New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-01-10

lsspBoRDiNATIoN.-Nath straub, coloref
Michael Sinnott, George Donallue and Pat Con,va
were arrested yesterday, in various parts of III
city, for interfering, insulting and resisting the M
llcemen in the discharge of their duty.
LARoENY,--Joseph Napoleon and Vim. Johnsor
TWO coiored men, were arrested yesterday; Napc
icon tor breaking open box of candles belonain
10 lhomas W. Warren, and stealing candies there
from, and johnson, charged with cutting one
cotton bales and stealing cotton.
STOLEN PRopERTY FouNp-A fugitive from ius
hce, named Alexander Kiezig, was arrested tire
or four days ago, by Sergeant Petrie, he bein
charged with stealing a lot of watches and othe
property, belonging to David Block of Boston
amounting to about the sum of four thousand dol
lars. Sergeant Petrie yesterday made descen
npon room which Kezig occupied on Grayfe
street, and reports finding there the foIlowiD.
property Ss..aa 2y!i 2yyiii9i yatcn, omen faced Mn
1886; lady's hunting watch, No. 6ls: / ladv,
hunting watch, No. 33 G33; l lady's gold lava min
- SILVER sugar spoons; table spoons, plated:
SILVER spoons; 9 tea spoons plated; plate,
forks; silver gravy spoon ; butter knives
salt spoonsi butter. knife; dessert spoon
silver fruit knife gold set, onyx and coral, ant
twenty y-twowatehes of various kinds and numbers
FIRST DISTRICT CouHT.--Jgaqe AbeH.-Thj,
court assembled yesterday, at 10 O'Clock. anE
ing
Grand Ju1y-Gerard Stith, foreman. II. NJ.
lsaacson, II, 3. Aucoin, F. Mauberret VIM. Fer
nandez, y. G. Jacquet +. NJ. Crozat, Il. d. Leh
man, p Tomatis, J. G. Parham, NJ. Dodard, Chas.
Baumbach, o. p. Plauche A. p Leyerch, T. A
Trnchard, T. A. Boulet.
After few preliminary remarks, Judge Abel
delivered the following
Charge 70 he Grand Jury Gentlemen You
have been selected as the Grand Inuuest of the
parish of Orleans Coming directly from the body
OF the parish, armed with ample powers, and
aided by the wisdom, experience and legal advice
OF the law officers Of the State you can indct and
bring to trial all offenders against the penal laws
of the State. Withdrawn as you are, from the
gaze of the inquisitye, sworn TO keep your delib.
eratlons seGret you can prosecute your duties pa
tienty, faithfully and impartia!ly, without fear of
criticism or unjust censure.
The Attorney General and District Attorney will
prepare and lay before you indictments in such
cases as have been brought to their knowledge in
que que course OF law. In every case you should
faithfully and patiently investigate the grounds Of
the charge, and If You are of the opinion that the
accused should be put upon trial, you will indorse
on the back of the indictment q true BILL" which
requires the concurrence of twelve Jurors at least
but if you ignore the BILL you will fndorse "not a
true BILL, which, it seems, requires bare major
ity.. But, gentlemen, you arenot confined to cases
laid before you by the law officers. ifany crime
mas esGSpeu tHUlf research ana Is known to any
OF you personally, or made known by complaint Of
any citizen, you should give it due consideration,
and II satisfied that an oftense has been committed
yon should apply to one of the prosecuting OFF.
GERS for an appropriate indictment.
