Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-10-13


to pay ali present demands upon the Office
You say refused to accept your offer OF eight
thousand dollars, until received news OF the eec-
ton in New York. Ii you mean by this, that,
made my acceptance dependent upon this news, you
are under very erroneous impressions. This news
was received, believe, before had completed the
examination of your books, and II mistake not on
Such al least is my recollection. But confident
that never thought of making the purchesc depend
on that clcc,on.-You say that, after agreeing to
vour terms / left Washington before the articles
could be drawn, and was not here soon as cx-
pected TO be--Very true, but what then, Were
you subjected to any Inconvenience On the even
Ing of our bargain, told you that should depart
in tho morning, ind called upon you by appointment,
but found you too unwell for business l did hcpe
to be here by the first of December but dctain
ed about fifteen days beyond il, and by what: Pre-
pairing for on emigration which had not been deter
mined on till saw you in Washington, and for
which could not prepare till returned to Boston,
had about twenty days in Boston for settling con-
of long standing, and preparing to reno 'e u
my family and furniture and found It short enough
You saw that when came, had resolved to leave
Boston at any rate, and that ii che contract not
closed, I should practice law in Washington. True.
Bat this said in reply TO your refusal tn sign the
contract, unless consented TO stipulation which
had not contemplated. was already here with my
family. objected article in the contract which
required share IN the expenses of furnishing
the paper 10 the subscribers not transferred to the
Ir,rnership. You replied tina; you claimed tic right
" constructing your proposition, and re,usod to
syn the contract without this stipulation. then
tCplicd that should remain, whether II were signed
IL ot and afterwards consent cd to sign IT, not choos
irr be cercnioniors about matters OF minor i'm
porianoe, although it made n difference TO me Of
near 81 300 | Hiust therefore insist ,hat was in
ducct ny yourself come 20 Washington and should
not have come, had anticipated this hasty ermiHa-
ton Of the connection.
You express some surprise that should offer you
for your interest less than paid for mine when,
ron soy, paid less than the value of my purchase
Increased
how you expect 10 relinqusli my rights, since
grown move valuable, receiving back what paid.
and that less than the value of my purchase at the
time? Yoi say you contracted for my services which
rated at Ave thousand dollars per annnin Is il not
rather this! You contracted tor my property, which
delivered 10 you, and contracted for yours which
you delivered 10 me. You seem under the impress
sion that ynur rights in the property Of this estnb
lishnent axe superior TO mine; which do admit
Our rights eQadl. But have certainly no ohjcc
ton to considering IT contract fer my services q
five thousand dollars per ainuin; in which case, tn
money paid you would be a loan, to be refunded
with interest, my notes waste naper, md vou woul,
owo M FIVE thousand dollars bcs6os or Nov 6.rc.:
On sRci terms, certainly should not obicc, to set
ting.
You also express some surprise at my Offering t,
purchase the subscription list, aud say know aha
you cannot transfer it. Yon know that YOU hav,
transferred to one half orwhatcver pccuuiary in
tercsts You possessed in it, and | can sec no i,ya
obstacle to sale Of the remaining half for sales
newspapers arenot uncommon, have undcrsi cd
/ You ask, in reply to one of my propositions, in wha
school lave studied justice? lyon disposed I,
remarks like this, correspondence business mus
cease. | should greatly regret any personal msun
derstand!ng between and If any happen shall BE-
careful that the blame be not mine; but having uui
disposition do it, yield neither to Yourself M
any other man; and have yet 20 learn that the schou
ID winch have studied It, is inferior to any will
4 winch you have been acquainted.
II l1ut am dcsirouS of terminating this discnssio,
about dissolution; for after what has occnrro6
longer continuance OF our connection than ono yea
I rom us commencement, Nov 6, would be rs it'll
ncsirea oy me as It could be by yourself: But as
nave every disposition 10 bring this fair TO an AMIGA
bic termination, and we could not READILY opre,
upon the terms Of dissolution should prefer TO nny
othcr mode, Reference 10 Mcssrs, Hamilton md
ilensnaw' fhey are both gentlemen Of honor and
lntegence and could easily settle our affairs TO ON
hlutun satisfaction. II you assent TO this proposi,on
you c0n signify it, md thus terminate a corrcsnon
dence which J. and doubtless yourself can have no de-
sire 10 pfO'Eact' Yours, Respectfully,
r. JARVIS.
For the sake of breyhy, I viii give merely sum
mary oil my answer 10 the second. ] stated that
was aware OF what could be done by a Court o
Ehancery' which was. 10 lock up the concern till
decision could be obtained to the ruin oftbe concer
itself, and the great injury of the political cause il
winch 1t was embarked said, SHOULD Won dissolv,
without my consent, should be driven TO apply 70
an injunction, and then the Telegraph would be sus
pended till the next session Of the court think i
december, and how much longer, nobody can tell
MS Is equivalent to destroying it Mt once" ! there
tore stated that, would consent to dissolution ,,
ms repaying my advance and cancelling my notes b.
the ret OF August, 1923, paying all the debts of tb
DriI, together with debt OF $500 due by me alone
ana incurred for money borrowed on my own credit
Tor me use OF the concerns and upon his paving me
s<ooO IN january following, and $1,000 in Dccembo
thereafter; and that would assist him in condct;ra
tho paper tii the first of January following. bni
Withdraw my name from it Mt gny tune before thai
Hay at my own option; and that. while willnr 70 SET
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value Of my rights in the concern.
IN his answer to this, dated July 10th, 1923, he
Jcihhc"ieages that no bad applied to paying his own
deO,s, not only the 5000 received from mo. bnt
$1,000 more, taken from tho partnership fund nj die
crent times after the signing of the contract. but
assigns as an excuse, that of the $4,000 due 10 lin
as fund for paying such debts he had been able %
collect only $1,000; and hence the necessity said he
using this S0O00 He also made an estimate NJ tbo
value of the Telegraph, which is here oiven in ny.
own figures. Materials, dedacting charres upon
~ .,.,, $1,000.
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