The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-04

sons which he knows best and which others may
not be ignorant of. he could stooD to do violence
to his own sense of justice and right and wrong
I'm thus briefly presenting the facts in my
own case, am but giving you general idea Of
the many instances OF injustice ana wrong that
have been experienced here under the present
management Of the Custom House. II such a
state OF things hgg T. IN d h with your
Difference and turn away with sad heart t.
know that one occupying such high and OK
allied position can persist in thus ignoring the
lence to the feelings and wishes OF such large
majority Of his fellow citizens.
en2y sp yRfr WScR have Written lite and ha
what have said may be of some little service In
guiding you In the right direction IN your Of
many wishes for the successful issue of your
administration. [ have the honor to be your
''0''A0A1' 'oA '''-l'' '.WM. SIMPSON,
mo. 459 Magazine street, n. o."
1nclosed In my letter were the following in
closure received by me.
indorsing witness as soldier, and another
from Q. ID. Conger to Secretary sherman RECON-
mendiDg witness to the consideration of the
Secretary of the treasury
l inclosed those letters directly to the Presi.
dent with one from W. Fl Hunt, lawyer of
this city; I received the following reply from
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
Washington. March 10. 1878. J
Dear SRI am directed by the President to
acknowledge the receipt of your communica-
ton of the eleventh instant. which has been re-
ferred to the Secretary of the Treasury. to whom
any further letters upon the subject should be
addressed. Very truly yours,
Nv. r. ROGERS, Private Secretary.
Mr. VIM. Simpson, $40 Magazine street. New
Orleans, La"
The following letter to witness from the
Treasury Department was then read:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Washington. April 2, 1878. Y
To VIM. Simpson, Esq. No. $40 Magazine street,
New Orleans. La:
SRI am directed by the Secretary to &C.
knowledge the receipt of your letter Of the
eleventh ultimo, relative to your removal from
the New Orleans Custom. House, at New Or
eared b1 & m bs no 9 aG9 m
you that it has been referred to the Acting Col
lector of Customs at that port. to whom you
Sn00l0 apply very TX FSSRTHPP r ruy Chief Clerk.
Theard nothing more of the matter until
received the following:
CoLIECToR's OFFICE, CUSTOM. HOUSE.
New Orleans, April 30, 1873. !
WIN. Simpson. ESQ. No. $40 Magazine street,
Dear SRI very much desire an interview
with YOU in relation to some papers which
yenience you be pleased to call at the Office Of
the Collector of Customs to- day or tomorrow.
Please answer by bearer.
WY ''''"T5Hfio s. q. ANDERSON"
To which I replied.
NEW ORLEANS. April %. 1878
"Thos. G. Anderson, Acting Collector:
Dear Sir-In reply to your note would say
that my bust ness ties me down in the morning
until o'clock at night any interviews you may
desire to have with me will cheerfully grant
you at my store Regretfing the necessity
which prevens my compliance with your re-
quest am very respectfully u s1upsov
was not a candidate or applicant at the time
l wrote the letter to the President:
Before | came into the cOmmtttee-ro room to-
day saw my friend who gave me my infOrma-
ton, and he declined to give me permission to
disclose his name.
President long after my dismissal, and when /
was in business. Mr.. Louis Desmarais is W
Of the Returning Board is still in the Custom
House too. Tnrre has been no change in the
members of the Returning Board in the Gus
tom m House 10 H They are. then stll! there
the conversation with my friend. 1t was about
the last of September of last year., l had been
turned out before that, and he had been long
time before. He made me promise to keep it
secret In order to find out whether the Presi-
dent would, after a know edge of these facts, !
sustain such men, wrote the letter. The Presi-
dent, to whom sent it In conf ience violated it
and sent the letter all around: it was published.
AS citizen of the country am not sorry that I
Had the President kept my letter fnviolate |
would not have divulged the letter. / told the
President that the facts came from an eye-wit-
ness.
had no ether object in writing that letter.
had made no application for any appoint |
an applicant for office since was discharged.
To Mr.. DISCRIMINATION | sent my letter to |
The President l proposed t. put him on his
guard and to advise him as to his dealings with |
The men who were seeking appointments from
him. came as near as could 10 tell the Pres |
ldent what person 1t was that had received the |
bride. l would not, if desired an investiga-
ton, have selected Gen. Anderson as an inves-
tigator of this matter.
Mr.. Stenger then requested the clerk to read
he letter from Mr.. Wool y, which stated that
It was impossible for him to attend at that ses-
sion, but promising to be present at the next.
The committee then went into executive ses-
SION and afterward adjourned until Friday at
l0H q. m,