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and I entortain the hope that I shall
he able to gratify oiy wish. Yet I
doubt its intrinsic merits. Its size
and exterior beaut), like the gaudy
dress of the beau and belle, excite a
suspicion, that they merely serve to
cover a weak and vapid pulp.—
Knight, the veteran of horticulture,
considers the medium sized fruit as
most profitable to the grower, as
well as to the buyer.. The Down
ton pippin, a small apple produced
by him by crossing, is consid
ered the best apple in England,
for cider and the dessert, since the
golden pippin has deteriorated.—
The diminutive wild crab ofVirginia
and the small apples least esteemed
for the table, afford a vinous liquor
far surpassing that made from our
largest and handsomest apples. The
best wines, too, I am informed, are
the production of grapes little es
teemed for their beauty or their fla
vour. The principle of flavour is
dissipated in the process of fermen
tation, and its best imparted to wine
or cider, by infusing the ripe fruit in
the fermented vinous product. Os
our pears, the diminutive scikle
and spice, surpass in richness the
overgrowing varieties; and of the
strawberries, the common one of our
northern meadows, is not excelled, I
in my opiuion, by any variety of our
gardens. The specific juices seem !
to be more concentrated in the me
dium sized than in large fruit. Na
t ure appears, in this respect,as in the
one alluded to by Colonel Shepherd
in regard to the fleece of the Meri
uoes, to have made up in quality
what she has stinted in quantity.—
And yet, after all, I intended to have
' Wilmot’s Super, b"
J. B.
HI AT ERN A L M AGN A NM IT Y.
From Mr. Rcscoe’s German Novelists
Two brothers, Barons Yon Wromb
had both formed an attachment to a
distinguished young lady of Wrthr,
without a knowledge of each other’s
passion. It was equally strong in
both, for in both it was a first pas
sion. Unconscious of their mutual
danger, each gave full rein to his
affection, neither being aware of the
dreadful truth, that lie had a belov
ed brother for his rival. They made
an early declaration of their love,
ami had even proceeded to make
further arrangements before an un
expected occurrence brought the
secret to light.
The attachment of both reached
its highest pith—that state of eleva
tion both of the heart and imagina
tion, which has produced so many
fatal consequences, and which ren
ders even an idea of the sacrifice of
the object of affection, almost im
possible. 'Die lady, deeply sensible
of their painful situation hesitated
how to decide; rather than inflict
the agony of disappointed passion,
and disturb the fraternal harmony
subsisting between them, she gene
rously referred the whole affair to
themselves.
At length, having achieved an he
roic conquest in this doubtful strug
gle between duty and passion, a con
quest so easily decided upon by phi
losophical and moral writers in their
closets, and so seldom practised in
real life, the elder addressed his
younger as follows:
“ I am aware of your affection,
strong as my cAvn, alas ! for the same
lady of our love. I shall observe
nothing in regard to priority of age.
I wish you to remain here,‘while I go
upon my travels, and do my utmost
to forget hqr. Should I succeed,
brother, she will thru become thine ;
and may Heaven prosper your love !
Should I however, not succeed in
my object, I doubt noi you will act as
I have done, and try what absence
will effect.”
His brothc! assented ; and bidding
farewell, the elder instantly left Ger
many for Holland ; but the image of
the beloved girl followed him every
where. Banished from the paradise
of his love, from the only happy and
delightful scenes which ho had once
sought with'her, to which his fancy
always recurred, and in which he
seemed only to breathe and live, the
unhappy young man, like a plant torn
f>om its native-soil, from the war
mer breezes and more invigorating
beams of its eastern clime, pined and
sickened in the new atmosphere to
which he was consigned.
He reached Amsterdam, but it
was in despair; a violent fever at
tacked, him, and he was pronounced
in danger of his life. Still the picture
of his lost love haunted his delirious
dreams ; the only chance he had of
recovery was in the possession of
the lovely original herself. The
physicians despaired of his recovery
until upon its being mentioned that
he might live to behold her once
more, from that moment he was
gradually restored to health. Lik*J
a walking skeleton, the picture of
utter wrctchncsshc again appeared in
his native place. He tottered across
the threshold of his uuforgotlen girl
and again pressed bis brother’s hand:
" You see, brother, I am returned.
Alas ! what my heart foie boded has
come to pass , yet, as Heaven is mv
judge, I could do no more.”
lie sunk almost Lfoless in the poor
girl’s arms.
