New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-06-13
TEE BOHEMIAN NUISANCE.

Louisiana has come to be regarded as
sort Of Botany Bay for the Bohemians of
the Northern and Northwestern press.
Several Of the leading American papers
have resident correspondents stationed in
other points. some of which are not SO i'm
portant as New Orleans. while il is the
practice to employ special correspondent
to visit and "do' this city. limiting
the time to from half day TO as
much longer. not exceeding week, as
may be absolutely necessary to a full IN
Outstanding Of the Louisiana muddle.'
The result is the Bohemians rush down
here, fly around for an hour or two. note
book in hand. become terribly confused,
and Just before going off into idiocy. sit
down and write the full particulars" in a
letter three OF four columns long. which
inevitably nuddles things worse than
ever.
The Bohemian usually makes his first
dash at the Governors Office, as the AIM
can explorer naturally grayitates to the
hut Of the king or the chief when he
tiushes barbarous tribe. Here great
surprise awaits him. He learns to his
establishment that the executive Of Lou
isiana is sufficiently. adept in the English
language to make himself understood. He
is agreeably disappointed to find so much
intelligence and enlightenment where he
expected to see preparations for feast
with his precious carcass for the chief
dish. After the wonderment wears off,
and feeling Of security returns, the b.
hemian musters courage enough to ask
questions. a business in which he displays
great aptitude. being able generally to
suggest more in half an hour than ten
men can answer in a week.
One Of the genus has recently been sent
by the New York Tribune. After gawking
about town for an hour or two, he effected
an entrance into Governor Kelloggs
Office. But as there was not room enough
there in which to spread himself. he
adroitly managed to get an invitation to
the Governors residence. where he
buzzed his victim for two or three mortal
hours. and then wrote two columns of
full particulars. which are well calculated
to befog the readers Of the Tribune more
than ever. if that be possible. We reprint
this remarkable letter in another column.
As might have been expected, both the
correspondent and the editor of the
Tribune, who comments on the letter, give
Kellogg full credit for whatever he says
against himself or the Republican party,
while they fatty contradict every state
ment that is favorable to our State gov
eminent. In noticing the information that
the money is ready in the treasury to pay
the interest on the State debt. but that
certain bonds of doubtful validity are
excepted, the Tribune casts this slur upon
the Governors statement:
1t is easy now to say that the money is |
ready-but tied up by an injunction. Ii |
Governor Kellogg has been party to such |
trick, it is probably for the purpose of con-
cealing the barrenness of the State treasury,
not with any intention of diverting funds 10 |
unlawful uses. just now the salvation of |
the kellogg government very much de. |
ponds on its ability to restore the PROSTATE
public credit. Naturally. people look with |
suspicion on the financial statements of a |
State administration which is itself fraud. |
lie: those people who look with sus-
picion upon the financial statements of |
the executive Of one Of the States Of this
Union keep away from him, and no.
bother him for information which they
have not the sense 70 understand when |
they get il. The creditors Of the State
are getting their money. and so would this
Bohemian if he happened to own a
coupon. The Governor certainly had no
motive to deceive the fellow. whatever
may be said Of his good taste and discre-
ton in wasting two or three hours in tell
ing him things he lacked the ability to |
and which he was instructed
not to believe at any price.