New-York tribune., 1868-02-14

TIE REMOVALS ~ TIE hEW-ORLEANS COMMON
COUNCIL.
Frn The u o. ricayuEs, PED
The following very important orders were
issued yesterday evening from military headquarters.
and explains itscif
HLADsUAETEHs FIRM MUuNIY DIs1EIcr,}
NEV-ORLriNs. Feb. r. 1868.
sPFcfL onprrs. No 2s- lExTGtcr a. For proceeding
10 hold au election for Recorder 0f the second District
city o New orleans IN contempt OF orders from those
Aldermen and Assistant Aldermen ~ the city Of Now
orleans, VINO voted for tho resolution military appoint
Dulna, John H. Clay. of the Board Of Alderman; ana A.
Mary. =. Thc-an, o. j. Duun, 5. straight. ~ r. Joubert
~ Lea Roht. J. Watson. Guy Duplantier. aro hereby
appointed members ~ the Ioard Of Aldermen; and WI
Hanson Smith. Geo. UrIumrt, j. H. Moore r. H. Nor
gan Cnas LeaumOnt, j. :. Whtiaker appointed mem.
T. sappoluted member of the Board oi Assistant Alder
men b. place OF C. H. Gunbol resigned Jron accepting
NIT 10 these hradqaotrr. COPY OF iho uah preseFpIu
GEORGE J.. HARTsUFF,
Assistant AdjntantGcncral
The NcwOrcans paper, have Iitle to say the above
order The Fcoyns has This;
There was no meeting Of the Common Council last
evening. Thc failure 90 meet WIS m consequence of an
order from Gen Hancock removing aumhcr 81 thr mem
bcrs ~ each Board o contempt oi an order Issued from
hslIquurtsr IN reference 10 the proposed election by
the C0uLc.l OF Recorder iOr the Second District. The
order of removal although II bad not reached tho mem
bcr, OF the Council officially List night, was known 10
have been i.suc aHG The f fhbers VINO we're present &c
decided that n would he better under the circumstances
moi fo rocced " nm laues. until the Boards could bo
ny,ry din,ted under tho order The appontme1t
nation In the BOARD of Assistant Aldermen gives two
ncmbers t0 the Council from the commercial firm
that of j. n. Oelesby n Go. MIR Burbank. member of
this firm, aud one of the most efficient members of The
Board Of Aldermen, b. spoken OF as Chairman Of the II
nance Committee, to I'M The vacancy caused ty the
moyal OF Alderman Clay. coiored.
The Nes.O orleans Trt5me gives the following exPans
tlous:
sidcr Irfrtiinntc one for the rcniodeng OF the cry
Council. Gen shcrdun when he appointed The gentle
men who have lust been removed 10y the present Com
maudiug General permitted them to have all the pre-
rogatiycs pertaining 10 their oice ly the law @i he-
constructions the Commanding General has % right 10
reserve to hn-elf II he cho9sc ho appoiGLng 2l'als.
people bat II has not yet been interpreted TO Interfere
WITH the pIcogavcs of any loyal tody or officers Gen
Hancock the order cuuncatirg hls policy in the con-
duet OF civil affairs announced tLat he would SEQ 10 the
faithful execution OF ci, aE". me Couc, ~ a.tciHIu %
acting ia accordance with aw after decsuh OF Tue
supreme Court. We do not discuss the right o. GeD.
Hgucock Ia reserve himself the appointing ~ Officers
but We may doubt that he ~ consistent win himself II
he prefer civil law take It's course he ought 10
not formally informed by Gen. Hancock not TO hold an
c'ecllon simple sisgesti91 ron the secretary OF
tno & a walk ont with tho honors Of war IL
Is much better that they bc removed for having had some
dignity than remain IN that body with mere titles with
ont any power. ~ Wiz DO them some good
The Nec orleans Times says:
The new appointments to the City Council embrace
number of most solid aud respectable citizens. ia
which the various professions as well as tie Wcah ana
intelligence OF the community well repreRentcd ScY-
cral OF the appointees have filled high offices IN the
state and Federal Government. Theya all old cZcus,
of large interest In city, and ought 30 be thoroughly
acquainted with It's affairs. Together win MessfH'
Glauche stcrry, Carcrc, Stapleon, Wofcy Sampson,
Burbauks aud Dewccs the old members who REMAIN llI
tie Board the newly constituted Council Will be ono OF
Great respectaby, and will enjoy the confidence Or our
citizens. Not being politicians, we trust tcy VIII not
permit political any other considerations but en'er-
s and honor the city 10 control their action THIS Is
the great desieraumto Danish political influence from
the city administration, well a5 to purge II of cOTp
linn and every species ~ fayoritism This Is what the
peonle want and demand and they take but little inter
est in tho political antecedcnts OF any corporation Official
Who manifsts an homes zeal in that direction. We trust
that Gen Hancock will proceed IN the good work which
Inc has vigorously aud yiftnously commenced Inc
pubc interests require that still further removals shall
ie made rot only from the Council hut from other lie
partments OF tho city government. While tue finances
~ e corporation arc controlled by parties III whom the
pulIic have confidence aud the civic chair Is filled
unworly. no wegIounded feeling OF security can be
entertained.