The younger brother pow becamt
no less determined to try the cffece
of absence, and was ready prepared
within a few week* for his lenr
“Brother,” said he, “you bore your
grief as far as Holland. I will en
deavour to banish myself yet farther.
Do not, however lead her to the al
tar until you hear from me. I will
write. Our fraternal regard will ad
mit of no stronger bond ; our word
is enough. Should I be more for
tunate than you, in God’s name, let
her be thine ! and may he forever
bless your union ! Should I, however
return, then Heaven alone may de
cide between us two Farcvvel! but
keep this sealed packet; open it
not, until I shall be far away. lam
going to Batavia.” With these
words he sprang into the chaise.
Half distracted, the two beings
whom he had left, gazed after him,
| and were little more to be envied
.than the banished man ; for he had
j surpassed his brother, whom he had
left, in greatness of soul. With
equal power did love for the woman
whom he had recovered, and regret
for the brother, whom he had lest,
appear to strive for mastery in his
breast. The noise of the cnrrMge,
as ft died away in the distance, seem
ed to cleave his heart in twain. He ;
recovered, however with the utmost
care and attention. The yonng lady
—but no! that will be best shown by
the result.
The sealed packet was opened.
It ccntniued a foil am! particular de
scription of the whole of his German
possessions which lie made over to
his brother, in case he found himself'
happy at Batavia. This heroic con-,
queror of himself shortly afterwards i
set sail in conpany with some Dutch 1
merchants, and arrived in safety at j
Batavia. In the course of a few
months afterwards his brother receiv
ed from him the following lines :
Here, where I perpetually return !
thanks to the Almighty Giver of all
good—here 1 have found anew
country, anew home; and call to
mir.d, with all the stern pleasure of
a martyr* our long and unbroken fra
ternal love. Fresh scenes, and fate
itself, seem to have widened the cur
rent of my feelings ; God hath grant
ed me strength ; yes. strength to of
fer up the highest sacrifice to our
friendship, thine is *•••***
alas! here falls a tear—hot it is the
last * * * * —l have triumph
ed, let her be ! Brother, I did not
wish to take her when thou wert
from us, because I fflared she might
not be happy in try arms. But
should she ever have blessed me
with the thought, that we should in
deed have heen happy together,
then broth* r, I would impress it up
on your soul. Do not forget how
dearly she must be won by you, and
always treat the dear angel with the
same kindness and tenderness, with
which you now think ofher. Treat
her as the fondest, last, best, legacy
of a dear departed brother, whom
thy arms will never more embrace.
Do not write to me when you are
celebrating your nuptials. My
wounds are yet open, and bleeding
fresh. Write to tne only when you
are happy. My act in this will be
surety for me, I trust, that God will
not desert me in the world whither
I have transferred myself.”
After the receipt of this letter,
the elder brother married the lady,
and enjoyed one happy year of wed
ded love. The lady, at the end of
that short period, died, and in dying,
she first intrusted to her husband
the unhappy secret of her bosom—
that she had love.l his absent brother
best.
Both these brothers are yet alive;
the eldest who is again married, re
sides upon his estates in Germany ;
the younger one remained at Batavia
where he is distinguished as a for
tunate, and very eminent character.
He is said to have made a vow never
to marry, and hitherto he has reli
giously kept it.
(From Tucker’s Family Dyer& Scourer.]
OX SCOURING UNDYED WOOLLENS,
SUCH AS BLANKETS, FLANNELS, &C.
This process, as practised by dy
ers, is so simple, that any housewife
may go through it.
Supposing the article to be scour
ed is one of the largest sized blank
ets in a very dirty state; cut into
thin slices half a pound of the best
yellow soap; then pour such a quan
tity of boiling river water on it as
will effectually dissolve the soap, and
make it the consistence of oil: this
is called solution of soap. Enough
of this being trfflde to scoure what
flannels you may have to clean, you
then proceeded to pour into your
scouring tub a sufficient quantity of
hot and cold water to cover your
goods about two inches: tho heat,
must be such as you can bear your
hand in. Having previously put a
lump ot the best American pearl
ashes into yonr tub, as big as a small
walnut, and some solution of soap.
tßiout a third of the quantity prepar
ed, put in your goods, and. with your
doll, beat them out, until no head
or lather rises on the top of the wa
ter; you must then take the blanket
by one corner, aud hang it up, letting
the two ends or sides meet when
hung down together. Then turn
those two ends in, round each other,
put 9 short stick between them, and
by these means you can wring it quit
tight. If you have more than one to
lo you may add more pearl ash to the
water, and add more hot water, beat
ing them iu like mannner. This will;
.fond to so:>n the dirt m 'h.'m ami
GEORGIA STATESMAN, MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1527.
