New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-01

Remarks Of Senator Blackburn On tn
Governors Veto Of the Act to Regu
late the Private Markets Of New o.
leans.
In the Senate, February %, Mr.. Harri
moved that this bill. vetoed by the Go,
ernor, become a law, the veto of tn
Governor to the contrary notwithstanding
The motion was seconded by Mr.. Blacl
burn, who. obtaining the floor, spoke a
follows:
Mr. President-f have refrained hereto
fore from saying anything on this question
contenting myself with simply voting 70
| the measure, believing that even wayfaI
ing man, though fool, could not fail to Sc
the justice and propriety OF it. But, sir, a
the matter has assumed the seriousness of
veto, and since the Republican organ pa
excellence of this State. the REPUBLICA,
newspaper of this city. has come to til,
rescue on behalf of the opposition in
prominent and authoritative editorial,
must ask your indulgence, and the indul
| gence of the enlightened majority of the
Senate, while l make few remarks to the
| issue-suffcient at least to indicate some
| reasons Why support the measure.
Were l demagogue. Mr. President,
! would support what is termed the free mar
| measure now before the Senate: but. as a
statesman. legislating for the whole people
upon an enlightened. safe and healthy
basis, would certainly do otherwise. A
law maker should always look deeper than
the mere surface OF current events for a
rule of action-the whims of the hour should
not control him: and. above all, should
he guard well agains. the common slogan
Of common rights, which. in ninety nine
- l.,.v, u -
Ocritical in it's fruits and results, it not in
original intention. And precisely, in my
opinion, is this the case with the opposition
to this bill aboliehlng free markets or regu.
lating the free markets of this city. The
plea is that every man has the common
right to open market at any corner he
pleases. so that every other citizen may
have the right to buy meat wherever he
pleases. and eat as much of i. as he pleases.
whether sound or rotten. This. | say. is both
special and speciOus pleading--it is mere
opinion. TO catch the ear of the unthinkins
masses. You might as well say that a man
has the right to tie a milestone about his
neck and roll into the Mississippi river; you
might as we'll cay that every man in the
city who eats meat has right to have pig.
stye of his own. and the right to slaughter
his own pig. or his own calf. and throw
whatever portion thereof he can not eat
into the streets, TO be taken up by the scav.
enger carts, or perchance to be sprinkled
over With some sanitary drops Of the
learned Board OF Health, TO save it from
putretaction and kill its pestilental odors.
Ills, say, is the logical sequence of the
reasoning OF chose who oppose the measure
now before the Senate. Gentlemen may
deny it. and say that they advocate no such
ruinous results: and l am willing to agree
that they do not SO intend, but assert that
the loose doctrine of common rights, which
they SO tiippantly advocate, lead irreslstbly
to the results indicated. For there must
be limit somewhere to define and distin.
guish freedom from Righteousness; and if
you do not found this limit in written law,
you must leave il 70 The unbridled whims
and caprices of man, which l assert always
lead to and result in the destruction of al!
safe and well defined liberty.
Now. sir. ! can have no interest IL, this
matter. other than to aid in establishing in
this great city OF our State. . well re.
5ulateG system OF wholesome marketing:
and IN this am about as much interested
rs any other citizen of the State. whether
10 lives in New Orleans or the country.
And you need not tell me that it is not
better and safer 10 contine this matter, IN
he MAN, at least, to the regular market !
1laces OF the city. l agree with the Gov.
,rnOr, as expressed in his veto, that the
natter of revenue to the city should have |
,ut little to do with the queston-this !
10 az -neiuentai conslutra-
,oiI ,nI.l nan question oelns permanent
~, W. neJnt.nS ndrhe.s. Ahn L assert That |
= W u, inselHsence anu enlightenment |
- go ,auI.a. 20 oppoSou W thls prohlis-
Justly be called free, which really deteror. |
ltes and at the same time enhances the price
I, rpad haad &c H., n neu iestGT ol the
nmou neau ~, " Cae noara oI Health ac-
ON RAJ not tu i SreInot teto 10 1he
oaa a. .tin oVm, t,. IL IS only
ors. And when doctors disagraa - W ue
hall decided | think that in ti,is casa tho
enate should decide. and | think If will
ecide, and decide iudiciousIv and iustIv
" passing the bill over the well wor,jsi
nd plausible veto of the Governor--,,Iaus-
DE but certainly not well fonndedEand
yer the manifesto of the clever nresida-.
f the Board OF Health. and over The d;c+aO
ion of that most able and inA,entiaI
yurnal. the New Orleans REprPrIc.y-
Now. Mr.. President Iet thesa n,,,,.,,,
rec markets 90 on. and Won will find in tbe
nd that all here saw and indic.ta is 80
nd will prove more than 1rue. + will he
Ike efforts have ofren seen to mild nm
ornament and efficient institut;on Of Iear,s
70, against a number Of small and hsdi,.
lanaged and totally ;netficient school:
,ueht or presided over bv Tom. Dicl anS
larry. themselves without ednca,;on anJ
ithout responsibility TO tn. ,ontmnnitr
'irectlv al! would 20 down and the con-.
,unItv wouli find ,fseif ief, .r;,, .n" I'm
EDUCATIONAL facilities Whatever A. ;" n.
, rou will find il in .he case of theso' " 80
,lled INT misnamed free mari-a+s - 80, 81
70 allowed 70 90 M, in onnos;t;"p 20
.guIar and more resnonsihfa nail. 'no
IN. You will find vour CITY 1ritbon. ~
arkets AT alI-or none scarcely +La, . a.,
ouid feed a. 'N"' % ava
, .ssor. Co. ..
rs' . 1S. -, ~. se.t tna. Ihe very bess
y sicidls vi tuls Guy favor the passage of | ,