New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-31
he MAYOR like A BEE IN Altar BUCKET
THE TIMESs READING OF THE DRAM.
THE "GKEAT BIG RMIxOCERos.

are assuming ludicrous and faTcical char
acter. Such as reminds us of Dickens de-
scription of the scene when the great law
suit of Jarndyce and Jarndyce went off the
docket 1t is meet that sucha farce should
follow the tragedy of the several days pre-
ceding to say nothing Of the scene which
occurred in the Mayors Office, when his
Honor's secretary proposed to settle the
issue by an interchange Of shots with the
ambassador of General Steedman, while it
is good device to make the people laugh
and divert them by funny scenes. This has
been done very successfully in the little
drama enacted yesterday at the police and
city halls, The drdmdtis perSonU consist
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| Lieutenant Governor Dunn and Associate
| Commissioners of the Metropolitan Board.
| General James B. Steedman, Collector of
| Internal Revenue of the United States aud
| Chief Of Police of the Metropolitan District
Of Orleans. Jefferson and St. Bernard.
| Colonel j. o. Nixon, his Secretary.
E Solomon. Esq, Chief Ambassador and
| Negotator for the Chief of Police.
| J. r. Conway, Mayor of New Orleans.
j. W. Overall, Secretary of the Mayor
and Champion OF the Rights Of the People,
| A large number of little people, COM
I lDbFh VI CdlAulhhtCe lOL OIlLtb Oll tl-G llUltb.
/ including a dozen whose ambition is fixed
| on the Chiefship, are also included. The
| play is entitled, How to Get In" The
| plot is a most tangled and complicated one.
| The actors however, are all shilful and
experienced in such exhibitions, and will
doubtless carry it through to a satisfactory
/ finis.
The main features of the drama ere as
| follows: Dunn aud his Council hold the
Police powers aud stations. They are re-
quired to give up and quit. They had
rather not, but want to stay to be Kicked
out, like that sagacious dog who afforded a
precedent for the Mock Dukes abdication,
when they see the preparations made to
perform this ceremony, So they wisely
call for parley with the Democratic hosts.
Negotiations are held between the self-ap-
pointed chiefs of the belligerent Democ-
racy and the suave and bland, sable Lieu
tenant Governor. A happy concert is the
product of Ahe conjunction of such power
tul crauia.
LET Williamson, the important, leave
and let us put Steedman, the all-powertul,
in his place. Then peace will reign in
Warsaw"
We do not know whether the brilliant
coup originated with the Lieutenant Gov
ernor or the other parties in the negotia-
ton, But it was eagerly embraced by the
metropolitan dignitaries. Thus, thought
Dunn, shall we maintaia the peace, protect
our own 'corpussesh and secure the Demo-
cratic acquiescence in our lawful authori-
ty. No sooner SAID than done. Exit
Williamson; enter Steedman. To give
further eclat 10 the induction of the
latter General Rousseau was induced
to issue an order recognizing this appoint
ment.
And thus for some hours after this con-
summation everything was serene. Ger
tainly no one could be more serene than
the placid Lieutenant Governor Dunn, who
with the most complacent philanthropy
remarked, "Now, gentlemen, we shall all
be safe, as the Democrats and General
have charge of the police"
The Lieutenant Governor might afford TO
say this, his power, dignity and emoluments
were all secured and vast burden of care,
responsibility and danger removed from
his mind and those of his brother Metropoli-
tans. But how was it with the patriotic
General who had had the luck to draw this
great big rhnoceros? ~ nat shall he do
with itY' was the question which imme-
diately arose to perplex his own brain and
that OF his counselors.
A roaring crowd of bellicose Democracy,
which surges fiercely through and around
the City Hall, has been suddenly seized
with suspicion that they have been sold.
First, they pounce upon the poor little
Mayor, who flies around like bee in tar
bucket, apologizing to everybody and
promising to do everything next, the City
Council Is swept before them. Resolutions
are passed requiring the Mayor to appoint
police and treat the Metropolitans as in
underestimate them " git,n and then try
" the rights of property in the courts, with
the advantage of possession.
All of which the Mayor is perfectly will
ling to do; indeed he is willing to do almost
anything, if nobody will interfere or pre-
vent him. But there is General Rousseau.
General Steedman, Colonel Nixon, and Mr.
Solomon; they have all apparently recog-
nzed the detdcto authority of the metropol-
itlns, and how can | move against the
latter without coming in conflict with
them? To split the difference and turn
sharp corner, the Mayor hits upon the hap
py idea of appointing the appOintee of
Dunn and the ,metropolitans. So General
Steedman is honored with a second COM
mission to the same office. Doubtless the
gallant General felt on this occasion like
Captain Maeheath in certain great crisis,
when he exclaimed:
" How happy would be with either,
We're tother dear charmer away
Driven to decide "under which King,
BeBonian, y he snail live or die, the General
considers the Lieutenant Governors author
lty to have more color of law than that of
the Mayor, and he clings to the commission
from the metropolitans, and politely de-
clines that of His Honor.
The poor little perplexed Mayor is again
in fearful mnddle; what can he do? The
Council orders him to do certain thing,
which requires him to run right against the
bayonets. He does not relish the alternative
and tries another negotiation. After roam
ing and agreeing upon several other ap-
pOintments, he at last orders Colonel
Thomas E. Adams TO resume the duties of
an office which he held some time ago,
under law which was long ago abolished.
The idea which has taken strong possess
sion of the Mayor and ex-Chiet Adams is
that his former occupation of the Office
gave him presumption right thereto. But
| how this, the last move in this eVentful
drama, will turn out in fact and in law, re-
mans to be demonstrated by the facts
which must occur within the next twenty
four hours. We await the solution with
| aponiZiDp suSDenge