The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1859-12-31
JOEL ii. sANDoz AND DEafocRAc.

ST. Landry Taboo and must express our ad-
~niiratien for the great fertility OF your imag
alton throughout, but we sincerely regret to
see that you insist on changing the issue be
tween US, from q ssrict political enquiry 10
that Of n personal one. Your reference to oug.
butchers bill is entirely irrelevant 10 the ISSUE
but If you can find ont that are honest and just
claims existing against us where we have
formerly sojoarned, let them be presented 10
your legai adeises, so that he may enforce their
collection. Now sir, without Abandoning the
subject under investigation, that Is your De-
l~aocracyy, permit us TO PROFOUND 10 yen q harm
less question. Did you pay your physician IS bill
for family attention, if 50. Jas you have been 50
liberal towards us in publishing ogr peeuliiary
delinquencies(td lido Us the favor to nalish that
bill III ali Of its deiul}s. Should you comply
with this request (and | believe You will the
record wilt show ,hat your morality is not
9 Taboo for the African race. which fact
clearly illustrates and explains your e~Straor-
binary knowledge Of the Polynesian customs,
Let me inform you sir, that !. Taboo in This
country IS not q snperstitious custom, nor
does its violation carry with it the penalty
Of death but us.der the laws Of our State, and
ID common deceney, II is 9 very grave offence
to violate the I. Taboo in the manner above
alluded to, especially for q gentleman who
rsaehed this community ruth sub d high social
position; aud were IT not for the respect due
innocent parties, We would pursue tbs history
of ynur violation Of z The Taboo
We will now pass to the regular order Of
our political Investigations.
18th. During the most perilous moments Of
the political history Of our State aa1 Union
did not ceriain Democrats ofthis Parish make
earnest appeals to yoa, to attach 70 your
Journal one Of the most distinguished Demo-
cratic French writer's in the State, and upon
your refusal TO do 50, through pecan;ary con
siderations, did not these ganie Democrats pro
pose to pay one halt, or~shsrabouts, IF the ex-
pel,se fol such a1 acquiiSsassIIs6aV your columns ?
Why did yon refuse, vast IN order 70 pre-
serve the cabbage and The La,nbs-your nen-
trinity with Mr.. Andrew Meynierss your Know
Nothing partner. Ali yon have rather pre-
fered 10 jeopafdize the interests Of the Demo
cratic: party than to abandon the dear old
maxim ~ your conntry,P d d'afgsat pas
I'd Suisse, ! no money, no snpiss. Again some
lime previous To The last election, did you not
again refuse to attach 70 your paper q MN,
whose name alone. would have restored the lost
cosfdeIee Of the Democratic party III your
Journal, and would notsonly have rallied The
Democratic party to man, but would have
cured aH the diseords Gown BY your hands III
its ranks.
N order to accomplish your servile ends, you
hare ignored the history of the Patriot Wi,
liam Tel, d perpetuate the memory Of the
descendants of Rodolph and you seem to in
dulge the hope If lighting upin the Demo
cratic raIiks " ST. Landry The warsof Tack
enbourgi which has been marked with such 81
ri,is disasters to your N country Swiazer-
land, This sir, you willneyer accomplish, and
your present attempt u ~iinaagarate sach q
state Of aifthiirs here, most strikingly Iharlnoni-
zes with = tradietionary popularity u your.
native rare,-hireliagg patrioiiym bought with
the gold Of despots, alike III Paris, Spain,
Austria, Rome md Parma. Bnt should Yen
and your accompliees succeed III Tie work 81
fdistlnion ii the Democratic ranks now So
earnestly sought and strenuously prosecuted !;
the salaried office Of door keeper to The Gatle-l
dral III this State, Or that Of an aristocraticI
mansion, might be rendered to yoi., md should
not The i%ndacefneut be sufficient here, perhaps
itwoald suit your feelings ID make i Pilgrim
Az n q the Fruitful Isles of Poofy esia, and
there il externinntionEo of yonr past Agrongs, So
offensive " morality, furnish hhortullity
" the person most directly Interested rs pro-f
cure Al the hands of some Of The great Poly.
tnesian Priests Ne privilege of Taboo osl zyour
person
9Th. Since your purchase of MI. Mesnier i
interest n the Opelousas Courier, have you.
promulgated any new prospectus or programme
Of political action
18th, Iaease state why ii HE Inst clection
ffor . District Judge h this District, you and
your longtail friends refused to submit tlie.
claims Of . favored ca~nlldiate to The decision,
Of q Democratic Convention, notwithstanding
Tint you and friends were requested 10 do 50
W many nnimpeachable Democrats Of The
District, and that too when The candidate III
the field was announced ID The two Democratic
papers ii The District, rs also III your bastard
shelf
18th. After YOU and friends refused Tic. test
81 . Democratic Convention, why did you md
others again refuse To submit the claims Of
rival candidates to q choice BY the Bar Of the
District?
18th In the Convention Of 1857. to which
.yottsallude in your celebrated article Of the
526sho Of November, did not several notorious
Know Nothitggs, who were battling openly
agaiust the Democratic party. take paft as
members Of that Convention il order 10 con
trol lis action for your candidates, and do YOU
not know that this coalition Of your friends
and the KNOWN othiags caused the old line
Democrats TO withdraw from the Convention
and 70 unite upon q ticket Of their own choice
which was tri%nmplantiy elected not only IN