The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-08-22

q AtAlA AatM a4ttlas
When President CREST lt win
ter astonishod tie public by his
curious vacilation up0u tie subject
Of Louisiana affairs, il was inii-
mated Chat secret Influences were
work which brother-in-laE c.
sey might explain If he only would.
One of tio most important meas
ures passed by The Louisiana Iegis-
lature at it's last session WAS what
is known as tho finding act,
measure which iarolv8d tlie valid
itYof some millions al bonds which
bad been issued uBder carpet -hag
rule. Tie measure was 4 fsvofito
one With Kellogg, and its enforce
ment would PROVE disastrous to q
certain class ef bond holders.
These men knew lie influence That
Casey possessed at tie White
House, and they could afford t1
pay well for influence 81 value.
There we're queer rainots N tie
time, but 80 10 n8t believe ihas IS
could be proved that Casey ever
received money Oh other valuable
consideration from any ~ the in-
terested parties, though St Is q sin-
guiar coincidence that his vieWs
and consequently l4rB respect
Ing the purity 81 Tie KELLOGG gov
eminent al Al once underwent
remarkable change THE general
condition of louisiana was brought
up in Congress, as was currently
reported, a { the insligation of CLIO
President; but tho discussion SIS
sumed d phase 50 damaging TO thc
Administration That if was drop
ped Id disgust Since lhag lhings
have been working There has
been u split between Tie Kellogg
and the Casey wings 81 The party
which has Widened into an open
breach, and AZ tile State R8pubIi-
can Convention which met Id New
| Orleans on Wednesday, heliogg
triumphed over The Cast0mbousa
faction IN tha nreiminaries 0f or
ganizalion BY 3 very largo major
ity And now the intelLigence
comes that tile great struggle in
The Convention was expected to
be over The nominatian for State
Treasurer, SIS bir Dubuclet. tbd
incumbent, having opposed tho
schemes 81 the State Funding
Board, will not be supported bv
the Kellogg fiction Tor renomina
tion. This intelligence has peeu-
liar significance tor those Who arc
acquainted with the secret work
ings Of Louisiana aifails li kai-
logg maintains his ascendaucy
over the negro voters, and it seems
likely that he viii, the result NAV
ba serious; for If Grant finds thAt
I the spurious State government NOT
/ only refuses ID send his brother
in-law to the Senate, but Likewise
iuterferes with his financial plaus,
be may think il necessary 70 send
the United States army t0 nusAas
tho usurper whom be placed ia
4 power bv the use 0f Federal bay
/ Duets. This episode ii Louisiana
also illustrates 4 fact which every
/ DAY is becoming more esear, and
that Is that when the President
/ suddenly takes an unexpected and
uaaccounsble attitude III regar3
Ia any measure of public policy it
/ is pretty esrsain thst somabodY IS
expected to make money thereby.
Tbs RAHEoaD In tha loit8n-
I Boil of i late date wa fad tho
following 0nco moro this in-
i portaut question has bec0ne the
general topic og conversation
among our citizens; bnt what will
! be the ultimate result u " yet far
beyond oar powers oE gne ing
/ bTr. Clarke, tile agent eg the Ven
/ milionyilla and Shreveport branch,
I passed down the line u this place
\ last Weeks recording ihe napar oE
+ thee0snpauyin ali parishes tar0ug
maieh lho road W pass Alaesa
/ his slaf hero, M Clarke assured
j aientl oi ours thAs woas au tAa