Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-04
From the New York Times. Eep
The STATE OF LOUISIANA.
A DeplOfable Condition of Affairs.


THE WEATHER AND THE CROPs-BURDENs OF |
THE PLANTERS BAD FINANCIAL con-
DTTIoN OF NEW ORLEANS AND THE |
sTATE-THE CoLoRED VOTERS.
NEW ORLEANS, Wednesday May II, 1874
Since my last letter the weather has contin-
ued favorable for the crops, and now assuran-
ceS are gwen that, with aid to the planters and
others engaged In the raising OF sugar and,cot-
ton IN The OverttOwed districts, Weld is now
anticipated, when Immediately after the over
how ~ seemed impossible. The principal
| dlmcuity Is the procurement of enough hands
| 70 90 the Work of replantiEg as il is reported
| that Ia many sections cOlOred laborers are not
willing 10 make engagements for the entire
season. very many of the planters of the
State are hopelessly borne down with heavy
debts, caused by the short or failing crops Of
| tne past lew years, and by the Onerous taxa
tion or the Wells, Narmoth and the hrst part
| OF the Kellogg administration. The legislation
IN this State Tor the past two years, conceived
ia fraud and brought forth in iniquity, has
been, for the most part, tor plunder, peeuIatOn
and Jobbery, which has loaded down the State
with debts and obligations, Taxes enormous
and oppressive, have been wrung from the suf-
lering people OF this State without mercy or
sympathy. Many of the Tax Collectors and
other fiscal officers IN several OF the parishes
and some IN this city have proven 10 be defauI-
| 'Cio aha sven HOW IuBlLlEP5 IIDul
justice, SO thar largo amounts Of The revenues
of the state have been utterly lost.
rHEFfNANCtAL CONDITION oT NEW ORLEANS
1t is assorted that. so far as tEis city is
concerned. It's revenue for the coming year
Will hardly sulhce 10 enable its authorities
to carry on ITS municipal affairs any longer
than the month OF August next. The cor
poratIou Is over $1,000, 900 IN debt, and the
burden Is increasing every day. IL has
scarcely any resources with which 10 meet
Its running expenses, not taking into con-
siderdtion the interest upon its debt. The
/, valuation oil property upou which Ia K es are
levied is double its actual value In the mar
ket. Real estate in the best aud most i'm
proved portions of The city which hve years
ago would have brought $4,000, Will not
now brinR $40 600, ana large numbers OF
persons who have Loaned upou such prop.
erty cannot now realizs tho amount OF their
mortgages. The reat OF property owned by
, those who at one Time we're considered
wealthy IS not now sufficient 10 pay
taxes, insurance, and Keep The property in
lrepair. Many tax-sales have beo mad un-
der judgment obtained by the City, but
those sales do not realize much more than
enough 10 pay Sheritis aud Court costs.
leaviu,, the taxes III many Instances still
UNPAID. \ tt IN spite of all this daily in
crossing distress, bonds upon bonds are bo-
ing issued by The rlIy authorities, only
| increasing tho city debt, with scarce "a hope
must come through bankrupt court.
THE STATE IL M BITTER PLIGHT.
The aHiirs or Tho State do not seom 10 bo
in Il much hatOr plight. 1t ~ u struggle on
s tho part Cf tho present Stalo Administration
l how To meet the payment OF tho salaries oi
tho State oiicers. NJ any oi the Judges ot tho
: Courts ot all grades are now several months
; behind in the payment Gt thor warrant and
many, ii not all, aIo Obliged to soil them al
. l "a lis.nlnt nf from ilttV SlNtV cont.
| Each Legislature Tor the past seven years
has invariably passed reliei and appropria-
ton bills Tor every Imaginable cause. " heth-
Just OF unjust 80 ioneas its IGelnbers wore
lsubsdiZed, until this item alone has aided
/ enormously To ihe load of debt which has
assumed such gigantic proportions as tn
suggest to many at tho people hare tho ldaa
of reputation. THIS sort of legislation Is.
no doubt principally dna to the class OF
plastic and parti-colored Legislators who
nave come IN since tho passage of the
| Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, and
tho acts OF Congress passed IN accordance
, thereWlth.
These wards OF the Fe ieral Government, a.
the negroes are called, are beginning 10 feel an,
know their power, IN this State especially, As lr
o shown by their arrogance end douIlneering spir
il in all tho political NJ lyemenls of the past iouI
= wears. 1t is asserted by some ot the pronInGn n
leaders of this people, OF their own color, that tbs
while element "i the Republican Party Is no
more than one-twenlielh Of the whole, and iha
, they can afford 10 ignore this small minority
and secure for themselves any elective othcs IL
Louisiana They do not seem to regard the 50
called fnson parry Us woltby Of much, ii any
serious consideration. Ii would seem that III,
accessession TO the numbers of this people b,
emig, alton from other Southern States ia yer,
! considerable, md ID increasing 50 that witt
/. those who have already settled mere, they hop,
1t TO have an overwhelming ul,iprly OF voters an,
/. i thus carry ont The proeramme Of Airlcanz,n!
Al the State.
= SUITS UNDER THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.
IS Since the passage OF by the lat Legislature Q
the so-called Civil Rights bill. thess people hav
been rushing the courts o ih4 city inr the re
covery of damages to which they consider them
d selves entitled for a denial OF equal privilege
with the Caucasian race in The entertainment.