New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-28
THE CARPET-BAG.

!. The BI7etin is unhappy because our val
! la correspondent, Mr.. Algernon Fitz-Smith,
j, sde a statement in regard to the number
I Eouarts Of gumbo eaten by a lady at party
/ New Orleans last winter. Thus does the
\ wletis seek TO repress the progress OF
!. Idence
4 We have called on Mr.. Fitz-smith for an
u EXPLANATION, and his reply speaks for itself;
y tNEw ORLEANS, August p.
gfaREsPEcTED BAG: In purely scientific
i onmunication addressed to you lasS week,
y y Npropos Of circular letter Of inquiry from
j, III. Boyd, Off the State Seminary furnished
hefoIlowing valuable information:
IN The mucilag nous gumbo IS quite common
\ I'M New Orleans, at all seasons Of the year,
. Hnd The demand is enormous. saw Gre
{ he lady of mature years and rather portly
: gnre eat some at party last winter. She
n nine quarts.
battered myself that next to the dis
sery of the circulation Of the blood, and
use of ether, this would take rank as a
1utribution to human knowledge.
Judge of my sorrow when saw that the
! lVsfia found fault with my efforts in this
tection. The Bulletin says my statistics
n e an Insult to a numerous and respecta-
y l. class Of our people," From which in
7 that q numerous class of our peope eat
lac quarts of gumbo at a sitting.
I IWept copiously for three hours. Ithen
\ lt on robe OF sackcloth (of the Pen die
b. Escort Buster PATTERN, and put two
( uarts Of ashes on my head. IA
n The editor Of the Bulletin is so high.
ninied, so virtuous, SO noble, SO unseldsh,
4 pure, SO chaste, that to forfeit his esteem
kms the final stroke of sorrow.
Yet what can do? The csuse Of science
ust 20 or.
have It! Let a committee o. inyastiga.
pn be appointed.
VIII NJ. Pop Noble assist ne in his in
rtsnt matter?
Perhaps this method nigh. be considered
ssteful OF the public money. Ifso, let the
Z nmittee take wide range, and earn its
SfEy. Let it inquire, also, who took the
D Of printing the 81, 900, 900 levee bonds
y 1851, how much Hatch 3 Co., of New
uk, charged for the printing, and who
the balance of the $1,000 appropriated
. print. Mr. District Attorney Luzenberg
lNAy be summoned. as 3 witness on this
4 ont He has some documents on file,
1a it inquire, also, who offered not to
-spose the printing bill, prortded $4,000
n orth Of printing could be given whom!
i ~ accomplished and genial friend, Mr.. r.
\ Ogden, may be summoned on this
1 tlnt.
7 The Bulletin declares that if ! was present
q party last winter and saw guest de-
i bur nine quarts of gumbo, l must have
ben there 10. the capacity Of waiter"
9 The theory is correct. an q waiter;
eOlored man, and follow this lucrative
ID interesting profession. ] hesr good
s, and see good deal, as Istand behind
Be chairs Of those whose hunger appease.
n. For instance, last spring, Just before the
ectiOn, heard one member Of the Demo-
iate State Committee say to another:
II If We had two weeks more time we could
laa every bsllot-bOx in the State +"
But must stop, for it is time for me to
at On my white apron and serve dinner.
y strange coincidence the banquet viii
sgin with ''the mucilaginous gumbo.' saf
Respectfully,
ALGERNoN F1TZ SMITH.
friend Of the Bag furnishes the following
hresting theory in regard to the rather
centric movements Of Mr.. Andrew John.
n;
Nhr. johnson is ike g garden toad. He
eYer stirs till you poke him. When you
IKE him you can not tell which way he
10 jump. gA9d after he has jumped he will
nain in stdtu quo till you poke him
ain ~
Il Is fair to say that Mr.. johnson has dis
Ayed good sense in one thing lately. He
taken disgust for Mr.. Seymour which
mammoth in its proportions.
- aerla
Parson Conws3's motto is irsw1 from an
a proverb which runneth thusly: "a lie
I'M travel twenty miles while truth is pull.
lgo On its boots. Times.
We call the attention of legislators to the
FoFerb which is here quoted. It is the
Fet spring which moves the Democratic
ssnlusions in regard to Governor War
both.
4 TIE nss.y ISLANDERS Of slums and grog
hopsase raked up and retailed under the
sstence of an Investigation. They are
sssssphed over the country for the pur
! oss Of iDjuring the cause OF Radical Re
ahlicanism, and getting votes for the De
sooracy.
But truth will get its boots On in g fen
sIs and they will be,seyen league boots.
Ne waive politics and personalities to pa.
hibute Of respect TO the memory of Judg'
aahanan. However erroneous his view
public policy may have been, as q juris
waa laborions and learned, and in hi
assional career honest and faithful. Hi
nions were strong to the verge of oh
hacy; but he never forgot to be courteous
~ remembered that his opponents
hesher at the bar Or in the political arena
ka right to a kindly hearing.
Ike many of our prominent men, b
ine hither from the North, and thu
1ted o wide knowledge Of men and thing
I a.her sections of oar country with tn
\ peslence gained by residence here. III
sding traits Of his character, on whicl
!. friends will dwell with praise, were M
Wing induHtry and singular personal in
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