New-York tribune., 1872-03-14

company. vetoed these bills, with the exception OF
the Levee bi which sRned on condition OF important
notifications, which made, and for the reason that
tie bill passed with only three votes against IL
in the senate, and veto wOuld nave dono
no good, and I could only secure the modG-
cation on condition would sign the bill 1t is be-
have fought their corrupt and Infamous schemes
In the legislature and their Infamous schemes to
control the politics of the state by TIE use OF ku-klux
laws troops CGstombOuse Revenue cutters and Deputy
United States Marshlls, that these men have fought me
notice this. Mr.. Casey, brother-nlaw to the
President is Collector Mr. Herwg IS Deputy Collector
his QIerwig brother chief Of the bonded warehouses
another brother s the owner and manager OF the Gene
raj order warehouses brothern-lsw OF Herwg t. chef
weghcr and every effort has been made to get Mr. Ong
out OF the Appraisers Offices in order 10 get another
brothcrn-law of Herwig in his place. Then, you Sec
the Ring would have been complee-Ierwig to sign all
the orders brotherln-sw to weigh all the sugar &C..
another brother-,naw ito apprase it, and brother 20
see that nobody should interfere to detect the frauds
In that way the Custom-house would have been SOod
thing for the brothers and brothers-in-lav.'
"Where did this Herwg come from T.
"He is santo Domingo Jew during the war he was
trader in Illicit goods the side OF the COnfedercy and
after the war he was made Revenue Collector. Casey
and he were IN the coton-weghng business under the
patronage Of Geu. seedman and Perry Fuller and when
Casey was made Collector, Herwg appointed his
chef special deputy Herwig furnishes the brains of the
Custom house, ana i 'NAtttOi
lie looks after finances Of the Grant party, which is
engineered politically by Marshal Packard aud by In
spactor Carter who also Speaker OF the House and
is now editor Of the Custoulouse organ, Tho National
Republican, which the CusOmhouse officials are com
PEELED TO support"
''W Parker. who is named Longsrcct'7 successor,
helm Grant muchi'
.Wcll. Palkcr's chief recommendation is that he is
the most accomplished liar and greatest blackguard in
New Orleans. He founded the pioneer Grant Club there
and is a brotherinlaw Of Gen Butler, to favor whom
the appointment i evidently made. A. compared his
successor Longsrrcet Is Hyperion 10 a safyr"
Has the Congress Investigating Committee reached
the view OF the situation that you holdl"
"WenI can say positively. rs they have nj reported
yet They there two three weeks, snd examined
some Nifty Witnesses very searchiugly Judging from
what they said individuals at different times. they
ca M report any oher way than tnat the leading Federal
oHo als ought an 10 be removed They all admitted that
the investigation had failed u elicit single fac
Meeting ue IN any way wiz the corrupt schemes before
the l. .islatTc"
Is corruption reJ,y as prevalent IN Louisiana a.
people at the North Generally suppose 2"
THE general belief here, think i. nlcb eva ocerood
though undouQtoJ there has been a frigltful amount
o. ICON. The negro legislators have held out
cgainst bribery quite as well the white republicans,
and at least We'll a. the Democrats. We have law
in State against bribery and to that attribute the
pr0neness OF our legislators to indulge IN that luxury
proposed law against il providing the seyeres penal
ties, and passed the Senate unanimously. but IN the
House y,eTOusly disappeaTedand when the bill
called foT the last night Of tie session could not be
found All the bills with money them voted for by
very large majority and sometimes by oil Of the Demo
cratic members OF both Houses There s 10 doubt that
reform greatly needed In STATE among all classes
OF society. For instance nearly all the bank Presidents
in NevOrleans signed contract promising 25 per cent
Oh s. 100000 OF 100000 Of OLD Confederate bonds,
T,1 hill for
paying the bonds in question. That little
too uublushng. however, and did not get through"
Has there been much fraud in levee contractsl :"
"The expenditures the evees have been large. but
the money has been honestly spent and the leyecs
IL better condition now than at any time before They
Will form complete protection against any but the most
extraordinary fresheJs, and think 3ughly
guarded under any circumstances, the great sugar
region below the Red River"
You think on the whole then, TO return 10 politics,
that Louisiana Will not support Grautl'
"Unless be change, his very materially he won't
get 5000 votes in Louisiana. All the Democrats includ
R.formers, and all the Republicans with whom
act know will go against him. unless ne changes much
tLan he is likely 10 do. think, If good Kepub-
lean ticket il nominated at Cincinnati, on square Re
publican platform it Will receive the support OF the Re
pubhcans Of our State, both white and cOlorcd. We
only be that oppression or betrayal Of
the coored people VIII follow tho Of the Cncin
the only argument Of the CusomhOuse party with the
coored people in favor Of Gen. Grant The Democrats
viii do exactly as their national organization decides,
and support Democrat Liberal Republican, accord
ing the action OF their National Convention Zte Ne,e-
Orleans Times is undoubtedly fair exponent
OF the feeling Of great many OF the Democrats
The old slaye-Owners arc about equally hostile to
the State and the National Administration hut
jOrity Of them IN favor of reform movement with
out regard TO party lines The Of Con. Grant has
dcepeDed the ammOses Of the former Rebels, and his
arbitrary and revolutionary acts have convinced nearly
az that he Will not hesitate at anything necessary
70 secure his reflection II il generally believed that
Grant VIII declare martial law IN the South. under
preeXt, If It becomes necessary to accomplish ms
purpose He appears regard the southern states. III
fact dependencies his favor, places 10 fur
nish Office for hi- poor kniOks and The brothers and
brother-n-law OF his political adhcrents Ak the North
The opposition Grants reelection VIII steadily IN
crease al the south from now until next eccuou dag,
unless there is prompt and radical chah-e Ia his
course
FINE ARTS.