New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-06-06
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MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 6, 1853.
CORRECTIONS.

CORRECTIONS. ..
1t is annoying to be forced into controversy with
out having any arguments to reply to ; but when, in
addition to this one is obliged to follow an unargu
mentative opponent through the mazes OF his own
contradiction and correct the numerous errors of fact
he falls into, the thing becomes almost insuderaby
dsagreeable Particularly is this the case in the pre-
sent instance, where all the opposing parties con.
cerned are gentlemen for whom we entertain high
personal regard.
We wish the Delta would argue, or stop using the
word. We wish it would state facts or shut up shop
SO far as the fact business is concerned. This thing
of being compelled to correct its socaed facts con-
tinualy, and to reply to its socaed arguments ever
lastingly, when its facts and arguments are alike
llusory and unsubstantal- we have to furnish
everything, and get nothing in returnis calculated
to make waste time that we could find, under other
| circumstances, better employment for.
The correction Of errors is always disagreeable
From the commencement, up to the present moment,
of the municipal controversy now drawing to close,
we have been obliged to correct the Delta. Except
rectifyng the mistakes it would commit semi.diurn.
ally, it has left us little nothing to do So far as
argument concerned, it would afford chance;
for it very wisely declined reply to wellbased ar
|
The Delta, of Thursday evening" had long article
headed " City Administration and Taxation Some
of the therein made we have already exposed.
We now propose noticing others, for the purpose of
correcting bunders Of the most glaring and unjust
description.
Here is error number one j: The Delta charges the
Council with extravaganza in buying coal at sev.
enty cents bushel. This is not So In pursuance of
law, advertisement for proposals to supply the city
with coal, from the lowest bidders, was made. The
lowest bid, after fair and public competition, was
seventyiye cents per bushe This bid the Council
rejected, and other proposals now duly advertised
| for. In the name of common decency, is there any
| ground of objection in this? Yet, without inquiry,
we sure the Delta proceeds to state as fact that
which, if as true as it is absolutely untrue would be
a just cause of complaint against, the Council. Is
| there any justice in this? Assuredly not.
Here is error number two: The Delta says, speak
ing of the taxes on corporations:
The Banks pay a tax on their income, and the
stockholders in the same Institutions pay on their
stock.
How our neighbors could have fallen into such an
abyss of unmitigated error, is actually astonishing
However, it is but par with their whole course
in this independent" controversy. Error has fol.
lowed mstake--and blunder error, from the begin.
on their income, and the stockholders are not taxed
on their stock. By State law both are exempted
from municipal taxation The stockholders pay a
tax on the income derived from their stocks.
Here is error number three, and it is an abomina-
bly, atrocious oneone of which our neghbors should
be heartily ashamed-and thank the stars for their
good fortune if anybody believes word they say for
the next six months. To strengthen the charges of
| iheficiency and extravaganza brought against the
present excellent Common Council long article is
thus extraordinarily wound up:
But besides the enormous revenues of the corpora.
ton derived from this excessive and mutiform taxa
ton the city treasury has received great relief from
extraordinary sources The sale of the bature alone
has poured into their Golfers over half million,
and that of the citys interest in McDonoghs estate
another half million. And yet, with all these re-
sources, where are the great works, the improve
ments the thousand and one facilities for trade, for
comfortable residence, for health and cleanliness
which the corporation established to secure for
the people?
Now what is the truth-what are the facts? Let
us see. The Delta speaks OF revenues derived from
the sale of the batture " property. The American
party has not been in existence but little over four
years, and American Councils have not held sway
all that time by long shot, The last great sale of
the battnre property was made in 1853 and we imag.
inc the Democratic Council then in existence made
short work of the proceeds for when their American
successors went into Office, they found the city labor
ing under the disgrace of innumerabe protests and
over half million Of cash warrants in circulation
Then again, the other nyegitimate inference to be
drawn from the Deas statement is utterly erroneous
The batture has proved source of loss instead OF
revenue, to the American Councils. Instead of hav
ing received anything from that quarter within the
last two three years. they have been obliged to pay
| outp pf traa Of tha
10000 to 100000, in accordance with the decis
ions of courts. Instead of having been assisted
by the great sale of 1885, they have been positively
hampered. In the Of the heirs of Delord Sarpy
VS.. The City of New Orleans, for batture property
decided to have been illegally sold by said city, the
Common Council refunded the Hon. John Slidell, on
the llth of May last, the large sum of Sl9S29 5s.
The in regard to " the ctys interest in the
McDonogh estate,h is, if possible, more horribly
atrocous than that in relation to the batture busi
ness. The Delta says that this fund is worth al
least half million dollars, and that it has beer
poured into the +" Golfers " of the corporation and
then asks, where are the great works. ETC., which
should flow from the possession and expenditure o.
such enormous resources?
Now, again, what are the facts? Precisely oppo
site to the inferences drawn by the Delta! Iht
funds derived from the sales of the McDonogh prop
erty are dedicated to the Of educaton-are sac
red trust funds-and cannot be diverted from tina
channel by the Common Council, or anybody else
But, we weary of correcting the Delta, and having
exposed portion of its most material bIunders, viii
draw this article to close. We have said enough
think, to open the eyes of the public.
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Things IN WAsH1NdToN.-Since Mr.. Appleton
return it has been announced that he will not retr
/ from the State Department for several months.
. The rumor Of Santa Annals recall has been discre
dted in diplomatic circles.
A movement is making for the removal of MI
Vandyck, District Attorney of Philadelphia, for va
rious alleged causes.
Hon. N B. Browne has been appointed Postmase
at Philadelphia, in place of MI. Westcott, removed
The War Department has been informed by Brig
adler General Clark, in letter dated Los Angeles
May I'd, of the complete success of Lieut.. Col Hof
- mans eyneGitinp prainst thn Mnhaya Judiaus