The New York herald., 1874-09-16


But 1t Is aimed also at his industry. bls occupa-
ton, his bread and shelter for himself his we and
ms children. lt Is political maxim with the
White League that every negro ought to starve
who Will not vote the white mans Ticket The
white leaguers many OF whom are planters with
large rice and sugar plan tatiOns. have agreed
among themselves TO employ only democratic ne
% proes. There are none such: This Is the
a very worthy gentleman In all things things
save TINS singularly mistaken and inhuman policy.
h,leaay Ar IL Is beng put into practlce, not only in
me agricuiturai districts. but even In this city.
merchant here, gentleman OF integrity and in
telngence, democrat. but man OF personal in
aepehdence, told me this morning that some OF the
Whlte League leaders asked him to discharge his
colofed porter because the negro is q radical. Be-
img & . man OF more than common courage he re-
fused IL VIII be seen from a. this how dangerous
Is TINS organization. 1t threatens with impending
rum black and white alike. Only cOmmtnity OF
madmen would think OF Inaugurating such a reign
OF injustice ana cruelty and blood. TO bad gov
eminent and vicious police anu oppressive taxa
tlon and State bankruptcy Is to be added an
armed political organization Tor the CORRECTION OF
evils winch seem TO be incurable. II The negroes
are armed also, as Is alleged 1t Is all the Tor
everybody.
THE osrRAcIsM OF GENERAL LoNGsTREEr.
. AS an Illustration of what social Osiracism In
poitlcai opinion means, no better case can be
found than that OF General LOngstreet At the
close OF the war ne was ldolized IN this city. No
one approached him IN popular esteem. His
military record was grander than Stone wall JACK.
sons 1t wed with Lees, 1t rlvalled Shermans and
delight. Within twenty-four hours the dream
iaded away. From being the ido OF the populace
ne was the competest object OF their deiesiaton::
lie had written a political letter the sentiments OF
which New Orleans and Louisiana disapprOved,
and consequently ne had become a traitor and
knave. Nnety-seven out OF every hundred OF his
acquaintances refused to speak to him, He was
driven from society IN single day. For seven long
has endured it with that herolsm wnicn accepts
tate calmly. The only sign ne has shown OF the
scnteness acute less OF his WOUNDS is in disposition 20
ject long and earnestly discussed on the piazza OF
the st. Charles Hotel Jack Wharton asserted
that Longstreet's case was only an example OF the
social and political Ostracism whichobains in this
city. Mr. Efingnam Lawrence. a wealthy planter
Of the Plaquemnes parish confirmed 1t. General
Thomas A. Harris, distinguished soldier OF the
Confederacy, declared that in Longstreet's
case 1t was terrible and complete, without
spirit rules to-day in politics and IN society. Ii
has double purpOSe-tO compel the whites to
combine com against the blacks and against the Kei.
sides are ready lOr conflict All sorts Of devices
are employed to orng 1t about hrst by one side,
then by the other. only fortnight ago one or
Kelogg's parasites named Newton openly mur-
dered an lnofensive citizen IN the street. The
seen his victim before he attacked him. The only
possible purpose OF the murder was to create not
and bring about conflict between the police and
the people. The metropolitan police are the ready
tools o. just such infamous scoundrels Thus 1t IS
on the one hand and ostracism on the
ple the city and the State. The negroes, it SAID,
are armed. The whites are secretly arming. A
conflict may be imminent at any time, The time
being merely matter OF occasion and circum-
stance.
THE ARMS CASE.
The seizure OF arms In the store OF Mr.. Arthur
Olivier by the state authorities yesterday vas a
case likely to produce blOodsned. Without at all
ustyng the action Of the police may be re-
fensiole. The moral grade or his action is on an
equality with the offence OF selling liquor to
war-a man who sees cnance OF profit in supply
Ing second and muskets to an excited population.
weapons of the Prusslan service which Olivier
bought and brought here on the chance OF there
beng market for them. He is a sel.-constituted
agent for arming the Waite League, and he cares
little VINO else IS ruined II he is able TO make
money. de Is not southern man. lie is not even
citizen OF the United States and III MS nearious
work OF armlng one race against another he claims
he protection OF the British government. In
tselt. his importation OF arms was a
menace against the de .factO government which
Exists here. 1t was foolish thing to them,
because their seizure might have produced no end
II trouble. Three cases OF aims were seized, how
,ver and carried to The Central Station by the DO.
Ice. All danger seems 70 have been averted Tor
his time, but the people OF New Orleans are living
u the mouth OF vocano Nobody can tell when
.he seetn.ng furnace beneath the surface may
break forth. Many persons believe there Will De
no outbreak. Many others declare that civil strife
Is impending and that there VIII be fighting in
the stree;s o New Orleans. Ny own conviction IS
and when it comes II will be severe ana bloody
one. Another arms case would probably preclpi-
tate it, and the result would be barrlcades and
street fights between the police and the people,
THE ENoRMIriES OF STATE AND CITY TAXATION.
Next to military societies for political purposes
enormifies OF state and city taxation. Every
thing Is assessed and the assessment IS are upon
bring. In the aggregate men are taxed at the
rate OF five per cent for all they are worth and all
tney have borrowed. Much Of this tax is not paid,
because many people have nothing to paw with.
In consequence tneir property is sold at nominal
prices and they are beggared. AS TO selling real
estate now at anything like what it is worth that
white leagues and anarchy last there is
seea.s sa,ts has os bssI brSpsr q any Knd
ever since the war. Splendid residences in
this city cannot be sold and are hired Tor a song
class, or idle class either for tnat matter to share
the burdens OIL taxation with properly owners and
business men: And worst Of all TINS public rob-
Of the money goes into the hands OF the "Rlng,u
some directly. some indirectly. tax collector in
a single district or single parish often receives
as much as 100000 per annum. The lees OF the
assessors are equally enormous, and as they
are percentage upon the amount Of properly
the assessor has an incentive to make
overvaluat,Ons Sherhs are paid IN he same pro-
portion. The men VINO hold the offices do not
"Rlng," and 1t Is said thai Clark, the gambler who
Is Kehogg's familiar, comes in lor very iberal
snare. Clark, on the otner hand, puts up' iOr
the rest These men are gnawing the very vitals
Of the state. 1t often occurs that they lose at
cards when they have been playing with state
funds, and then there is no reparatlon and no pun.
lshment. General Benton used to do this With
the receipts OF the Internal Revenue Department,
ana his example was too good one to be lost
upon the State officials. Even when the
money gets into the treasury it is lraudu-
enty extracted oy somebody or heedlessly
and reckIessiy spent by negro Legislature. In |
all this there Is reason II not Justification lOr |
white league. These the causes which |
the formation OF this organization SO |
lar as the worthy part OF the community Is con. |
cerned and galvanized the Efforts OF the Young |
political adventurers OF the democratic party fora
race issue WIN a certain kind OF respectabllity.
In the end, however, 1t Is likely to become a |
greater evil than any OF the wrongs 1t undertakes
to repfess.
THE POLITICAL ADvENTURERs.
None OF the Southern states mas had such mar |
vellOus political adventuTers as Louisiana. FIRST
1l these was WarmOtn, acute, able, unscrupu. |
ous He is gone, Tor time at least, ana should |
not like 10 say anything which might bring him !
back Then comes Kellogg, whose name is VIII |
lam Pitt no longer, but william Promise He |
promises everybody everything and then forgets |
all about It,. But the worst name on the list is |
tnat OF J. II. sypher, who has been eight
years in Congress ana probably was never
once elected. His record at Washington Is |
as bad as his reputation in louisiana It |
Y matter official bo