The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-29
THE LOUISIANA THIEVES.
oOVERNOR WARBrOTH AND TIE RING
LOOTING THE TREASURY.

New Orleans Numbered and Oppressed
Tho Govcrnor's Injunction Court-Neyv
orIeans Ten Days without Fresh Meat
The Coming Rctribution.
n ne Editor OF The lSHt.
srH II has occurred TO me that a statement OF
tie political situation in Louisiana, including some
seount OF tho onicial thieves In this city and the
condition Of white, black and mixed people through.
ont Tie state would interest your readers. We
have our trials down hero, and chief among them
all il our infcsiaton by political vasabonds, WHO
have come down upon us from the North since tie
spring Of 1864, when New Orleans was opened to
freedom and freemen by Cen. Dutier. You who have
been in the army know what horl OF venal camp
followers always hung upon tho footsteps OF the
loyal heroes who fought battles ready to plunder
'he land Which they helped to win, and to rob
The people whom they never had the courage to
Eight. Louisiana has probably been moro cursed
With such advenurers than any other Southern State
They are men OF no education, no manners, no
character, no conscience but simply
VULGAR, RApAcIous VILLAINS.
They naturally assimi!ated with the negroes, and
by making great prctensicns Of friendship for them,
deluded those honest creatures Into clcyat!ng them
into political place aud power. They rob and steal
every hand, send their plumber to the North
whittier they expect to have to fee at no distant
day to escape the vengeance OF their black dupes
They take no root in society here. They invest
nothing in real estate. They pay taxes. They
are the shocrcst adventures Ia heart, spirit aud
practice.
The most conspicuous political thief In Louisiana
IL the Hon. II. c. warmoth, now Governor Of the
state. This interruptions young man was born in
illinois, but went early to Missouri, where, In 1861
BE- enlisted IN the Home Guard Of that State TO stay
At home and is7-5 out OF harms way. lie was
subsequently appointed Hest entant colonel Of .
Missouri regiment, and accompanied Gen. McClor.
oand TO Vieksburg. lie was one OF that Ulcers
tools in carrying on his
GAME Of INSTRUMENTATION,
md was sent out of the camp along with Liz
tliof by Gen. Grant. He was soon afterward dis
Missed nom the service, and his name struck nom
ihe army roll, but be succeeded In getting rein.
stated; and when McClernand was sent to New
Orc n 20 take command OF the Thrteentl Army
Corps IN January, 1864, he took warmoth along
home account OF his III health, warmoth got in
with Gen. Banks, and Was by him app6in,e ted
great doai Of money. At the close OF the war hc
W., appointed Treasury agent in Texas, and
i,4hercd his nest 10 lavishly that he was
DISMISSED, ASD INDICTED
IN the United states Court In Galveston for cnlb.z
Lins l.t~oon $4,000 aud $4,000 Marmoth rot
this matter Fixed up somehow, and although AN at
tup vs. made to arrest hin In New Orleans, it
finally blew over, and he vas never bronght trial
lu tie latter part OF 1865 he with the negroes
.rd got himself elected rs eritorii delegate from
Louisiana to Congress. Warmoth was the only can.
ddG,e AZ that election, and went In triumphantlg
nobody but negroes voting. He went TO Washington
with BIZ cettihcue Of election.in his Dock et and
tlere he spent The winter OF ls65 o. The House OF
Ropic-entat YES would receive him as a delegate
nor paw his mileage, or per diem. so although Al
was rich In spoil he went home and got the negroes
70 subscribe nearly $1,000 to pay hls expenses, on
t greGua lh,i ", haa been deyotng hmselt to their
tni laid out the programme for the gubernatori4l
election VI 1856. and was himself elected
GOVERNOR FoR roUR YEARS.
Tie legislature which first convened after the
mau'ufuuun OF Coy, Nurmoth, in ISIS, was the
weakest ever known in the State. There we're
few respectable and sensible members but the great
lnik OF them Neie interruptions ana easily pur-
g -scd WLI.s, and noi mt aud easily dupcd blacks
Tie CtnVcn'ien Of 1851 lad provided Tor the re.
n0Nll Of even oGeer in the STATE and given the
toNp 81 ,aIlOintmout to the Governor. armotlI.
beng slrcWd, avaricious, and interruptions man.
