The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1870-07-13

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Chicago Tribune, one of the leading Reput
lican journals of the West, has sent that pa
per tolerably accurate account of tn
condition of affairs in the reconstructe
States, snd he also furnishes some interest
q Ing PersODaI information concerning the me,
\ who rule them. We pubiiSh below what h
says Of Louisiana and the I. ring. " of which
Gov, Warmoth is the leading spirit Some
{ our readers will b. surprised to l.ar,
| 'h- names nf those vino = -a
iag tie "si-nt partners VI VI -ssrs. " H.
mein & Company
| We are unable TO say whether there b,
any truth in these statements. We have
heard them before. and they may furnisi
an explanation of some things not to bs ac-
counted for in any other way:
"The State of Louisiana. since the
peace, has increased its debt $4,000 900.
Its whole debt is about $27. .OOO.UOO. Its
bon Is are worth sixty five cents. The city
of New Orleans has special debt of excas-
sive amount besides. The ring in this STATE
is composed of Warmoth, the Governor;
General Lee, of New York; General Nc
MILAN, Of Ohio; one Fish. and Michael
Hahn. . native. Warmoth cones from
southern Illinois. whence he passed to Rolla.
No.. where be raised regiment. at the
breaking out of hostilities. Always Il
breckenridge Democrat. he served with Nc
Clernand; aud then, as a member of his
| sta&. headed the McCl-rnand movement
against Grant, and was finally dismissed
from tho department. He came to VAST.
ingtOn. and was restored To- his rank; and
proceeding to New Orleans. was appointed
Ply Sen. Grant to the place of Provost
Judge. This was a lucrative and intiuen-
tial place, and he held it until Banks was
removed. when he resigned, and began to
practise law. In cotton cases, and other
wise, he added to the money he had pre-
viously gained. aud finally obtained the APP
pointment of cotton agent for the State of
Texas. At the close of the war, he
was possessed of about one hundred
thousand dollars. He again settled in New
Orleans, and. to anticipate Summers bill, he
organized the negroes, and was made Terri
torisl Delegate from Louisiana to the United
States Congress. where he was allowed the
privilege of the floor. hut finally had to re-
tire; In the course of time, he rose TO the
head ut politics, aad was elected Governor.
He ia young, prepossessing. cunning. and
ovoiiO1OuS Va Woucy ouu puWeTs O0uer the
domination of himself aud ring" the fran
chises of the State have been distributed
amongst his friends and peddIers. foreign
and domestic. Several movements have
been made to impeach him. Lee. his facto-
tum. was the chief Of Banks cavalry. and
one Of the main causes of tfie Red river dis |
aster. He is chairman of an important leg
islativs committee, and is said to be worth |
hsvnA ~oA Ak~r, ILL
also at the head of a leading committee, is
plausible. accomplished. a planter. rich, and
like the rest in principle. Michael Hahn |
once of Missouri, is an old Louisianian. |
plausible, wiry and greedy of gain. He
and Fish got up the New Orleans riot of |
1866 as political movement. calling con- |
vention Of nobodies-not parish outside of |
New Orleans being represented in it, to
violently change the Constitution of The |
State. This high-handed outrage on popu-
lar government led to fight. as was ex-
pected; the few usurping delegates were at
tackled. and this led to Congressional action
I" grand stumping tour If the Mort =
the rear OF Andrew Jaapsa,.. ara tle 'aeioz
vas then sustained against ths psagie Tel
assist this demonstration, a Correspondent I
Of powerful Northern paper was kept IL |
the pay Of this gang. and We sold our syu,-
pathies for a series of falsehoods. The re-
suit 10 what see-Louisiana. Twelve mil |
lions have been voted to railways. the cor
porators thereof being named by the ring"
and the margins voted above the true cost of
the road have been distributed among the |
ring.
Behind the sgang of Warmoth. Lee.
Mcmillan. Fish d CO.. stand. az silent part
ners. the old Slidell group of rebel grabhers.
viz: Duncan +. Kenner. Gen. Dick Tay-
lor. Waldron. Bloomfield e. Co. These men |
have great means, ancient sources of know |
ledge. personal enterprise and commercial
daring. sKenner was the Chairman Of the |
Finance Committee of the Confederate Con-
gross. and be 10 esteemed to be, perhaps, |
the foremost financial mind of the South. |
He escaped through the rebel lines one
month before the end of the war with three
hundred thousand dollars in gold, hid in
New York, and at the murder Of Lincoln fled |
70 Europe. whore be had accepted an offer
@ coIfivat1 several sugar plantations In the
Bsrmsdss % partner; but when johnson
resolved upon mild treatment, he returned
to Washington, bought bis pardon. and re-
celSsd -hia hloohsof hesses uu<3 breeel acres,
isjana. He 10 now worth one million of dol
lars more than when the rebellion broke out.
Net only has the old Slidell set been able to
srnment. to the cost Of the people of Loui-
siana. but Oakes AEes and Boston set of
capitalism have possessed themselves of val
aaole railroad rights and properties. and
everything left in Louisiana is up for sale.
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remainder Of the feast. !"
Aud right on the end Of the above. let us
lack the letter of Thomas j. Dnrant, fa-
natic, it is true. bat always an honest Re- /
publican:
Mr.. nURAET CALLS FOR CHANGE or RU- /
i.EEs IN LOUISIANA.
We 6nd the letter which follows in the
Tribune Of Saturday last:
~ "WAsHiEGroS, D Co. June -. 20.
DEAR SlR:-I have to- acknowledge re- i
ceipt Of various letters from you, one of l
twenty fifth. one Of twenty sixth, one of I
lwthty-tiehth and one Of twenty ninth of
May s
: II had the pleasure Of sseein M+ssrs
RodsiesfxsD and -Bechtel frequently during !!
The time they spent in this city. and in
du'ke The hope that the statements made bv
thest gentle@en to prominent men here Of
the oonditios and prospects Of the Rspubli-
caa party Ia sLosisiana may have done some
veed. 19s i