The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-08-01
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Eoote.

The irepressible little fellow, whose name
beads this article, has il appears written the
aWar Of the Rebellion" and in it stretched
his blanket about General Hindman, late
of the Confederate Army. That gentle
man (not Foote) has seen the thing and
written reply from his exile home 10 Ori.|
zaba, Mexico, in which he handles immor.
tai Foote without gloves. We have not
the space for the entire letter, but give its
conclusion:
am as charged against me lastly. with
such exceeding magnanimity and good taste
an exile and wondurer in Mexico-poor,
isolated, well-niah frjendless; but as free in
spirit as when the starry cross hoated above
me, and Confederate shouts Of victory rang
in my oars. Ofthe conquering North ask
no pardon, and to Southern renegades !
offer no apology. II, however. single
faithful son Of my loved and lost native
land conceives himself or the cause to have
been injured by me, humbly PROSTATE
myself before him and the country and beg
to he forgiven. FL.
This is my first vindcation Of my militia
~ transactions through the press. It is
made reluctantly. because silence becomes
a champion Of fallen cause. Perhaps, al
so il is unnecessary, as fair minded men
must, in good time, arise to write the his
tory of our great and monrnful struggle.
Still, it may be we'll to put facts like the
foregoing within their reach, and this is the
the motive that actuates me. As for the
book before mentioned. it Gun do no hurt
where the author is known. Repudiator,
Bond Payer, Wing, Democrat, Know Moth
ing, Unionist Secessionist- everything BY
turns and nothing long; political mendi-
cant in half the States, and refugee from
every party. betraying and despised by all
placarded Us constitutional liar" years
ago by the great captive whom he now at
one moment ISLANDERS, and at the next in
suits with spurious sympathy thrust forth
from Mississippi with the formal decara-
ton of her House Of Representatives i'm
pugning his veracity branded on his fore
head-with such antecedents up to 1861
and with the black record, painted by him.
self of time-server, factionist, traitor and
sycophant during and since the war; howl
ling against the North when Southern for
tunes were at their food; embarrassing oul
counsels when the tide began to ebb; igno
miniohsly DESERVING to the enemy wher
great disasters befel US, and fawniGg upoi
!. that enemy when our countrys subjugatiol
had been wronced-how is it possible fo
him to win credpnce from the public, or t.
pass his base lies for truths? Relish hi
acts as they may, Ills present masters mus
Iloathe him and even our former slaves mus
tura from him in disgust. / heard, a littl,
while back, that he was dead, and was sur
Iprised that d sentiment charitable towards
him sprang UP IN my mind; it was that b.
might turn out to have had at least as mucl
grace as Iscariot and have hanged liimsel
in atonement for three-score years Of con
tinuous lying and treachery. He must b.
aware that his career can fifty have but thii
Termination. His own are the only hands
vile enough to end his existence, and th'
NAV of the carbon crow in his natura
place Of sepultures
/ Very respectfully,
| ID T. CHINDMAN.