The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-06-15
Grants System Of Family
Government.
From the New York SUM-

IFrom the New York SUM-
The three arrellcd report of the
select committee appointed by the
House of Representatives to investigate
the condition of affairs i'll Louisiana
exhibits in an effective manner the
disposition of the Administration ma
iOrity in Congress to conceal and con-
done corruption on the part of the
Presidents friends or relations, as
well rs the futility of attempting to
whitewash such abuses as have eX-
listed in New Orleans. The commit
tee are unable to agree in an express
sion of their views on the subject,
Sc0feld and McCrary submitting one
statement of the ease, Messrs. Speer
and Archer another, and Mr.. Board
man Smith still another. None of the
committee has attempted to deny the
truth, of the most disgraceful charges
brought against the New Orleans Gus
TOM House faction, but Mr.. Smith en-
beavers to show that there are Demo
cratic carpet-baggers as bad as those
belonging to the Grant party; and
Messrs. Scoticld and MeCrary, while
admitting the use of United States
troops to overawe Republican Con-
vention, and employment of Il United
States revenue cutter to carry Sena-
tors ont of reach of the State authori-
ties until after repeated orders had
been received from the Secretary of
Treasury to disembark them, say the
action of the Federal officials seems
to have originated entirely with them
selves, and that they do not recon-
comend Congress to take any further
notice of this matter.
Messrs. Speer and Archer, however,
60 into the merits of the business mere
thoroughly, and show not only the
most convincing evidences of corrup-
ton and insolent usurpation ON the
part of the Federal officials in New
Orleans, hut the completely Of the Pres
ideDt IN these oatrdges, and that they
mere committed directly ~ his interest.
They give especial attention to the
case of hrother-in-l law Casey, the Col
Iector of Customs, and the peculiar
representative of the Presidential in
huence in New Orleans, and present
that gentlemans record in a light
which must he anything but agreeble
to such of the Presidents supporters
us still retain any regard for the re-
'quirements of common deccncy.
Mr.. Casey, it appears, was at first
in entire harmony with Gov. War
moth, whom he has since opposed
with force and arms as well as bitter
ness. But he lost faith in Warmoth's
patriotism when the Governor aided
in sending Gen. West to the United
States Senate instead of Casey, who
had aspirations for that position him
self, based on his connection with the
ruling family. Afterward, when the
Republican party became split into
two factions, and it was believed that
the Warmoth faction was not really in
favor of the re nomination of Grant,
the Custom House officials, with
Packard and Casey ut their head, en-
tered on that lawless course of inter-
ference with State affairs which has
been fully described again and again,
and which must be perfectly familiar
to all our readers. This interference,
beginning with the domination of a
Republican Convention by military
force in August, 1871, was continued
until il resulted last winter in at
tempted revelation and bloodshed.
During all this time not one word OF
rembnstrance was addressed by the
President to his representatives in
New Orleans, though urgent appeals
were made to induce him to interpose
his authority More than Casey him
self testified that he was in the habit
of writing private letters to the Pres
ident every few days. and that the
latter had never asked for any cxra-