ward attempt last week to caricature a
person who was hung some years ago in North Carolina, whom he
termed the cousin of Col. JOHNSON. But it turns out to have
been the nephew of Gen. WINFIELD SCOTT, a distinguished Coon
leader. Poor BROWNLOW!--it ought to be his time next. Wonder
how many hen-roosts he robbed last summer?"

"We have nothing to do with whose time it is to be hung next,
nor with the number of hen-roosts robbed, nor by whom robbed,
but we will take occasion to correct the 'Sentinel' as to the
person hung here 'some years ago.'

"In the spring of 1841, a man named MADISON JOHNSON was hung in
this place for the murder of HENRY BEASLEY, but we were not
aware that he was any relation of Col. JOHNSON, if it be meant
thereby Col. R. M. JOHNSON, of Kentucky. He was, however,
connected with A. JOHNSON, the candidate for Congress in the
Jonesboro' District, MADISON and he being first cousins.

"The last man hung in this place by the name of SCOTT, was
MASON SCOTT, in 1820, and if the 'Sentinel' means to reflect
upon the Whig party by saying he was a nephew of Gen. WINFIELD
SCOTT, a 'distinguished Coon leader,' we are willing for him to
indulge in such misstatements.

"IF THE 'SENTINEL' HAD TAKEN THE TROUBLE TO CONSULT MR. A.
JOHNSON ON THE SUBJECT, HE WOULD HAVE SATISFIED HIM OF THE
FACTS, AS HE WAS IN THIS CITY ABOUT THE TIME MADISON WAS
EXECUTED."

It will be seen, that while Johnson was uttering his _solemn but false
denial_ at Jonesborough, he _knew he was lying_, for he was in Raleigh
"_about the time Madison was executed!_"

But we told our friends to hold on, to have patience, and to give us
time, and we would make good our charge. Accordingly, in the same issue
in which we brought out this extract from the Raleigh Register, we
published the following letter from Gov. MOREHEAD, in answer to one we
had written him:

RALEIGH, 24th April, 1843.

[EXECUTIVE OFFICE.]

"DEAR SIR--I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of yours
of the 14th inst., requesting me to inform you what was the
name of the man hung in Raleigh in the spring of 1841.

"His name was MADISON JOHNSON. His case was taken to the
Supreme Court, and you will find it reported, December Term,
1840, vol. 1st, page 354, Iredell's Reports.