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subject, and to do me justice, you will
see, that you have done me injustice in
your comments on my letter, and will ac;
IN the premises rs an honorable man
should do.


1t is not my design to tax you with
the publication Of this hurried letter, |
only write, because | have been induced
TO believe, that you were one Of the whig
editors, that were disposed to deal Justly
with all, without regard TO their party
predictions. As am occupying pub
llc station, unconnected with political
considerations, my defeat in the coming
election, unless fail to do my duty, 1t
seems TO me, is not of such Importance
as to Justify misrepresentation of my
acts and motives.


am sir, very respectfully your obj
servant, JAMES E. MATTHEW'S.
Mr.. Matthews has not mistaken in sup
posing that we are not disposed<to do in
justice to any gentleman for mere party
purposes. The charges which we have
made against him, were in fact made on
the suggestions of others, and we con-
fess without any particular examination
Of his report 10 the Legislature. We
have no copy Of his report by US, but
we DO not doubt his assertion that the
attention Of that body was called to the
subject Of redeeming lands. We recol-
lect only thatthe report called the atten
ton Of the Legislature to the subject cf
printers charges generally. His arGu-
mont that nc is not robbing the tax pay
er TO save the State, although good, is
not conclusive, because the tax payer
may be as greatly Inconvenience by
being unable TO redeem presently as by
paying the disputed costs. q.


We have thus given Mr.. Matthews the
privilege of fully speaking for himself.
Is he wronged by the press? If so let
thS ICIAuCI LdhC tIlC loSlS 10 DS DIS Sldleu
by Mr.. Matthews, and if he thinks we
have done him injustice, take this as
full, explicit and ample amende konofa-
Die. Upon the personal integrity Of
Mr.. Matthews, we have intended no inn
putation-we have dealt with the Audi |
tor Of the Stale: 1t is the province Of
the press to look into the doings of pub
Tic functionaries. Can an editor be ex- |
pected to hunt up ali the reports end
other public documents which enianate |
from them before he speaks of facts as
they are suddenly arising and present |
to his mind? If he is in er-
ror he does enough to correct it,. and
our present conclusion is that the expla-
nation given by the Auditor exonerates
him from censure-therefore we say so.
Yet we think he has the same power as |
the officer Of the State to deduct the por-
lion of the printers fee which, he re-
fused to allow the collectors frem the
bills Of costs against persons redeeming
lands, that he had to refuse to allow it,
and that he ought TO do so under all the
circumstances.