Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-09-29

| The Committee reply to your letter No l, ant
deny that they had the least intention to woun'
your feelings or interfere with your official duties
They go into full explanation of the whole matter
which should have satisfied any reasonable man
who was not already determined to be dissatisfied
or who evnced the reputation of Junus for writing
spicy, rare, and pungent letters. In this, you
vaulting ambition will never be satisfied, for an
sorry to inform you that the writings Of Juniu
will be read when Noise and all his silly efusion
shall have been buried in oblivion and entirely for
gotten.
To this reply of the Committee, you issue letter
No. 2.
| The above is a plain statement of the case-the
recorded facts. And now, sir, propose to look a
little into this precious paper-this letter No. 2.
is certainly the most i'll timed, uncalled for, impu
dent and insoent production, have seen for many
! day. Sir, let us group it, and see what it all
means in plain English.
"Gentlemen Sugar Planters of Louisiana, you
are set of ignorant ibred asses; you know moth
ing of the courtesies or common usages of civilized
life you are set of factious, lawless, clodpolls
who have dared to meet together in conventions
and interfere with me, E. W. Noise, one of the
District Attorneys of the United States of America
You impudent blockheads! how dare you to EN-
ploy counsel to assist me in the discharge OF my
official duties! | answer you | am an officer ol
| the Government and that the Government is able
to take care of ITSELF for /, E. W. Noise, able
to defend the rights of that Government against all
the combined talents of such small fry as Ben
jarnin & Micou, Roselus, Jno. r. Grimes and Ran
dali Hunt But We incorrigable asses I'll teach you
lesson for your insolence. Look out; or some
fine frosty morning" you will receive the tele,
graphic intelligence, that all duties have been taken
off of Sugar. Free Trade and Sailors Rights will
rule the day, and then you may howl; for say
to you, that the consumers of Sugar have no in
terest in protecting you, as the protective policy
lies in the hmbo Of forgotten uanities ~"
''Now, in the name of all the Gods at once
Upon what meat doth this our Caesar feed
That he has grown great?"
Really the Gar of Russia, Or the Sultan himself
could not have spoken in more naughty dictate
rial manner. From this frothy bombast, you change
to the egotistical and sickly didactic. Read the
following:
II say these things to you in sorrow. Be con
tent to keep what you have In striving after the
impossible you may lose actual benefits That which
| have told you ought to have been apparent
How much like St. Paul to the Corinthians doth
| this our District Attorney write. But oh, my God
what a comparison-Moise to ST. Paul!!! l ask
st. PauPs pardon. Butwhy, sir, is all this :" temp
est in a tea pot?" 1t is certainly the most silly
and ridiculous I" fare up" that was ever brought
| about in hot weather. The sugar planters o
Louisiana finding that their interest were materially
suffering by the importation of large quantities Of
| sugar, without any duty paid as such quietly met
in their several parishes and took action on the
subject. 1t was what the cotton manufacturer
would have done. The iron monger, the bagging
and rope spinner, the halter and shoemaker, all
all would have done the same, in case their inter
ests had been thus affected. Your whole course
in this matter has been unprecedented, and as you
appear to be so well versed in matters Of official
etiquette and political ecouomy, you must also be
well posted in the history of your country. You
will, therefore, please inform an ignorant and in
quiring public, when and where did District At
torney, for the State, or General Government,
refuse the aid of distinguished counsel? Do you
not know that when the several States Of this Union
were prosecuting the defaultng banks, that every
District Attorney, and Attorney General was assist
ed by distinguished counsel, and paid by private
individuals?
Do you not know that it is a custom "agains
which the memory of the oldest man runneth not
to the contrary THAT in this State and all othe1
States, the District Attorneys are daily assisted il
criminal prosecutions by distinguished counsel whe
are paid out Of private purses. The great objec
OF State or General Government is to execute it
laws, and there is no instance record of counse
cFcF Decu WHO were pdftl private
individuals The point, sir, has never been raised
before. And to you belongs the imperishable hono1
of having written on to Washington to know
| whether the Government had any objection te
having its laws executed Do you, or does any
man think that President Pierce, or any of his
Cabinet would have the least objection to your ac
ceptng the services Of RANDALL HUNT, Esq, free
of charge to the Government? No sir, no. The
President is sworn to see the laws executed. A
large and respectable class of the community are
seriously injured by failure Of the execution o
the Laws They assemble together, and out Of then
own pockets raise money to aid the officers Of the
Government in the discharge of their duty. Dc
you think the President will object to this sir? No
able, hypocritical twaddle about writing on to the
proper authorities to know whether private in
terests could be represented in public prosecu
ton"
I ask you this question, and call upon every in
teligent gentleman in the State to answer it. If
when the sugar planters of Louisiana called theil
convention to employ counsel to assist you, they
had passed this resolution Resolyed, THAT the
sum Of $1,000 be paid the assisting counsel EN-
ployed in this case, and also that the like sum Of
$4,000 be paid the Hon. Z. Warren Noise, District
Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana :
then, sir, would you have written on to head
QUARTERS lOr HStrucuol6, Ut WOulu YOU Lave
| brought about this silly and disgraceful quarrel
No, sir, no. Your wounded sensibilties would all
have been healed by that soothing balm that cures
the broken hearts Of disconsolatc, but too condng
maidens Sa sa4ss'
/ now cali your especial attention to precious
moroccan contained in your letter. You say:
Had known had been consulted by YOU be.
fore you employed Mr.. Hunt, should not have
ventured to rebaks you.
What consequential, selfconceited official mar.
venu! Oh, Jehosephat! Oh thou Jephtha, great
Judge Of Israel!-the whole race Of Sugar Planters
of Louisiana, the young and the old, the gray
haired sire and youthful con, the earliest settlers q
this great valley, the natives Of the land who have
been bred and born on the very soil-al- all re
! buked, and, in the name Of the Lord by whom
Why, by e. " noise. Once upon time, ancient
Pistol rebuked Captain Euellen, but the sturdy
Welchman broke his head and made him eat hi
leek. Yes, Planters Of Louisiana, had you gone t
Noise the Great, with cap in hand, on bended knee
and !" IN bondman's key, with bated breath ane
whispering humbleness," had said, !" Honored ant
puissant SIR, please may we hold convention II
| West Baton Rouge Or Donaldsonville, for the pm
pose Of taking measures to protect our Interests