Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-10-13
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hrcr sending my reply 10 the two frss letters of
Daft Green, received another, OF whci'the io,low
: Wasn't eToS, July -, 1926.
Dear Sir Yours Of the ith in answer to mine
ofthc 10Th is before Ii h useless Tor us to ar
cue on tho subject Of the duration of our partner
el,ip having resolved on dissolution il cannot be
extended beyond the term which our obligations to
he public make il imperative on us to devote the pa
Der TO the Presidential elcction-You will then End
that the law cannot extend the Term beyond the
ofhe parties and that the consent of both is
cessary-When that time arrives you will find that
ifihe partnership is satisfactorily dissolved by the
copscnt OF the parties Court of Chancery will do it
ngtinst the consent of the ono opposing it.
wish to avoid such an alternative that proposed
60 you that in we could not agree upon the terms
of our dissolution, it should be left to our mutual
friends Col. Iianlio on and Mr.. Henshaw to say how
Inuch should pay you for your interest IN the estao-
,hmcnt, by neglec,ing to notice this verbal conu-
Ycation an 10 understand that you expect to coEi
gel me- in the OF your letter to retain you as
II partner else give you twenty -hve-thousand dol
lars accept your proposition OF seven thousand dol
,ars under obligation not TO edit a paper III the
District for ten years:
In what school Ilsvc you studied Justice? You
know that when met you in Now York, cstma-
ted the establishment, at fair price, at fstythous
md diars fup came on TO Washington you OK
umined my books, you satisfied Yourself that every
representation that had made to yom was true, and
after various propositions offered you half OF
the establishment for eight thousand doars--This
it wes believed would place youin the establish
Incnt uron the footing il you had entered it
ut first and shared with the risks and labors OF
building ii up. When made you this proposi,ion !
told you that was in hopes that could BIZ able
make the establishment sustain itself, but spoke OF
the large sums which had expended and the pussi-
bilty that it would equire more TO keep the paper
In operation. To this you replied that tie mem
toned could be easily obtained and gave to UNI
dcrstaud that funds if wanted, would be furnished
Has it been done' Attic offered you al interest III
the paper worth twenty fve-thnusand for eight you
refused give Until received the news OF the
election in New Yori-You then agreed to give mo
that sum provided would wait twelve eighteen
months for payments of fifteen hundred dollars
each thus in fact proposing Ia give me fvc-tboucand
dollars Your proposition was accomplishment how
was the pressure OF your engagements that you
left here early next morning before the articles OF
agreement could be drawn up. These was to write
out and forward 10 you at Buston-l did fDu
were to have been here before the commencement OF
the session nd were TO have paid me five thousand
dollars the first OF Deccmber-Thi yuu did not DO
--Bef1re you on the printing Of the Senate
which had been held III suspense was decided in my
favor, and you did not sign the agreement until after
that was DECEIVED
solved to leave Boston at any rate, and that if YOU
did not close the contract with me, You would remain
In Washington as lawyer. cannot therefore adj
init that have induced YOU to abandon your business
there, am chargeabe with any loss that NAV
accrue to you therefrom.
Under such Representation of the case how car
YOU now propose 10 me to dispose of the other hall
of the establishment to you for three thousand dol
lars less than you gave for your half Of it time
when it was certainly less valuable than it is
and when you know that the value of the interest pur-
chasedby you was not pad?-In taking You as part
ner contracted for your services which you your
that am now desirous 70 dissolve the partnershnN
But you cannot be serious in proposing to purchase
my interest for seven thousand dollars with I'll obi
CATION on me not to publish paper in the distric
FOR ten years-You nou that have no r;gbt M CO.
70 you the subscribers Il will take five thous,nC
dollars for my half of the materials of the Office ana
deliver them to you immediately after the close of the
Presidential elecion--or else viii restore to YOU
your two notes for three thousand dollars. | will
repay you your FIVE thousand dollars and give Won
my note for two thousand dollars PAYABLE en- the ist
OF December eighteen hundred and twenty-nine
in which case you viii reinquish to me all claim
npon the entire establishments and the ten thousand
dollars thus stael shall be in discharge Of vour dc
hands upon me on accoont thcreof-lf this PROPOSE
ton be not accepted wish you to say whether you
VIII consent for the materials to remain in nv posses-
sion until 4 Court of Chancery shall have passnd
upon respective rights That that decision mas
De speedily and anicably obtained is the interest Of
beth the parties, as it is my wish.
Yours respectfully,
ID. GREEN.
had prepared answer TO this; but before it wa:
delivered, received another, Of which as il was liz.
tie more than repetition of the last, will merely
give the substance. lie proposed TO sell his half Of
the materials, or to purchase mine. at their cost:
said tnat he should publish another paper and under
another name, provided would not consent to his
using the name of the Telegraph; and that IL mn
lshed paper also, the subscribers to the Tele1ranL
should gay whose paper should be taken; and thai
on settlement Of our accounts he would allow me
for such of them as took my paper while should al
low bun Tor such rs took his lie also stated that
" these propositions refused, he must establish
new paper, md carry the Telegram into Chan
Gerry. One sentence ofths letter is too remarkable
TO he given IN any other than bis own words: and IS
Hs follows "
~ again repeat my desire 10 bring this hole mat
Ger TO an end, in way most agreeablv TO yonr feel
ings IT can he done in accordance With nv sense of
what Is due to myself; if cannot do So and 7 am
dHycn 10 court OF Chsncery to effect that which
weourselvcs ought 70 do shall 90 there Ies',Iy.d
TO pciseverc regardless Of the loss winch must en-
sue 10 both" u"
bad written, but had not sent, an answer 10 The
nrst OF these letters, when tho second arrived -
Tbs answer was then cent together with one 10 the
second, and is as follows:- Wv
- WAsmSGroS, July ~ 1890
Dear Sir; Yours Of the 9th inst. is received, II
VII oIiehy notice few passages Of H. and then state