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 740 Documents course have directed myself to him, which long and agreeable acquaint- ance would have fully justified. IV. James H.milton, Jr. to James H. Hammond. Charleston Jan'' 8 1831. ^ My Dear- Sir. On my arrival in the City a few Days since, I had the pleasure to receive your two favors. The course which you have indicated of watching closely and exposing fully and boldly the proceedings of Congress in the Times appears to me to be eminently judicious, during the session of Congress, after the 4"' March we can then begin to say something of our means of redress, — and what is left for S° Carolina to do for herself. I hope you have made a final arrangement with Mr. McMonnis and that he agrees to contribute $500 for your editorial compensation, the re- maining S500 shall be raised in a manner the most delicate and respect- ful to your own feelings. Your services are of the last importance to the cause and let nothing separate you from the Times. I hope the Telescope will be merged in it, by M' McMonnis buying the former in, which will be the best mode now of taking it out of the hands of the enemy. 1 am exceedingly gratified by your acceptance of the station in my personal Staff as one of my Aids. Do not get your Uniform until you see my general order which will be out next Month, which may make some slight alteration in the uniform. I have to leave the City today for a few Days, on my return we shall move on our State Rights association, and beat to quarters again With great esteem. Dear Sir, Very respectfully and truly Yours, J Hamilton Jr To Col. Ja' H. Hammond Columbia. P. S. I have deemed it best in order to stop any slanders of Hay's to remit Gen' Hayne another fifty Dollars, to pay him, which compleats the S250 which he was to have received under my contract with Genl Green. VI. James Hamilton, Jr. to James H. Hammond. Charleston Jan-'' 10* 1831. My Dear Sir I am just on the eve of my departure from town for a few Days and have only a Moment to observe that I forgot in my last Letter to say that until the adjournment of Congress I think the publication of the Conven- tion Debate may be postponed in the Times for the reasons you very properly indicate.^ I would by all means bring out at the end of the ' Major Hamilton had become governor on December 9. 2 The legislature of South Carolina, in the session which ended December 19, de- bated warmly the question of calling a convention, such as was actually convened in 1832. The constitution of the state required for such an act a two-thirds vote of both houses; this was not secured. The debate was printed in a pamphlet, Columbia, 1831.