The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-07-22

Communicated
Rapides Carpet-B Bag Correspondents
| vs.. Rapides So-called Rebels.
| If one iota Of credence could by possibil.
ity attach to various hired scribblers and
correspondents of that delectoble, vera,
cious Radical sheet, ycleped New Orleans
Republican. ever various soabiquets unne
cessary to notice, the best, most intelligent
and patriotic citizens of this Parish, the
entire body Of them, except the compare
lively few interloping scalawags, Jail birds
and vile hireling traducers who are mere
warts and loathesome excrescences amongst
us, should be published in the .'blue book
as objects to be Stunned and avoided by
all the "truly loil" wherever found, fol-
such these vile scribblers say Gun have NO
abiding place in safety within the rebel
precincts Of this benighted Parish. A
word en- passant touching this paper, the
New Orleans Republican, this disgrace to
any community where social order, refine
ment and true patriotism should prevail,
have their full weight and influence. 1t
claims to be the official organ of the United
States, (why not add land the rest of man.
kind 9") also of the City of New Orleans,
the Republican party and ofall free-nigger
dom of that ilk-white, black and saddle
colored. It even hugs to it's philantropic
bosom "Sweet Willie" of precious odor,
whom we all wat of. That knight Of the
hump member of the Rump Legislature Of
this State, that practical miscegenist who
glories in his own shame, ct i'd ossne genus.
Such very impcrfectly depicted, constitute
the chief characteristics and claims to
patronage of that redoubtable organ Of
the carpet-baggers in this down-trodden,
fanatically-ruled State, known as the New
Orleans Republican. In utter disgust we
take leave of it to notice as briefly as may
be, some of the villainous lies of it's not
less disgusting Rapides correspondents =
1t has been said, either of Greeley of the
New York Tribune or Bennett of the Her
aid, that owing to their excessive longing
for pelf, they would offer their seat of hon.
or to be kicked, for the satisfaction of
bringing suit for damages. Such motives
may inspire the craven souls ofsome of the
Rapides correspondents of the paper re-
ferred to; such hopes swell their cowardly
hearts, while fulmating their Infamous
diatribes against an entire community who
scorn and loathe them, to illustrate and
adorn the columns of the carpet-bag or
gan, for Of such is its kingdom; in such a
putrid element can they and it alone ex-
list. A communication in that paper Of
June 26th ult, will serve to substantiate
what is here written, it's caption HOSTILE
ty to Loyal men in Rapides Parish" its
soab,iqaet Republican. For flat-footed,
brazen-faced lying, it may suffice to cite
single item, which of itself caps the climax,
and should rank its author the equal of the
"father of lies" Abiding to suit based
on perjury, secretly instituted against GER
tain parties in this Parish and carried to
New Orleans before U. s. Commissioner
Shannon, by the notorious W. B. Phillips,
his subsequent arrest and imprisonment
for subordination of perjury, which is of
easiest substantiation-this correspondent
says, Phillips was arrested, treated with
insult and indignation, and imprisoned,
bail being fixed ut the excessive amount Of
COO. A writ of habeas corpus from the
U S. authorities rescued Mr. Phillips from
the clutches of the rebels of Rapides" All,
except portion Of the last clause of the
above quotation. is an unmitigated false
hood, and was known to be SO by it's infa-
nous author, whoever he may be. Phil
lips was treated with neither insult or i'll
dignity, but properly arrested upier legal
warrant, served on him by legal officer;
his bail was first fixed at $500 and subse-
quently reduced to $500, but in neither
instance did any one appear as his surety,
not even his bosom friend, supporter and
instigator in villainy, the above named
Sweet Willie," personally or by proxy. as
he had done but few days before under o
different Indictment He, Phillips, was re-
leased from nserited imprisonment, not from
rebel clutches, but from the majesty of the
law, which he had wantonly outraged
Such acts, however, sit but too lightly on
Radical stomachs, and never disturbs their
digestion; thus much for bold, unblush-
ing lie, uttered for O hope of effect and
given to the public by some low, obscene
hirelIDg carpet-bagger. According to the
same authority, fearful indeed must be the
situation of all the truly loil in this Parish
of rebellion. A few Of the more prominent
instances, as may be supposed, he has
chronicled in the communication under re-
view, of one Captain Haynes, whose ca
reer of infamy is familiar to many in our
midst. He says che was hunted like
beasts" in another place it is stated he was
put in an iron cage, villainous rebel buck
shot penetrated his immaculate breast, ':he
was beat nearly to death, indicted several
times. and then threatened to be kicked
out of the Grand Jury room, where he
went to seek redress, ETC." Poor Haynes
martyred ont whcreyer thott art find cor.