The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-01-10
M Bad lNsns spsak.

We take u following ium - Haess
Rouge Advocate alsaIns Journal edited
by John n. Taylor, 11snber a We Ss6.
ate and Chairman Of M. Rosiers /" Desc
crakic and Conservative !. Central Commit
tee which put forward and elected dis
tinguished "DemocratR to tie office 81
Governor Of the State. We ridiculed the
party and the nomination at the time, a.
well as long before, and long after, bat
Mr.. Taylor and his friends thought both
were just the thing for the country, and
q doubled teams against Louisiana's great
and patriotic Governor who is languishiDg
in calling exile. II being bitterly de.
ceived by Governor Wells is ground for
the opposition of:the Adyocate now, how
excusable must be the opposition of the
people Of Rapides, who were bitterly de.
ceived by him many times before he issa.
ca his late Veto Message. We are glad to
see that the g bad men are waking up at
last. The following is the extract;
| At the late extra session Of the General
Assembly an act was passed to relieve gu,
impoverished people from the payment Of
taxes for the years 1861, 2 8, and 4. The
act was passed by an almost unanimous
vote, the only opposition coming from d
small Senate faction who attempted to de.
feat the measure by the usual resort to par.
liamentary tactics. They failed in their
object, and SO overwhelming was the ma.
Ejority for the bill and SO earnestly did its
friends plead for their bankrupt constitu.
ents in its behalf that it is not to be won.
dered at that they were amazed It the fol.
lowing insulting veto message of Gov
Wells which was read before the House
about the hour OF adjournment on Friday
J Here follows the Veto Message which
we published last week..
Now we have nothing to urge in denial
| of Gov. Wells right and duty to veto leg
Iisiation which he deems ,iS;udicious or un.
Just to the public welfare, hut in this in.
stance we protest in the name Of the peo-
|ple Of the State of Louisiana against his
using . veto message through which to
vent his malice against foar iiths of the 70
tiers Of this State because of their service
lin the Confederate army. This very class
| Of people paid their taxes land they werc
Ionerous teo; te tie I'll Government they serv.
ted. and suffered in their unfortunate cause
far more than did the SPECTATORS and
skulks who fed to Federal protection
through greed or cowardice that they might
enjoy with Hahn, Wells & Co., the only title
10 the name Of Aloyalty = aadA patriotism
The Legislature, IN passing the act under
consideration, had in view q measure. for
the relief Of the whole people. The act IT,
self nor the motives of it's supporters were
intended to @sanctify treason" any more
than did Governor Wells himself when he
marched with the invading army of Gen.
Bragg into Kentucky in the year Of grace
1862. ,,,ef7...z 4s,4.a oa Is
Gov. Wells holds his position to-day
from the. votes Of the very men be SO Ielibly
denounces in this message as.s bad and
" disloyal."s Hesawas elected by then, be-
cause they thought he would strive to heal
1.-The wounds engendered by the war;. and
bring about an era Of peace and good will
among the people Of the State. How bit
Iterly he has deceived those who relied upon
him for aid and friendship, let his message
lspeak. Fortunate, indeed, is it for Loaisi-
ana that the man and his Surroundings are
too, well known and appreciated toprovoke
that ill-feel;ng and distrust against our
State Which was, doubtless, intended. ID