True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-01-05

The Mayor and The Second Municipaliy.--T
French editor Of the Fee, has found mares meet,
which he showed his readers yesterday, or rather
we think we perceived somebody else peeping
from behind curtain, speaking through the Bee
First we have homily upon the writer, oblign.
tons responsibilities ofedors dulles, the difficult
and painful task imposed upon them, in signal z
ing abuses, land unimadverting upon de'inquencies
all Of which is very good, bu. very ,r,e.
Next, We are informed, tina, said homiIy was
called forth by certain same'hing that oc,u rred
in the Council Of the Second Municipality at its
last s,ting bu, the detail of the facts Of the
the writer is unable submit 10 his readers at the
time, because Of the lateness of the hour, when
the documents in relation 10 this affair were pro-
cured.
The writer, who evidently not present a,
the sitting of the Council, in which the dahnlical
act was committed, which til reatens the d, struc-
ion OF all order, AMI perhaps tho app! on ching
downfall Of our republican insitu'ions rests .ais-
fed with giving his friends statement of the
matter, furnished him doubt BY some one ,cio Tea
present, or perhaps by the Mayor himself, but from
which no one, even were he possessed Of the
shrewdness of Philadelphia lawyer, could b.
M de si the wiser.
Here are the facts: the Mayor in his offic.l ca
pacity, applied to the Comptroller Of the Second
Municipality, for statement Of the ii,biltis, Of the
corporation, with what view for what purpose
is best known To himself, and his adviser, in the
matter. l, might be tina. such statement if
given would have been thrown crudely before the
public, wihoutsts nn,dnte. 1t might thus have
been shown that the liabilities of the Second Mu
ncipali'y were very grea', without showing at the
same time that its means and resources wrrs
ample to meet them. The Comptroller, in his dis
creton, mos, respectfully declined furnishing he
required inorma'ions referring his Honor tive
Mayor, very properly, 10 the Council. Fur this,
the Mayor, exercising right given to him. the
intentions of which law evidently is that no should
remove for sufficient cause any officer Of the Mu.
ncipeli'y, exercised that power ngans, Mr., Cal
houn. The message of the Mayor, thus removi, O
Mr.. Calhoun. and assigning his reasons therefor
was read, respectfully discussed. 1t was properly,
urged. that upon subject involving the credit If
the Municipality, Mr.. Calhoun, had at leas, acted
prudently, and as good officer, in referring HI
| application Of his Honor to the Council, from
which body alone it pretended tia. the Mayor
had right 10 receive that kind Of information,
considered of vital importance. A resolution was
i'm IN diately and unanimously adopted, nuhoriz-
ing the Comptroller to furnish His Honor with
statement, not Of the liabilities of the ,unci
| alone. but also Of its means and resources TO
meet THAR Liabilities. This very properly done
| with the view, that the uniniiiaied might not be
made the dupes of designing men, but made &C
qunned vita the real state Of the fna noes Of the
Municipality.
After this respectful action Of the Council, on
the Message Of the Mayor, the office Of Comp.
troller, by his will having been vacated; the
Council reposing undiminished confidence in their
Comptroller, and rightly surprising that :her
action in the matter ought to have remov, any
cause of complaint against him, rc-elccted Mr.
Calhoun, with but one dissentient voice.
OF this mole.i, which ia as insignificant as
possible, the Bee would make mountains; aud
s,igm-tise the Council of the Second Municipality
with con,umacy. But when the French editor OF
that paper, next feels inclined TO rap the up town
Municipal legislators the knuckIes, let him
apply those less interested, in making the worse
appear the better side. His inform alton and
views will be more apt 10 be correct.