New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-03-15
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rican Theatre.
1t has been charged by the bUndholdcrs that the
meetings held by the two great parties in this city have
been managed by cliqucs that fair expression has not
been given the opinions of the people that every thing
had been previously cut and dried This charge is
known to BE- false by every who attended these meet
ings Every opportunity given to the bondhoderS.
(eyen the English bondhoders. who would break up
the organization of pare) to attend these meetings and
take part the election Of delegates. The meetings
generally huly attended and had they and their friends
been present they would have controlled the election of
delegates But they failed to do and therefore should
have arQ urtcedin what done Butthese gentlcmen
who have such horror of ciques packed committees
previously cut and dried arrangements. and the
sgemcnt Of the influential frw-whut have they done,
Let faithful programme of the proceedings Of the [Ge
rgdent (Iicavon the mark meeting mt the Ameri-
Theatre be the A bare-faced outrage
upon the rights of the people has been committed
in any political meeting in this city. greater attempt
upon the part OF nloncycd aristocracy made arrogant
by nhaton) to thrust down the throats of the pro
pie the imperial mandates Of scfcOnsttutcd committee.
has been made And call upon the peope--the
mechanic the laboring man-upon every attached
In the industrial classes of community to read and
ponder welto act while there is yet time and prevent
the government Of the city from passing into the hands
of the English bonlholders and their agents Upon the
assembling of the meeting W. g. Kendall (he bosom
friend of Mr.. Robb) stepped forward to the poghts
and read from piece OF paper in his hand previously
prepared list Of officers to preside its deliberations
The gentlemen thus read (a if by the prompters call
emerged behind the and took their places to
the number Of cight-though twenty-five chairs were
arranged around the stage for the accommodation of the
officers of the meeting The usual Of the meeting
rs to whether these gentlemen acceptable to it. was
not tnken--ths deemed unnecessary by the stage
managers!
A motion then made by W G. Kendall that a com.
ttce of thirteen be named to report ticket to the
meeting. A previously prepared list thereupon
handed to the President who cssayed to read it. but the
attempt in vain the handwriting not his own
and so singulary obscure that it required the assistance
of MIR C;asuuct on the side and Mr. William Allinr
(ef the Water Works. the other who alternately whis
pered n name in his TO accomplish the difficult task
The labor having been performed the President reseated
himself The sense Of the meeting, to whether this
important committee (whose duty it has been made by
the managers select officers for the government of this
great city, not taken this deemed unnecessary
by the stage-managers Consequently. it is simply Il
cut and dried stage-constituted committee
gentleman in the pit then moved that the committee
be selected by the meeting this was seconded The
chair took notice of the motion tnot coming from the
$age, suppose.
W G. Kendall led Mr.. Robb forward a cry was raised
for the que ton Mr. Robb commenced-delivered his
usual railroad specchgoing on to state what he had
done in Tennessee Mississippi and at Baton Rouge-was
respectfully listened to throughout, and frshcd the
entire satisfaction of his friends
The motion select the committee by the meeting was
again renewed, to which the chair paid attention
Judge Bcecher. of Lafayette address
ing This was signal for general cutlery by Mr. Robh's
friends This ntcrfercd with the stage programmes-it
was not in the bills = 1t had been arranged that Mr.
Robb should speak. but else; he had hired the
theatre he had furnished the gas and though the cit
had been invited there to take part in the deber
tios he and the gentlemen the stage constituted the
citizens. Whilst Judge Beechcr speaking, Mr. Ken
dali moved to adjourn Monday evening to receive thu
report of the Committee The Chair Judge Beechel
still speakng) and put the question the adjournment
lit lost Judge Beechcr assembled the stage, ant
amid the hootings and howlings of Mr. Robbs friends
continued to speak-he officers of the meeting left the
seats and gathered in corner Of the stage, judge
Beecher continues speaking-the gas is turned off in from
of the housey whose orders it can be readily OWNED
there is rush Of the immensely congregated t.
the doors-human life is endangered-Judge Beeche
continues address those that left in the househ
speaks of the outrage committed upon their ghtsof tn
acts of money constituted cquethe lights put
the stage-thc people driven from the theatre Thu
ends the first farce of the at the American
Theatre.
Great God will the people submit to such dictation
Shall eight ten assembled on the stage of theatre
dictate to this city? Shall thirteen selected by
moneyed arisocracy. appoint the officers of this city
Shall bondhoders and their agents obtain control of tn
City Government in order that they be enriched at tn
expense Of the masses,
Shall Mr.. Robb be permitted to select ticket con
stitutcd that Chairman of the Finance Committee
Of the Commissioners of the consolidated debt he
by his influence and control settle advantageousy wit
himself and for oac-slM of the entire debt of the cit
which he represents lie mistakes the character of til
people of New0rleanS if they thus submit-bu the end
not yet MoRE Avon.