The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1859-12-24
Mourn HorE,
Dec. 70, 1859,
III. Editor:

/ i&uN III tESuiaS HE 1.QlCgg Gtelnc QHtfuaSaS
Courier 7 and his assistant slatllefeis.
II ! had then known, as ] do now. in
what light they wess locked on by the honest.
intelligent portion Of The community, I would
not haze asked yoa to publish one word; but
as the matter has been started. | will look a
mite INTO the actions of that delsctable indl-
y'iaal lJoei II. Sandoz,) end some OF his sup.
porters.
IL he last E Courier" great stress is laid
upon the 10 Ier cent. allowed for the collection,
Of the parishstax. Inls52, joel II. sandez
was . member q the Police Jury, when The
following resolution was passed
Mospay, Jan. s, 1882. I
Mr. 1al1tt moved to allow the Collector Of
tile Parish Tax Of 1851, ut the rate If ten
per cent. for all sums BY him collected Of said
'aS and paid into the Treasury.
Mr. Guiliory moved that he be allowed s
per cent. s
Me<srs. sANnoz. Dsvilliers. Bondreaux,
Carte, Ft,ntenof, Gantt. Joabert and Wright,
voted yea, 8. Messrs. Andrns, Yidrine, Chill
Elory, dunbar. Pickett. Mcbride, Desholels and
Meele. voted nay, Sand there being a tie for
the resolution of Mr.. CAN'T, the President
vated il the affirmative, aud lie resolution
allowing 10 rcr cent, was allowed.
Again, a great cry has been made il, The
columns Of the sOpelousas Courier about
ne extra pay received BY the II otpelousas
iasrlot kr Printing!. Mr.. Sssarlloz was a
merabei of thse i'oiice Jury III March I85;5,
when The following resolution on motion ii
AR. Wright, was adopted:
Rescfped, That the expenses for printing In
c'lrred byy. the Collector of the Parish Taxes
fnf tue years 1858 and 1854, shall be paid on
Inc usual warrant which shall Issue on filing
WILD me llerk. an account Of such expenses,
%cert1tlei ~ the Printers. The yeas and nays
not being called on this, resolution, the pre-
sumption ls ggotd, that there was no opposi.
ton 70 it's passage. Mr.. Sanloz was Parish
frHlier Ut that time, and doubtless expected to
De reelected OF that session OF the Jury for
the year ending March LIST, 1856, aud how
tinen could he have made opposition to the
resolution, by ,lle force III which, he ex expected
40 pocket a little mere money.
From the light in which The Editor or the
Courier views the rlatter,-tbat all who vote
with me are owned by me, he must have be-
Hinged 70 me ID 1884 and 1865. WHY Is
that I 90 mt own him now ? is it because /
assist IN keeping bis hand out III the Public
Treasury That which was all right and
proper, md sustained BY the vote of Mr..
Sandez IN 1852 and 1885 is now Looked on ~
him AZ robbery
Mr. y onbert patronizeJ the Courier Ii 1852,
and the Editor pockets the money without any
questions then it made no difference what
were the allowances for Printing, they were al
right, and the dear peoples interests we're list
sight 81. Now the game is changed-The
fourier - not the recipient Of the Public
Printing, and its Editor and aids are crying
Iout at the topof their voices, E.xsortionl Cor
rtlptlont Extravagancet!!
IN The Courier Of Dec. I77th, after the walls
0f flfnperation and abuse are colnt.Ietely
5etilptied upon The members of the F oiiee Jnry.i
this question is asked & rs there no hone III
our next Legislature z, What unbIashipg in,-
pndence, to say To The neople, you IRE not
honest ~ have MT sense enough 10 manage
your Own affairs, after having III almost every
case unanimously elected The present members
81 the Police Jury TO serve for the next Two
years.
NE fax payers can Judge fGor themselves whoy
ere our slaiderers. when an appeal ID made
from fheHato The Legislature. learn from 3
gentleman ofa high standing la this Parisl, (bis
hume can be produced II required ~ ! ~.
ps,r'sible persoi1 that there Is already ! bitI n
me pockets at Y certain f,erssfl ID change g.
r~e-orgal,ize the Police Jury 1T lie neat session
n our Legislature, Now let jill examine he
tacts. Gut Of the Dix members which nav
the Police Jury, three we're elected
without any opposition ut all the other three
you may say had none, when We look III ,be
Heass1e vote their oppo.. ei,ts Ysreivcd. ~ a
examine particularly The canvass 81 The oste,,si.
bfe editor ct the Courier, mud zee how Ne sta,ds
~ ile estimation 81 the public. All the late
election. tle. candidates tn Tie Police Jnry n
tlle lst Ward were JOELH SANNDZ aud
W. IN. Thompson. There Are three ma.
cIncts n tbe Ward Opelousas, Bellevue And
Prairie IIaisance. Az 'rairie ri aisan1cea III.
1heml,sons neighborhood. there we're IS yD,es
cast, aud the editor 0f thest:;oariier receives INV
VI Az Bellevue there were rs votes III, ej
the editor ~ The Courier getting s 4! I
\ II swell known lhatiin Oneloasass, there are
3 great gnlaaly fore gn voters, and the editor u
tsle Ionrier halling We believe from s yitzer-
iand, OF course expected to yet them III, What
WINS the result? Dr. Thompson receives Id6
votes and the osfeasibe editor 577!l-d M Il
btsf ksaotsn m hts otrn viicinitg. How VA 1he
canvass conducted ~ Dr. Thompson remained
a h.nne, and did NOT make statements which
caalid not BE- sustained BY truth.
III Bat agail, Y appears to be q great crime f,r
70 be sthe owner Of The Opelu.isas Patriot.
well suppose | am. aud have been Inc pr,prie.
tor 81 that paper since March 1885. what
~roa,g has been committed BY its friends, II
% sustain N? Has my one been
wrongged IL any way through liz columns
Have there beei, any ISLANDERS mopagated. or
my other tneaniaess limited at ii its columns !
The public well know why there ID such i
..pIr,t Of bitterness at present against The
Patriot. This paper has been we'll sustained
Md literally patropized by its friends, mud has
lot only paid expenses, which is more than
country papers dbl but is yielding
handsome profit On the capital invested 10 liz
. lucky owner
These who have their printing bills Of 1883
1854 know by proof positive that III
of printing lie same matter ii The
Patriot Office now il At least tifty per cent
that charged by the Oreiuisas Courier
shen there was no opposition III the printing
business.
The plan now IS to change the Police j,ry5.
.st 10 members who will obey The dictates q
he great aefoamers, and deal ont The little N.
.rolagge which is left to some OF their favour.
81, regardless Of The wishes &c the responsible
of the public. S,arye the Patriot q,
II. SANI1uz can raise lie pre
eilt price, liz the, charge Of high price fvr
ii denied Tho nrnaf "a M. an,ra ~.