Cal hoi x; and that Mr. Jon ks replied, dial ho (bougie it unnecessary to publish it, as the report had ne ver been published, and was merely a matter ol private table talk that had then probably died away— or language to that effect-and the lelfci was not published till Upward ot a month fioin that tune, and alter a tuend of Mr. Caluol x had it hi- in lame, i allcil on Mr. Ra word to ask In reasons for the delay, ond-reqijc»l its iinmcJiatc publication. M l . Kaifurd was requested to rail on Mr. June; 8 I n the name of In- “high and unquestioned au a lln>n t y,' and 111(01 <ll him lhal the (all wa- made d on lh« authority ol Mr. Calhoun—did no and Mi. .loner ileiUned In /five il, staling, in stth ‘l . lance, lh.it he got the report (mm no p.rrtir ular n per* on hut lhal it was :cvernl tinier inontioned i- try different per- oil ,in the he iring of himself ant ll others. (' ‘'Mich rue the lin ts. The public will of dourer a form its own judgment on them, and consider e how fat the I'hnmicle Sentinel may hercafte I he credited ami confided in, as fair, just, and ini . partial authority, on matters in which Mr. Cal- II houn and the Divorce question are involved—al so, whether there he any "high and unquestion ■ cd authority” except such as was last designated hy Mr. Jones, and, if there he, whether he or they involved in it may now be justifiable in secreting ■ themselves Iroin the responsibility they have in furred, and what must he their feelings and diet I positions, if 1 hey do so—whether Mr. Jones is a ■ all justifiable in withholding his authority, what < ever it may he; what may be his reasons for st I doing, and whelhei ho he not, consequently 1 equally as responsible for the report, a* if he bar 1 originated it—and, lastly, whether the friends 0 1 the Divorce and Mr. Calhoun, (to say nothing o r Mr, Calhoun himself,) have any other mode o r rational redress against this vile and unfoundci • calumny, than the one here resorted to —a caln sud dispassionate appeal to the public—it heini '■ ol course distinctly understood, that the subject ii 8 not introduced, or at all considered, as a persona I one; and il it ho unnecessarily and gratuitous!* made such, it shall not ho from any fault or ile I sire of mine, ARISTIDES, 1 CHROMIUMS AMI) SENT)NHL. 1 - _ ....... I _ AUIdIJWTA. Friday Morning’, .inly 0. Cfj’' A number ol advertisements and other in (cresting matter arc unavoidably crowded ou 1 r to.olay, TO THE PUBLIC. 1 his is (he first time I linvo ever been compel" led toappear before the public in defence of my self against charges implying dishonorable con duct on my part, and while I regret the necessity which impels me to it in this instance, I approach the task with unwavering confidence that ] shall place myself, before that tribunal to which I ap peal, beyond the malice of covert foes, and lire hypoc. isles of pretended friends. In order that the nature of the charge against me, may ho tho roughly understood, in the same paper which contains this address, will ho found the commu nication of “Aristides,” taken from the Peoples’ Press of Monday last, the author of which I have, in a previous notice, stated to be, A. H* Pemberton. That charge, il will he seen, is sub stantially this—that 1 have circulated a report that Mr. Calhoun had written a letter to some individuals in Georgia, urging the elec tion of Wilson Lumpkin as Senator to Con gress, and expressing a desire to see the old Clark party, re-organized and again in power they having been his original friends—and that this report was circulated hy me with a calumni ous intent, to injure Mr. Calhoun. How far the charge of “circulating” and the inference of mi. lice, on my part, are sustained, let a brief history of my connection with that report, shew. 1 now distinctly slate that I heard the report,— that I heard il for the first and only lime, in the latter part of November, and after my return from Milletlgeville—that I had no knowledge of its existence while there—that 1 mentioned it to Mr. Raiford in one of those friendly and familiar con versations which often occur between personal find political friends—that I never did, to the host of my recollection, mention it to any other human being from the lime I first heard il, down to the period ol his call upon me for my author, a few weeks past! Such is the nature of my connec tion with that report —thus unit la this extent, no more, have “/ circulated" it! And for this of fence il is, that 1 am now dragged before the pub, lie to bo branded as a slanderer, and my paper pronounced unworthy of future ci cel it as just, fail , and honorable authority on matters in which Mr. Calhoun, and the divorce arc concerned. 