The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-25
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
THE NTEsTTGATfON or LOUTsTANA
aFE4yRS.
VESTS Triusupi,s In statcsmanship- The
Jingle Of sIiver-Chas. u. Hooker,
0f Mississippi.
WASHINGTON, April 20. 1876.

W WisStsslppt.
WASHINGTON, April 20. 1876.
Hope deferred maketh the heart
sick. but the good people OF Louisiana
should not despair. or be discouraged
because of the long delay on the part of
Congress to take up the political affairs
OF that State and ventilate the outrages
and frauds Derpetrated by tho usurping
Kellogg government and tho thieving
Federal officials inflicted upon the
people by Grant and the Republican
party. The time is near at hand when,
II the wrongs of Louisiana are not
righted. they will be held up to public
gaze. So that their enormities will shock
the American people and wiring from
them some justice in tho future and
some redress. 1t hns been decided by
tho Democratic members of Congress
to
POSTPONE THE 1NvEsTIGATIoN
or Louisiana matters until after the
completion of tho examination now
being mado Of the various heads Of de-
rartncnts of the Government here
This done and the branches in the
Southern States will then he taken up
and handled without gloves. IT. Is de-
signed to avoid the appointment Of
special committees and to assign these
outside ADMINISTRATIONS to sub committees
from the regular standing committees
OF the House. Judging from appear
ances, however. there is very little pros
pect Of completing the work now in
hand before tho adjournment OF Con
gross. The committees will he author
ized to cit during the recess and will visit
tho places and conduct the examination
on the spot. You may rest assured these
Investigations will be searching and
nntpt,lptn nhn fcp f., vi NJ TAI
Orleans will take no whitewash pail
and wash along with them. These
utensils SO convenient and popular with
Republicans. have been beuucated to
job. Stevenson. Wheeler, Ioar. Schol-
field and other such partisnns who
never could soc anything wrong in the
administration of the government in
Louisiana. and who were always SO
ready TO bedaub the official acts Of the
Republican scoundrels in New Orleans
with commend dation.
1T Is quite apparent that the head
lights Of the Customhouse are flicker
ing. Tho investigation breeze from
Washington has reached New Orleans
and has produced u commotion there.
Casey, Packard. Kellogg and Beckwith
arc alarmed and have taken refuge in
Washington. Casey is here in pr0prid
persona. while Kellogg is represented
by his Adiuiant General. Col Jack
Wharton. They hope by their presence
to learn the line of policy to be pursued,
aud being forowarned they will set their
house in order and prepare to meet the
inquiries of the committee. There is
MUSIC IN THE AIR.
aud the Government officials in the
Customhouse will be made to sing and
dance to u lively tune not at all meIo-
dious or charming. Mr. Packard will be
asked to tell how much Government
money he has spent in controlling Re
publican conventions, how many negro
women and children he brought to New
Orleans, nominally To testify against
the Grant parish prisoners but In reality
TO enjoy the bounty of his liberality ut
the expense of the Government. He
will be called upon TO show what dispo
ation he has made Of the millions Of
dollars realized from bankrupt and
Government sales how much he paid
to Dulell. 10 Norton, 10 Beckwith aud
to Billings. as their share Of the swag.
Tho Hcrwigs. too, will bo troubled with
q few questions aud asked to explain
their control of
BONDED WAREHOUSES;
as well rs their administration of Jim
Casey's office of Collector OF the Port.
The vrtuous and high-toned Madison
Wells. he or Returning Board notoriety
SO truthful. fair and honest will be
called to tell what he knows about stolen
cotton. fraudulent claims against the
Governments, defalcation to the State
aud few other pieeaIiloes, the aggre-
gate Of which commended him to the
Radical Senate for confirmation. And
then there is that pink Of perfection +.
T.. Norton the partner financially.
politically and socially Of Durell Will
have on opportunity 10 speak u piece
and produce his accounts as Assignee
and explain how it is that of the thou
sands Of bankrupt cases that have fallen
into his hands n dividend in three only
have been declared. While rumaging in
and around the granite building some
damaging evidence might turn up
against the Scalawag Senator West.
which might explain the cir
cumstances OF tho mysterious dis
appearance Of two hundred barrels
of whisky, stored by him. MS United
States Deputy Marshal. in his own
warehouse and never afterwards
accounted for 10 its rightful owner. All
Of this. and probably much more inter
esting and instructive Information will
be forthcoming SO soon as II Democratic
investigating committee goes to work in
New Orleans.
by the way, the DEMOCRAT has finally
succeeded in ar0usinR the ire of
THE oAtIFoBNIA FoRGEH.
The recent accusation Of having
been paid n large sum to secure
the appointment and confirmation
OF Billings, as Judge Of the
United States District Court. has in
duced West to institute a suit for libel
against the paper for making the
charge. 1t seems to me, however that
before he can obtain q Judgment for
damages, he must first prove that he
had character to be traduccd. II he
possesses such an article no one here
has been able to discover it. The Vice
President holds charge against West
Of forgery; the New York Tribune has
accused him of buying his scat in the
Senate, he has been accused Of black
mailing the Eads ietty party and the
Pacific Railroad people, and lastly Of
receiving $4,000 from Billings. He
does not, nor can he, deny these crimi-
nal offenses, and he has not the man