True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-07-04

ways succeeded in asccrlaining tho real interests Of
ny constituents, nor in arriving at just intorpre-
atl0n OF the law | can safely assert, that l have
never relaxed my efforts to attain these desirable
ends, and beg leave to assure you that if have
erred either from precipitation in forming my con.
illusions, or tho want of correct information, it |
would give sincere pleasure to corrtcct such error,
my ann is not TO maintain my own opinions but to
advance by all the means, my abilities afford the
public goud
am confident that you entertain similar princi
pies; that you arc actuated by an equal zeal with
myself for the advancement Of the prospe rity of
our mutual constituents and l would give just
cause tor suspcctlng tho sincerity of my own dec.
laration, if doubted for moment your willingness
to sacrifice al the shrine of duty, the petty schovo
and piidn of consistency which might be gratiicd
by adhcring to an opinion already formed and ox-
pressed if satisfied that it was crrocous In public
tnnctonarcs, tho ubnegaton on the petty passions
OF ordinary life is prim ny duty, sine. their con-
duct effects not only themselves, but the happi'
ness of thousands
After these preliminary observations, which l
considered necessary in order to enable you to
form correct dca of the princi pies upon which
act, you will permit me briefly TO caltuatc the
facts, which given rise TO the apparent difference of
opinion, which exists among us; they arc as
follows;
By tho act of the 18th of March last your are
allowed to exchange $500 900 otthe Bonds of the
Municipality apainst a ike amount of ti,c Bonds
of the State. upon the EXPRESS condition that tho
State bonds are not to b. disposed Of to nett
less than par value in current money Of the United
States, While the Municipal bonds i'll my
possession for tho purpose of being signed viz on
the lth Of June last, you adopt resolutions, by
which vou up,nin, ,hrrc din; ron, and L;st;pc,
AGENTS far tho nurnox, or djsnos;np NJ N. S,,tc
Bonds, y;z.-,hr civ Rank. whick Is the r,rwa,d.
inp aucnt. Mr. S,muel | pr,,rs uh, ;s III. n,
dorsinr aren't: and Mr.. S,mucl ! ,udnn who ;s tho
sci ing ugcut and who is ,o act under Tho ;ns,ruc
lions of vour finance committee
Alth,lch this unno;n,ment If ,),rcc nocn,s with
distinct bowers. and nj, entitled Il, comocuso
ton. appears to me 10 be Il contr;vnncr which has
lit fl, rec,n,,eud either IN III, s oro
nv or Of ,xnrdion II wnulJ ccr,,;nIv h,vo
been Infinitely more simple to direct >our Treasurer
to forward tie Bonds direct 70 Mr.. Jaudon will
s,,i,ob ;rstruc inns 7, aid o;,h;nk nv du,y m
that accom-, ia onrosc the -cso1u,;ons. s;mnIv, bc
cause believed AT tho Connect understand IN, q
subject which, ornrrtaiucd ia ,i,r dov routine of
commercial transactions b,,tcr Than ,,vsclf ami
presumed that if they had chosen A circuituous in
slcnu of the direct Rad to effect 1hc Incarnation
| it was because the farmer was attended with ad
yantarcs mot ohvious to Inc unini,i,,rd
| Bnt being called mon IN opnrove these rcso],,,
tons which referred 10 Certain, instructions which
had not been furnished mn and mt bcIicy,ur nv .
solf authorized to approve of a measure of which
the framers LETT inc IN ignorance of the acts most
! osson,,I r., IL, onrr,,t 5.,,,,l;,,o 7 wac ,,,,,
pclled to object TO il, and in so doing took occa.
sion to obscrya that tn, law had mao it OBLIGATORY
on the Council not IN sell tho Bonds for less ,han
par Tho Couuci either convinced of the sound
ness of INV ohicc,o or satisfied NV their own re-
cctlons or influenced by tho resolution of their EN-.
