The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-08-14
LETTER xnon rHx 1A1mH o. q. JA1us.

. the Kditors Of Morning Stars
which we perceived some time baHk ex-
ended to the .MoRMNG eTAR's admirers,
and We claim to be Of the number,) we
eize an opportunity to emit . ray, or two
rom the lucidity Of this apparently torpid,
,ut really ardent and vivid section.
It seems thas the proverbial chivalry of
he South, however much ridiculed by
hose who know no higher aim in life than
he acquisition Of pelf, IL, after all, no
myth and that its latent caloric, like the
gneous element Of the flint, needs but the
Iteel's colliding, to bring it forth.
A recent proof OF this was made evident
between the black militia of this place and
= few white citizens. Doubtless you have
already seen some account of the affair in
the daily Journals; but, ~ your MESSENGER
Is the vehicle of news to many places where
the " dailies" enter not, repetition or at /
least synopsis, may not be destitute OF
utility. a.
The "militia has been organized here
exclusively of negroes, and without au- |
thority. We say advisedly, "without au-
thority," for your correspondent has seen
document from the Adjutant General,
rural districts has yet been called for. But
the militia have nevertheless been parading
here for the last two months, in the teeth
of q quiet population (; parading day and
night and with arms, too, under the sane
ton lit must be SOY of their commanders
judge, general and Republican editor, and
aspires to be senator.
Now, the negroes, grown arrogant by
these foolish displays in which flies and
drums and banners figure. of course COM
prehend no such thing as limit to their
"privileges." Hence, on the late occasion
referred to-, detached few of black
"cavalry" (militia) on their way home
from the " drill" not content to keep the
public highway which, according to the
police-jury code, is exclusively appropri-
ated to quadrupeds, mounted the levee on
which. two white citizens we're quietly con-
versing, and actually rode over the said
/ white trash" trampling them under the
horses hoofs and rolling one of them down
the levee embankment. A pistol shot,
which took effect on the back IF one of the
negro cavalry, rewarded the outrage and
the consequence of this was q speedy in
Nesting of the white mans house. The be-
siegers consisted of about two hundred ne
groes two white men were taken prisoners
and kept under militia guard all night in
q negro cabin and subjected to all manner
of insult and brutal maltreatment. This,
however, had not the effect Of "raising the
seige," which continued around the white
citizens domicil till the following morning,
and was characterized by that indiscrimi-
nate pillage to which military possession is
assumed to give immunity.
The following morning, the white either
who used the privilege of the lea
talionis, was marched under an escort
of forty negroes distance Of nine
miles to the residence of the radica
Judge, general and editor above alluded to
who placed him in the custody of the
!; sheriff. Be it remarked, however, that ths
said sheriff was sent with warrant to ar
rest the white man ; but the negro militis
-. s-As~ hi,
privileges after the manner of Dickens!
ArtfuI Dodger before the English "Justice.'
The trial was fixed for o'clock P. NJ.
J and in the meantime, the news having spread
throughout the parish, hundreds of tn
white citizens aocked in, and congregatet
, around the Court House. This was hin
!. on which the radical judge deemed it Pru
: dent to- dissappoint that over curiou
crowd. Instead Of "holding Court" q
, appointed, he staid ut home,. and thor
released the pris0ner Internationally
although TO keep in practice, we assume
the habis Of deluding che creduloas negro
i e s sss 9 - o sses .the pri.onsr xs
q TSfness sssmo sSUna sig,ssd sicr ySsSwn slr
but al confyaire, the ring Headers Of the be
7 sieging army are indicted on variou
J. !" countsn Of outrage and robbery, fc
which they will have to answer at the nez
sitting of.the District Court.
: Happily, the peace of the parish is mo-
undisturbed, save by the petty squabble
" of local Politics. Curiously enough, thes'
l. as if ambitious to rival the political confr
70 sion of more pretentiOus communities tina
, ours, are now represented by two confiic
:. ing Parish Legislatures ycleped Polio
IL Juries, each playing dog-in- the-mangt
le to the other, and both, consequently, IL
N capable of giving practical effect to tt
:. "a art of government" whose pracsicoIne
~ in contra distinction to speculGtiUeness, it
N one of the functions of Police Juries
III demonstrate.
40 The bone of contention, it is presume
will be referred by the Supreme Court,
IA its next term, t. the rightful d. ahen
sh to the rightful functionaries. The troub
lis is, that the machinery of our little cover
of ment is stopped and the parish eredito
Va are compelled to live in hopes. But
to that, the success of either of the contendil
,r- forces would be quite immaterial; sin
nd the promise of good government is equal
assuring whichever wins-the majority
o" both acknowledgements in the sal
degree, the radical qualifications for DO
.ly local and general acknowledgements.
he Ignorance! How can that affect legis
nd ton or divert it from the ends for VIM
nd Governments were instituted Why,
w. have in the field already, Radical can
nd dates nominated for both branches OF
lid State Legislature, for Sheriff and for oil
ain Parish and State offices, who can nett
of read nor write! Is not this sufticl
,er to satisfy the least credulous, OF the e
at cheney of Radical philanthropy ito rec
is- Gle the most fractions with the Rad
he, plans of ameliorating the condition of
5he Soulful
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