New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-06-18
THE DISCONTINUED PAPERS AND THE
LEVEE COMPANY.

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We sincerely condole with our friends
of the Bulletin in the matter Of the miscar.
rage of one of its pet sensations. The
famous levee convention, which met the
other day, was expected to pitch into
everything and everybody in any way con-
nected with the Levee Company, and pro-
coed to pass sentence and move for execu-
ton upon very inadequate testimony.
None Of the members knew much about
the matters they were called upon to con-
slider, except upon hea-say. Their au-
thority was not of the best, consisting as
it did Of various loosely written but highly
partisan articles in the country press, the
Bulletin and perhaps one CT two other
city papers. the mistake the convention
made was in making a demand for
more evidence-more light The de-
tense was even permitted to be heard,
to introduce witnesses, and what was
the worst feature Of the whole business,
they permitted Governor Kellogg
to come upon the s+lnd, and be was at
tentively 'istened to, while the files of the
papers containing extraordinary charges
were never consulted, nor were their con-
ductors called as witnesses. It is deemed
an aston shing Circumstance that honor
able men, planters and their representa-
tives, who were expected to be so unjust as
to condemn without hearing more than
one side, should have been so just as to
ask the accused if be had anything to say,
and even to pay great attention to what
was said! It was never intended that this
convention should be composed Of think
ing men at al. Certain pa-ties wished to
have something or somebody denounced.
They hoped it would or'y be necessary to
raise convention to have the thing done
out of hand.
There is now as much indignation
against the members of 'he convention
who proved to be so refractoly as there
once was against the Levee Company
itself. The g-avamen Of the ofense is
that they parsed in the execution of orders |
and began to think tor themselves. Such
conduct was never expected Of high |
toned planter who had accepted the posi-
lion Of indiscriminate censor. The B,ule-
In is greatly shocked The little country
papers will also be shocked. If they
Jared they would Ego for" the recalci-
trept planters after the manner OF the
rontier papers Of Texas. And what
makes '1e matter more aggrava:ing, the
convention actually invited Governor Kel-
ogg Shades Of the great McEnery y to ap-
pear before it and address it, while not
nan connected with any discontented
PAPER was honored with such distinction.
l vast amour tot very fine writing was up
let in FIVE minutes by Governor Kellogg
md Mr.. Kenrer, and the fair minded
gentlemen from the corntry listened
o reason and rejected the unsupported
ssertions of our political poets, who be-
ng unpensioned write satires and then
coast that they can not fatter We pity
ar young friend, but can not help him.
We are too much like the levee conven-
sworn friend Of fairness-and
Tould not harm any man nor any body
+ men unless there were reason and ne
essity for it. If the Bulletin wishes to
enounce the levee law and its Democratic
lends who lobbied it through a rather
'eak Legislature, We have no objections,
at we can not find the successors of
aose sharp Consei ,ative patriots, who
ave put up great deal of good money ,
q the levees, are amerable to much GEN.
Ire. We do not think the remedies pro-
lded by the law are adequate for the :
ork, though We are ready to demonstrate ,
lat the company has done its part better =
ian the State has.