The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-09-26

the maneuvers Of others. His pride, or
vanity. rather, was without a parallel, and
was only equaled by his presumption, which
exceeded all, if possible, but his arrogance,
while his effrontery surpassed everything
to be met with in the annals of modern
blllngsgate. This is picture, and but
faint one, of the man who Gen. Butler
called one of his advisers.
, Dostie was incapable, morally and intel
'ectually incapable, of being anything in
with either Butler or Banks,
save their tool !! That he was such, you,
SIR and all intelligent men in New Orleans,
Know. Young John Henderson was, by
procession, a lawyer, and could, for about
Ten minutes, make sharp little speech be-
lore jury. he had, too, an honorable
being most respectfully and
credltably connected. lie was also of
Southern birth; and acquainted with the
political affairs of the South, and especially
so OF New Orleans and, in point Of in
telllgence, between him and Dostie equal
comparison is lost, being wholly in favor of
the former; yet, for me to inform you that
1ohn Henderson was capable of advising
you, sir, in the mayoralty affairs of New
Orleans would be as great an outrage to my
own intelligence as an insult to yours.
Yet, Dostle is immortalized by the eulo-
eles OF Butler, whose willing tool he was,
while poor John Henderson, who never
injured any one save himself, is not even
named. BIT Dostie acas Of Nep England
ortgsa-Henderson ras moi, The former
was willing instrument in Buffers hands;
the latter figured on his own hook, and to
crafty his eccentric inclinations, and secure
ephemeral applause. Henderson was an
innocent, weak, and not avicious or q
bad man. Dostie was spiteful, vindictive,
mischief making, fanatical fool incapable
OF anything conducive to peace or quiet.
The last words Fever heard the man utter
were "Me time is nat far distant, if it is
not nog at hand, achen the streets of Neu
Orleans soiN be blocked by professions Of
negroes, each one carrying In his hand
The head Of of him mhom he once was
forced to call his master and if 1t does
moi thus literally occur, chicA pray God 1t
may. ii mW In theory, atleast.n In this
the language of a fiend or mailman, or is
it the language of a virtuous patriot It
is the language that Anthony P. Dostie
made use OF to me at his own Office, on St.
Joseph street, New Orleans, in April, 1863.
And this same individual, .fend, maclnaan,
or patriot, General Butler calls one of his
advisers, and General Banks pronounces a
most esimabe man.
On the arrival at New Orleans of the
Federal troops, scores of worthless char
acters were yomited forth who before that
period Were wholly unknown to fame.
They were of every conceivable donomina-
ton. Some Were doctors, Others were
lawyers, and some were ministers of the
gospel. Some disappointed in getting the
offices in the Confederate army of their
choice, would not accept any position in
it, and became Union men in way of re-
taliation when the Federals arrived. This
class of character fawned on Butler, and he
was sharp enough to take advantage of
their not love for the Union, but spite at
she Confeds. He used them-I will not
say how, but he used them. Every genuine
Union man in the Southland they were
entered the service of the
Union, when opportunity offered, and even
The Confederates awarded this class of per-
sons credit. But such men as Dostie,
Henderson and company were
utterly useless, and unfit for any army,
Union or Confederate, and to them and
their kith and kin have the affairs of New
Orleans chiefly rested in the hands of, keep
ng up an eternal and unceasing warfare
after the muskets have been stacked by the
and returned to the arsenals of
The victorious forces of the Union.
Knowing we'll, sir, that ON the appear
ance of this publication in New Orleans,
and from its being addressed to you, you
will be accosted by many New England
official, eitherin the military or chaplain
with the inquiry as to who the
luthor of the foregoing is, | will put it fully
n your power to convey the information.
My own loyalty to the Union, Ipresnme,
will be no more matter of question than
he extent of my sphere of usefulness was
great and onerous as you are, from person.
II facts, acquainted with that one of my
having served as a medical officer at Forts
Jackson and st. Philip, when you, sir,
Adams, Maury and Others were prisoners
here. | am the son-in-law Of Daniel
Morrison, Esq, OF the Parish of Assump-
ion La, am personally known to Pro-
essors Stone, Biddell, Hunt and Richard
ION; DR.. VIM. B. Dodson and the members
If the midical profession generally in New
orleans Judge McCaleb. of the United
States District Court Judge Abel, ex-U.
). Senator Soule, j. j. Durant, Adam
Beatty, j, NJ. McCutchen and Robert T.
posey, all members of the bar brand near
New Orleans. Winchester Hall, ESQ.,. of
I'hibadaux, almost at your door, has
,nown me personally for fifteen years. He
5 my attorney, and agent of all my proper
y interests in Louisiana and, represent
NC me there in an estate worth more than
lalf a million of dollars, has it peculiarly in
lis power to give information concerning
he. Upto this writing, my whereabouts
las been unknown to but few in New Or
cans. / am stopping here to superintend
he education Of my daughter, and, in the
leep and bowling solitude of an uncom-
flaming poverty, am known but little here,
nut have suffered not n little, while plenty
les beyond, which, in amount, is thousand,
Of multiplication by hundreds,
inaccessible no longer from rebel but New
England despotism, reigning in the fertile
'lains Of Louisiana, encumbering, by her
ntermeddling, the tendency to, and present
pirit for, o universal Southern recupera-
ion and reconciliation. While know
hat hundreds will read the foregoing re-
marks about Dostie and know them to be
rue, not one of you all would dare to pen
nd publish similar list ofstatements from
he despotism Of q military rule under
'hich you are held. But in the West
lore lenient spirit of Republicanism OBJ
aims, and to mitigate, in some degree, the
also impressions which have taken root