The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-06-21
r. w. DeKline.

L. W. U0Allnes
[From the Iberville Pioneer and Eewsl
The name of this gentleman appear,
SO often in print and especially when
ever symptom Of the old rebellion
reveals itself in Louisiana, that we
believe the readers Of the Pioneer and
Aeus will be pleased to know more
concerning him. The Chief Deputy
Marshal OF the United States for the
State of Louisiana, he is just the man
for the post and an unconscious wit
ness therein to the critical Judgment
OF men, for which the Warwick OF
Louisiana, Marshal Packard, is some
what distinguished. As a Lieutenant
Colonel OH the Militia Staff of Gen.
Longstreet, Mr.. Deklyne was dis
patched, some weeks ago, to Grant
parish, to report the circumstances Of
the late massacre there, and SO we'll
and dispassionately did he perform his
duty in connection with an associate
officer, as to have commanded for his
report not only general confidence but
it's general reproduction through the
public prints of the nation. More re-
Gently he was called upon as a Federal
officer to proceed to st. Martins par
ish, where DeBlanc and his armed
combinations hadprecipitated an insur-
rection in contravention Of the laws
of the United States. The result Of
his pursuit appears in his landing in
New Orleans his dozen or more pris-
oners after ferretting them out from
forests and thickets. 1mpeded in every
possible manner, he surmounted all
discouragements and did not relent in
the chase until his hand grasped his
prisoners.
The late Governor (Warmoth) still
remembers an occasion when amidst
his array of armed police and while
arrogating immunity for his misde-
meanors, Mr.. Deklyne stalked into
the Executive Office and made him
prisoner. The Deputy Marshal is
scarcely more than thirty years of age
and carries over six feet above his
soles, u well balanced head. He evil
dently contides thoroughly in himself
and the zeal and fidelity that signalize
his official service, seem fully to JUS
tify such faith in the first numeral.
That the public at large share that
faith is abundantly denoted. During
the war All officer in the navy, he evil
dently did not then exhaust his COM
bative energy-he teens with it still,
but so holds it under discipline that
it is only when he is resisted in the
executive process that possibility
for its display can well occur. A ma
tive of the city of Brotlerly Love, he
is fraternal to his friends and cordial
to all with whom he is brought in con-
tact Totally different in telnpera-
ment from Marshal Packard, he is in
every wise the latter's right hand,
alert for instruction, prompt and res
olute at execution. Whether in his
immediate superintendent Of the
Office of the Marshalship OF in his ad-
yenturous pursuits outside he thor
oughly suffices the need. There is
percussiye power latent in him, part
Of which, indeed, may be imputed to
his comparative youth, but the greater
part is owing to IL normal proclivity
to self assertion. Strong-limbed and
strong minded, his vigor is impatient
for expression; and we conceive that
the more difficult the service required
him the more readily he would greet
the summons. 4 man who passion
ately believes in his country, he is
Justly intolerant toward men who
grounded their guns in IS and skulk
into ambuscades now to wreak their
chagrin. This is the sort of man to
button into IL United States Deputy
jacket and his superior evil
IDENTITY knows it.
Mr.. DeKlyne is also Secretary of
the Republican State Central Commit
tee and as such has rendered invalua-
BILE service to the State. A scrupulous
citizen and honest officer, he has in
to himself foreclosed large
on the public faith Of Louis
lana.