fat which tine the celebration of the 9th was mentioned. Mir. j. b. Keats and myself, concluded to give q dinner, aud accordingly invited all present, the shot- ness of the time prevented our asking only our immediate nelgfbors. Moa- day, the 5th, wrote a note to my yor- thy and much esteemed friend, Captain john Dunlop, to come down and take dinner withme, ,atthe sametime request ing him to invite Judge Johnson and Col. Sevier, two individuals, l esteem as high as any persons il the Territory, and for whom l have the highest respect. They were going to the Pope dinner. Capt. Dunlop arrived some time before dinner, and informed me that the Judge had gone, or would go up to town, but Col. Seyier would come down after he finished some writing he was then en- gagged about. In the mean time Mir. Keats and myself had prepared the toasts intended to be drank, and had chosen officers to preside. After Coi. Sevier arrived, l handed him the toasts for his inspection, and at his request we expunged several, in which i'ope's off, ciai character was assailed, and assent ed to some alteration in one other. He also objected to several others which 1 did not permit to be suppressed.

 In the mean time dinner came on. and MT. Keats, devoted friend of Col. seslers s, took me aside, and requested me to ask gol. Seyicr to take the head ot the table, stating at the same time. it was duty we owed him, and an honor he was entitled to, as the Delegate of the Territory ] assented to the propo- sltlon, and accordingly invited him to take the head of the table, to which ia- yitatlon he refused; but after the inyi- tation being pressed by Mr. Keats, as well as myself, he sat down and per formed the duties of the chair, read the toasts which were furnished him. after making some preliminary remarks in honor of the day. It Is true he did not read all the toasts, but it was in conse- qnence of their being in an illegible handwriting, which was written by my self, and therefore, l had to give him ald. ife was aecosted while at the fa- bic, frequently as President, (and knew that the proceedings of the day were intended for publication,) and he re- sponded as such, and as before stated. all Ipresent, viewed him in that capacity. But the manner in which the Colonel viewed 1t, is not with ne, but the pub- tic, before whom he has thrown himseIf to determine.

 After making the above statement. l leave 1t with the world to say, whether was correct or not in making use oI his name. ] shall only add in reply fo the communication, that from the Colo nei's anxiety to screen himself from cen sure, he has placed me in a very un. pleasantsituation, and from which I felt bound to extricate myself. If Colo nel Sevier had consulted me previous to his making his publication, | would have relieved him from all censure. as well as spared myself the painful task ol making this reply.

 JOHN. II. COOKE. Lsate Rock, July 90, 1850.

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