Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-17
PETERSBURG, OFT. 10. 1870

PETERSBURG, OF. 10. 1879.
Gen. I'm. Malone:
SIr-R"piyiDg to your s,oood motto of last
evening, cs your atteatcn TO the following
words 10 my Erst Ct tie same date:
II did DOT FAY or imply that you would thus
act IN r. aspect TO private Transactions, and what
| meant was that if YOU wcro go 20 act, then
you would receive treatment such as that do
scrtci ia the remark you quote"
Ia ny view this siaelnen il sufficiently cX-
pi!c!t. and cannot SO that it ia iaoumbeu: on
me to add TO il.
Respectfully, 60,
JAS il kEMPER.
7. S.-ihe prascpce Of visitors prevented
tho preparation aud delivery Of tha note last
evening. j. L. X,
RICHMOND. O1tcb.r 10, 1879.
zen. James l.. hempcr:
GeueraI-l avail myself Of tho csyiiest mo-
mcnt afttr the receipt Ct yours Of this date to
wrlje this note. 10 my fist note OF The OH |
wes careful to state 10 plain form my uuwil.
llDgoess 10 believe that you had used any lsu
guage intended to give ME- cause OF offence, Tor
l could not but believe that YCur words had
been mlsquoted or that sour nearing had beea
u lIconstlued.
10 my second note OF the oh, sill assuming
that there had bnen ou your pu,t 10 intention
| to G1ront NE, ard feeling sure that you would
| not hesitate 10 give prompt and frank response
to my request fer such statement, | asked If
l might Interpret your reply to my rat note
as meaning that sou did uot by the laugusgo
quoted intend to iGputu 10 lnc any dshouUr
stlo purpose"
This queslloa covering tho whole cisu does
not tiud the answer wi i3h / expected, and to
which | think myself enIitlcd, ir your note If
this date. Whether tho language used t7 you
was Intended to be insulting and offensive is
| certaluly kuowu to you. and il certainly not
| known TO ms is the mater stands 1t Is my
! rlght,as l conceive, to a,kithe distinc: question
and 10 receive from you tho dislitc; reply
whether CT not 10 the laugusgo us.6 you 10
tended to BIO Insulting and offensive or TO i'm
pute to Inc atty dishonorabc purpose. You
will oblipo mo by responGiur to this iouurry,
Respectfully, &c., WM MALONE.
RICHMOND, October IL, 1879.
Gen. VIM. 1iahone::
SIr-lour note OF last LighI, replying to
mine Ct yesterday murping, agaa asks aa io-
depreciation CT my meaning in certain rembrss
addressed to the people OF kigg George in q
discussion Of the debt question.
10 src,sssl7o replies 10 your Inquiries have
disclaimcd having said cr I'm pied thst you
would do whct L ttco repro5ated and coude u
rci. and l have stated wha5 my meaning was
MS eXnlIclt as is possible ath MY knowledge of
the Eogsh language. Having, es | Thick,
pcrtinently SD fully responded to your itq1i
rles. do not coDccde your right to Iemsad on
additional statement 10 the premises.
Respectfully, &,., JAS. L. KEMpER.
RICHMOND, October II, 1879.
Van. L. PoyaN esq:
Dear Sit-A careful parussl Of tie cores
nondenoe between Gen. Malone end General
kemDer, coupled wish fao,s within my knowl1
edge, satisfies me that these TWO meu, as the
correspondence now s,srd;, may be forced into
difficulty en- purc lilo | rave no idea of
6elog party to aoy SUCH thicg. No code of
honor or snythiog else shall put me 10 auy such
position towards two mel who afe both nv
friends. l kco" uothiog and care nothing Of
the rules OF the code, ss it is called. II thew
have real Cause of difference let them ieht
to the death. Bsfre they co, however, let.
them understand this essential. | believe and
bore that their letters have reachea their press
ent shape owing TO clrors ct form. Detcrnip
ed 10 rectfy that If il BE- 30, | propose 10 : on
10 request oac respective ir.euts to withdraw
the wno!s correspondence aud begin de moro
My whole object in this is a friendly settlement