1 now proceed to show that such a report yens in circulation, and that Mr. Calhoun, was inhu m ed of its existence through other channels than Mr. Railoid. I submit the following correspon dence, Aikjiista, July dil, 1838. Dear Sir:—The publication ol uu article over the signature of “ Aristides,” 111 the People’s Pi ess of yesterday, which is herewith handed you, has rendered it necessary for me. to request ol you as an act of justice, to give me an answer 10 the following enquiries. Did you or not, ever hear the repoit alluded to 111 that communication I Did you hour it from me, or did you under stand 1 hat u had come from me, directly or huh reetly ! Did you inform Mr Calhoun of the existence of such a report; and il so. has he ever called on • you directly or indirectly to givo up the name ol your intormanl 1 An early answei will greatly oblige voiirs Ac. WILLIAM E. JONES. To Hon. A. 13. Lujrßsriu:tr. Auucsta, 3d July, 1838. f Dear Sii—ln answer to your letter ol tin. • dale, I have to say, that I did hear the report at l' ludfd to m the communication of “ Aristides.’ • I raimet say who 1 first heard il from, hut I am II j very certain it was not from you. 1 think il me! ’» my ear for the first time in this place. 1 then c Healed it as r,u idle rumor, and probably shouk • have thought of il no more, had I not agaii ' heard it sjinewhcic on the eircuii Eiiidint • that the report had gained such currency In tin I I,lie. 1 wrote to Mr. Calhoun informing him o II it. He irplied, informing me lhal he had beau 1 of it sometime ht loie, and had written to Mi d U ntold, denying its liulh, and authorising Mr 1 ■ li. to publish Ins letter. He expic.-scd some as lonishinenl that it hml not been published before 1 ami leqnesled mo to call on Mr. K. and have, 1 " publi-hod--1 did so. Mr. valhouu did not cal d oil me lor my author. I'i V ours, very respectfully, A. If. LhNUSTREET. 11, . ic P. S. Since the above was written, I have re it, pointed the communication ot “ Aristides," an rs as the report which 1 heard is no where distinct! 1.. slatcil in lhal article, it may he proper to add lira it the report which I had heard and about which addressed Mr. Calhoun, was, if I mistake no ,| that lie had written to Governor l.umpkm ad ,| vi dug him to come out for the Senate, and si a , r ling that this was the happy juncture for revivin ~ the old Clark parlv, &c. «Stc. ot words to tha j„. edict. ’ . A. U. L. MILLT.IUiEVILEX, 3rd Jlly, 1838. e Dear Kit , V'out favor ol lire Kj reached me •his morning, inquiring it 1 had heard, during the is Mrs ion of the Legislature, the re|iorl that Mr. CaU i- lioun had written a letter to some member of the « Lrgi-laturc urging the election el Mr. Lumpkin d .1.. ‘■'Pnatot from Ceofgia, In reply, I moat stale that I ill itinclly recollect ir that such a report in substance was current du 1, nog the session ol the Legislature, although it d was slated, if I mistake not, that the letter urging , the election of Mr. Lumpkin as Kenalor was ic written, not to a member of the Legislature, but ’i lo MiUedtreviUe. The manner in whieh it i real bed me was not so peculiar as to fix the chan i- , nel ol communication permanently in rny rnewo. - j ry. I paid hut little attention to it at the time, 1- j and although I cannot call to mind rny informant, i- jI am conlident it was not yourself. My impics- J j sion is at present that 1 heard it casually mention y cd as no very great secret, in the street among a g small number of the members of our party. 1 - aHI certain no injunction of scoresy was iwpo t sed at the lime the communication was mad«. Very Respectfully, yours, w. s. Rockwell. 10 , f t Lnd time permit, I ciuld produce the amplest il testimonials, to show that many others heatl the d report and spoke of il. And il may ho will to I ask the question why did nut Mr. Calhoun call or ~j Judge Longstreel for hit authority ? V/liy arr m J alone pursued and hunted down by his auto ig matons? I answer that it is because laman op m ponent ol the Kith Treasury Scheme, and it is c ly desirable matter to have me “killed off,'’ nod with b- 1,10 *J* C influence ol the Cbroniolc end Sentinel! Lc' the sequel show!' S Having shown that stcha report was in circu lation and the extent of my connection, with il I shall now expose the motives which liavi prompted the publication against mo. In doing so, I must trace Iho active agency of Messrs. Rul _ lord and Pemberton, andihow the passive appro liatiou or secret promptings of Mr. Calhoun. When I have done s«, the public can place ih own judgement upon (lie triumvirate. After I bud mentioned the report to Mr. Rai ford, for the purpose of courting a notice from " Mr. Calhoun, and without any personal acquain - tauce or political correspondence with that gem - Reman, he becomes an informant and talc-bcarcr I for the purpose of introducing himself. Mr. Cal i lioun in reply to his information, denied the truth 1 ol the report in whole and in part; which denial . was .published in the People’s Press, and after , wards in the. Chronicle