The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-08-26
John Rav and the Cenntry Press.

John Ray and the Gentry Press.
The renegade whose name heads this article IS q
Radical State Senator from oaacfffts parish, and Il
reports be true owner OF the Louisiana lntelgeneer,
a Radical newspaper, published at Monroe. 1t IS well
known to our readers in this Congressional district,
that in times gone BY it was the delight Of Our people
to honor him with any Office Of trust within their gift.
Nothing that we could do for him was too good, in
our opinion He, on bis part, appeared to appreciate
our kind Offices, and acted well fer our good. Then
cur interests were his interests but now change
seems to have come over the spirit Of his dreams, and
our interests and the welfare of the country are the
farthest from his thoughts. With the venom Of an
incarnate iend he seeks to nlalgn every occa-
sion. Elected byEegroes ard scalaEags, he at once
entered into full fellowship with them, and By his sub
segment actions furnishes US with good Example Of
the deplorable effects Of evil associations. When We
first heard that he elected to the Senate We fell
confident though supported solely BY tie Radcals
that he would act il: concert with the Conservatives ii
unfolding constitutional government. We were mo-
alone in confidence, for we heard many Of his for
mer friends express themselves to that effect but i
seems we we're reckoning without our host. Like al
apostates be endcavors to obtain high scat with his
new associates, by excelling them in abusing and ma
gning his late covorkers. An evidence of Mr.. Rays
willingness to act dirty part is to be found in his
abusive attack On the press of louisiana. While the
supplementary printing bill was before the Senate
motion was made to strike out that part of section
nine which authorizes the Governor, LieutenantGov-
and Speaker of the House to select newspaper
in each parish to publish the porochia and judicial ad
scrtising. Mr.. Ray objected, aud took the occasion
| to open on the "rcbel press" he calls them, as
! follows;
"To their shame and gnonliny be it said, large
majority of the public press of this State, both city
and country, now pursuing identically the same
course they pursued in 1860 and 1861, endeaVoing to
excite the people against The Federal Government and
the present State organisation to excite the prejudice
and w of one class Of the people against another.
And sir, they are not slow in advocating active and
/ armed resistance.~ 1t is openly advocated in the
country presses and believe such articles may be
/ found daily in of the newspapers of this city.
! Now, sir are the guardians OF the public peace,
to enact such laws will tend to preserve good
order and good government, are we to supply this
press with fuel for their incendary purposes Here
stands the incendaFy with torch in hand-the rebel
! press of Louisiana.
/" say that when any act comes before this Iegis-
lature, which has tendency tonurture these vpers-
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servedy counsel resistance and disobedence5 of the
laws and enoeayor by every appliance in their power
to stir up the preudiccs and passions of the people
/ against the govtrnment-and about the only thing
which does keep them alive is the judicial and parish
printing! taking that away will destroy the evil in
fuenee they have exerted, il is my duty to do
Il say it is the duty Of the Legislature not to give
them the aid and comfortof public patronage for the
accomplishment of their evil designs. As for those
which continually advocate and blo0dshed and
the orerturnng of the government, they deserve no
consideration" E,-.-. ~
rs we stated before, Mr. Ray has beenzan honored
citizen Of this State, and one from whom we shonld
have looked for better things, He knew when he ut
tered the foregoing incorporate language that he
could not subs.anate single charge We are pretty
familiar with the sentiments of the country press, and
haze yet to hear of the first advocating the in
cendary doctrine set forth by the apostate Senator.
In behalf OF the country press, we emphaeaNy deny
the charge; aye, we go farther and charge him with
being the author of base SANDER That we, with
others Of the country press have appealed to hepeo
pie against the tyrannical, Unconstitutional miseege
nation legislation OF the Rgp Congress- and for them
to place on record at the next election, their unqua
fed condemnation Of the desperate acts of the present
Legislature we dc net gansay but for nciting the
people to an active and armed resistance against the
United States Government, Or the State authorities,
we utterly deny. We believe that are fully jnst
fed in pursuing the course have aud sha continue
in tie even tenor of ways in spite Of the mag-
nant attack of Mr.. Ray. 20,
The New Orleans Bee gives reason for the apos-
tacy of Mr.. Raw, which have not seen before. The
Bee SAYS can inordinae haste to be rich and other
evil influences seemed to take possession Of Mr. Ray,
for be began to betray trusts which had been coafded
to his keeping and at this moment he claims to have
dvested by the legerlcman Of himself and few
equally unserGpulous associates the State Of Lousi
ana OF her large interest in the stock Of an important
railroad in North Louisiana and the home and foreign
creditors of that road of the money they bad adj
vanced for its construction money advanced partly
upon the faith of his name as resident director Of
the road and partly upon the security of general
mortgage Of its property, John Ray being general
mortgages for all the creditors. The commercial al
LANCE then formed cemented political friendships and
these have led him step by step until nov he finds
himself compelled not only to go the full length Of Rad
alpocy but even to exceed the Radicals in the ma
Lightly Of their hate towards the people Of the South.
TAX PAYERS WARNED IN T1ME.-G. NJ. Hickliffe,
Auditor Of the State, has forwarded to Sheriff Hope
the following extract fromthe aw relative TO delin
quent taxpayers and the duties of tax collectors 1t
viii be seen thas lands are liable to be seized and
tarned over to the State where sufficient other prop
erty cannot be found to satisfy the taxes:
5 SEC. 81 On the first Monday Of October in every
year. it shall be the duty Of every Tax Collector of
every parish Of the State to render to the Parish Re-
corder thereof istn ,aphabetic order of all lands
lots within bis parish District which the taxes
have not been paid by the thereof; and shall
distinctly set FORTH that after dHgent inquiry be could
not find other property liable to seizure and SALE suf
icent to pay the taxes due which list shall contain
minute and particular description of the lands lots
therein set forth. At the foot Of the return made in
the manner aforesaid the Tax Collector SHALL before
an acting Judge or Justice OF the Peace, make and
subscribe the following oath or affirmation: -,
Tax Collector of -- parish district, do solemnlyt
swear Tor affirm that the taxes the lands or lots
in the above list have not been paid by the owners
thereof for the year =, that have received no part
of the same, and that after diligent inquiry, have
found no other property liable to seizure and sale for
the same. SO help me God. 50
"a. B.. Tax Collector Parish--.'-
SEC So. The aforesaid Recorder and Justice of
the Peace, upon the return of such lists with the oath
or affirmation aforesaid shall record the same and
IA.