New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-13
NEW ORLEANS. TUESDAY MARCH l3 1871
POLITICAL NOTES.

POLITICAL NOTES.
General Garfield has retired from the
contest for successorship in the Senate to
John Sherman. He knows Buckeye must
get that place; but if he should be the
Buckeye it might shut Ohio out in the race
tor Speaker of tne next House.
Major Burke is reported to have decided |
not to capture the State House in order to |
get the official rolls of the first tax district.
Duplicates of the city tax bills scattered |
about will serve to give business like ap-
pearance to his ofice.
President Hayes is now regarded ns the
blue ribbon politician. He cordially re-
ceives" and sends away "highly satisfied"
every delegation that presents itself, no
matter how adverse iha causes and inter.
ests represented.
What report did those detectives, sent
by the "Nicholls government to inquire
who killed young Weber at Bayou Sara,
make3 Did they find it was another
"mysterious horseman," or are the develop
ments suppressed?
The Louisiana Lottery Company has cap
tured the Odd Fellows Hall Democracy,
and the bill to abolish it succumbs to Gin
fuence" 1t now blooms out, under the
especial ushership of Generals b Beauregard
and Early, as an old and respectable insti-
tuition, and to longer denounce it as vile
Radical monopoly will be high treason.
Let us have reform!
A hopeful New Orleans dispatch TO the
Shreveport Times says.
Maisr Burke is just back from Washing
ton. He has the written pledges of John
Sherman, Charles Foster, Stanley Mat
thews and other leading Republicans, that
Nichols shall be sustained. Hayes himself
pledged the same to Burke Sunday night.
The writer says, 81 speak by the card,''
but since then the written agreement has
been mislaid, and the card lost in the shuttle
for office.
And this reminds US to suggest to the
"reiorm" grand jury, which sits in solemn
conclave under the Ggls of Judge Whita'
ker, that an investigation of the rumors
| concerning the "sewing machine and piano
bill" would not be 5mss. That the piano
men and machine scalpers were black
mailed pretty freely to buy up influence
they will scarcely deny under oath; espec
tally as they seem to have prOfted but lit
tie by their contributions. While the ''re
| FORM fever is on the desire to know what
| it costs and how the bills are i.emized il
| but natural.
Kellogg stock rose rapidly yesterday
| after the news came that the Senate com
mittee had reported on strict party basis
Bets were freely made that he woult
be admitted to his seat during the presen
session. Democratic enthusiasm shrunl
proportionately and carried State and cit.
bonds down with it.
What has become of Justice Clifford
hearty breakfast r
Unless Blaine and Morton are overheard
| Hayes policy will be a failure -Chicdg
Times
Morton's friend was appointed in til
Cabinet, and Blaine receives the most dis
tiugaished consideration from the Pres
dent in person. See the points
The official organ of the "Niohoils GOV
ernment" etfeotually refutes the claims G
the Democracy to full recognition of tha
usurping authority throughout all of Lot
isiana excepting the State House. The al
tiele is such convincing testimony to th
fact that Governor Packard at least evenl
divides sway with the revolutionary torce
that we give lit entire. Says the DemOera
CONFUSION.
The continuance of the present anarch
in some of the country parishes is simpl
impossible. We OF New Orleans are abl
here to appreciate some of the disadvaI
tages of the status quo, to see it destrOyin
the trade and business, and eating ava
the life of our city; but what we see an
feel are but shadows to the curses hangin
over those portions OF Louisiana in whic
the officials still cling TO Packard's despe
| ate fortunes, deceived By forged telegram
and fraudulent reports
la all the parishes, even those wholly III
der Democratic rule, there is stagnation q
business and gloomy prospects, but in thes
| Radical-ridden parishes the confusion
terrible, and far worse than revolution O
war, for it is anarchy. In the Radical rive
parishes in the north of the State, for il
stance, the judges refuse to allow lawyer
to practice who do not possess licenses, tha
is, who have not paid their licenses to til
Packard tax collector, and as all the Law
! yers decline to do this, decline to aid q
abet in any manner this common enemy
there is no court of any kind. After keel
ing open their courts tor a few days Will
out cases, lawyers or arguments, tbes
judges, in disgust, adjourned sine di
closed their courts and are now waitin
| patiently for an end of this anarchy, eoI
vinced that no case can be tried until it
ended.
A similar case occurred in Iberia, wher
the Judge, who, it is claimed, illegally an
| improperly holds the office of district judg,
attt mpted to hold court. Not lawyer a
tended, and when the judge attempted {
get jury, by force, almost civil war wa
the consequence, The confusion is con
plete throughout these parishes, and ls'
wholly suspended. How is it possible t
have any law 10 Louisiana when the legal
elected district judge of a judicial distric
and the legally elected clerk of the distriC
court for a parish of the same district n
cognize different Governors and refuse +
recognize each Otherl
The confusion, instead of growing less,
growing greater every day, and must b
ended either legally and oOnstitutionally
and that soon, OF it must inevitably end j
q cOnflict 1t is impossible for half doze
officials in the parish to recognize ditferen
Governors; it is impossible for two men {
collect taxes in the same parish for differen
governments without cOntiic'; and it
equally impossible to go on, as we have bee