The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-14
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The republication in the BULLETIN OF an
article from the st. Louis Democrat, mas
caused quite stir among some of our proml-
nent citizens. They have seen proper, now
ever, to explain their positions through the
ST. Louis press. DR.. Copes discourses as
follows:
NEW ORLEANS, April 80, 1874.
To t. e Editor of The Democrat
A friend has Just called my attention to
leader of yours under the caption, New
Orleans Sold Out" copied into the New
Orleans BULLETIN OF this morning.
In this city no correction OF The lnforma,
ton upon which YOU seem to have based
your statements is necessary. But the esteem
in which hold your paper and the person
mel of your office, with whom am acqualnt-
ed. and from whom l have been the re-
cpient of appreciated courtesies, prompts
me to show how very wide OF the mark par
tisan feeling sometimes causes men 10 snoot.
For myself, l know little OF the subject
matter of your criticism. Absent from
New Orleans during the winter, l found
on nv return that nv business firm here
had met an application for an advance OF
money to buy lands III the Parish OF Plaque
mines by the requirement of fee simple
title to a definite area thereof as security.
In the semi anarchy under which we live In
Louisiana this is our rule of business, where
real estate is relied on for payment. These
titles, for facility in cOnveyancing, are made
to me individually. What distance these
lands are from those upon which the Unlted
States Typographical Board have located
the proposed canal, do not know, nor am
informed of any expected change or such
location. l have no reason to suppose that
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should they DO so, l do not quite see that
any apology wonld be requisite, especially
as nv New Orleans house is ready at all
times to recOnvey upon receiving back the
amount of their loan with usual interest
and commissions.
The other names yOu mention-FOrshey
| Hebert, Howell, Oglesby, Highly and Beck
with-nowhere appear in connection Win
these titles. These gentlemen are well quail,
fled to defend their own acts, and VIII
probably be quite as much surprised as am
by your statement that either they or any
one else 'have actually already surveyed
and plated off large city along its pro
posed banks" If any of them, save Mr.
Howell, know where it's proposed banks are
they are in so far, better informed than
believe them to be. In short, Messrs
Editors l suppose you have been quite as
much imposed upon by your informant re-
garding this whole matter, as many other
papers are by the authors of the fictions
they publish concerning the completely
of your distinguished citizen, Captain
Eads, with rings and disreputable
combinations in your city, whose object is
assumed to be the Illustration of all plans
for ameliorating the navigation of the Mis-
sissippi River at it's mouths. 1t is lamenta
blo that such weapons are resorted to by
any party for any cause. Without having
enlisted on either side of the strife between
engineers, will, in conclusion, say that be-
ing the fortunate or unfortunate possessor o.
real estate in seven States OF this Union
should the United States Government de
sires to make any railroad, canal, or Other
desirable means of public conveyance
through any of them, outside of the larger
cities, will cheerfully concede the right OF
way, and deed the necessary area for 1T free
Of charge, the parish of Plaquemines III
cluded. Very respectfully,
J. S. COPIES.