Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-10-03
FSoS, tts Boston Bulletin.
TO THE PUBLIC.-No. III.

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Dear Sir--Iiaving rcSol ed to terminate the part
ncrsp between It only remains to determine IN
v.sst rnonEeT Lat be doue, to do justice to
W both, preserve the same kind feelings which have
l.crctoforo existed between and prevent as much
ssPessibe all inprcper speculation by others, to the
rscjuace ofeither.
No partnership is just unless there is n reciprocity
ofbeneftsnone can be acceptable TO the parties lou
ger than community of ncrests.-lou were int ro-
duced TO stranger of high literary attainments
and an able aud practical political writer. Wishing
10 give to our eastern friends earnest OF that good
feeling, which sincerely entertain for them, agreed
to take you In ns partner terms highly advanta
geous TO you. In your literary attaiuments have
not been dsappointed,ln your political experience
anu your capacity to conduct political paper at this
place. have been much so. Knowing you do that
tue chief mducemcnt to the partnership between US
has fned, 1t must be unpleasant TO you high min
ded ind honorable as believe you To be, to
tinue partner where you must always hold sub
ordinate station, knowing that your continuing under
such circumstances Is us unpleasant to can be
toyou.
IN proposing 70 take charge OF the fiscal concerns
ofthc Office you sew the readiness TO discharge
Jour duty faithfully, which have noted from the frs,
time you entered the office. I; was not elerr but
partner with whom consented to shane my lsbors
lit was not the i've thousand dollars but the mind
the intellectual capital which you were expected to
orIng INTO the office that induced accept Your
proposition- Alter having said thus much yol can
not expect the partnership 20 co1.t;aco- NCu know
That upon oil occasions have treSted yo1 VIII frank
ness and candor and desire 10 yo-r feelings ans
me to this method OF oo-I.Ozozl-c With T1l on tx:
su,9ect-vhich hope you ~ G6o;s: II -e,r.v.
Having resolved OF TIE diSso'ya n : remains r. me
TO suggest the manner. T., I-cscS1 - tic r--c-,,
cause land your feelings pe.lsa..; hay ~, ?,
proper tor your name &c continue ii the PAPER Uni:
the LIST CT November. however 60 not desire this
Iiiess yoa Preierit-you have paid iiye-thousard
@nouars which VII repay you whenever demanded,
ana although you have done but little il aid of the
paper VIII also pay the expense OF your removal to
Washington.
his fi,,, to
but one other proposition and that is TO divide the
materials In the office and leave it our subscribers
TO say who is entitled to take the Telegraph proper
IL after we state the fairly to thcn naorit-
OF our subscribers perier you as editor then you
snail take the name of the paper and as mary of the
subscribers prefer your paper and will find SONG
otncr name for the paper which viii pubHsh.-If
on the other hand majority o? the Subscribers prefer
INC as an editor you must Te.inquish all claim te
name of the paper, and if you resolve to publish pa
per must select some other If you accept my
frst proposition VIII pay all the debts due BY the
firm. If we divide the Office YOU will paw one halt
and will pay the other debts due by the firm 1t is
due to you TO say that bcive the first proposition
VIII be the best for youYou say that the profits on
the books to tyvo-thousand dollars ono half
of the materials in ~ Office will not be worth half
the sum paid by you, and is not nay wish that you
should lose by your ineTcs: III The paper, and came:
suppose that under the circumstances Of the case you
can expect to retain the title Of the paper.
The deep interest which we both have i'll friendly
adjustment OF this matter will be so apparent to vou
that hope you viii appreciate my motives in adopting
this mode of communication, and you viii, hope
rest assured that still retain fer you that personal
regard which the uninterrupted harmony which has
saSssted between is calculated 10 increase.
Very respectfully yours,
P. S.-AH early answer IS desired as it viii be ne
cessary for to make negotiation TO obtain thc
money necessary TO refund the sum advanced by you.
II is needless 10 comment upon the feelings excited
b. this epistle. But thought of the cause in which
toll
bally that his proposition 20 dissolve the partnership
was nadrnissble to which he replied by request !
that should reply iii writing. to which assented.
Being i'll haste, however, received another letter
from him, dated July 10TH and which as it contained
merely request that would atentiyely and AMIGA
bly, consider of his proposition, and give him speedy
answer, Is here omitted. On the day following, I
replied to both in the following manner.
WAsHtNGToS, July Il 1923.
Dear Sir. In reply TO your note ofthe 10Th inst.
can only say that nothing has occurred, since my
verbal reply to yours Of Che st inst 70 alter my
views. In that verbal reply ] stated distinctly, II
my recollection be correct that, dG not deem it cx-
pedient to dissolve this partnership at present and
that neither of your propositions acceptable.
viii now, IN reply to both your notes, endeavor to
state my views Of the whole subject. A connection
with you in conducting the Telegraph and whatever
Is associated with IT, not originally of nv seek
ing, that of my Eastern friends. 1t was sugges
ted by mutual friend from South Carolina who in
formed my friends in Massachusetts, as understood
from them, that you were DESTROYS of associatin
of some political experience, and who could advance
some capital. was told you wanted a New Eng
land man. on account of the regular and economical
habits OF business which arc common to the East
These representations induced correspondence,
which terminated IN q request that I should meet
you In New York. and from your statements there,
was induced to form the connection. In doina this
abandoned my business, separated myself and faIni-
~ from our friends, paid large sum OF money! in
Cured the trouble uHd oxPnnse nf rornovino 10 eli
mate less congenial and engaged in business atten-
Wi md IT, a.
this without valuable consideration could not be
expected. That valuable consideration l sought and
expect to find in tho profits Of this establishment
which, with ordinary prudence, may be rendered
great. will here add what is not, indeed of a pecu
mary character, the eligibility of tic station Of con-
dnctng, at tn seat Of government the leading press
Of the Republican party. As | never should have
formed such connection without great .delberation
aud the expectation Of great advantages, So neither