The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-05-15


TO the People Of ue Sirth Hard I'd .HanieipdLitB!
ElLow-CtTIzENs-Ha represented you for many
yeats in the Council of the Second Municipality and having
0ecenty received the gratifying evidence of your desire that
should continue there, feel that cannot epayae myself
from you of your Aldermen, without addressing to
you a few words, the object of which is two.fold.
First Tothank for the honor you have done in
sustaining for long Il time as your representative,
through good and through evil report and without ever hav
ing solicited your votes directly or indirectly aud
Secondly. To submit to my for esigning the
honorable distinction for which have basn indebted 10 your
kindness and confidence.
cannot sufficiently express you my haertlt gratitude
for your undertaking support.
My own destiny being, wen from desire from circum
stances, nssparaby connected with New Orleans it has
afforded much qualification be able to serve you and
the more, because in doing, thou ght aud yet think
was serving the best OF the city have never for
moment thought that you under any Obligations to me
Tor the time and pecuniary sacrifices position your
Alderman has requed; my friends, we sepaaiethe debt
being all on my side.
In May 1886, when the system of City Government
went into operation consented with much reluctance
the Council OF this Municipality had
already acquired some experience in city legislation and had
determined again have any thing to do with city
affairs l. however, having taken prominent pari obtain.
ing the adoption of our edetave system of Municipal govern
men modelled that of The union of the States and which
trust may be as endurng finally consented 10 into the
Council to aid in putting the system in operation,
and then to withdraw. But there, and that OBJ
iee achieved it necessary pave Streets
WnafVeS, erect market other
proyements of which the Second Municipality entirely
destitute and which essential to its welfare and as we
had money it necessary 10 effect thess objects by in
curing debt. This done-when soon asr and within
the for which was elected, al for time Frustrated
by the financial revulson OF 1851, which, the result of
experiment Of the General Cove furnish the country
with better currency, destroyed that which YVES goojsuh
stuted uedeemabe paper for the constitutional cur
eney of the country and finally involved the nation States
and Cities IN universal bankruptcy To leave the Council
then, moral mpoysibityI felt that other due
were incumbent me-to Others well to yourselves
namely, 10 credoro sustain by all possible and honorable
means the public credit These considerations and your par
TALLY have kept me in the Council from that time TO this
had thought that could leave with due regard for m,
own honor interests, long presence thcr,
might contribute towards mainainng The credit and oharace
of this portion of our city.
The time has rived when the same considerations
far they applicable to myself Individually admonh
can no longer remain in the Council
recent act oftb Legislature. in force since the 9th inst
and adopted Think from mistaken idea that the people
the Second Municipality incapable OF managing their
affairs and of paying their debts which in law and homo
they bound pay has in violation of public faith abol
shed sinking funds created for their exRguishmen
appointed trustees to qudae debts exactng iom
creditors unconstitutional conditions of prohibte
the Council from raising the payment of debt
created for public improvements essential TO the general
faeheeby rendering such Improvements 10 great exen
hereafter impractcabe; in fact nhbng the people OF h
Municipality from doing that which have heen striving to
for years. namely: to meet punctuay Their Obga
tons, and sustain their character honest cOmmunty
this extraordinary law sanctioned by the representatv,
in the Legislature, Of the people thus coelcad into pos
ton of such humiatiag degradation.
e conceive my fellow citizens, that under such
things, will not deem it unreasonable in determir
: that my place in the Council should be vacated.
i. The many proofs you have given of your friendship
regard induce the belief that you viii approve rather tia
4 censure the decision that have been compelled adopt
resign your Representative in the Council of II
Second Municipality and be af5ured shall renal
with feelings of profound gratitude for your kindness vol
q friend and iellow-citizen, SAML. j. PETERS