prevent any of the ingredients from
being lost. The dirty water is now
to be thrown away, ami a second
liquor prepared as the- former; but
f the blanket is pretty well cleaned
of its filth, you need add no pearl
ash in this second liquor ; only let •
the water be hotter than the first, j
and then proceed as before. The i
second liquor being spent, put it into
the tub with the rest of your dirty
goods. A third, and finishing liquor
is prepared, by adding the remain- :
dcr of your solution of soap, and a
small bit of pearl ash and boiling
water ; then put your blanket into
the liquor, give it a quick beat out
in this thin liquor, and immediately
wring it very tight; hang it out to
dry. and it will be as w site as wool
can be made.
rOR SCOURING BLACK, BLUE AND DARK
BROWN WOOLLENS, SUCH AS BROAD
AND NARROW CLOTHS, GENTLEMEN’S
COATS, LADIES’ PELISSES, iiC.
Supposing the article to be clean
ed is a man’s coat; first dry about
two ounces of fuller’s earth by the
lire ; then pour a sufficient quantity
of boiling water on it to dissolve it j
to the consistence of treacle; take!
a sufficient quantity of this on the j
top of your three fingers, and plas
ter thinly over such spot of grease as
may be on the coat, particularly those
on the cuffs, collar, the pocket-holes,
and under the arms, &, This done,
if you have time, dry it hvthe tire or!
in the sun; prepare a penny-worth'
of bullock’s gall, and mix w.th it
half a pint of stale urine; add to ths.
it required, a little boiling water, to
make the quantity of alkaline liquor
sufficient for your purpose, such as
chamber ley, potash liquor, or bul
lock’s gall. You must take care
not to weaken this too much with
water; but instead of it. add as much
as you like of the chamber ley. Dip
your hard brush in this liquor, and
brushing the spotted places on your
coat, you will find it produce a white
froth, like soap lather. After this
you must dip the coat in a bucket of
cold water; spring* water is best, to
Wash off the tilth aliu uad SlOeii.—
Then take a walking stick, and pat
through the two arm holes, and put
ting a string roqnd the middle of the
stick, hang the coat to dry. When
it is nearly dry, lake your brush and
lay the nap the right w ay of the cloth
and when quite dry pour a small
drop of oil of olives in your hand,
and pass it over the brush, with
which strike your coat; and, if too
much oil is not used it will give it
the appearance cf new’.
For scouring grey, drub colours, fawns,
maroons, and all other coloured
woollens, such os ladies’ pelisses,
mantles, coats, fyc.
Supposing the garment be a coat,
take some of (ho best yellow soap,
and cutting it into thin slices, pour
upon it a sufficient quantity of water
just to moisten it. Then roll it into
a ball, and rub all the greasy and dir
ty spots of the coat with it,
Let it dry a little, and then taking
W'arm water, dip your brush in it, and
stroke off the soap: if not quite clean
proceed as before; and use your wa
ter a little hotter, rinse, at least three
times, in tw r o or three buckets or
pans of water; the first of these
should be blood warm, or even hot
ter. Hang to dry, as before direct
ed.
AVer ION.
ON Tuesday the 271 h inst. at 10 o’clock,
A. M. will be sold at the Snbscribers
dwelling house several pieces of elegant
Mahogany furniture. —Household and kitch
en furniture. —Among which "will be found
the following, viz :
1 Sopba, 1 Dining table &. ends,
1 Side board, 1 Doz. cane bottom
chairs, 1 Bureau, 1 dressing
case, 1 Tea table, 1 Candle
stand, 1 carpet, Silver plated
candle sticks, silver table and
tea spoens, 4 Beds k. bedsteads
shovel & tongs, Bed <s* table
clothing, &c. &c. &c.
—ALSO—*
A Superb & complete sett of china
TERMS of Sale,—
All sums under $lO cash, above
$lO Credit until the 2f>th of De
cember next, for which small notes
with approved security will be re
quired ; and interest from date if
not punctually paid.
H. COSXARD,
Auctioneer.
Milledgcville March 12, 1827.
G2—3t
On the same day a negro w man
an exellent Cook, to be hired until
26th, Dec. next.