and Sentinel. The letter t was shown to me previous to its publication, and , J I expressed myself satisfied that the report was groundless. In reply to tho question whether or not it should be published, 1 told Mr. Railord to exorcise his own pleasure—that I had heard no thing more of tho report and presumed that its 'circulation was limited, but that it was best a t least, lo hold the letter in reserve to he published if rendered necessary by circumstances. The in sinuation that I attempted to prevent the puhlica lion for fear ufexposure is unequivocally fake ! Tho next stage of the transaction commences I lie duplicity ol Mr. Halford towards me and the agency of Pemberton—of that agency I was then entirely ignorant. About five or six weeks ago> Mr. Raiford called on mo and said that lie had been called on for his authority and desired lo know whose name should be given up. I under stood him to conic with authority from Mr. Cal houn himself. 1 asked him if he hud given up my name to Mr. C.— he said he hod not ! I then told him that he might do so—that my recollec tion of the facie of the report and the names ol those from whom J understood it lo have come, was rather 100 indistinct to give up those names without further enquiry into the matter—that I had nothing to conceal or disguise in reference to n‘iy agency in the business, having never even mentioned tho report to any one but himself. 1 requested him to state, when he wrote to Mr. Calhoun, the extent of my connection with tho report, which he, promised to do and we parted. U now turns out that ho had no legitimate au thority from J\lr, Calhoun lo call on me for my author! and that he had at that time, conliary to his express declarations verbally to me, and his more recent acknowledgment in writ ing, already given my name np\ Mr C. hud not honored him so far as to give him any authority except to pub lish his denial. 1 quote from the communication of “Aristides,” (Pemberton,) who after quoting Mr. Calhoun’s letter, says. Mr. Calhoun also wrote to a friend in this city (then absent) requesting him location Mr. ILu fouo, and obtain from him, or through him, the name of the person on whose “high and unques tioned authority,” this unfounded report had been s circulated ; Iml, owing lo the absence referred to, I combined with other circumstances which it were t useless to detail, that call was not made till re r cenlly. Mr. Raifoit» replied lo it, that the gen tleman from whom he obtained tho report, is o WILLIAM 11. JONES, Esq, Eiutou of tick AutiTUTA CuuoNiet.l. ik. Sentinel, who, when > he expressed his disbelief of it, declared that there could he no doubt ol it, for il came from high and unquestioned authority, (which, however Ire dc e elined lo name;') and that when the Sub-Treasury n question was broached in Milledgeville,its friends rs held a high hand, and seemed disposed lo dictate; hut, when this mailer was staled, ana remained uneoiitradiclcd, they had lo shut up ; and it had completed damned or ruined Mr. Caliiouii in Slate* * » » » * • » “Mr. Raifoiip was requested lo call on Mr Jon ks for the name of his "high and unquestioned authority,"’ and inform him that the call was j made on ihe authority of Mr. Calhoun—did sl ~ and Mr. Jones declined togiveii.’’ tt After the publication of Aristides, 1 addressed d a note to "Mr. Raiford requesting as i matter ol 'j j right the name of this "friend,” lo whom Mr Calhoun had entrusted the business d dcnmiti q ding names, and received the following answer. Ar ei sra, July 3d, 1838. Wm. R. Jones, Esq.—Sir; Vonr nolo of this J evening has just boon handed to me. 1 do hoi *• recognize your “ right" to demand rs me tht '■ name of lire gentleman, who was authorised by Mr. Calhoun m call on mo lor the name of nij c * informant,and In whom 1 gave that tamo—Bui II ; having consulted with the gentleman who wai I authorised, iVe., and he expressing not die slight, ol objection to his name being given, I thereforr cheerfully, give you the desired information—a; a matter ol courtesy—not as a drily. c Col. A. 11. Pi v iiv.iiton is the gentleman win | 1 w. s authorised to call on me, lor tho name of rn\ , informant, and to whom I gave your name. Vciy rcspe.ctfulh ,&c. . S , If. RAIFORD, ot From tho e two pieces of testimony,neither o J which he can gainsay, it will he seen that Radon had no authority whatever from Mr. Calhoun tr jl cal! on ms—and that in doing so, he. was really only the deputy or Uk.y of Pemberton—On Jfputy of a deputy—like Caisario m flic play. “ uur tenant's scrn'l is your humble scrv’l nia'ia.” The condescension of Mr. Calhoun in answer j ing hi Idler, had turned the fellow’.; brain to such i an extent that he felt bound not only to he his servant, hut the servant of Ips servants —and if 1 had given up some hall a dozen names as my au_ t thorn, his ’.teal in the service of his master, would “> no doubt, have converted him into a perpetual J I express, posting upon the winds in pursuit of |l this flying hydra! Hut the above extracts, prove also, that iiaiford Jj had given up rny name prior to his call upon me, to Pemberton, the agent of Mr. Calhoun, and therefore virtually to Mr. Calhoun himself. I have already stated that at the time of his call j upon me, he positively denied having given up - my name, and I subjoin the following correspond dence to show that he has had the boldness to deny it as late Juno ah’, Augusta, 2fl June, 1838. Dear S> r ;—I am under the necessity ofask* c ing you mp. stion, to which I desire you to give 0 mo a reply hy the bearer, as I leave in the mor n ning for Millcdgeville, and it is important that I should bo in possession of the information this evening. J ‘ At the lime yon called on me for the name of >- the person from whom I heard the report, some a months since in relation to Mr. Calhoun, had you l ( informed him (Mr. C.) that I was the individual j from whom you heard ill Were you authorised by him to call on me or merely to call on whoever might be the individu al from whom you heard it, without any knowl edge on his part that I was thm individual ? lt Please answer by the bearer, f c yours &c. B WILLIAM E. JONES. j, 11. liAiFonn, Esq, ). Augusta, Juno 20, 8 o’clock, P. M. Dear Sir—Your note of this evening has just been handed to me—and I hasten to reply to U your inquiries, whether I had informed Mr. Cal houn that you were the gentleman from whom I received the report alluded to—l did not inform Mr. Calhoun that you were the individual —l II teave him no name, i- ’lo your second question, I have to answer n that / was called on for my authority, with the r request that I would call on him (my authority) ’ and ascertain his. —The latter clause of your question, 1 am not prepared to answer, h Very respectfully, &c. 1 11. lIAIFORD. W. E. Jones, Esq. r Eut this letter discloses another point in which ll he “remembered to forget” the truth. The rca. s dcr will repeiusc the lastqucslion in my letter and r his answer. Having denied the giving up of my 3 name, —in order to answer this latter question, it - became necessary to back the first prevarication s by another, and he therefore stales that he was l requested to call on his informant —not me parli cularly by name, but generally and indefinitely ■ whoever might bo bis informant. The extracts above fiom Pemberton's “Aristides,” stales that he was requested to cull on me particularly ! ! r To have admitted that ho was directed lo call on : me, would have been an admission of a previous surrender of my name, which he had denied; I leave i the public to determine how far a man’s testimo ny is to be taken against the reputation of ano i ther, who draws such invisible lines between truth . and falsehood; and whoso ethics teach him to de . ny flatly that he had given up a name to Mr. i Calhoun, w hen he had positively given it up to J\lr. Calhoun's agent., property authorised lo demand and receive it! The manner 100, in which my name was given up, shows hut too plainly the motives of Mr_ liaiford in this transaction. Not content simply to surrender rny name whiejr was all that could he required of him, he surrenders it accompanied with a volunteer catalogue of circumstances to aggravate my allcdged offence, in the minds of those to whom he carried 'tiis talc. The phrase “high and unquestioned authority,” is one of his own manufacture. His declaration as to what 1 ! sa <d “bout the effect of the report in Millcdgeville ,i s a misrepresentation.—l was not in that place s when I hoard it, nor was I there during the ses* f sion, after I beard it. Os course I could not know ! its effect upon the friends of Mr. Calhoun.—My . informant was not in Milledgevillc during the t session, and of course was as ignorant of the cf- T feel as I was. 3 It may be supposed that Mr. liaiford is a disin, tcrcsted witness and therefore deserving the most - implicit credit. Not so. To the extent that my B paper can be injured by this affair he thinks his will bo benefited. Ho commenced his Editorial , career in ibis place about eighteen months c past, as a neutral in politics. In a few months - ho changed his position and the name of his pa per and came out a blazing nullifiot and a raving K national Bank man. To complete his tiiflo sum n morsel, he is now a Calh oumVan Uurcn mail c an {advocate of the Sub-treasury, and a reviler of the Bank and all Bank men ! Where he will bo next, can bo ascertained by those who have y 3 Is enough of the Yankee in their composition lo guess whore Mr. Calhoun will next be. His, (It’s.) present position lias been dictated by a ' hope of picking up a few straggling subscribers » in Carolina, who have become disaffected lo the r. Chrdnicln and Sentinel, for its opposition to the d Sub-treasury—and