The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-07-19
The Genius of the Usurpation
The Inperious Queen Of Lou
isiana Politics.

A correspondent Of the New York Sun
writes lengthy letter from Washington, under
date Of the 10th inst. III which he dilates upon
Judge Durell and his friends, and exposes the
means used to save the Judge from impeach-
mcnt. In concluding hi, letter he draws a pen
portrait Of the wife Of the Universal Assignee
which is conceded to he truthful by those who
are acquainted with the original. aud which
will be per,lsed With interest by those who
have been squeezed by the Universal, and also
lev those who have been unfamiliar with the
secret workings Of the wires behind the scenes
in which Kellogg, Dnrell ana Norton played
such conspicuous and odiou, roles:
Now as t" the bond Of union between Durell
and Norton. the common belief iii New Orleans
j. that it has been formed III two ways. First.
from their official relation III the court and
secondly. from tie social intimacy Of Durell with
the family of Norton. As these are matters OF
notoriety, and As Mrs Norton takes an active
part in politics in Louisiana, there is no invasion
Of privacy in bringing her before the public in
this connection. tIrs. Norton IL remarkable
woman, and is, in my Judgment. the more infiu-
entail parsonage III the political circles Of Loui-
-ian,. Her ply sique Is masculine as well as her
intellect. She is worth a dozen men OF the Du-
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uuerring, and her -agacity is far-reachins. She
is ambitions of being considered politician, and
Is entitled 70 the name.
A woman Of determined will and invincible
courage, she is the person who has inspired the
Judge with that quality which he lacks-back-
bone Mrs. Norton is a born combatant, for the
harder she is pressed the better she fights. In
her library i'll Canal street. New Orleans, the
policy of the State Government is shaped and
fixed and Kellogg is simply a child in her hands.
Her aim has been first to acquire sufficient
wealth. and then come to Wa Shnston as the wife
OF Senator Norton. Louisiana being altogether
too narrow field for the exercise of her talents.
That was the plan decided upon prior to the cleo
Kellogg its Governor. and Kellogg to engi-
neer Norton into the United States Senate. The
necessary funds were put into Pinchback : hands,
but that gay and festive muatto thought
they could lie turned to better Use and
it is minated that with the money he pur-
chased votes enough to secure himself, he
thought, the seat in the Senate which Mrs Nor
ton coveted for her husband But the game of
both parties has been blocked. for the seat in the
Senate is still vacant Mrs. Norton, however,
will be heard Of again. She is the man OF that
family, and after being acquainted with her one
can readily imagine what Queen Elizabeth was
or the woman Shakespeare had i'll his eye when
he drew the character of Lazy Macbeth. To her
saving Durell 40 far, and but for her he would
have resigned at the beginning OF the fight.
have left myself no room to show how essn
tal it is for Kellogg to stand by Durell, but it is
certain that the removal of the latter would draw
after it other changes i'll the Federal and State
Offices there which would eventually bring in an
entirely new regime i'll Louisiana.