The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-03-19

To the Editor Of the PicaMy: IA {
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en- ian to due elqtioA Dn II.
both to the proper level Of feeling. \
For some time past there has h..6
great eagerness on the part, not onl,
of the people at large, but more parti..
ularly among those whofwe IT, take :
part in active proceedings, ii ttitsatlI1s'.
acter Of State troops, to establish IL.
fact that what had been YsssgnizsdA.
Washington as The de nrGAvend iM
should be made the de tacto Gosern.
menu EhjYs, sageegvnYs vas very :a ja, %.
cult soAehfsg e5tAbnb9pryS,n1
tions had been made to CRAFTY Il !.
These preparatie6s I'M bur positio,
were necessarily aificul,, and b lW.dsl
pesstdl;ay were decidedly incomplete, d
we We're without arms and vet it. M Va.
a day when hepe,leng deferred expect.
ed to seea fealization;' but from ctusr
which could not be controlled, tIietal
were no arms ex cept such as could IL
found by a few on the spur 81. The po.
,ment. This was, an important item ID
the question Of aggression, and .s vet
those WHO had been called togetbe,
with the hope, encouraged bysn,e;, Ii
securing them, urged me, Even when
that hope was deceived, to permit them
to act. / yielded tacit consent, With
relaes q stsw men an,
lied, without arms, save with the e1.
ceptions mentioned above, and thew
had not half a dozen rounds of ammu.
milton ewere ltyrrird into ranks, 1ayiup
nothing OF the soldier, except coufatsl
to assault position that was Ikea
fortress-well garrisoned, encouraged
to hold out by ueassprance that thew
would be reliesed:hy, u large force,
well organized, ',fioroneflsermed with
the most effective Weapons shat the
science of 4poderns warfaie l,as Invent.
ed, including Ga,lin> guns, and ,under
the perfect control ora stilifJl aud
brave officer, backed againby asother,
who, however obnoxious (aya jpos.
Justly obaaxloss he il, to ss;5 yssuust
still ata AoE|s.s s.s:s's;: 8 tive bray.
IN the fields where he WoIp his lanrels,
as he is bold, and haztn in the field il
which tlfe5bu'ning BREATH afllpis hes,
trayed countrymru and fellow soldieB
have blasted tlienI.I9f9i ,she5!l .sfal4I
1t is strange that a. command of this
Character, not meeting with immadiah
surrender of the post summoned, at.
lacked in the rear with artillery while
aking measures te-fnce an teittrance,
should have been checked and >letyss;,
ID for a moment? 1t was then that
The United States troops interfered and
me to, disperse our force,
md it was then that l Insisted that that
summons should be made in The name
If the United States; WHICH being
lone, ! consented to obey the sun.
IONS faE my; orders in that rhgTd
y ere imperative.
But let me state this, that but for ths
Interference of tile United States tfeeps
with the reinforcements, that the VII
oar oar ofgups had, awakend, poufing'ig,
We would have been masters mot, only
If that position, but Of. the entire ely
y daylight, and ,McEnery's govern.
nent would have been the SIDE :fdrtss
is it is the .'de jurc'' government III tbs
State. EUGENE WAGGAMAx.
q, 10 ST -~~~~Nr~>~>Osr>~~o>~>r ~
l Want Never Before Supplied.
i'ta ''i - - ~ 80 Hf3s as, 1855 stii,si
fE7'it Us jB;s5T f1VIf f4" s,.tl.s;f. As4ts