The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-05-09
LaLNaEE Nan ae

AAMAAst4 So AA#t Alatf
fully pIupdafed ly llie spurious
government imposed npoa them
1t tho point 81 lhs bayonat by
President Grant, ere Aow suffering
f.om fioods ahich 8re destroying
vasi apmbefa a. ahim6ls AID iD-
ficiing incalculable damage upon
tie growing crops III hei, Tie
ravaees of these floods are bnt g
consequence nE the corrupt gov-
ernment inflicted npoh the people
Of I.onisiaha agaiust th@f sill.
The Wogk If building and re-
pairing ibe leyies IN Iiouisiana
was iairHtied u Is private CONF
pany liz the negro and carpet-hag
Legislature of 1871 under terms
which indicated 4 stupendous job
ia Tile lransacti0ns TIE Lbnsi6ua
Invee Company, as il Is ealleds
for undertaking t0s Tntegt the
lands III the State subject to over
flow, were % receive tle proceeds
IL certain specified taxation upon
these mndsHnd the products there-
OF, which would afford revenue
amply Sufficient to keep the works
in the best possible Condition, and
afford q yerY sleat profit besides.
The operations ~ tllis clInpaEif
are eOhducted Rndar The direction.
IF thf88 misunderstanding who are
appointed, one lA tie State, one.
by PresiaenL Grlut ana one py
the cosnpanr The present c,in-
missipuers ar5 Gen bongstreet,
Coy. Herbert, and Mr. Van Pelt.
These select the places where
the work az the company is to
bc tipne, aud determine upon IFS
details, @
OF course this loyee fcompauy
contains rilfg to absorb large
Share ef tEe revenues collected ais
levee taSes but The taxation tor
this purpose Is so heavy that they
could make fnmhpus profits and
vet do the work assigned them
faithfully. Bnt the Kellogg gov
crumept With characteristics dis
honesty, has failed to reInuneratc
the company for work actually ac.
cpmpliaied, md thug dIfordel
them valid excuse for leaving
much uuGlDue that they ought to
lave done. Since the first dry OF
last October tile company hus
bailt sixty three lrtees, for WITCH
they have not reccivau one cent Of
pay, while the State owes them
about SL090000 on account 81
work of previous wears.
III Alricanizelt mississippi, ow-
ing TO the had management and
dishoaesil 81 the authorities, tIt
levee :, stenl9 LAS llkeRise heel
permitted to 40 to aestfdction
and ihe inbphitopts ot ihat Stat,
have also suffered terribly in con
sequence. 81 thetwo States hun,
dFeels pr thelI@lpds III acres Ut XII,
richest and most productive lands
are uuw submerged dpRd fheil
crops totally destroyed. II i
almastlimrossiIle % conceive til,
extent of the misery which vii
grow ont of these disasters. Grea
numbers 81 epterpIising planter
and small farmers viii be utterll
ruined, while trade ii New Orleani
and The interior towns must ulnbs
cease on account of the genera
distress
The worst suffering, however
viii fpll on thg negro population
Thousands and tbapsapds III col
ored lahorers, With their fpinilies
are entirely Dependent for til,
means Of living upon The owner
nf the Submerged lande; and no,
tllnttIiesc have been 6veitaken 81
calamity, it is difficult to SCI
what is To save the ne2roes iron
absolute stalNatiou The Clisires
Hmung this class VIII Be- telibl
indeed Under Fhe ibhpence 1
cafpet-bag politicians they hay
been led to support for Office
most venal and corrupt SIT {
knaFes, indifferent to tie civil III
suits Which tleir fulo would enta
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