The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-22
TIE ST. DOMINGO TREArY.
Mr.. Frederick VI. KelIy's Reply TO Mr..
Hatch The Other side of the story.

Hatch The Other side of the story.
n NJ E,i'ior r TIE san.
SIR: In vour paper of july 10, letter Of Mr.
Davis Hatch to M,ssrs. Bart',y & Stanton. OF
Washington city was publ hei, and preceding the
letter aprear,d certain Introductory remarks which
aie erroneous and dil great injustice TO Mcssrs
Daru"S,& stanton. whcl feel II ms duty to correct
Mcssrs BARLEY 4 stanton. 4 law firm In Washing
ton were employee as couuscl in February. 1859.
for an association OF genilcmoR Ia New York oRu.
ing valuable property aud franchises In St Domingo
purchase IRON the Dominican rerublic. which were
Involved IN difficulties and jcJ1ardrd by eyi.
troubles and dangers ard in The event OF any
change in the civil government OF tina: country 1t
became trc duty OF the attorneys 90 take tie proper
seis TO protect the rights ard interest OF the as.o
citation. Mr. Davis Hatch. who had been {. ent for
the Company at ST. Domingo some four yrcrs, hay
ing jus, returned Judge BARLEY acting within the
scope o. lis duty as counsel, came TO New York on
the pth INST, Ter CONSULTATION with the members Of
the Company touNNiur the matter a. THEN nlmiu-
can property. Mr hatch desired TO be present
at tins consultation. and not having, - yet, since
his tcturn communicated with the members OF tn"
'o.laiE3 l. ~ secretary, on tl' ION ms, wen NJ
to Norwalk and requested him 10 come 10 New NofE
twcrn NJ lat +. JUICE Br,ley' and my.e't THIS
IL the c0u-uou % wlct allus on - maIt ~ the in.
troiuc,or, article al'gi,d TO. The errors aud mae
The statement tnat Judge BARLEY TELEGRAPH ed
Mr. Hatch (a gentleman he lad never sotUl TO meet
Lin at the Astor House o. anywhere else, Is wholly
Tie only person who ACCOMPANIED Mr., Hatch was
myself nnd | took him 10 Judge Bartlei'~ room at
the St Nicholas Hotel an. Was pIt .tnt and heard
aud participated Ina the ertirc conversation. AMI
the statement "a given In those rem ,rk4, Of what
was said anl took pace AZ THIS interview h WHOLLY
Neither tie President Of the United States nor
any one connected with lis administration, had any
| knowledge Of or connection H. any way with tbs
| mere matter Of legal advice and consultation. The
interests and property OF the company, ani the acts
| and troubles OF Mir. Hatch, were the sole and only
| stood by all present at the time. Whether Mr.
Hatch WAS then, nr should hereafter be, friend or
an opponent OF uit administrator OF Tresldrni
| Grant, was not the object OF Tie interview And
| Judge Barley did say explicitly, that he had no
authority whatever to speak for or In the interest
of the President or admiuistratOu.
| Messrs. BARLEY 6 stanton, MS altornes and coun.
sellers ut law are engaged in the strictly legitimate
and most honorable sphere OF the legal profession,
in the courts aud tribunals constituted 10 determine
questions OF aw, aud no man valuing his reputation
iot truth aud veracy In Washington city Will gain
| say this. And the statement that " they are Con
gressional or national lobbyists" is wholly untrue
| aud without the slightest foundation in fact,
| The statements also about the Alaska purchase,
| Walker had been for some years the counsel at
| Washington for TIC Russian Government, oad a.
such wrote some able arguments IN favor OF the pur
| chase OF Alaska, but upon grounds not essentially
| different from those urged BY senator sumner, Sec
| relary Boutwell,, and others in Congress who sup
| ported and advocated the purchase. Gov Walker
| and STATIONS law firm was dissolved, and Walker
engaged ia business with his son more than year
before the firm Of BARLEY 4 stanton was formed,
| and near two years prior t. Walkers death,
| The following Is an explanatory note from Mr.
| Hatch to Mcssl. BARLEY 4 stanton, since the pup.
FREDERICK NJ KELLEY.
| SouTH NoRwALK, COM. July 10, lsl0.
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