New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-16

the taxpayers and business men: 1t mas
accumulated large debt and heavy rate
Of taxatfon, tbf Which It has no interest
bearing investment to show. Itaeed only
be repeated chat this debt. taxation and !
expenditure is fat greater than that OF the
State. o; this taxation there remains the
very large sum of $1,000. 900 uncollected,
from which We have a right to infer. first
that the popula: suffering does not come
exclusively from the city taxation: Sec
ond. that if this suffering be caused by
taxation. then the responsibility of the
city goyarnmeut is more than double that
OF theFState government.
3. This is not the only city known
which owes large city debt. and bears
large weight Of taxation. New York. for
example. owes sis. 900 900. aud has sat-
ferei from a corrupt administration, yet
she has borne this great burden and pros
pered in spite of it. Many that owe taxes
here have not paid them. and the chief
sufferer, are laborers. who do not pay taxes
to sufficient extent to ruin them.
1. The true caCse of this industrial EN-
barrassment is to be found in the diver
sion of certain lines OF trade Of which
New Orleans once enjoyed a monopoly.
The system of railroad, carries to Eastern
and European ports. ali the commerce OF
the West. and gives to other cities the
profits which once excl usively belonged
to New Orleans. Is it not sufficient
to account for the tagnation Of
stream that its waters are directed from
their natural channe! : If SO many mil
lions Of produce and co assumption. with
all tie passengers and treasures moving
between the Eas: and West. adopt other
routes. is i. not sufficient to account tor
the abandonment Of our own?
The professional poll ticians who wish a
change Of Office holders. rail out against
the State government as the sole cause
Of evils. which are thus. in our opinion,
to be attributed to other causes. Concede
all that has been alleged against il, and
there will be found other ample and una.
bated causes for the continuance Of the
industrial embarrass men:s Of which every
one is complaining.
We have now provis iona! and armed
authority in possession of the State
Offices. I: viii! undoubtedly be fol.
lowed by an armed occupation OF
the State by the federal authority.
Congress may be convened. and an act
passed for the civil reorganization of
the State either by reinstating and main
tanning the government Of slr. kellogg, or
by an election to be conducted under mill
tary auspices. Bat when the State shall
have been restored to peaceful and &C.
knowledged government. the industrial
condition of the city will be found ru-
changed. except perhaps for the worse.
Our rivals will spread the anarchy and
violence Of the past few days. as reason
why no immigrant or commercial pur-
chaser should visit our market. st. Louis
will spread her lures for our cotton. Ciu-
c;nnat: vii: ship direct by rail to our CTS
toners. New York will sell dry goods.
Baltimore groceries. az! the whole force
of the drummers vii. be addressed to
the lauiatioE Of other markets and the
SANDER Of ours.
Capita. ever :imii. vii, be Withdrawn
0. withheld. Even the visitors who al
nuailv gladden. our city will have coI-
trac.ed sectional horror tina: counter
acts any attraction c; climate or pleasure.
There will be. however. an opportunity
afforded to determine whether the alleged
misrule of one mat has destroyed the
commerce and paralyzed the industries of
New Orleans. Will our public and finan.
cia! securities advance: Our hotel regis.
ters fill: Will capital rush to supply tie
vacuum which all know to exist: Will
the North give its sympathies: Will
Congress extend its aid: Viii imIligra-
ton pour III from Europe: All these
elements are indispensable to the restora-
ton OF our prosperity. Let US pause and
Sc. if a single act Of revolutionary violence
vii. secure the object which all. without
respect to color or opinion, lave equally
at heart the welfare of New Orleans.