New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-12-18
correspondence.
PARISH OF JEFFERSON,

PARISH OF JEFFERSON, DEC Is, 1852.
MIR. LAIZER-Dar The Wing hold at Car
roon Saturday 4 having been disturbed and
PEELED adjourn without selecting candidate for the State Senate
believing sincerely that election would DO most favorable to
the interests wing party respectfully to make Of
candidate the Senatorial District oJesr
and St. Charles the Legislature Conscious that would
obtain the undivided support all friends Of whg parties and
principles, We remain sir,
Your obedient servants
F Meal H II Williams Keller DAME! Hsts y II VII
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-'.s5 CITY JEFFERSON, DEC. II, 1859. '
Gentlemen Of confidence
from lowczens evncsd in communication soliciting
acceptance the Senatorial candnture under obi
the while honor the position which
their kind considerations would assign rewards r services
which friendship, than mart would asciibo
In this that respond t" the unsought wishes
Of constituency whose of preference ~ it has
been my o in convention OF hemselves
relation the location Justice AM Of opinion that the
Legislature should be governed by preference through
majority citizens gan and and to the
constituents would leave the determination its local
ity left. Very respectfully F. ]. LAtZER
c. FoRsHEY EsQDar SIR The undersigned voters of the
Jefferson hereby that will suffer them TO
the House Of the Legaa
coming We make the under the nonn
your the local questions the future seat Of the
Parrish It's being LEI to direct vote OF the people,
further that favor the speedy reclamation Of the
owlands Louisiana from overflow efficient Leves system
charge ofthe Swamp Lands Fund and under State authority
yourself the immediate drainage md
the lands the the Town Corporation in this pAh
Please state your views on tbs subjects in your reply.
u j. Virgin wi.m p psa Nsls 7 G. Noel 4 Trai,
w.fs. ysa A. sssphss sfi' hsr'a sshaasr vs
'''0"'' eARRoLEroN, La, DEC. is, 1852.
Gentlemen have the pleasure to acknowledge the receipt Of your
complimentary inviting become candidate for the Legs
for th. mark of confidence return you my hearty
| Thanks. .l5fl Ift..l.. =
subjects you my special wholly in
dependent Of politics. have time paramount
portance parish
invitation which should respectfully decline poticalconad
eraons alone presented.
In respect subject justice
Of Jefferson not hesitate that think the State
have in purely local in ts bearings and should
all decided the qualified electors of the pah As
member should oppose all other methods Of de-
Gliding question. the ballot box, should like any ote,
Citizen be guided by personal preferences
drainage swamp the the city
Carrollon, clearing of forest. entirely the
Lake enterprise which feel ia with whole com
munt lively interest," elected the Legislature should
the securing Of such Legislation be required fol
accomplishment desirable object import
tant to the health and comfort Of people. Df
protection the sna of Louisiana from
high the Mississippi river has become BY
far the subject that the Legislature Of Loai
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General Government
millions swamp the
drainage eyees These lands have little value in he
condition. should, therefore, favor the immediate hypo
ands the Of their SALE for loan
money sae complete the lasee SYSTEM andr State
aon will Of retaining the lands, and givinl
| them four-fold their present. value.
Ny surveys show, that the of and
udcouy expended would place the Levees
condition. perfectly and permanently the alu
nundaon that exceeding
thousand dollars would maintain security
| the whole length of eight hundred miles of ievee.
The for past and especial
the State Senate Com
e Levees and 1851 and 1852 the United States
Mississippi Deta prepared hope to render oraT
Accomplishment of scheme protection and esce
Legislature should give most unirins attention.
adoption fts great MEASURE the charge Of the State
would immediate relief to the finances
parish towns, and the would Civ
vees such to increase the value Of
security great railroads and plank roads, located upon
alluvian
these that willing accept your noina
ton. very especially yours G. G. FoRsHEY.
To Messrs Virgin Mca cohn sauv Fortr Williams and other
4 @- JEFFERSON FIRE COMPANY No. Is A
adjourned meeting this Company held the 1h nst
following officers elected to the ensuing
{ HH HaSE z.:.,.p, Foreman.
5osEpH pR sssrsat assistant f'''''4n
THOMAS !: CRANE. ...... Treasurer.
WM. SMITH. Treasurer of Sinking Fund.
Delegates to the Fhemen's Charitable Association,
| J. H. WEBB, WM. SMITH, VIM MARTIN
J, Delegates the Omitted BOARD: .... =.
J | W. j. HEWITT, WIN. SMITH, j. HUBER
decls st '' JOSEPH DRYFusE, Secretary.
Gs- To THE VOTERS OF THE FIRST REPRE-
SENTATIVE DsTRCT-At solicitation of upon
argument thai candidacy be Of service forwarding
interests withdraw previously declnation and