The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-03-16

quiet and peaceaDle place than the
Court room was, and would have
continued during the remainder OF
the term. Such cases as Gould have
been tried would have! been tried
pcaceably, and the Grand Jury
could have gone on and found bills
against offenders without the
slightest danger of molestatiOn.
But the Judge never again appear
| ed on the bench. Because, forsootll
a few lawyers were dissatisfied with
his rulings, the people Tthc parish
must he deprived Of the means OF
obtaining their rights through the
Courts OF the State. This is the
first time we ever heard that the
bar constituted the mass of the peo-
pie, or that the Courts were Or
gained for the special benefit and
emOlument of the few who happen
to obtain license to practice law.
If the people can ever get an OPP
portunity to speak on this question,
perhaps Judge Orsborn may learn
a lesson which he will not be very
apt to forget.
The Attorney General says that
he is satisfied that the people OF
Rapides are in no manner respon-
sible for these acts" and the re-
port Of the District Attorney shows
that we have the most quiet and
orderly citizens in the whole State
LII the whole district, consisting of
five large parishes, there were only
ten criminals trials the past year
and of these only five were convic-
tons. This is less than One-tifth
of the average number in the other
judicial districts OF the State. Now,
the people of Rapides and the other
parishes in the district must be
five times more orderly than those
Of any other district, or else the
District Attorney must be five
times more incompetent than any
other fool whom the Radicals have
elected to that important office.
Perhaps he will sieze the former
horn of this dilemma in order to
save himself from being impaled
on the latter. And if these people
are so quiet and orderly, what JUS
LITIGATION have the Radicals for a
Judge who denies them the rights
accorded to all in the Courts of
the State
But this wolf cry of violence on
the part of John Orsborn can ic-
cieye no one who knows the man
and his surroundings. He does not
want to hold Court in Rapides for
several reasons, and he hopes to
get up sympathy among the Rad
icals, so that they may sustain him
in his nefarious purposes. He fears
a criminal prosecution that is pen,
ding against him for perjury, and
neither desires Grand Jury nor IL
term of the Court. He moreover
wishes to draw his salary without
making even a pretence OF earning
it. He thinks himself secure in
his Office and no doubt congratu-
lates himself on being able to draw
five thousand dollars a year out of
the Treasury of the State. Per
haps he is secure as long as party,
which could elect a Wickliffe, re-
mains in power, but all the signs
of the times show that that party's
day in Louisiana is about over.
Under a Democratic Legislature he
would not remain in Office fifteen
minutes. Ifan impeachment, which
he richly deserves for his corrupt
practices, or an address for imbe-
cility should fail to remove him,
the Legislature could abolish his
District with the Judge and salary
and annex the different
parishes to the adjoining districts.
If the election in this district next
Fall should turn on the question of
John Orsborn's removal it would
be carried overwhelmingly againt
him, Democrats and Radicals,
white and black alike, being tired
Of Judge whose decisions are less
reliable than if suitOrs should en-
trust their rights to the decision Of
a game of dice.
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aa- Our Town, for this season of
the year, is unusually dull, in fact
she is in a perfect torpid state.
Trade and traffic are almost dead
very little coming to Town-now
then stray bale of cotton finds it's
wov hara- an6 than fhnro &c 1;e,,