New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-05-29
The Bra.hear Affair Explanation Of
Mayor White.
New ORLEANS. La. May g, 1873.

new ORLEANS. La. May IS Ic' j.
EDf-oE REPUBLICANS:
nope vou wi. perni: me TO use tie COL
u,nns ot your paper to reply to the charges
made agains: me in dispatch published in
you: issue o.. to-day. dated Brashear, May
y. The dispatch states that | presented a
fraudulent account TO the Council.
| presenteG an account for my fees IN an
inuues. held upon the body Of drowned
man, and when l made on: the accoun: I
did no. know whether the drownin. Oc
Cured on the Brashear side of Bayou BHuf
or OF the opposite side. While the Coun-
ell was acting on the bill informed them l
had since learned the GrowiEg occurred
outside Of BrasLear. and that they could
strike out the charge. l told them had
made out the account hurriedly. and they
could strike out any erroneous charges.
Isaw that Mr.. Aacready had all along
beer determined to deprive NE Of tle ices
to which was legally entitled, and felt
that could not. with any respect to myself.
make any Statement. in regard 70 the &C.
count until it was regr 'a-ly called up. |
never made any affidavit TO the correctness
Of tne account.
Mr.. Macready stated in his dispatch that
nv affidavit to the account was false. He
also states that refused to put motion to
adjourn. Mr.. Macready made the motion
exc:tediy aud disrespecttullE to nee. while
Twas addressing the council. and attending
to business which was in order. l told him
I would put the motion in moment. He
showed Getermi nation to break up the
council meeting in disorderly manner.
Mr.. Macready says the citizens, both
white and cciored, are very much lncersed
at nee. To show how the people feel l will
state that q purse OF twenty-seven dollars
was handed NE, made up by white and
cocreG in about th'"sy minutes: to pay my
expenses to the city. they asking me to try
to Get the Governor to make such change
il the council as would cause Mr. Mac
readys control OF it to cease.
Mr.. Macready says that Mr.. Landry is
acting in concert with zoe. Mr. Landry de.
serves credit for the bold stand which he
has taken. He has the good OF tee people
al heart. is very la: &c prOperty-ho'der IN
Brashea-. and was opposed to some OF Mr..
Mac-eadys measures and acts. Mr.. Landry
wi. never assis: me in any inluu!tous
scheme, am sure.
Tie secre. of Mr.. Macready's opposition
to re is because l removed James Dorsey,
a colo-ed policeman. The best cclored
men OF the place held three or tour meetings
aga.rs. him. and informed me that no col.
cred man would be arrested by him because
he had killed his wife and Samuel c. John
son. late colored justice Of the peace. Fearing
a riot among the colored people, thought 1t
LEST 70 dispense with his services. Ii IL
said by some that he greatly assisted Mr..
Nacreadv in his efforts against the Repub-
lican party ir the last election, and that,
therefore. Mr.. aIacready feels kindly to-
ward hin.
| do no. think that a merely personal
matter is sufficient to have have created SO
.,.-.i. disturbance. l have not attempted
49,. IS the officers who were in
position when l acquired u. ~ y;
nayc-. iabored for harmony, but 1oAaV
tia. there was a volcano slumoerlng be-
meath NE. ready to awake into the most
v:o.ea: eruption upoa the slightest cause.
A Republican can nc: possibly have or ac-
qu:re any good quality whatever which
could by any manner of means become
visible t. some Democrats.
ye-: respectfully: etc.
w. 4. WHITE,
Mayor OF Brashear.