The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-18
lawn HOUSE,
New Orleans. Dec. IL, 1865

one tho takes the trouble to investigate facts:
lawn HOUSE.
New Orleans, Dec. IL, 1858
To H. Edtor Of the New Orleans Crescent:
R,torts are in circulation in this city which do
me teat injustice therefore, please be so kind
as e. allow me to make statement OF fac's
thrcsgh your paper. AS the reports are TO the
eets that it is my intention to swiudle the people
of New Orleans out OF money, wish TO 60 back
to tse origin Of my march through the South. l
wilFpnly allude to the money or swindling opera
tioIs3 of myself. | would say, however, that the
aff.r originated in political argument. The as
serSon which was the cause Of my making the
triislwithout money. was that =" the people OF the
Sog5h are rebels yet; they can't be trusted. why,
the; are worse now than during the war. They
are ;ike the Indians out on the plains. Damn 'em.
thhf are Comanche Indians by nature-possess no
ger:srosity." had to sell several things OF more
or Sss value 10 get means 70 get to Vicksburg !,
bsvaDg but little money, and leaving the most OF
THAI with my family. got short of money. and
b6tore getting 10 Vicksburg, had to pawn some OF
ma things in order to continue my journey. As
hae committed myself was determined 70 do all
the good could. | was aware that could max
ne thing out of the affair, but was de termined
thst no one should have an excuse for crying
/" speculation" All the way from Vicksburg TO
Washington the kind hearted people were every
where urging me TO accept money. and often urg'
ihg upon me their last cent. lrefused all VITA THIS
exception cheard's Station, Miss, Sl2: gen.
t1einan in Jackson. Miss. S. Mr.. Frank Howard.
cooductor v. and NJ. r R., So. This amount $500
would not have about me. IL was put in an co.
yelope and sent to my wife. IL was the last and
only money received during the march. My wife
had to sell personal effects TO buy food for herself
ard children, and in one case exchanged two oil
her dresses for -four, while was on my way
from Vicksburg to Washington stctadltng the peo-
lle With letter In my pocket from my wife 10
forming me of her condition, refused to take ten
thOussnd dollars and furl my flag aud go hons
in. m North Carolina In disgust aud as the enemy
5cf the S uthern people. This ofer was made me
IN North Carolina by member OF the Radical
Iariy. j entered Washington on the l4th OF last
April with the flag. with empty pockets, tue same
as left Vcksburg.
:. i have given you, Mr. Editor, q truthful state
ment of my conduct a. regards money making
while on the way from Vicksburg to Washington,
and defy any man to prove 10 the contrary.
While in Washington President Johnson presented
me with $50 in gold. Mr.. John I. Ford, of Balti'
more, gave me $50, Col. Boyle Of the same city
$50. The above amounts are all that ever made
,out OF the affair.
! During the march people would say to me
1' Sergeant, when you get North among your own
people, If you can do Us any good by telling them
the truth TO the actual condition of thags down
here, do it," always promised to do 50 and with
pleasure.
In Baltimore parties came to me just after FIN
ishing my march aud guaranteed TO clear fifty
thousand dollars if | would turn myself over TO
their management. If my trip through the South
shat would undo what / had done. Therefore
refused their offer.
: entered the campaign as q stump speaker, aud
worked up TO the "a of November, not for
money, no; for the Democratic party, although |
wanted to do and did do that party all the good |
could but because believed 1t to be my duty 70
do so. II was hard struggle for me to keep
steadily at work, but did so by getting little 10
debt and by selling presents that had received.
One, in particular was a handsome saddle and
bride, and other things belonging TO 10. 10 was
wss presented to me by Rothan Co., OF S25
Broadway, New York. sold It to Mr. Charles
Irish, of Buffalo, New York, who has It now
In his possession. never drew cent oil pohti'
cal money. The Democratic party is under nc
obligations TO me, and never was was never
10 their employ.
month. On the day intended TO leave II me
with loss which deprived me OF what means
had in my possession. l made up my mind 70 ge
into some active employment until could ge
money from friends North. In order to get out O
my present difficulty. Accordingly sought EN-
ployment through the columns OF three oil you
city papers In ysstsTdays, ms issue o. tGe Of ~
citizens of New Orleans to rne and my loss
Several gentlemen Of this city have taken excep
ton TO that article. II Il asserted that am the az
4hor Of il; that | want 10 swindle the people Q
New Orleans> 1t has been asserted even ln AZ
did not lose my money; that am here 70 De lol
lied. I am not the author of the article kne
nothing about it until friend showed 1t to n
Yesterday afternoon. 1t was written out Oh pur
friendship for me, whoever its author may y
and thank him for IL. l did not come mere 70
iiopized, or to swinde the people, or to mas
money-in fact, / don't consider 1t any man
business what came here for. l haven't asked a.
citizen of New Orleans for money yet, nor 40
intend to. Az to beng robbed, there Us no on1 I,
blame but myself and my own carelessness, ~
irwin has been very kind to me since stopping
he house. He notified me to deposit all val
ables At the Office. Two things spoken OF IN .
article referred to did not lose. ! qa nov ma x
soid for The benefit of my family, while was
ov rsv from Vicksburg TO Washington.
Very respectfully. yours;