Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-04-05

tel lp0n the SOUTHERN stuS Z. NLiGli 10 MUM,
room sufficiently spacious to admit tables for
three hundred persons; about fourteen other
apartments comprise the whole OF the second
story.
The third and fourth floors belong to the
tavern. An arched ball room finished with
great taste, in the corinthiau order OF a. Chi
lecture, extends through both stories, and is
placed Immediately over the LARGE dining hail.
Tue other apartments on these floors ase
either connected with the bali room. orare
lodging chambers belonging 10 the establish
ment.
Upon the northern side OF the eth and sixth
floors large niasouic han has bsen iiteiy
constructed, formed from Il larre number %,
the apartments which we have Just c.in-
merated. The other rooms are appropriated
for lodging chambers, with the exception ofan
observatory on the 9th floor which is connect-
cd with tue news room below and where good
telescopes are deposited for the use OF the sub
scrberS.
The Coffee Hou e has undergone an almost
entire renovation within a Short period OF
time, and the praise, which both inhabitants
and strangers unite in awarding to the hotel,
c0nters upon ii reputation which is not sur
passed; II it be equalied, by any similar estdb
lishnent in the u. States.
In tho year 1892, Mr. Hopkins, printer. of
this city. intending to publish new edition
OF the tederalist, took this opportunity oapply
TO Gen. Hamilton, and solicit him to correct ~
70 obtain his consent to assist in the revisal,
provided gentleman of competent literary
talents would undertake 10 make the first ver-
bai corrections, for the original idea was TO be
strictly adhered to:-He then examined the
whole with hts own eye, previous to its being
committed to the press, aud that il WAS
free from literary biemlshes.n When the
whole was ready for the press, the gentleman
who Rad thus given his aid, wrote 4 preface,
II, which he took occasion TO make respect
tu' mention of tie names of the two gentlemen
who were associated with Hamilton, in tire
eesSays-hlr. Jay and Mr.. Madison. Whether
ne was disposed 10 express similar opinion
with that expressed in Delapaine, respecting
the relative merits Cs the writers, 1 DO
not now recoi!ect but l do know,
that the following expressions. THAI
point, were dictated by Ceu. Hamilton him
self; " In justice TO these gentlemen. it is
thought necessary IN add, that, as far as has
been practicable to discriminate their prnduc-
mons, they are not unequal IN point OF merit TO
Hamilton"
have now to notice what, indeed, may,
with strict proprety, be called ga mistate-
ment OF facts. The writer OF the above arti-
Gle, I'm the National tnteliigenoer, takes upon
himself TO state upon what he calls, iRduhitelbie
authority, that NJ Madison wrote the Nos
10, u Ia, 10, 20, aud those from 81 to IS inclu-
S.Vely, besides the Nos. g., 65 and s.; that MIR.
Jay wrote Nos. z. 3, : and and Mr.. Hamilton
the residue. But dltlloush he afiirms he has
been several years in possession of the infor-
nation upon which this statement is founded,
and offers appeal TO TIE papers of gen. Hamii-
ton for the confirmation of his assertion, II is,
nevertheless, materially erroneous. tits now
In my power to rectify the error and upon the
very amthorty 60 which the writer appeals and
thus to set al rest, forever, all controversy up
en- tile subject: proceed to do so-
1t may be proper, first, TO observe, that the
writer IN Delapaines Repository. has adopted
a msiatement, from the Port Folio, in not al
lowing credit to MIR Madison for 10 and IS
But the writer in the Nasional Inteligencer
has fallen into numerous errors, respecting
ed
Gen. Hamilton, day or two previous 70 his
death, stepped into the Office of lis friend
Judge EenSon, then absent, and in thepresence
ofhis clerks, left paper in book iSiug there
and departed. After-his fall, this paper was
observed, ani deposited by Judge Benson in
the city-library, with certificate, that il was
the hand writing of A. Hamilton. The follow
ing is a copy:
''Nos. 2,s, 4,5, 81, Mr. Jay; Nos 70, u, 81,
to 4o inclusive, Mr.. Madison Nos Is, 10. 20
Mr.. Hamilton and Mr. Madison, jointly; all the
rest by AIr. Hamilton"
This is a sacred relck-call il not in quessi-
on IN. Y. Eeeaiag Pest.
Lately republished in the Enquirer.
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