New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-07
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, TUESDAY, JUNE T. 1870

governed; where the very fundamenta
law rests upon the will of the people, and
is liable to be changed by them at any
time? Can it be possible, I say, tina
Senators, knowing these things are at
palpable as the noon day sun without a
cloud to interrupt or refract its rays? Car
it be possible that any countenance can
be given by Senators upon this floor, te
such an oppressive measure as this? Il
Senators will support such an unjust
measure as this is to the parish l repre-
| sent, then where is the boasted rights Of
the people, that will allow the people o.
Now Orleans to ex.ort from the people Of
Algiers the tributes for mighty Caesar?
This "triumvirate" representation Of
government may seem just, and may seem
to some to give Algiers all the political
rights she now possesses, but it seems tc
me most certain that her entire political
sovereignty will finally merge into the
hands of New Orleans, as did the Roman
Empire into the hands Of Cesar, and ere
long the whole State must ''pay tribute
into the temples of this Louisiana Rome
The bill provides that the Mayor and
Administrators are to be chosen by the
city at large. Two Recorders are to be
chosen by the voters of the Third District
of New Orleans. One Of the two is to be
sent over to Algiers to preside there. Elect
officers in New Orleans and send them
over to AgieIs to preside! Tax the peo-
pie of Algiers to pay the old debts of New
Orleans, and to repay Algiers for this New
Orleans proposes to elect her officers for
her. If this is not the triumvirate"
merging into Caesar, then what is it? Oh.
thou "Imperial city," thou dost not stand
on seven hills, but thou wilt rest on the
shoulders of "seven wise men, How far
dost thou wish to spread myself!
Thou wilt not be satisfied till thou shalt
have conquered Algiers, Tunis. Tripoli
and Morocco, together with all Egypt and
the famous Cleopatra with all her pos
sessions, extending down to PlaQuemines.
If the Imperial city, intends to ''carry
the war into Africa and bring down the
Immortal Jefferson" and completely to
merge and consolidate the ''triumvirate, J"
then let the people understand it and pre-
pare themselves to submit.
The butchers already, in anticipation of
this great change, have changed the base
for their "bloody Deeds" and in anticipa-
ton of making more "change" have ''taken
the bull by the horns,' and Unexpectedly
are intending to bring large portion of
Jefferson further down into New Orleans
than is desired 1t would seem that the
''imperial city, ought to be satisfied to
extend her territory to the Mississippi
State line, on her own side the river, with
out coming over the river after plumber. |
hope the amendment will be adopted. for
after this bill becomes a law, as it now
stands, Algiers will never have another
"Dey."
Mr.. Todd: I am prepared to obviate the
objections urged by the Senator from Or
leans, right bank. Let Algiers be annexed
to the parish of Jefferson.
Mr.. Packard: I have been instructed as
their representative. They have ex-
pressed that opinion in public meeting,
that they do not desire to be attached to
the city of New Orleans.
Mr.. Pinchback: 1t is very strange that
the representative of Orleans parish, right
bank, in the House, says the very reverse.
l will therefore move to lay the amend
ment on the table.
Mr.. Smith: As coercion seems to be the
rule, and they intend to coerce the city
of Jefferson into New Orleans, think we
might as well coerce Algiers.
Mr.. Packard called for the yeas and nays
on the motion to table his amendment,
which was lost-yeas 9, nays is.
MIR. Pinchback: If that amendment is to
be adopted, can not see why we should
take in Jefferson and Carrollton. The
only reason given for leaving out that part
of the section is, that it is Objectionable to
the persons living therein. Now, sir, | |
know if you would leave it to a popular
vote, probably you would have unani-
nous vote against annexation. Yet. sir,
in the face of that, you come here and ask /!
US to except this portion, because of this
objection. 1t seems to me to be very
in consistent action. l asked the sense Of |
the Senate On the amendment by the |
motion to table, but it seems at present
hey are inclined to adopt it.
MIR. Kay: would like to remark. that it |
IS important we should settle the bounda- |
lies, because until we do we can not 20 on |
with the bill, and fix the details.
Mr.. Pinchback: will tell the friends of |
he city charter bill that if they pass it |
With the amendment of Senator Packard. |
hey will lose their city charter. I will |
take my head upon the assertion that if |
his amendment is adopted, you will have
10 city charter this session. If you put |
hat amendment into the bill here tonight,
'ou have defeated the city charter.
Mr.. Braughn Mr.. President, I find
myself in lather singular position this
vening. I came here for the purpose of
Dining in the action of this BILL I came
With no factious opposition, and whatever
I have offered here have
manated from sincere desire to benefit
be people of New Orleans. Although the
enator from the Second District has ap-
called to the Republican Senators in
official sense, and has told them that this
mendment was offered and supported by
democratic Senators, with viw OF damn
lg the bill, beg leave to say, that so far
5 am concerned, that assertion is not
ell founded.
Mr.. Pinchback: The Senator mis-states
~ position. l said if he wished to defeat
le bill that was just the way to do it.
Mr.. Braughn: Well, understood, and
Understand now, that the Senator means
lat the Democratic Senators support this
mendment with view to defeat the bill,
nd l say that is rot the case so far as 1
N concerned. l do not look upon this
mendment in political sense-I do not
aink there is any political question in
olved in it. l favor. the amendment be-
ause l sincerely believe that the people
Algiers, extending, as that cooperation
oes, tor some five or six miles down the
river, do not wish to be incor-
Grated within the limits of the city of
ew Orleans, and because 1 believe that
e people of the city do not wish to have
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