~ "EXECUTORS NOTICE
ALL persons indebted to the es
tate of William Bennett, late
of Washington county, deceased, arc
requested to make immediate pay
ment.—And those having demands
against the estate of said deed, arc
requested te exhibit them to the
subscriber properly attested, and in
such time as the law directs.
Win. M. BENNETT.
Ex'r
Washington bo March 12th 1821.
62—Gw
The chronometers, which have ob
tained the annual premiums of the
British admiralty, are two by a Mr.
French. One of these has varied
only one second and seven hun
dredths in fifteen months and the oth
er but sixtv-threc hundredths of a
second in seventeen months.
HIWASSEE CANAL.
JIN ACT, to incorpot ate the Hiwassee
Canal Company.
Sec. 8. Be it enacted, That it shall
and may be lawful for the said pres
ident, managers and company, their
superint’ ndants, surveyors, engi
neers, artists and workmen, to enter
upon the Big Tennessee river where
the south line of the state crosses the
same, to open, enlarge or deepen the
same, or any part or place thereof
which shall appear to them most con
venient, for opening, changing, ma
king anew or improving the chan
nel and also, to cut, break or re
! move, and take away, all trees rocks,
stone, earth, gravel, sand or other
materials, or any obstruction or im
pediment, whatsoever, within the
said river, or to use all such timber,
rock, stone, gravel, earth or other
material in the construction of the
necessary works and to form, make,
erect, and set up, any dams, locks
or, any other device, whatever, which
they shall think most fit and conve
nient to make a complete slack-wa
ter navigation from the south line of
the State to the mouth of Little Ten
nessee river, thence up the Holston
river to Knoxville, and from tlicncc
up the said river to Kingsport, in
Sullivan county, as far as the same
may he practicaple, so as to admit a
safe end easy passage for loaded
boats, arks and other vessels, up as
w II as down said river, or by means
of such collateral sluices and locks,
as they may device for the pur
pose.
! . Sec. 0. Be ii evicted, Thai as
[ soon as the company shall have re
moved all the obstructions in said
river, as high ns KnoxvJie, so as to
admit the safe passage of boats,
crafts and other vessels, up as well
as down said river, they shall be au
thorized to receive two dollars for
every ton burthen of each boat, craft
or other vessel, passing up or down
said river, except light goods, which
shall be taxed five dollars per ton;
empty boats shall pass down the said
river at two dollars each; and when
the said company shall have remov
ed all the obstructions in said river
up to Kingsport in Sullivan county,
so far as to admit of the safe pas
sage of boats, craft or ther vessels,
jup as well as down said river, they
i shall receive, as above for every tor
Uiurthen of each boat, craft or other
• vessel, passing up as well as down
| said river.
Sec. 10 Be it enacted, That the
said company is hereby authorized
to cut said canal, uniting the Iliwas
sec and Coosa rivers, at such point
in the bounds of this State as they
may think most advisable; provided,
they do not enter upon, or attempt
to cut the canal until the United
States shall have obtained the right
of soil by treaty from the Cherokee
Nation.
Sec. 13. Be it enacted, That if
the Indian title to the lands upon
which the said canal is intended to
be made, shall be extinguished be
fore the said corporation shall have
eighty thousand dollars of the stock
subscribed, it shall be the duty of
said corporation first, to put in
good repair the said canal before
they shall proceed to the improve
ment of the navigation of said river,
provided, always, that if it shall be
ascertained by skilful engineers to
be employed by said corporation, that
it is impracticable to make said ca
nal, then, and in that case, this sec
tion shall be void.
WM. BRADY,
Speaker of the House of Represen
tatives.
R. C. FOSSER,
Speaker of the Senate.
November 7, 1826.
Farmer’s Journal.
From the National Intelligencer
[communicated.)
A publication in the National In
telligencer of the 19th instant, over
the signiturc of George McDuffie, has
attracted my notice: and shall re
ceive an answer, which would have
been more promptly furnished, but
that I was then associated in the af
fair with another gentleman and
friend, tvhom I considered it my du
ty to consult, before I proceeded to
act singly, and on my own responsi
bilty. Having been justly regardful
of th*t duty, I now proceed to state,
that it is not my intent ion,{upon this,
or any other occasion, to engage in
a newspaper controversy; but mere
ly to make a remark or two, in rela
tion to the course which Mr. Mc-
Duffie has thought fit to pursue, and
which, he seems to believe, was ne
cessary to the protection of his char
acter.
