New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-03-18
Position of the Independents.

As near as could understand MIR. Robb on Saturday
evening last he assumed the following, viz
FirstThat the decided vote by which the Consolida-
ton bills passed the Legislature evidence that the
city had been badly managed.
Second-That in order to restore confidence at home
and gain credit abroad it necessary to discard all
party considerations and select the most capable men
who have the confidence of the public, to administer
the government of the new city.
In regard to the first position insist that it was not
an expression to the of the city but that
it was so constituted that it impossible to improve its
condition without Consolidation Could Mi Robb with
all his financial power have resuscitae the fallen credit
of Neworleans divided it was into three Muncipali-
ties and issuing three detached sets of bonds 1t
no doubt well to divide the city in 1885 1t has caused it
to spread and flourish to double its former size hut in
doing So it has passed through fearful crisis left
in deb-inuch Of which created in making the Second
Municipality what it is No doubt the debt larger
than ii the city had been conducted at present
who shall say they would have avoided these
what man III public or private life did commit
during those times! Mr., Robb may be an exception
| though. believe. then he scarce citizen
In the second place about the men to be chosen togoy
ern the new city must say that it reads we'll looks
well on paper, and calculated to take but it's loo late
and It's inpraccabe. It's too ase because the Commit
tee of Thirteen did not make their nominations until
Tuesday night leaving only four working DAYS before the
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election Suppose the poor simple people are not salts
ned with their nominations and surely there stronger
grounds for saying it packed than that of the wing
nomnations) what then to gulp it down like A
doctors pills noles roens with eyes and nose closed! 1t
is mpracticabe because both parties have made their
nominations, and neither will trust the other to vote the
independent ticket and thereby defeat their own AT
| any rate, l the wings have had experience
| enough to prove that the democrats never fail to
vote their ticket however loud their assertions to the
contrary and great the efforts their neutral iudeDed
journals
In regard to the selection of the most capable men
who have the confidence of the public several of whom
have been named in the papers, would remark that it is
fault of the wings that there have not been more OF
these large property holders and capitalists the Coun
ellis heretofore for know that for many years past
every election they have been waited and urged
serve but they have answered that they could not pI
would not take the time attend to it. md MANY stated
that it would interfere with their going North in the
summer and who have had the most at stake have
refused even to vote telling that they would not 70 c
the polls and in such crowd the election
Is it to be wondered ut that the poorer classes he
young wings and the Can't get away Club upon whom
the burthen of the battle is placed should wish to have
some in the selection of govern them and that
they should select who have some sympathy with
them who compelled to remain here the winter and
summer and who if they have chance allowed them
will show themselves capable honest and as mucl
entitled to the coincidence of the public as those witt
| own their millions UowARp