The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-05-29
'PELOUSAs, Ia
The Whjsslimg Articles.

The junior member Of thus firm, who l.!
special chgare Of the whis'lirg mti les, h
been Suddenly called away, but left sever
items on the subject for US TO set forth.
Will the Courier give the names Of n
persons who brought the troops here, a.
seems to know them S" Well, and then
would not be necessary for the JOURNAL
defend them as they w~uld be able TO d
fend themselves. This way of making i
situations publicly and explaining rrivat
ly, has not the virtue Of straightforward
ness.
We learned Dixie during the war in IL
army, and NOT IN aprinting office. And sine
our ncighborH will have 1t So We think
would be jnstsas honest to whistle Yanke
Doodle or Fail Columbia right ont, as ,
whip the Devil round the stump by whis|
ling it unaer the. mime of Dan Tucker.
b following the Courier's train Of reas
oDing, or rather Of dogmatic assertion, W
must ON 10 the conclusion that no Dem
ocrat or whste man should hold any off
whatever under the present State govern
ment; for, according to the Courier's logic
they were all created by "a Radical law
Constitution, passed by q Radical Legis
lature fC%onventionI, for the express pur
pose of sustaining Radicals and Radical in
terests, at the expense Of the WHITE people
o the State" And especially was the Of
fee of Parish Judge created by said Con.
v~eption, for nc. such Office was in existence
when it assembled. But the fact is, that
large. number of these Radical Offices are
occupied by Democrats or wAite men whose
oaths Of Office are prescribed, and whose
salary and fees are fixed by said radical
Legislature, at the expense of the WHITE
psopleof the State" Nc sensible or Just
man, however, will condemn as a crime in
an opponent that which he approves and
commends, in Q. friend or supporter; and
still less should he condemn others for do.
ing that which he wouldrdo himself.
We applied for the public printing for
this parish by the advice OF, not only our
personal friends, but of gentlemen whose
record as white men the Courier itself can
not question, who have % personal interest
in our prosperity, and who are not politi-
clans; and<by gentleman who are largely
interested in real estate, and who said that
If we or some one else did not obtain
the pubic printing, they would send their
judicial advertisements to another parish,
as they would not put the titles to their
propertysin jeopardy by advertising in a
paper not official. We do not wish it to be
understood that We are making an apology
to the Courier or any one else, for we are
confident fwe are right, and know our
friends will support us, and expect the OPP
position of enemies whether we be right or
wrong; but there'fare a great many per-
sons, not acquainted with the merits of the
question, who may be mlsled by the Court
er's ould-be.patriotic denunciations, which
it has belched forth these sixteen years a.
gainst everything that could and would not
patronize it, or that opposed it in any way
whatsoever, ard by these we wish the mat,
ter to be understood.
AS the publisher Of the Courier took the
Of asking us questions, we will pro-
pound two or three to him: /
Did you not want the public, printing
yourself? $50
Would you not have accepted it you had
been able to obtain ite'g@ t@' 20 ~ o. |,
Did you, not express your desire or will
to be publisher or foreman Of Mes
s;rrs.. Tucker & Benntley's2 Republican paper
that was to have been established here? 4
We are informed that our contemporary,
# the Alexandria Democrat, publishes the
Red RiversNewsI (Which has the contract
or public Printing ID that PARISH in the ]
Democrat omce--the Courier had better ,
AXE him to task for profting by q "Radi-
n 81 Jaw, at the expense as Of the. the WHITE peoppe ,
the State. "trtsn 3a7<F @'CTAE FL %.a@
We know perfectly well that the Courier :
roaldl nuch: rather Nj, Tucker, MI. Bent. l
ey, Mr., Donate, sstoa Mr.. any body else c
hould have the public printing than the )
but the more moderate eitigens l
+ che parish think differently. As to the y
Expense that will be entailed upon the white u
eople, sthss Courier faeeda not fret it. a
elf aboutshat,saa as we haveeno intention of X
them, lIn; fact, we think judicial e
advertisements, III the JoURsRAt, set in solid O
resgier. fsaOs, about as little u: ~ the same, in y
40 Courier, set in long primer or smal1pica
nd stfeeeheds oft Or displayed SO las to /
ssnasaidsrab3btyy increase thas, MIL, Der Of squares. c
Thanking these who saassis ted III, ia Job.
ming slssspablse priasise and those who e'
I'VE it,teasas, We drop tthhep g gluIb,jeet until tie RI
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