bis olficiousness in relation lo 1! ~ this controversy, is prompted by a hope of widen ■ ing that disaffection, hy bringing the weight of I Mr. Calhoun s influence to bear directly upon me. The public will perceive how cautiously, the r agency of Mr. Pemberton was concealed from i, me. It was necessary to the success of the plot that, when the lime arrived for his appearance be fore the public, he should appear as a disinterest is ed party—prompted by nothing but that great it and holy regard for principle which he possesses 10 beyond all other men . ! y The following extract of a letter from him dis ,t closes fully the object of this attack upon mo, and is shews that it has not been dictated by any teal B injury done to Mr. Calhoun. re. is Augusta, June 26, 1838. Dear Sir: io. “End r the friendly personal relations which iy cxi-t between ns, and which I feel every desire to continue, I regret that a sense of duly to a cause and principles in winch I feel the deepest interest, constrains mi to take a course, in rela, non to your paper, and its great influence on 01 that cause, exceedingly painful to my feelings, td Your connexion with the slanderous report of l 0 some months past, against Mr. Calhoun, and re .-cm refusal lo give up the “high utid unquoa* j lionable" from which you had declined it lo lc male, 1 think vou rami • hut perceive ought to I's; made public, in beer justice to The liinffl" ol Mr Calhoun, mid lire cau-e with which he is identified; to say nothing of Mr Calhoun him 1 sell. At any rate, believing bo myself, 1 have conceived ilrny duly to draw up a calm and disc pasionatc statement of the matter lor the public eye As, however, I consider the matter one w holly of a poptical and not personal nature, and anxiously desire that it should continue so, j it you understand and appreciate the feelings and 1 motives under which 1 act, and are disposed, like mself, to keep our personal relations wholly undisturbed by our political differences, it will afford me great pleasure to’confer with you on the subject, verbally or otherwise, and submit the statement in question to your consideration, with a view of correcting in it, as far as possible, con sistent with the sense of duty under which I act, whatever may lie unnecessarily disagreeable to your feelings; and of enabling you to suggest to the person from whom 1 obtained the facts, any correction of them which you may think called for by truth and justice. Ho (Mr Kaifo'rd) fully I coincides with mo in the motives and feelings which actuated mo in thus writing to you, and is equally desirous of avoiding a personal misunder standing, and of my taking this mode of prevent ing it,” * ’ » * * A. If. PEMBERTON. “P- S, —How I became properly and legiti matcly acquainted with the facts and circumslan. ccs of the statement in question, 1 shall feel no hesitation in stating to you.” The plain English translation of the above let ter is, that the •■groat influence” of the Chronicle and Sentinel against the Sub-treasury, must bo broken down, by a public exposure of my con nexion with the report against Mr. Calhoun! The public will wonder how Mr. Pemberton came to have any business with the e.tfair ? Why il was incumbent upon him more than any one else, to volunteer his services in a mailer in which he was not at all interested 1 To this letter I replied in the following. Augusta, June 30, 1838, Dear Sir—l returned this even ing from Mil- Icdgcville, having been detained a day longer than I pxpected, and proceed to answer your let ter of the 26th inst. I need scarcely say that the reception of a letter from you on the subject of yours of that date, somewhat surprised me—and that'its tenor and object suprised me still more ! I cannot understand how a sense of duly to the Sub Treasury Scheme, however much interest you may feel in its success, can render it at all incumbent upon you to make a public statement in relation to my allcdged “connexion” with a report against Mr Calhoun some months past! That report had no reference to Mr Calhoun’s position upon that subject, and the success of that scheme is in no way dependant upon the truth or falshood of that report, or any connexion of mine with it. Still less can 1 understand, how the “great influence” of my paper on “that cause” makes it your duty to come before the public with any sorl of statement, “calm and dis passionate” or otherwise, in relation to my “con nexion*' with a report that Mr Calhoun had writ ten a letter pressing the election of Wilson bumpkin as Senator from Georgia, unless it bo your object to destroy that “influence,” 'c y first attempting to destroy my personal reputation as the Editor of that paper. Everyman in Ameri ca who feels a deep interest in the “cause and principles” of the Sub Treasury Scheme, might assign the same reasons for volunteering to make a “calm and