New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-02-01

come in New Orleans that we must retroara6e-R 20
back 10 orr early republican principles The wrongs
and suerings Of this people for three or four years
past are such 81 70 demand at the hands Of the law
making power, security for their civil and poiit-
lea rights, and 70 their persons and property
Inc remedies suggest, and hope to see adopted by
the Legislature, are these
rlrs1 Abolish the statute relative 10 carrying con-
cealed weapons By 50 doing, the citizen win be
placed 90 an eqnal footing with the violator of the
public law and order.
Secondly To make the Office Of Tax Collector
Assessor, Constable and all other Offices not fixed y
.ne consultation for the parish Of Orleans appointabe
oy the Governor, BY and with the advice and eansent
2, .ne 2enale Ior ny experience teaches that
more str1ieJ excitement and clamor II made BY the
applicants and their friends for these Offices than Tor
that OF Legislator, Judges Of the Supreme Cont ~
any other important Office in the gift Of the people
By taking away this right and yesfinr i wbers a
should belong, you easaraby restore order and oujet
in the city OF New Orleans
Thirdly. AbrOgate article Q24) one hundred and,
twentyfour Of the Constitution. II this cannot be
done in the mode pointed out by the Constitution n
far better for the people Of this city and the State
at large that convention should be called 10 make
this change and other salntary changes which are
greatly needed. II 50 happens now that the city Of
New Orleans is a separate and Independents branch
Of the State governments for gross abuse Of her cor
pOrate powers, for the oppression by her officials the
people have no redress When designing men dis
franchise the people by threats, violence bIoodshsd
and intimidation before the day 81 an election.
il affects the whole State at large yet there il no
adequate legal remedy under existing laws.
The people can be heard, their rights aad pEiyi-
leges folly protected, their persons and property
made secure from the oppression OF city officials and
ne hand OF the desperate, by placing the city Of
New Orleans In the same condition, with the same
rights, powers and privileges of all other municipal
corporations in the State. Place her under the con-
troll and subject TO the viii Of the Legislature.
When this is done let there be police organized
~ power euanatng from the Governor or some
other source than that Of the citizens Of New Orleans
Appoint the police for number OF years. select them
for their moral WORTH their intelligence capacity ard
sobriety and irrespective ofparr partisan police
force VIII never preserve order in the city OF New
Orleans. | care not which party is in power they
will make up police force Of their own party BY
this means their efficiency is at once DESTROYED With
strong, active, vgilanf, intelligent impartial and
sober police force am nlly convinced that quiet and
good order can once more be restored in the city Of
New Orleans and the citizen be protected In bis legal
rights, and until this be DONE there Is no use Of the
people Of this city ever attempting to maintain their
am now ready to prosecute the DELINQUENT ordin-
airy deputies, and am waiting for the return home Of
the in order to get his views as to
the best course TO be parsued.
herewith annex detailed statement Of the ex-
penses incurred by this department from its orrauiza
ton up to LIST December, 1857, marked A. Yen viii
see That the sum ctal OF such expenses amounts to
(2,663) twenty-six hundred and sixtvlfye doIlaFs-
OF this amount have yet to issue certificates to the
amount Of s3U0) three hundred dollars to csdinarv
deputies, provided they make it appear they per-
formed their duties as required BY law.
J. b C0TfOR, Superintendent.
Of Elections, from the 23d of May 10 the Isl Of
December l657.