The Avoyelles pelican. [volume] (Marksville [La.]) 1859-186?, 1862-08-09
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A. LAFARGCE,
FDlroR l. s:rrt,

ting t,e Fcder.,ls have it for love or mo-
/ ney.
E Fifth, as regards the unian s..nti'nrnts
ofa '..na 'rity of the people of Avov..ilrs"
he slendtrs them and faIsitip >|,4l~c!f
Sixth, as regards his compe7 n tie
! Confederates t., return home o, The 5. /.
Of May last, q fl<ii,.s.
Seventh, With f gard to the efforts t.,
bring about u conf ct with the supposed
lin another place wcN hno,cn) Union
men Of the parish he falsiies. Eight,
as to battling these efforts, he falsihes.
Nile, With rrgard to the intention of
hanging Jas beavers who was arrested
b. rne Mll .;.nlen, he falsifies. Tenth.
with rrgard to his motives in enabling
beavers to escape, he falsifes. Eleven
When be asserts that the Militiamen fired
on rim and his party first, he falsifes
Twelve, when he says they fired ff-
teen or twenty shots he falsifes, for there
were only four Of them left to fire. he
and his party of five having murdered
young Gaspard before he could reach
his gun. Thirteen, when he asserts, that
the Colonel endeavored to arrest him for
having aiming other things sn, Aeld the
authority Of the United States he fall
sifies, for he had perpetrated one of the
most inhuman murders that ever black
ened tae annals Of crime, upon one of
the most quiet, inoffvnsive and intelligent
young men in the parish. Everybody
was indignant because Gaspard was
highly esteemed b. every one, and the
m tsses desired to arrest all concerned in
it. Fourteen, when seeks to make his
new allies believe that his relatives
and friends have been thrust in JAIL or
compelled to flee to the swamps tor safe
ty, leaving their property at the mercy
Of Il "Confederate rabbIe,' he falsifes,
The truth is as we have already ex-
planned it. Fifteen, when he asserts by
implication that the people are not allow
ed the freedom of speech, he falsifes.-
Sixteen, when he asserts, that the people
have g long desired to throw off the yoke
oftyranny which weighs so heavily up
on them,' he falsifies. For they are liv-
ing under the Government of their own
choice, L. J. Edwards voted himself, for
L. Cannon Esq. one of the members of
the State Convention from this parish,
and who voted for the ordinance of Sc
cession on the 26th January 1861. See
Journal of the Convention page Is. This
was Mr.. Edwards mcipie&, In onism we
suppose.
Having concluded his Munchausen
tissue of palpable lies he winds up by
inviting the attention Of the "Comman-
der of Inc Gulf department to the state
of affairs in Avoyelles Il vicinity" and
respectfully submits it all for his action.
Pray, on what meat hath this our Gaze
sar fed, that he hath grown so great?"
What an expedition may we not expect!
The United States army respectfully
solicited to come to Avoyelles to put
downa few cotton and sugar planters
and few political demagogues who have
no property at all.!! And as momentous
as these matters are, Mr.. T. J. Edwards
with an abiding reliance upon the friends
of Union he has so consistently sustained
from the time he voted for secession
candidate for the Convention, until his
term Of office as Deputy Quarter master
expired, submits the who1e for Their oc-
hon.!! Was ever such a trust reposed
in any one before I? why doesn't Jupiter
do his own thundering.!
But enough. The foregoing facts
prove T. j, Edwards to be,
1st A most unprincipled and unscru-
pulous liar.
2nd. That he has wilfully and deliber-
ately perjured himself.
Sd. That he is black hearted muir
lerer.
4th. That he is refugee from i'm
partial justice.
5th. That he is calumniator Of some
If his own family.
9Th. That he is an migrate to the pub
ic at whose schools he has been instruc-
ed.
,7th. That he is -Traisor to the land =
hat gave him birth.
His letter is suggestive Of matters that
bould, and no doubt will command the.
ttention of our military authorities with
ut delay,