Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-06-30

at the Concert also two others. each admit
ting one lady aud friend. These two la.t tick
etc, though given TO my friends. we're not Civ
en- on that account, bot because they rendered
| to the Society far more than the equivalen, for
the tickets. | think NO other com, lime nj ary
ticket was given. and l know of no person.
save myself. wife and daughter. Who entered
the Hall without ticket.
"As the number Of persons in tha Hall vas
By actual count. over seven hundred and fifty
| (750). and ae assert that less than forty per.
sons entered the Hall by complimentary tick.
cts; ss no pass or admission, other than above
named. was given by me, to the best OF nv
knowledge and belief. call upon the Society,
in behalf Of the public to account for the rro.
ceeds Of over seven hunared .ickets-ssy :l75
The Society acknowledge receiving about
! 4l20; say expenses 500: each in hand $50
Where is the deficit Of $55, or the proceed. Of
22o ticketsl In the mos. respected. vet EN-.
| phstic manner, hove ashed the Ladies' Aid
Society this questioD, and l assure the public
that the answer shall be forthcoming.'
This card, over my signature. and bearing
the date Of Saturday, 2lst inst. was sent BY
me to the persons composing the committee
and by them returned without comment
| As general thing. women do not under
stand business matters a. we'll SO men. They
should have had one man to arrange matters
tor them. No one. SO far as can learn, took
any account Of the door keeper y ho received
the tickets. Why are tickets used !? plainly to
show Tow much money TO look for Ordinary
business know ledge would suggest that ''largs
numbers OF complimentary tickets" would ii
issued be taksn at the door and in that case
| there would have been fact with proof, for
me to explain, The same with other tickets
printed by my direction.
| My card 10 a plain statement, Let the So
ciety answer it. The public iemacd to know
| how they managed or mis managed J their
business. II they have lost or failed to collect
the money let them say 90.
The published report of the committee Is
incorrect. They do not correctly report my
letter, aud they make three statements which
are simply untrue. l charge 10 malice. but
| where does it "appear from Mr.. Hli's letter
that the proceeds Of Rock leland tick cts
amounted to $40. 90" Equally untrue 10 the
next statement that "hs takes half himself;
And equally untrue that received 1915,
The committee will not misun Understand me.
call upon them to correct three untrue
statements within the epace Of twt I've printed
lines Of their report. doubt the vera ity Of
! no m, moer Of the comIal.tes but think that
two Of the members fell into the same error
in eigning that report ss they did in sig1Ing
the extraordinary letter, and that they will
look more carefully to the next document they
| are called upon 10 sign, when II is drawn up
By another. They will find that iLv estigations
have two sides. A word about my issaing
complimentary and other tick etc. also concern.
ing the ferry arrangement for which my au
thority ie called in q ;estion.
am unwilling to bring any lady's name in
| to my munication unless am ccmpe eled
to do It, bu. If pressed ! shall conquer that OBJ
lection ard alec bring out my reserve corps
A lady, then. prominent in this Society, de
sired me to see that proper persons receive
complimentary tickets. The same lady declin
ed My offer to pay for the ferry boat, saying
that the Society would meet that expense,
When my propositions are declined / seldom
renew them. II this is not authority and SO
endorsed by the Society. | will become respon.
sible to the Society for any error that may
have been led into by %las member. As to the
the tickets printed by me have to say that
bad no authority for that bnt finding at Rock
Island that no advertisemen ent had appeared
| and that no tickets were for sale there, order
ed the Advertisement inserted in the argus
and ordered 100 tickets to be printed which
tent for sale to that city, of which 81 only
were sold or used and for ali Of whic. paid
the Society.
The committee state that they are unable to
say whether the "a re have been fully account.
ell for. state that they DO know, and did
hao'. 0hen they mrote their report, that they
were fully accounted for by the at nv office,
where they cav the remainder Of these tickets
unsold and unused. This ID plain talk TO the
Investigating committee. Answer it, think
two gentlemen vii; have to charge that item
to the account of the letter writer. 1t any of
the balance we're sold or used. how could Il ey
paes from the door.keeper ack into nv pos,
session. Ard why did the committee who 5,
carefully noted in yonr report that the Il ,ck
Island tickets read. "for the bt nsiit oi the
Ladies Aid Society," not do me the ,usslce and
courtesy to state that they also carried on their
face ferry pass to and from that city which
fact. if not concealed. goes far to explain Why
they were printed. The reason is that the re.
port and the vile letter came from the came
source, in a spirit which l deplore aud pity,
while know no ground for any i'll feeling.
Since Tuesday last about forty gentlemea
have called upon me to state that they bought
reserved seats in the balconies knowing that
the extra price was nay profit, and they ex-
planned as the reaeon for buying them, their
greater convenience or their preference Tor
them. or to show their appreciation Of my eff.
fort to add needed improvement.
Finally, appeal to the public to bring for
ward the name OF any person who entered the
hal, without ticket, or who received a com.
plim entary ticket issued I y me other than those
mentioned in my card, or who entered the
Hall without paying twenty five cents to the
Society for his ticket
To the Ladies' Aid Society beg to say that
am not conscioue of any upknd feeling to-
ward any member nor am before the
public to explain away euch suspicious as thev
may have entertained, but simply because be-
ing called ont, must. in simple jaetice to my,
self .et ont the bad blood from the "investiea.
ting committee" In justice to two members
of that committee am happy to state that in
their interviews vith me they have treated me
with politeDees and courtesy--to their report.
as published, | have made my exec ptions. l
regret personalities as much as any man can.
and should not have allowed myselfto indulge
in them, had the insult in the letter not been
ignored and remained unspolog'zad for. ]
expect to hear again from the committee. and
am ready to meet them 10 aoy manner they
may cbooss. RICHARD B. Hit.
Davenport, Saturday evening, Jups 2sth.
1862
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