The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-27
ARMY OFFICERS IN POLITICS.

We took occasion recently to convince Ger
Emory, out OF his own mouth, that he himsel
was an instance of an officer in the regula
army used land most vilely used, too) $50
political purposes" We wish to say here tina
Gen. Emory is not the only instance of tn
kind, while we freely and gladly admit tina
the cases are comparatively rare, and that tn,
average West Point graduate has an invincibl
repugnance, which Is perfectly proper ant
perfectly Ineligible, to be sent on any sucl
small-potato errands. So much the NOR,
reason to hold up to public contempt tn,
cases that do occur. Such cases, for instance
as that Of Ma or Lewis Merrill, who sold hi
honor as an officer and gentleman for beg
carly $4,000, squeezed out of the impover
ished taxpayers of South Carolina.
Such cases as that Daniel E. Sickles in South
Carolina, who earned his appointment tc
Madrid by organizing black leagues and kind
ling frebrands throughout the entire State
which lay PROSTATE and gasping at his feet.
Such cases as that of Adelbert Ames, who
used. his sword as military commandant OF
Mississippi to make himself United States
Senator. Such cases as that of Oliver O.
Howard, who tried to use his power as chief
of the Freedmen's Bureau to get himself nomi-
mated for the Vice Presidency. Such cases as
that Of Ulysses s. Grant, who, when it was
still uncertain which way the cat would jump,
went swinging round the circle with An
drew johnson on the biggest political "bust ~
of the century.
Surely, General Emory will not deny that
these persons whom we have spoken of were
officers in the regular army, nor that thew have
committed the political sins laid to their
charge. What they did little Capt Mills
selected for the express purpose, as Terry
selected Merrill to 60 to Yorkville-is trying
to do in Alabama It would be well for Capt.
Mills to guide his conduct by the example set
by Col Crawford, of the Second infantry, who
commanded at Huntsville, in that State, in
much more troublesome times than the present
and did so with dignity, impartiality, and uni
verSa acceptance-except so far as the carpet
bag of6ce-holders went.
-Neu York World, 21st ;.st.
The Major Lewis Merrill, alluded to in the
above article, is the officer in command of the
detachments from the Seventh United States
Cavalry, now operating in Northwestern Lou
isiana and arresting prominent citizens in
Shreveport, Coushatta, and other towns.
Miss Albani, the prima donna, Of whom the
English musical public are SO proud, made
her debut in New York on the 21st inst, in
6 La Sonnambula. The 7E;5sene's critic thus
sums up his opinion of her:
After the close of the opera the audience
paid her the compliment, unusual in New York
hat time of the evening, of five calls before
The curtain. Her acting is fair but conven-
tional. Her personality is pleasing but not
Her voice and her vocalism are
both beautiful, but she is not a genius, and we
Judge, though perhaps Sonnambula" does
not offer good test that she will never deep
y stir the feelings, Or take rank among the
great dramatic artists That is not to say,
lowever, that she is not already prima don
IA of rare value.
Sambo wanted to buy some land, but he had
'nly half enough money. "Well," said the
and agent "the price is $500, but I'll take
s45O and mortgage for the balance in
ear" Sambo scratched his wool. "But, I
ay, boss, spose teller haint got no morgich?'
n vain the agent explained. when up steps
Bill and says II can lucidate that pint. A
norgich is like this yer: S'pose You pay de
loss $3.50 down, and gives your word and
lonor Of honest Niger to pay him de udder
;45O in year den spose, on de very last day
b de year, yer pays him $449, and don't pay
i'm de udder dollar, why den de morgich says
e boss can jess take all de money and de
and, and you don't have nuf1in-not cent.
Golly, boss, morgich makes niger
Mighty honest