New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-02-24
Communicated
Free Trade and John Grant.


Aesus EditorsJohn Grant, Of Grants Pass Mail Line
nOtoriey replies the first article of Free Trads dwelling
two points, that Of his seizure of the
mortgage the steamer Virginia. Respecting the FIRST point
he shirks from the frankness
made before his collector reported the Secre
iay OF the Mississippi Sound Co.. and truth collector
called for the Of the DILL the she seized
which proves Mr. Grants
act furthermore said seizure A. M and the
Virginia to leave IL presumng could be boarded
the detention would drive and shippers the mail
boat Of that day. This small and nbera Mr.. Grsu
did work we'll he says there mortgage s4000, on
the virgna-hat She built like all boats with
builders the deferred payments certainly Mr.
Grant eyineed most desire enable enguh
the mortgage rather the community gube
to perceive the spirit and intent Of the Doubtless
Company prepared the mortgage maturity
and certainly the community large interested enabling
the Virginia to do that they have cheaper
accommodation than afforded by mail line when unopposed
But Mr. Grant adopts another dodge and the Virginia
laid three weeks repair boilers with which
he seeks to arte the public with the impression that they
dangerous and another addition his catalogue
set forth his issue Of pacsds the 18th December Now
Mr. Grant, the public is that she is steamer and
that her boilers dangerous your old
but when ii found that they lacking
she hauled of and repaired eesuAy for the perfect
safety Of the public Mr. Grant, will you please inform the
public M is not customary at the starting In Of the
Orleans trade make repairs incident there
from Did you not han OF the Cuba when she first started
and did you haul of your pet the Florida for six
months and had to send 10 New York to the necessary
chinery that requedf How about that Caan But Mr.
Grant, will you you Of 'he oregon'
hut discharged her honest commander Captain A. Myer,
for refusing her and reporting unseaworthy.
Capt Myers estimated the lives of his and his
tation while you looked at the mighty dollar
Now will you deny that you discharged Capt Myers
porting the Oregon uneaworhy, when she had
her hold hands required At the pumps to keep
her ahOai Certainly Mr. Grant you feel oas interest in
the welfare and safety travelling community in wishing
10 save them from boilers Of the Virginia that they may be
lost by the the Oregon Drowning is easier death
but not so quick being blown You certainly
ming writer an arssul dodger" but WELD most
wicked pen you conceal thought you against
others and bare disguise and hypocrisy Now
Grant want call you another account reference 10
your published That you over the
Mail Line" assert that you do control the Mail Com
pany Yon the proprietor Of the Grants entered
into with the said Company their bosis
Of $1,000 annum, and the full
from all others, thereby virtually sustaining the monopoly
exclusion Of all others. Besides. Mr.. GIANT
direct the grant made you
BY the State Of Alabama
impression would lead others to be
eve, that the Virginia Increasing liabilities You ,esm
know of her affairs do-perhaps your
knowIedge will be put good The Virginia Doubt
losing money Her receipts with all the opposition
far exceeded her expenses You think endeAvored obtain
the sympathes Of the public for the Virginia. and
there feeling of hostility magnity your side Now.
Mr. Grant look this peure In order out the
eeetually in eonravenon o. law and IN spirit Of
bad faith, well maligniy and in order that the mail line
monopoly may sacrifice all opposition that fattsn
the community hereafter you again reduced your fare
dollar the days OF the vrginias competition
have far occasion offer TO take cabin
sengers fifty cents deck Now would ask
Mr. John Grant what spirit he would term such acts not ho
tile and Malignant It certainly is not fellowship Now Is
such conduct obvious the community that Mr. Grant Is
trying sacrifice Of the Virginia IN order 20 have all
the trade line and is not the public mEsFted In
keeping the Virginia alive, in order TO keep the mail line in
eheekt Is the community disposed 10 enrich John Grant and
the Nail Line Company per force Of their sxActions
sndeayored to dwell facts st ISSUE and hence all
may contemplate them and judge accordingly.
FREE TRADE.