The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-05-30
The Facts in Relation to the Pr opposed
Due. between Mr. L.. q. Washington
,,d colonel FEnfchtns.


,-,-r,,ron, lcncc Of the Baltimore ;aactt,.
N ,Su1NGToN. MAY 26.--There have been
many misstatcmrntS Of the late difficulty
Tween Mr.. l.. .. Washington aud Colonel
r;sr,lliu T. Hutrhin>. that | deem il pro-
u.s.. l,,irtI, to state The actual facts. The
...rr,f hcuan hv Colonel iiltchinS under.
..l,u.to speak 10 MIR. Washington, with
,,Arm be had no acquaintance. aud urging
,nl i}>tranchiScmcnt and military cnSlarc-
men; cf the southern people. Mr.. Wash.
~. fam answered hv saving that if he had
f.,> W., hc would hang him; that he did
,.i Know him. and cid not want TO know
1,D." llnirhinS seemed DESTROYS to
..,u,Iy words further. but rs the affair oc-
Erred in The senate gallery Mr.. Wash
.r.tnu declined further conversation. feel
M, also that he had said enough to indicate
III, nwn poSition. Colonel lIutchins. few
,,,,r,.2t> after. laid Il pencil note upon Mr..
W,,hingtou'> table, informing him that he
.ns,,li hear from him. and the next day ad-
rr.>.r3 ! note requesting m explanation of
81. r,mark> which. without specifying. he
described generally rs 'per>onal.' Mr..
WASHINGTON answered him. stating that he
.-f upi recognize the right OF any one, e>-
.,...Igity 4 stranger, tr address remarks TO
him which necessarily reflected uron HIM
81, and the southern people, and that when
, ,fnuri t!utchinS expressed regret for his
MN offensive aggression his request for IN
-,xpanation satisfactory 10 both" would
I've 4 letter basis than il then had. At
I'M, stage Of the business Mr.. John +.
,,Afc. who had been applied TO 10 act as
TREND OF Colonel Hutchins, but de-
ned II ,ct in that capacity, undertook
rr. office ot mediator, and saw Colonel
VI lr,,,ISmiih. 4 friend OF Mr.. Washing
'ro.>. tot this purpose. These efforts
.,.r,j. and Mr.. Covlc then declined any
n.rrhrr connection with the affair. On sum
last tulnncl liutChinS wrote note dated
Nrndav. al Alexandria, Va, iii which nc
-a-j Tor a hostile meeting, but did not
,.sn" any friend a. authorized in his behalf
- make arrangements tor the duel, or give
rs own address : hut, OH the contrary,
,.,fri in his note that h. had no friend by
whom 10 send his communication, and
therefor, lett il himself upon Mr.. Washing
n table in hi> absence. MI Washington
rm,lrd this paperto his friends. General 4.
Jones and Nj. i. j. Bright, who are
..;in. for him for such proceedings Us were
,ion"r under the circumstances. These
Gentlemen We're of opinion that Colonel
Hatch in>'> note.icquired no notice until he
-hould name some friend rs authorized To
rlkr the necessary arrangements for the
lit I. iit tIlAt NIllil IIt ~ w
',.n could take no further steps in the pre-
rHI>,.,. It viii be seen from this simple
-iIrrmcnt that the affair halted from The
int that Colonel Hutchins sent no friend
:. VIZ. Washington with his challenge. and
~ hi own not" indicated that he did not
nav. aly. Mr.. Washington had 1t his com
Nh nd the services 0f gentlemen OF proved
..li1o@r and honor. and has quietly waited
'h, action IT his antagonist. The state
minis that there WAS any discussion about
ol iu-iun TO MUrtun's speech. or any pro-
'.l,, language on Mr.. Washington part. or
nV difficulty on his part IN obtaining the
,rl1l,'> ct seconds, are "ll unloundcd.
~"tnr dnyS AGO Mr.. lIutchin> seems 10 have
u,a-rd his cNcr,ionS to procure second,
Ui HIS furnished hi> account of the quar-
~ to the H,IGitt and perhaps other papers
Il.
Tur FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT BlI.L.-ln the
lior!-, 81 Representatives on Friday. during
thc debate on this bill the Democrats char
,u.trliloi it as the most radical measure ever
passed by Congress, and declared that II
consolidated Ill the General Government
more nl the powers heretofore reserved ana
,N,rciSttl Il, the states than was ever even
..ilrmptcd before through the legislation OF
congress. 1t WAS further maintained that
the pains and penalties imposed were SO
stringent as TO materially weaken the en-
i"rrcnent Of the act; and the New York
,yly members said that nothing that Con
-r,.~> could do would tend so much TO unite
.nL consolidate tho Democratic party III
rhd state and increase its members as thi>
hiII. They declared that il would in the end
duulAe the official Democratic majority O
mnety-onc thousand which the party hat
received in the recent Judicial election ii
N;W York.
thiel Justice Chase has recovered from
hl~ illness.
Joseph +. Wilson has been appointed al
INSPECTOR in the Norfolk cuStom-housc
samuel Smith to he collector OF internal
avenue for the second district of Virginia