The Louisiana Democrat., 1867-01-23
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New ORLEANS, January 17th, 1867.
Friend Democrat Does the mail fro
: your place come to Us b. way Of New Yol
or Boston? ! am inclined to think so-
because the Democrat has been FROM te
days to two weeks reaching as, ever sint
you ahnounced tri-weekly mail had bee
: started from the regions watered by sol
!. Red
The holidays, (the season Is merely ca
ricatured noW) are over, sober people ca
now lengthen their faces to fafl satisfactio,
and those inclined To be frolicsotne find
best 70 subside. Since the days Of two
I, headed childhood / do not remember
Christmas that was hailed with less col
diality and friendship New Year tha
was looked Upon with SO much acerbit
and gloom, or an Eighth SO entirely ne
elected. II 50 they are hereafter to be Oh
served lot us Be thankful that they "com
but once q year." AS variety We wei
treated to Q snow storm on the night o
the I'd, and when our citizens got u,
/ Thursday morning the house tops, treel
and ground were covered with sheet 8
snow, about two inches deep and beauti
fully white. The scene was much enjoyed
especially BY the children, who pelted each
other with snow balls and entered into the
fun with great zeal laughing and running
about in . manner pleasant to see.
The Congressional Committee who came
here to Investigate the circumstances ol
the July riot have finished their labors $50
called" and have returned to make their
report. The hangers on who came with
them have some Of them reached Washing.
ton and fulsome kilograms are passing
over the wires announcing that the Honor
able General, that Mr.. So and So, are de-
lighted with the Southern country, that
the people are civilized to an astonishing
degree, &C., &c, These reports remind us
Of the days Of KNOWN othingism-- --then It
used to be "he is an Irishman- hut very
decent sort Of 9 man., 9 She is Irish but
quite respectable They are Germans
but quiet sort Of folks" The same class
Of reports are now made about the peoplei
Of the South ~ these. itenerant elory-seak-
ers, most Of whom have no more brains
than the brass head Of 4 paif of tongs.
Speaking Of reports, . disagreeable mistake
has been made lately, BY similarity in
names. We hare here George W. Ken
dali, who is thorough Radical, President
ofa Butler Club, and fills several other
leading positions IN the Negrp.E .Eddhity
party. This person il seems was for . time
on Red River boat in some capacity, aud
therefore halls from Rapido Now it hap;
pens that Mr.. Kendall, Of the dry. goods
house Of +. Van Benthutsen & CO., also
comes from Rapides, having lived ID Alex
andria for many years, aud Is also named
George, which has caused many who we're
not well acquainted with him, to suppose
that be was the person SO distinguished in
the Radical ranks, his name is George G.
and not George w. Kendall and bis desire
is y be considered oft Of all political
cliques, clubs and parties.
Amovement has at last been made to
enlarge the range and utility cf our Water
Works. The company propose to make
improvements and extend their means 81
accommodating the public, It onr City Far
theirs will consent to renewal Of their
chartered privileges. The charter has
now something over 4 year to run, and Of
course it would bs too much to expect the
company, to 60 to great expense, without
9 renewal Of their privileges at the same
time we hope that the city authorities will |
see TO it that the duties and obligations of
the company are fully defined.
The enormous taxes imposed by the
General Government is 4 subject deserving
and receiving ct present i great deal Of at
Eention. Even the Journals Of the North
Nc uttering cries of distress and warning.
While the country Is thousands Of millions
Df dollars poorer than it was six years ago,
and private creditors are sho~iag their OPP
probation Of the fact By accepting 4 com
promise itoqt debtors, the Government de-
nands six or seven times the amount oil
revenue, formerly collected One Of the
hobbies ridden BY the Radicals now, il the
'apid reduction of the public debt, and theI
depression Of the price Of gold, 80 thata
mere nominal difference will exist between
'pecie and green backs I; BY this they think
o deceive their constituents into the belief
hat the war has been benefit to the
country. and that ths wealth Of the nation
! unimpaired. But the burden il bsgin.
hing to tell upon the people, Who never
we're very gracious taxpayers, and the
newspapers, as mirrors 81 public opinion
lre now rejecting the ilscontent felt. It /
9 estimated that the taxes to BE- psid BY
he country for tie coming year will
AMOUNT TO very nearly six hundred million
# dollars 4 And this ia the face of d fail
ire ofcrops and i stagnation III trade une-
lualled IN the history Of the country. The
rue policy would be 70 tighten the taxes Is
much IS possible, to pay the interest only
i the public debt at the present time, and