The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-07-05
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the carpet. baggsrs and scallsssgs;
she also can boast of having the
| highest tar rats of any State IN
the Union, with no great public
works ~ show for the money, or
| prospect of snS SO lopg ~ al her
revenues are swallowed up and de-
voured by wp army Of dead beats
On the public treasury. Lol the
poor placksd pelican What a sad
looking aspect she presents to the
astopisbed gage Of her sister States.
| ss.-As rnost II (ths evils aud vii
lsinous robberies the people ARE
now suffering under have been fas-
tened ON them under the forIns OF
law--and very thin forms at that
what is to prevent q State Consti-
tutienal Cop yentiop from framing
some forms Of constitutional law
to relieve them from the insupport-
able burdens imposed upon them
| MoRAI-
On reviewing the financial troub-
les that have afflicted the State OF
Louisiana and the city of New Or
leans, for the last fifteen years, It
is impossible to overlook the gross
neglect Of many of our leading
men in connection with their pub
| lie duties. ,,s..ls I
In most civilized coanksies where
the people set ap any pretensions
| "a liberty, intelligence aud educa-
ton, this class is looked up to NJ
leaders Of society in the march of
civilization and progress In the
city of New Orleans too many OF
this class have devoted their great
est energies toward saving them
selves, regardless OF the fate OF
those classes who had not the
money, the brsins, or the organi-
cation to save themselves. In fact,
these men have, il many instances,
eudeavored to save themselves at
the expense OF all the other classes
of society, by buying aud receiving
fraudulently issned Stst~ and city
bonds. knowing them TO be frnu'iu-
: leutly issued; and in doing SO they
, have placed themselves in M. bet
, ter condition than the man ~hu
! buys stolen property, kno~ipg it
= to be stolen.
Iu financial, circles, the trsuia-
; lent bond business is 90: .si,'erss'
, an eminent snccess over tho :iid'i--
trial and larded icteyes.s ~ me
, State. In other c,reiss 4. Is .o"s -
: upon as xn uuraifig,tati frsao. c.s
: cred UP by the vary thinu..st sar.ra
I II Law. which Ought Il, base i.es
contested by onr ~esS ofii,aa,s. .
2 the reformed Detnncrs. pe'snasi''i.
y notwithstanding all Thu. We have
5 thousands Of good citizens 10 on
g midst who sit down III u bewilit It
d state of mind add wonder where
l. ali the money goes; aud then tall
o about their superior education. IL
J. telligence. superior capacity to gov
81 ern themselves, and take care o
" themselves and their families.
% Our smart business men hav'
d overdone the thing in this frandu
d lieut. boud business, and are abon
to be brought on the stool Of re
:? pentance. In is presumable tba
q they are satisfied now that the,
- have made mistake; and it ma,
; not be too late for them t
o. make such amends AS may be u
z their power by releasing tbei
r. grasp on the Threats of the ceopl
before they get grasped by th
,. throat themselves.
n These men have education, in
\ telligepce aud means to do good i
:, developing the political, religion.
: moral and material interests OF Tia
~ State. Suppose they should us
4. some of the powers they have 10
1, the benefit of the State, wual
- they not get more benefit in th
N end than they are likely TO get b
Il selling their birthright fer mes
\. of potage? They must see tb
ruin aud degradation that has bee
70 brought on the State by the Vi
il famous political and tinaucial sy'
r. tenn which has governed it, an
a. which will involve most of thes
= smart business men who have mad
N themselves parties to this system.
- 1t is not too late for some OF on
II leading men to make - new d.
parture The examples set
a other States could be taken IL
,s models There is no State in th
az Union, or in the world, that pr
ii sonfc O mora inviting field thu