Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1851-10-26

s'imagine stre fort spirituel en- me conseillan
de reprendre ma musefte. Ne sait-il done pas, ID
qui cherth he a persuader que rien ne lui est in
connu, que jamais je mai fait usage d'aucu'
instrument de mrsique, pas meme de celui ave-
lequel on salue les mauvais ~plaisans.
Lie Vigilant m'accuse de descendre dams |,
domaine de Ia vie prince, ct de presenter sous III
odieux aspect les actes honorables dun citoyer
intsgre. ..-s......- sss..r, r.. .@r-sH
Cette assertion est fausse ct mensongere
puisque je ne parle ct mai parle que DIES actions
publiques de NJ. Powell, CONNIE o6fcier public
Je produirai, sill lie faut, des preuves irrefraga.
bles de rexactitude de tout ce que j'ai avance
lou j'accepterai courtoisement la p~olitesses que
me fat lie VigilanA, en- disant " VI. T., uotre
tcrit est un amas de mensonges ct dIMPU-
DENCE." Quill me permette, en- PEASANT, de
m'agenouiller deyant cette phrase, qui certes ne
serai, pas avoute par rAcademie FRANCHISE.
LIE Vigilant a sans contredit eu raison de
%convenir que M. Boyd Gle present Arpenteur-
Genera) await ell une parfaite connaissance des
fats que j'ai signalts, C'est, Jose l'%affirner,
lie seul mot de vGritc que contienne Ia pedantes-
que gazette de rAscension.
LIE Vigtlant, de meme que Mr.. Qui dc droit,
ne veut pas demander qui est celui qui connait
81 bien lie passe, ct qui croft pouvoir prtdirc Pa
venir p%olitiqne de NJ. A. J. Powell. II pousss
plus loin la generosite: il Sc propose, a l~'instar.
de SEES atfidts, de me laisser croupir dams lie meant
doa je' ~n'aurais pas do sortir. II declare erin
outline va plus s'oceuper de moi.
Ne ~serait-ce pas plutot dc Mr.. Powell qufl
mara pas la faeult, dc s'occuper quand i! aura
recn, CONNIE riposte a ses conps d~'tpingle, quel-
ques-uns des ~irrt.fragables coups d'fpte don, il
sc moquc 81 piteusement?
J'ai dit que Mr.. Powell a tie chase du bu-
reau de rArpenseur-ginsral. En- voici la preu-
We.
SURVEYOR GENERALS Orr1cE,
Donaldsonpille, La, March "a, 1896.
Mr.. A. J. POWELL, Donaldson.
Sir: Your commission as U. s. Deputy
" Surveyor, is this day revoked and cancel.
" led. You will therefore return the same
g to this Office.
"[signedl p. T. LANDRY,
.f"t +" Surveyor General, !"
" SuRvEyoR GEEERAL's OFFrcE,
I'D" DonansonuaAe, La, Oct. 22d 1851.
" certify the foregoing to be a true copy
. from the Records Of Letters, Book II. Page
" ID on file in this office.
81 Signed ss,.g R. w. BOYD.
I" Surveyor General"
lJ'ai dit que Ia conduito de Mr.. Landry, ex-
Arpenteur-general, qui a., dams lie temps, desti-
tue un subordonne infdele, a etc approuvee par
lie gouvernement-general. t7a4 o.
1e f0arnls ei-dsss sgRHsr u fef sHSFss, %smbrs De
du troisieme district de ce,,e Etat ct
NJ. Landry. t lERa saif. 2ae saEs a
GENERAL LAID OrrTcE, May 7h, 1876.
Hon. J. Z. Morse, House Of Representatives
" Sir: | have examined the letter and
documents from X. w. Nichols Esq, re
ferred by youfto this office, relative to Ger.
: tain charges which he supposes we're
: made against him by the Surveyor Gene
raj Of Louisiana, and in accordance with
Mr.. Nichols request, these, papers will
be filed with the others relative to the
survey and location by State warrants of
parts oftownship II range z East s. u.
District, Louisiana. 4. 4s. ~eH#t
"The whole matter, us you are aware.
has grown out Of an error ofthe Surveyor
General in certifying the subdivisions of
sections %, 90 and lO4, in r.. Ii, s. II. /,
2, +. 8. 3. District, prior to the actual
surveys ofthe boundaries of,hose sections.
Mr.. Powell who was Mr.. Landry's Chief
Clerk at that time, prepared those subdi.
visions, and submitted them with The. me-.
cessary certificates. for his signature, with q
the assurances that they were correct and I
made In accordance with instructions and !, ,
the custom Of the Office. The Surveyor : !
General who had then been recently .n. !
pointed, and Of course was but slightly !,
acquainted with the detail of his Office. 4
signed those certificates ; but when he I
found that he had been IMPOSED uIon. and Il
led into error, he DISMISSED Mr.: Powell. i
and reported the fact to this Office. In that 4
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