dispassionate statement” to the pub. lie, in relation to my connexion with the report alluded to. How you became properly and le gitimately acquainted with the facts and circum stances” in relation to that report, is no part of my business, nor do I care. You no where slate in your letter that you are authorized by Mr Calhoun to interfere in this business in his be half, and I cannot therefore recognize any right on your part to do so. Il l have injured any one by my connection with that report it is Mr Cat hound; and he, if any body has a right to seek redress. If ho has ’given you any right to represent him in this matter, before I can recognize it, 1 must have a copy of the cor respondence establishing that authority, in order that 1 may be able to hold Mr. Calhoun respon sible for whatever injury or injustice may bo done tome by his prosecution of this business. With out such authority I cannot admit your right to make any statement to the public in which my name or character is involved, and for any state ment so made by you, I must hold you responsi ble. _ Not admitting your right to do so, 1 cannot receive or take into consideration, any statement you may have prepared for the public eye, for I should thereby admit, indirectly, that right in you, which I positively deny—l should make myself a parly to a prosecution against my own character, and which you yourself admit is insti tuted to break down the “great influence” of tny paper. Il Mr. Calhoun has any statement to make in relation to that report, or any charge with which to arraign me at the bar of public opinion, I am not the proper tribunal, now, for him to consult as to the manner and form in which he shall do cither the one or the other. 1 only dcsite that it may be so done, that while the weight of his influence is brought to bear against me, I can bold him tangibly responsible for whatever injustice he may do me. I have no “connexion” with that ‘report, of which I am afraid the world should be lully and thoroughly informed; and I can only say that if Air. Calhoun misunderstands the nature and extent of that con nexion, the laull is his ami not mine. The polit ■ ical relations existing between him ami myself f for some years past, and bis personal acquatn tancc with me, though partial, were at least equal, il not greatly superior to those existing bc ! tween himself and his informant, and therefore i placed him under obligations to have ascertained through a proper channel what that connexion was. He has chosen to take a different course, and the day of explanation between him and my -1 self on that subject is past, and if he is not satis -1 tied with his published denial of the truth of the report, ho can now give this business, so far as 1 am concerned, any direction which his feelings or his judgement may dictate. My airaugements for starting to the North are nearly complete, but as I cannot leave here, with a knowledge that a publication involving my re putation and designed to injure my business, is impending over me, I must request, that whatever is done should be done quickly, or be assured by you that no further steps will bo taken until my return. 1 am, respectfully yours, &e. WILLIAM E. JONES. | To Col. A. 11. PUMBEKTON, Augusta. To this Idler he rejoined, that the publication which he was about to make, was upon his own responsibility, and not Mr. Calhoun’s. 1 now denounce him as an oj/i cions ami impertinent intermeddler, —thrusting himself into a contro versy, unasked, uncalled for, and unrecognized by either parly —for the purpose of producing that excitement which is the aliment of his existence and without which il appears impossible for him to live ! How far Mr. Calhoun has been privy or con senting to this allatk upon me, I am unable to say. 1 hope he lias been governed by more bo, notable motives than bis pair of representatives. More than a mouth has elap.-cd . ince tire surren der ol my mine—a sufficient time foi a corres pondent'between him and Pemberton, to have ® c, ‘% ill 'i,% : i ilit plan 'll ipjjta 1 . in;, agreed M M "- The public fo see that cotres >oiiJciicc if there has been such. WILLIAM E. JONES. A inn;.l disgraceful occurrence took place m ou t ciiy on Wednesday night. A gambler by the name of Glover assaulted one of the city officers with a large stick, knocked him down and bit his nose almost entirely off. There was not the slightest provocation, except a suspicion on (he part of Glover that the watchman had informed against him at the late session of our Superior Court. \\ c ask the people of Augusta how long such things arc to be tolerated? Is the city to be abandoned a prey to such graceless scoundrels' and to become a theatre for such shocking atro cities? J he Cotton Factory of Messrs. Almond and Son, on the river Schuylkill, about a mile from Philadelphia, was destroyed by lire on Friday. Loss about $30,000, of which $30,000 covered by insurance. 