Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-10-03
For the Daily Times.
CARD OF CAPT. HARRIS.

On BOARD THE STEAMER WAR EAGLE,
- ST. PAUL, September 29th, 1854.
10 Charles 4. Emerson, Editor Of the st. Paul
Daily Democrats:
SIR,-I find the following abusive and false at
tack upon myself in your paper of the 23d inst,
under the editorial head:
San OUTRAcE.-We are credibly informed that
one of our most respectable citizens has suffered
gross outrage at the hands Of Captain Harris,
levee. No cause of offence, we are told was Civ
en-, and violence was used. The information
comes to us from such as entite it to full
credence, and owing to the circumstances connect
ed with it demands an explanation at the hands of
Capt. Harris. 1t is due to his character and pe-
culiar position that he should give it promptly
q. The only :" outrage on this occasion was that
perpetrated by man, whom have since learned
to be George Fuller, (who is respectfully connected
in this city, and his Bachanaian associates upon
common dccency; the police of this boat and
several ladies and gentlemen, who were passen-
gers, and who had been compelled to listen while
at table to profanity and vulgar obscenity, the
part of Fuller, that would have disgraced ''Fly
Market - obscenity that cannot be here repeated
You say ''no cause of offence was given."-
This statement is utterly false.
have been actively engaged in steamboating
for more than 25 years. have transported more
than one million Of passengers; in all Of which
have never found one man so lost to self-respect
and common decency, as to hold such language
while occupying seat at the same table with la
dies, on this occasion. Mr.. Fuller may be a
gentleman acIsef, sober, if so, have not had the
fortune to meet him thus disguised. You say
evidence was used.'' Mr.. Fuller, after being
required to leave the boat, on account of his in
decent behavior, gave me an invitation to 60 on
shore, that he mil hit thrash me to this complied,
but Fuller did not appear disposed to follow me.
l then returned and used just evidence enough
to put him on shore. You say 6 the information
comes to us from such sources enttle it to full
credence." l am ignorant of the " sources" from
whence you derived these false charges, be they
what they may, your charges are false You also
say 6 the circumstances connected with it de-
mands an explanation at the hands of Capt. Har-
ris.'' am ready to ''explain,' and able to JUS
tfy my conduct on this occasion, to the satisfac-
ton of all honorable men. And will here &C de-
fine my position'' by stating, that conduct similar
to that of Mr. Fuller's, on this occasion, will pro-
duce similar action on my part, the Democrat to
the contrary notwithstanding.
You speak Of Mr.. F. as &c one of the most re-
spectacle citizens of st. Paul.'' have had much
to do with the citizens of st. Paul. since the city
was but an hamlet; their conduct to me. and
their department upon my boats, have been SO
different from that of Mr.. Fuller's to induce me
to believe that the Editor of the Democrat has
x-od I Il ba1;o fhot fbo oct
respectable citizens of St. Paul' become intoxi-
Gated, and it would be kindness to Fuller to say
that he was, on this occasion.
For the truth Of this statement, if it shall need
any coroboraton, l refer all concerned to the
Reverend y. F. Hoyt, of st. Paul, reference
which will satisfy all good men, he witnessed the
conduct of Fuller and his associates, he endorses
all that did in This matter, adding that &C. cap
tain who would not compel passenger under the
same circumstances to leave his boat, should be
required 10 leare 1t hinase!f"
Now, Mr.. Emerson, wish you to 'sexplain,' y
let the public know whether the Democrat is to be
the apologist of ropdics, if not, speak out let
the antidotc follow the poison.
If other papers shall have alluded to this sub
iect, or copied the above article, it would seem
that decent regard for the opinions of Others
should induce them to contradict these falsehoods,
which through haste or ignorance, they have be-
come the vehicles Of.
This is the first time during an active life of
many years intercourse with business men, in
which | have felt constrained to appear in the
public journals, and if nothing but the truth shall
hereafter be said of me it shall be the last. l
will say in conclusion, that believe Can manage
the War Eagle, about well as Mr.. Emerson can
the Democrat, therefore hope that hereafter, he
will not interfere with the police of my boat then
| shall not invade his sanctum in future.
ID. S. HARRIS.