Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-10-26

ooorhEhN CHivALRy! most incredulous
iarce was lately played in England, in which
! Mr.. Stevenson the American Minister and Gen.
Hamilton of South Carolina, were principal ac-
tors. II seems that Mr.. O'Connell in speech
al Birmingham. made some severe remarks up-
on American Shareholders, and among others
referred TO Mr.. Stevenson. The latter took
lire at the insult, and sent note to Mr. O'Con-
nell, requiring him TO explain or deny the re-
marks attributed to him, or he must give hon.
orable satisfaction, by either shooting Mr.. s.
or being shot by him, either of which events
would settle the whole business. In reply Mr..
O'C. denied that the remarks attributed to him
were correct, and there the matter ended
Since his return, Gen. Hamilton has published
: all article in regard to the affair on which the
Boston Atlas remarks, as follows:
The Richmond Enquirer publishes let.
Ter from which il appears that General Ham
Iton oil South Carolina had u considerable
hand in the ridiculous correspondence which
lately took place between our minister Mr..
Stevenson, and MIR. O'ConneI The letter
is from General Hamilton himself; and he
; speaks in 1t, OF an intention which he enter
tanned Of waiting upon OConnell with a
; band Of armed assistants, under pretence OF
asking an explanation on behalfof Mr.. Ste.
venson, engaging him in lussle, and i'm
proving the opportunity 10 cut his throat
The Generals courage however, seems to
have oozed out at his fingers ends since he
; advised his friend 10 take up with very
lame SOU. oil. an exnlanajioo.
lists, as is apt 10 be the case when any real
courage is required. only upon paper.
At later date the same paper has the fol-
/ lowing remarks on the same subject:
E DFGeneral Hamilton's extraordinary let
ter to the editor Of the Richmond Enquirer
g touching the affair between Stephenson and
O'Connel has met with so liule approba-
. ton. either from the press or the public, that
&? the writer of ii has judged it expedien, TO
!. come out in New York paper, with a card,
i, explanatory, and apoiogelicul. In this card,
/. he speaks ofanother letter touching the az
!. fair which he is about writing to the editor
II ofthe Enquirer,---a letter. which from his
:. account of its intended contents. is likely 10
/. be quite as ridiculous and quite as silly, as
D. that which he has already found il necessary
!. 10 apologize for UConnel carries too ina
;, ny guns for Stevenson or Hamilton. or any
y. other OF the South Carolina cavaliers; and
il any Of them choose TO get into contro
n. versy with him, OUT word for il. they will
oil get terribly worsted. They had much better
keep cool and quiet.
Il Mr.. O'ConneI once killed an antagonist in
e. stuet, srnSr -
he will never engage in another. The follow
TO ing is his letter in regard to the affair with Mr.
n Stevenson, as published in London paper
Mr.. Stevenson, il must be confessed, cuts bu
Ut a sorry figure, as representative Of free Amen
ca-and we may say of civilized and christia
~ America.
N. From the London Nor. Chroniele.
&C. MR.. STEVENSON and MR. OCON-
NELL
he Sir-After my departure from Londo
Ter YOU published, at the instance OF Mr. Sieyei
ue son, the American Ambassador, species
he almost one-sided correspondence which loo
place between us, | have been prevente
'ur by other more important matters from 500
ice er making few observations upon that pu
ca,on and now, as you gave 1t ciIcul
ton think may rely upon your courie'
her TO insert my remarks.
In the first place, there had appeared in I
Examiner report OF a speech Of mine
ave the great Birmingham meeting on the ii
lee of August which contained the followi
NAT paragraph:
ow believe their very Ambassador here
oil slave breeder one of those beings W
rear up slaves for The purpose OF traffic.
ord, il possible that America would send her,
and man who traffics 10 blood and who is
grace 10 human nature2 1 hope The asc
sses lion is untrue. but Il IS righI 10 speak out
In the next place, Mr. Stevenson. on
lot r A I.,ffs
ing pari ofrhe above paragraph; that is,
omitted the words which have put in !
les. and which manifesily show that the
mort could not be more accurate, as IN
Ives, words made it involve direct contradict
And thus, having ascertalned that the
0 be nor, could not be correct he, with the gr
$ the " OF a diplomatist, put TO me the single a
Bot ton, viz whether the report was correc
ause not it being thus impossible that he she
get any other reply TO that question than
per- The report was not correct
ons Ofcourse answered his question acc
plea ingly, namely, that the report was not
rect; but referred expressly in my r.
TO another report of the speech in my
The session, imagining that he would, upon I
"a ON. reference, call for the accurate version
4 thel Thus lar II Is qui'e c'ea' '',' uo ~
, inst had been required or made. am no
louise ISL and should, therefore, if asked. have
nine ed what really did say, abiding by It
.ed TO as far as il was true, and abandoning
,nder. any particular in which itmght appear
,e de- was mistaken
Rutas / made Mr. Stevenson no apo