New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-13

Around thy grave.
Where Is th- spirit fowne
Igaze aboye-thy look is imaseI ;le.s-
listen, and thy gentle tone
"a on the an.
Oh, come-wii,st :ere pres.
My brow upon thy srave-and IN chose l:.d
And thrilling tones OF tenderness
Bless. bless thy chi!de
fee bless thy weeping child
And DER thy urn-religions holies: sa:ine-
Oh. give his spirit undenieG
To blend with thine.
lOUlslANA's CONDITION..
Attorney General Fields Political Opin'
l0ns-KelIogs's Efforts for Peace-Tht
Alleged Compact Of the 'Whiie
League"
A reporter of the Herald yesterday called
to see Attorney General Field. OF Louisiana
whose decisions in the State have beer
accepted generally as fair by both the Dem
ocrats aid Republicans. The judge was
found at ths st. Nicholas Hotel. where he is
temporarily sojourning. He is native OF
Kentucky and impresses one favorabiy as
being specimen Of the old time Southern
gentlemen, urbane. erudite. unpretending.
He received the Herald representative very
cOurteOusly, and something like the follow
ing conversation ensued:
Reporter-Judge Field. should like you
to give your views as 10 the situation in
your State-your ideas IN regard to the
political outlook!
Judge Field-That is bad. very bad.
will not deny that we have had some bad
legislators. as you at the North. Many
acts have been passed which should never
have been engrossed upon the statute
books: but. in the man, there has been no
reasonable cause for complaint. NOtwith.
standing all reports to the contrary. how.
ever, confidently assert that Louisiana is
Republican by from q, 900 to &c, 900 major.
ity. and the whole desire how is to have a
fair vote recorded. which was not done in
1872. The white League" s" called-co-
operating with the old ku'klux-appar'
antly do not desire this. and thus the strife
lawless element.
Reporter-Under what pretense do the
opposition array themselves!
Judge Field-Under the pretense OF bad
government they seek to carry the elections
at all hazards. happen to know that
Governor Kellogg has used his bes: en-.
beavers to concilate the tactiOns-he has
even bestowed offices upon their leaders:
but they will be satisfied with nothing short
OF the overthrow Of the present Legislature
and government and the installation of Nc.
claim. in 1872.
Repor.er-Have any white men o: power
and influence refused to join these reyolu.
tionists. this ''Nhite League!'
Judge Field--Many. l will name among
this class one Of the largest planters below
New Orleans. Mr.. Effingham Lawrence. and
Judge Taylor Beattie. Of the parish Of AS.
sumption. who is judge Of the Fifteenth Ju.
diciai District. This latter gentleman has
published his reasons for SO declining.
Reporter-These persons certainly can
not be termed ''carpet-baggers
Judge Field-No: but every person who
is Republican and advocates Republican
reform Is termed a "carpet-bagger."
RepOrter-lt seems. however, that the
property holders of Louisiana have good
reason to complain OF the burdensome tax.
alton.
Judge Field-very true. will explain
this. The first Legislature that met after
the war under Andrew Johnson's proclama-
ton were nineteen-twentieths Democrats.
They found all the levees destroyed, lands
overlooked. and general devastation and
ruin. They went to work vigorously, issued
large amounts Of bonds, called levee bonds,
to build these again. and 5000, 900 to
$S,000,000 Of this class Of securities were
sold in the open market. the money was
squandered, the levees were badly rebuilt.
and the overflow soon destroyed them.
Then additional issues were authorized
under tine Warmoth government. of
1868. and the Indebtedness Tor levee
and railroad purposes increased to
100000 os $la.00O.OOO. The crops
farms became dilapidated and worth
less, the people were overwhelmed with
debt and general bankruptcy impended.
The taxation increased to twenty one mills
per 81. This was the amount of State
tax levied when kellogg became Governor.
Now mark the improvement. The last
Legislature passed a law reducing taxation
t. fourteen and a half mills per 81. and
the Republican government, determining to
reform the abuses, attacked successfully the
previous fraudulent issue of bonds in the
courts, and within the last twelve months
the State has been relieved Of great Dor
ton of her responsibility for acts Of forlner
reckless administrations.
RepOrter-1hat seems clear; but why DO
not the good men OF all parties join you to
consummate these reforms
Judge Eield-They will not 60 60. al
though we have frequently invited them 90
to do. Our election comes off in NOvem.
Der. We elect a State Treasurer, one half
of the Senate, the entire House Of Repres-
entatives, sheritfs, parish judges and police
jurors; and it is good thing that the zen.
forcement act. permits us to have the as.
sistance of the United States troops to pro.
tect the MARSHALL In preserving order and
to have a fair vote recorded.
Reporter-What 10 the nature Of the
"White League" OF which you 60 often
The Judge here took from his pocket a
copy Of the New Orleans REPUBLICAN, of
date August 13, and pointed to an expose,
which is startling if true. Some Of the sec.
lions run as follows:
1--WE enter into and form this league for
the protection of our own race against the
daily increasing encroachments Of the ne.
gro, and are determined to use our best en-.
deavor to purge eur legislative, judicial
and ministerial offices from such horde of
miscreants as now assume to lord it over us.
ssThat to accomplish this end we solemnlv
pledge our honor to each other to give our
hearty support to all that this league NAV
determine by a majority of votes cast ut
any regular meeting, and to aid to the ut.
most OF our ability in carrying out such
measures as it may adopt.
THAT we do not reject or condemn any
white man for his political opinions SO that
he Join us in the one grand object we may
haze in view
At Alto, on the fourteenth Of July, the
following was adopted:
THAT we regard it the sacred and political
duty Of every member-of this club to dis
and socially prescribe all
white men who unite themselves with the
Radical party, and to supplant every polit.
ical opponent in all his vocations by the
employm and support of those who ally
themselves with the white mans party.
and we pledge ourselves to exert our ener.
giee and use our means to the consummat-
ing Of this end s:
The following is from an address to col
ored people in the Natchitocbes Viadicator
of July Is:
1.-THE white people intend to carry the State
election this tall. This intention ia deiih.