New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-01-22
DOCTMENTS ACCOMPANYING THE MESSAGE
OF THE GOpERNOP.


MsYoRALry OF NEwoRLrAss,
December 20. 1851
S-lt affords me much pleasure to respond the YER
bal request made by your Excclency in which YOU
desire to learn Of my views in reference
10 matters and measures concerning welfare of the
city OF NewUreans and avail myself of this occasion to
present to your Excelcncy few observations which
atter myself will commend themselves to your attention
ana earnest solictude The citizens of Neworleans con-
slider that they possess claim the Executive and
he more So since is the good fortune your Exceency
TO be personally known to almost every inhabitan of the
city.
The first and most important desideratun connection
with the interests and prosperity of New)rleaus is 10
secure for the city exemption from overflow and
repetition of the disastrous consequences resulting from
the Sauve in 1919 1t will doubtless reaty
PRISE your Xcelleney toearn that the city of NewOreans
has expended about 100000 first in the cndeayor
the breach and subsequently in the erection of guard
leveeS so ms to protect the community If possible in the
event Of the recurrence of similar disaster And it is
matter OF still greater astoniShnent that in calamity
winch might well awaken the sympathies of the mere
stranger the city OF Neworeans, which contributes one
third Of the to the public Golfers was left to
grape with that great misfortune md attendant bur
tens without any assistance whatsoever the part
the state
There can be no question as to the impropriety of the
state coming to the assistance of the city misfortune
of so grevous character The Sauv crcvasse was one of
those terrible disasters which coll for special iutcrns
ton on the part OF the General Assembly and such
IT viewed by every right thinking in this community
The city of SewOrlcans which is ready to lend
helping hand in the OF distress and suffering hu-
man has not been in the habit of making appeals either
to the charity of her neghbors generosity of the
state government and must needs be confessed that
To
the appeal her ius4 and reason,he demands we're NOT
withstanng the recommendation of your worthy nrede
in Office allowed TO remain unnoced and neglected
The prosperity of the city is moreover so inter
woven with that of the country that the mare cbstr,ct
question interest ought to ictate liberal cnrse f
policy on the part of the int and the more n when II
is remembered that under the present organic law of The
State our representation in onn branch of be General
Assembly is not in proportion to The extent Of nr
laton.
Closely connected with the subject under reference ia
necessity for remoeling the eyec laws of tn state
thorough protection from overflow which
can only be accomplished by constant and ,lnceasng
wachuness the feeble barriers which separatc our
rich aud fertile low lands the mighty current of the
Mississippi The statutes in regard to this most mpor
tant ought to be riGidly enforced and each
pBrs should if practicable be made respon for the
sound condition of their Leyees As it is now the a,,
thores Of Newt)reans are continually called upun to
mgrat into the adjoining Parish of Jefferson TO super
wise the levees there if the slightest breach occurs
any danger of crevasse exists the Police urv
of depending their own resources forthwith sends to
NcwOrcans assistance and the city instead of sharing
the expense is expected to pay the whole
shall offer to Your Excellency for speaking
thus warmly subject concerning so yally the inter
ests of New0rleans.
Neither as a citizen nor as her Chief Magistrate can
be insensible the great injury which the community
sustained by the disastrous inupJation of lS9 and con
deny hope that the General Assembly in reviewing the
navviI whist a,lnnt ing rnaas