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WEDESAY, DEC. 9, 1885. B. S. DINKINS, Editor. TO THIE PUBLIC. The editorial columns of the Wil liamsburg Herald, of the 19th of Nov. 1885, contained an article from Mr. R G. Chandler,-which article was al so published in the issue of TEE MAs mG TXs of the 25th Nov. 1885, and in which he has made several al lusions to me, in some instances, mak ng statements contradicting some that were made in the Clarendon En xrprise of the 5th Nov. 1885, the sub stanceof which was made by me to Mr. S. A. Nettles, the Editor of that paper;and in making some of these statements, Mr. Chandler claims to be corrobarated by Mr. Charles Wolfe. Some of the following are instances: OAs to the charge of partialty in the eenduct of the eamination, Mr. Net ges has only the testimony of the de tsted andidtae When Mr. Nettles's &V& &aIk on the board was pblish ad, we immediately sent it to Mr. Wolkthe succeadtl candidate, aakng i the a e were te. From Mr. Wolget p dated Oct 25th we I *can certify that the of you eremptorily coin th ainatin is utrue, and, also charges both of undue partiality and your suggesting the rewriting of my papers. Again Mr. Chandler says: "We cer tainly know that no part of Mr. Wolfe's paper was rewritten at our suggestion, except as indicated in our former ar tiele, which shows the suggeston made both applicant." r Chanler asserts that arithme i wasdisposed of the first day and Wiiat both applicants so understood it, u t should have so understood it, from rhawastold them, and that neither made a figure upon his paper on that ranebiafter Friday evemng." 3k. Chandler quotes from Mr. Net sasfolows: "Both applicants had ja hiledto do one example given," then replies thus: "We do not that either did it, and we offer that both tried it. In the letter quoted frdm, Mr. Wolfe says: ..other -applicant (Mr. Wilson) ne on the morning of the nine ult., that he could not get the Mr.. Chandler then goes "Mr. Wil-n worked at and grammar from before until nearly night-a time of hour&-and he did not make elaborate upon either. If in time been working at submitted upon those branch the board, be is too utterly slow Piitazian...-The-enemy would Itiin alif'o pieces before he Im nslL" In speaking thbe eampler in cube root, Mr. ys Thesimple truth is, s(3r. Wilsonuiid not do the ex aneca.e could not. Now ~~~etedthat-had either done the thasecond day he would not A~. accredited with it; and - eseecrt that he ewould not." n eve Ipiedtbatit was Fill &an question put by Mr. Otat we ars perfectly as llian is aleged ,4~) ~ onl*y this tosay, '~aleast: That my short A'udmio the examination were iznleeadigtJer proof of his suW cateen But this Wlasked (hna," o Iv1~2ft-Tyler, and Mr. Tajiliisd "F1ihnore"; where sIaid to Mr. Chandler, "You Giiwgo butbtat is a question for m~ aswer," to which Mr. Chandler anstane, "Oh yes, that is so, Ie:Te'n answer-that, thatisadne 21 /~a"^e "Ofthis lam "per -x *=1;" and "myimemoyis lerupon the point." . Chndle measa by say Subg'~twaave never felt itincnm -s;hpon'u to notice an insult offer ed~ bya. "ba 'I can hardly conceive. ~idyougMnot to have been an suttoli' 110obe reminded of the np-.~ogiiety of aacering a question oneof he'peronsstanding the zaination. c ertainly did not in ton N insult" him; but hadI aneso; I think the "baby" would hve been perfectly tciaing to have held amnVmosile,---at any rate, he is K owmnieten years old, and would have h ~e b isae, ready, and willing io wsw~~mowaever he may say or do. Ias rthat Mr. Chandler did sug geet to Mr. Wolfe individually the re tinsgof one of his papers which, I think, was his paper on arithmetic, for Stwas Friday evening, and we com sanoed on arithmetic first. Mr. Chan dler asserts that arithmetic had been & of the ~first day, and "that 'p catso understood it, or shudhave so understood it, from what was told them, and that neither made a figure upon his paper on that neauh ~fter Friday evening." Why thbe aplcants should have "under to" that arithmetic had been "dis-' -posed of," I amnat aloss to know, and cannot understand why Mr. Chandler should have made such an assertion. Teaplicants commenced on arith mI"ietio on .Friday, and as I thought, ao-one o'cloek. although I had no -$ime-piece, and I was then under the - pression,-,that the examination1 sipaid blose that night, and did not' n~ow any better until nearly dark. >Men I had worked all the examples jir arithmetic except the last (the cube -root), I commenced ongrammnar,with-. st attempting to work the example cube root for this reason: I pre - athat it was difficult, as nearly dl examples in cube root are; and as [was under the impression that we rould have to finish that night, I want -d to get through with as many ques lons on the different branches as pos fible. But the examination did not Aose that'night, and as I had started :n the other branches, I continued, expecting to work-or attempt to work-the example in cube root at the last. On Saturday morning, after we had been working for some time, Mr. Chandler asked us for the papers on which we had been working, so that he could look over them; where upon, both of us (the appllicants) told him, in substance, that we had not fin ished arithmetic and wanted to try the last example; and Mr. Chandler told us that he "would not mark arith metic then" and that we "could try the example." A short time before I fin ished my histury (the last branch), Mr. Wolfe got through and made about this remark: "Well, I believe I'll try that example now," and soon after an nounced that he "could not work it," and left the office. A few minutes after this, I got through and said: "Now, Mr Chandler, I want to try that example." Mr. Chandler then said that "I have given you boys over the length of time allowed; Charlie has tried the example and could not get it, and I think that both better quit at the same