The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-03-14
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n. II. SANDERS, ESD. u6 LOulo'IIlO
Morning Courier" of 21st ult. contains an
article copied from your Journal Of 18th
headed EXCITEMENT AT CAIRO" to which
we feel constrained to reply, not from any ap-
prehension, however, of the consequences Of
an attack so unfounded in truth. With the
purpose and intention of the mob we have
nothing to do-with their standing in society, |
less, since they could be induced to mediate
an outrage upon the laws, which. no circum-
stances could have justifed-no motive sane
toned or made honorable.
But since you have lent willing ear to the
tongue of rumor, which you should have
known seldom speaks with ''oracular voice.
listen to the simple fact of the case, and see
how "plain tale shall put them down." To
be heard in defence, is but an act of simple
justice you will not deny.
The steamer Iroquois" was built in New
Albany, in 1847, by John P. Moore, of st.
Louis, who sold 10 Walker & Bro, of Colum
bus, KY, one-fourth, at valuation of about
$50, 900. After she was finished we pur-
chased an interest of one-eighth, for which we
paid (as per bill of sale, dated Dec. 28th,
1870 the sum of 81, 800 &c. The ownership
was then vested in John P. Moore. John Red
man, Lovejoy, ourselves and Walker & Bro,
the last to the extent of one-iourth only
Subsequently, they purchased the interest OF
Redman and LoveJoy, and not long after
that of Capt. Moore, which interest they al
most Immediately sold to Capt. Hugh Fin
dren. 1t is important in this connection to
state, that in making the purchase from Capt.
Moore, the Walkers bound themselves in a
written obligation for the building debts ofthe
Iroquos, which debts have never been paid
by the Walkers, who are alone responsible
for them; and for which, she was seized at
Evansville in March, 1849, and delivered up
TO the sheriff of New Albany, in whose hands
she remained about nine months. The iDjus-
tice of this act to us, far at least as relates
to the Walkers the gentlemen represented
IN the article from your paper as the injured
party, is apparent at a glance, even admit
ting the Copartnership liability and fully war
rants the course pursued by US on the arrival
Of the Iroquois at our Levee.
In making the sale to Capt. Hugh Findren,
now of the steamer Cherokee, the Walkers
guaranteed him, as is usual in such cases
against all damages from seizure for any
debts against the Boat, upon her appear
ance at our Levee, Soon after she was land
ed at New Albany the interest was proper
toned as follows:
WALKER, & Bro, One Half
HUGH FINDREN, Three Eighths,
OURSELVES, One Eighth.
How your informant obtained his informa-
ton of the extent of the Walkers interes
with the g Iroquois' it is not our purpose t.
enquire. But we do soemnly enter our pro-
test against the the inference to be drawn
from your remark that Z" it appears gentle
man from Columbus owned seven eighths o
OF the q lroquois'" out of which he was
swindled by Capt Marsh, Commander o
the 'Iroquo's, " through some illegal pro
ceeding." Capt. Marsh needs no apologize:
for the integrity OF his actions, nor will the
! judiciary of our State, we apprehend, suffer
in the worlds good opinion from this attacl
, upon the purity OF It's ermlne.
: On the arrival of the " Iroquois'' here
she was sequestered by Capt. Hugh Fin
dren for damages his interest suffered in the
: proceedings at New Albany, and against
which he was guaranteed by the Walkers
1 by which he was deprived of his proportion
of the earning Of the Boat for nine
E months, assumed to be $4,000. At the same
! time we Joined him in a suit for a division O
2 interest or dissolution of Copartnership.-
Nothing could be clearer to US than the man
ifestations with which we were abundantly
furnished, that so long as the Walkers hac
the management of the Boat our interes
would yield US nothing. Since Decembe
1S48, we have not received dollar of heI
earnings nor could we reasonably have hoped
. to realize anything had she continued to run
, Il was while sh was under the direction ant
control of Capt. Moore, that we received tn,
instalment to which we have referred.
' When seized it was clearly the privilege
of the Walkers to bond the Boat; they faiIet
to do so however within the ten days pre-
: scribed by law and as an evidence of our dis
position to deal fairly with them we yielded
our privilege with view to their arran gmen
: for that purpose. Was there anything lie
gal in this? Was there anything that ind
Gated hos tility to their interest, further thai
a settled determination so far as one had tn
: ability to suffer no longer the consequence
y of their Encouragement, TO use no harshe