Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1870-08-06

The two prisoners were then handed over TO
The deputy sheriff, and the hour for hearing !
the preliminary examination of the clmlgs.
agains. the two white men was fixed for fonrl
o'clock p. NJ The armed self-styIed militia
was then disla ndtd and dispersed, unmoles,sd,
some to their lrmes, others 10 the neighbour.
ing grog shops, and others 10 the Com, House.
Be,wcen this and the hour Of iour, large
numbers Of white men from different portions
Of The Parish, hearing If tho outrage thus
perpctra,ed a%gains, all am abiding citizens.
congrcga,ed in the vicinity "f the Court House
10 hear and witness the trial, a, which they
could gather the correc, history Of the regre,t.
ed violence. Al The honr of four the Parish
Judge did not come 10 The Courthouse ms
agree snpon, but sent an order TO the sheriff.
postponnlg the exam n ,,ion 10 the next day a,
II O'clock A. N. or 10 the LIST. August, as
would suit The convenience Of the counsel for
the prisoners. Whcreupon I called again up.
on the Parish Judge to inform him that neither
OF these propositions would suit me. and in.
forming him that the accused would waive
examination aud would agree 10 be sen, before
the District Court on bond. The prisoners
were then released ,c,ihoui bond, the Judge
suggesting that he aud I wouId fix tho cues
ton Of bond at some future time, which was
done on monday last, August Isl.
The statement in the Sentinel tina, the
white element was unnecessarily excited and
showed little forbearance, little regard for
peace and order is unquaiifsdly false, and
m licious'y calculated 10 arouse, instead Of
allaying, the angry feelings Of the black
people.
No threats were made, no disorders created,
no angry feelings manifested by that vast
conconrse Of respectable men, in face Of the
unprecedented outrage perpe,rated against
two members Of our white society. And in
truth the unusual forbearance shown by the
white people, in allowing two Of their numb.
cr, 10 BE- dragged through the mud, a distance
Of rine miles, by a law-less and law. breaking
mot, without attacking the so.callcd militia and
~rescuing the prisoners from snch an arbitrary
arrest and Imprisonment, can only he explain
ed, il nct excused, by the fact, that the white
people know the black race, the most Of
whom they have raised, to be an igno,an, bu,
quiet and inoF'nsive set Of men, who in acts
of violence, are merely The Instruments of vile
and designing politicians of The radical school.
They are therefore exceedingly tolerant To-
wards the black people, whom they would
not punish for deeds in which they are only
the instruments of others.
Therefore the indignation EEL, and manifest.
ed by The pAite element at sncI, an action, is not
a, the negroes, bu, at the conduc, Of their
leaders.
And in ,ha, opinion I am corrobora,ed by
the Parish Judge. who declared TO me tia, The
Indignation Of the white people was fully
appreciated by him, that It was proper and
called for, in view Of the great outrage which
had been committed tina, the two white prison.
crs, especially Mr.. Decarreau had been
ontrageously dealt with, and ,ha, he, the
Parish Judge would be, on that account, as
Ienient 10 him, as his sense Of duty would
admit Of.
Respectfully.
F. p. POCHE,
Attorney at law.
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