The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-05
JOHN T. BARRETT. JR.

| The name of this individual has figured
conspicuou ly in the political history Of Loui-
siana under Radical rule. First he was the
friend and ally Of Morton and Durell, and
was engaged by Kellogg for q time in making
exposures of the corruption Of Warmoth's ad-
ministration, and showing up some Of the
transactions of his political associates Then
we find Barrett turning against his benefac-
tors and threatening to tell all he knows about
Durell and Morton.
1t seems, however, that Barrett has record
Of his own that is not Of the most spotless
character. The Albany Morning Express
seems to know all about the young man, and
dishes him up in the following style: Barrett
is fair sample of the creatures who make up
the government Of usurpatioD Of Louisiana
Says the Express:
1t Will be noticed that the World speaks OF
Barrett as "that gentleman" He is 10 gen.
tleman. He is thief, both by nature and by
| practice and his testimony is utterly valueo
less. In Albany Barrett is pretty well known.
and those whom he has swindled and lied
about-and they are numerous here-woud
| like to have him put in an appearance III Al
bany for {. short time.
| Let us give leaf from his history He
first came to Albany in the campaign OF 1868.
in the capacity OF stump orator for the DEM
ocratlc ticket, representing that he had been
| colonel or lieutenant colonel of an Iowa cayai.
| ~ regiment during the war. That represen-
| tation was undoubtedly Il lie. Having plenty
| of brass and cheek, he succeeded in ingratia-
| tin. him self with some Of the most prominent
Democratic politicians in the city, and was
finally given position as copying clerk in the
Office of the Superintendent Of Public In
struction. From that position he was subsc-
quenty discharged by Mr.. Weaver, the Dem
ocratic superintendent, for theft. Meanwhile
| lie had procured money and other valuable
things from various of our citizens under false
pretenses and for some time after his dis
charge, before his character was fully known,
he preyed upon orr citizens, and also upon
those OF other localities.
Other incidents il his career in this city we
pass over, for the time being, because if they
were mentioned they might bring shame to
other parties. He was thorough going con-
tidence man, representing himself at times as
a lawyer accommodating a large library, in Or
der to obtain credit for books which he after
wards sold at auction at other times as one
of the editors OF the drJtS; again conf
Dental purchasing agent OF the State Depart
a gentleman Of leisure and means, owning
large and valuable landed estate in Iowa. Of
course all these statements were lies, but he
made money by circulating them.
Albany finally became too hot for General
Barrett and he went to New York, where he
continued to practice his little games, AMI
| tried to get something to do under Tammany.
Not succeeding as we'll as he anticipated, lie
became violent Radical, and finally brought
up in New Orleans, where he was used, in /.
| small way, by Governor Kellogg. His preten-
tious claim that he defeated the admission Of
Pinchback to the Uni ed States Senate is al
surd. Such a characterless fellow as he is not
the kind of a man to have influence before
Legislative committee.
And now we advise Barrett TO clean up his
own record before he assails that of other peo-
pie We also advise the World TO look little
more closely after the character Of its wit
nesses before it makes so much Of them.