The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-06-16
TRUTHFUL KELLOGG.

The so-called Executive Of this State at
tempted to make little cheap capital by
proclaiming in the Levee Convention last
Saturday, that he had caused the arrest,
trial and conviction of negro Radical tax
collector, in Plaquemines parish. This
specimen office-holdor of Keiloggs Govern
ment was charged with embczzling the
money he collected, was found guilty and
sentenced to the Penitentiary. Kellogg ex-
ulted over the idea and boldly stated it,
that this Leon Courcelle spent the money to
secure the election of Greeley and the Fu-
sion ticket. This is utterly false, and the
usurper knew it when he made the state
ment, but so given is he to mendaclty that
it seems impossible for him to tell the truth
The humiliating exposure, made i'll the U.
). Senate, of his baretaced falsehood, should
have been a lesson to him never again to
misrepresent facts.
1t matters very little whether Courcelle
was Greeley or Grant Republican. Suf-
flee it to say he was a negro, Republican,
and an officeholdcr Of kelloggs govern
.nent. But the facts show that he was a
member of the Grant State Central Com
,nittee during and since the campaign, and
is so now, we believe, although sentenced
TO the Penitentlary. He was also dele
gate elect to his parish convention Of the
Kellogg party at the time of his conviction
and was one of the most active supporters
If the usurpation.
On his trial he admitted his guilt, but
plead in eXtenuation Of his otfense that tn
money he had embezzled had all been spent
in the interests of the party to which the
Judge, the District Attorney and the jury
belonged. But through the impartiality and
Attorney Mckay, and not through any efforts
IF Kellogg, as he claims, Leon Courcelle was
convicted Since then, we are informed,
petition has been signed by all the leading
Republican politicians Of the parish, setting
forth the fact that the ,ffense of which
Courcelle is guilty, having been committed
in the interests Of kelloggs elect on, there
fore he is entitled to, and should receive
Executive clemency. Such are the facts in
this case, as the record will prove, and were
known to Kellogg at the time that he at
tempted, by stating falsehood, to bring the
Fusion party into contempt
Now for the promises of this would-be
virtuous and patriotic Governor to remove
from office any one guilty of malfeasance
or improper conduct. Let us see if they
will ever be fulfilled. He has All opportu-
nifty now to make them good in the case Of
the charge preferred against the negroes
Butler and Mahoney, of this same parish OF
Plaquemnes. Both Of these darkies are
,ppontees of Kellogg, and fill positions in
the police jury and on the school board. 1n
the latter capacity, Brown, the negro Su
in his last official report,
charges them specifically with embezzling
the funds belonging to the public schools
Is not Kellogg aware Of this fact Most
certainly he is and yet he permits these
ignorant and corrupt negroes to continue in
office, and thereby approves Of their pecu-
lation and rascality. If there is any sim
certify or honesty in the profession of Mr..
Kellogg, certainly here is a prominent in
stance for the fact to be demonstrated
Will he act !? No. Butler is Senator and
Mahoney Representative, and ignorant
and venal negroes as they are, Kellogg fears
them and dare not remove them from the
position they prostitute and the govern
ment they disgrace. So much for Kellogg.
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