New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-29

serves py anonymous assaults VI gypsy
journalists. We have only to prove at
present the truth Of the tradition which
we have revived, and which the Herald
has denounced as a ''vile SANDER" Here
it is with our authorities:
From the Daily True Delta, September "a. 1885,
Slidell, however. is not the man to forget
his pockets while looking after political
openings, and as our Donaldsonville con-
temporary explained some days since. he
Availed himself. on the plea that one good
turn deserves another, of Colonel ReDja-
minis facile services in the Senate OF the
United States. to have bill traudulently
worked through Congress to secure him,
not 10000 acres OF land. as the country jour.
nal enormously has II. but 10000 OF the
finest sugar lands in the State, worth at the
lowest calculation $200000. This Colonel
BENJAMIN did for him under the pretense
Of bill for the settlement of land claims
in Missouri. and III return 1t is fair to con.
clude. for Sliden. exertiOns in behalf of
Hargou's Tehuantepec operations. from the
success Of which Colonel Benjamin expects
to realize in commissions at least S50O.O0O.
The matter subsequently came up be-
fore public meeting Of the people, and
is thus reported in the journals Of that
period:
From the Daily True Delta, JANUARY ?! :@;sl
sLIDELL 4 co. DENOUNCED.
The proceedings OF great meeting held
in the parish Of Ascension, and sent to US
officially for publication, appears in our
columns this evening. The lateness Of the
hour prevents oug doing more than direct
ing attention to the preamble and resolu-
tions, which are expressed in language of
Lar hnl& Iav, ,niot tinp nf
BENJAMIN q Co., the authors Of the swim
ding bill which they passed for Slidells
benefit in connection with what is called the
HOumas claim. The document speaks for
itself and can not fail to make sensation.
The following are the proceedings:
At a mass meeting Of the citizens, Cceu
pants of the Houmas lands, held in the
parish Of Ascension, January II. 1859,
RomantA Tillotson was unanimously called
10 the chair. and Hon. William II. Boote
ard Simon P. Ele.iy. were appointed sscre-
tariee.
The meeting having been called to order
by the chairman, the reading of letter
addressed to Governor K. G. Wicklitfe, by
Doctor Frederick w. Hart was called for,
and after having the letter read il was
unanimously
Resoleed, That the said letter contains
full exposition of our views, Is indorsed by
us and meet. our cordial appreciation.
The following preamble ana resolutions
were then unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, At the last session Of Congress
bill was reported to the Senate OF the
United States by the Hon. J. r. Ben jamin,
Senator Of the United States fro,n this
State, who is chairman OF the Senate com
mittee on Private Land Claims, under the
title Of "a bill 20 provide for the location OF
certain private land claims in the State of
Missouri, and for other purposes,' and
which bill subsequently became . law, TO
the great inj jury, pre- jjudice and wrong of the
residents and occupants on the HOumas
lands, and 10 the great benefit Of the Hon
John Slidell. associate Senator of Mr.. Ben
jamin in the United States Senate, who claims
to be the owner of twenty thousand acres
of said Eoumas tract; and. whereas, the
said act OF Congress contenplates the evic-
ton Of three hundred and seventy-twc elsc- !
tors OF the parish of Ascension and one hun. |
dred or more electors in the parish OF lber- |
vile, with their wives and children, from
the lands they have long occupied, cultiva- |
ted and improved, and to which they con- |
tend they have an incOntrovertible title;
Resolsed, That the introduction Of this |
bill and its passage through the Senate by !
the Hon. }. +. Benjamin ie m.chievous in |
its tendency. It direct charge against his |
moral integrity, . positive betrayal Of the !
trusts contided in him. aud q riolation of |
his oath of office. intended TO benefit his col |
league. John ShdeN, and entail the ruin Of |
at least i've hundred families in the par.
ishes of Ascension and iberyille.
Ecsolrsd. That our Senators and Repre- |
sentatives in the Legislature be requested |
and earnestly urged TO oppose the reelec
ton of j. r. Benjamin to the Senate Of the |
United States, to fl! the vacancy from this
State in that body on the first Of March !
next on account Of this act of unparalleled |
turpltude by which It's sOughttO to aggrandize !
a servant of the people. sworn 70 preserve !
and guard their interests against all assail- |
ants, by the ruin of five hundred free white !
electors in the parishes OF Ascension and |!
lberville, in the State O4 Louisiana
Resoired, That petition be drafted to |
the Legislature to take such &C .ion in this |!
matter as it may properly do to have jus. !
tice secured to the residents on the |
Houmas lands; and that a similar petition |
TO Congress be prepared and cent TO the |
Hon. Miles Taylor for presentation in the |
House of Representatives, asking tor such |
legislation as may be necessary to obtain |
The repeal of that Missouri bill, or of that !
part of it seferripg 60 land claims in the |
Territory of Orleans. introduced into that
bill with much subtlety by }. r. Benjamin. |
RESOLVED. That the thanks of this meeting |
be given TO its chairman and secretaries tor
their attention and pOliteness in conducting
Its business, and that tho proceedings be
published in the Baton Rouge Adtocate.
True Delso of New Orleans, Coast Jo.rnol. |
Of Donaldsonville, Plaguemine SeHtnel !
Crescent, of New Orleane, Washington !
Cnion and NAeio,o! L,ttll,gencsr.
kOMANTA TILLOIsON. Chairman.
w. Il. BOoTE.
s p. ELIsER, Secretaries.
Now, one would naturally suppose. after
reading the history Of this case, that il |
was 20 stop fraudulent proceeding rather !
than TO give litigants . chance to make
THAT influenced Congress ~
repeating the act of June 3, 1858.