New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-14
NEW ORLEANS THURSDAY OCTOBER a. 1875

this spirit, ignores the right of the people
to be heard at all, an impertinence entirely
in keeping with the previous arrogance Of
that irresponsible body. Notwithstanding
said action of the board, which was q
| deliberate and most >unprovoked insult to
the great body. of intelligent and respect
able citizens whom we represent, we have
| waited reasonable length Of time. to see
whether better Judgment might not die
tate compliance with the manifest will
OF the people. No intimati0n of purpose
to act having been received, We hereby de-
| mand its instant removal for the following
causes, to witt
l. Because the members of said board,
one and all, and we go charge against each
and every one individually, have neglected
to perform the duties required nv section 8
of the act No. 123 of acts OF 1874, relative
to visiting the schools, by reason OF which
| they forfeited membership of the board,
and are, by operation of law, incapable of
performing any valid acts as members of
said board.
2, Because the said board, as now organ
ized, is confessedly the outgrowth of dis
turbed condition of affairs-composed of
partisans who used their positions solely for
political ends, and many of them, as we be-
lieve, for immoral purposes; it is unrepre-
sentative of the wishes or interests of the
people of New Orleans, without the re-
spect or confidence of the people, and by it's
recent acts become SO Odious that it is inca.
pabie of usefulness and its continued exist
ence will involve the disgrace and ruin of
the public schools of New Orleans; and, as
special instances of maladministratiOn, we
charge the board with having employed
unit and incompetent persons as teachers
and assigned them to positions without re-
Quiring certificates of examination and
capacity. and to have wantonly expelled
others whose competence and fitness are
beyond question.
In addition to the foregoing charges,
which embrace the entire board, and are
urged against each and every memb Der there.
of, we specifically charge and demand the re-
Iuoval of James Longstreet, H. C. DibbIe, b.
L, Lynch, P. B. s. Pinohback, v. f. McCarty,
Z. +. Glaudip, j. b. Gaudet j. A. Masicot,
and A. 7. DumODt, as illegally holding
membership on said board, because they are
now holding and exercising. each one OF
them, another Office of trust or profit, or
both, contrary to the epirit and intents of
article liz of the constitution of 1861 and
we also charge and accnse and demand the
removal therefor of James Longstreet, p
cot and Rev. j. c. Hartzell as having for
feited their membership by absence from
the board for two months in succession
without leave, contrary to the provisions of
section eight, act No. 123 OF the acts of 1874.
And the removal of p. B. s. Pinchhack,
= T. McCartV, y. H. lnSranam, v. r. Glau-
din, j. A. Masicot, A. I. Dumont, r. b.
Stamps and H. L. Ray, because they are
illiterate politicians, wholly unfit for the
honorable position of school director, and
ineligible, because not possessed of the
necessary fitness and capacity" as required
by section one of act No. 36 of the acts of
1873, which clearly me ans such degree of
literary, scientific and scholastic attainment
as may be reasonably expected in persons
who assume to control and have charge of
the important trust of public education.
The committee, in its desire to carry out
the full spirit and object of the meeting of
citz' rs, from which it derives its power,
and to obtain the redress sought in peace.
ful and legal manner, do hereby solembly
and concientieusly present the foregoing
charges and demand, to you, as the legally
constituted power, or the representative
and executive officer of the power, which
controls, appoints and removes the Board
OF City School Directors.
P. M. BAKER,
b. j. WEST,
l. N. STOUTEMYER,
W. l.. CUSHING,
CHARLES BUCK.