Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-01-14

Lively Correspondenco Over an Old Isuse.
Washington, Jan. 12.-The following
letter and card are furninhed for publica-
tion:
Warrington. Jan. Q, 1920 Gen. J.
g. Burbridge. Sir: Your letter, dated
January 8. was handed me last night,
and - find it with accompanying docu.
ments given to the public in this morn
ing's print I presume it was intended
Tor the public, q, its reception and my
own are simultsneous. Sir, it is only
with the personal phase of the issue 30
far - it regards myself that I can deal,
and as you have abandoned that I feel
no longer any interest in your commune
cation: Concerning the insinuations
regarding yellow fever, which you so
gratuitously threw in to distract atten.
tion from what has been said Of yourself,
all have to say is. that with the proofs
OF which you profess knowledge. and Of
which sm ignorant, and which you
regaId - ample, your courage even
enables you to formulate charge and
become responsible. Therefore there
will then be ample time left me to give
it consideration.
(Signed) J.C. q. BLACKBURN.
| BLAcK1uRR's CARD.
Washington, Jan. ITO the Public:
The correspondence between Gen Bur.
bridge. formerly Of Kentucky, and now
. citizen Of Pennsylvania, and myself
began by him, has. through his instru-
mentality, been obtruded upon public
attention. Iregret this, but not because
nave any reason to fear the judgment
Of the public on the questions involved.
For the soldiers Of tha union army who
respected the law of honorable warfare.
l have no feeling but respect and appre.
clatlon OF their manhood. Gen. Bur
bridge is outside Of this role BY reason
Of atrocities we'll known to the people of
Kentucky, which have justly made him
an outcast from that place where hon.
orable men have buried in honorable
reconciliation the animosities of that
unhappy period. ( have full detestation
OF Gen Burbridge and his conduct, which
is entertained alike by confeder-
ates and union men in
Kentucky. and this feeling have ex.
pressed on proper occasions. This fact
was made known to him. When he in
terrogated me as to my utterances res.
pecting him refused to modify nv Ian.
Ruage or accept his attempt at vindica.
ton. gave him frankly this answer.
His response is not an appeal to the
usages BY which gentlemen have been
governed, but an attempt to retort by a
counter insult. If this conrse is salts.
factory to Gen. Burbndge or his friends,
l cannot complain. dismiss him to the
enjoyment of any honors he may have
acquired by his effort to rehabilitate o
reputation which. resting as it does upon
known facts of shameful personal history
cannot be made worse by ought l car
now say against him. or improve by his
own assertions Of innocence and certifi
Gates OF character. These are not re.
quired by gentlemen who have practiced
decent respect for the opinion of man.
kind.
(signed) J.C.C. BLACKBURN.
GEN. BuRBR1DeE's soLD1ER1Y REPLY
The letter from Representative Black
burn to Gen. Burbridge was returned
with the following Endorsement:
Returned to the writer as unworth,
of notice. For my courage refer him
to the history of my country, which h
silent upon bis achievements. For ampl,
proofs of bis attempt to introduce infect
ed clothing into northern cities, 1 refe
him to the correspondence relatins
thereto now on file in the state depart
ment."
(Signed) LII. BuRBR1paE.
Upon receipt Of his own letter. thu
indorsed, Blackburn wrote the aboy,
letter "TO the Public"