The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-05-12
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
TuE CENTENNIAL COLONIZATION.
RtDltngs, west nnd the United states
senate kellogg ana his crowd
The Impeachment Trial ne
port NJ the ucvce Conn
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Thc Impeachment Trial ne
port NJ the Lcvce Conn
WASHINGTON. May .. 1876
The Centennial celebration, which
opens tomorrow in Philadelphia, is the
all absorbing topic Just now. Congress
will adjourn to-day until Friday for the
purpose Of participating in the opening
ceremonies. The President and Cabinet
leave to-day, and for the remainder Of
this week Washington will ho found
transported to the City Of Brotherly
Love. After taking in supply of
patriotism and worshipping at the
shrine Of liberty. the wise men Of the
land will return 10 their task Of holding
NJ to view the degeneracy Of the times
and the corruption Of public officials.
! The Government of 1876 rs contrasted
with that of t776 can scarcely be claimed
to have improved or progressed. Aud
with each new development Of infamy,
one Ia tempted TO cxclaim. "lIow the
mighty have TALENT Vt in this our
centennial year Of existence NJ nation
the people can be made 10 fully realize
how far the political leaders OF tho
| dominant party have departed from
the ways Of tho brave and noble
spirits Of 70. and how false they
Of our revolutionary forefathors.
something will have boon gained for
the good of the country. If on the dtb
Of July next the American people will
renew their vows Of allegiance to FREQ
and pure republican government. and
resolve to place il for the future only in
the hands Of the honest, tho patriotic
and tho deserving. the day will be made
additionally sacred and reconsecratsH
in the hearts Of the present and future
generations Of this country. Then may
we look forward to a good government.
q happy people. and q prosperous
country
Now that tho Louisiana Investigating
Committee has been appointed and has
actually gone to work. q good deal of
interest In manifested and much apecu-
lation INDUCED in rs to the forthcoming
developments. which arc expected TO be
rich, racy and rare The press has
taken NJ the subject and arc again
going over the
CELEBRATED LOUISIANA CASE.
They seem to understand thoroughly
the enormity of the crime committed by
a Radical Executive aud Senate. and are
not sparing in their denunciatons of
the offenders. The Washington daily
Ncirs pays its compliments to Billings.
w est anu INC = Htlffl tNtuItS trFnlIf III
the following extract. which | sond for
the amusement Of the readers Of tho
DEMOCRAT II II headed
righteous Judge.
The confirmation Of H. g. Billings "a Judge Of
the United States District Court Of Louis ann
~ the Republican Senate u short time ago is !
one of tho most ,lisgraepful political asla on |
record in the history of the country II will be |
remembered that senator Morton himself rc- |
ported that the Kellogg government II Louis
The people. that the conduct " Judge Dnrnl IN |
ordering the United Rtates Marshal To take |
charge Of the state House and TO exclude from |
it all tho Democratic members IF the Legislature
was an unwarrantod interference and a judicial |
crime for which he ahoud he mneanhed In tho |
face of this fact, however. Morton and his Radi- |
cal colleagues voted for the confirmation |
Of Billings, who was the principal instigaior |
and most active eaIor il the diabolioa plot to
rob tho people Of Louisiana pf the government |
of their choice. " was Billings who entitled 10 4
his room Judge purell. aud knowing his weak |
ness for luuor-having reNcleI many n do /
hnueh with this judicial officer piled tho eotJf
with vino M nGHscnJn In this disgusting con \
dition nf ntoSioation Billings snbmiu"d tho .
famous midnight order Ia Judge burrll. WIN (.
signed il. and in such n manner that the sigma /.
tnrn from it's drunkenness could not hp verified /.
What followed Il known ~ NE wllpln country /
II produced anarchy. revolution and boodRhcI I
ia lauHiann, and ended III the diRgra"otnl pE- /
puleion oi Durell from the bench which he had !
prostituod and dishuuofed. Now whit do We
tnd2 This Same Republican Senat" making /
Billings. tho partner ~ crime VT nur"ll, his4u /
cosspr III Office. buroll was forced to rnazn the /
u1geship Tor doing what billings advised pur- |
Ruaded and nnirpalod him to- do. II would seem |
now If Billings had design and Wei DO |
vaed scheme IN thus directing the official action !
of Durc II was first to nntrap The Judge III |
such n way would eveniunte in his varatng !
the office and then to sock for himself tho an
pointmcnt for The vacancy thus ngcninusly but |
corruptly obtained This shameful aud dahon /
orable conduct was sanctioned and applaud"i |
by the Senate when they crowned with success
the low cunning dupicity and corruption en- |
nlDynH npDDrpI
position Of Judge Of . United States Court
But. II seems now. that, with AL tho craft.
bitter craftsmanship. intonRn hatred Of the South |
prn people. and utter deatituiion of moral char
meter, all Indispensable requisites TO the favor
sorted 10 before III" full measure ~ Billings |
ambition could be realized. Senator had to
yoadze something at the same time. md that
senator wns J. r. West. Of Louisiana. Whilst |
he WAS to manipulate tho Senate nj ono cnd Of |
the avenue. tho other end waa entrusted ~ Bah.
cock and Porter, whose intimacy with tho frcei
dent was an advantageous circumstance. which |
was properly used.
Forty five thousand dollars. the Now Orleans
DTMoGRAr says. IL the sam divided between /
these three White House pete West Haheock |
aud Porter. for their services IN securing tho
appointment and confirmation OF i 9. Billings
- aud I'm such transactions the Rnpnh lean SON
ate Of tho United States Il knowingly II party |
How Tong viii such things be tolerated by the
American people
which give below. from that sterling and
fenrleas paper the New Orleans DEMOCRAT Let |
nat UAI tNHi lna special tbf1mllec brtIsfe1 by Il
tho House to investigate tho New Orleans Gti4-
officials and other Federal officers IN
Louisiana will mako public the rottopness ard
Of those who have gone 40 long IN
whipped Of Iostice, and that final stop will he
given IA all purh nefarious transactions a. havc
disgraced both that State and the whole nation.
Thus you see how such Radicals rs
figure in Louisiana are regarded abroad
Kellogg, fanLed by his tax collectors,
Badger, Fairfax and Jim Clark, with
Souer and Jack Wharton, Is in New
York. for the purpose of having Louisi-
ana bonds put on the list Of
STOCKS on THE MARKET.
This done. they will then proceed to I'M
load themselves, and reinvcst in some
thing more stable in value than their
$685. Of State bonds. which a Demo
cratic government should entirely repu
date. SO low, however. has the credit
Of the State been reduced by the Radical
thieves who have had control Of its
finances that this ring will find IL diff,