New-York tribune., 1874-02-14
LOUISIANA.
HOW THE STATE Is MIsGOvIRNED.

HOW THE STATE Is MISGOVERNED.
TTIE CHARACTER or kELLoGG'S ADMINISTRATION
HIS REPUDIATI0N SCHEME IN THE INTEREST or
RSG-How QUORUM Is OBTAINED IN THE
STATE LEGIsLATURE-MIsAPPRoPE or Tiik
SINKING FUND
FRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or THE rRiBUsEl
NEw-0RLEANs, Jan. 20.-Worse and worse
grows tho condition of this State and people Besides
universal corruption and vice among the administrators
of the government have what unknown to you III the
Norh-a divided allegiance Of the ipeOple That IL. one
balf-and in Intelligence, wealth and virtue. by far the
most valuable ha-avers and believes that tho state
government established by Federal bayones is Dase
usurpation. which they are not bound to Ooey'
II is a far worse condition for these people than
when tho city was held by the military authori-
ties Of the Federal Government during the war.
There was some responsibility then, some higher
authority TO appeal 20. means of arresting dis
honesty and wrong Now we have no such appear
OF resort The most shameless wrongs and frauds
can be perpetrated with perfect mpunty. The people
have become so accustomed to being plundered that
they submit with much the soicsm that the Chi
nese obey the OF their mandarins Nay, more
not few of them resort to like measures against those
who nav be below them TO repair the wrongs done
them by their super0rs. The g0yernmentOf OF MI hoi
ogg is worse than OF his predecessors He Is per
hans the most false and hyprocrtical individual VINO
ever attained high office in this country. Ills oeSV
torney in this city, some time ago. sald W ' ""'
are you doing nowP
Mr. Kellogg who was engaged at his desk, replied
"Oh! am writing an Executive order"
al should think you had already written enough OF
such documents" said the Distrct-Attorney
"Oh am only writing to humbug this people
"Now Kellogg. il you want to deceive this people,
only write the TRUTH and they Will be the worst mum
buggedpeople in the world"
"Ahl an pretty good Beckwith." laughngiy an
swered client who had deirauded his lawyer OF tue
fee for drawing the bill in chancery which had fosted
him (Kellogg) into the chair he now occupies
This is the man to whom the President, in an ey hour
lent the United States troops in this city to place
him over thspcople He aud his coniederates are re-
undated by the honest white people and taxpayers OF
the State they are suspected and dstrused by the col
ored people, and yield obedience TO him solely because
he is supported by the President aud the Government
at Washington.
specimen Of the people who support him is Afforded
by the Legislature in session in tins ety Ihat Douy
ia composed of little over one-hat ot tue Con'ut
tonal members. The Senate. which Is making laws
daily rarely has over 10 members while the Constltu-
onal number OF the body is &c. The House has about
the same proportion. Aud even this quorum IL made
by voting the minority candidates at the elections INTO
vacancies created by the decnaton of returned mem
bers Thus for example W. Jasper Blackburn. whose cor
rupton in Congress few years ago exposed in the
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| from Claiborne) to which Mr.. Mcdonald was declared
TO be elected by over 1000 majority because the latter
refuses occupy it, BY such means they manage to exc
out quorum. And this is the body which Mr. Kellogg
il manpulang in the Of brokers and rings to
mass laws Tepudating the bonds Of the state that are
held by outsiders in order 10 appreciate the 'dlue on
and certificates OF indebtedness Whch ate H
Dy local spectators In this work lie mas convenient
tools in ignorant and yenal negro Lleuieha1t uo.
ernor who occupies the seat once hlled with dignity
and honor the lamentcd Dunn, aud IN Speaker Ol
the House who is under indictment Tor dealcdlloh
Postmaster Of this city for $4,000 Meah"IIt tlc
subordinate officials given full license 10 pundef
the Treasury and the people IN niue INDEPENDENT oPc
tions aud schemes specimen oi these j. a very sue
cesu raid originated aud executed by John Ray, STATE
! the United States Senate last summer MI hal,
| having become, with certain brokers, tnc oWhcr
| Of about $4,000 in warrants SOFA on TIE stfteI
| at "a and per cent the dollar, SAW Only
dim of ever having them cashed except out or
special trust or sinking fuDd deposited win Dinh u
tins city created by the fiscal agent Of the SAFE 90 nc
work, aud by some cunning legal deNtfy anu Df
and Others IN his plot, succeeded III
getting his warrant paid, dollar for dollar, out OF the
fund especially collected from the taxpayers ana ded
Gated by law trust fnnd to pay the interest ana
principal the bonded deDt OF the stare me OaiE
having this fund.- being managed By special friend OF
Mr. kellogg, stood silently by and quietly consented 10
this most dishonest diversion OF the trust funds OF he
state. Mr.. Kellogg, too, appauded, SAYING that
| the English and New-YOrh bondhOlders. THIS
| is the character OF the men who now
rule this unhappy State by the OF President Grant
and Judge Dnrel For the latter there is but sen
ment pervadng all the honest people Of this State, aud
that disgust and contempt. The only
paati0n there be for Judge Dure Is his ncurabie
inebrety IL is this which made tim the slave and tool
of c. L. Norton whose bounty and luxury he has shared
ever since his appointment Universal Assignee IN
Bankruptcy and whose unparalleled eXtOrons he has
defended