TsolFed TO axe NE mos, OF his opportunity. By
forming snail ring out OF few OF TIE leading I'd
Vuiurtrs In tie two houses of tie Legislature, he
secured the passage o: such laws we're necessary
~ bis purposes, and tlon oipan lied the most gigan
tc system Of political raseaty and tyranny ever
tfousht into play under republican form OF Gov
trnmtat. just contemplate tie facts for a none at:
From among lis accOmpices Warmoth appointed
lie Judges o. the entire supreme Beucn of Louisi
AL. an a. District aud Parish judges aud an The
thcris tax collectors, ussessors and parish Jurors
AMI coustabcs throughou, tho State. The control
of All the courts ana OF all tie executive Officers
eleaI down " the parish cCnstables, gave aruiotA
ALMOST DEsPouc POWER,
and nom that time he virtually owned and ran the
State. The city government OF New Orleans stand
ing IN bis way lie had law passed consolidating
Algiers, Jefferson, Carrolou, md other muuicpali.
ties vi the vicinity with this city as TO get rid OF
The opposition. The act gave him the power 10 ap
point all The city onicUrs, and the Metropolit,n
Police Commissioners who are similar to yonr own
Police Commissioners; ant he OF course knew
whom 1t world piy him to appoint TIE result il
That be nov has the city as well the State under
h. control. =
Another characteristic movement of armoth and
D. mug was INC passage Of law giving to the Ne8
Orleans Rfpub'iCdH, which T. owned BIZ them the
cole printing OF the State laws, all parish printing
ulonslout the State, aud al court notices aud
pinlihg. This IS a most scandalous swind.e, and
Ne my are playing II with unmidsated unscrupul
9u'ness They have already received. within two
iea!. over ainion OF dollars ron the State Treas
~ lor work which might have been done at lie
another OF their swindies was the issuing of
~ 900 Of what are known as cvec bonds the
Ir''cn'e beng 'he recnhrins and IMPROVING Of the
VA lone; but all the bonds were negotiated By the
o.. and tire proceeds were aeeorbed The charter
u arotier gigantic swlndle, which is Tun Tor tie
Suuut OT
EARnoru AND his cosFEDIRArEs.
1' STATE gives the railroad subsidy Of saOoo eco
-. sls,.W mile in state bonds; also lands; al
81 ola. .!uary powers The are permitted to take
a. no tracks OF other railroads and substitute their
IN and in other ways 10 override tie vested rights
~ lN.Ni- uais and OF corporations. BY 81 Ii whole
.' f"U' 'iy these unscrupulOGs adventurers have
-t IHul''d the State debt in two years. increasing
10000 70 tls,JVOOJO within that brel
.', most -clhdaous outrage rerpetrated upon tho
faI'' wis city IS those ligl handed plundcrers
rI,rn a. ile Slaughter House MONOPOLY That
~ agv understand tbs business thoroughly I
. Two "a hI.o. sketch OF the originator ~ the
," t ~ @. A. Weed Mr.. Weed came hitler
i,t .'..i.gl, Conn, in lsc!. lie was the partner
{ 'u 'r,# Butter h llis colon and sLgar spe-ula
.'.; 'rt on tle death Of Butler, Weed succeeded
: g., 'HshIys 10 made mono rapdlY, until, NJ
" iAc va. Vie areat tall IN cotton wiped
l.. .a., uul sent Inn into bankruptcy. lie at that
'.. owned onetulI Of the New Orleans Times Tor
". had paid $500, ana having great aifec.
h 4 bret Die Of property lac sold b. % his brother
o. B. t, 1r' li'yt VINO lives somewhere Ia your
CF 4 soon % Weed got hts discharge In bank
iICy, hoit sold hin back the half Interest In the
nae, 4lI Pee sl-p hou-ht the other half OF Mrs
q, tae widow Of tlc owner, who had died while
Nl q was working hs way through the banxTunt
court Weed pad thc vi low SlOO,OJO FOR ber half
O. Oh. IuHtf MAi'h shows that his tJking the ben.
80 fJEe bankrupt act did not ruin him Tie
4Y,,S Is Low probably tIcuo-t powerful and profit.
aai" cwgpaucr in TIE Southwest It's profits run.
0pr from Sl5,0OO to sls,0g a month
weed, having penetrating nose sIaelt out the
sCHENE OF PLUEDgR
which am about to describe. Elriy in lsGs and
{ .Ug the first session OF the Legislature after
V armOth's Inauguration, he got NJ q PROJECT Tor
wor 0poizing nc profits OF all the huclonns done