New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-22

tional freedom under which it should be
equally admissible 10 allow the peupleltull
control in their local affairs. or no control
at all"
In another place he says: when the
State reaches out and draws to itself and
appropriates the powers which from time
immemorial have been locally possessed
and exercised, and introduces into it's legis-
latlon the centraliZing ideas of continental
Europe. under which despotism. whether OF
monarch or commune, alone has tlOurished,
we seem forced back upon and compelled
10 take up and defend the plainest and
most primary axioms of free government,
as II even in Anglican liberty, which has
been gained step by step, through extorted
charters and bills of rights, the punishment
OF kings and the overthrow of dynastes,
nothing was settled and nothing estab-
lished.n
Ii these views be correct, it is incumbent
upon you, as the agents of this people, to
use every means in your power to protect
them against this great violation Of their
rights. Should these taxes be levied by
you, whether by your own option or at the
demand of the law, it is likely to be con
strued both by the courts and the people
as your own act.
Ii, however, the School Board and the
chosen by the people or their representa-
tives, are empowered TO compel you to levy
taxes not deemed by you in accordance
with the wishes or the best interests Of your
constituents, thus virtually investing them
with the prerogative of taxing those whom
they do not represent, in violation of the
sound maxim mo taxation without repre-
sentation." your refusal to be the urresist-
ing agents of injustice will throw the re.
sponslbility of this great wrong upon those
who should bear it, and the people, informed
OF the true cause of their grievance, will be
the better able to apply the proper remedy.
The expenditures of these two depart
ments, whose management is so unsatis-
factory to the large majority of our citizens,
now exceed 81 000,00 per annum, an
amount, in my opinion, $500, 900 or $500, 900
in excess OF what they should be in our i'm
poverished condition. This great extrava-
gance, so destructive Of the prosperity of
the city, and SO unjust to the public cred
ltor whose claims are postponed on account
of the public necessity, and whose interests
must be seriously injured by any unneces-
sary outlay, indicates how dangerous it is
to violate the fundamental principles OF
government, and demonstrates the neces-
sity OF preserving to the people the man
agement OF their own local affairs, and the
choice of their local officers.
Your fellow-citizens naturally look to you,
their chosen representatives, to preserve for
them the living spirit of the American sys
TEN of constitutional freedom, the sacred
right of local self.government. l feel as
sured that you will not disappoint these ex-
pectations, but that you will, to the utmost
OF your ability, oppose every encroachment
upon their rights.
CHARLES j. LEEDS, Mayor.
Financial and Other Business on Final
Passage.
Mr. Brown called up the ordinance de-
scribed as follows, which, having been read
twice, was now on third reading, and it
passed unanimously, the yeas and nays
having been called and all the members
present at roll call voting:
Providing for the payment of the several
accounts therein named, beginning 'Themas
Pickles."
Reports CT Committees.
By Mr.. Landry and adopted:
Favorably by resolution on the petition
of F. Random for permission to remove his
dying establishment.
By Mr.. Landry aud adopted
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
December 81, 1875
10 the city council OF New Orleans:
| have the honor to report that the follow.
ing Dids for the revenues of the markets for
the month Of January, 1876, were received,
to Wit
Fruit and Vegetable, to Dumestre &
frechon. .........-. ...........,. S4,c'0
French Meat, to Dumestre Il Ere
chon. ..........................,.. 5000
Poydras. to Eugene Rebeaux. $500
Pile, to Eugene Rebeaux ......... $50
Algiers, TO Jean Larrieux. .......... 81
Jefferson City, to Jacob Stentz...... Is
81. Mary's, to Leon Lamothe. .. $50
LeBreton, to d. Dantagnan. 10
Sorapuru, to j. Courege. ............ POS
St. Bernard, to V. A, Crouzielles. 34O !
Washington and Port, to Charles
Hardy. ................... 80
IRENE, to Justin Lac oste... ....... 1875
Claiborne to Henry Weisen back. $50
Magazine, to NJ. c. Reyes. ......... 100
Ninth Street, to c. Dermeyer, ,...... $50
Total. ............... sl7l25
j. o. LANDRY,
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