Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-03-06
Dawes,
DAWES,
Nash:nslon Ctr, Feh. ~ b. 1897

Dawes,
Washington City, Feb 20 h, 1927
Sia la your note, handed 10 uie at the House
on yesterday, you have declared your determine
uon, On your own exclusive responsibility" to
decline acceiing To the of rifles
Without pretending to be skilled in the rules nv
wnicii contests of this kind are regulated. ( ,nus
say, that have always understood ami believed il
to De the uadoubted right of the party challenged
IL uaine the weapons To be used, the Tim. when
and the place where, and the name ia which. the
adtir should be conducted
In this case, Mr.. McDufie has requested an
Interview with General Me,calie in the usual terms,
and unconditional. and WITHOUT mentioning any
disability. AS such, II was accepted by Gene, al
he'caiie, without knowledge OF .uch disability
ID WA. winch you entertain, believing that he
wooid nave the right of debating the teams. He
owes II 10 himself. and TO his family TO insist up
Oh tue rghI OF naming The weapons, and this RICH,
cannot be yielded.
than what Is cont aimed in the terms + have h.,.,o
lore furnished you with, because you saw, after
mentioning the disability OF MIR. McDuiie
were NOT ihis disability Of my friend conclusive
anu suihcient objection, other considerations
"ou!n decide me 10 decline the pronosal. They
'es. On Tue kho"n and approved grounds of the
sentiment aud usage which hs re assigned tie ,,is,o
controversies OF this character, which admits of
an entire equality in all respects
Ahe known dextsrity OF MIR. McDufis in the
use OF the pistol, and General MetcaIfe's entire
want oil II, having never fred one = half dozen
times In us lie, would, as am persuaded YOU
"hi ieau"J perceive, make the contest between
'hein, with such weapons, ali o. ether unequal
ttad you not stated your objections in such
tefme as to exclude the use of all weapons except
pistols, Genersl MetCalte would, without adm,ttn,
the riiie 10 De an improper one, have proposed the
broad sword, and eieby have manifested add.
tional evidence oil his sincerity to afford the inter
view which, has been requested
IA eoncius'on' must say, that General Met
csife, being The party challenged, denie, tn M,
hicDafts the RICH. to iusist oa Tue use Of the n;s
toI. $50 Pc
with great respect, / have the honor to he
your obedieni servant,
JAMES CLARKE.
Major j. UAmILroN
Washington, half past IL o'clock, p. M.
February ~, 1927
DIR our communication OF this morning has
just reached NE. ""'
grounds on which thought proper to DECLINE the
acceptance OF the proposal of General MetcaIfe
10 use Iines IN the adjustment OF his alteration
win MIR. McDuti-, have nothing 10 add IN nv
letter OF yesterday, except TO furnish YOU i'm an
explanation OF what mean, when saw shat .. :.
Ps'oi ADMITS OF an entire equality in all respects
Ii Is briefly this: That am willing ina, mo
friend should NEE, yours either with ooa 60;
or two, at any distance, from twenty PAGES 70 ons
pace, 10 hre In any time, from one second 10 TWEEN
" minutes, anu In mode bich, on the soIem,
ooiigatIons oil my honor, will engage tina, nv
friend has never praciised, or thought Of prac-
Using.
You say, that " the known dexteri,y of Nh.
M'Duitie, in the use of the pistol. and Geoe,.I
MeIsslfe's entire want of 1t. having ne,or 6rai
one half-a dozen times 10 his life, would "a 80 |
persuaded you will readily perceive, make The
contest between them, with such yyeanon. sI,o
gether unequal"
The argument which you here urge, in behalf oil
your nieno' sPphe-, with equal force, TO mine. |
VINO believe, never fred rife in his lfe.
But the grounds have previously assumed |
render all discussion on this point supe,anons
and It merely remains for to say, that sny sk,l,
which may have been attributed to him Ave vsa,s
ago, though al that time sbsufdly exaggerated mav
win equal Justice, be supposed 10 have been lost
IRON the Tact OF his no. having practissd siocs y,
even bad pistol IN hts hand tor two And no.
recover deem 1t important that you should knovv
that such has been my desire that the ouu,n.,
quality should be reached IN the expected conh,,
between Gen. Me;calfe and MIR. h'Io.ie th,, o.,
PISTOLS with which he would have fought are v.,
IN my possession, nor would be have touched nae
until had sscenained from you, whether you de-
sired that parties should have gone out without
the exercise even Of preliminary shot.
have the honor 10 remain, very respectfully.
) our obedient servant,
=, JAMES HAMILTON. Jt
Hon. JAMES CLARKE.
WAsnfNGroN CITY, Feb cstb, 1927
STA; have received your con,mg,jc.,,o, =,
answer to mine OF yesterday, in winch Won p,vs
IN explanation OF what you mean in yo9r IT,,
'ote, when you said " pistol sdu,Ile Of a, .,,,s.
quality 10 all respects"
That you believe that the mode alluded TO no
Iou' wo"lo, N the use Of pistols, produce such :
'1''i''S' 1 ho' doubt Whether tho assertion !