The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-06
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Sir: As your columns have been made the
medium through which have been assailed by
the communication of March 18th, under the head
Of ''New Dodge to Raise the Wind, - desire
you, for the sake Of truth and Justice 20 publish
the following card, a. published In the Monroe In
telligencer of March 3lst, with the accompanying
sfidsvits and statement Of sundry citizens OF Co.
lumbia, Caldwell Parish-my home; and thus "ren-
der unto Cesar the things that ere Casar's." The
perusal Of the following sfhdavits will not fail to
convince the impartial public that there has been
much to 10 about nothing. as affecting me. by the
extraordinary exersions Of one purianical desper-
ate Daring. Of life Insurance agency notoriesy,
New Orleans, and must show his ingratitude to
70 who had been willing to mako himself me-
dunn for cheap advertisement for said George P.
Darling, for II was to be blamed at al, it was
for suffering my services TO be used by him in pro-
curing applications for him for life insurance. He,
said Darling, placed the blank applications. PAM
phets, tables and cards, In my possession him
self. ! have enough now Of them In my house to
make large bonnre--"Darling's cheap mode Of
ADVERTISEMENT
/ confess I am much astonished at this novel
procedure of said Darling-Noble-Vix alias
Vicks-psrticuisrly the extraordinary snrswdness
membered. be has stated that be has travelled in
disguise In North Louisiana; knowing everything
and everybody. and seeing every one, yet no one
knowing him or seeing him ss Darling. His ubi
guilty fills one with awe. Yet, after al, what
seems most extraordinary is that after all these
somerssults and Disgusting, finding viz alias
Vicks and Noble too, the legal and expressed
beneficiary Of said viz or vlcks; after botsllng
them up fully, and they, too, declaring TO him,
eaid Darling, that they Gre the veritabie Noble
and Vtx alias vicks. 90 see this trio meet and
separate In peace-Darling bidding them depart
in peade-one cannot help imagining the affecting
Language Of Naomi TO Ruth repeated BY the good
vet sharp and ubiquitous Daring to Vix alias
Ficks and Noble. "Thy God shall be my God,
and thy people shall be my people go or stay,
your country shall be my country. But am
sorry cannot adopt the sdectionate sentiment
for their God IL not my God, and where they go
know shall not. But, according to the extra
ordinary narrative OF the remarkable Darling,
and alter his freeing his game, and the parties
acknotFledqe the corn after the extraordinary
Darlnig came and saw. and conquered, 70 MS iul
satisfaction, he, like the Great Alexander, was
about to weep, because there were no more
world 70 conquer. Bot, alas for humanity he
epies Faulkner. modesuy retired In small nook OF
the Mundane world. Herculss-like Darling ups and
nj hid He finds fee worthy OF his lance, and
inst "A suddenly Darling snks-hs has no ground
TO sissd on. This giant sinks so low and 90 deep,
not e1bubble rises 10 msrk the spot Wnere ne Ieh.
Wbyfbi Darling should have released the "bona
fdeJ parties in this extraordinary seeming farce,
and tounced upon me, who was only the medium
through whom the papers psssed-thss is, va!
Dargg's 'chesp mode Of advertisement' one oil
bis Massachusetts dodgss-is what the world may
perhhps always remain 10 Ignorance OF, though
bsye.my opinion about 1t, and car only say &c
The Ubiquitous Darling. saul, Saul, why perss,
cute,h thou me - 1t hard for thee to kick against
the bricks. And inasmuch ~ Darling has though
protier 10 mention my name In connection with
otheL insurance Losses, take this occasion tt
10 sAte that connecting my name with the Loaf
of ole MeGbes. ofCsldvell parish. that the sans
is al unbiushirg lie, and can prove " a. sucn
for ! had no connection herewith directy or IN
dreetly and the same In references 10 Essssl loss
ONLY thai East owed me and had mortgage OF
his troperty before the war, steam mill and plan
tatilp, Because parties who owed me money an'
bayt had losles thst an attempt should be mad
by Ibis Darling or any one else to connect me wit
tieh Iosses is supremely ridiculous and msliei
ousIy slsnderous, and shall hold this puriiAni
cal Darling responsible for the same. Aud Ia re
ference 10 insurance., would sssN nsus III Is
sicnificant loss OF q few bales OF cotton. NY VIZ
had insurance on her Columbia residence IN N
Citizens Mutual Insurance Company, New VI
leans. In the year 1861, and paid 10 prsmiu %
nearly three hundred dollars, and the compan
went into liquidation the same year, and u 81
had had q loss, shs would have got notning Inc
got her money ana sse u, hao no ar az usuranc
Is concerned, 10 q money point OF view, WI mos
hebrtily DO this: IL the companies 10 New oriesn
VIII pay me back the premiums l have PAID u
lalt twenty years on cotton shipped ana on
frEiahts on goods and produce, and otherwise,
vii fork over every dollar that ever recsived
lclses paid aud viii then have left respectaol
clmpetency, having done ~ have from ten
Hitv Thousand dollars of business every year Il
ttenty years past. | am nov paying an snuu
r{emiunn on two life policies to the amount OF te
thousand dollars TO this said Daring, .. sgens
tie Plonix Life Insurance Company, and have .
rbady paid ny two annual premiums thereon, 81
Hmust confess that I have more confidence 10 u
dpmpsny than have in its agent 80 much Il
! TNow. what seems TO be the most remsrkab
feature in this Darling crusade In life Insurance.
lar as ON or am sought 70 be connected wlsn u
tix or YicfsNoble life insurance case y th "a,
Which must attract the notice OF any ons vi
leads: Both Wick, Aliss Vix, and Noble decia
hinder oath they are the parties-the former
having Represented himself and signed his nan
Is Thomas viz, 10 presence OF two witnesses I
<he aupljcstion for policy for the benefit OF
g. Noble, his cousin. and then dies, Is buried
Rosefeid, La, or represented 30, and said NOT
ahen procures sfidavs from ms nisnas =
.peiQhbors according to bis, MOBILES, represent
;tions) 10 assist him, said Noble, 70 establish
,proof of decesse Of said Thomas Viz, Aliss Hen
}Vichs with view TO aid him said Noble. TO cole
from the company the amount 81 SAG ,ne Rp, y.
Noble states and st continues 70 state tnat
would have bean able 60 csrry out bis origlr
design If be could have had the money 70 s'i M
money TO be furnished him for said purpose oy
wv Faulkner; bus that Faulkner would not or
mt let him have the necessary funds 10 carry Q
his design and hence the project fsisd.
Admitting this statement and nsrauve ~ >
Noble-ihe beneficiary or would De psnencisfy
said Vix's, alias vicks', life policy-how II u y
& the remarkably sprishuy Darling should seek.
. have sought 20 make me connected win tnis o.
in pecsnisry point OF view True was ma
the medium through whom the papers passed;
ac,ed In tia, capacity for both ID airing and '
alias yicks. and Noble. True was MOBILES ne
and wished him to get HE money II ne !. - enn y,
20 it. That vas Mobiles Trend mere are m'
proofs. even before be ever became the ben
cisry Of the life policy Of this quondsm TnoI
Vix, for when be returned from the army y
well known fact that gave him four bales OF {
ton. 10 order that he might save his fathers ~
Of cattle and hogs, which Was all aD
20 be taken away from them for deos' snd D.
The family TO distress. Issved them By giving
the cotton TO pay the debt, and did
charge him cent. True it IL, and 10 wei kao
thatf loaned the. family the nhoney-to his tst
and mother-to enter the nrst acre OF isno
nov compri.es their homestead. True il
a. Ena.zn Thai lol