Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-17

own hands, bat Wa armed With the|
additional and most singular advant.
age, OF being allowed to privately IN
form 0rinnell, that II VS. Ms the
Presidents intention, 10 make ntm,
Mr.. @. collector Of New Yeti, shus|
plainly intimstisg, that to secure that
office, Mr.. 0rinuell mast grant ~ the
20 between, whatever he AcmaRded---
Leet demanded tho " General Order
Business," ~ the carriage and ware
heusing monopoly was Designated, but
he was only permitted 10 have half of
it, the ether half being kept to silence
other clameron demands. This d.
vision, hewever, did not suit the
White Hssse party, 50 tho collector
was given to understand, chat unless
the whole Of the General Order Bust
ness, was given entirely up to Leet q
Co., he, GriaHell would Ire removed,
which thing in fact, speedily happen
ed OH his refusal, and Mr.. Thomas
Murphy, was appointed, a gentleman
who had been one OF q number to give
President Grant that celebrated cot
tage at Long Branch. We no doubt
would have given our readers better
idea Of the matter by publishing the
editorial entire, but it was too lengthy
for our columns, Is We give the con-
clusiOn:
Under Mr.. Murphy, who had the
Presislent's entire confidence, Leet &
Co., feeling themselves relieved fr,m
all restrictions, again increased their
rates of charge, until their exactiOn
became 80 unbearable, that several of
the sufferers protested against them to
the Secretary of the Treasury, while
Mr.. A. L. Stewart complained OF the
outrage to the President himself. 1t
is in proof, that the Secretary, who is
the legal head of the Customs Depart
ment OF the government, endeavOresl
to interfere aud rectify the evil He
wrote to the Collector, advising that
the monopoly of Leet s. Co, Ike broken
M, and the business RENTED to its
old channel: but Mr.. Murphy insisted
there should he no charge and from
| this point, all that we can See in a
straight line is, that Mr.Boutwell sud-
denly desisted rom his good inten-
tons, as if he had been unexpectedly
thwarted by some power superior to
his own. 1t Is also in proof, indeed it
in testified to by MIR. A. I. Stewart
himself, that he twice informed the
President OF the outrageous character
of the General Order Business, advio.
ing that it he corrected; but he adds
that the President gave no heed to his
advice. Disguised and discouraged at
these Intellectual efforts to escape the
piunderers who were thus powerfully
prOts cted, some of our importers were
al@ul utely .riven To have their mer-
cllandise brought la through the ports
vi Philadelphia and Boston, preterring
to incur the cost ri running IL over the
railroad to New York, rather than tn
have it undergo IA hall mile OF Leet 4
Co.'s ci,rtage and few hours ware
housing at their rate of imposition.
This rate, the testimony shows to have
been three times as much an wound
have been leviea by any other bonded
warehouse in the city.
4 We have HOW acquired "a pretty
clear idea OF the tempting piece 81
plumber upon which General Grants
military statf hal fixed their eyes pre-
vmus to his inauguration aud We have
seen how skiltuliy the robbers pushed
themselves into it's ln,sstssiOn. Every
thing WAS done in true military style
Q,y regular apprOaches), and when
anything threatened their lines, s0mt
unseen ansl mysterious power wOuls
peremptorily flank the disturbing in
fluence, and restore them to a full i'm
munity again.
II Now, what does I'LL Tins meant W.
are stating factsj positive, absolute
Facts, which have teen proven up0i
the stand. and which will never liz
denied. Here We behold handful .
military bandits, who have seized, a
it were, a narrow pass through whicl
the rich commerce. of an imperial cit.
must detile. They re.enact in thi
peaceful age the part Of the feuda
brigands of the Rhine, and In addition
to the crime of pluniering our thrift.
traders, strike fatally ut the CONNER
cial increase OF our city. This 10
great crime, especially against Ne'
York and it behooves oil Of 10 to ~
that it be duly probed and punished
: The question to which No mast pss
pare to adldress our minds ore, Wh
are the parties to this ffightfhl schen
OF robbery Z Who arc direct IN intel
lest, and Who acuessogiesi BesideI
what arc tho motives q thaoo vh0 =
: sune to have no interest, but Who pa
!. NIT these felonious depredati0ns 10 b