The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-08
IN. Y. Htla,d, Sd inst. ]

Gen. Beaureg nd, who with his daughter has
been passing some time in Cana,ia, is now III
New York on his return to n w Orleans his
place Of residence. Wishing to obtain his
views on some OF the questions now before the
public, Herold reporter visited him several
times, with he following result:
General, at th, time your views of the po-
itical SITUATION III your native State, with a
statement of the causes which have brought
about the recent popular uprising against the
authority OF Kellogg, would be OF general in
terest."
CAS- am dis ranchised it is personally dis
agreeable TO me 70 express an opinion on pub
lie quest r.; II er ore, since the war; [
have tried to id dong SO, as also to
take any par IN political affairs, except On one
or two occasions, when my tellow-cihZens had
urged that | might lie OF service in allayiGg
A FATAL RACE HOSTILITY
that was being engender q IN the State by a
wicked class If poll lea. Adventures. who for
some six years have made ioniSana their spe
cial field 81 operations Nevertheless, II auy-
thing l can $ " at this particular jnncture can
serve to give the readers Of the Herald a some
what adequ tie NOT, of the depiorable coEdi-
ton to winch sedu G mot refuse
to speak. aud VIII say first, that the move
ment CT L., uten,.nt Governor Penn was due
to the VI Il-gr,unded conviction of the
other means Of es.ap from the utterly ruin
GUS tyranny nd rapa,ity Of the ''carpet-bag"
crew who lave seized politica rule i'll tOat
State-a tyranny and rapaclty OF which no
one can form inst conception who b s not
witnessed Their muliiorm phases upon the
spot As the result of a violent subverson of
the will and q Dice Of clear majority of the
people of the state, as expressed in the pOpu-
lar election of ovemLer, 1872, the present
Ntufa nj ala
to be considered such a republican form OF
government rs the National Constitution guar
antees to the people Of Louisiana.
Thus illlcltly begotten, its life is only msin
tanned by piules- tax tion to meet the greedy
demands OF tn numerous corps Of officials
who fill all places under this OdiOns regime Of
plumber. The ohole txecutve legislation and
judicial administration Of the State is in the
hands OF
ACCoMPLpcEs IN THE CRIME
that installed x, llosg as Governor, and who
are, theret able not only to protect them
selves from accountability but to prolong in
definitely the nsurpation which gave them
their places Of power. Thu there IL esta )
lshed over MS an impregnable ring. whose
members virtually convert the whole public
revenue TO their own personal uses and who
are able, by legal forms, to battle every effort
of their victims to Get relief The details
which might addnce in support OF this state
ment would till large volume. Until 1869
Louisiana. under an almost absolute M lliary
rule, rapidly began 70 recover from the effects
of the war New Orlr us in 1860 the largest
exporting city OF the Union. wss rapidly re-
trieving her lost ira 'e.
New RAILWAYS wera on foot and on all sides |
were visible the most encouraging signs OF
prosperity But IN 1868 an election took
place, an election from all share in which the
most of the white people, including the great
majority OF the taxpayers and property hold
ers of the State, we're risidly excluded, and
therefore the machinery of the State Govern
ment, nominally Republican, tell into the
hands OF a band of carret-blg consprators who
had no stake in the industry OK commerce OF
Louisiana, MN III no true sense citizens OF
the State, without character or social or bust
ness standing, and 9 me even OF whom were
fugitives from justice elsewhere. The lately
enfranchised colo,ed people, creduious Of their
professions, became Il easy dupes Of these
men, and thus the State was given up to pill