The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1854-02-15

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ion, the truth Of which we deny. There is
. IN old French maxim, "honi sol que NAL Y
,ensp," which, being angliciscd, means "evil
. him who evil thinks" No doubt, Doctor.
you feel at once the application, for you
would like to do the very thing you delight
to accuse others of doing; and it has all along
struck every honest man, that you wish to
bring about these forced changes in order
that you may fiji your own pockets with the
rhino and that your chief reason, aside from
malice, for making sucl, hubbub. is be-
cause you have not been able to levy sub
sidv upon the pine hills.
Your third reason-that Of prejudice ex-
isting in the hills against the swamps-is
about as puerile an argument as old dotage
and a crazy intellect can make it. The idea
is absurd 1t is well YOU are not the organ
of the swamps, or indeed you might cause
trouble, but fortunately. the good sense Of
the people there, have long since repudiated
you and your acts. 1t is told us, that you
express only your own opinions, and in fact,
we think you rather reluctantly, in the Adj
vocate, confessed that to be the case. There
ford this communication is intended only to
answer you since some people. strangers for
instance, not knowing you as well as we do,
might fall into error in regard to your asser-
TORS. 1t is well, therefore, to enlighten them
occasionally. At the same time, you pret'nd
to little morality, by quotation about
/" the spirit Of brethren dwelling together in
amity," (unityD Whew! then you have
changed lately, and you are now becoming
somewhat sanctimonious and perhaps scrup-
ulous! Well! :hat'll do! We commend
the change, honpg you will stick.to it, and
not put it on and off like "your shirt"
The fourth reason given, is something
about I" no nutural affinity eristing existing
between the people Of the hills and the
swamps. You might as well, Doctor, have
said that there was no natural philosophy y
existing between them. Perhaps, though,
YOU meant that there was " no natural SINH
lar;ty," aud that we are differently construc-
ted in the hills from you-probably walking
on ".il tours" Dburrowing in the ground
like "wood-rats," to use some Of your own
nice comparisons. If the affinity is not natu-
raj. then there must be something wrong
Maybe our ears are not rs long as yours. 1t
such is not the case please explain why there is
/" no natural affinity" aud enlighten our ig-
norance any how.
The balance of this argument is composed
Of assertions about "dry-land, mud and water,
and sympathy Of tho hills" with little
sminkling Of" aristoerats and filthy lucrc"-,
l45----&- L..in4.- -4a;irsly beyond our aso,n-
TrcicnsiOn.
The fft! and last argument, wonderful to
say, is that We Of the hills have had "our
own way too long" in reply to which, seri-
oasly VIC will say it is untrue; and If you,
doctor, will only task your treaeheyous mem
DRY little, perhaps you might recollect, that
the people OF the swamps have often divided
amongst themselves in all the issues, poli,i-
caly and locally ever brought before them
whilst on the other hand, we Of the hills have
done the same. We have gone from amongst
ourselves and only lately elected swamp-mcn
to Office, whilst at the same time the swamps
have elected men from the hills. We have
generally divided and portion Of us have
always gone with the swamps. We recog-
nile no cause of division amongst us, more
than that which, is common to all differences
among men in their political opinions This
does not look like having our own way sure
", and ~. the charge Of sugarizing" the
swainp-men, such remark could only come
from the source it has. Nobody but you
would have thought Of making such gen
eral charge upon whole and an honest
community.
From all this parade you branch of into
bitter TRADE against ~and demand to know
+" Of what use can the swamps be to the hills!"
Now, we will ask, Of what use can Concor-
dia be to the State Of louisiana 1t is an
integral part, constituent portion Of the
State, and therefore necessary to carry on
tleseiSil. as,ncerns If the government. As it
: 8l,h the Slate, SO it should BE- with parish
ssxf smaller communities, each being neccs-
saf4 to the whole to preserve the equilibrium
M to meet civil exigencies. Our population
well as territory would be cut of, in this
dEsixion, to below Prerequisites, we think, in
tle Constitution. aud leave us mere cypher
ae,yil affairs as well as in Legislative coun-
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You next proceed to descantupon prcgress.
| y great democratic principle, &c. Here
Qoctor, you become eloquent. You enlarge