The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-06-16

Act Fourth
was the application to mOngrel Legis-
lature for an amendment Of the city charter.
This was done without asking or consider
ing the consent or will of the people
who were to be affected thereby. The
paramount object of that amendment
was to secure to the Republican party
control of the affairs of the city, 50 as to
enable horde of cormorants to plumber the
tax payers and property holders. The re-
suit of the two elections i'll lc6e, more
especially that for Presidential electors and
congressman. convinced the Adventures
that as matters then stood, they could not
hope to carry this city through fraud and
corruption, hence the amendment applied for.
The appointment of the officers created by
this amendment as a matter of course, was
given to the Governor, who, in order to
retain a controlling influence over the citys
affairs, and under the officials subservient to
his will, required the appointees to sign re-
signatons dated ia blank, before receiving
their commissions.
This amendment substituted Mayor and
seven administrators for Mayor, Control
Ter Treasurer and Council, consisting of
Board of Aldermen and Assistant Aldermen.
The bill, as it passed the Legislature, pro-
vided that the Mayor and foar of the Adj
minstrators should be elected at the gen
eral election in 1870, and that the other
three Administrators should hold over until
the general election in 1879. But when the
bill was signed and promulgated as law,
it was found to have been so changed as to
make the number of Administrators holding
over until 1872, tonr instead of Hfee. This
was tG insure a controlling influence in the
affairs of the city, even should fraud and
corra ption fail to control the municipal cleo
4; -, ,ol, o1,a
effected in the bill amending the city char
ter in 1869, after it had passed the Legisla-
tGre, we have tie assurance Of one who was
deep in the confidence Of those in authority
ct that time.
Act Ftfh
was the enactment by the same vena!, cor
rupt and ignorant Legislature of the reg istra-
ton and election laws, which save the EXecu-
tive as complete contwl over the elections as
though he had The casting of the ballots. 1t
gave him the appointment Of the State Su-
perintendent of Registration OF Veters, and
through him he controlled not only the SUI
pervision of registration, but the conduct OF
the elections, by occurring said official te
sign his resignation dated in blank, SO that
he could be promptly removed in case he
refused to obey Executive orders and in
structiOns instead of the law. The result of
this condition G things was that at the exec
ton in 1870 the Radicals carried this 'cits by
a majority Of i've or six thousand That
the majority was not larger is a matter of
surprise, now that it is known that there
were six or seven thousand fraudulent regis
tratiOn certificates issued in this city alone.
and hundreds of voters imported. And in
addition to this, it is a well known fart that
the result Of the election in several wards
was changed after the polls closed q Their by
a substitution of the tickets, or a manipnla-
ton of tbr returns after they reached the
hands Of those whose duty it wRS TO exam
me them and declare the result.
Act sixth
was the enactment Of the second amendment
to tAe .ity charter by the rump Legislature
at its first session. This proposed to revive
the representative system of government by
creating city council to act in con junction
with the Mayor and Administrators. Hat,
the biz proposing this amendment beeoMee2
law, it would have g ven the Radicals con-
trolling intiucnce in the city ssouncil. L,
was never signed, hewever, but held in ter
rocun over the heads of the .cit- authorities
by the usurper who occupies the gubernate-
rial chair through Federal interference ,a,sl
by virtue of Federal 5ayonets. 1t is the De-
lief Of many, that by threatening 'to,s gu I'D
prtasn gate that iGla. Kellogg greatly ia4fe,-
eneeG the action Of tie Board Of Adnlinist1a-
tors .aallrinS the INST year 0f .lsN uSllrpati&f.
Act Seventh
was the third amend ment to !Siae city. cher
ter, which was en2eted by the bogus. Legissa-
ture ct its second session. The bill providing
this last amendmeM Of our municipal char
ter has not as yet been signed and proassul-
gated, but the belief is that the u,sr,rper has
made the same use of it THAT lie did OF its
predecessor. 1t ha< been given out hylaais
hencliaien, however, that its Gate derends
mainly upon the result of the Republican
Passsh Nominating Convention Should its
nonlis,atiOns be af sKch a Character as to
meet his approbatten- the bill amending the
city charter will not be signed by hins; an
the contrary, should the nominees for muzi-
cipal offices not be acceptable to him, said
bill viii be signed and promnlgatet. IN that
event, f.he people wizi be depri,ed of all
voice ,iE the selection Of their public ser
wants, aud reduced to the necessity of az
cepting -anch AS it may please the ussrper to
appoint In such AN event, judgia:s from
his past appointments, che people wall have !
good and sufficient ea.Ese to deplo.e the /
future.
We have thus briefly sketched the HISTORY
of politics., events TRANSFERRING in this city |
since the,.aauguraton Of the sO-callaa re-
construction policy, so far as they bear upon
the municipal government The objees is
show that these who have constituted them
selves the leaders of the Republican party,
md who have professed to lie the admirers
slad advocates of popular gos eminent, have
seen untiring and nnceasing Ell their efforts
70 deprive a majority Of the PEOPLE Of this
,its- not only 6 the right Of self-govern-
neIt, but of TIE fruits of the,r honest in
lnsGy and enterprise-to SHOW that they
ire cheats and frauds, and tliat,thei para.
Mount object has been to Cypress and plum
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THE CONSIDERATION SUNDAY.