The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-02-14

under Warmoth's infamous election
law, and finally a radical member Of
the legislature, to which latter position
he elected himself by an adroit mani.
pulation of the ballot,box. Heresided
in the parish which he pretended TO
represent only thirty days previous to
his assumed election, and has not been
in the parish Cameron since but has
held and still holds, lucrative com,
mission in the United States custom
house in this city. He has hitherto
been one Of Warmoth's most plant
tools No work was too dirty, no act
too servile, for him to perform at the
bidding of his master. He worked
zealously for the enactment of the
catalogue Of infamous cnactments that
blacken the Louisiana statute booh.
lie was an ardent supporter of t f.
metropolitan police, election, constabu.
larry and other fagtious enactments
about which he and his adherents are
now making such an outcry. And
now he turns up in the role of retormer.
1t Is like the devil rebuking sin.
The truth is, neither of these scoup,
drelS care farthing for the people,
except so far as they can get their sup,
port and ride into power.
Honest people have taken little part
in this fierce feud. 1t was matter
with which they had no concern, and
have viewed the struggle with the same
feelings that animated the old woman
when bruin and her husband were
locked in deadly embrace. The only
regret they have is that the fate of the
two Kilkenny cats did not overtake
the rival factions, that men of honesty
and capacity might be placed at the
head of affairs.
Notwithstanding the disagrceable
state Of matters attendant upon this
radical uproar, and the temporary
losses entailed thereby, benefcent re-
suits are likely to spring from it in the
end. Indeed, they are already be-
ginning to crop out. The battle cry
Of reform with which the Carterites
went into the fight was caught up by
the Warmoth party and used as a de-
tensive weapon, Thus "reform" con-
stltutod the slogan of both contestants.
Although Warmo!h was forced, in
self defense, to take the reform chute,
he has not as yet manifested any dis
position to break his promises. He
has recommended some very wholesome
reform measures, and has vetoed Il
number Of laws of doubtful expediency
appropriating money out of the public
treasury. The legislature has address.
ed itself, apparently in good faith, to
the work of eliminating from the statute
book the Aagitious legislation of pre-,
ceding sessions, and the enactment
of wise aud wholesome laws to
the end that the immense burden
of taxation with which the people
are crushed may be lightened. Wheth,
er WaTmoth and the legislature are
honest and sincere in their commenda-
BILE work is matter of little concern
If the desired result is ACCOMPLISHED
and the people delivered from their
bondage it will be welcomed as heartily.
whether effected through honest motives
or domagoguery.
The Grand Duke Alexis is coming.
Dut Inc announcement creates little
excitement IN the community. 1t has
scarcely raised rifle on the placid
bosom of society The people of the
Crescent City are not given to extra.
ordinary displays enthusiasm on the
advent of distinguished visitors, par.
ticularly if those visitors happen to
nan from a transatlantic quarter.
They don't go into extacies of feeling.
and PROSTATE their humble forms in
the dust at the approach of purple,
robed royalty. In this respect, New
Orleans is the most democratic city in
America. Alexis will be received.
and treated handsomely and courte,
ously. While there will be an
absence of that garish display, glar,
ing toadyism and obseouious Aatterv