Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-07-30

PORTLAND, {MATNEy
Upon a BATS 70 vsgdc as that which you have
adopted. | tpeft on more reflection you will
Ice the matter in the fame light with me. IL
net, lean only regret the circumltance and mutt
abide the contemporaries
The qualifications of<dnaos Cooper was never
ieen BY u'ctill after the receipt CT your letter.
!; ! 1sst sSs Ssss'3e Y s@
sM No III
Ns4o 3o,s, IN Tv-sA Sea.
sfK Your letter Of the ,cth infs Ia, Seen
this day received. Having coni;derct it, atten-
lively regret to find ~ il noth:r- Of thar En-
&erity and delicacy Which you profrFsto vsi,.e
Political oppoiirion Gan never abiolyS gentle
men from the neceiiiyy os a rigid zdhsreacc to
taslaws Of honor, and the rules Of decorua.
ne''hes claim iuch privilege nor indalss il ii
Others
The common ienfs Of taansiad afEi xes % the
cpithrt adopted by dott or Co0per, the idea of
dilhonor II has been publicly applied 10 me
Under the fanG lon of your name The queition
is not, whether he has udIerit1od the tnasning
of the word, or.has uied ifaccordins 70 1Snfax,
and with grannlat;cai accuracy btlt &hcsher
you hive authorized this application, s;thers .si-
reetly OF indirectly, or by us,cring ex,yeBEcns
or opinions derogatory to my honor fbc time
!" whcn is in your ossn knowledge, but no way
material to me- az IT, caaumuy has now frit
been difclolcd, 70 as to becOme The fubiect Of nv
notice, and as The effect IS prrfent and palrable
Your letter has furniilsed me with new tea-
ions for rcquififS definite reply.
4 hsvsssts honor 10 Le,
yi,, yasr e6saiest,
Gen H0migsr. A. BURR
On Saturday the zld of June, gen. Hamilton
for the fr.t time called on lAr r and con,rpu-
nicated to him the preceding correipondencc
he Informed him thar in conversation with
Mr. v N. at the time Of receiving the lal let
ter, he tod Mr.. v. N. that he conf dercd the
letter rude aud offcniive, and that il was not
Poiiihlc for.him to siyc it any other snfwer than
that Mr.. Burr mutt take fuch aeps as he might
rhiuk proper. He faid farther, that MIR. v. n.
reqreited HIM to take time TO deliberate. and
then to return an snfwer, when he m. a. pof;-
bly, entertain different opinion, aud that he
would cal on him 10 receive it. Thar his reply
to Mr.. V. ~ was, that hc did not perceive Il
poii:blc for HIM TO give any other anixer than
that ne had mentioned, unlels Mr. Basr would.
take back his lat letter and write one which
would admit of a different reply He then gave
Mr.. P rhe letter hereafter mentioned of the ! I'd
of June, to be delivered TO Mr.. v. N. when he
houid call on MIR. L. for an anfwer, and went
to his country houfe.
The next day gen. Hamilton received, while
there, the following letter.
No. Nv.
June az, 1904.
SiR,-In the afternoon Of ycttcrday, / report
ed to col Burr the reiut Of my lat interview
with you, and appointed the evening TO receive
his further initructons Some private engage
ments however, prevented me from calling on
him till this morning. On, my return to the CT
ty found upon enquiry both at your Office and
houte, that you had returned to your reIidenee
in the country. Lett All interview there might
be lefs agreeable to you than ellewhere, have
taken the liberty Of addre1ing you this note, to
enquire when and where il will be moi conyc-
nient TO you to receive communication.
2au~ m3R obeAgfm and vuy bumbie /f,v'f. IS
Gen. Hamilton. w. P. VsN NESS.
Mr.. P. underflood from gen. Hamilton thar
he Immediately aniwered, that if the ccmmuni-
cation was prciling he would receive il at his
country houle that day, if not, he would be at
his houfe in town the next morning at nine
o'clock. But he did not give Mr.. P. any copy
Of this note.
No. v
/ NecO 1ark, June ~, so4.
SlR,--Tour firit lct,er, in ityle too peremp-
tory made demand, in my opinion, unprece-
dented and unwarran,abic. My anfwer, point
ing out the embarraRinent, gave you an oppor-
tunity to take leis cxceptionahle courfe. gu
have not choien to do it, bur by your Taft letter
received this day, containing expreiIions ;ndero-