Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-10-08
POLITICAL.
10 TIE puRLIC.-Nn. Il.
The letter from Duff Green, menlisned in
my last, is rs follows


partnership between us, Il only remains 20 de-
teTmne IN what manner that can be done. So
as 10 do jnstce 10 us both, preserve tn same
Kind feelings which have heretofore existed
between us, asd prevent as much as posslb . nil
improper speculation by others, 10 the preju.
dice of either
! No partnership is just unless there is reel
prouiy Of benehls-nooe can be acceptable
10 TIE parties longer than n community OF H..
terests. You were introduced to me a. n siran.
ger of high literary sItanments and nm able
| aud practical political writer. Wishing 10 rive
To our eastern RE dis An earnest of thai good
feeling, which sincerely entertain for the. |
agreed "a take You N ass pactnet on terms
highl' advantageous To you IL your literary
sttaiunents have MT b'eH disappointed H.
your political experience capacity 10 conduct
poIiiicai paper, AT this placr, | have been
much So Knowing az yon do The rh,af in
ducemrut 10 the partorrsl betw.er us has
faded II must he unnleasant 90 you n n hig h
mind d aud honourable man. as believe = ca
I b., To cohtinue II partner WHERE you must
always hold sub1r iinaie station, knowing
that your continuing under such aifcumsian
ces is as unpleasant To ne As il eau be 10
you.
In proposing 10 take charge of he fsral ron.
cerrs OF the oil yon sheN the same readiness
to discharge nul duty IA fully which have
no'ed from the II 81 tIin" YOU entered the OIL
hrc. II WAS mol clerk, but n partner with
whom consenied 10 shnrc NV labors II vas
nI' the five thousand dollars, but TIE mid. the
int l"clral cnpi al which you were expected
20 hring INFO he othcr that inducad ne ~ ac.
Crpt Nour proposliion After having said thus
| much you tnnnoi expect the partnership TO
| con ilue " know that upon all occasions
have treated you with frankncss aud candor,
Iau "a a, fppi
'inuc our friendship unimpaired has prompted,
| me this method Of commun, aine with YOU
on this subjrct-which hope YOU will adopt
| IN reply.
| Having resolved on the dissolution II re-.
mains for me 10 suggest the manner. The
interest Of the great cause (nnd your own feel
Jugs perhnps,) may MAKE u proper for your
name 10 continue IN the paper until the Isl of
| Nov however do moi desire this unless YOU
| prrirr-you hive paid me five thousand dollars
| which | will repa, you whenever demanded
aud although yon have done but little in mid Of
the paper, will also pay the expenses OF your
| removal IL Washington.
! II his proposition he moi accc pied, there 70.
m ninf bui one other proposition, aud that IL 10
divide thr materials in the Office aud leave il
to our subscIi ers To say who is entitled TO take
| IN" lclrR rhph proper. II after we Aiaie the
case falrly 10 ihem minority OF our subscri
! beers prefer yon as an editor, then you shall
! AZ" III" name oil the paper, and es many Of
the subscribers ny prefer your paper, and
VIII hud some other name for the paper which
| vii publish II IN the other hand n minority
| 81 the Subscribers prefer me rs an editor. YOU
! nut rcltnqu,h nil claim 10 the name If the
| paper, md fYop resolve 10 publish paper
mus select some other name. II you accent
| my frs proposition will pay all the debts du
| by the fun. II we divide the Office yon will
! pay one half aud will pay H. Other debts
due by tho firm II i due to you 10 say thal
believe the first proposition will be best for
| you--fou say that the profits on the books u.
mount to two thousand dollars, one half of the
materials in the oilicr will not be worth hail
the ,um paid by you, and II is not my wish ihnt
| you shon'd lose by your interest in the paper
and cannot suppose that under the cirtum.
stances ofthe case you can expect 10 reian The
ollie OF the paper
The deep interest witch We both haye In
| freddy adjustment OF this matter, will he SO
apparent To 9on thai hope u will appreciate
N, motives IN adopting this mode Of commu.
! nicalIon. aud Won viii, hope, res assured that
| sthl retain for ynn hat lcfs lnal regard which
the uninterrupted harmony which has snbsis.
ted between MS Is calculated 10 increase.
Very respectfully, yours,
ID GREEN.
+. S.-Au early answer is desired as il will
br necessary for me 10 make II negotiation To
! obtain the money necessary 10 refubd the sum
advanced by YOU DC
II Is needles 10 comment upon the feelings
excited by Tins enstle. But thsughi Of the
rnus in winch was engaged, and suppress
! 're them, told him verbally that his PROPOSE.
ton to dissolve the partnership was inadmissi-
BILE, to which he replied by request tina
should reply IN wrInng, TO which lass"utcd.
Being IN no haste however, received another
letter from him. dated July lOih, and which
ash contained merely request that | would
| attcniively and am caby cOnsidcr Of hrs pro-
position, aud give him speedy answer is here
Omitted. On the day following, replied TO
both IN the following manner:
Harrington, July II, 1923.
| Dear SIR: In reply 10 your note oil the 10Th
/ ihsi can only say that moi hing has occurred
since my verbal rep to yours of the Isl inst
TO alter nv ylews. Ia that verbal reply | sta
Ted distinctly, il my recollection be correct,
that did mol deem II expcdieni TO dissolve the
partnership M present, aHd that neither of your
propositions was acceptable. will Dow, in
| relly 10 both Of your notes. endeayor TO slate
my Jews Of the whole subject A connection
with you in conducting The Telegraph, and
whatever Is associated with it, was not OF gIn
ally OF my seeking, nor Of that of my
| Eastern lIleDus IL was suggested ny
mutual friend from South Carolina, who in
formed my friends in Massac husens, as IN
derstOod from them, that you were DESTROYS of
assucialing with yourself IN the Telegraph, &c.
a Ven England man Of some political expert.
enca, and vino could advance some capital. |
was told You wanted NV England man on
account of the regular and economical habits
OF business . hIch common al the East.
These representations induced a corrcspon-
dence, which terminated in a request that
should meet YOU in n. York from you state
mens there was induced TO form the connec
ton In doing this. abandoned my business
separated myself aud lamily from our riends
paid large sum Of money, incurred tue irou
bic and expense of removing 20 a climate less
congenial and engaged III a IA business ATTENDED
with many and heavy responsibilities. To dc
this without a valuable considerai n could n o
be expected. That valuable cons ideration