Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-10-24
EARLY AND MALONE.
HOW HELATTeR HAD HIMSELF WRIT.
TEN UP As AHeR0.
lahone Denounced as liar and q Coward
An Interesting Chapter Of History
Showing the Respective Merits
Of the Two Men-Their
War Records.
aAH0NE's TAROy REPLY TO EARLY.
The Early. Malone Quarrel.

The Early. Malone Quarrel.
LYNcHBuEG, Va. October 22.-Ths
correspondence between General Jubal
A. Early and VIM. Malone, which oc-
CURED in 1871. the greater part OF which
was suppressed at the time, but retained
in the custody OF Gen. Early, and sub.
iect to use at his discretion, was pub.
lished Yesterday. The correspondence
relates to the article in the historical
magazine furnished by Gen. Ds Peys-
ter. OF New York, but submitted to
zen. Malone. approved BY him and
corrected by his friend, Colonel s b.
French, now Judge Of Manchester. In
this article Malone is likensl to Van
Damme, Earl Talbot and Stonexali
Jackson, and injurious
Reflections Are Cast Upon Con. Early.
Malone told the author OF the piece
that he did not liketo fight under Early.
that he was always slow, etc. Gen.
Early, on seeing this article. wrote 10
Malone, demanding to know whether
or not he (Mshone) was responsible for
the language and the statements which
it contained. Mahone's answer. made
after borrowing the magazine 10 read th.
articles, Was evasive and was delivered
to Gen. Early two months after his let
ter by negro boy. Gen. Early re-.
piled TO this at once in letter
dated May 30th, 1871, which WAS
delivered TO Malone BY Maj. John ".
Daniel. Both tn. parties were then.
and remained Tor several days snbse.
quently, in Lynchburg. Gen. Early.
after remarking upon the delay and the
uncivil manner Of the delivery Of Ma.
homes answer, charged tho latter with
indirection and evasion, and pressed the
question before asked: IL submitted Ia
you," rays Gen. Early, "aiter making
several quotations from the memoir -
show my right to do 30, the direct in.
Quiry whether IL il true that the memoir
above mentioned was submitted 10 and
approved by you before It's rublcat on
and whether the language attributed TO
you therein is yours. This Is . very
Plain snd Intellig bio Inquiry,
and il the memoir had not been submit.
ted to and approved by you, De Peyster
had not told the truth; aud il he had put
language into your mouth which YOU
had not uttered, he WAS equally guilty
OF lalsehood. In this state OF the matter
there was but one OF two courses for q
candid man to pnrsue-either 10 avow
or disavow the pretensions oi DE Peys-
ter. To escape this dilemma you have
resorted 10 the expedient Of all men who
embark in career OF deception; you
have undertaken TO eQuivocate aud pre-.
varicate, and like all such men, you
have signally failed in your purpose,
rNast'r, uuS o"""'Ss's tPs..'s' ~ f-''y
convict you OF completely In the procure.
ment aud publication OF the memoir in
question
Malone said in his first letter that he
had objected to fighting under Gen.
Early, the latter SAYS: "To deal plainly
with all this special pleading Of yours.
! will say that II you mean TO state that,
while under my command, or at any
other time, you ever saw me DELAY or
hesitate TO fight when occasion offered.
you assert q downright falsehood, ~
you also did II you stated that ] wonid
Hide Up and Down Ny Lines
for fifteen or twenty minutes debating
whether or not TO begin. II you mean
that you ever received such information
from any respectable officer or soldier. ]
believe you are guilty OF a fslsehood IN
that; for the statement WAS false at all
times, and under all circumstances" "
The letter discusses all the military
operations referred TO in Mahone's crit.
icisms, and treats Malone with great
severity OF language. The conclusion
OF the letter IL especially rough and
personal. General Malone in his Al.
swer notifies General Early that ho has
directed q republication Of tho article
in the magazine, with the proper corrsc.
tions made, and states that he would
mean while withhold his answer 10 Gen.
ersl Early's last. Efforts were then ur'
gent v instituted on behalf Of Mahone's
friends 10 induce General Early 10 al.
~ the correspondence 10 be withdrawn
except his first letter making inquiries
as TO Nahone's responsibility Tor the
luxurious Statements IN tho khysztps.
Col. k. 4. Withers and Gen. Bradley
T. johnson were, after much reluctance
on Gen. Early's part, furnished with hls
consent to this temporary disposition 81
Affairs till the revised article Was shown
him. When II appeared, with . pacific
letter from Malone, and wss found to
have no mention whatever OF Esrly's
name, the latter wrote that he had now
no demand, In that particular, AZ 10
himself. He retained the correspond.
ence and declined any personal relations
with Malone. The latter. IL 10 rsid, paid
for the amended article AZ an advertise.
ment. Gen. Early ridicules the idea ot
his seeking . duel with Mshone, ond
says he always knew there wss no dan.
,.v NJ that