New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-13
Communicated
I" SHAMEFUL.-
EDITOR REPUBLICAN

EDITOR REPUBLICAN:
A glance at the Planters Bonne,. of Jul,
6, was conferred upon the above heading {,
a leader which occupied over half column
l read it carefully, and yet l do not know
exactly what it means. What did SHANE
full signify! The editor wished his read
ers to know that the late postmaster of the
little village of Franklin had been removed,
and a new one appointed. know nothing
of the relative merits of either BY entire
information of a reliable character | receive
| from the columns of the Banner. Of the
one it says:
"He is no politician he is young man OF
| unexceptiOnable habits and character. SO
far as we can learn and he makes an hon
est living by honest industry
Of the other:
"He is a low-fung fellow, without energy.
without brains without principle; a mere
tool in the hands of the Brashear conspira-
tors to stir up the bile and Indignation of
the best people in the parish i"
DIR. Darrall is doubtless the man whose in
tluence forced John Migeot in the postotfice
at Franklin
In one sentence the editor gives the pith
of his compliant:
when studied injustice is praeticed from
day to day on villages and communities,
where no possible good can arrive from it;
when food and stimulants for mobs, law
lessness and assassinations are sent from
Washington to be dealt out to peaccable
people, what can we expect but trouble, in
subOrdination and crimes'
l do not wish to pass an opinion upon
this as a mere partisan. 1t is a matter in
which l have no other concern except such
as l conscientiously feel that l ought to
have as free-spOken member of the COM
mOnwealth. l have read the Banner fire.
quently. 1t contains much useful Informal
ton from time to time concerning the Alta
kapas region, and is i'll many respects live
newspaper. | was surprised at the little
ness displayed in the article in question.
Why should the ''bile and indignation of
the best people in the parish" be stirred be-
cause of the change in a postoffice 1t is
granted, certainly, that the removal of a
man who makes an ''hOnest living by honest
industry" to make way for an immoral, in
competent person is a grievance of sufficient
weight to call forth censure; but certainly
it does not warrant the general conclusion
made by the editor Of the Banner. If so
slight matter is sufficient to increase
trouble, INSTRUMENTATION and crime" is it
not high time for that editor to centre his
efforts upon measures to institute calmer |
more dispassionate feeling among his read
ers
The editor certainly knows how appoint |
ments are now made. and how they have |
been made ever since the institution of gov
He is a man experienced in poll
tics. Ii by various means a bad selection |
has been made in the appointment of a |
postmaster at Franklin he knows that the
of that town have not been lin
tied in the pursuit of happiness to any ex-
traOrdinary degree. Why could he not be
content with reasonable cens,lre, until the
Democratic party carried the next Presi-
Dental election, and then a postmaster of
his own ilk will be appointed!
With the hope that this editor will give
the full measure of his talent to the better
interests of his community; and thus hasten
he commercial and internal prosperity of
Louisiana. am, with respect, a member of
he press. EMERSON BENTLEY.