New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-11-15

not aware Of any one visiting my premises
although the precautions adopted ON tht
second were kept up till my departure.
have but little more to state. That
those resolutions are not the spirit of the
people of Montgomery. even, became evi.
dent to me before leaving. l tried to nego
tiate the sale Of sundry claims. One for sur.
| vey0r's expenses in the case Of . succession,
the sale advertised for the thirtieth Of No.
vember, to come off at Montgomery. could
not get bid, and only succeeded in raising
sixty-eix and two-thirds per cent by apply.
| ing to known money sharper five miles
! distant.
Again, I have heard, since came to this
| city, that q Northern man was as we'll re-
ceived in Grant parish as if Southern born.
1t is total fallacy.
About year ago married the daughter
of once member Of the confederate Iegis-
lature, who stood deservedly high in the
community; but after our marriage even
her schoOlmates refused to recognize her.
and all join in lamenting that she has
thrown herself away by marrying Yankee
(which means any one born out Of the slave
States, just as they call jews, Swiss, Ger
mans and Italians, all Dutch in Grant
parish.
You will wonder that ever located in
such q community. There are some few,
very few, nObly notable exceptions. 1t was
my lot to first meet one Of them, and being
ordered away from the North by physicians,
highly, and justly, as more than ordinarily
healthful, I dropped anchor there, little
suppOsing that I was less in danger Of
tubercle on the lungs than lead on the
brain.
You would ask what consider the cause
Of my expulsion. I have been go in the
habit for years of hearing those people
damn the Yankees, and wish for anything
that would remove them from the commu,
nifty, to hear them state that they despaired
OF ever having prosperous country until
the last one was driven out, and, on one oc-
casion, hearing a prominent citizen of
Natchlt0ches parish state that he advocated
what would have ultimately left the coun-
try to their control, /. e. the assassination of
the first provost marshal. and . continue
ton of the practice with all outsiders whom
they did not wish about them," that was
hardly surprised after the murder of Cap
tain White, and Judge Phillips departure.
being the only Northern man of American
birth in that end of the parish, that their
awakened but unspent fury should turn to
me.
That it was not a mob or an individual.
but clique, is evident to ME from the con-
sistency Of their action, as to have dragged
me out and riddled me with bullets would
have been the act of a mob; to have shot
me without warning, the act of an indi- |
vidual, both in keeping with their feelings:
had there been no palliating circumstances, |
and in cases of individuals and mobs, there |
are none. The whole affair breathes friend. |
ship to me-the enmity of that people calls |
for the life of the object. But their tender |
mercies in my case, although cruel, are still |
and for the individuals of the
which extended the terms-ex.
tremely lenient.
l do not ask you to believe nv unsup.
any steps You may see proper to prove it;
and you will lind every statement clearly
the result not Of theory, but Of painful con-
ful conviction. We can not blame childrea
brought up under such influences as the
Using generation of Louisiana have felt,
Or having their passions and prejudices so
natured as to be beyond control.
When the news Of Captain Whites mur-
ier reached Montgomery. even the ladies OF
me family clapped their hands and shouted
IS if they had heard glad tidings. School
,oys, with revolvers foet long, stand on
he streets and wonder if think can 1--we
here after shooting at any one.
In regard to Judge Phillips case, have
'een asked what are the grounds of his un-
popularity! and my reply ever must be:
That to obtain the position he attained
CCCcc1t0ICc Ills AIuklAIlOu WIN the Ol8Ck |
republican element. and that to retain the
osition. together with the support or even
olerance Of that part of the community,
rho, from being almost the sole property 1
wners, are naturally the most frequent ,
etition ers for arbitration, equally necessi- ;
ates his abandonment Of the interests of
ne party he represents, and the constituents
Tho were most powerful in his election.
have been lengthy, but it was necessary, {
speaking of community where the bet =
Il portion Of the people have schooled
lemselves to say nothing on any subject. I
ur conjectures are only aided by the ex-
options on the part Of the more impulsive
nd the effect their counsel has on youth,
no can easily emulate their hatred, envy \
nd malignity, but can not 50 easily enforce
leir stOicism. i!
JULES LAMERAUX, )
Surveyor of Grant parish.
New Orleans, November 13, 1871.