The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-02-15
The Champion Joker.

The Champion Joker.
They have q man on the Danbury Ne,r
who has been working himself into som.
notoriety as humorist, but his efforts
sink into puerility beside the stupendou.
| Jokes of one Hyde Clarke Esq. Secretary o.
The sarcastic power of this young man il
perfectly whitening, still it is tempered with
| a righteousness that must evoke a smile
from even the man who is withered. This
party has been telegraphing and writing to
Gov. Kellogg as follows:
William P. Kellogg, Governor of the State Of
Louisiana, New Orleans u s. A.:
Sir-In consequence of the telegram which
appears in this evenings newspapers. that the
passed by the Legislature, it is with great re-
greet that we have been compelled to telegraph
you as follows:
"LoNDoN, Jan 24, 1874 -Council of Foreign
Bondholders to Gov. Kellogg. New Orleans:
Council will, if funding law passes. be OBJ
market"
Louisiana has during SO many years main
tanned her credit at so high peint in the mar
kets of the world that we sincerely hope our
application to you has received due effect. for
the consequences of such measures these
which are forced upon us by the creditors will
be most serious to the prosperity of the State
of Louisiana.
have the honor to be, sir, your most obe.
Sicnt servant,
HYDE CLARKE, Secretary.
No more credit Oh, fearful fate There
are several old gentlemen in London who
will be frowning at Louisiana through
their gold specs. OF course it will be at
Louisiana on the map, not that veritable
sovereign State itself, because those elderly
gentlemen couldn't think of leaving Hold
Hengland for any such purpose. On the
contrary they arc going to let Louisiana
severely alone, and their frown will be a
frown of scorn. 1t is the frown of a vir-
tuous man of means contemplating beg.
carly fellow who would like to borrow
something but has not the collateral.
This frown is enough to make any man
of delicate sensibility feel bad. In fact
that is the only thing about it that actual.
~ kills US, because, as for the rest, we
could perhaps get on without any further
credit in the bond market. We have placed |
nearly bonds enough already considering
hat the holders of them will insist on hav-
ing interest paid. AS long as Johnny Bull
g willing to receive documents called |
Louisiana Bonds" and give good money
tor them to number of gentleman from
illinois and other trading States, without !
whether the people who live
n Louisiana have authorized it, why of
course we cannot object. It is nothing to
Puf NAV, hn Ill,
,st on those "bonds" and the said gentle
men from ont West proceed to sell the
eal estate of the citizens of Louisiana to
Jay that interest, and when these West
ern gentlemen are backed by the United
states army and navy in so selling our
we feel that we have "bonds,
nough out. In fact we begin to regard
hem somewhat as the "bonds" of slavery.
For Mr.. Hyde Clarke to attempt, then.
o brighten US by refusing to buy more
'onds is what we consider supremacy
uizzical. He virtually says You slave
am going to disgrace you by not giving
ou harder task to do than you have
low.
Mr.. Clarke is jocose enough to say ironi-
ally that "Louisiana has sustained her
redit at so high point" etc.; that is to
ay, from so to 90 cents on the dollar. It is
ather hard to be laughed at by telegraph
n this way, but We will forgive Danbury
'larke if he will just carry out his threat
nd cut us off from "every money MARKET"
Don't let the boys from Illinois have any
acre cash, Mr.. Clark, though they offer
GU another mortgage on Louisiana. Their
tile to this State is in dispute. If they
wn it, then, all right. But if the people
wn it, they will certainly object to paying
he fiddler for others to dance.
A st. Louis lover gave up match with q
50 600 heiress because she objected to smoking.