The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-26
A NATIVE ABROAD.
WHAT LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR WHLTZ
SAW AND HEARD I'M THE NORTH.

WHAT LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR wILTZ
SAW AND HEARD AN THE NORTH.
Now that Political strife is Ended NOrth-
ern Capital wiz seek Investment in
Louisiana.
Leutenane Governor Wiltz, who arrived in the
city several days since from an extended trip
through the Northern, Western and Eastern
States, WAS visited yesterday by DEMOCRAT re-
porter at his, the vice presidents Office of the
branch of
THE STATE NATIONAL BANK,
on the corner OF Cont and Royal streets, where,
after several efforts, the Lieutenant Governor
was induced to relate to the reporter few incl
dents conn cted with his trip. In answer to
| various interrogatories, the Lieutenant Gov
ernor stated that the trip was most agreeable to
| himself, from the fact, first, that he met large
number Of prominent Northern gentlemen Of
both political parties, who seemed to take
Lively interest in the affairs Of the South, and
especially Of this State and again. because,
during his intercourse with these gentlemen, he
did not hear scarcely an allusion to the war,
from which he inferred that tho thinking people
of the North had forgotten that the two sections
| we're ever at war.
"oN ONE OCCASION"
said he ''while /, by request, was visiting one Of
the charitable institutions in Boston, an institu-
ton where there we're quite number OF children,
there an indication that some OF the old ill
| feeling existed, and will tell you what method
| was adopted to eradicate it. had been invited.
as said, to the institution, and had been. by the
superintendent. introduced TO the scholars rs the
| Lieuteutenant Governor OF the State Of Louisi-
ana, and was, I presume, tho first native OF the
State they had ever seen. After paying me one
or two compliments in his remarks, the superin-
tendeht whose name l do not now recollsct,
| PRopoUNpED FEW QUESTIONS
| to the scholars after I had made few remarks
to them.
"Hs first question was as TO tho State of Louisi-
ana, when one little fellow answered that it was
''a rebel State" and was Of the first to Sc
cede; whereupon his instructor checked him,
and, addressing himself to the entire school, he
stated that Louisiana was now and had been in
the Union for years; that all past differences had
been forgotten and that hereafter, In speaking
Of Louisiana, they should speak of it only they
would Of any OF the Eastern New England
States.
"This," said the Lieutenant Governor "was the
only time that can remember OF when anything
like an alusion was made
''To PAST DIFFERENCES.
"While in New York and Boston, and, in fact, in
all Of the cities found the business men and
capitalists, very many Of whom met, were more
than anxious to learn all they could as TO our re-
Sources our State debt, the fertility OF the soil,
our rate of taxation. amount Of taxable property,
| revenue and the mode OF collecting the same;
aud in fact their inquiries in every instance led
me to believe that they looked to this State for
, future investment Of capital.
"OYcourse" said he, shaving lived here from in-
fancy, could give them fair idea OF our State
prior to and since The war, and 1t seemed In every
instance, to surprise them not little when told
them Of the fertility OF the soil, the amount of
cotton, sugar and rice we were producing, and
the increase yearly in the crops, and should not
/ be surprised this winter to see
DELEGATION AFTER DELEGATION
!, of these very men coming here to see for them
! Selves
! "Sonne seemed especially interested as to our
State bonds and am advised upon reliable au-
thority that some of the very bankers conversed
with upon these subjects sent telegraphic orders
here for the purchase Of various amounts OF our
bonds.
i ''In some instances was urged to address diff
j ferent commercial and financial bodies, and did
so briefly, complimenting their people, and ut the
Same time our own, upon the harmonious rela-
:, tons now existing between the South and North,
0 and everywhere, in all circles and with men of
e both political parties l heard but one Wish, one
DESIRE and that was that those relations should
be everlasting.
r ''You asked me moment ago." said tho Lieu
/ tenant Governor, ''what they thought Of the ad-
+ justment OF
q OUR PoLITIcAL l. TROUBLES.
: sIn every Instance l found those with whom
4 associated satsfie with the course our people
course was commended. They seemed to realize
0 that we had for years been grossly misreDreaent-
n ed and were now as eager to assist as they form
J. erly seemed to be to condemn"
e "Were you questioned as TO the result OF Hayes
e policy" queired the reporter.
y "Oh, yes, by good many, and told them that
Y so far it had given us Our rights and that with
5, them we could make the State rank foremost
among the producing States of the country.
Some we're surprised to know that the negroes
were working in such harmony with the white
Us land owners, and when / told thsm that this
~ years crop, with the negro labor, would show
W W A MARKED INCREASE
# over that raised last year, some were surprised
Of while others attributed 1t to the proper cause,
Is that is, first an honest and competent adminis-
5e ira ion one respected by all classes, and next
Us resu entire satisfaction on the part OF the me-
Is groes."
le Il saw while you were absent" said our re-
id porter "that you were quoted at length from
i'd New York by Antelope in the matter Of the Re-
4 turning Board prosecution. How about that 2"
v "That made" replied the Lieutenant Gov
le ernor, from whole cloth. I
re NEVER SAW THE MAN
or correspondent at all, and do not know to-day
70 whether he is old or yonng, grizzly or gray, and
~ II, can only cay that was most miserably misrep-
1I resented.
y 81 suppose Of course that you were inter.
~ viewed by the press gang while you we're alb.
~ sent were you noi?" inquired the interviewer.
III "Well, somewhat" replied the interviewed
"but not to that extent that some might imagine.
IL The repor called upon me at all Of the cies,
III and when they wanted information as to the re-
y sources Of the State gave it to them, but when
= 4 they began propoundng
~ ~ THEIR POLITICAL QUESTIONS