The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-22
WARMOTH In A NEW ROLE.
HE BUYS A NEWSPAPER
His Political Aspirations and Bond lnter'
ests have an Organ.


ests have an Organ.
No one will deny the fact that ex-toVernol
Warmoth is a man Of varied attainments
When filing the Executive chair Of the STATE
through the grace of the colored people, M
disnlayed remarkable talents for originating
the most novel measures, prominent among
which we may mention the Metropolitan 70
lice bill. the Printing bill, the Election and
Registration laws, the Ship Island Canal, and
CITY Park and City School bills.
Beside his Legislative ability he displayed
great financiering tact, as is evidenced by his
successful negotiations with the Citizens Bank
whereby he obtained from that institution
some two hundred thousand dollars for the
use of the State, upon warrants which are
still unpaid.
Then we have another evidence Of his
thrift and shrewdness in the plethoric condi.
ton of his tin bon and satisfactory showing
| Of his handbook.
In the adventurous and somewhat checkered
career Of Gov. Warmoth, he has played with
varied success in many roles, but it was never
thought that he ever aspired to mount the
editorial tripod.
Recent developments, however, have proved
that mo pent up Utica contracts his powers,
and he is not in the least deferred, from any
fear Of want of experience, from entering
"fresh fields and pastures new"
The press Of New Orleans has, therefore,
acquired a new recruit in Gov. Warmoth,
who is now the proprietor Of that venerable
paper, the Picayune The manner Of his &C
QUESTION of that establishment is SO involved
in mystery, complication and circuitous pro
ceedings that it will require the most ingeni-
GUS and penetrating lawyer to solve tho trans
action and evolve from it what will be the
future status Of his relationship towards that
paper.
Speculations are rife as to the future politi-
cal and financial policy Of the Pic under its
new control. In two years an election for
Governor will take place, and some are far
seeing enough to think and say that the ex-
Governor has aspirations for a reelection.
Others say that his large interests in bonds
require an organ to protect them against the
efforts or the legislation that may be had look
ing to reputation.
So far as we are concerned, we must judge
of our contemporary by its editorial columns,
and as it has at their head an experienced
editor, it is fair to presume that the course OF
the paper will be conducted entirely in the
interest of its proprietor politically and
financially.
There are indications, however, that the
late change in the proprietorship of the Pico-
ylse, will be attended by lively legal contest
in which SO many different parties will take
part, that the litigation will continue an in
definite period.
The last number Of Frank Leslie's Illus
trated newspaper contains an excellent and
very amusing cartoon, representing Uncle
Sam as huge policeman in the National
school, holding by one ear an overgrown
representing Grant, and directing
the recalcitrant youth to large blackboard,
upon which is written these words: s'The
South is not committing outrages. Kellogg
is still in power in Louisiana. Grant has not
his back pay. Shepherd is boss
in the District. Arkansas should rule her
self. A one term amendment to the Consti- |
tuition. No presents for the President"
Uncle Sam, looking at Grant, savagely re-
marks 'Now. master Ulysses, want You to
come to school and learn to do better than |
you have DONE" To which Ulysses replies,
while kicking and squirming 81 won't. I
lon't want to. want to have my own way"
When, loquitur, Uncle Sam "Well, if you |
lon't, my boy. you'll get worse licking than
you had before"
In the background are seated those very
BAD boys, Morton, Conkling, Carpenter,
Simon Cameron, Ben Butler all looking very
much alarmed, and wondering, if such treat
nent is melted out to the head boy, what
hey are to expect. Blear-eyed Benjamin has
:isen from his seat and stands with finger
n his mouth, ready to turn and run at the
irst intimation of aggression on the part of
lis Uncle.
The cartoon is very suggestive and well
but it would no doubt be expecting
90 much to suppose that any of the parties
will learn wisdom by this pictorial
lint They will laugh at it, and 60 forward
o their inevitable doom.
A STORY OF THE WAR.-We are indebted
o Mr.. Napier Bartlett, the author, for copy
# his new book with the above title. 1t is
n interesting and well written sketch Of the
var, and gives graphic description and'de-
allied account Of the part played by the Lou
siana troops.
Mr.. Bartlett has given much time and labor