The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-07-22
sneaker Lowell! Sheriff Mudgett!!

p.prsH tsJUpGE FLooD!! SENATOR ANTOINE
The report to the General Assembly of the Board OF
Registration created by the ordinance of the constitu
tonal convention, Of February ID, 1885, lies before u.s.
Mr.. J. Fl. Ingraham (colored) who assumed to repre-
sent the parish of Caddo in that conventions was mem
Der Of that board; SO was Mr.. j. s. Harris United
States Senator elect who doubtless by his services on
that board secured his eIectionunti now we certain
y had never heard of him So also, was W. Jasper
Blackburn, member of Congress from this district
Certainly Messrs Harris and Blackburn have been re-
warded 1t is equally certain that all the other men,
bers of the board will be- BY their report they have
rendered distinguished service to their party n the only
way by which that party lives moves acts and has any
existence by wholesale and indiscriminate assault
upon both the military authorities and the people of
our entire State. 81. ..
We confne our review of this remarkable produc-
ton to so much of the relates to the parish OF
Caddo It is to be remembered that their facts are
mainly derived from one Lowell, quondam chairman OF
the Board of Registrars Caddo parish, alleged to be
supported by adavits and volunteer statements and
various other testimony, of which is published
The common law excludes the evidence of interested
parties State statutes and judicial decisions have it
is true introduced many exceptions, and in some cases
abolished the rule altogether leaving such evidence to
be argued to the jury upon the general principles OF
credibility.
Now this report cannot be understood without con-
sdering how much the interest of the parties has nu-
enced its conclusions, and how far they credible
when they themselves witnesses, or purport to
manufacture testimony of others in the form of aft
davits volunteer statements and various other test
mony" We have shown how far the board themselves
were interested So far relates to own parish,
we know that their report is a slanderous and false
tissue of Misrepresentation and wiful perverslon OF
facts designed to defeat the will Of people, and to
secure the advancement Of the very small clique of
worthless men who seek to control and govern u.s.
1st. Mr. Lowell ineligible under his instructions,
under which he accepted his position as chairman OF
the board of registrars of this parish frequently de-
clared on the day of election that he not candi
date for the Legislature. He had resided in this
community with any such intention to remain as gave
him any claim to citizenship, or domie among
US. He pretended to be fair and just conservative in
his opinions and purposes. He even deceived some of
our most capable citizens, who, by his professions,
were inclined to think well of him. But he was only
snake in the grass the meanest kind of all thieves
sneak thief Upon his report, the parish of Caddo
is compelled hear and to deny the charge of fraud
force and intimidation in the recent election Did he
hint at any such charge before he reached New
Orleans? Did he not while here express himself as
entirely satisfied with the in which the election
was conducted? What has been the reward of his
duplicty and Infamous cunning? He is now Speaker
| IF tho and a uSOrned that
body against the wishes and under the indignant pro-
test of the eptre parish whose people he has out
ragged by lying SANDERS uttered in the dark and pro-
mugated from safe distance as is the manner of
towards and slanderers. ~
I'd Mr. Midget: silent partner Of the Market street
store. Small vendor OF whisky and auction goods in
Mugginsvle, at three hundred per cent advance, to
his colored supporters heroic commander of the s0th
Uni ted States colored infantry, such former
commander always fearful of his personal safety and
supposed to be armed with the most deadly weapons
of modern destructiveness and warfare. Sheriff that
is to be, if he can-but he can't and therefore inter
ested in demonstrating, by any amount of swearing
that the Sheriff of our choice the day of
election but the chief of an armed band of evil dis
posed men, who by force threats Of violence either
the Democratic ticket This man Mudgett boosted in
New Orleans, several weeks ago. that he would be
Sheriff. and eject Mr.. Hope within days His hopes
have proved falaeious, and our hope of the future
peace of the parish has been ressured by recent in
formation that the commissions of our duly elected
parish officers have been issued to them.
If Mr. Mudgett returns to authorised agent to
report upon the condition of parish let him report
and our Alright. True despise him, but we
let him alone. Some occasional wag-more in a
spirit of folly than discretion and good may per-
haps perpetrate practical joke upon him, but if
MIDGET has any sense, any surviving spirit of gal
antry which he ought to have acquired by his expert
as soldier we know not what they were, he
will dismiss his plans keep quiet and not be alarmed
for while he may be subject for contempt and rid
icule-he is too small to deserve any further
notice. We trust young men will spare the
modification of having their youthful indscretions
used by exaggerated reports to injury and to
threaten and endanger the peace harmony and welfare
of the community.
Sd. Mr.. Martin Flood, a smooth, oily and greasy
man Of CANNON, next claims attention. We had
thought that by economy he had long since acquired
money enough to enable him to retire and devote the
balance of his days to agricultural pursuits Without
ever having done days service soldier, Or known
the sounds of the attlefeld he has held commits
sion as Lieutenant Colonel of Volunteers, aud drawn
pay such long after the ceased He is thrifty
man-a shrewd MAINLAND from his accumulated saw
ings, we believe, originally aided in establishing the
Market street store. Whether he ever received his
share of the profits, cheated out Of them, we
do not know still less whether his partners in the
business accumulated capital in cash political
capital in the control of few of our colored citizens
He has, in addition small farm in Indiana or else
where in the West He afford to leave us, and we
viii part with him with regrets True, he has not
commended himself to our kindness and regard by
his recent efforts to obtain the position of Parish
Judge, position for which his general weakness of
intellect and absolute ignorance of all law especially
the law of the State Of Louisiana, render him
sivey and grossly unqualified. But hope and trust
that he has failed in his schemes of judicial advance
ment.
4th. Mr. Senator Caius Caesar Antoine-mperator
We recognise him of our intelligent colored
citizens. We have infinitely respect for him than
his three ilustrious white colleagues If he acknow
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