Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-05-28

Tho LouiaIana TEOuhleea
Deplane,s ISspsss--Iais Aacsuny OF
l1is Novsnasnsss His Motives
nsd Rensons.
New Orleans Timcsl
Tho lctter given below from Col.
Alcibiadss Do Blanc to Gov. McEne-
ry, lie a brief aud perspicuous account
Of Ills recent movements In tho par
ish of st. Martin, his motives for or
gaMizing u local militia force aud do
flying tho metropolitans. aud his rea-
son for tlisbanding his troops In tho
face OF the United States militia aud
surrendering to the Uni,c.t States
deputy marshal.
Thare arc three noteworthy points
presented by Col. Dei3lanc. First, he
was resolved not to assent to the
validity of the Kellogg government,
by yielding to the metropolitan po-
lice. Second, ho was resolved not to
bc brought in collision will, the
CAited States military. and thus
made liablo 10 tho charge OF high trca.
son against tho United States.
Third, he aud his command, and the
citizens who synipathizctl with their
objects. had no thought of ;ntorfer-
| ing With the rights OF colorcd citi-,
zcns, and were perfectly willing 10
recognize all the Radical officers
elected, provided they would recog!
nizc McEucry rs governor.
ST. MARTINsvILLE, May IA. '73.
To His Excellency John McEnery,
Governor of Louisia,Ss:
SIR: The United States troops ar
rived here on Saturday last, and
Monday evening and ten others SUR
rendered to Col. Deklyme, chief dep
uty United States marshal, who held
warrants against us.
Had VIC attempted any resistance
or any attack after the arrival Of tho
federal troops, which had been sent
rs n posse comitatUs, the deputy
marshal would have used them To
capture ihose or any Of those, against
whom warrants had been issued and,
under the preteSt OF executing pro-
cess, would have joined the police
and compelled us to submit to tho
latter, for TO fire in the direction
of the United States posse co3qitatas,
Under these circumstances, eXclu-
sivclv, we suspended operations on
! Saturday last, aud not before, to the
knowledge of Gen. Badger. his Off
GERS aud priyates. On Friday night.
our men fired Oh one of their pickcts.
Twas shown this morning a,rcpors
dated St. Martinsviile, May 10, from
Gen. Badger to Gen. Baldy, i'll which
almost inaccessible swampy island
- t,,f1 lp,- l,n, i,n yN.sr Il
aud attacked, driving us. froiw our
camp.
This report is as grossly incorrect
as it is false. We were not OIL any
swanipv island, but on plantation
ut Il short distance from St. Martins
Vile. There Gen. Badger attacked
us, and did moi drive us one step. On
the contrary, as soon rs he left town
and appeared with his forces, artillery
and iMtantry, we met him and stood
within range OF his rifles and gun,
without firing shot, and ready to
. charge as soon as he would have
reached the point where our shotguns
could have been used with effect.
In order to bring Gen Badger on
thschoscn field, we did not place one
single man OH the road which led to
it, and did not return fire. But two
small dctacIments of our men ap-
peared Oh the flank, and he immcdi-
lately fell back and returned to the
court-h house, and we to our camp.
On Friday night, as even the spies
who entered our camp can certify TO,
while we were receiving reinforce
mcats and messages Offering reinforce
mcnts, the news came that The federal
troops had arrived and on Saturday
morning discharged, first The vol
un,ecrs, and afterwards Il portion of
my command aud, with the balance,
returned 10 another camp.
we were not dispersed, and Gen,
Badger did not try TO find me whilst
was surroundcI with armed men
We separated, fully organized, and
for one, only one, reason: Vie did
not intend or wish to come in conflict
with federal authorities an,i federal
troops; and, by so doing, assis: those
who had concocted plan TO place lis
in the alternative of submitting tc
= the police orcommitting high treason
against the United States.
y to the charge brought agains!
us, that wcintcnded to interfere with
the rights of the coiored citizens, We
ueiiE IL. Ana, 10 sustain our uciii.ii l.
; rely on the evidence of the most
prominent of their own class in this
community.
We have already proposed, and still
propose to recognize the election oi
Radical candidates i'll the parish..of ST
Martin, without distinction OF race oI
color, provided they recog ognizcd your
, election as governor. He who seek,
5 justice should do justice.
; pass, unnoticed. the many reports
/ which have filled the columns ui' til,
: New Orleans Republican, and il
e which it Is proclaimed that Gen
D Badger ''l:as done this" and "wa:
: ready TO ao that:' that he woult
u have cleaned out and k He'd every
\ body. We are not liars by birth OF
IL edWcaiion: and, i'll order TO preserve
!, our own esteem au,l that of Il few
: chosen friends. we stat. facts IS the,
:. occurred. Badger attempted to drive
D us and was driven. Without the ar
i rival OF a federal officer and fedora
/ troops Badger and his reinforcement
would have been driven from th
y. parish Of ST. Martin.
: Very respectfully,
e ALCIEIADES DEDLANC,
+ Colonel Commanding, st. Martin Militia