The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-07-14
A Radical in a Rage.

The editor of the Monroe Iuteigencer the pet organ
OF John Ray-the most unitgated blatherskite in all
the South, Jack Hamilton, Michael Hahn, Warmoth,
and last but not least, Madison Wells not even ex-
cepted-publishes the Grand Jury report made at the
late term Of our District Court, with the following
comments thereon:
1.-The above taken from the South Western (Shreve-
portl, Of date June Esd, if really made to the
court, and allowed to be filed, ought to cost Judge
Levisee his seat upon the Lench. We know the Judge
to be man of keen Of duty, and can hardly be-
lieve that he so far forgot himself ard the dignity OF
the position he occupies as to allow document
like the above be spread upon the records OF his
court. Judges who allow themselves and the court
they preside in to be rdcued and brought into con-
tempt by such TRADE against the laws OF the General
Government and State, by the foreman OF the grand
jury without Furnishing him. should be addressed out
of Office
Has it not ever been within the province OF grand
jurors to take cognzase Of and protest against laws
that were detrment to the public goods And if the
Government, State or Federal enacts such as are tit
subjects of ridcule and burlesque upon legislation,
would Judge Leysee, judge anybody else De nsti'
fed, in the opinion Of men not blinded by party rage
and devsh magnity, in exercising the high-handed
measure of Furnishing them for passing censure upon
such lasss The Intelgencer speaks Of punishment
for the Foreman Were not its colored peers who ell
dorsed this report equally cupable? Judge Levlsee,
we learn, particular in having the clerk poll the
jury. II, then they understood the meaning OF the
report they deserve punishment according to the In
tellgencer if they did not understand it. they were
totally unfit for jurors. Upon which horn of the d.
lena does the Inellgencer editor prefer to be mpaed
We magnanimously give him choice
BERwIcKs BAY AND Texas RAILROAD COMPANY
The Daily Pcayune, of the 2eh ut, contains the pros
pectus of the above named company and the charter OF
the same The object of the company is the construe.
ton of road beginning at the western terminus OF the
New Orleans OpsIousas and Great Western railroad.
to extend thence to the State of Texas, with branch
or branches to form connections with the districts OF
country on Red river The capital stock OF the CON-
pay is to be 81 100000, divided into forty thousand
shares of 800 each. Only two and q half per cent
will be required at the time of subscribing, the re
mainder payable at such times and in such sums as
NAV be determined on by the Board of Directors; no
call 10 be made at any time for more than ten per
cent On the purchase of the Opeousas road, not long
since BY Mr. Charles Morgan it surmised that, to
preclude any interference with his steamboat lines to
Galveston, he would attempt to reard the continue
ton of the road but far from doing SO, he has SUBJ
scribed for s. Goo 900 worth of the shares which in
dictates very clearly his desires and his purposes. is
not with the view of influencing people to attempt
the extension of any material aid to this road or to
convince them that they are able to do so that we
make mention of the subject, for we very well know
that they have much they say grace over in
the prosecution of the work upon the Southern Pacific
socaed. Our object in noticing it is, chiefly, to mark
the progress of improvement, and secondarily to
cord our fixed conviction that the completion of the
Berwicks Bay and Texas railroad through Texas into
Northern Mexico will result in greater benefits to the
city of New Orleans than any other built or pro.
cted having for its object the interests of that city
1t therefore becomes the duty of her people, in our
view of the case, to lay aside and suppress all feelings
Of hostility to Mr.. Morgan to abandon all ideas of a
rival road under petty dogin-the manger irritation
and step boldly forward in the construction of the
road.