The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-20
'fppA lIUNT0N IN HOT WATER
ooruMBus aLExiNDER icCUsIN0 HIM
0r UTTERING 4 FiLSEHOOD,
u.fu.,nR TO Withdraw the Onsnsivo
language -Uunton Replying with chat
,...r. md Posting Alexander as Liar
- ro,,rd for Refusing 10 Accept IL.

ii po.ttns Alexander as n Liar |
- .o.,rd for Refusing TO Accept IT,
w.sutsaroS, July 19.-In spite OF his loss |
:, ali the wards in Alexandria but ono in his |
sanyass for a denomination. Eppa Hunton. the |
si,,,ng member was In a fair way to secure tho |
somination in his district; but the personal
ssa,rovcrsy in which he has become involved
III Columbus Alexander. and the prominence
,.,o which this has brought Hunton's relations
,.,,h the heirs and assignecs Of the District
ping ia tolcrably certain to end in nominating
h,s ,ivsl Mr. Ncalo. The controversy has so
,.r boen carried on in the columns Of tho Alex
.pdria gazette. and through the mails. but
Alexander has had the correspondence In the
case printed at longth for campeign use, and
,roroses to scatter 1t broadcast through Hun
tons district ..,.
calumbus Alexander has been steadily oppos-
Inc In the courts the payment OF the special as
.essmenta. whose false. fraudulent. and illegal
character was first exposed 10y THE Sun. An
appeal taken in behalf of the First National
Rank OF Now York upon test case decided in
favor OF Alexander by Judge Macarthur OF the
Distric, Court is now pending in tho supreme
Court, very nearly the last OF the dis
pu.ed legal questions in whose decision the
representatives OF the old Ring are still
interested Upon the decision OF tho case.
hready decided in the court below In favor OF
the property holder and against the Illegal as
sossment turns the payment OF numbers of spe-
oial assessments. aggregatng many millions
often standing against small homestends whose
full valuo they nearly equal and held by pur-
chase at a discount to the amount, Il is claimed,
Of two millions or moro by the First National
Bank Of New York. Early in the las, session II
became the purpose of those representing these
liens 50 TO change the law ns to confirm these
assessments. whose validity had received n Sc
rious blow by the putlicationof Commissioner
Dryans letter. who. speaking after an ex-
animation OF tho accounts Of the district, adj
mittcd and emphasized all that THE Sun had
said. law 30 confirming these assessments
was introduced in each branch OF Congress
but was thrown out 10y both committees on tho
District and IN the Senate n bill providing for
the revision Of these assessments was reported,
and was In q fair way 90 pass When the original
and Objectionable bin was substituted fer IT,
This substitute was passed I'm the House largely
through MIR. Huntons efforts and charges to
this effect materially injured his CANVASS in Al
exandra. He dealt with tho subject in a speech
on Tuesday evening Of last week. at a meeting
whoro he and Mr.. Neae spose together. The
newspapers here and at Baltimore represented
him a. charging Columbus Alexander with en-
dorsing the bill as passed. The actual facts In
the case and the way in which the bill was
passed. we're told by Columbus Alexander in u
card which opened The controversy between
himself and Hunton. This card was as fol-
lows: ,.,.. ,-,
and in tho Rsitimcre S," thc Wa.hinston Sa, and
sTi Ss rpps Si nno Rsp last Tne. az osss
which he as~rs thstihe n'aaou, AssFssme tnioreins
June ast upon monon of Mr icnice and ior which he
NJ Hun0n voted. had been brought to him endorsed
BY Commissioner Bryan, Judge WyNc. Ani columbus
nouncs thai s,stcrnent No, merely enirely untrue
ba, ~ view Of The rSgSriSd " ,n ,na 'i,,f
openly express a, NY Gone,, opinion ua, ,he honor
wAsn he made NAT .'s,emsai hs,it ~, POO. 'fae ,,
That b,il nov un.G5salN i',' l''i a. -, ~. , ~ ne
On he iiu Of June in the ahs hat friend of
great Rins advocate senator serient o cauorms. a, a
.a9stnle 70 auitc dr,t,m IN .i WILD 1'i,t i4Gi
made attempt 10 recall thai hl from he House but
on ne morning OF lhe Ism d June he 'ub'nigied l
T no Ss9 ep "a a 5y 2us e ' e & 'S & nj Sa
quorum present In the aft,rnoon 90 the same day
ihe passage o h oairaseoa. SIT ,nccsedei IN liacins
MI springer Of Illinois. to make motion TO prevent The
After quoting from the Record Springer
speech IN opposition 20 the nill, Mr. Alexander
gave THE extract, showing Mr.. Hunton's slArc
IN the dobatc.
