The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-19
A New r. chmund in the Field.
Barrett in the Role of Guy
FaWkes.
Rich Developments Expected.

The Washington telegraphic correspon-
dent of the ST. Louis Republican, of the
18th inst, dispatches as follows:
The Durell report is again delayed. The
committee have been advised that more tes-
tlmony can be had for the asking, and it is
not improbable that they may reopen the
case to give another and very important
and willing witness opportunity to testify.
This is understood to be the irrepressible
Barrett, who, not satisfied with his demOli-
ton of Pinchback, and having fallen ont
with Durell, wants to give the latter a taste
of his peculiar style of exposure too.
1t must be confessed that whenever Bar
rett has opened his mouth about Louisiana
matters in the past somebody came to grief
Immediately. The truth of it is Barrett has
been inside of things in Louisiana just far
enough to see what was going on, and to
get smell of the flesh pots, but not far
enough in to get square meal, or hardly a
taste of the viands, and Ire has hitherto
managed to have his evidence in compact,
direct and unimpeachable form. What he
can show in Durell's case remains to be
seen, but from what your correspondent has
learned of the testimony in his possession
the case would seem to be incomplete with
out it.
1t seems that the person by the name o.
Barrett, about whose identity so much anx-
iety was expressed in certain journals last
summer, has turned up in a new role at
Washington. At that time he was known
as the familiar of Norton, Kellogg and Du-
rell, and the bitter enemy of Pinchback, yet
his course was so eccentric that the Repub-
lican, of this city, in attempting to answer
the question, "Who is Barrett ?" and
giving personal sketches hereunder, headed
its article with the significant phrase of
Barrettry."
1t appears that this nondescript, who has
been at intervals taking notes in our city
on c:lr-c't politics, has again made his APP
pearance in Washington, not as the enemy
of the colored Senatorial aspirant, but as
the foe of his late confederates, Norton,
Kellogg and Durell, and especially the lat
ter. 1t seems that this man Friday, of the
Louisiana conspirators, who while men ial
was also gossipng confidant, and thus
came into the secrets of tb is delectable trio,
has been dealt falsely with by his employ
ers. He was to have received $4,000 for his
unclean partisan services, and $4,000 only has
been paid. He now demands his pound of
flesh and proposes to play the part of in
former if need be, to enforce his demand.
Before leaving the city he had written up
full expose of the rascalities of his en-
plOyers, and offered to read the same to u
gentleman in this city. The press in Wash
ington and the committees before whom the
Louisiana case in its various phases must
come, will have the benefit of Barrett's in
formation, and it may be that, as compen-
sative feature in the providence that make
the wrath of man praise his Maker, the
influence of this creature, hitherto SO un-
scrupulously used to damage the good peo
pie of our State, may contribute to the
detection and correction Of the political
and personal outrages from which we have
so severely suffered.
If Barrett, in his gushing mood, should
tell how Norton subsidized the Washington
press in the interest of Durell, how he had
editorials written there and telegraphed in
extenso here, and how he attempted to buy
the New York Herald, and failed, and how
he thought he had bottled up Ben Butler,
but found him escaping from the bottle in
as horrid and terrific form as was portrayed
in Harper's Weekly, the good people Of
Louisiana, in contemplation of the efforts,
by I" ways that are dark and tricks that are
vain," to cover up the judicial and assignee
monstrositias by which hundreds Of them
have suhs1a, would almost forget the ca
lamities 81 The overflow, and stand aghast
at the official corruption of which they have
been the victims. God still lives! and His
ways shall yet be indicated in the exposure
and punishment of our wrong-doers.