The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-03-12
sob. Wise Young Judge ."

The Delta is quite triumphant in its reply TO the
few remarks we ventured to make on the action OF
| the School Directors. This display of modesty
does not surprise us. While we readily admit its
superior knowledge of the law, we do protest
AGAINST the unkind charge, that we have got our
CLIENT Major Blanchard, into scrape. 1t is true,
that acting on the advice Of one of the most dis.
tinguished democratic lawyers in the city, we as
sisted in drawing up the papers which alIeee the
ineligibiliy of Mr.. Grant TO hold a CORPORATION
office in New Orleans, while not resident of the
city. The Judge of the Fifth District Court has
decided that Mr. Grant has the legal qualifications
MAJOR Blanchard, acting under the advice of all
OF ms counsel, has taken an appeal. In this one
instance, the Delta has found a Court to agree
with it. But it goes little too far with its &c told
you So" when it claims concurrence with its
views on the School Question. The Council re-
pea!ed the ordinance by which one Board of Di-
rectors held Office, and passed a new ordinance
changing the number and the time of election, etc.
The Delta denied the right of the Council to legs-
late the then existing Board out of office. The
Directors took injunction to restrain eCoun-
Gil from proceeding to elect under the new ordinance
Judge Buchanan recognized the right of the Coun
Gil 10 repeal the old and pass the new ordinance
but held, that under the new act, no election could
be had until next December, and on this ground
alone perpetuated the injunction. This being a
point not raised by either party, but suggested
by the Court, the Council, acting on the au
thority thus distinctly recognized by the Judge.
passed new ordinance, changing
The time of election from December TO Feb
fuary, and elected the Directors. The Delta
attempted to deter the Council from action BY
threats of attachments for contempt. They, how.
ever, were not so easily frightened They passed
the new ordinance. No attachment came. Now,
said the Delta, you must not proceed to elect
The Judge will not regard your enacments. bu,
do not attempt to enforce them. as there is no &C.
counting for consequences. Well, the Council
elected the new Board-and, wonderful to tell no
prodigies followed Now, said the Delta, if the
new Directors will only do just as we dictate. we
hink the wrath of the Judge can be controlled
but it is as much as your lives are worth If YOU do
not re-elect all of the old teachers. One would
suppose the Judge was some vicious animal, re-
strained by the Delta from flying at people. But
The Directors, at the appointed time elected such
Of the teachers as they thought most proper. And
low, the Delta creeps out the scrape with talk
If "violated pledges
II is very evident, that if the Council had been
ullty of any contempt, the Court, as a matter of
ubiic duty, would have restrained and punished |
lem long since The contempt is not in declining
} elect the favories of the Delta; if guilty at ali.
lelr crime goes back to the enactment of the last
fdlnance. The Judge who had ordered them not
proceed to elect under one ordinance until next
scember, expressly recognized their authority to
iss new ordinance, under which they might
wfully elect. So far from its being an act of
'ntempi, it was one of obedience; and so far from
staining the opinions of the Delta, his decision is
direct opposition to them.