Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-10-15
TO the People of Tberville.

Ollice OF Sheriff, have been abused and yliltled
to an extent hitherto unprecedented; and al
| though at the outset, ! determined to let those
who We're interested in doing so, abuse me to
their hearts content. without any notice on my
! part, violent and calumnIating as was the com
mencement, yet | had no idea of the length
which caIumny and vituperation could be car
RED to trustrate the election of any local cans
ddate; and am thus forced to appear before
! you over my own signature, that Truth and
Justice shall rot be trampled upon without
word in reply Or defence
| 1t is due to my friends as we'll as to myself,
that | now appear before the public, and at
once contradict the numerous false assertions
published in the Iberrile Gazette, Democratic
| organ Of hls parish,) respecting myself-ex-
pose its low and contemplate political tricks to
defeat me-and, tearing off the mask, show it
iE its true colors.
To exhibit the fact that it is a clique of indi-
viduals who are in arms against me, for the
reason that my election might defeat some of
their cherished hopes, I inform the public that
the articles or editorials which have appeared
from week to week in the Gazette, in order to
place me in q false position before the Demo-
cratic party and the people, were not written
by P. E. jennings its acknowledged editor
He says that q fen men about this to1cn threat
ened him, that in case he refused to publish their
articles, (those alluded to- they arould establish
another paper in opposition 10 his-tahe from
him his patronage, and break him up!' Such
alas for the moral courage, strength of
mind and independence of man who calls
himself an editor-s the assertion OF Peter E.
Jennings, who, it is supposed by his readers
generally, edits his paper himself, and for
the good of his party. Instead of doing this
instead of marking out his own path as
political editor, doing his own writing and ex-
pressing his own views and sentiments, he
cowardIy acknowledges that he has no control
over the columns of the paper which the De-
mocratic party has entrusted him wilh in hon
or and confidence. and niggardly asserts that
a fen individuals (for their own spleen or inter-
est,) threaten his destruction if their articles
are not inserted-and inserted, too, as edito-
rals as we'll as communications--agans his
own judgment Of right and justice!
did not believe that such an editor existed
in this State. God grant there may be few
such in the Democratic party. But, as he is
actually unable TO write anything himself, save
some slang paragraph or other; and as there
is not in his nature sufficient manliness and in
dependence to refuse the publication of the
base and infamous ISLANDERS respecting me that
have appeared in his paper since | became a
,andidate-disgraceful to 4 public print and
insulting to a large portion OF the community |
he is more an object of pity and contempt,
han censure.
will now proceed to notice some of the !
charges and other matters that have appeared
against me in the paper above alluded to.
In the Gazette of the 23d July, a correspon-
lent, writing over the signature Of 1.-THE Peo-
,le," says: "At time when my party stood
most in need of my services, |, a professed De-
nocrat, voted for and exerted whatever inhu-
nee possessed in favor Of the whig candidate
or Sheriff" What has that to do with the pre-
ent election? Was not the present Sheriff eIec-
ed by the overwhelming majority of 1892
low many Of the free Democrats of Iberyile
id it take to swell this majorty! And if am
ensured for my vote then, will not this cores
ondent, who assumes such an inappropriate
ON de plume, likewise censure and ostra-
ize all other Democrats who voted as did on
lat occasion? Does he wish me to point to
lem? Are not their own declarations sufi. I
ent? And for the sake of refreshing the me- {
lory of the gentleman who missed his calling i
hen he announced himself as an editor, will i
* him if he was not delegate to the Demo- {
attic parish Convention Of 1851, which nomi. ,
ated a candidate for Sheriff! Did he not with t
S vote in that convention aid in nominating r
lat candidate? And if so, was he not in ho q
Or bound, as delegate, to support that candi- I
tie? Did he do it! No! He violated par. G
trust and pighted faith by voting against v
e nominee of that convention, who as del g
rate he assisted to nominate! |, on the con- v
ary, had nothing to do with that convention D
did not consider the Office of Sheriff polit. il
Al office--and voted with large number of $
y political friends, because believed that Ii
e gentleman whom voted for would make Il
e most acceptable officer. n
will now ask the gentleman who disgraces "
tn the editorial profession and the Democra- S
party, by publishing himself as an Editor, Fl
in the issue of the Gazette of the 9th July o
st, be announced me as candidate as re- f,
ested him? On Friday morning, 9Th of Ju- d
the simple announcement Of my name as II