New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-02-16
Removal Address.

The following is copy Of the address which has
been introduced in the House of Representatives, to
remove Joseph Hufty from the Sheriffulty of the
Parish of Orleans
1t is much weaker document than we expected.
So far as merit is concerned, it is beneath criticism.
Its premises are as unfounded as its corolares are
nntenabe. The, preamble is a poor rehash Of poor
partisan editorials full of ISLANDERS and misepresena
tons, thrown together for the purpose of efectng
political end, utterly regardless of law, Justice,
Of the rights of individuals or the public.
Neither in the preamble nor in the resolutions is
one word saaia against Sheriff Hufty! No charge is
brought against him officially or otherwise It is not
pretended he has been guilty Of the smallest NAL
conduct in Office Not syllable is breathed against
him in any way but, forsooth, he is to be removed
because of certain outiages, alleged to have been
committed by somebody not named, six weeks before
he obtained his commission and entered upon the
discharge of his duties It is not even ntmated
that he had any connection with those or any other
outages or that he is at all chargeabe, Directly Or
remotely! .&nE @
| Such document was never before submitted to a
legislative body and we hope never will be again.
The laws of the State guarantee fair and impartial
| trial to the meanest creature brought before our
criminal courts but here it is gravely proposed to try
convict and sentence, one of the most respectable
men in the commonwealth has thousands Of
honorable friends-wihout trial, without hearing,
and without charges against him, either personally
or officially! ..a5u.5--s- .+-,-...
AS politicians, we are glad this measure has been
entered upon As citizens, we regret it on account
the honor and interests of the State as well as on
account of the consequences it may lead to in the
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questions which have grown ont Of these contested
election cases-wi give us the city at the spring
elections, no matter what sort of charter may be
passed. And then, the action contemplated will be
found, in our opinion, not to be worth straw The
case will have to go before the Supreme Court and
we are much mistaken in that tribunal if it allows
hecear unquestioned legal rights of citizen to be
ruthessy legslated away, without cause, justice, law
or precedent.
But here is the document:
An address remorinq from Office Joseph ty Sheriff of tn
whereas freedom Of suffrage and the invoabity the
the only bases republican and where
f SISa Of liberty has
Orleans an on tue 9TH Of November 1855 whereby the free expires
Who arfeed e po%eP s % paT, em
selves to legal voters and by bands awess
ss '51 as * had Sset
closed destroyed more than thirteen hundred ed votes whici
the truth OF which outrage the whole population Of New can
bear witness and Whereas these been brought to ,h
kno%isdge Of The Legislature BY judicial Investigations By
this State has urged the Legislature crush the evil a
and before has taken root by the pointed and
means and whereas the Legislature constituted bv The
gnic law the grand inquest the State for protection Of III
elective franchise from tnult violence mproner nrac
ce and 10 vindcate the constitutional rights people r
above and not the subject matter Of ordinary judicial nvestg
lion, but totally Independent Of and confounded VIII
individual claims TO office and whereas the 9th article of til
constitution declares that all civil offices
and Judges of the and inferior shall
by address Of majority of the members Of Houses es
those the of whom has been otherwise provided
this constitution ~ and whereas sheris civil officer Who's
removal otherwise provided for by the constitution an
whereas 1t has been Individually established the satsaco
Of this Legislature that the constitutional rights of either
Of New Orleans have been grossly violated In the late
for Sheriff Of the Parish Of Orleans; therefore,
Be Tssoued by the Senate and House Of Representatives.
The STATE Of Louisiana, General assembly cor,ea Hajor
q the nieabrs Of both HOUSES coaeayfq This address
Joseph Hny commissioned Sheriff OF the Parish Of Orlean
be- and he is hereby removed from the office of Sheriff OF Il
! Parish of Orleans
Be further Resolved That this address presented 10 Il
Governor of this State compliance with the
or and that the take effect from and after its passage
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