time," Mr. Chandler then closed the examination, if not 'Ver emptorily," it was very much on that order, and Mr. Wolfe was not present at the time. Yet, Mr. Chandler says that, "had eithex done the example the second clay he would not have been accredited with it." Wy then did he tell us that morning that we "could try it ?' and why call tine after Mr. Wolfe had announced that he "could not get it," and when I stated to him (Mr. Chandler) that "I wanted to try it?" Now, I believed then, and do still, that Icould have orked the example, Mr. Chandler's opinion to the contray notwithstanding. I did not tell Mr. Wolfe "on the morning of the nineteenth ult.." or at any time, that I "could not get the example." On the morning of the 19th, - (the second day of the examination), Mr. Wolfe came round to the Hotel, and we were talking of the examination when, he asked me "had I got the example," and I told him "I had not" which was true, because I had not even tried the example. Not that I "could not get it." I did not propose to tell Mr. Wolfe the whys and wherefores about it,-for we were competing for the appointment,---and simply answered the question as above stated. As to Mr. Chandler's comments up on my military capacity, extreme slow ness, and not making "elaborate papers &c.," I have only this to say: That the contest was between me and one other, and Mr. Chandler's purpose, it seems, is to create the impression that that other exhibited capacities just the opposite to what he says Ishowed. His languago can be reasonably con strued in no other way. But if there wassuch a difference, u*y only three points difference between us, accord ing to Mr. Chandler's own marking-' or rather, Prof. Allen's? It would seem that it was unnecessary for him to mark my papers at all; for from his own statements it appears that he delegated to himself the right to pass upon the applicants' military qualifi cations, and as I was "too utterly slow for a military man," why, of course Mr. Chandler decided, right there and then, that Ishould not go to the Cita del whether I deserved it upon my papers or not. It isposible, but ex frenely improbable, that an examiner entertaining such feelings towards and opinions of an applicant as Mr. Chan dler's own statements declare, should be capable of rendering an impartial decision. Had I been allowed to work the example in cube root and succeed ed-which, as I have stated, I believe I could have done-it woukd.bave put me three points ahead of Mr. Wolfe according to the markings that were made upon our papers; and I elaim that this right I was entitled to and it should have been accorded me; for, Mr. Chandler had not stated any def inite time at which the exmination should close. Had he done this, and Ihadfailed to finish in the time, the case would Be altogether different. Mr. Chandler alludes to the "testi mony of the defeated candidate," and would disparage my statements on that account. But although I am, in effect, "the defeated candidate,"Ihave . not been raised under a code of mor als that 'would prompt me to be so far biased as to misstate facts. I attach no blame to Mr. Wolfe, and wish him all success; but, I do say, that I believe that I was unjustly dealt with, and 1 my belief is not only based upon the3 facts above stated, but it is strength ened by Mr. Chandler's own state ments in several instances in his arti-2 le and the reasonable conclusions to be drawn therefrom. I did not re :jest Mr. Nettles to write upon this mbject, but in talking of the examin tion, I made, substantially, the state ments he refers to, and while I was satisfied that the examination was not < 'irly conducted, at that time I did 1 2ot pretend to accuse Mr. Chandler >f wilfully doing any thing wrong, nid thought that he was perhaps un-1 onsciously biased in favor of his kins nan and acquaintance (for I have :een informed that Mr. Chandler and Er. Wolfe are related); but I amfore 'a to .onclude now, from Mr. Chand er's own declaration, that he was not he proper person to conduct that ex uination, and, I fear, is totally un suited to conduct any other. I am erfectly willing that my examination sapers be pufblished--provided, Mr. olfe's be published also, and that >oth be published exactly as they were hen turned over by us. Engaging in a news-paper contro rersy is extremely distasteful, 1 nre nine, to any one, and it is especially t o to one while pursuing his studies, y or would I have taxed the patience f the readers of this article, had not ,. Cndlr sen, fit to attack m~y ve- C acity and attempt to excuse his faults >y contradicting my statements. A ense of..justice to myself, as well as to fr. Nettleswho, unsolicited, has so bly and fully exposed the wrong done ne, prompts me now to make the 6bove statement and give the truth of be matter to the public. Mr. Chand er, no doubt, thinks that, because I tm a "baby" and alone in my version f the matter, that his statements will )e accepted as correct. *But I am per ectly willing for the matter-so far as [ am concerned-to go before those ;ho know me, and as to those who do iot, I simply refer them to Mr. Chand er's article for ample evidence to cor oborate me, and will be satisfied with -he verdict rendered by any unbiased, nind. In making the statements ebove, in which, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Wolfe, and myself are concerned, I lo so from memory, and do not mean -because I use quotation marks-to :ive the exact language used; but ,he substance of the language quoted, is to the effect, and ny whole version A the matter, is absolutely true. D. ITLY WILSON. For lame back, side or chest, use Shiloh's rorous Plaster. Price 25 cents. For sale 5y J G. Dinkins & Co. L & B. S.M H. GOLD WATCH OFFER EXTENDED to Jan. I, Important to Piano Buyers. Our GOLD WATCV1SOUV. ENIR OFFER extended an other month. 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