The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-03-07

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that he has been equally blind to tn,
dishonest transactions of other officers
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/ THAT MEMORIAL.
How II Looks to the Country People
!. From the Baton Rouge Advocated
\ We notice card, Intended as {
memorial to the House Of Representa-
tives against the impeachment o
Kellogg, published In tho city papers
and signed by u few persons In New
assertions This model memorial goes
on to say that "sucll q measure would
be calamity, full Of damage to the
commercial interests of this city. II
would caiise distrust of the future
among all classes of men Interested In
business here. 1t would damage the
credit Of the city and it's citizens. II
would drive away capital and prevent
other capital from being sent here fol
investment. 1t would deter Congress
from passing levee bill, for 1t Is well
known that Democrats and Rep,iblicans
in that body almost unanimously regard
the solemn compromise Of April, 1874,
as binding in honor and conscience. 1t
will make for Louisiana armies OF en-
emies and no new friends here or
elsewhere" 9fE eM
TO assert that the impeachment Of
Kellogg ''would be calamity, full of
damage to the commercial interests Of
New Orleans" would be an acknowledge
ment on the part of the commercial
community Of that city that they base
their future hopes on another usurpation
of power by the Radical party, and its
continuance in power with high taxa
! tion, dishonest officials and anarchy us
q legacy. God help them In such hopes
To say that the Impeachment Of Kel-
logg would cause distrust among all
classes of men interested in business"
there, is to proclaim to the world that
the business men Of New Orleans be-
lieve Kellogg to be the rightful Gov
ernor Of Louisiana, that the commercial
prosperity Of New Orleans depends sole
ly upon his personal influence, that he
has the full confidence and respect of
Is strictly their only hope and salvation
and s0,,s reprOche us d man and officer.
To proclaim to the world that such a
measure would damage the credit Of
the city and It's citizebs,' Is to acknowl-
edge the utter subserviency Of that class
Of citizens TO his behests, and that,
usurper us he Is, they prefer him to a
citizen Governor elected by the people,
that he is the light and the way for ali
that is good and glorious for the future
OF New Orleans, that he holds the keys
Of their wealth in his hands, and
that they can only move as he wills.
God forbid that the intelligence Of Lou
isiana should become such abject slaves
to the tyranny Of a single carpet-bag
demagogue. -f tvnf wf
To exhort the public to believe that
to get rid of Kellogg would estop capital,
immigration and the fruits of levee
bill Is an exhortation full of material
for the handiwork OF some facetious
writer, who might take up seriatenl all
the muniticent measures Kellogg has
torial reign and air them as they should
be. He could point to the waving
plumes and cleaning bayonets Of your
city police as they proudly marched |
through this city to Livingston parish |
to install usurping officers and to dis |
place those legally elected by the people, |
while house breakers, pick pockets and
thieves had you at their mercy. He |
might, by diligent search, yet find a |
few spots OF your townsmen's blood on |
Canal street, spilled by the hands Of |
Der, while under tho orders OF this great |
and good man, who alone Is indicated |
MS the saviour Of your commercial |
prosperity, Influence and confidence |
The facetious writer might take these |
facts and tens of thousands Of others |
of like. and even of worse character,
and so handle them MS to make that |
look seriously ridiculous. Be
sides, he might introduce the glorious
history OF that compromise" the great
incubus about which so many people are
just now SO seriously troubled, and show
up some of the golden fruits obtained
from its ample branches. All, dear COM
mercial friends, let us advise you to. keep
your names from such memorials in
future. They do no good and only serve
to make you and the whole conservative
Blement Of the State ridiculous III the
eyes of country that is well informed |
upon all the points alluded to in your
While we do not think the Conserva-
i've members In the House managed
his question of getting rid Of Kellogg
rs 1t should have been managed to be
successful, yet there is no grounds for
ear Of any Of the calamties recited i'm
hat memorial by the impeachment of
IN lisurping official notoriously unrelia-
Die and 1ntrustworthy. iot
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