The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-28
LETTER FROM MIR. sLAYBACK.

ST LOUIS, Oct. "a. 1877.
Columbus H. Allen. Esq., New Orleans, La.
M Dear Si,--1 notice In some OF your papers
articles ref citing person lily on me regarding
my action In the st. Paul Convention. and am
informed by several friends that am somewhat
blamed for going against the interests of the
St,te of Louisiana.
In the DEMocRAT Of the 18th inst. the writer
y. A." says: 1T so happened that on the even
ing before going to TIE convention met at the
telegraph office Mr.. Charles g. Slayback, formtr r
" OF New Orleans who was member OF the ut
Louis and han dnf I'M tine gay
former citizenship. to which l cordially re-
sponded. In the course OF our conversation he
tainted mo with having saddled the leyee
ing that motion would be made In the conyen-
ton to reconsider the whole action of the day
being set aside. told him that such an antag
onism game with very bad grace from him. but
that did not much care, and hoped he would
d his worst. This prepared me for the worst y
h9 New s Orleans ees Under md date o.
NV S eseptons the st. LOUIS sns deegaen
was opposed to us. Among the opponents I may
mention the name Mr.. Charles E. slayback,
formerly New Orleans, upon whom we had
confidently counted. and whose persistent OBJ
position had iniuriousIy influenced others"
Now. in reply to these. gent emanly and really
clever correspondents. want to say That went
to st. Paul to represent the Merchants Ex-
charge, In response to call for convention to
assemble in st Paul for the purpose. of asking
some half million dollars in order to give us q
good and sufficient stage Of water from st. Paul
to tho Gulf of Mexico.
This was the germ of the call, and nothing
was said about tributary streams levees rail-
roads, custom-houses or fighting Indians. 20
when the resolutions came in asking the con-
venton to put in their voice to make the i'm
provements to st. Anthony. (which, for seven
or eight mi lies. would cost near double of the
amount we asked for the entire river, and then
put in the levee building, which would cost
many millions [ felt it my duty to oppose the
resolutions. We went there for only one pur-
pose. namely: to try and get the main channel
Of the river open, and to do other than this
would have lessened the influence of the con-
vcnton. and would have felt it was wasting
time and money to scatter into other issues
To confirm me IN the opinion that was right [
will state that the remarkably intelligent body
men In the convention voted to change the
resolutions, and since coming home the di
rectors Of the Merchants Exchange have unan-
imousiy approved our action,
In conclusion will say that If you, will get
will send good delegation. and II any bull
dozer wants 10 tackle ON to it any outside reso-
luions, We will stand UP for your 'eall' rs
religiously as we worked to sustain the objects
Of the st. Paul Convention. Now. If Mr.. j. A."
ard Mr.. wv" latter thinking over the thing
feel bad about what they said about me, am
ready to forgive them. But you know, and my
friends know, that I love New Orleans and
Louisiana as well as anybody can, and would
gladly do anything in my power to advance
your interests. Hoping to meet you sometime
this coming winter | am. your friend.
CHAS. Il. SLAYBACK.