The mis-statement of facts which
lie made is acknowledged by him.—
Denial w’ould have added nothing to
his justification.
He regrets exceedingly that Mr.
Campbell and myself, in correcting
his crrorcotia statement cf the facts,
should have thought it necessary to
make the allusion we did. to the
Vice President. And why so? Be
cause, he says, the Vice President,
“had no agency in th< production of
“the letter which had proved so of
“fensive, iurther than to suggest the
“erasure ot one or two sentences, and
“the enitigation of the language of
“perhaps as many more. I certain
ly have no di-position to rob Mr.
McDuffie of the credit of being the
authorofthat letter; whilst, at the
same time, I conceive that it was
made out with the know ledge and
aprebation, and under the direct
sanction, of the Vice President. I,
therefore, felt myself called on to
notice it, with full authority to name
that gentlemau. What part he may
have taken in drafting and prepar
ing it, aad how far the rashness of
the avowed author may have been
bridled by his .suggestions, are mat
ters about which I feel the most en
tire indifference, nor are they at all
material to my purpose.
But Mr. McDuffie adds, “I should
“have heen more than willing myself
“to avoid any controversy; and there
“is certainly nothing in the substance
“of the communication of General
“Metcalf and Mr. Campbell, that 1
“should have deemed it necessary
“to notice in this public manner, but
“for the terms in which they have
“characterized the error which I
“committed.” And again—“that he
“will not assume the responsibility
“of enterpreting our language, for
“fear he should do injustice.’’the.
What, under such circumstances,
should have been Mr. McDuffie’s
course as a gentleman? It was the
terms in which his error was charac
terized to which he objects. If
those terms were offensive to him,
his remedy, as a man of honor and
bravery, was obvious. If the lan
guage was. so “equivocal” (hat he
could not “assume the responsibilits”
of intrepretation, it was not less plain.
Its interpretation, or any honorable
satisfaction, if called for, would have
been promptly furnished. He secaas
to have forgotten, that, whilst he
thinks he has laid aside his ow n judg
ment in the construction of the lan
guage used, and has acted on his
fears of what might bo the construc
tion of others, he must necessarily
be considered as viewing that lan
guage as offensive.
Opprobrious epithets are not the
weapons with which men of honor
should settle their controvesies. I
will not descend to' them. It is suf
ficient for my purpose that Mr. Mc-
Duffie considered himself as insulted.
Otherwise, his replication was un
called for; and that, without demand
ing an explanation, he has, by his
publication, attempted to redeem
himself from the influence of that sup
posed insult.
THOS. METCALFE.
I*O.THE EDITORS OF THE N. INTELLIGENCER
Gentlemen. —The controversy which
led to the subjoined correspondence,
having appeared, in the first instance
in your paper, I submit it to the pub
lic without commentary, beyond a
mere statement of the fact, that, as
my friend, Mr. McDuffie, has been
altogether ignorant of the negotia
tions which have ensued the delivery
of his challenge to Gen. Metcalfe,
if any obligation or sensibility of
honor has been neglected, the blame
is mice.
I beg leave to subscribe myself,
gentlemen, very respectfully, your
ob’t. servant,
J. HAMILTON, junior.
Feb. 28tb, 1827.
Washington City, Feb. 23d, 1827.
Sir : On the appearance, in the*
National Intelligencer, of the joint
letter of yourself and Mr. Campbell,
feeling no disposition, gratuitously,
to assume the responsibility of de
termining that it was your design to
charge me with intentional misrepre
sentation, I, nevertheless, felt it due
to myself, as such a responsibility
might be assumed by others, une
quivocally to declare the charge, if
it were mode, wantonly and absolute
ly false.
Your letter, however, of this mor
ning, appearing less ambiguous in
its character, I am induced to inquire
whether l am to understand it to
have been your purpose, in either of
those communications, to charge me
with intentional misrepresentation in
my letter to the Select Committee
of the House of Representatives.
I am your ob’t servant,
GEO. McDUFFIE.
House of Representatives,
Feburary 24th 1827.
Sir ! Your communication was re
ceived, in which, after mentioning
the publication in the Intelligencer,
under the signature of Mr Camp
bell and myself, and that under my
signature only, you inquire whether
you are to understand it to have
been my purpose, in either of those
communications, to charge vou with
intentional misrepresentation in your
recent letter to the Select Commit
tee of the House of Representatives.
