The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1865-09-13
Mr.. CoEode's Revelations.

MA, III speeCil recently uefFCiCu w
him at Cleveland, 0hio,gave express.
sion to the following:
Mr.. Coyode remarked that he had been
recently sent by the government, to look
into the condition of affairs in the Missis.
sipni States and had come home very much
discouraged with the prospect. Most of
his time had been spent in Louisiana. He
found there the officers who had been elect
ed by the Union party, finding the rebel
sentiment strongest, had gone over with
them. The Governor, after loud professions
of loyalty, after joining the Union League,
so soon after placed in authority, had de.
serted and betrayed the party that elected
him. More than one hundred rebel officers
were dischargiBg the duties of the govern
ment under him, dressed in their rebel uni
forms. Our men are becoming discouraged
and threaten to leave the country it the
army is Withdrawn. 'T'he Governor claims
from the National Government pay for The
liberated slaves, yet refuses TO assist in the
payment of the national debt. He claims
in the event they do not receive pay for
their slaves, those slaves shall be sent out OF
the country-to Mexico or elsewhere. MIR.
Covode had been up and down the country
and found no white man handling the plow
or doing other labor--the negroes did itall.
Who would do the work if the negroes were
sent out? The Governor replied whites
from the North, or from abroad. He an
swered that when the whites sought the
South it would be as owners, not as SER
wants.
This revelation of The government
agent has fallen like a bombshell into
the camp Of the supporters of the
administration in Louisiana. While
Mr.. Covode was here, according to
their own admissions, his agency was
fully recognised and the honorable
gentleman toasted and Toasted by
all the expectants of Federal favor,
and the secrets Of the party" fully
confded to his willing ears. It was
only when he went North and
"blowed' on his Southern friends,
exposed some of their little heretical
Iidiosyncrssies, and made report diff
ferent from what they expected, that
they repudiated his authority, ac-
cused him of ignorance and lying,
and called upon the government to
send Mr.. Greeley Or Mr.. Gerritt
Smith here to see for themselves.
An Editorial writer in the Star, whose
ear-matks are too plain not to be Wis.
IDLE to all WHO are familiar with the
Louisiana press, takes the lead in
this denuuciation Of Mr.. ,Cevode's
agency, and of his unwelcome revel-
atoms to the people Of the North, in
reference to the condition of the pol
/ itics Of the State of Louisiana.
Now, although Mr.. Covode is an
individual for whom we have not the
slightest respect, and although we
take not the slightest interest in any.
thing such a person could say Of the
people Of our State. we may be per.
United to remark that to denythe at.
thority of his recent visit to the South
lis simply an absurdity. There is the
strongest Internal evidence that he
was fully commissioned by the Pres
ident to come South to do precisely
what he says he has done, and t.
lsee precisely what he says he ha'
}seen. A man, not absolutely beref
of lis reason, would hardly MAKE
!. such a statement before large ant
intelligent audience, as Mr.. Covod'
! has made, il it were not true; for hi
), conviction of falsehood would b.
] speedy, certain and Of such a nature
, as forever to ruin his reputation
4 That there is nothing strange in tb,
e Presidents sending a commissions
Ito the South to report Oh the condition
Of things, is proved by the fact tina
, Ihe did send General Carl Schurtz-'
!, fact which we have never heard de
MED. If the President.could send sue
, a radical rs Schurtz on such mission
what is there singular in bis sending
: any one else? Moreover, if we knew
! that the President had determined o,
such a mission, and were asked t
guess who would be the ambassador
f we should unhesitatingly say Mr.. &c
| |vode, Of Pennsylvania. That distin
I guished gentleman has been, almos
from his entrance into public life, tn
+ investigator general Of the Black Re
! publican party. It was he who wa
/. Esent to Kansas to look into tn