True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-10-17
"HONoR TO WHOM HONOR IS DUE"
(From 7ucsdoy's Bulletin

COMMUNICATED
Tothe Editor ofhe True Amer,can:
Sir,-My attention was this evening called to an ed
torql article in your weekly paper Of this uornn:
"Honor to rhom honor is due"
in which you have misrepresented the uCts in reIay
to call made on me by The committee Of relief for II,
sufferers by fire at Mobile, solicit the aid of one Of m
mail line bouts to transport provisions that untotu
mite city: Without any disposition on my part
Withhold honor from any man to whom honor is due
but simply with view to let The public know the fac,
IN tins matter, that they may be abb. JUICE wehr
or not shew any disposition to put money in M, purs
tor carrying provisions to the unfortunate sufferers tn
annexed certificate Of Pierce Shannon Esq one of ii,
Committee vii! show the facts as they occurred:
81 ernty that Mr.. John DAVIS aud myself were ap
pointed committee to"nt On Jas W. Breedove IN ii
contractor to Mobile, Friday night last to asccrai,
from him whether he would allow his Mail Line boat
to take any provisions that might be filtered as do IA
"n to the sufferers by the late fires in that city, free
expense; that prOcsrdel to the residence of Mr.
Breedlo, md acquainted him with oar Eu.inpss-,,
winch Mr.. Breedlo'e replied, hat he had boat run
nlng to Mobile al this time that his mail boats were
cunning only to Paseagouu, and could not pruceed tc
Mobile without losing mail both ends of the route
nut int had spare boat, the Lady OF the Lake, then
at the railroad which the committee could have to trans
port any provisions they might wish 10 ship, the com
lher paying the expense u running the boat Mobile
and bnck MIR. Breedluve remarking, tina, having con
rbued* to the general fund for the relief of Mobile
no. could be exprc,e that he could dsburse four or v.
hundred dollars from his private purse to cover the ex
pense Of running the bout to Mobile and back.
s,.,.. ,,. PIERCE SHANNON.
4 concur in the above. JOIiNDAVIS'
As you have logged into your remarks the Fire Com
nhltee, and the Samarilans, equal, false and SIAN.
derous manner, deem it proper enlighen you t,le
on that subject. When the Fire COMMITTEE, waited on
me- tor the purpose of obtaining passage, | informed
them that had Goat going 10 Mobile but that there
was some probability It my sending day or two
with provisions for the sufferers and that If they would
call at my Office at II A. NJ, the next day, would in
ing them over; what that arrangement was refer YOU
to the certificate Of my clerk, herewith published:
New Orleans, October H. 1885,
certify TINT James W. BrsedIove. U. :. Mail con-
actor. leaving his office on Saturday morning.
directed me inform the Fire Committee, fihev should
cali before his return from the AXE, that they would be
convey ed t" PascagouIa, in my Of the mail line
boats going the day they wished to set ou free Of pas
sage. T.. W. BkANU,
Clerk U. S. Mail Line Office
Now, sir. for the Samarans. When these young gem
te'nen called on me to know wha, | would charge
them 10 take them to Mobile, they told that could
only onvey them to Pascag oulb from there they would
have 10 travel in the mail coach, which had no
control; that they should travel my boats Tor halt
price, aud that would give them to the stage
contractor, requesting him to extend the privilege
III his coaches. The maritans departed, after ex"
pressing their thanks, and apparently we'll satisfied:
therefore, see no good reason why you should be so
lsu!bed as to think II necessary to lay the matter be-
ore The pIbc. have to request on, for the future
nnn. J. W. BKtEi'I.OVE.
New Orleans, (Suudav ry.nineI Oc,. IL. 1870.
We confess the corn. We have misrcpre sentrd the
acts in relation 10 the arpl;co,;, of ,e comn;,,e tn
|lr. BreedIove to carry liver provs,ons ,Sc tn the
uff;rjo. Moblans-bu, our m;srenresen,,,;o. una
n fayor If iii. sensitive m,l ,.on,r,r,o, ". s,o,.d
mon The au,,or;,v of .., sr ,r ,b <:.,.,, f,;,
ee that Mr. Breedloye in reolv IN their ,nnlca,;on,
aid, he had M bon,s runn,o IN M,,Ile h,, tim, h.
would take what the COMMITTEE m;ph, hive IN sand
provided thew would nav the ertrn exucnse of runrne
he boat from Pascagou a. to which pont she WIS ob,;pcd
o co to carry the ,oal 10 Mobile Nav This UNA ma,
,enerous proposit;ou bur il certainly wns t,r anil
ones, busine.s of:,, sucb "a no ,,ercb.n, ,;h, ,
NON fair calcuJ,,,,n IN ,,o,bp, I, ,;,r H., ,
um P,.cnpouJ, In Not;lc III. ex,,, e,,.,.s b;r |
md the con,rnc,,r could l,s.. na,b;,o h., ,b o.,;
ven should he get M na.seu,,r. M, f,s;oh, ,,,r.
ock. K.f,,. s.nd;,g mr. s,s,.m.,, ~, f,o,, - ,,
oweyer, We called rpou Mr. rirrce Slann,, vhn vail,
prec,,lv WIN, H.. a, ATE. !, Inc cs,,;G.o,o 7,
,oue h, there must he some ms,,le ,,J So x,as...I
ur bcli.L-ii is NOT possi. Tim, Mr. BresJIove c,,sl
Ia Committee IL nav the ex,enS.s ,C ,,s h,,, ,ro,
cue Orleans to Mobile and back, tina, wou,J he ,b,,,
We hundred Observation-Disclosures n, ,,,s ,,,e ,f tom
ullnrs per barrel fre;gi, sunposinp tho c,m,;,,,s
hould send ti,ty barrels which wus ,h. ,,,o,,, c, h
d upon ut the time.
We were so persuaded, in our OWN MINI, Tin, NJ
Shannon had misunderstood III. very worthy mn ro,
facror, tfst, although dett rnned to dvest him Of the
orrnw plnmes with which his ever correct L;.ud n,
he Bulletin la alorne him. vet no, disposed tn .lu