Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-02-12

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We give publicity to the following
communicates ont of respect to the au-
thor. alone. There eertsinly vas no ne
ees.stv imposed upos him, BY the pub
iics,iop 10 which be refers: to enter into
,indication of his conduct, in the at
fair, which he has thought proper TO ex-
plain: -
LEHssuRa, 18th Of Feb. 4s1A.
GEsTLENEN,
Nothing is less in harmo
nv with my taste than public brolls, ana
trust that. these remarks, which are
cxtortsd from me, gill suffice to con-
yioee all,hose who may think It worth
while 10 nouce thu matter, that an at
tack made on ~ in toe Herald OF the
Stst ult. is without cause or excuse.
Ideclined ;sSiag this paper sons TINE
since, For this political sin never to be
forgiven, the tsUHders OF ihe Ecitor,s
vengeance have fallen upon me and
Dry moral and political existence are
awruilr nlenaeed. vow vii! sid the IN
teres,s os ruth and iostiee by giving q
place in your Pc per 10 the following mar
rstive and letters.
In papsr published in Lsesburg, a
paragraph appeared ds,rac,ing from the
merit of General TaYlor of Norfolk and
comn,erdite Genera Parker. From
lie texture and style of the paragraph.
The most rational surnise was, that II
flowed from the editorial department. OF
the paper, and was designed TO promote
it's circulation, BY an eEor, TO please the
ramerous connection of Gen Parker cf
Louadoln. Under this impression !
write an answer, the closing sentence CT
which might we'll have been omitted.
Col Mason had served under General
Taylor. and Was near co.aeXion OF &C.
seral Parker. He tock the sentence of
which 7 sGeAk TO have personsl allu-
sion 20 him, although truly it struck me
as aa unnatural construction, aud TINS
taking il he was tesi;ous to give pubic
assurance ef his respect for Gen. Tsv-
Tor, and to ascertain tue view OF the au'
thor of the ESSAY written BY ne. He
waited on the printer. and epan the
prt.,cI's calling on me, hsda bim name
ne IA Col M. as the author. On this
the following correspondence took place
between Col. VI. and n,yseIf. which he
published in the |" EAGLE" Leesb"rg. III
ord-r,s as I understand, to make IL ap-
parent that he was far from being PRIV
10 the criticisms. bestowed on Gen /.
A conrsa STA, civ unnecessary as the open
ard henarab!e condvct and character 0:
Cpl ii. woald give lac lie to any sug-
sesiion of the KIDD.
Pefrui. roe 90 sew, ,aat in speaking OF
the personal affair between himself and
me. Colonel vi. uses these Sords, Mr..
Henderson very honorebly made the OK.
PLANTATION ,,u.."
Your obe5iept serY't.
Rich'd. FL, Henderson.
From Col. afsssn 10 r. II. Henderson.
SIR,
On nv return home yesterday, sf-
teran absence OF ten or twe're days, !
saw, for the srs, time the Washins'o.
Man Of The li,h, containing an essay
signed tJustice' which ara reluctantly
eonp4.ieA 20 notice. Upon calling on
the Editor for the suthor ana referred
to yea. hope you will therefore par
eoD NE for acquiring of You. If you are
TIE author of it; and ii you are, | beg
leave further to enquire of you, if you
had any allusion to ae ~ the last para
grapb o. that essay.
Toar obedient -erv't.
.srmistsad 4. .Has0a.
Rich'd y. HradersVn, Esq.