The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-06-25
sNATCHES ON THE WAY.
BY UNCLE IVES.

BY UNCLE IVES.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, June IL, 1875.
Editor New Orleans Bulletin:
The weather and the crops now form tn
principle staple of conversation where mel
do copgregate.
For once the old chronic grumblers abou
the weather and the state of the crops have
had their lips padlocked, and their stock il
trade having failed them, we advise them te
turn their tongue batteries against dishonesty
| and corrupt officials. The season thus far has
been all that could be desired Kentucky and
Tennessee are rejoicing over an abundant
wheat crop, and the harvest has opened in
fine style. The tobacco plants never looked
better, and one of the largest crops ever
known may be looked for, and without much
if any diminution in prices.
Such prospect, and SO universal, ought to
beget confidence and cause the money bags to
unlock their Golfers and turn loose the funds
which have been held with such remorseless
grip.
FINANCE.
The fianances of the State of Tennessee for
the payment of her July interest looks
gloomy for the present, but it is owing alto
gether to the spectators and money Shylocks,
who desire to feed fat because of the delay in
the payment CT State taxes, brought about BY
the action of the Legislature in favoring her
oppressed citiz ans. The controller failed in
his negotiations at New York, when he had
assurances of success beforehand The fail
ure was owing not so much to the want of
confidence in her ability to pay, as to the
scheming cormorants who wanted to line their
pockets; and the controller was no match for
their deep laid schemes. The State officers
ought to let the "bu!ls and bears" rave on,
and not submit to their extortion, because
the State will be able to meet all her demands
in the course Of time. If the holders of her
bonds will only be firm. they will soon re-.
cover their tone.
The gigantic frauds perpetrated by the
whisky ring are enorm GUS, and astounding to
all honest men. 1t is clearly developed that
not only government officials, but lawyers Of
distinction and leading men who give tone to
legislation are deeply invo we'd in this iniqui-
ty. The glimpses we have show up state
Of jobbery, peculation apd political corrup-
ton dangerous to the finances and the pros
perity Of the country, sapping the very
foundations Of the government
They have defied law; they have perverted
the integrity of high officials; they have
baff1ed investigation for years, and we have no
assurance now that these whisky defrauding
culprits will ever be brought to justice and
punished as their heinous crime against the
government and against society deserve.
When MIR. Buckley, acting attorney for Mr..
Stanberry, was fefreting out this foul broo I,
he says: Whenever turned to man of in
fuence to aid me I found him tainted, be-
cause, being man of influence, he was just
the man to have in the interest of whisky, and
everywhere the men who should have been
most eager to lay bare the tricks of the COM
bination were the most anxious to conceal
them" Again, he says: "That the howl
around Washington was so terrific that it
fairly frightened the President (Johnson) and
he allowed all my plans to be frustrated. -
Will the same fate overtake Mr.. Bristow?
Where is all this to end if the government
1t Washington proves itself to be so corrupt
and so vacillating, and unable to confront
and overthrow such monstrous monopolies !?
What guarantee have we in the future for the
stability or safety of our republican institu-
tons, !if such violators can trample upon
national authority and go unpunished?
Will the great mass Of voters look on these
startling Developments and then fold their
arms in supreme apathy? Will they behold
rank to heaven, and not rise up in the strength |
of insulted majesty and hurl all these mar
plots to an eternal obscurity of infamy?
Every where we 60 in private circles, and |
among men of thought and judgment, they |
with pleasure their indebted. |
ness to Louisiana for the heroic fight her |
sons made against national corrup- |
ton and for true liberty. Louisiana stands |
to-day in the very van of all the States for |
turning the tide against the midnight con-
spirators and public harpies who were mining
and sapping the foundations of republican |
and imperilling the liberties of
the people. But for her proud and noble
bearing the ubiquitous "force bill" would |
have been fastened upon the country.
Now let her people be true to the proud |
distinction which she SO nob!y won by the |
blood Of her sons. Let her press sound out |
afresh the tocsin of alarm, and rouse the
people of all the States to action. The
coming Presidential election will be an epoch |
in the history Of republican institutions.
The Rochester Democrat talks about the
President having trimmed his beard being an act
If "sissorsm." This is shear nonsense.-I
Inter- Ocean.
And barber-ously dull joke eli around.
Marsden's Zarsaparilla at j. P. Ecklebergs,
,orner st. Charles and Washington streets.
An open letter: o.
IL till al. a.