The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-02
CLINTON AT HIS TRICKS.
Grinding Out Warrants in Contempt
Of Injunctions.
An India Rubber Section Of the Gen.
eral Appropriation Bill.

The experiment Of setting hens on ducks
eggs has been often tried, but has never
been found to work very well, because OF the
natural propensity Of the ducklihgs to 60
for water, aud their disregard Of the protest
atoms and alarm of the old mother.
Blood will tell and neither laws, nor Sun
day Schools, nor Young Mems Christian AS
sociations can prevent this great law OF ma
ture from asserting itself Now there is Gin
ton, bat few years ago he was merchant
doing a small business, tolerably honest as
the world goes, making great show OF
piety but keeping one eye wide open for the
main chance.
In the last election, he managed very
adroitly to obtain the nomination Of the
Radical Convention for State Auditor, and
50 became IA part and parcel Of the nsnrpa-
ton.
Immediately the true natmre of the man
began to assert itself. lie thrust himself
into Office in the most offensive manner, by
force of arms, and became one Of the most
virulent partizans Of the Kellogg dynasty.
He denounced the good people Of st. Martin
as "rebel skunks," while giving testimony
in the Superior Court, and boldly acknowl-
edged then and there, that he had used the
money Of the State for purposes never con
templated by law, i. e., for fitting ont kel-
logg's army and navy. He seized the con
troll of the State Treasury, and, in fragrant
violation of law, proceeded to receive money
which only the Treasurer could receive, and
then. to cap the climax, proceeded, against
the protest Of the Treasurer, to dispose OF
the cash so received at auction, for State
warrants, discriminating arbitrarily in favor
of what were known is Clinton warrant,
and against Graham warrants.
IL permitted defaulting taxzcollectOrs to
make shameful settlements, and allowed
the offenders to go scot free; bnt to snume
rate all his acts of usurpation and injustice
would be to write a volume.
Since Kellogg has made his peace with the
two Camp street journals, and since the days
of the Herald, Clinton has had a season OF
: rest. His acts have been either quietly ig
nored or mildly applauded, until he has been
lulled into fancied security and no doubt
began to believe he could do as he pleased
override all law and justice at will. We
propose to disturb his blssful repose occa
sionally.
Several days ago we were informed that
Clinton was issuing warrants for apDropri
ations which had been enjoined by the SUI
perior Court, upon the petition of the Attor-
ney General. W. knew Clinton was equal
to almost any thing, but we thought tina,
was scarcely credible; he would hardly do
that, some enemy of Clinton's had start
ed the story. At any rate, we would not
accuse him of SO serious a violation of law
without proof positive.
There can be no longer any doubt about
it, however for a large number of the war
rants have been shown about the streets,
and some of them are in the possession of
the Attorney General, who has gone for Mr..
Clinton with a heavy legal bludgesn. i
The court has ordered Mr.. Clinton to
come forward and explain why he should
not be punished for contempt.
The section under which Clinton has been
junction is as follows:
" For all printing and advertisements au
thorized by law previous to the first day Of
January, 1874, the necessary amount is hereby
appropriately
The italics are our own. Was ever such
a section passed or framed before in all the
annals of legislation Under its india rub
Der provisions Clinton may issue warrants
to the amount of millions, aud no law could
toach him. 1t is claimed that he has al
ready issued $4,000 % two parties, Devices
and Smith, and if he gets his mill in good
working order, he may run out a few mil
lions more or less in the course of a mont h
or two.
We look to Attorney General Field to put
a stopper on him.