The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-23
LCommunicated.I
A DIALOGUE.

The following dialogue overheard by US may be
interesting to some Of our tax payers: hence We
publish il as far as II reached our ears:
Johs-I hear, Billy, that the new charter bill
comes before the Senate tomorrow for final ac-
ton, and that there great probability that the
cray amendmentsr will be adopted, and that the
bill will then pass.
Biuy-Well, / have heard that certain partiess
"not in the city government" are working very
hard to pass the new city charter whether with
the cray amendments" or otherwise, and there
are fumors that the governor has agreed If the
Democratic members will support the, bill, that he
will appoint three Democratic administrators
under the new bill.
John-Oh that can't be possible Who could
socePs once under the circumstances.
Baly-Well. can't Of course say, for surety,
but il is rumored that president of one of our
chartered banks will be offered one Of the posi-
TONS and that he will gracefully decline In favor
of the president of one Of our new supposed to
be y popular associations, and that distinguished
real estate owner of the Fourth District, and one
of our most polished real estate dealers Of the Sec
ond District, will ill the bill of the gubernatoriaI
appointees so far as the a7iite mans party is
concerned-the rest of the appointments to be
made from the Radical population. The mayor is
to be carpet Dagger. and not dstantly connected
with the Hon. Benz. F. Butler, formerly the custo-
dian of our silverware, but now a member Of Con-
gress.
John-Great God, Billy, can it be possible that
our people have fallen so low as to accept favors
from the adventurer who represents the head of
the State government?
BdlyL-Don't misunderstood me. In accepting
Office under the new charter these gentlemen
don't pretend that they are sympathlzing with the
Radicals, and they only consent to accept Office in
order that if the city to be plundered, the pro-
ceeds shall be equally divided.
JolT-Then, If that is their view of the case
why don't they use their influence 10 defeat the
new charter, and allow matters to proceed as
they now are ? Surely the present city govern
ment is not worse than their predecessors for the
past eight or ten years, and many of our people
think much better. Why, therefore, any change
BiRy-You don't understand the question. The
war is between the "outs and the ms" The ms
don't want to go out and the outs want to come
in. There are more "outs" than Gins" hence the
greater apparent strength of the outs, and their
greater efforts to get in. You see one bank
wants to be fiscal agent Of the city and handle
the money; one gentleman wants to be city auc-
tioneer or notary, or wants TO sell some property
10 the city at round price, aud none Of them can
accomplish their object without being ~ it
don't make any difference whether the people are
the fiscal agent, and the other parties auctoneers,
notaries, or the like. they declare themselves the
people, and must therefore be immaculate.
Join-But will the people submit to be thus
imposed upon. and a government thrust upon
them without their cousentg'
BHly-0f course. The people have nothing to
say about the matter. The people are expected
TO pay licenses on drsys, carts, butchers stalls,
and other professions and csllings, enough to pay
half of the expenses Of the city government, but
they are expected. like peaceable citizens, TO
grin and bear it, while the property holders who
never pay either licenses or taxes until they are
sued for them) shall instruct them In what is best
for their welfare.
JohR-Well. Billy, although have great conf
denoe in you, can't believe that any respectable
white man could wish the " Ray amendments" to
the new charter toibecome q law.
BiHy-Ah well. | give you the common town
talk but IN order to clinch the matter, will say
positively that l overheard prominent banker
say to-day that he would rather see the new char
ter adopted with the appointments to be made by
the governor than that the present city govern
ment should exist any longer; but then this banker
has been considered great wag for the past forty
years. and don't really consider that he can be-
in earnest, and besides he may hold city notes and
may wish them funded in better form than the
present city council will agree to.
John-Well, good night. Ill talk with you
further.