Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-06-04
Mnnteyidco alst Nav 1912.

Mn. HuEsrov The prompt reply O
f."Justicen to my note has been received, con-
tents noticed. lie directs, an ungarbicd ex-
PLANTATION. / deny his RICH TO d;c,a'e, and
viii make such a statement, az ! think proper
The caution b gives, 90 To scrutiny. was uti-
necessary to ore who has lived more than
twenty years under The Constitution OF Lou
~isians, by which the people arc deprived IN 2
great degree Of he privileges of ircetnen, and
the power vested in the hands Of the few.
Experience has long since taught me, thai,
. il a planter attempted 10 examine into the
II Acts Of an officer, he would meet with the
most se.cre scrutiny.
repeat again, it is with much regret, am
urged into this investigation, tpr il hiss been
uaproyokeJ, and ulealied tor, on my part,
The Grst charge ! have selected. aud which
| consider tho most important. i, that Mr..
BUTLER did hot pay into ihe State Treasury,
the monies due by him, for the sales Of runa-
way slaves, until be was compelled. "JnF-
tice," by referring 10 The Journal of the Sc
nate for 1888, will find, | was the chairman
of the coinmitte Of the Senate, to examine the
Tfeasurer's accounts and Immediately after
makisg my report | introduced u resolution,
which will be found in the Acts Of 1893. II is
! in the following woris--"Bc il resolved &c
| That il sh II be thn duty oiti,e State Treasurer
to call on he sheriff OF the It tferent depo's for
runaway slaves, to render a statement Of all
the runaway slaves sold, since the establish
tnent Of the depot eystem, and to compel them
10 pay into the Treasury, the amount due by
them to the stale. Approved l2th February
1888.
On my return horne from the city in the
abrtttr ihs ratv - q lefyrpgp tF X and my.
self, had commenced. II was denied, that
there was any law requiring the sherifis TO
pay the amount over. ai;sf defraying jail fees
and o;her expenses, inte the Treasury. !
presume the discussion of the question took
place, on account of the resolution above quo
tod. The question naturally arises, how was
tic Treasurer to compel the sherifis TO pay?
most unqnestionably under the Law, directing
the manner Of disposing Of the slaves, and the
sa,Ee law, orders The shcriifs 10 pay into the
State Treasury. Cor Territorial Treasury,
which il the same thing}, tho amount over or
above paying expenses. The resolution !
have alluded to, was merely TO give the power
10 the Treasurer TO compel the sheriff., 10
comply with a law, which had always been in
force. So much was said on this subject,
doubts arose whether thrro was any such a
ih6s "a L ai1 H'b HIletdhtf' u " dS IL EGilLib-
man OF West Baton Rouge VII, mEde the
enquiry the law being shown TO him,
he very properly requested its publication i'll
the Gazette, which va due.
Whom arrived ia the parish of East Baton
Rouge, in March 1892, Mr.. Buhicr WIS then
sheriff. No monies were ever paid by him,
into The STATE Treasury, from The sales Of run
away ~slavo-, from that period until a short
time previous TO the election in 1895, nearly
" years after his term Of Office expired.
The amount paid into the Treasury, was Sc
~yen;een or eighteen hundred dollars.
1t was generally known in the parish, that
had opposed the nomination of Mr.. IS. for
cher fl; it was urged agaius, me durin, the
canvass. After great excitement manifested
by the friends OF Mr.. b. and also by my own,
the election took place, and | was the success
full candidate. This result was strong proof
in my mind, that my conduct as Senator, had
received public appreciation.
submit this statement to the considera-
ton of "Justice," without further comment,
until | have an opportunity Of seeing his
answer. w. b. SCOTT.