The Judges of the several District Courts of the
State are required specially to charge the Grand
Juries relative to trespass upon public lands be-
longing to the State, selling or dealing in lottery
tickets misapplication of the school fund, the de-
struction Of levees and carrying concealed wea-
pons. Violation of these laws are made puusha-
BILE by fine andimprisonment, and it is your duty to
indict offenders against them. 1t is also made
obligatory upon You to visit the prisons within the
parish and report the manner in which prisoners
are treated, and present delinquent officers, If any
there be. 1t is usual, and some times necessary to
visit and inspect public buildings and charitable in
stitutions, and to make such suggestions to the
per authorities as maybe deemed promotive of the
endf0r which they were created. Considering the in
crease in population of the city of New Orleans,
the termination Of a gigantic war, and the many
exciting causes that surround us, crimes of an ag
gravated character donotappear to have increased
proportionaliy; but a very large majority of Grim
inals brought before the First District Court for
trial are negroes. II is to be hoped that the Leg.
isature in its wisdom will explore the cause and
point out, as far as possible q remedy for the evil
Any suggestions from you, gentlemen, would no
doubt be tavorably considered by that body. BY
enlaiging the Jurisdiction of the Record
special court under the Goth article Of
the constitution, for the purpose of dis
posing of minor crimes in summary manner,
would have the effect of more prompt Punishment
besides an immense saving to the parish Of Or
leans. The continuous attendance of sixty or
seventy jurors is small item in the charges upon
the City Treasury. The great nducement offered
to laborers at Temuneratiye wages the we'll re- gu
lated aud mature system of industra! pursuits Of
tire country, invite the col0red people to regular
and constant employment, which would be q guar
entee against large portion of the crimes COM
mttcd by them. Men with regular and laudab!e
m MI II INN tN rt
their real or imaginary wants. All true friends of
good order and the cOlored people viii teach them
the necessity Of obedience to the laws, constant
and pefseyering industry, honesty and morality.
There arc two schools of nhilanthropiss, proiessed
friends of The negro, that appear to be irrecon-
ciable with each other rs they mischievous to
the country and ruinous to the best interest," hap
fpiness and contentment of the cOlored people.
One school teaches them thattley are eninently
qualified TO exercise the right of franchise The
other that they are too Ignorant to do their own
business, and that it requires bureau at the eX-
1ense Of millions to do il for them, and that they
cannot even be trusted to make contract for a
years wages. | believe contract for this pur-
pose must contain nineteen articles, about double
as many as the moral law, and must be approved
by the bureau, or is void. And yet these people
are called freemen. THIS contract analysed, will
think showa most calling slavery Hired at ex
horbitnnt wages, the money-making sharper will
make the poor African strain every nerve; in
deed under contract so eSacting, he cannot well
do otherwise. If these people are really free,
they should be permitted, under the laws of the
State to contract for themselves, and not hired to
the highest bidder from year to year.
Reared by the side of the negro, and for more
than half century observed his habits and con
sidered his capacity am of tho mind that he is
capable of contracting, with view to his owl
comfort and best interest and that many of then
are intelligent, well behaved, and sufficiently con
siderate ITO vote wisely; but the same stern public
necessity that excludes wealthy and intelligen
foreigners for five years and rich and talented
women entirely, will, with thousand.fold force
exclude the African. The admission to that higl
privilege to millions of negroes who are not onl,
ignorant but many of them stupid, would be
drawback to civilization, reproach and disgrace
to republican government. They would be dupe
of arch and willy politicians, or the dangerous in
strumonts Of power for wealthy, violent roguisl
demagogucs. 1t is said by their professed friend
that they will be protected by the bayonet l
bayonsts, or, in otfer words, military rule, is t.
govern this country, il needs not the addition O
negro votes TO sustain it. Stunned as they ar
by their pretended white friends, borne down by tn
wealth, influence, polish aftd refinement OF su
perior race, they can look for nothing but e%ttnc
fion, virtual raenslavemebt, ora separate nation
ality. .,...5s..
The right to COLOMBO these people isnot doubted
nor are precedents wanted Of other repEGlir
q planting colonies which have become respcCtaDl
nations, and the negro as welas otherni&ed race
have capacity to exercise the functions of govern
ment. The almost uneXplored regions OF I'll
tropics, on both Continents, so coNgenal to th
African sesnS to iHvte this mode Of dispoaihg o
.,,JHl ri mt, tod