The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-05-21
THAT LETTER.

According to promise we publish to
day the slanderous letter of the New
Orleans correspondent of the Cincin
natl Times and Chronicle. We knoe
something atmnt the manner in which
: malignant Radical B"hemians manu-
facture the vile literature with whicI
they fire the Northern heart and OBJ
J tain additional oppressive Legislation
for the Sout ern States. 1t does moi
require Philadelphia lawyer to see
that this whole letter is a tissue OF
falsehoods from beginning to end, fur.
nlshed, not by such an author as the
correspondent asserts, but by some OF
the hired scalawags and carpet. bag.
gers whose business it is to SANDER the
Southern people. For we can assert
without fear of successful contradic-
ton, that thele is not only no "weaIthy
and respectable Democrat" in Rapides,
but no Democrat of any kind whatever
that is engaged in doing the dirty work
of the KelI"gg usnrpation. while the
people of Louisiana are struggling for
existence. The man, therefore, who
sca'ters this filth. must be Radical
hireling aud his own precaution to
cover up his tracks, warrants this be-
lief. He does not Cant his name pub :.
lished, not he! And lie gives the best
of MI reasons for this desire. lie is
going to testify before the grand jury.
Hr knows that he can 20 there and per-
Jure himself with impunity, and get
honest men-these poor fellows, arho are
not like him on the tar rolls-punished
without any danger of exposure, be-
cause the grand jurors are sworn to
secrecy. If, then, his Radical friend
of the press will only keep quiet he is
safe from the just Indignation of the
people which would be sure to over
take him. He is, then, a sneak and a
cownrd-wo'se, if possible, than liar
and peuurer.
We have said that this slanderer is a
hired scalawag or carpet-h agser. Eve
ry circumstance tends to point to such
conclusion. On the Goth OF April an
editorial statement appeared in the
New Orleans Republican, in which
were many charges identical with
those in this letter. Did the Repnbli-
can Office help to make out this vera.
cious correspondence Is it too GOOD
for sncli dirty work 2
Again, t h e Rapides Gazette, t h
Ra'iicai organ of this Parish. Games ont
in lis last Issue and shows plainly that
il knows how this thing was concoc-
ted. Hear him:
Every one here at all posted, or inter-
ested in the exciting topics of the day
is perfectly aware who is meant-and
pointed at by the Democrat in it's last
issue, as a gentleman from Rapidcs. q
man OF wealth, high social position,
well known, possessing great influence,
etc., who was interviewed and reported
by correspondent of the Cincinnati
Times and Chronicle on the Colfax mas
sacre, and other engroSsing subjects of
general discussion. We happen TO be
IN position to assert positively to our
OWN knowledge, and the fact can be
'orrPhorated by fifty others at least
hat the correspondent alluded to never
interviewed the gentleman in question,
IN the day he says he did, viz, the 18th
If April last, for on that day. the latter
vas in Rapides or near it on Red River.
whilst the former was in New Orleans.
md having set out with misrepresen-
alton, he is indebted to fancy and ex-
'geratlon more than to fact, for many
u his statements or rather report, Of
tatements-which he gives as he goes
~. Circumstances lead us to believe
arther that this ''lucky fellow" not on
y did not interview the subject of his 8
'anlgyrics on the 2Sth Of April, but al
0 did not do so on any other day pre-
lous or subsequent, and that the Whole j
t his report or romance, was drawn
rom having heard in person or second
and of conversation, between the
'apides gentleman and Governor kel-
oSg, which occurred on the afternoon I;
Saturday Goth, considerable portion {
which we heard ourselves.
Now we have "pointed at" no one, =
ut simply promised to publish this =