The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-08

further than could bs given from my seat In the
Board Of Assistant Aldermen, from the fact that
did not consider myself personally sssailed, and
besides had not the advantage Of the powerful
leverage of press to back me.
The article In the Times of yesterday evening,
ss follows, requires some notice from me: s
TIE COUNCIL AND rHR DOUBLE PRnrna.-Is
will be seen from rhe report Of the proceedings Of
the City Council last night, that the exposures
made 10 the Times IN regard TO the recognition,
by certain officials Of the corporation, Of the ob
cation to psy two printers one dollar and forty
cents per square for work already contracted to
be done by one Of them for forty cents, have
ELECTED inquiry and action of prompt and decided
character. We owe 1t to the majority Of the
council 10 express the belief that they were igno-
rant that warrants had already been Issued to the
Republican in payment of its extortionste demand
So confident, indeed were these gentlemen on
this point that they were about TO proclaim an
indignant denial Of the statements of the Times
when il was suggested to them that the Times did
not usually make unauthorized allegations, aud
had many sources of knowledge not, peFhaps, en-
joyed BY aldermen. This led them to inquire ct
the controller once when they learned for the the
BIZ BBfRBbbicAp b for work for which yarrsets had
resolutions introduced into both boards last night
and the honest Indignation Of the members. that
an attempt should have been made to bind the
council TO the Republican.
The Indignation thus manifested and the In
y yfo,Inw;rc' ierSs n yhs T;rss ~ ths 5otS
San.awbare - 80 A''- " -
"Tbere must be sad recresncy or completely
ton ~ The citv;s fnanc;si interasfs vonId mt
th,s yarrn;, tSa co-rors,;or - he Mn nde-sS
w;sbopt . word NJ pyotsst We hear cnrions
wb;sners of srrsngements betvesn Radical and
Democratic partisans, which require explanation
rarLs y S,r;cns asssn,t NE : ms AZ nnon The Times
18th ,esuj, vhich We feel assured il satisfactory
70 The nnhlic. Had We Remained silent under
the circumstances. we should have Compounded
The dioni,v and dutv of ipdependept iournalism
and fa,eS in our oS,ioations 10 our re aders and
tbe tsx.navers Of this civ. But we we're rather
TOO old in the harness to be thus thwarted of our
Q m and purpose. s
We determined to get at the bottom OF TINS
new oppression 10 tne puroeneo peop'e VI 'A''
be ,esn,t of the investigation We feel satisf ed.
win spstsin and jus,ify the course which the
Times has pursued. On the authority Of one OF
the aldermen we make the IonowIng sts.emeu''
aS s,d uu.' 's,;n;os % carmny Som. time AGO
the proprietor of the Republicsn was introduced
into the mayors office by Mr.. Thomas F.. Fisher:
cnsTnsn OF tne unsnce com.sse =. ,ne da
=, mendsS tbe pr;nrinr with the apnarent sanction
and approval ofthe chairman of the finance commit
tee. The exact reply Of the mayor We are not pre-.
pared 70 oeiese uu ~.
~ nnr informant he chairman of the finance
committee proceeded with the Republican pro-
pIietor to the controllers once ana thst olncer;
unuer ausoe snu s.s 81 ,ha rrnnr;a,or nf the
RsnubIican for the nrintiur which had already
been dope by the CRESCENT. and paid for.
The facts are with our readers. 10 them we
Iee' e3unu 20 ne ssas. S;oS S.ys sser
been characteristics of the Times. Independent
of all clioues, rings and partisan entsngementc,
without the ambition or the capacity TO De tne
;s,a, H. T,aes ri, rron;;nre to rcs;n,ain and
dsfsnd the r,ghts and interests of the people. ~
II propos,- .v uuxe my explanation and com
ments ss brief as possible. deem 1t only proper
TO state here, however, mat the vowardy attscAr
| OF the Times upon my official acts when
have had no opportunity of replying without goin0
beyond my duties as city officer, have possibly
| had the effect Of prejudcing the public mind "a
| least of those who we're not otherwise informed
against me, are based upon the fact that refused
to vote for that paper for official journal, giving
amongst other reasons, that one of the proprie
tors, and the principal one. was notoriously
Black Republican. and as believed opposed t
the party that had elected me to office. paid NJ
i nttontiou ~ eho ofeiSfSS se~s ~ff~~~~ = -
paper SO long as it confined its structures to M
official acts, but on one occasion 1t stepped ont
the limits Of official criticism and as thought, al
tackled me personally, upon which demanded an
received an explanation and retraction, publicly
of apy intention to attack my personal character
| The retractlon while il was not entirely salts
| f,ctorv ,o me- was 40 TO the mind of nv frien
wbo occomnanied me. and I therefore submitte
% ~. dac;.;or
| With reoaYd IN the article in vesterday's eyeuiu
r,.os arcert ss hereafter stated. pronounc
;,s sta,ements false.
somatime in the month of August. Will
~. c,,- mn ,,.. an IN, s,eos Can A
Iessins VIC o"y "'n, NV" - nI.,. IS
l.. Lee. the proprietor OF tue hepuoncau' WI
stated that be was on the way to see the mayo
| and ssked me 10 accompany him saying that
.. - ,h., ,h. v,avor .honid comn
business "as =" 'sA 'ns' '"o '-s.-N AZ. =:
| with the slate law' win regard W senoins 'n9 VI
advertising to his paper. When We reached
mavor,s office. and Gen, Lees business VI
..L.a o.,. ~ ~.
sated' aDo my ao'ioo was "aneu'
freely, which was that so long as We recogniz'
the General Assembly as q legal body, (which '
a;a hv aslirg tbem IN pass A bill permitting Il
c c;,, ~ ;ssus bonds lew taxes. etc. y that '