New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-06-09
KELLOGG'S PLANS.

DrTIoN-THE NEED OF AN oRGAN-rBE PiEsI-
DENTS PROCLAMATION ISSUED AGAINsr KEEL
LOGG's PERSONAL wIsII-sYsTENATIc PREPARA-
TIoNs FOR POSSIBLE WAR.
lFRoM THE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIVE TKIBUHE.l
NEw-ORLEASs, juno 81 went around to Mechan-
les Institute on Saturday, TO call on DIR. Kellogg
passed through group Of colored men, who were
loungng about the entrance listening To an OH gray
headed black man fighting over again the Dattes OF
his youth and Boosting OF tho thickness OF bis skull
f" 1 knowed was all right dar," heard him say
" l was MT afraid to go fur anybody fur knoWed
she would MT splitD Entering the first ante-rooun,
found it filthy corner room facing on Dryades-st-,
with a table in the center and few dliapidated
chairs. There were cODgregated IN this room a
dozen or twenty men, mostly black, who were smok-
ing and splitting tobacco juice about in way that
was fearful to behold A few Of them seemed 10
DO waiting for an audience with the Governor, but
the most of them appeared TO be there because they
had nothing else to do. A sign upon door leading
from this room announced that the Governors
Pariors" were beyond, and 90, approaching the
aged negro who sat By the door, asked him if he
would take my card in lie took it, looked at 1t,
asked me If the Governor knew me- and, on receiving
an affirmative answer disappeared inside. On his
return he let into tine second room and said that
tho Governor would see me soon.
THE APAIsT1IENTs or STATE.
waited here long enough to make few obserya-
tions. had not yet got into the Governors office,
but only into a second ante-r0Om, where the more
fortunate ones were allowed to await the Governors
leisure The room was about the same size as the
first and was parated into two parts by railing
behind which were some desks and three or four
men writing. At each end OF the room there was an
old painting of civil military hero, but they
were done in such dark col0rs, OF which age had
deepened the shade, that could not determine their
subject in the dim light Of the room. AT
one side of the room was packlng-boX,
the cover OF which was partly OIL
disclosing that il was filed with cavalry belts which
the Governor afterward informed me had arrived
that day About fifteen men were sitting and stand
ing about the ROOM all of whom, with the exception
of two or three Metropolitan policemen, who seemed
to be fixtures there, aud plantation darkey who sat
near the door of the Governors private ONCE with
his char tipped back, turning over the leaves Oi
Mr. Kellogg's last address, were apparently awaiting
an audience. The inner door was locked within, but
now and then bright-looking young mulatto issued
forth and admitted some one of those who were
waiting, and behind whom the bolt was always
turned.
My time came at last and after the customary
situations seeing that M. Kellogc's business was
pressing and desiring more zine for conversation
Uifl VIC CDuu pOoolOiJ ltdFN tiiIiNt oN-be'N ''N'
he make an appointment with me- which he cheer
fully did at his house OF course, was careful to
keepit Mr.. Kellogg lives III an unpIetentous
though very comfortable house on Prytania-st. IL
stands back a rod or two from the street. and has
high ornamental iron fence in front The gate was
locked and on ringing the bell, servant came out
with the key and admitted me. was shown into
study, plainly furnished and opening upon a cool
gallery at the rear of the house. AT desk III the
corner, a well-dreSscd man. to whom was intro
duced but whose name have forgotten, was clean
ing and oiling pair OF Smith q Ncssons feyoiyers
He remarked that he was putting the aImOry IN
order that being very necessary adjunct Of the
Government in New-Orleans. Mr. Kellogg talked
with me for about two hours with very little re-
serve anG shall repeat, as nearly as can remem-
Der, the substance of the conversation.
IMPROVED CONDITION or THE STATE FINANCES.
We spoke first Of the finances of the State and
Mr. Kellogg said he lad passed through the most
trying times in regard TO the collection Of money.
For the FIRST two or three months he said,
couldn't get any money at all. 1t was part OF the
plan of Warmoh and his gang to leave his successor
with none of the means of carrying on the govern
ment lie absolutely took out Of the ship of state
every foot Of machinery before turning it over to
u.s. This was done by means of what was known
Act No 81 That provided that all warrants and
certificates Of Indebtedness might be registered, and
thai all delinquent taxes as they were paid should
be set aside as fund from which to lquidlte them
in the order of their registration. BY another law
all taxes became delinquent on the LIST Of January.
Warmoth did not sign this act and publish it until
he and his friends were really. They bought these
warrants and certificates at great discount; for
some they did not pay than 80 ceuts dollar.
aud when il was announced that the bill was signed
they had about 100000 worth of this paper The
State owed its fiscal agent about $4,000 for
money advanced to pay interest; the new taxes
were not due, and these fellows were gobbnng
every cent of the old taxes fast they came in.
Some of our people were in it too; Ray had some
of the warrants or certificates, and Pinch
back had some / did not discover it at once, but
when / did put stop to it immediately. l took
the ground that tho act was unconstitutional part
of that money having already been appropriated
and pledged by the Legislature for the payment VI
interest on the State bonds They attempted to get
out amandamus but the case has not yet been deccd
Meantime we have had the use of the money ioY
Legitimate purposes and with the new taxes that
have been paid within the past month we have boon
able to pay our current expenses return to uur fiscal
agent the 100000 We owed him, and tO-nOuOw We
begin to pay two months back Interest,"
as there, then, no tax-resisting in the State p
asked
NO" he replied, Except where the people
unable to pay. great many Of our planters cannot
possibly raise the money TO pay their taxes, and
have ordered the collectors where they get good
security, to give them more time"
"Will you be able to pay the interest on your
bonds regularly T. -
Having got behind" he said, 1T will probably
take us till the end of the year to get square.
hope we shall by that time"
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