New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1874-10-15


been selected for sacrifice by the Republican
press rs a Precipitation, probably, Tor their
own sins. These editors are evidently firm
believers In the doctrine Of atonement, ana
are acting upon it as the easiest means Of es-
Gaping the punIAhment their own offences de-
serve. General Butler il one d the victims
of these "old dispensatioa" poiiticians, and
Governor kellogg, is ano1her. ssThese two
gentlemeuar IRE at thas time the "best abused"
public men in the nation. No two men OF
any period in our political. history have been
assaulted so sindctively and persistently, nor
more falsely than they. The war against
them was begun by the Southern rebels, be-
cause their interests required that their repu-
tation should be sacrificed and their influence
destroyed. Republican papers have taken
up the cry for motives we have indicated, to
prove their own immortal purity, or to divert
attention to their own delinquencies.
The people of Gen. Buffers district have
just declared their belief in the absolute false.
hood of the charges against him; and the
people Of Louisiana, not traitors to the Gov
eminent, will sooner or later set their seal
of condemnation on the wholesale maligners
of Gov. Kellogg. He has recently furnished
the people Of his State and the nation, with
some facts, that show the mendacity of the
Wholesale charges Of fraud and corruption
made against his administration, and every
official act of his life. In an address he has
issued since the last Louisiana rebellion, he
shows, beyond all reasonable doubt, by au-
thentic facts and figures, how destitute of
foundation these charges are. On the con-
trary, his administration has been one of re
trenchment and reform and economy in all
its departments. As proof of this is the fact
that, taxation under his administration has
been reduced from 2l4 mills to IA mills on the
dollar, or more than M1ty-three per cent. And
during the same period, the State debt has
been reduced nine hundred and Twenty-Five
housaad dollars of the debts contracted by a
Previous administration.
He also shows the important fact, that the
present registry law, Notwithstanding the
cutlery made against it, is more fair and just
CURED two years ago; and that in signing
this law he simply did his duty. He recon-.
mendcd the Legislature to pass law provid-
ing for the funding Of the State debt at GO
cents on the dollar, and recommended con-
stitutional amendment limiting the State debt
when funded to al5 .0oO, 900; and the rate Of
taxation to u! mills, exclusive of the two
mill school tax. These recommendations
were all adopted by the Legislature, and the
proposed amendments are to be voted upon
at the coming election. He shows that tax
alton has been reduced in New Orleans, five
mills on the dollar during his administration,
although this reduction did not receive the
support or countenance of the Democrats
the very persons who are now complaining Of
the burdens under which they are suffering
He also proves that the Democratic Legisla.
ture of 1861 appropriated over eli .0OO,-
900 while less than %, 500 900 in taxes were
collected, leaving deficit Of nearly 81, ooO,'
900 to be provided for by Its successor. He
shows that from 1868 to 1871, under War
mouth, appropriations were made, amounting
to 81, 1873 ,345, while under his administration
of two years the appropriations are only 81
726, 1919. The sum required to sustain three
years of Democracy was eli, l29, 554; four
years of Yarmouth $40, 37S,745; four years
of Kellogg Cat the rate Of ls73-4) IS, 1872
77S. He calls the records 10 bear him wit.
ness to the ,rutS of his statement and asks
the most thorough investigation and rigid
scrutiny.
In relation to the argument of Mr.. Mari
that Louisiana is Democratic and hence kel
logg could not have been elected in 1872, and
cannot hope to carry the State in 1874, he
shows that the argument Of Mari is based on
the fact that by the census Of 1870 there was
| simply an excess Of white males in the State
over 81 years Of age. lie says Mr.. Mari fails
| to mention the other fact that there were
| Is 900 alien white males over 81 years o.
age, who were not voters. Deducting this
| Is 900 from the total white male population,
and also the 5000 to 10000 known white
Republicans, and the census itself would
show a larger excess Of Republicans ovel
Democratic voters in the State than the Re-
publican party has claimed.