Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-10-12
Lett. r from w. Jasper Buck
bucn.

'MiNDEN, La, Ocptcno0A ~ AO~
EDITOR REPUBLICAN:
have read the Republican Of the
twenty fourth instant, and rejoice at
its tone. It is now almost, if not
quite, right; in fact, it has never been
far wrong. / will not say it has been
wrong Ut all, in either impulse or in
tention. /, like you, was willing at
outset to support fair and square
Liberal move, in good faith, with the
view of correcting some evils and
throttling some corruptions which had
crept into our great Republican party;
but found that the sole purpose on
the part of our ancient enemy. the
Democracy, was to get into power;
and reap the spoils alone, and rule
the country in spirit Of prescription
and persecution not at all compatible
with individual liberty and safety to
those who opposed treason and, aided
to save and redeem the nation from
disintergration and destruction. You
see this now, as did from the START
and of course you go with me now,
hand in hand ond soul with soul, as
in the past, against all such power aid
purposes. And, sir, let me tell you,
that so sure as the sun is MORE bril-
liant than the moon, and truth more
powerful than error, we VIM triumpl.
And will not Governor Warmoth
finally 20 with us He has a good
place;in his heart, and is in political
faith and hope Republican; and is
it possible-can it be possible-that
he will 60 astray after strange gods,
and raternize with the enemies Of his
country, with the enemies of liberty,
with those who have heretofore so
bitterly assailed and prosecuted him,
and who are still assailing and perse-
cuting his folmer best friends and
supporters / can not and will not
vet believe this of Governor War
moth.
Why, sir, I am now lying PROSTATE
with pistol ball lodged in the region
: of my right lung, sent there because I
; am Republican, and the defender Of
principles and doctrines which have
had the honor of defending and up
: holding only in the recent past, side
} by side with Governor Warmth
u sent there too, by one of those vile
Z and dirty bravos' who now help to
. fill the chorus of praise to the cause
= which Governor Warmoth seems now
. aiding. This all makes me feel some
;, what queerly and could really shed
l. tears, if tears we're of any avail. But
e it requires sterncr stuff than tears to
re meet the emergency. And it will be
- met.
10 I. will not reyile Governor War
r. motll-never have, and never expec
be to; he has been my friend, and l be
w Iieve is, so, yet. and l am indebted t.
no him for about all the honors and emo
q luments have ever received at tn
hands of the Republican party, and
an will never turn and rend or spit upoI
len the power which lends me succol
90 Still / would, and do appeal to hiE
ave to come out from the vile politics
nj, combination with which he is no'
the associated. For it is. not only vile
itself, but it is as certain to fall 9
IN IN that Babylon fell for it contains q
of and the same vile and corruptin
ap- elements of selfdestructions, and IL
,nse &c rock of its desolationD will forey
ro.t remain as bare and sterile as tn
tate upon which the ancient and wick'
who Tyre once stood-the scott even
ber- vulgar fishermen.
Mr.. There is no more possibility of 81
'arS, cess for the, ssfusedp McEnery tick
! be in this State, without the most
mon sSa gantic and infamous frauds, tn
body there is to keep the great MississiE
is a within it's original banks under %
-. present corrupt and swindling Lev
ainst system. Not particle more.
nm SO, new, let us all, who are Rep
been licans from principle, be or good en-
ARE are in defiance of all the threatening
,rbon ments Of prescription and persecutl
old and mob force; for both right 9
OPP ,n,,ars GRO IN our side. and we v
upled Gle Ga
Id up succeed.
well ,.44o.41 from
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