The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-16

Oh montgomery even DCCdAuO CFAuohO
to me before leaving. | tried to ne
gotiate the sale of sundry claims, one
for surveyors expenses in case of "a
succession, the sale advertised for the
thirtieth of November, to come off at
Montgomery. / could not get a bid,
and only succeeded in getting sixty
six and two-t thirds per cent. after APP
plying to well-known money sharp
er five miles off"
Here it is plainly shown that he
doubted the good faith of the citizens,
upon the simple grounds that they
would not cash this succession claim,
which was the only one he did pre-
sent His failure in getting this claim
| cashed in Montgomery was certainly
not due to any ill-will toward him,
but was due to two very plausible and
| legitimate reasons. In the first place,
there was at that time no money to
spare in the cOuntry-the best paper
could not have been cashed even at
heavy discount; and in the second
place, the people of Montgomery knew
that he had imposed himself on that
administrator as parish surveyor; that
he is not now, neither has he ever
been, surveyor of Grant parish there
fore his claim was illegal, and was
made in fraud.
Mr.. Lameraux was appointed some
time last year as parish surveyor, but
he never gave bond, neither did he
ever take the oath of Office.
| Again he says in that letter: L
have heard since | came to this city
that Northern man was as well re-
ceiyed in Grant parish as if Southern
born. 1t is total fallacy.n Now [
do not know what could have been
his object in making such statement
as this. / think Lam qualified to say
that it is altogether erroneous and
without the slightest evidence of sup
port. | am a Northern man, and
came directly to this place from the
North about three years ago and that
too, without relative or an acquaint
ance in the State. During the late
war served as federal soldier three
years and three months in the twenty
eighth Wisconsin regiment of infantry,
and as such have an honorable dis
charge. Politically, am Republic
can, and | can say, with all candor,
that Notwithstanding it is generally
known that | was federal soldier !;
that | am Northern man and have
Northern sympathies; that [ have
never, since | came among this peo-
pie, had the slightest reflection cast
upon me because of Spolitics or my
Northern origin, nor have 1 ever OBJ
served the slightest distinction drawn
in society here between the Northern
and Southern strangers, Mr.. Lamer-
aux's case not excepted, and if a Nor
thern man behaves himself as gen
tleman here, am certain he will soon
have just cause as | have to admire
the noble, generous and hospitable
character of the citizens OF this coun-
try. -
i 1t is true / am not an Office seeker,
and am certain if I never hold an
Office except by misrepresenting an
inaocent people and claiming myself
a martyr to nay politics for the pur-
pose of inspiring sympathy among
those who have the power of appoint
ing me to office, as Mr.. Lameraux has
done, shall never hold an office.
Again, Mr.. Lameraux states that
"about a year ago he married the
daughter of a once member of the
confederate legislature, who stood de-
servedly high in the community, but
after their marriage even her school
mates refused to recognize her, and
all join in lamenting that she has
thrown herself away by marrying a
Yankee" This is another gross mis-
representation. His wife has not, nei-
ther has she ever had a. schoolmate
living in this parish, and as to the 9th
ers of her lady friends abandoning her,
| need not mention more evidence of
their approving her marriage than to
state that the ladies generally in town
at the time she was married contribu-
ted wine and cake for the occasion.
But will state here that he was mar
ried under the name of Jules L. Logan,
which l suppose is his true name, not
withstanding he has left his signature
in attesting many important docu-
ments as Jules Lameraux, and [ see
he passes under that name in New Or
leans, though he is little fearful the
Logan will leak out, as in a letter a
few days since to his wife he charges
her particularly to address him while
in the city as Jules Lameraux.
The object of his passing himself
under different names is unknown to
me; but do know, and it is gener-
ally known here, that he was married
under the name of Logan but that
occasion was the only one on which l
ever knew him to sign his name as
such. Again, he says: when the
news of Capt, Whites murder reached
Montgomery, even the ladies of one
family clapped their hands and shout
ed as if they had heard glad tidings.
School-boys with revolvers foot long
stand on the streets and wonder if [
think | can live there after shooting
at any one."
Now, the above assertions are untrue
in the whole. When the news of Capt,
Whites Haath raanhad Mo,4os,,,,, 49,