New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-28

THE DIAMOND-UEDDING DCEL.

FURTHER INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE.
To ne Eei,r Of Tas ~ T. Tr,SsM
Sir: Your paper OF this morning oontains note
from Mr. w. 4. Bartlett, in which he accuses ne of
SURPRISING part OF the correspondents between Mr..
Stedman and himself Bat it happens thst the letter
he accuses Of expressing was the ono which
declined to deliver to SIR. Sssdman, and sent back to
Mr.. Butet. with the folio wing Doto
"J7 East 3 stst.. New York, Oct. -, 1879.
"W. A. BaRTLErr-Sr: hr. Adams has this
evening placed in ny hands note frjm you 70 my
friend +. &. Sejman, which, upon pefusel, I'd re-
lses 10 lee al proceedings As am not Dir. S:edmsne
legal adviser and Cannot be ths bearer OF personal
insult to hiu, must jeclne 10 deliver the same.
"AsMr Aiam3 iDfIrms me that he is NJ Logger act
irg az your iriend in The matter ofar hostile meet
i1v Is col ed | have DO other way OF infJrning
Yen Of 10Y determination thar 70 address you person
ally. Yours respectfully, \. {. Hills
To the above rote received the following reply
from Mir. Bar lett.
"No. 80 WEST FOURTEENTH STREET.
NRw.lOaK, Oct y, 1889.
"Mr A. C. Huns, No. " East Tnirty .firsC street
Sir declined to receive your note by the hand OF
Mr.. Adams "a. your pesserse becs1ss II Implied that
had ADDRESSED Mr.. Steinan With . view 10 5 hoste
neetiog.
AS have not expressed sued intention or invited
him 70 sach meeting can only presume that ycu are
laborng under On error, someS where derived aud az
your n,erlneson h,s GOT change the des expressed,
| Ieipclose il to yon.
"Sboud ~ fm. the terms Of your note 20 pass I'm.
noticed, Il would be 70 admit tbs hst Invited Nh.
Stednso to hostile meeting ohcA is mol the tac:.
"Ism' Sir respes,fally yours, wAsHN A. BARTLETT.
"P. 81 AN aware that Mr. Stedo1an mad en op-
pouni'y to see the note which you declined to pre-
sent"
Il will be seen by NJ. Batett's note thst he de-
cibes to receire my note ard an,ver a. Ny rejected
note and Mr. Bsrtett's answer sent to in the
same envelope. lie apparently expected me TO
follow his example, and publish note which would
not receive.
MIR. Bartlett, if lie never bad the intention OF
cLaller siDg Mr.. S.sdman, snsulary unt,rtanste
in selecting his words for ali who have read bis
secord note to Mr StsjmaD must know ii is as fair
challenge a. could vel be penned. Il he did not wish
to have his intention Sd undeTtood, be deceived no.
only Mr. Stedm,n and myself bat bis own friend also,
a. will appesr by the following note from Mr.. Aisns'
"No. 3s7 FOURTH STREET, Oc. -, 1883.
Mr.. Hills: Not having heard IRON Capt Bartlett
TO-DAY have 10 soy lhe' nave 20 f1rtl7r comncai.
cstion 10 nj AXE from him 10 Mr.. S.stmsn, but bold
M self responsible 10 bim Tor any error my principal
II ay have commit ted through me.
"Yosn yery respectfully =. c. ADAMS"
This note shows distinctly the position Of Mr.. Adj
ans. He understood the correspondents So an affair
Of borsr and when he fouri that Mr.. Bartlett pre-
ferred lawsuit to pistols expressed readiness to BE-
held responsible for his principals error. To bis note
j made the following reply:
NO - EAST THIRTY FIRST Strict. I
NEw YoRS, Oct. % 1850.
"Mr. F &. ADANs-SU: 10 reply 10 your noe OF
las. evening sID happy 70 stste tina, my friend Mr..
SedDsn i. entirely satisfied With tie p.rt you have
taken 10 MA correspondence ~tL Cspt Bartlett.
Whatever errors msy beye occurred sre IL no way
cbageabIs TO you. lie regards your conduct as honor
able ana sentlen ally.
"YolTs respectfully, c. HlLLs'
As th.se, with The letters published in my former
statenept are s relating TO the mater, hope there
Will be DO need OF saying more.
Yours .Iuly, H. c. HILLS
NJ 4