New Orleans Republican., 1873-05-25
OUR LATE FUSS.
What n Cincinnati Correspondent says
.Of Us.

What n Cincinnati Correspondent Says
.Of Us.
The Cincinnati Times and Chronicle sent
rather lively correspondent 10 this city
during the late war. who was around town
generally when 'the people were exhibit.
ing themselves His Last letter from New
Orleans was dated May y. and contained
the following racy sketches:
Prophets being proveTbiaiiy without
honor in their Own country, alu events
having certain inherent and aggravatrg 9
tendencies to develop themselves regardless
of the most reliable predictions and 20 the
grief and confusion of the wisest othet9.
1t has come to pass that the prophecy busi-
ness has fallen into disrepute. Events, by
their dogged an" dogoned obstinacy in re.
tusing to turn up SO that the Scriptures
might be fulfilled, the scriues. especially
newspaper sclibes. have learned to exercise
a becoming caution in endeavOrir to pierce
with prophetic vision the misty future. Or.
at least, in giving expression 20 their ol.in.
ions Of what it contains.
In view Of these facts. il is extremely
gratifying to your correspondent that GER
tain semi-prophetic statements. modestiy
ventured By HIM II previous letter. have.
by the subsequent actions Of the people OF
this city, been so promptly and completely
corroborated, and the correctness of his
estimate OF New Orleans character SO
thoroughly vindicated.
And now to write few words concerning
the scenes in this city of last Tuesday.
When it became known, early in tie
morning, that Governor Kellogg had or
dered another detachment of the .'peelers"
TO be sent to st. Martinsville. there was
hurrying to and fro among the chivalrv
Now, said they. is our time. This is a
golden opportunity. Let us counsel together
this afternoon, and let us stir up the people
and cause the ignObils vulgts to rage in
their minds ana let us cause tosces and
safu to roi,J,t; and let us incite The mob to
bloody deeds, and then. behold. upon the
morrow "a mighty wall of anguish and sor.
row shall go up from us. We vii! shout
even to the people OF the North countries
10 and behold. this is the work of Kellogg
He sends hii janizas;ee into the iowlanis.
and leaves us, the people of the great city.
unprotected: and behold: our merchants
are robbed. our houses burned. and our
women slain. and there is no help in us.
SO most cunningly did these wicked ones
devise, and this Is the whole secret of the
anti-keHvgg disturbance Of last Tuesday.
Soon upon every street corner appeared
flaming posters calling upon the people TO
Rally. Rally! Ral!y..." at the Ciav
statue at three o'clock "Al! who object
DER our brothers in the parishes and
deal more 10 the same effect.
Three O'Clock came. and found a motley
crowd, composed mostly OF professional
idlers, around the statue. A Young man
afflicted with detoi nifty peculiarly suy-
gestive in the city-viz.: a cock eve -
mounted the steps of the statue. and prO.
ceeded to fire the Southern heart with a
most bewildering display of pyrotechncal
and Horticultural rhetoric. Then a man.
who the likeness OF k;ngly crown had
on in the shape of big shock of red.
dish hair. produced his nosegay. Such
eagle flights OF rhetoric as all these
speakers took never knew equaled.
In the evening Lafayette square beheld a
repetition of the scene. with lis ahsuriitv
intensified. Out of the three
who gathered there one man
came armed-yes. armed. The crowd con- |
sisted of loafers. roughs, gamns, rousta- |
bouts, and all the rabble and scum of a |
great city. with a few respectable people |
drawn thither bv curiosity. For a long
time no ore couid be found to make move.
10 take the intiatorv. The brave takers
If the afternoon had mysteriOusly disap-
Deared. At last a FreLchman mounted the
ostrnm and haran gued the crowd:
Fellow ceeterZens-Zls is not ze time for
ak. We must rally, r-rally, r-r--ally.
Cries OF Bully for you :" 60 it, johnny
,rapeau," etc.] Zee whole KeA-logg gov
is one dam rascal. We must cut
fl zee head OF ze carpet bag. We must
ave re bill hioOd of ze carpet-bag."
Shouts, groans, laughter, and catcalls. in
which the voice Of the Frenchman is
rOwned, and another speaker is boosted
p.] He says his voice is still for war.