The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1869-07-10
A MONSTER.

In the following scaililng editorial fh'
New Yo'k World applies blister in th'
right place. Every honest. 1R.neri:an ow~.
thanks to that Journal for. executing j,,s,ir+
on the devil in human fnrm who bea.s tn
title Of Judge Advocate General
HOLT.
Iii: stated in Washington that The con
lemrtibr order just issued BY the Wa
Department discharging Ho~pita Sew
ard Tonry" from the service of ,he United
States for marrying the daughter Of the
murdered Mrs. Surratt. en- mated from the
moo soul of Mr. Judge Advocate Gener
Al II 1T. Nothing can h- more probable.
Holt was one Of the chief agents in tie
murder Of Mrs. Surra't. and the whole
career Of the man proves him to be cspa
ble Of avenging his own crimes upon the
and fourth generation. But W. warn
General Rawlins that he cannot hope to
escape share Of the inetfabl- scoru and
indignation excited by so pa'try II piece
Of mal'gni,y, if he sutf:-rs it to stand as
p-rpetrated in his name and with his con
sent. 1t is a disgrace to the nation that
such person AS Holt should be retained
in its service; It is disgrace to the army
that h. should be suffered to wear it~ uni
firm it is disgrace to honorable men
that they should permit themselves even
official intercourse with MIN.
For tho off-nc-s by which Holt has
earned the infamy which in history will
attach to his name have bern off .nces nd
only against the laws Of the land, such
as partisan passion might have provoked
and partisan acts of Congress may con-
done. but against the laws Of God. Of hu
mxnity and Of honor. They drew their
origin, not from perverted intellect. but
from corrupt heart. and they put their
p-rpetrator into one category. not with
the Alvxs and the John Knoxes. but with
the Vargasses and the J-ff eys Of the past
In its small way this wre;chr1 piece Of
spite. leve'l.a at ;he daughter Of the wo.
man whom h- procured 10 BE- murdered
hy military commission. exactly repro
d ucrs the temper in which h. dealt with
graver matters Of Iif. and death during
the war. Let single example suffice.
We violate no confidence in relating il.
f,r the times are fast coming in which the
real nature and not the faciitioas r.pute
Of men conspicuous on either side in our
late struggle will decide, as it ought to
decide, the feeling Of the people towards
them and the true records should begin,
therefore, to leap to light" At the height
Of the war WILL known journalist of ,hi.
city. who had for some time published in
his paper personal notices" Of the where-
abouts and the we'll being Of Southern
PRISONERS in Northern prisons. was noe-
fed from the War Department, that the
practice gave off-nce and must b. iscon
tinucd.
Going to Washington. the journalist
explained to Secretary Stanton that he
was only reciprocating publications ~ to
Northern prisoners in the South which
were suffered TO be made in the South
ern paper., and begged that no obstacle
b. inte'posed to prevent 40 humane a
thing Stanton. to his credit b. it men,
toned, declared that the order had been
issued during his absence. and referred
the journalist to Holt The same explains
tons and representations were made to
Holt in hi. torn H.. listened impatient
". and, when the journals, had conc'ud-
ed his statement, made this reply. which
should link his name forever in A fitting
union with that Of the judicial assassins
Of the gentle and noble Lady Alice Lisle ;
These personals cir. are aid and COM
fort to the enemy If hv them von should
Communicate to . Southern mother the
news that her rebel son was dying Of
consumption. but cared for. you would
be guilty Of treason. and should be for
Furnishing yon n. a traitor"
It is satisfactory to know that this afro
cious speech wa. responded to in word,
quite too strong cor OUT columns. though
not bv anv means too strong (what words
could b. soa) to brand the speakers ma
ture. The man who uttered them. and
who on every possible occasion matched
them with deeds - black. is restricted
now. by the altered circumstances nf the
times, to the comparatively harmless
amusement Of discharging . hospital stew
ard for honestly marrying . poor girl
whom he no doubt woulI have promoted
thu hospital steward for dishonestly seduc
ling and running. But is il Bttinf thai
even such license Of mumhling nalignity
~ this should BE- left TO such one undel
= commission signed bv the Chief Msgis
traie Of a Christian people!