New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-09
MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 3. 1866.
~ ths Editor Of the New Orleans Daily Crescent:
The 8verGows.

70 fha Editor Of the New Orleans Daily Crescent:
The crisis which has at length come upon the
country, with reference to the protection from
overflow Of the vast area of the best lands in the
South, With their costly and valuable improve
Inents, makes it necessary and proper that the
people, whose vital interests are involved in the
success of the great work to be accomplished and
tie State at large, whose representatives have
with 30 much lberality and promptitude come to
the relief or their constituents, should have a full
and correct statement laid before them Of
the transactions Of the different parties who
been charged with the important duties respee-
lively deyolved on them.
This statement is now submitted to the public,
4 hased Ip0n faets whose correctness can not be
refated, and for which the writer holds himself
responsible. The truth should be known by the
people who have reposed their confidence, and it
VIII appear that in not single instance, so far as
the people Of the State or their representatives
are concerned, has this confidence been misplaced.
As soon as possible after the water had disap-
peared from the country overlooked last season,
Governor Wells, at the instance and in conjunction
with number Of planters from the different sec
tons Of the overlooked districts, called on the mill
tlry authorities here to assist in the work
structing the levees, some of the most Important
portions Of which had been broken by the military
Itself, during the hostilties existing at the time
on the west Of the Mississippi. After repeated
applications Of this kind, which were favorably res
ponded to By the General in command, but which
finally and entirely failed, Governor Wells, with
prai6eworthy alacrity, appointed a board oflevee
commissioners on his own responsibility, com
posed Of the most intelligent and responsible citi
zens in the different parishes inlme dately inter
practicable, organized themselves into a board.
some Of the proceedings Of which are herewith
appended to show how earnestly and jealousy
these citizens came to the rescue Of the country in
cooperation with tile Governor. 5
IS On the 2Sth Of November, 1866, a committee of
the board Of levee commissioners, ct the instance
of Col. r. Ii. Claiborne, of Pointe Coupee, called
on Mai. Gen. Humphreys Of the u. 8. engineer
corps, who had been sent out by the secretary Of
war for the express purpose Of rebuilding and re.
pairing the eveeson both sides Of the Mississippi
riyer,to ascertain the extent OF his authority and
the objects and purposes Of his mission, and to
cooperate with him In the work which he might
undertake ft Is8 #t4s fs3 d 9sat B i4ss
on the 23d January, 1896, AZ the instance of Ne
T. Gibson. from Terreb bonnie ia committee was ap.
pointed to wait onhs excellency Governor Wells,
to learn from him the result Of his conferences
with Generals Candy and Humphreys, with refer
ence TO rebuilding the levees and of obtaining a
loan Of money from the general government
through the agency Of those officers, in order to
meet the payment due to contractors BY the
State. 800 l5s s 3 t.g,.
On the 2Ath this committee reported that they
were not able 10 see the Governor, but they had
called on Gen. Canby, in company with Gen.
Humphreys, who informed the committee Of the,