New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-07-06

NE" ohLEANs PosT-oFFIcE July a. 1884.
20 ne Publishers q the Crescent The Picayune in its
wrhing under the inactoss of Yesterday displays its
serpent-lke character 1t cahno or will not the
simplest fact correctly 1t says published card to
explain why allowed the Delta to announce itself as
the official publisher Of the advertised list last year
while they were entitled to the exclusive right publish
it and refused to apply the rule this year The
Picayune had contract for the printing the list
of letters which not subject reroa at any time by
order Of the Postmaster General for good shewn
The Delta has contract now not subject to revision
Washington where the whole power of making contracts
with the Department properly belongs. The doubtful
point upon which the Pcayune had obtained the Post
masters opinion in its favor was confirmed at Wash
ington and palpaby upon its face to
make investigation of the subject matter of duty
my part, when demanded
The question in dispute is easily understood. The law
required the printing of the uncaedfor letters to be
given to the paper having the largest circulation within
the delivery of the Postoce district The object
give the list the largest circulation that could be obtained
by paper The morning edition of the Crescent
admitted to be than 800 papers daily larger than tho
morning edition of the Pcayune. This difference
by adding to the morning edition of the Pca
yune the whole issue of the evening of the day As
this evening edition did not circulate exclusively
subscribers and did not therefore, increase the crcua
ton Of the list of letters should not have been counted
Union allowed but eton be counted upon this
ground the Sun outnumbered the Herald, Tribune and
others, in New York City The Department at Washing
ton sustained the decision Of the Postmaster at New
York The jdcata against the Picayune and
in favor of the Crescent Washington and hence the
ndispositon of the Picayune to have the go up
Hence their especial distress losing the Postmaster
here who had decided the for them Hence their OBJ
lection to the Postmaster who insisted upon sending
the to Washington And hence the inability Of the
Pcayune to the difference between the position of the
Delta now and the Picayune last year The Picayune
will not that the Postmaster consistent and i'm
partial in allowing the Picayuue to the word offs
cia the list he published this year while the contest
between 1t and the Delta unsettled because he allowed
the thing the Delta last year the same ct,c
stances And now since the Department having decided
against the PicayGne principles which shew they
have wropged the Crescent out Of the job the whole
last year-prncples, governing circulation adopted in
every city in the Union consider saJy in being
otcQliy allowed to sail under false coors any longer
In the controversy with the Crescent aboght eighteen
months since. the Picayune acclaimed most feelngly
against illegal circulation on the part Of the Crescent and
it keeps up the cry against the Delta If my
had happened to have entertained at that time
the opinions which governed every other city Postmaster
and governs here that one edition per day only
should be counted the Picayune would been
fuu OF gratitude my predecessor, and regrets
he will not his like again. When [ entered
upon the duties Of Postmaster. found the Picayune
brimul of at the event, The sequel has proved
the of his great grief not moved by its dis
tress but shall heretofore out to it hand
ed justice in its relations with this oce while the
incumbent So cry more.
W G. KENDALL, P. M