The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-25
MAJOR HEARsEY's FACTS AND. THE
CITY PRINTING.

IA az III hu6UCI " IhOlp hN0s AhA
CITY PRINTING.
Major Hearsey having charged I'm a most Of
fepsive manner that Administrator Houston
took part In the adjudication Of the city print
ing and voted the contract u himself, aud the
DEMOCRAT, under the impression that 1t was
better to befrank In such matters, having ssid
that the Major He'd. the Major now retorts by
pleading as his authority the PRONUNCIATION
In the Picduune Of the ordinance awarding the
contract with Mr.. Houston's name enumer-
ated az one Of It's supporters. We have re
ferred To the Issue Of the hcnyuns IN which
this ordinance was promulgated and IND
that, side by side Herewith. Is the full official
report OF tho special meeting at which the
ordinance was adopted, and In this report
Mr.. Houston Is distinctly not mentioned RS
having been present. Let us quote 1t, Ia
passing:
CITY COUNCIL-OFFICIAL.
SPECIAL MHaIING.
CtTY HArL. |
New Orleans. Tuesday. January al. 1870.
TIL" Council mot this day at IA o'clock m. 10
special session.
Present Hon. I. w. Patton, Mayor. p-esidIns.
40 Admtni. r.'prs Behan. Ohevalier. Glynn,
The NJ ,yor STAGED that tho olj ct Or the meet
Ing was 70 take action On tho bids for public
printing for the year 1890,
ORDINANCES AND REVOLUTIONS.
BY Mr. 0Iynn.
AcceptiDg bid OF New Orleans Daily DuMo.
uRAT for the citY printing of 1880. ani au nor.
iz'n9 ne Mayor to enter Into notarial contract
On motion, the Council adj purned to Tuesday
next. ~ IA o'clock ~
nOBT. q. WOOD. Heorotary.
II Major Hearsey had really wanted to
know and to tell the truth In this matter he
would have consulted the official report OF
the proceedings OF the meeting Instead OF the
isolated PRONUNCIATION OF the ordinance which
was the r, suit Of that meeting. or better than
either, since he purports TO be- the editor Of a
newspaper, he would have employed his own
means OF acquiring Information. An appli.
cation to the Secretary OF tho Council would
have elioited the facts for his benefit Just as II
did yesterday for the benefit OF Mr.. Houston,
to wit:
CRY CoUrCIL CHAMpMR.
Room No ~. UiIy IA M
New Orleans. January ~. 1880
Hon J. y. Houston. Administrator OF Improve
ments:
Hr-In response to your inquiry Of this date
the action OF thu Council 10 the
matter Of tine adj litc ,tion OF tho pub 10 print
Ing to the DEMOCRAT. | have the honor 10 state
that tho minufa. chow that you we're absent
from tho Council meating. and thsy are 20 pub |
listed In the official Jour, nj Of January ~. 1870 |
The ordinance of the Council aorautinR III
10 make the contract did not contain your name
~ having voted WHOM transmitted 10. publioa
Hon.
A mistake was made In the printing of tho or
l~tnauee bv the substitution OF yoar name for
dlynn's. Very respectfully
HOBr. O WOOD. %.oretary.
There seems to be nothing further to cay as
10 the question of fact In the caae. neither IA
I necessary at this time 10 consider how that
yery peculiar mistake came to DO made by
,ur valued %neiahbor. tho Picapune-iate on
,isl Journal. Indeed, there Is very little more
Dan be said except by way OF finally dis-
Major Hearsey. and this we wlsh to
10 In tho briefsst aud most conclusive fashion.
When Major Hearsey's attack -unprovoked
nd unfounded rs II was first appeared. W.
ndeavored to construct n reply which would
definitely withdraw the controversy from the
ublic prints. We assumed that this would
acct tho Majors views. We assumed that II
here WAS ono thing the Major preferred to
nnd- nlnging 1t Was carnage. Tt had been |
nown TO us for several days-in fact Il was /,
for some line previous to the /,
OF the Majors little paper-that f,
10 Major had declared before admiring con- c
Ituencles In nearly every bar-room Ia town
intention TO eypose the corruption prevail II
* In tho DEMOCRAT since his recession. We .
Aard almost hourly the dread warning on his {
rath, and 1t was only natural when the bolt !
last descended that we should seek the q
lortest way out of our calamity. OR article !
morning, therefore. WAS designed 4
terminate tho discussion and to spare the
lhlic any further contemplation OF Major i
aarEay.
We failed IN this IA no fault OF onra. |
hat Major Hsarsey preferred to continue r
= warfare with tho pen. and thus to keep r
subject before tho community. m be n
edited to the Major. with whatever charity O
I'd forbearanoe he may seem to deserve. a
hs only comment we feel called upon to /
AXE III finally abandoning this sort of argu- b
ont II that Major Hearsey has very Il
Illustrated the theories which ho +
Is heretofore been so fond OF Illuminating, |
I'd that, since he thus cuts loose from oil o
= mornings he has been wont to defen | and o
80 hi5 claims upon, We can also afford to n
i loose from any further recognition Or
m. We do not know how othor people will |,
CIV the matter, but to Us 1t seems clear that
associating himself professionally with 0
+. Edwin l.. Jewell. he has lmhlbed Mr.. "
wells conception OF the responsibilities and a
LEGATIONS attaching to agentIeman.
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