The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-13
THE OUTLOOK N THE COUNTRY.


1 MUKRELLs GANG IN MADISON PARISH.
DELTA. La, Aigu.t 8, 1874.
Editor New Orleans Bulletin:
Su-Believing it to be the duty of all tru,
friends of our race and lovers Of our State t.
give assistance in every practicable manner.
conclude to give You some facts concerning
the situation and the leaders OF the so-calleC
Republican party in this parish.
| The negro is known to be the most tractable
creature on the face OF the earth and hi, mind
the most plastic, in the hands OF those who
have made it study and occupation, to lead
aud mould him in politics and religion. Civil
rights and absolute dominion have constituted
! inc goal to which the poor ne sroes OF Louis
lana have been poin ed, and they have been
taught and made to believe that the attain
N ut lay IN unity of action in opposition to
| every interest OF the white man. Thus have
they become powerful enemy within our
own borders; vampires and eches, sucking
our lies God away, and more to be dreaded
than all the horrid plaques Of Egypt.
The late campaign in our neighoor city OF
Nlcksburg. and the opening OF the campaign
III our own parish, h we been the means OF
developments, the most startling in their char
acter. 'CoI." Murrell and Major Brown
81 K llogg'I regiment OF militia, have been
u>inI every effort to recruit their ranks, and
now have, according to Murrell 300 well
drilled soldiers" We say 500 savages banded
together, for this nuI.ber We're on drill In our
,..i..g,e ten days ago. Murrell. Brown and
otuerS have been makingthe most 1ns1l U1a:is",,,
speeches to tuese poor fools. en, rendering and
increasing e nifty to the whites, and promIs-
ing aid to the Vlcksburg negroes in case of a
conflict there.
The effect Of this course can easily be
imagined. Muir ell is mulatto Of the worst
type. an ex-member OF the Kellogg Legisla-
ture and candidate for reelection. He
boasts Of great Influence over Kellogg. and
brings substantial proof in the form Of ,om-
missions torhls friends, military promotion for
himself, and con ract or the public printing
with the Vu,dtcatnr. of which he is proprie-
hr. He can boast that he cursed Kellogg in
his own parlor. Maj r. Brown has white
skin. which l think is freak of nature. The
other white friends and coadjutors OF Murrell
and Brown. including the officers and candi
dates for Off 70 OF tue r .dlcll party. have
practically recognized the social equality OF
the ne sroes, by eating, drinking and sleeping
with them.
The times are pregnant with rumors how
ever, and We may soon expect some rare de
velopements by those who are becoming dis
3u>ttd, having yet some honor lett, an. our
cause will dou olless be nSthened thereby.
would maxi two exceptions among the
viz : Watson, the clerk OF the
court, and Johnson, the recorder. Ioall out
wardappe,rancest they are honest good negroes
una efficient officers. The situation is appre-
cl.,ed by our friends, and we are prepared Tor
the worst. Our Whole duty viii he periormeu
IL the campaign now opening.
Yours, truly, LoUIsIANLAN.
How it is a the North
A lady Ill Mobile recently wrote to mer-
chant III New York. friend, asking HIM to
ind place of employment for IL young rela-
ion. From his reply the Register makes the
extract:
NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 1S74.-There are tens
IF thousands not only in this city, New York,
)ut in other places, who have no place of en-
oloyment. and cannot get one. Business is
,a'alyzed and affords no profit to those en-
,aged in it and Of many acquaintance here,
ully one-hali or more of their employees
lave been discharged months ago.
The war ruined both the North and the
south ten years ago. The South succumbed
o poverty and privat' on promptly, because it
lad no alternative But the North could sell
y nds and live on credit. Her people have
pursued that course tor years. and have not
,ald one dollar in the hundred they owed for
ne ex ense Of the war, by which they were
uined; and now the men Of better judgment
ee that the system is ruinouS, and would
tier it if they ;ould but the MINORITY, and
heir necessities combined. are rushing down
Ill for an AWFUL crash and breakdown. when
property will not command halt of the pres
rnt prices; and the .xlr,vag ,ncc they IN
ulge ID is accelerating the catastrophe.
Crops The present condition Of the cot
IN crop can he give in few words. A good
oft m crop is safe; five or six more days OF
~ weather will almost entirely ruin the mid :
lie crop. while the prospect of top crop is. r
etween the drouth, in case OF continued dry d
Gather. and the worm, in case Of wet y,
Gather far from futering. Indeed, our l
ost experienced planters have no hope OF a Il
p crop at all. This is gloomy picture in
,mpari>on with the bright hopes indulsed in ;
Y the planters until within the past few 9
sys. But the excessively dry hot weather
Is had most damaging effect. Tie above
marks apply to the hill crops throughout =
lis region. The river crops are still in fine n
'ndition. not having suffered materially. il !:
all from the drouth. Shreveport Times, 6
h inst
A missionary reports the dying words of a
q lml as having been: "Speuk OF me as T