Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-09-27

upon he truth or fsssh Of the statements whish
were made, In rela ion 70 my family; leaving me 10
UNDERGRAD, that you had iomed no oliniou 40 nsi
ber had you expressed one, 10 any wise derog aoty
me. Aner these explicit disavowsls rs TO yourssl
oio nov deem proser TO take exception or to bold you
personally aeeout table, Tor conforming to rt,nors
which You may have heard, or "ts the general sep.e
OF me community, whish you 50 iaiseIy assume as a
pre'ex IL innre me, and TO dspage hundred. Of he
mos' re'pes able Persons in our ecuniry, who bsv.
msin'e'ned t,iendly Relations with NE aud fam y
persons IN all respects equal in standing with you, aud
'nose VINO no'u n'trseusse with you. Upop hi, proc
o. NY loioeatspce, fofbrarence which ever hope
exereise, except in cepes OF hsh on n We
grown bold; AID In iatotsd article recently
% Tue pubic over your fispa,ue-, giving c.un,enanse
and ssns'ion 10 the base slsndsr. wbieh havo been
prepssa,sd 'gains, me in my domestic Relations. You
sp,ak OF them as evils which presented an jn.upers
Ole bar TO your entering the Cabne; and tba, your
asen, wa' nnsy given, under the psr'r aston that the
PRESIDENT would speedily his error aud by remov.
hg me, correct the evil. This IL what you intend 10
say omrupg at the same time a material fae,,
nhsn was known to you, that was the Identical
person through whom was communicated 10 YOU
we desire oil The P,e'idsn', 'ha, you rhould enter
nr Caone'; ADD that through the zane person you
'urneu IN answer, Offering at The time business only
aIeaon why you could not, and did no. at III. insan,
oil the application, make prompt or refusal
SIR ,oe open attempt now made, urproveked-ope
aroseher INHALED ior-by any course O. mine tOwsri,
yon-s obvious 10 every eye. The whole pa,ion mus,
Perceive that your object aud purpose |. 10 mack me
with disboncrabe imputaon. These forts of your, 40
pertevered in will. L oniiden,ly believe aud hope
e, a.
Ole mer requiring Of you the reparation due to one
who so w'noply Ia, been ebussd ,led ard picred
aud accordingly 10 require it.
With due respsst,
=, J. II. EATON.
To JNo: McPHERsoN BERRIEN, E.q
L. Ihs letter was prepared 10 be delivered to
you on MONDAY, but the absence OF the friend, who
was expected 10 be the besrer the daily appreciation of
bis RETURN and the diff guilty Of procuring one uneou
nee'ei here with the Governms nt, has III.
delay. 7 ~ T.
a Inns
ed never saw il. My friend refused 10 receive n,
a, no, being proper and dsfui,e answer TO the call
Cen. HUNTERS letter explains wha, af,srward, tool
place. IL /, as follow:
WAsHINGToN, Tuesday Evening, End aug.. Is3,
DEAR SIR; enclose to you the correspond nee
whth mas taken place between General JON Es and NV
BERRIEN N Vi i"''
You will perceive, from the character Tho irau,ss-
non had assumed 10 my absence had only ons sou,s
pursue on my return TO this City, which ex.
pam tue reas'n oil that ab'ense, and require Of Mr.
bERRrEN, TO an expici, demand. an answer equally
so. was informed verbally, by the General ,ha, hi,
neu ,aksn MS ground in the rejected communi-
'lon from which be would not depsr and tina, il the
case OF MJr EATON was pressed further AT ihi, lime
was 10 be understood declined. l. however
hVgn' y o'st 10 deliver my note, and avail, written
'ePy. zen. JONES letter Of the 2nd OF Angus, In
eo'wer TO mine OF the hrst-nohing more than con-
n'maion oil what bad been verbally declared 10 me the
previous evenirg-snd accordingly assumed upon my.
sell to say, a'your friend soul hold 10 further co,
Responsiveness with him on the suit. ct D-eming il nm.
necessary and improper 10 prec- ed further as CON
sld.ted Inc matter finally closed, remit back 10
your hihus la conducting this business take oe.a.
sion to say, that al the plate al eonfstenc, dur
ing thursday aud the mex, day from 10 10 o'clock
leaving note saying should again be in a,,en
on Saturday.
arc, Sir, with great reipect,
Your friend aud obedident servant,
ALEXANDER HUNTER.
