, 1870-07-26
TIE SAN DOMINGO TREATY.
mr. Frederick n EcfIeysS Reply {
mir. IEAtCta-Tie nt1aer Side Of SA

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.nr. 1zatcta-'ri.c Other Side Of sh'
story.
To the Editor Of The .ytx Tork Sun:
In your parer Of 5u1r IL, = letter Of A1
Davis Hatch to 11erera. Barley x St.nfon,. O
Washington city. vas Published. ana preeedlnt
his letter appeared certain introductory !e
! marks which are erroneous a1a did SEeat in.
Justice to ,Iesars. Hartley i Stanton, which
feel it my duty To correct.
MssrEs. BARLEY 4 Stanton. q Law titu1 ia
Washington, we're employed al counsel in Feb
| ruaTy. 1869 Tor an association OF gentlemen III
! New York owning valuable property and frar-
chises il S.n nonsinge, pasehasea Esena the
| Dominican Eerublic. which were involved il
difficulties and jeoparae,s br civil trcnales a,i
| dangers and i'll the event OF any change III
| the civil government OF that country. It be-
! came the dutE Of the attorneys to take proper
stens protect the rights and interest, Of tho
! association, 9Ir- Davis Hatch, Who had
bteu agent for the company Vt Sun
! r+ turned. JnIse Barley, acting within the
! stupe Of Eis duty a. counsel. came to Sew
/ lrrk, on the nth inst, for consnlsatiou with
! the members; q Tie comrans touching H. tha
| matter of their po,ninlc7n property. Mr.
i Hatch was desired to be present At this con-
s,,ltatin1, sna nor having. sEet, since his re-
! turn, communicated with the members of tho
company. Secretary. the 10Th inst. went
| ScE York OF the l1ih inst, VIXEN consnlsa-
! tiou was !iad between 3Ir- Hatch. Judge Eart-
| Icv, and nvrelf This is tha consultation to
wbici, as'nsion is made in the intro
ducto1y article alluded ta, The errors and i'll
ac.1racscs arc the following:
The statement thst Judge Barley teie-
| grapl1ed Mr., Hatch "a gentleman he had neSes
cen ! to meet him al the .a-tor House, or any
| where else. il wholly untrue.
The nnls rerson who accompanied Mr. Hatch.
! was myself. a,ul | took him 70 Judge H,rt1ey's
room 1t tue st. Nicholas Hotel. and was press
| ent ard heard and participated III the entire
conversation. And the statement. as given in
! those remarks. Of what WI. said AMI took piacn
st this interview. il wholly incorrect.
Neither the President Of the United States.
nor anv one connected with his administration,
| lad anv knowledge at. Ut connection ia any
Nay with this mere matter Of lrsa1 advice and
consultation. The interests and property Of
the cu.upaur. AM. the acts aud troubles Of 1f1.
Hatch wire the sole and only objects Under
consideration. Thu: was well understood by
| all rreecnt at the time. Whether Mr.. Hatch
VIZ liar. Q: should hereafter be. . ftiensl or
au &; l",i.fnt OF the administration Of I1ssi-
,.&r. "a Jndse nar,3cs did ra, esr!ie,t'y
t.s"t lie had 10 authority whatever TO s;eak
for Or III the interest Of the President or AL
minis >rrat!on.
! Mts~r+. BARLEY 4 Stanton as attorneys and
roun-elots 1t law. are engaged in tie strictly
legitimate and most honufa:,)e -ph-.t nt tits,
legal profession. il, the co,iEts aud tfih.na1s
constituted te determine questions Of IaE. and
no man yalninS hl+ repuEa.in for truth aud
vrratitx in Washington city will E1tr+ly this
at;d the .tat.rnen: that they are Congress
sioua er 1atio,tal lobbyist r. wholly untrue
and without the slightest foundation in fart.
Ike statement. also. about the Ala>ka.
purchase. and Bart1ey's taking Governor
Waike1's riace on his tieath in the 1aw
tir,n. Axe equally ursaun1ed: sls- Walker
hns: lrfn f..r sone year. the counsel At
| Washington for the E:l--ia:1 Government. lnd
as suet wrote some able arguments in favor
Of tho ltrcllare Of Alaska. hat grounds not
.-een.1alss different from ttpee urged te Sena-
tuF Annlner. Secretary BOUTWELL,. sIl otlcEs in
rr,.rr.es, who supported anh a.:1ocateta the
rHrtl:aae. t;hvcrror Walker aud .t4uton'H
Law firm, was dissolved. and Walker engaged
in tn-liae-s With his son mere than year be-
| fore the ti11n at hartley Il Stan.n.. uaa
formed, ard nearly two years prior to. Nassicrs
! death.
III: following ID an explanatory note from
| Mr. Hatch TO 3lehers. iisrtiev Il Stanton. sinco
the Publication mentioned
FnEnrEuK ". EELLEr.
SOrTH SnEwALk, CnSS., J1lE H. ts70-
.N,ss Earfi.y Il >h1i''.", WtIxais,ofn, D. T.:
t;ENsLEMES: Ny attention ha% l,r-n called my
1T tt-4as. 1t has l!et lttn st"ne Through ,nJ
aGtMF- The publication nf thu letter ttsvf casu
ntfflinG n'Es. fhntlG ant lntt'Ii'ri tnf Il;;itst
TN, LAi II was t'Tetee,l with EuTjsur.s IL t tr
41nn rf fht sI,!Eti Satitn b. tWceti us, rather
.'HT MI. Barley. which, evan It |: hail ht.'
rtrI. ~os not ilSve lttA'le uhllc un'itr aus cir
! tu1le1u1lsG-.
shall c,l,irasor tv ftlll OF! hnw ii 20: un,.
ncicr write ANYTHING HAT ! am itshAElr,i 10 hare
n,a.., rut,iie, tut c:.are.satt ns between gcaIr-
n!rr N. nil le 60, st rrt! sacred. estl sh.sl4tl
they sure 10 sercs: them cofr1:.y. Rr.s:,t&f-
| tally .buis, DAVIS f{a1rM.