Mr. spuascr-I stated that was utterly ignorant q
The provisions OF the bill, but II wrong lad beer
Nf Hun,on-who were these friends 0: yours thai
Nr spfinsor-I will state them. Columbus Alexander
was one oi them.
Mr. Alexander closed his card by saying:
Thusltwill be seen that Mr. Hunton y = have knowr
andr, meeting when he maintained !hat had end w
Springer meguonsi ny name srt he hei quiet si,er
ward lstened 70 The diairiuesoi III, ts neho henlee
a. Old Demoerade Sio citizen abused by ;ertaaS one
ne spectacle witne ron the sacrie, Of Nr Hun
s @ Snmng W. al sn1 dPW bs & is m m an
Therefore. Mr. aprinsefs motion should be ed down.
endorsed at tii Vii on" o6s state that Know ron The
lever Of Comml.'9ner htNan 20 ine stnHis T9nM'i.'
from decision Of judge W,lie lr.muiss.,d rom u'
tria.n tc same opinion IN relation q. he special asses
usnls winch IN. bill eniorces AL
''''' '''''' - cosrsprs AuS,xp.R
As Hunton was In Warrenton Va. when thin
gard was published it was three or four days
before his answer reached hleAander' rms
answer WAS sent by Capt, Sheppard ono o
Huuion's numerous appoinimcnis under tnf
District GOyernment who waited upon Mr
Alexander with the usual iormalities. After
quoting Alexanders charges based on the quo
lation from HuntOn's speech the letter closed a.
follows:
Ihaye sccn NJ reror, OF speech in Alexandra con
Aln.ns the language quoted tho'e from your card,
q ~, Aesanir.a Gi,e> and can nnd nothing IKE It
Nhe ~ 'sY wnsin exact accoriaucc with ~ de9Ai'
.ubsAu,e that tie Hon Wm NJ sIrn.er made his mo
oh looking To defeat OF the lll At The instance OF Co
llmous Alexander aud other. when YOU saw the repor
VI my speech tl which YOU alude. common justice re
we language imputed 10 me have made plain STATE
.eut W the iH.t and now demand Ht our hands with
usN4l ne offensive language Of your card in the 60!
uhAs Of me Ae1anirla Gasde, which published II
Mr. Alexander prom pity told tho bearer Of this
message that he should continue the cOntrO
VeTsy IN tho newspapers. and when Shepparl
Ptesscl Tor an answer in writing curtly tOlt
MIN, You Will tax, Just what | give you anl
nothing clso," On Tuesday morning Mr.. Alex
hnder published his reply. He quoted iIuutoni
iettor; drew attehtlOn I, the Tact that It wa,
based on the absence ot tle alleged words in
local report and did not coutraiIp in terms III,
papers from which he AltXuuderl originals
quoted Ho then renewed his charges agalus
Hunton in the following language;
Mr IIun0n Will not deny that hc u.ei nle names %
le id not say Columbus Alexander HNi oihrf- Anon
tL0s ohois' lie certainly cOud not as ne hlteuytsl
hts new version, have iuciei Nc--rs hryru and .lt
pecsuse none Of tho gentlemen hat aus t- todI NIi
~ springers motion, Or even knew Of II at the tine
Fksmade
Lrt hlm hrst correct the reports In The gu ami So
certainly two reliable newspRIer-, Hri the trst od
specially friendly ~ him and ther having ,l brt
convinced uai nc was Incorrectly reported, hc MAIL Af
no cause Of u}lng to "huldoIe me identity seem
y be his intention IN the anove letter
Gen liuniln S,nt his l,tAr 10 Iac through Capt +.
hheprAId oi Warr utuu Va one ut hi. many Airoutee
" th} territorial building, an Four Hnd "A Han stree
ue seat OF cur radical District GuNtlumtut That GENT,
man eFherny w. was under the Impression that uttl
tNhsgcr would bring down But Geu nuutun
rast should have known that mar. who for years, ha
HNnost single handed fought tNe WA,i.u-t0u Rlug Wh
ua'W''H MI Nt oht'l VI llfif st'NlI f'fri So NH