National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-09-21
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THE FOLLOWING LETTER, We are informed,
was sent to Mr.. Clarke, and no letter was re-
ceiyed fl ON him by General Carringtonin reply:
WASHINGTON Sept. 20. ISIS.
MY DEAE GENERAL: l have noticed with o
good deal Of interest charges made against Camp
bell and HIS published indications Of himself
/ see from the Chronicle of this morning that
the fight is transferred from Campbell, and the
young gentleman who commenced the controversy
with him, to some abstract Parsonage called
the Chronicle. A corporation has neither heart,
senior editor, be successful in his effort to shrk
the responsibility Of his mistake and subsequent
bad conduct.
think it due to state to you that visited Mr..
Clarke twice. once alone, and the second time in
company with your son Edward, and upon each
occasion was as polite and gentlemanly TO him as
In the interest Of peace.
] was cautious to do nothing that wouli enable
him to construe my department as an attempt to
bully.
There was an interview between us OF ten or
nfteen minutes, the material substance Of which
bell his friends objected to him: as an honest
journalist critfctsing Campbell as public oficer
but they would not submit to a ruin OF his char
through the public press. Upon my second visit
TO his office said to him In presence of your son
EDWARD that IT. dia not TIsh to do Injustice to
the friend OF my nephew, who had been greatly
misrepresented under false Impressions in the
spent, that an honorable man could do in the
interest Of peace between the two young men.
He said he did not wish to inJure Campbell, but
II he did not persist he feared the public would
say the Chronicle was bought; and secondly, that
the Police Court was corrupt and that he pro-
posed TO break Il up, or words to that effect. He
furious to the character Of your son, Campbell
and one affidavit at least in which he accused you
proper conduct. l at once said 10 him that Camp
bell would not resign his once as long as he held
threats over him, took up my hat and left, re-
rested with him, Mr.. Clarke.
Your brother, JAMES Nc d. CARRISeToS.
Gen. Edtoard G. Cdrrfngton, GA Louisiana Avenue.
WASHINGTON, ID. o., Sept. 20, 1875.
Nm. Penn Clarke, Senior Editor Of the Chronicle:
SIR: In the recent controversy between the two
young men who have been before the public, all
will bear witness that did not appear subse.
quent to the publication Of my card, demanding
the author OF the first offensive article in the
acter of personal controversy between these two
that controversy.
In the editorial columns of this morning. the
Chronicle assumes the quarrel Of one of these
young men. have read that editorial BY the
light Of letter that received from my brother
this morning, which satisfies me that this editorial
Is your production, and hold you personally re-
sponsible TOR 1T: j send you herewith q copy OF
which refer. Now, II my brothers statements
are true, and know they are you wrote that edI-
toftal and do not intend you shall,protect your
cannot reach. You, then are in this position:
You have assumed the quarrel of one of these
young men and denounced the other shall ex-
press no opinion in regard to your conduct in doing
so. II you have any quarrel with that young
man he and you must settle 1t in your way and
Will leave you and him to fight it cut In your own
way, just as left him and your local editor TO
fight 1t out in their own way. But in the same
editorial you threaten ian imputation upon the
Darlington family. This concerns us ALL NV son
Campbell has fought his adversary in his own
way until you assume to protect him. My son
Edward and my brother, Major Darlington, have
zone all they could in the interest OF peace Now
l INDIGNANTLY defy you to carry out your threats
sequences. ~ ~
desire the publication of all the papers send
you IN your paper, with the affidsvits you pro.
pose 10 publish. IL you intend TO publish these
papers with your af1davtts, send letter TO me al
my ONCE, GA Louisiana avenue, by o'clock this
afternoon, or py O'Clock should II be more con-
venient Yours respectfully
EDWARD O. OARRINeroN
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