1 ho British licet now on the Nortli American station, at Quebec and Halifax, together with that which lias been ordeted to rendezvous at Bermuda, is composed of 33 vessels, ships of the line, frigates and steam frigates, and carry 1160 guns, and 10,310 men. The Wilmington Advertiser of Ihc 29th ull. in speaking of the loss of the Pulaski, says. ‘We expect, in a day or two, to lay before the public a statement not yet properly authenticated, but which wc believe to bo true, which will place the awful responsibility of this dreadful loss of life, where it should rest. ‘’Tis a burthen Too heavy for a man that hopes for hbrtven’ but justice demands its victim, and truth must not blench, however (rightful may be the consequence - It is staled that the West Point graduates of the pro sent year, who have been appointed se cond lieutenants in the Dragoons, and in the Ist, dth, and 6th regiments of Infantry, and to whom short leaves of absence were granted in Gen. Orders, No. 18, of the 27th J unc, have since been ordered to report to Gen. Scott in the Cherokee country, when their servicce arc neces sary to aid in thb removal of the Indians to the W cst. A correspondent of the Salem (Muss.) Gazelle states, that the disputed territory in Maino con tains about 10,700 square miles, being larger by nearly 3000 square miles marc tbau the state of Massachusetts. A considerable portion of this tract is represented as not only well limbered but as wtdl calculated to make good tillage land. One hall of this territory, or upwards of 3,000,000 acres, belongs to Massachusetts. The Philadelphia Commercial List of Saturday speaking of the rejection of the Sub-Treasury Bill, says—“ Confidence, the great main spring ol commercial enterprise, has received an impe<, tus, the effects of which will gradually become developed throughout the whole country, by bringing into employment the means of capital ists which have been locked up for more than a year [last. Should Congress adjourn without passing any lurthcr restrictions the Banks will probably resume specie payments within two weeks from this peried.” BY EXPRESS MAIL* From our Correspondent, Washington, June 30, 1838. In the Senate, to-day, Mr. Clay presented a petition in behalf of a Peace Society in New Y r ork praying Congress to interpose their good offices in the settlement of the present difficulties be tween Mexico and France, and recommending a proposal for mediation by the United States. Mr. Strange introduced a bill granting to the widow ol John A. Cameron, the amount of half a year s salary of her late husband, as United Slates Judge for Florida. It was read twice, ad vocated by Mr. Sthanoe, and opposed by Mr. Clay, of Alabama, and rejected on the question of its engrossment. Yeas—Messrs. Strange and Pheston—3. Nays, 33. Mr. Wright, on leave, introduced a bill (o’ suspond till the first of October next, so much of the fifth section of the Dcposile Act of 1836, as prohibits the reception by the Government of the notes of such-banks as user the passage of that act, shall issue notes of a denomination less than five dollars. Mr. Weusteb moved to amend, by adding a second section, suspending for the same period so much more of the Depositc Act, as prohibited those banks from being selected as depositories ol the public money, which had issued notes of a denomination loss than five dollars. After an animated debate, Mr. Wright offered as a substitute for Mr. Webster’s amendment, a proposition to repeal the twelve first sections of tho Dcposile Act; A most animated disenssion. arose, in which Messrs. Webster, Wright, Clay, Strange, Tall madge, Fives, Niles and Young, participated.— The question was taken on the adoption of Mr, Wright’s substitute, and carried. Ayes 26, Nays 31. The bill, thus amended, was ordered to be en grossed, and the Senate adjourned. Thus have the majority in the Senata insulted the people and their representatives, by sending to tho House another Sub-Treasury Bill in the worst possible form—for the whole treasure of tho country is surrendered to (he Executive at his discretion, to be kept by him. This atro cious proceeding has excited general indignation The country may rest assured that it will be in dignantly and contemptuously rejected by lh House. • In the House, Mr. Adams resumed his remarks on the annexation of Texas, and in the course of thfcm, referred to the statements of two South Carolina ladies, concerning slavery in the South lie appealed to the delegation from that state to affirm or disaffirm them. Mr. Pickens rose and said that for fear the silence of him or his colleagues to this appeal, might be construed into an acquiescence in the truth ol the statement alluded to by Mr. Adam:., he would Mate that he had seen them, and a gicalu tis. uc of mi representation and prejudice.