The Opelousas courier., 1859-06-04
No. 26.
MALLET WooDs, St. Landry, Nav 18th. 1859.

"ALLhr " GODS, ot. Landry May 10th, 1859.
Mr.. Editor Of the Opelousas Courier,
Will you be good enough to publish the following
answer to detamatoIy advertisement signed L.
d. Verret," which appeared i'll the Patriot of the
7th of this month.
Mr. Verret pompously informs the public that the
partnership which apparently (sic) existed between
us, was dissolved by mutual consent on the 18th OF
April 1858. Well let it be made known, since this
gentleman wishes the public to be initiated into the
private and sad difficulties existing between US, which
ought never to have become the public property,
ana winch never would have been divulgcd bv me.
Yes, it is unfortunately too true that did
exist between myself and Mr. Verret. That as Mr..
Ferret mad nothing to bring into the partnership but
nominal capital whilst brought into the same in
reality, in fact, almost everything possessed From
this OF course, the result that at the premature
dissolution OF the partnership, Mr. Verrets share was
but SMALL say S1S7, whilst the partnership was, at
the same time, indebted to me in the sum of 81 597,
These facts were established by settlement which
was audited by Mr.. Robert Benguerel, written and
signed ON one of the pages of the Led of the part
nershp, on the 18th of April 1858, by the contract
ing parties and by Mr. Benguerel and the Hon. B.
A. Martel as witnesses.
At whose instigation was Mr.. Benguerel called 10
examine our affairs i? know not. OF one thing am
positive, which is, that no body had ever notified me
OF the visit OF Mr.. Benguerel, nor of its object
MIR. Verret pretends that he has given me the
books, the accounts the notes and the readv made
money! the latter to be applied to the payment of the
debts the partnership deny this most positively,
as the books have always been in the possession Of
Mr. Verret, as well during the partnership as after
its dissolution.
An! Mr. Verret, you are not generous. You have
even been ungrateful in refusing to return to me
other books, valuable to me, and to recover which
have been obliged to institute legal proceedings
against you. But let this pass.
Mr.. Verret retained those of the members of his
family, which, if collected, would be sufficient to H.
quidate the liabilities of the partnership
This fact being established and we'll understood
it is easily comprehended why the other notes were
given to me....
The respective positions the two partners in this
case were very different. Mr.. Verret, in order to
meet his pecunary engagements created by his nom
nai capital in the partnership, constantly draw
ing lunds from the partnership, which fact explains
the reason why his share was so small at the dsso.
luton Of the same, whilst, on the other hand. the
greatest portion of my capital was represented abv
notes subscribed in favor of the firm have collec-
TED certain number Of accounts and also paid, with
the proceeds, some of the partnership debts, and it
is certainly strange indeed, that Mr. Verret should
ignore it, lie knows full well, having known me for
the last twenty years, that have never kent and
applied to my own use, money that did not belong
to me, although he seems to infer it, pretend to
claim what am entitled to, not one cent more nor less
and wish Mr. Verret to understand this distinctly.
Mr. Verret did not wish to make an amicable set
tlement, through the agency of experts which Ihave
often proposed to him. Why? Because his idea
was to appeal to law, an idea not only absurd but
ridiculous but which would certainly bring about de-
lays which would not only be preudicia to me alone,
but which would meet with the appreciation of those
who do not wish to pay their legitimate debts, or
who are entirely unable to do so
The absurdty of Mr. Verret,s art;oo will fv sho,,
to the public that this good has either been in
spred by very bad motives Or that he is little be-
aind the time in which live, in attempting, as he
1oes, on the 7th of May, 1862 to stop the payment
of debts which were settled on the 7th of April last.
l must conclude; family considerations require it.
But Mr. Verret must be informed of one fact, that
$ that the judgment Of the tribunal which he has
INVOKED shall be published, and that it shall be my
ina answer to his article of the 7th of this month.
+. FERAY.