The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-02-18
Mr. Durio's Bill to Divide the Parish,
and the Official Printing

business and partly for rest and re-
Taxation. We returned to Opelou-
a ON the 10th inst, after an alb
sehce of a month and a day. Du-
ring this period we did not write a
single line for publication i'll the
JOURNAL, as Mr.. e. A. Sandoz, who
published the paper, can testify.
While in New Orleans we saw and
conyersed with Mr.. Durio; we then
proceeded to Mississippi, and while
there, it seems an article appeared
in this paper criticising his conduct,
as a member of the Legislature from
this parish, in introducing, or giving
notice. that he would introduce a
bill to divide it into two parishes
Areply to this article appeared in
last Saturdays Courier, over Mr..
Durio's name.
We make this statement, because
it is necessary to give the origin OF
the article that was. published in
the JOURNAL, and because we do
not wish to be bound to consistency
with it. It was no production of
ours, and may be no embodiment
of our views. .., -. - ,.,,
We did not support MI. Durio
at the late election, not out of per
sonal considerations, but simply be.
cause he was not on the ticket that
we preferred.
The article %critieising Mr.. Durio,
was written by a gentleman of our
party, who had access to the col
lumns of the JOURNAL, at the re-
quest of a gentleman Of Mr.. Durio's
party, and probably the ablest poll
tician in it !; and it was submitted
before publication, to the latter gen
tleman, who approved it. He also
made some comments on Mr.. DuIio's
conduct towards. his party, that we
do not care to publish-they can be
learned through gossip.
1t seems that those here most vic,
lently opposed to Mr.. Durio's action
in attempting to divide the parish,
are the parties who were instru.
mental by their ability and political
talent, in electing him to Office.
Those who have been most active in
getting up apetition, to the legisla-,
ture to not have the parish divided,
belong to Mr.. Durio's party. The
delegates who have gone from here
to New Orleans, to fight against the
division Of the parish, belong, or
did belong, to Mr.. Durio's party.
They pulled the wires for him, they
electioneered for him, they voted
for him, and they elected him. It
is a family quarrel, therefore, and
we beg to be left out. We feel like
Tatman,when one of those del
egates approached him on the sub
ject, the other day in the legislature.
The Doctor referred him to his oacR
representatives said he knew moth
ing about it. ~a
If Mr.. Durio divides the parish,
and leaves the leaders of his par
ty residing at Opelousas, in the
descendency, with the certainty of
defeat at the next election, we can't
help it. 1t is not our fault that the
proposed parish Of st. Joseph would
deprive st. Landry of ruling ma
Of Simon-pure Democrats,
Some Of Mr.. Durio's political al
lies here accuse him of treachery
to his party. We can't see 1t.
Would they not throw him off as
soon IS he became politically use
less to them And ifshe can get
a new parish of his own, and better
his condition politically and other
wise, where is the. sensible reason
that he shouldnotdo SO? Would he
not be foolish to lose such an oppor-
tunity ? If Mr.. Durio will take a
slice off st. Landry and q slice off
st. Martins, and make the Parish
of st. Joseph, with the Courthouse at
Arnaudville, 1--WE think he resides
there,) and obtain for us the off
cial printing for said parish Of
st. Joseph, the arrangement
would suit to at. We already have
one printing press, and expect to
receive another one soon : with
these we can run a paper both at
Washington and at Arnaudyille.
OF course the best friend Of the pa
per at ArnaudviIle, would hold some
high parochial office, and his blanks
would cost him nothing, and, accor-
ding to the paper-say the Arnaud-
vile spectator-his political con
duct would always be correct. Ifhe
did anything unusual. sometime