The Avoyelles pelican. [volume] (Marksville [La.]) 1859-186?, 1862-08-09

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but we need not bt. astonishtd at t'.is,
when to win favor with his new allies, he
even ventures to whelm his own f;trnily
indiscriminateiy in social ruin. He SAYS
they are traitors to the land that gave
them birth, whilst they are still living
, among us unmolested. and making pro
/ fessions of eternal fidelity and loyalty to
the Southern Confederacy. The mis- >cr,'-
ant has surely forgotten where his noble
and heroic brother Oliver PERI is, at
this very time. He has not even intiln !
ted to his stern master that this brave
boy, not yet twenty one years OF a~,
had left here as member OF the &C eolc
Charyays" under Capt. L. Cannon, on
the 2d Of October 1861, and that without
ever revisiting home he has been doing
a soldiers duty faithfully ever since. FL,
does not say either, that when he set out
on his mission OF wilful murder, that his
brother Madison refused to yield to his
and his fathers persuasion. But we will
persue this theme no further although,
it SO disposed, we could prove nearly ev-
cry assertion lie makes to be false, which
concerns the public genera y and excla-
sively. We will now tell our readers
who this Il. j. Edwards IS, who asserts
so boldly his detcrmtnatio1 to npho|d tie
United States authoritycoue svhalmiyM.
lie is native of Avoyellps and learned
what little he knew previous to leaving
here, in the private and public schools
Of the ward in which he was raised. On
the 9th day of May 1861 he left his ma
tive town, not as q Union man, but as the
second Lieutenant Of the Avoyelles Ri
hes under Capt. johnson. As such he
went to N. Orleans, but the company
had volunteered for one year only, and
the Government would not receive them
for less than three. It disbanded and came
home. This is his unionism No |. The
next thing he did to "erince to the people
Of Avoyelles his determination to uphold
the authority OF the United States Go
vernnent,' was to Join Capt. Cannon's
company of Creole Chargers that left here
as before stated on the I'd day of October
1861. In this also he was all asplrant for
office, but unfortunately for his ambition,
he was taken sick Il few days before it
left here, and did not recover until the
company had arrived at Baton Rouge
and elected its officers. He learned that
he had been beaten or left out, and he
concluded not to go on with it. Lie re-
manned at home, spoke in favor OF the
Southern Confederacy and denounced
Capt. johnson for not getting his compa
ny into the service, unionism No 2. Some
after this Il. j. Edwards was
Deputy Assessor of Confede-
taxes and took and subscribed the follow
ing oath, by which he rery clearl y &C.
vinced to the people of Avoyelles his m
determination to uphold the
of the United States Govern
lnent II do solemnly swear that [ am
qualified according to the Constitution
Of this state, to hold the Office of Deputy
Assessor of the Confederate States taxes
to whicl, ! have been appointed, and that
will to the best. of my ability, discharge
the duties thereof. and supporf, protect
md defend the Constitution Of the State
md of the Confederate State. So help
ne God" Mr.. Edwards did assess the
axes, made bis returns which are prop
,rly on file, and yecejred his pay from
he Confederate Gouernmen! IN Conted-
'rate money. Unionism No 3. Early in
he month of April last Johnson's Spe
,ial Battalion went into camp at Camp
Lewis, a few miles above n. Orleans,
md it was thereat the time n. Orleans
vas captured. From the time it left home
lntil it returned T. J. Edwards was the
,cting assistant Quarter Master and
emainedsuch for sometime after the Bat
alion had returned home. This is his
Un,onism No. Our article is too long
lready and we must close, with sum-
nary of his crimes. First with regard
0 the muskets'' he falsifes.
Second, as to the armed bands Of men
le falsifes. Z
Third, as to prS pairing the public minds
. return to thei allegiance to the Uni,
ID States Goved nent, and his general
uccess &c he falsifes.
Fourth, as to the "well known fact" Of
is being opposed to the burning of Cot
IN and of his fanily's opposition to it
l the sense he conveys, he falsifies, tor
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