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Letter to Editor
August 11, 1872
New Orleans Republican
New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana
What is this article about?
Thomas O'Connor protests the New Orleans Picayune's reporting that portrayed his participation in the Liberal party's August 3, 1872, procession solely as Fire Chief, implying misuse of his position, and refutes allegations of interfering in the 1868 'Seymour Southrons' meeting.
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A CARD.
New Orleans, August 10, 1872.
To the Editors of the New Orleans Picayune:
GENTLEMEN--In your issue of the fourth instant, speaking of the gentlemen who participated in the procession of the Liberal party of this city on Saturday night, the third instant, your reporter saw fit to mention: "That the First Division, led by the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department," etc., ignoring me in my capacity as a citizen, free to act in politics in accordance with my judgment--an inherent right belonging to every American citizen--and apparently insinuating an attempt on my part to give a political significance to the preferment of the gentlemen constituting the personnel of the Fire Department. Thus you would place me in a false position, and in the future, when your reporter deems it necessary to speak of my politics, he will remember that I avail myself of the privilege enjoyed alike by all men to think and act as a citizen--not as a fireman. Your statement in the Picayune of the tenth instant I would also call your attention to. In refutation of the assertion made, that I interfered in the proceedings of the organization of the "Seymour Southrons" of 1868, or made myself conspicuous at said meeting. I am now forced to contradict, without reserve, and with every emphasis, the slanderous statement made in your columns.
Respectfully,
THOMAS O'CONNOR.
New Orleans, August 10, 1872.
To the Editors of the New Orleans Picayune:
GENTLEMEN--In your issue of the fourth instant, speaking of the gentlemen who participated in the procession of the Liberal party of this city on Saturday night, the third instant, your reporter saw fit to mention: "That the First Division, led by the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department," etc., ignoring me in my capacity as a citizen, free to act in politics in accordance with my judgment--an inherent right belonging to every American citizen--and apparently insinuating an attempt on my part to give a political significance to the preferment of the gentlemen constituting the personnel of the Fire Department. Thus you would place me in a false position, and in the future, when your reporter deems it necessary to speak of my politics, he will remember that I avail myself of the privilege enjoyed alike by all men to think and act as a citizen--not as a fireman. Your statement in the Picayune of the tenth instant I would also call your attention to. In refutation of the assertion made, that I interfered in the proceedings of the organization of the "Seymour Southrons" of 1868, or made myself conspicuous at said meeting. I am now forced to contradict, without reserve, and with every emphasis, the slanderous statement made in your columns.
Respectfully,
THOMAS O'CONNOR.
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Political
What themes does it cover?
Politics
Press Freedom
Constitutional Rights
What keywords are associated?
Liberal Party
Political Procession
Fire Department
Citizen Rights
Slander Refutation
Seymour Southrons
New Orleans
1872
What entities or persons were involved?
Thomas O'connor
To The Editors Of The New Orleans Picayune
Letter to Editor Details
Author
Thomas O'connor
Recipient
To The Editors Of The New Orleans Picayune
Main Argument
the writer asserts his right as an american citizen to participate in politics independently of his fire department role and refutes the newspaper's slanderous claims of his interference in the 1868 'seymour southrons' organization.
Notable Details
Ignores Citizen Capacity In Reporting Liberal Party Procession On August 3, 1872
References Picayune Issues Of August 4 And 10, 1872
Denies Involvement In 'Seymour Southrons' Meeting Of 1868