Had I received an inquiry of you of
similar import prior to the publi
cation in the same paper, of your
ansYver to the joint communication
of Mr. Campbell and myself, I should
have felt myselt bound, by that un
disguised frankness which has ever
chitfictcriscd my conduct, to have
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rendered to you a prompt solution.
But the language employed by you
in that answer, forbids any such so
lution on my part, unless I should be
assured, that, by the use of that lan
guage, you did not intend to insult
me.
I am, sir, your ob’t servant,
THOS. METCALFE
House of Representatives
Fcburary 24th 1827.
Sir : I have to acknowledge the
receipt of Gen. Matcalfe’s letter to
Mr. .McDuffie, and have handed it
to that gentleman.
In the present state of the affair,
I assume the responsibility of de
termining that Mr. McDuffie cannot
continue the correspondence with
Gen. Metcalfe, except at a point,
the necessity of which I am sincerely
desirous of averting.
In reply, however, to the most
material part of Gen. Metcalfe’s let
ter, which leaves the intefence that
he did not intend to charge Mr. fth
Duffie with intentional misrepresen
tation, and that he is only restrained
trom stating the fact, in consequence
of not distinctly apprehending the
purpose of his communication in the
Intelligencer of Monday last, I think
it proper in me to declare, that, hav
ing participated in Mr. McDuffie’s
confidence from the comcnccment
of the controversy, that he intended
but in a single contingency to insult
Gen. Matcalfc. which was, in case
Gen. Mecalfe intended to charge
him with intentional misrepresenta
tion.
I have the honor to remain, very
respectfully, your obedient servant,
J. HAMILTON, Jr.
lion. Mr. Buckner,
House of Representatives.
Washington City, Feb. 24, 1827
Sir ; A few minutes since, your
communication of this date was re
ceived, in which you acknowledge
the reciept of General Metcalfe’s
reply, of this morning to the letter,
ot Mr. McDuffie. As the friend of
Mr. McDuffie, you say that you
think it proper to declare, that he in
tended but in a single contigency to
insult General Metcalfe; which was,
in caso General Metcalfo intended
to charge him with intentional mis
representation.
J beg leave to assure you, that 1
reciprocate with you, very sinccrly,
those feelings of anxiety, which you
express of averting the disagreeable
issue of this controversy to which
you allude. But, as the friend of
General Metcalfe, I must remark,
that if Mr. McDuffie has thought
proper so far to rely upou his con
struction of the import of tlie lan
guage emplovd by Mr. Campbell
and General Metcalfe, in the com
munication under their joints names,
ii3 to intend to insult the laster gen
tleman, further correspondence with
a vieiv to an amicable adjustment,
whilst that insult is not withdrawn
will be unavailing.
I have the honor to remain, Verv
respectfully, your obedient ser
vant,
RICHARD A. BUCKNER
IIoN. JAMES HAMILTON, JT.
Washington City,
Feburary 24, 1827.
Sir : I regret to remark that the
purport of your letter, just received
in no degree removes the only and
single difficulty in the way of an ac
commodation of the altercation be
tween General Metcalfe and Mr. Me
Duffie.
I had hoiied my frank and volun
tary disclosure would have led to
that result. No other alternative is
now left on my part, but to request
you to hand tho enclosed communi
cation to your friend, General Met
calfe, which contains a peremptory
call on the part of my friend, Mr. Me
Duflie.
I have the honor to remain, very
respectfully, your ob’t servant,
J. HAMILTON, Jr.
Hon. R. A. Buckner,
11. of Representatives.
[When this correspondence com
menced between Mr. Buckner aßd
Mr. Hamilton, lie informed Mr. II
verbally, that General Metcalfe had
requested him to act as his friend, to
which he had consented, if the Gen
eral should insist on it. That, for
reasons which he had named, he
should persuade him to speak to some
other friend: and it was, therefore,
to be understood, that Gcrferal Met
calfe reserved to himself such a
right, to which Mr. Hamilton con
sented.]
House of Represeneatives, t
Feburary 24, 1827. y
Sir : Your letter of this morning,
and the subsequent occurrances,
leave me no alternative hot to re
quest that you w ill tavor me with an
interview as soon as your conven
ience will permit, prepared to adjust
the existiug difference, in the mode
customary among gentlemen.
Major Hamilton is authorized to
make the necessary arrangements,
Your ob’t servant,
george McDuffie
General Metcalfe.
Washington City,
24 thFeb. 1827.
Sir: Your aofc of to-dav was^hiJ