The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-10-17
PETERSBURG, October 9, 1879.

| u. u. shEMPER.
PETERSBURG, October 8, 1879.
General James e. ZKefnpeT;;
General,-I have your letter in which you
say the language OF your speech which
quoted to you this morning WIGS used hypo-
theticaliy, and therefore would infer it was
not intended by you to bear, the import of
an insult to me. But you win observe that
inrmy note this morning Z called your at
tention to this view oi. the language quoted.
You will then, am sure, recognize, under
The circumstances, my right to ask you
whether or not interpret yonr reply cor
Iectly-to wit, that you did not. by the
language quoted, Intend to impute to me
any dishonorabie purpose. Yours, &c. ;.
WILLIAM MALONE.
PETERSBURG, October 10, 1879.
General William Malone -:
sir,-Replying to your second note Of
last evening, call your attention TO the
following words in my first OF the same
date: ~, .l.s..ss ~
"I did not say or imply that you would
thus act in respect to private transactions,
aud what meant was that IL you were so to
act, then you would receive treatment
such 81 as that described in tha sanark you
In my view this statement is sufficiently
explicit, and I cannot see that it is incun.
bent on me to add TO it.. III =
Respectfully, &C., JAMES L. KEapER. !.
the preparation and delivery OF this note
last evening. - =" j. L. f..
mfr. Royal requests US to state that the
following letter, delivered by him to Mr.
Wise at 8 P. M. October 10th, before Gene
raj Matlope's third letter to General Kemper
was delivered to him; was omitted from the
publication made in the State yesterday,
and he desires it to be published at this
place, at which it properly belongs. .''
RICHMOND, October 10, 1879.
John =. Wise, Esq: ....
Dear Sir,-While General Kemper and
myself suppose that the correspondence be-
tween himself and General Malone may
properly be deemed at an end. yet he recog-
nizes The fact that General Malone may pos
sibly desire to communicate with him fur-
ther. He has proceeded with his regular
engagements, but he has authorized me to
receive any communication which General
Malone may desire to send to him, and l
desire by this to let you know that Will
receive any such communication in case
General Malone should desire to make any,
and that l will transmit it promptly to him.
! This is said to you because you have been
General Mahone's medium of communica-
ton with General Kemper up to this time.
| Respectfully, WILLIAM l.. R0YAL.L.l
RICHMOND, October 10, 1879.
General James L. Kemper; .-
General,-I avail myself OF the earliest
moment after the receipt Of yours OF this
date to write this note. In my first note OF
the 9th was careful to state in plain form
nv unwillingness to believe that you had
used any language intended to give me
cause OF offence, for I could not but be-
lieye that your words had been misquoted,
or that your meaning had been miscon-
strued.
In my second note OF the 9th. still as
suming that there had been on your part no
intention to atfront me, and feeling sure
that YOU would not hesitate to give prompt
and frank response to my request for such
statement, I asked if I might interpret
your reply to my first note as meaning that
.syou did not by the language quoted In
tend to impute to me any dishonorable pur-
poses"
This question, covering the''Whoe case,
does not find the answer which expected,
and 10 which l think myself entitled, IN
your note OF this date. Whether the lam
guage used by you was intended to be IN
sultiag and offensive is certainly known TO
you, and is certainly hot knowp to Inc as
the matter stands. 1t is my right, as L con-
4 ceive to ask the question, and to receive
from you the distinct reply whether or not
in the language used yon intended to be IN
sulting and offensive or to impute TO me
any dshonorable purpose. You will oblige
me by responding to this inquiry.
Respectfully, &c, WILLIAM MAHoSs.
RICHMOND, October II, 1879.
General William Mahone:
Sir,-Your note Of last night, replying to
1 mine of yesterday morning, again asks an
Interpretation Of my meaning in certain re-
marks addressed TO the people OF King
George in discussion OF the debt ques.
tion.
In successive replies TO your inquiries
have dsclained having said or implied that
you would do what then Reproduced and
condemned, and / have stated what my
meaning was as explicitly as is possible
with my knowledge of the English lam
-
fully responded to your inquiries, do not
concede your right to demand an addl'
tional statement in the premises.
Respectfully, &C., JAMES L. kEMPER
RICHMOND, October II, 1879.
William L. Royal, Esq.,:
Dear Sir,-A careful Derusal OF the CORE.
spondence between General Mahone ana
General Kemper, coupled with facts Within
nv knowledge, satisfies me that these two
men, as the correspondence now STANDS
NAV be forced into difficulty on punctl'
lilo. have no idea of being party to any
such thing. No code Of honor or anything
else shall put me in any such position TO-
wards two men who are both my frlehds'
T know nothing and care nothing OF the
rules OF the code, as it is called. Ii the!
have q real cause OF difference let them light
TO the death. Before they do. however, lei
them understand this essential. l bslleVe
and hope that their letters have reacheo
their present shape owing to errors OF FORM;
Determined to rectify that, if it be SO,
propose to you to request our respeclNt
friends to withdraw the whole corresponds
ence aud begin de novo. My whole o66!ec
4 in this is friendly settlement honorable C
both. Respectfully, JOHN ;. WISE
RICHMOND, October II, 1879.
John $. Hise, Esq:
j Dear Sir,-Your note of yesterday ha
been received, and in reply thereto l vii
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