New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-11

known that there are number OF
notorious mnrderers funning at Large
in Franklin parish: and that the officers
of the law had taken steps to bring them
to trialo AS che people Of the parish APP
pear to have no further use for these 'ofyee
companies at present, there being no
election Imminent and no courthouse in
Colfax Co capture and burn with is dee
tenders, there was slight disposition
manifested to withdraw public sympathy
from the rowing "free dances" and alrn
them over 10 take their chances in a ERIN
inal prosecution. As this looked danger.
GUS, there was no other remedy than thae
Of putting the prosecuting officers out of
the way by assassination and an imme-
date retirement fop few days into Cata-
houla parish or some other adjacent
neighborhood where the public sentiment
is more congenial and where the s'Colfax
question is better understood possibly
than it is even in Eranklin.
During the fourteenth centuryahe south
of France was infested with bands of row.
ing 'free companies, professedly enlisted
in the service of the nominal monarchs of
that torn kingdom, or in that of the kings
Of England, who waged war for Gene
fury or more for the possession Of the
French crown. These ''free companies"
were made up of men well skilled in arms
and controlled by certain rules of knight
hood, but otherwise little better than
highway robbers. Usually they paid the
penalty of their lives when caught But
such was the state Of public opinion shat
othess immediately Cook their places and
The evil vas permitted &C. continue It is
q miniature limitation of this outrageous
ms tisution that now curses che parishes
Of North louisiana The YaulS is with
the people ~ho Tolerate lawless acts
os idle sagabonds, who aave 90 none
est occupation and are 600 elegant
to work The savages OF the army worm
apd gust; che blightiag effects Of dry
oVuSOu AZ 44C tbCSul uSl1 W. SduSc4 Oy %Se
cessive gains are as aoshins compared 90
she injuries inflicted upon the people Of
Franklin. Catahoufa, jackson, Grant and
other parishes by che desperadoes who
are permitted 80 soam unchecked from
place 10 place, sevying contributions Oh
the dmid and creating terror by the bold.
ness and cruelty Of their Iawless putragess
Thsis train leaves blight upon she
country. worse in iss effect than The 3abus
Iaus tread Of Attilla's horse which che
basbapous Seades boosted Se!s 90 grass
growing where he had passed. These
IS virtue. enough latent perhaps at
present. i, shas segiops 60 sedeeni
the afflicted localities from che great
evil And as it has grown 90 such !
proportions that political questions see !
disregarded. let Us hope the Fusionists of
Fganklip will Join the Republicans in
acenging the nurdey Of the Fusion disc
trict attorney and Che Republican Judge
We can assure The good PEOPLE of North
Louisiana that an ample remedy Is within |
their own hands If they will cooperate |
with those who viii be sent TO assist them !
and give the necessary information and J
evidence at the proper time and place. !
they will be relieved of o burden that op- |
presses them and a curse that now seems
to cvetwhelm fheme THEFT only saliva
ton lies in such cooperation, and we
hope to hear there is honor and virtue
and energy enough left among them to
redeem their good pamee !