New-York tribune., 1891-03-05
MR.. DATENPORI IND CAPTAIN KING.

THE LNTTEH'S CHARGES FULLY RETRACTEp.
TO the Editor Of The Tribune
sir: Nv alton. ,l rl, been called to passage in n
letter or dispatch pu.pog;.us TO nave been written in
Hartford. and published o. The Tribune of this morn
iAe containing q fri,, malicious ana slahdef0"' at
tack upJn myself some week, ago you quoted from
The Asmy and Navy Journal" an article In rciutitioA
OF the'e very statemcr. drawn from the suppie'aeu
edition Of Captain King, book campaigning with
Crook
have but recently received from Captain Charles
King complete re;racIon # and manly apology Tor
the slindrs published against me in the hrst edition
OF Campaigning with Or Ok with the assurance both
rom him and from the IIarpcrs. OF other aihpie
cpaaton TO be rendered me In the revised edition OF
inc book, now, as undcs stand in course OF pfepafa
ton. had pugpo,cd dofsuing to Captain King a' to
the time and place Of the first publication OF MS
rctracton, wished him to receive every possible
credit which might belong to such an act However,
the unca,led for malice shown by your correspondent
CoHpclS me to AL Of yOI the publication III i"o
Tribune of the brief extracts from captain Ming
romnu'ication TO which enclose, and hat 1t may
rs great attention As tie grataons slA"der oi tii'
In regard to the political structure, Of your cor.
ePP GeoP hnd'nt' am 'nGIi cient. VIII mGEy feH,Tn ihn
ed I arItCS GS'EG@@ e d me Hw R ycn SI NoTn % New.
s-ie brief passage of which be ha> chosen TO plotc
undcrervci injury ana Hat tScr:ore You viii publish
t"lh TN, letter AMI tire more important oNtract iFI
that OF Captain k.uc. / remain your. rnNpcctfuly'
Il. y. DNNENPORT.
Editor New Haven Morning News
New Haven. Conn. March ., 1871.
0hc extract fcpr captain Charles Kings letter to
Mr. K. Il. Davenport, t. which reference Is made IN
the above, IS as follows:
"Thc controvct,r rc.ultns from the publication oi
my work the ~pIN campaign Of 1876 lll brought
work Wa written Tspu2h what | said Of Yon IN
tlat "orA Wa said in EJDi faith ana upon what
then believed ~ DO. ~jUC"pt evidence, am now
eat,'"i tfat | did ,pu great injustice II IS Only
bv accident that have mi, week come upon evidence
in Nour tivor Wiirt totally all 'lo ever. opinion
had hitherto formed of vonr conduct at the affair ol
sim ltl'l"-, aHd % W'.c.. wrote WIN
ont ttr f'uic.t wplc~. but I'm implicit f,ti In the
truth u cv"r; word. For Durtccn ycaro | believed
II Unr-'r,cilg md might have co1c uu l"Hcving II
"a uf tlH- dny. hJf t1r ~" publication ot the
,kctc1e- last FAN ana the resultant cont oNcror.
"I now d'-irr PM p J. O. rn'r''t ans allegation
to rot.act Il utterly. h.tt iu letter and I'm -piut
dc-ir" 20 that now believe that exhaustion ana
l'e-S prey 'ncd vour Joining IN the tcht with Colonel
Mil, a.d that ONCE - te vl1r" 1rl Though ~ Nnu
.af. n,r'lr r'v-p'p" c'r'r p1ud'nf Won t'ol N'ur
piaa" On the f.rr.o.' 'ip' = rifle pit ready Z" d1
".ur SHINE i1 h'Niu- ~" position dc-r' = -a'
that 'lVr 49, testimony rt tHpflN t'1 l'~ Norton.
81 Ctvlirr. - o." cfrc' iN7f Won rIdc hv bis SIDE
tIc f0hfiur Inc 80 U.o iI"- af''r ith' lir~ hud
Juno 18TH. arg i',r your'N with corlrr-- ard
lrltrrr. lc.'r. - -Av trt in t!s matte" -
p"r.'n. courage t"lcy. You 80 nave been utterly
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