The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-06-02
THE WAY IN WHICH THE KNow-NoTn1SGs DEAL.
:. WITH OUR PATRIOTIC SOLDIERS,
NEwORLp.Ns Maui 1ss:

NEwORLEANs, May 4, 1856.
Ed't0fs o. te o,n1Gr-Gcntlcme The removal
OF the veteran Laiarguc from tile Office of Commits.
saiy o. the Beet market, Second District, which net
WIS yesterday by the majority of the
tollve Il 'ard, is one of those ontragcs Which. when
perpetlateu, should consisn the actors to eternal i'll
fanny, ana III tic present case is Il stricking ~illustra.
ton OF the principles which govern the Know.Noth.
ll:gst. 1T is trac, that Mr.. Lasargl,e is a foreigner Nv
birth, and that lie came to this country When onIvv
ta.ee Yeas OF age, and it is also true that he was an
aGer IN inc war OF 1914, and is how 50 years old.
ig was once wealthy, Int in consequence of the
tailiie OF Il soninlaw, for whom he was endorser t.
= large amount, lie was ruined, and was compelled
70 seek employment to support his aged consolt and
.Wo ieihlcss children depending solely on his excr.
tons. He was appointed con,missary some wears
lnce, and has been retained through all the changes
n party nntll now, although known to be a.. Wbir."
ard to the credit of Dem clatS. let it be known, that
~ ~" event Wn',id they remove the old man, and de-
rive one VINO fought for our city. of tile small nit
,ante on which he lived. He has attended strictly to
the duties OF his office, and tho only reason that can
pe assigned II r the change is, thatit is necessary to
ystiy OUT me views of this secret order, to have the
various city offices filled with young members. WIN
can ne or service on election days. i very much mis-.
IiKe the character aid temper of the pcoDle of tbe
second District, it they do not teach this Party"
~ me next election that snmc little gratitude and
consideration are die to those who defended mr.
country in her most trying times.
"TRUE AMERICAN"
We cut the above from the last issue IF
The "opeiousas Courier" though infer from
the language that it was written for the j." Lou
isiana Courier" but that matters not. We
only want to say that it is one of those efforts,
now so common with the Anti-Americsn party.
to excite sympathy, if not by downright mis-.
representation, at least by an equally culpablc
Withholding of portions of the facts.
We happen to be in possession of some items
IN connection with Mr.. L~.afargue that NAV cause
a reaction of that very tender feeling which hos
suddenly seized hold of many who in past years
were as relentless, unyiclding and u%nfeelinr as
Satan himself, now wonderfully loving and
compassionate.
Now for the facts: Mr.. Lafargue is a for
elgner, and has all his life lived upon Govern
ment pap, except when he was removed by
Gov. Mouton " essentially" q Democratic Gov
ernor) from the office of Inspector of Weights
and Measures, because why? He aus a Whig,
fcs-that damnablc sin characterized him.
and he was unit for office. This same man
who Is now siaty-nine years cid, and who arus
a" actor IN the uar Of l8l4-why did he act
in the war? Does he deserve any credit for
aiding in the defense of his life and property
dad he shrunk from his duty, Gen. jackson
would have made short work of him. And
now he must have credit for an act of Kindness
lone his son-'n-law, in endorsing for him-and
where is the father so mean as to refuse aid 70
u son?
AS to his being ruined, and compelled to seek
employment to support his aged wife and two