New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-11-14
RosTmAsFER RIDDELL.g

/ POSTMASTER RIDpELL.
This Individual, with an impertinence only equal
led by hisutter ineficieney in Office, published
card in yesterdays Evening Picayune respecting
the course Of this paper in regard to his conduct
an official Of the Confederate Government. The
card having appeared in the very proper and sensi-
| lively courteous Picayune, which never goes be-
yond the bounds of maidenly reserve, and which
woald faint outright II anything abusive of cotem,
porary appeared in its ehaste columns, may be
worthy Of notice. As such, at all events, we shall
notice it; but, should any one come to this Office
with card villifying the Picayune, it shall never
have place in our columns.
Here is the advertisement Of Postmaster Riddell,
"a il appeared in the picayune of yesterday even
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| NOTICE. =,
To The Edoror Editors q Inc Crescent Newspaper ~
lGentlcneen--I am sorry to see the columns OF
your paper repeatedly and persistenfly containing
false and sanaerous statements in regard to my
self. In to.day's issue you make the following
| serious charges g6a8saal 94T ,,sr5s42.4 :.
| l. You imply that i speculate in the gold and
silver which receive as Postmaster. pronounce
.. You intimate that refuse Treasury notes for
rant Of private property. | pronounce this false.
5. You say the talk is that g Postmaster Riddell
L
| bonds OF the Confederate Government pro-
| nounee this false. e3 ~ Sf.S So =.
| ssg giFssHART ~ W. j. IL RIBDELI. Postmaster.
| Before proceeding to demonstrate that Postmas-
ter Rddell is alike d caumniator and a falsiier,
we implicitly believing in the verify of the in
formation on which we write-must, in Justice to
ourselves, state. that had the Postmaster called
upon us, and.showed that injury had been done
| him in our columns, ample repatriation would have
been Immediately made. As, however, he has
chosen the columns Of newspaper to vent an inn
potent rage, without first asking explanations such
as gentlemen always ask in the premises we shall
merely proceed to hold him up in true light be-
fore the community, without extenuation or NAL
ice. s~sr=~l
in the first place. Mr.. Riddell says it is false
that he speculates in gold and silver he receives
as Postmaster. Very well. We know that he has
shaved the currency of the city of New Orleans
when rendered in payment Of POSTAGE amounting
to nearly the entire bill--we have never heard of
his changing Confederate bill at the POST Office
and we do know that some thousands of coin are
paid in weekly at the establishment over which he
SO inefficientiy presides! What becomes of the
coin? Has the Postmaster ever changed a Confed-
crate bill with silver or gold, without exacting
heavy discount? The name of the party whom
Postmaster Ridde shared ON the 9th is at his SER
vice, and it was SO published in The Crescent Of
Monday, l1th inst. - S '+~1 f'"5rs@,- aEs@
In the second place, Postmaster Riddell declares
that it is false that he ever refused to receive
treasury notes for rent of private PROPERTY
we regret for the sake Of the friends of the Post
master, that he should have made such a state
ment. We are authorized to say, by gentleman
of the highest character and Of urimpeachable
integrity, that Postmaster Riddeil did refuse to re-
ceive Confederate bonds in payment of the rent Of
one of his houses, although the tenant, very re-
spectacle man, profered TO pay one months rent
IN advance to stimulate his patriotism A''t = ss
Now, for the third count of the Postmaster's in
dietment against the Crescent, and it is the most
important of all, SO far as he is concerned. We
quote number three entire !" You say the talk is
that Postmaster RiddelI has said that he had no
confidence in the notes and bonds Of the Confed
crate Government pronounce this false.n
In reply to this, all we have to say is that one
Of the oldest and most respected citizens Of New
Orleans man whose bare word would probably
outweigh the oathss of thousand Riddells-in.
formed us explicitly yesterday afternoon that be
was eognizant Of the fact that Mr.. Rddell had re.
fused to take Confederate notes in payment Of
~ e'ets PioPoeoo W pe purchased OF MIN and
that, IN subsequent conversation, about the same
property and the manner in which it was to be
paid for, Postmaster Ridden said Enthusiastically
that he believed Confederate notes would be at
discount of forty per cent. in twelve months, ana
hat he had no confidence in Their uaz4e!t The |
name of fhss gentleman is at the service of the
Postmaster. 5ta'z - ;" s'.a
y has afforded US no pleasure to impale the Post
master on this expose of facts. He has only |
himself to thank for it. He made violent and |
1nwarranted attack upon us, without asking for |
explanations. We have simply rejoined, but our |
'ejoinder is only commencement, unless the dis
;retion Of this migrate official crbs his passion and
nalignity, and leads to a prudent silence. +~'