The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-03-27

On our first page we publish the ma
terial portions of correspondence
between Charles Clinton, Kellogg Aud
itor, and Hon. w. J. Blackburn, Kel-
logg Senator and supporter of Mr..
Clinton.
The purpose had in view by US in
presenting this correspondence to our
desired: it is simply to justify the ac
casations we have often made against
the Radicals, for want of probity and
for a reckless extravaganza and favor
itism in the disbursement of the peo-
pies money.
Mr.. Clinton recommended the dis
continuance of expenditures for print
ing the laws and journals in country
papers. He gave, as a reason for this,
the Impoverished condition of the
State treasury. His letter furnished
particulars.
Mr.. Blackburn replied to Mr.. Gin
ton in a deprecatory spirit, and then
Mfr. Clinton gave the rejoinder we pub
lish, which was followed by Mr. Black
burns reply, also published by us.
Analysing this correspondence, one
conclusion must be reached by every
honest citizen, to-wit: that the funds
raised by taxation have been lavishly
expended, aud that the management of
the funds in the treasury, under KEEL
logg, has heen, with all of Kellogg's
promises Of reform, a disgraceful and
reckless Misrepresentation. Clinton tells
Black burn that he used his position rs
Senator to put money in his own pocket,
and not only this, but aided others to
do the same thing, and that his Black
burn's) drafts on the treasury We're so
unreasonable and exacting that he
(Clintont was forced to repudiate them.
Blackbu seems to feel that Clinton
had pierced his armOr, and replies that
among his first acts az Senator was to
vote Clinton gratuity of thousands
and tens of thousands of dollars out of
the public treasury.
The correspondence itself will, how
ever, afford all the proof necessary to
establish the woful extrnyagance car
ried on in max ing way with the money
of the people and in bringing on ruin
upon tho State by the champions of the
Kellogg usurpation. Of the merits of
the controversy we have nothing to
say.
Mr.. Kellogg must feel chagrined at
the exhibition made by these friends OF
his; at least, he will not thank either
Clinton or Blackburn for this public
exposure of the wrong done by the
other and under the sanction of his
Administration. But if he permitted
his Auditor to draw tens of thousands
of dollars from the treasury, and one of
his Senators to draw thousands from
the same source, where is he blameless?
"Now TO business" says the Republi-
can, and a taking hold of the financial
question ain earnest"
And Col. Field, Kellogg Attorney
General, has discovered mine of COR
ruption in the Appropriation bill of
Kellogg, and he comes forward and
obtains an injunction against the pay
nlent OF thousands and tens Of thousand
of dollars under that bill. Why does
Gel. Field cast this stone? If he is so
incorruptible, why Inns he not trained
his guns against the men who swore
falsely to bring Kellogg into power and
who created this corrupt state of affairs
in Louisiana? Whyshould Cot. Field,
himself the official offspring of Il most
vile fraud, step forward TO prevent any
one from drawing appropriations
The truth is, we are upon the thres-
hold of corruption exposed in all its
forms. The long pant-up animosities
of Radical leaders, their secret knowl-
edge Of each others wrongs to the
State, their ambitious projects and the
evidences of bad faith between white
and black Radicals, and between the
carpet bagger, the scatawaH and the
colored man, are about to he let loose
and fully explained. So true it is, that
all maladies, physical or moral, bring
their own cure or penalty.