Copy Of letter, addressed bv G,n. H,,f,y IN N,
Berrien, Which he toos directed TO deIiper TO GEN
JONES' as melr'end of Mr.. Beyrien, dated
WASHINGTON, CITY lm Aug 1881
siR-Severe indsposiion sn,e Ftiday evening Last,
eonhned me to my bed, and prevented m. from confer
ng WIN yon on the subjest OF Mejor EMon's cal. o,
,nursaay. was consequently not in place when
your answer OF Saturday, &. understand wa. pre-
sensed Hence, from necessity, II WAS read by anoibsr
rieno, who, deemiog il insdrtssibie, returned il,
. eaps il i: ye eaps se.%' re- Ins sail o. Mir ESn
&C. am Sir, very respectfully,
Your most ob.den',
ALEXANDER HUNTER
JoHM McPHERsoN BERRIEN, ESQ.
copy ~ so much Of Gen. Jones' letter TO me- in ans
pa 20 nne Of the LIST Of August. addressed to Nh
0"'ten as relates TO the subject matter received
IL O'CLOCK, 81 August, 1881.
DEAR GENERAL-In answer to the mole what vou
pun 1910 my hands al pairing bi, evening" for Mr. Br-
Iieh' can only rec1pulaie, In few words what, 20,
your private satisfaction as a GENTLEMAN ard man nj
honor, nave already communicated 10 you verbally
-, according to MIR. Bsrfien, app in m n with Won on
be sen, by memSero. his family (wholy un-
al he
sorre,Pondenie) sealed letter TO your,.lf ensos,ns
w''ien answer 10 the noe delvare b, Won fror
MAJ Eaop The bearer Of this attended several
nes' ooh on Friday and Saturday, at the pase OF ap-
poh'msnt' bui without meeiug you, in consequence
le now understand Of your conf asnen; al home i,om
hu"posfion. on Saturday, he at tie tIAse of
oPpeih meh' by another friend OF Ma)t Eaon " h au-
ihoiry 10 receive the cOmmmunis alton in your
"hi<n aitsr being opened aud read Tor h gh re
turned 10 Mr.. B'rren, with verbal iu,imaion tina,
MajoI Eaton would nol reeeivs it,
q Ioset he
eween the parties, and Of sourss to any communica
non 10 reetenee TO the original demand upon Mr. Bsr
ISM between thlfd p'reons, acipg in their behalf
In Mr. Befrien' profiered answer 10 Mai. .top he
mas taken DIS ground, and upon THAI under existing cir
cum''antes, he must stand az firm and jmmoyeabe AZ
he would upon any ether that be might have eIe.ied
aver 'he ndisniy OF havir he answer which he bed
devised, thrown back upon bia bands ss unwt rhv Of
reIlr without he slig hest extlinaon how or ,ybv /,
wa deemed inodmiss BILE in linine he sapno, snbm,f
70 toe TASK OF graduating answers by an imaginary
scare MI ne may eh'nee 10 hive de- eended to some
suPpo,td degree Of admiBib!e answer. | was nv.
sell wholly unappTzsd OF this unhappy eff,ir till il wa,
communicated 10 me this morning; when eng .gsd in
sa'e you should take any further agency in Tho mater
'o eAp'ain 10 you individually asA gen1 man. wbai
guarded fespsc 10 The original medium OF commute,
ton bs'ween the parties, MIR. b. bad observed in all
INA mad been ran'a'ted during your abienee and how
completely all direct and authorized nterv,n,;oo had
oeen GU OH AID the affair remied The discretion OF
mere parle'. Sucb was the b'g?ning and such was
'hs end OF my present commission
copy o. my dIIStoeT to the foregoing letter. dated
WAsHINGToN. 81 Augusi, 1881
DEAR GENERAL-Ffom your cote of hi, ,no-
ming appears that the maiie so far as you are con-
srnsd, as The friend Of Mr. Brri,n is termina,ed-as
The friend Of Majo- Eiion, can, therefore. hold M
iuf'her corr sporderce with you.
am, dear SIR, you're very tru,y
ALEXANDER HUNTER
MiCKLE's OFFICE.
na"iN W Of The New York Consolidated Lo'-
IN