The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-12-17

Tne eu1tOr OF IHE CHITlC anu tHe tuVHW To'
ceived the following communication this morn
Ing:
DEAR MR.. BUELL.: had the inclosed letters
handed me to-day. l return them to you, for
have no use for your letters, even though you
choose to talk or write, or both, about black
mail" In connection with the Gazette, which is
RICHARD j. HINTON.
The editor OF THE CRITIC and the capital has
never chosen ito talk or write or both, about
'blackmap In connection with the Gazette" He
has never mentioned the editor of the Gazette
In that or any other connection. Ho therefore
assumes that Brother Hinton must be labor
Ing under n hallucination.
We cannot understand him at all. Referring
to the Enclosed letters" which Brother Hin
ton 80 kindly "returns to us" having "no use
for them," they are found to consist of n note
addressed by us to our esteemed friend, Sena-
tor Ferry, on March TO, 1874, together with
the Senator's reply.
The following is our note;
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 10, 1874.
HONORABLE SIR; have seen several news
paper paragraphs to the effect that had been
excluded from the reporters gallery OF the
other notification and still hold the card OF
admission issued by you at the beginning OF
the session.
have visited the gallery once or twice since
saw the newspaper paragraphs in question,
but received on those occasions no intimation
OF the matter from tnc OlllCerS Ill CnufBe. i
asked some OF my personal friends, who are
Senators, about 1t, but none OF them seemed to
know OF any such action. Now, II have no
right to visit the reporters gallery OF the Sem
ate, do not want to go there, for the reason
that do not wish to entail upon Mr. Allen,
who Is my friend, the unpleasant duty OF ex-
Guiding me.
l, therefore, respectfully ask
Have been excluded by your order?
II so, for what offense p?
am not aware OF having even harshly criti
tooI 4. nlaf NJ Va hon l.t hn1
and that Is your distinguished colleague. |
did this upon somewhat cumulative testi-
mony, and am prepared TO meet an issue the
Honorable Senator has seen fit to raise In n
court OF law.
1 may go farther to state that was moved to
print what did about your colleague by no
personal feeling o.ifll-wiil whatsoever, but be-
cause people who had right TO expect cour-
teous treatment from the Senator complained
10 me that his habits had been the means OF
making them suffer indiSnity and insult.
These statements came to me backed up by
what thought competent testimony, and l
printed them because thought 1t was Just
and right to do 80, not because desired to
inhict wanton personal injury upon the SEN
ator, nor because had any personal pique to
crafty, for had none whatever. l have said
this much by way OF explanation, because
have been led 20 infer that my alleged libel
upon Senator Chandler was the cause OF my
reported exclusion from the gallery.
believe there has been some disposition on
tho part OF my fellow-correspondents to assail
this action, but they have been led to refrain,
suppose, because tho same doubt as to the
facts In the case existed In their minds that
obtain with me-
WIN you be good enough TO furnish me with
the Information respectfully sought with re-
gard TO the fact and the cause
With great respect
a1 AUGUSTUS G. BUELL..
Hon. Il. w. Ferry, Chairman Senate Committee
on Rules.
And the following is Senator Ferrys reply
UNITED STATES SENATE CHAMBER,
WASHINGTON, ID. o., March II, 1874.
DEAR SIR: To your favor OF yesterday, ask
ing whether you have been excluded from the
Senate reporters gallery by my order, reply
that, at a full meeting OF the Committee OF
the Revision OF the Rules, IL was ordered by
the committee that your admission to thai
gallery bo revoked, and the D0orkeeper was
directed accordingly. Respectfully yours,
II. W. FERRY.
Augustus @. Buell., esq, reporter, &c.
Weconfess that this whole business Is beyond
our comprehension.
That Brother Hinton should have derived
the notion that we had "taiked or writer
about 'blackmail In connection with tn,
Gazette " mystinos us.
That anybody should have "handed him -
tho ancient correspondence between Senate
Ferry and ourself, amazes US.
And that he should have deemed It, rs h
evidently did, a favor TO us to return It, II ab
solutely petrifying.
Perhaps 1t Is all on account OF some sup
posed value attaching 10 Senator Ferrys auto
.. graph. We are obliged TO Brother Hinton 10
his presumptiye good intention. We could no
presume any other intention on his part. Blu
VA afill oronQ I'm the dark ms 10 what it a