! poBsrSG AGENT not to cross The Atlantic at least
| for the present, did NOT nrrsis I'm, odontrd ON Tho
18th of June last other resolutions relative to the
|
because thew we're ,ccomran;rh nv inst ruct;ons d.,
rrctinp MIR Jnudin mt ia soil the Rand. under mar
| On exnmin;uu III, sc ,n>,ruc,ions however I ncr,
ccvcd they did nor opplv 70 the resolutions Of tho
! | Ith which 7 presumrd VIVA a MGR, nndvrr,oncc
an thu mr., ,ftLn trann,I uro ,I,ouaL, ,,I Co...
uo,,rn r. n,o,l,, ,Ian,. ~, ,L,'r ,,, .,,>,
In,;ous and + ,ooarJ,,, ,,,,r,,l ,l,n,, ,,;,l, ,,1
rcn,e., ,L., ,o, ,,,n. s,,',, h. S,nd ,u .',,
! c,,,yrn;o,, ,d,,aI -, ,Lse ',x1,,;n u,l;l, 7 L -
! IoJ nn,f, ~ ''0 '0o''''''O ' ''"1
| un ,I r.,: Il, :; , ;,; .. ,,
C,n,r;l cnv.;la.nd t. ,,,,n ,,,,ar j.; raI,;n,,
| ,o III, Roud. concluded ,;,r, I had ,unroycL ,hn
| r,sol,,,i,, ,,.;.: H. IT,. . a.,' H. 49,
nro t 49,, I: i,. 49, IS " - r.
IT, L;,, ' :,s; ~ .,, ,'n
did moi onnlv n no ,a,, .,,,, n t,c,S ,L:ch hy
ufpy w. wv ~" s."'o 81 'uIe' VIM nav
| I;oo,;n l;l, .t C;, ;I, l. $500 ;,
| h,, y, I,i, 49, I;t,; ,;Ie Ia ,;I ~,
ro,ro ,'o,.oss.r,. h, ,L,;r ,s;u,; ,,;as g. NJ
| I,@ It,.
| NJ p.,ors " S0'' ~
NJ .,,,,r:.o ,,,. ,,,.,,,o,,,, ,.roo, D., .;,,l A. :,
| the f,onni.;I anJJ r., ~; 1 ,;,;n I
;n.,rvc,;nr ,'or rr,as,ra ,,,,"I ,a M,,,';,
nal E,,ds ,,,J ,hn;r s:,.r,,,r, g., ;, NV. =, =,
| ihe,. Lno,,Lo ;,,.t,,,,;, ,,,,, ,,i,. had w /,
sc,i hon, t,r ,hn ''' ~" ,h,.
understood ,hn 1,', fa,,d ,,a, .,'t n;,It,I -,
| ,,,o ;u,oros, ~ ,lo;r oo,,',;,,,a,, ,, I'i', Al,
Ir,,,,n ,ho, '.a,',,1n t ,',,;I,,, IT,, tl,, ,u
,r.,,r. n,,, ,,.,r,,,,;n,s >, -,
Inv, m, INC ,,lyan,aro Of I,,,,r nar,a,,I,
I'D ,,;,L ,I's '.,'S,,, ,os p1,', u.l''''
srmh los. I 7 nm rnnr;,,ccd 1l,,t wa, VII,
,hlo ,o f,L , rrcnolo,,t t,r ,o,, ,,,,, at ,,raaaa
inv m ,h,s ;u.,anrc in ,hr ,nu,is n suc,' hol;n.
ant, am t,cr.tvr, irislj;Icl in -.y,rdi,, !, NJ ~,
parliameu,ury There is another fact which
excited NV snrurise IN relation i, this suhi.c,
ami this is that yo, shou d not have, rxulai,,ed the
reasons why the instructions were sent 10 me. uu,i
| | had returned them and surpcs,cd TO Won the
| notifications which had become iu,iispcnsabr in
consequences of YOUR adoption otthc new resolutions
! could surely not prcs,lne that Won intended tc
dcyiao from parliamentary usage, and when YOU
declared that such was your intention, icl, more
grlevcd than offended because | clearly perceived
| that you had not properly appreciated nv mo-
lives
| 1t is apparent, that I'D to tie pcriod orlhc lS,l
! Of June. the attention OF tho Council had been cy
cuSiyely directed to regulate the manner in which
The State Bonds were TO be sold ia E,ropc ant
that nv care had been to ascertain that such sal,
was made arrccably to law What had occurrc,
III tho interval between the III, and 18th of June
to change tho dispositiou of the Council I ar
! not ntormcd; but it is obvious that it had under
rome n radical ch,urc Since the moment tho,