The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1869-04-17
wAh WHITTIER are We tending. with

er are We travelling these we're the fr~t
expressions that escaped our lips. when ""
read the pamp!et containing the Testimony
and papers in the case Of G. Il. Dav'a'l Va.
Adolphe Bailey. 3rd Congressional Dis
trict. Louisiana. Th-se questions were
spontaneous under the impression Of the
lecture Of such document, and after some
reAex;on we came to the conclusion; wha.
safety Is there for life or limb. proper
ty, home.- honor, when, ali these thu
sacred rights Of member of a c"mmuni-
ty are left to the lender mercies Of low in
,rigue and perjured scound's'i.m; and
that without anv red:esa. save the strong
arm and undenisble right Of self defence
Without referring to what trsnspired in
our sister Parishes and which is spoken Of
in the document alluded to, We will for
the time being. notice what testimony has
been elicited from certain parties under
oath, some residing in our Parish and
some strangers to onr community. but who
were IN our midst in the various occnpa-
tions Of Registrars. Freedman Bureau Of:
fcers etc, and Who should still be grateful
10 our community for kind treatment and
protection. We will notice the ''trooly loiI''
~ffiants srr;atim irst is Mr.. Michal easy
once candidate for = seA. 10 the State LIE
gislature. Mr.. Casey knows well that when
he came to- this Parish 10 procure stesti
mony in the matter Of NJ. JUDGES seat.
these was no intimidation used to prevsn,
fair hearing. H. was not driven away
from the Parish and no well behaved cit!
zen white or black VA ever known to have
hesn molested or intehesed with ~heva
The reign Of terror he speaks Of, if any
there ever existed and I've deny the fac y
was brought about by his own internal
and -disbelicsl maehinasions and he|siet,
vofkinks spon tho minds Of. a ignsraat
and not badly disposed people had it not
been for him, the low grosailing we'll dig.
GEL, and some ether Radical leader ou'
Parish would never have, witnessed the
scenea that occurred within i, limits ,si,
prominent sspub'ioass we're Ell>d I, viii ths
gest!smas from Erin. inform Us who the,
we're. those sir light. q repsb'icani.m
really Nj. Casey 2 YOU had better re
turn to our working aco'ossd pep"'asio'
the money you got frpW them. and final,
IN spi,it Of fCbist;sn forgivsntss wonlt
!. give you piece Of advice never to return t
the Parish 9or you,. eplsrpd lbreid'eu vii
Be sure TO be after you for. that none,
and there is no telling but that you woule
Be the seventh prominent republican con'
up. Itfvar a-,g - ee 70 sr,r
Then comes Mr.. Pierre Toussin. colored
we'll let him pas. By. &c go
Then We have the affidavit Of Alexande
Raymond Francois j., who under oatl
! does svesr that repubIicans could not hol.
J meetings in the lest Presidential Canvass
~ ourselves have attended . meeting Q
their party in this very Parish, where th
exquisite Nj. .----- - and the postl,
lHsI b}J Duss, sddrss.sd ,hs crov!
without any, edi.tprbaaca, Hs, was no
driven ID; 90 tks.,ats vJre n,ads to NJ
Raymond, md uoshise bst 'hsrrowe'
conscience could have led h:m away frou
thepla where his own petty .ambitiog
! and wickeddess 81 heart hasa fom~nuat..1
; stiifst aud bsoils and worked destruction :
his own color. 80 HAN
Next is Mr.. Roman Andrez, Jou stan
aaids, in Ae.d1lks s1ilA MrsToueia. Nv
/ lhSd intendoli 70 n6sico tfese different ssff
|dsyiss ss,ssxss Is u saS CwiR Ests lail
!. pass ovet ,bat of NJ. Eavatd c. C."wiIkiu
Z aud ref.r to that of the hon. Eersups B
|. lara. The polite. tbs exquisite r4se'.t;d
!. laai,v 6ssm H.ysi. This co|os<d pgsntsh.
}. fths audsci.y Of speaking of secret osgaa
cation when he himself wssi the Ps~sid-s
! Iof sesssi sga.nisa.ioa kuess sAths; IL,
/. Al League Grand army. Of tho 'Repab'ic !
/ Whist othsrs s.a1s ~ know not; the tiistis
J s|gai.hsssAsisdoiiI mats nnt'sp-ak of buc
!. lSAsssa = ASsS % ihis .lIdsvit, he j. no
tn or rmidsts and = ss.t.i1!y not iptsyf.
lea nth, ~ " iwl;ishl hia@to sksov, tAst Il
''Io.ss.sisn .sst<aos VT 70 u ssDsra.it
q |afost people ass .sllsse.sissiso b0a ,:ae4s
Fl We Gss got throeeh With the colore
4 g.at'. Nay, ,qpms !. ~ Ase of the
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