Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-05-09

So" W HtS"so" "u Injurious TeNSCuOn Cole
tanned in that opinion. On the 10th of April
wrote to Mr.. Mason to this effect.-Several
letters passed between us, and the correspon.
dence was terminated by tile ensuing letters,
IN which the exceptionable sentiment is dis.
claimed by Mr.. Mason, in manner eoasIty
satisfactory to me, and honorable to bins Il.
;. w LEE
Georgetown, May 9Th, 1911.
Cotv Of letter Put IN the host office, GEORGE
tcSon, April 25th, 1911, addressed 10 John
r. Mason, Esq. Aloutheher, near Hays,s-
toyn, Maryland
Geor;getozon .H1srH 25,.isll.
Sir---Your letter of the 18th instant T hsr.
received in reply to mine of the 10th.
The offensive imputation complained of. Is.
on reflection, SO manifest, that | thought YOU
would have been eager to seize the first oe
casion to disclaiin it.---That it was inadver.ant
and precipitate, had but little difficulty i,
persuading myself. You do not appear sen
sible that injury is aggravated in Being pub
hshed; and, under the sanction OF your name
perhaps, extensively circulated. r.That the
publication was the act of any other person
than yourself, the circumstances of the transac.
ton will not justify the public in suppos;;o.
In this act you alone can be recognized: and
from you alone can l, with propriety, ask for
redress. The delivery Of this paper to the
world rests, then with, you. As a LAWYER. il ;s
presumed, your province Should be limited
to advising on the title to the land in disnn,e.
and to any legal discussions that fright grow
out OF the case SO far as your exert:oos ara
confined to these legitimate objects, there
can be no Cause Tor complaint. Blu, when YOU
travel beyond these limits, to annima,lvert on
the motives ofan adverse party. and, in add
ton, to promulgate these injurious ,eproaeh.
es aver that this conduct gives me the right.
nay imposes 1t upon me as duty, to persist
IN the demand have made. More, cspeci,Ilv
since your reasoning on Mr.. M'Car,y's trio
could neither be enforced by the introduction
nor impaired by the omission, of revolving in.
slnuatluns.
These privileges ola professional cba,,c:
ter, which you assert, are rovcl in their .x,.,,,
ana Repayment to the received sentime,.,e of
honor Should they he admitted, The rrn,,,.
ton OF men ofundeyiating probity will be ~.
posed tothe w'nton assaults ofany lswycr. who
when called upon for redress, NAV Av f., ~" ~
fuge to the immuniues of his profession. as ~.
IN lnpenetrable asylum. 10 - '"
In your manner to Characterize the act, with:
'ut cehsullns the actor, appears to BE- an ul,-
Alter the interval ofthree days since the ~.
elpt OF your letter, snd with the best attention
could bestow ON the subject am comneJi.
q TO renew my demand that Thu: imputstio,
&C promptly and explicitly disclaimed ~.
ess anxious than yourself to avoid alterc.,;o.
nth those whom have been accustomed tc
aspect, yet hope ever to be strenuous in va
cling unjust aggressions, from wha,.xs.
PURGE they may arise.
] am your most obi sery't
WILLIAM LEE.
Monthelhcr, 1aay /, lsII
oIR--'Ih he messenger that on the eoth 80.
cd my letter of the oath ri. to the no. -
&c brought me yours of the 25rh h.
retully read aud rejected upon il. w..
an has done wrong he is b. und n ha eh
knowledge it, and as far as il is in b;s 800 20
PAIR the injury. In this present in,tanceI
Ell myself an agsressor and / feel il nv d.,
q to make reparatlon. acknowledge unon
lection that in giving my opinion usnn 1p pSa
le 70 M,Carty's Island, it was not ncces.....
q therefore hot proper, tor me to have 81
am sorry to add that this claim cot 's s'a
sw cater having laid SO long dormant, =
!, wheil TINS land was advertised bx ,,,,.
IS ior SALE has very much the appea rance ~
unoccomlng fort to extort hush nes
m an lndiscreer man whose pronertv ~
IN forced under the hammer" and ive a.s
ch regret thar any such sentence escaned
pen upon that oc casion. You did me on
nstiee when you supposed that the exnres.
was nsavertent and prccipitate. w,s
Journey when I wrote the opinion. s s1d
messenger waited for it, had al opnort,,s
been afforded me to revise that Opinion
'ver should have suffered . sentence 80
ephonable to have gone from me. Fes.
u my duty to say this to you I can hay.
objection to your giving this letter wh,.
licity you please. ~ WAN
1 ana SIR yodr humble servant.
lam Lee, Es9. George o1u.
he editors of the Alexandra Daz..t. ~,
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