Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-10-13

Erone tie Bosom KaI7ei,a
TO THE PUBLIC.-No. YY.

D.
Ocnr SIR Yours of the fith Ill answer to mine
o.tle 10th Is before II is useless for us TO ur:
cue on the subject of the du>atiom Of our partner
ship having resolved dissolution it cannot be
extended beyond the term which our oblirat,ons to
the public make imperative on us to devote the pa
per to the presidential election-You will then find
tnae tne law cannot extend the term beyond the con-
Sent OF the parties and that the consent of both is
cessary-When that time arrives you will find that
ae partnership is not satisfactorily dissolved by the
consent OF the parties Cour, Of Chanccry viii do it
against the consent of the one opposing it.
wish to avoid such all alternative that p,ouosed
oyou That III case we could not agree upon the terms
OF onv dissolution 1t should be left to our mutual
friends Col. Hamilton and Mr. IIcnsl,av TO saw how
much should pay you for your interest in the estab
ishnent oy neglecting to notice this verbal comll.
nIcaton am TO understand that you EXPECT to com.
pei me- IN the terms of your letter. retain you as
partner or else give you twenty five thousand dol
lars or accept your proposition OF seven Thousand dol
lars under nh obligation not TO edit paper in the
District for ten years.
In what scioo! Have Won st,,J;rd yus,;c,, y,r
know that when met YOU in New York. cstima.
ted the establishment, al fair price, at iiftvtLojs
aiio d3itars. You came on To WasIiingtoa, you OK
ahmed my books, you satisfied vorrseif that evcrr
representation that had made to sou was true and
after various propositions | offered YOU one half of
The establishment for eight thousand doIarssI'b;s
sum It ives believed would place you III the establish
nent upon the same footing if you had entered il
Mt 1rst and shared with ME the risks nud Iabors of
building 1t up When made you t..; proposi,ion
toid you that was in hopes that could be- nbc to
nj
the large sums which had expended and the posi-.
olilty that 1t wonld eqnire more to keep the paper
IN operation. 10 this you replied that the sum men
noned could De easily obtained and gave me to un-
derstand that funds, if wanted. would be flrn;sbed
Has it been done9 Altho offered YOU an Interest in
the paper worth twenty five thousand for crI,t you
refused to give i.-ubt we received the news of the
t clec.oh IN New fork-You then agreed 10 give me
that sum provided would wait twelve or eighteen
months tor two payments Of fifteen hundred dollars
mus IN fact promising 10 give ive-,housand
doliars- Your proposition was acceptrd-Such how
ever was the pressure of your engagements that
left here early next morning before the orticie ~
agreement could be drawn up. These 7 was tovriic
out and forward TO you at Boston, did So You
were 10 have beea here before the commencement OF
the session aud we're to have paid mo five-,bmsnnL
dollars on the first Of December-rhis Won did not do
--Before you came on the printing of the SENATE
which had been held in suspense was decided in nv
favor, ana you did not sign the agreement uu after
that was decided
When you came Oh you told TIC that vol lad re-
solved to leave Boston at any rate and that if YOU
did not close the contract with me- You would remain
init that have induced you to abandon your business
there nor am chargeable with any los, that NAV
accrue to you therefrom.
Under such representation Of the case, hoy can
yon now propose to me to dispose of the other half
Of the establishment to you for three thousand dol
lars less than you gave for Jour half of it Mt time
when 1t was certainly less valuable than il now is
and when you Know that the value of the interest pur-
u r.
ner contracted for your services which YOU vour
self rated at $4,000 per annum-It is because vour
services are not as valuable expected them to be
that am nov dcsirous to dissolve the partnersb;n
But you cannot be serious IN PROPOSING ia nrrcbrs
my interest for seven thousand dollars with II, ohI
cation on me not to publish paper in the fst r;c,
Tor ten years-foa iaow that have no right to sell
to you the subscribers Il will take fire thoms. nd
dollars for my half of the materials of the Office and
deliver them to you Immediately after the close of
PRESIDENTIAL election-or else will restore to Won
your two notes for three thousand dollars. 1 will
repay you your FIVE thousand dollars, and give Won
my note tor two thousand dollars PAYABLE on the sf
al December eighteen hundred and twenty-nine.-
In which case yon will reinquish to me all claim
upon the entire establishment and the ten thousand
dollars thus led shall be in DISCHARGE of vonr do
Inands upon me on .accoont thefeo-If this proposi
ton be not accepted wish you to say whether Won
VIII coen. for the materials to remain in my posses
sion until Court of Chancery shall have passed
upon our respective rights. That that decision NAV
be speedily and anicably obtained is the Interest of
oe'h the Paftles,as 1t is my wish.
Yours respectfully
D. GREEN.
had prepared on answer to this; but before il was
delivered, received another, OF which, as il was Ill
tie more than a repetition of the last will merely
give the substance lie proposed to sell his half OF
suo aatetais, OF 70 purchase mine at their cost;
said that he should publish another paper and under
another name provided would not consent to bs
using the name of the Telegraph; and that if nnh
lshed paper also, the subscribers to the Telenraph
OF settlement of our accounts, he would allow me
Tor such OF them as took my paper, while should al
low him for snch rs took fis, He also stated that
these propositions were refused, he must establish
new paper, and carry the Telegraph into Chan
Gerry One sentence oftfis letter, is too remarkable
TO DO given in any other thnn his own words: and IS
ss follows
81 again repeatmy desire 10 bring this whole mat
ter to an end, IN way most ngreedbly TO your feel
inHs 1t can he done in accordance with my sense of
What 10 due TO i-jseit # cannot do so, and am
driven to court Of Chnncery to effect that which
we ourselves ought to do shall go there resolved
to peTsevcre regardless Of tile loss which mus, en-
sue TO BOTH
naa written, but had not gent, IN answer TO The
fTsf of these letters, when the second nrr;vod -
his answer was then SENT together with one to the
second, and is as foiiovse.@--.
WAsHISETor, July ~, 1923.
will briefly notice few passages of it, and then state
shat course am willing to pursue You state. in |
uering to me one half of the establishment, for seooo
you stated your hope OF being abe 10 mako il s,sa;