Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-07-12

Two weeks ago, we Published IN article
reaative to the eieetmest Of o. K. Bswley,
Esq, from the building he occupied On the
State Seminary grounds, - custodian Of
said grounds and remaining buildiags under
authority Of the Superintendent, ca. DF.
Boyd; by the Ofacers, or one, or some q the
Officers Of the U. s. troops now enezmped
there, under orders emsnsting not from
the military Conmsndor Of the district,
General Emory, but from his Exoellency,
w. p. Kellogg, Governor Of the State Of
Louisiana, and these orders we pronounced
ON the opinion of one of the most eminent
lawyers of this town, a. an unjpst, unlaw.
full and arbitrary proceeding, and for this
honest and open expression of beIief, We
hsvo already received semi o6lcial notice,
that our Official head was In dsngef and
might possibly on Q repetition of the of.
fence fall under the political guillotine
Well 90 let it be hit must, but not one
drop Of syoophantic, cowardly or Bringing
blood will be split
In discussing the matter, We did not care
to allude to many things regarding it, b.
cause we knew that no MISTER how true
they might be in fact, they would never OBJ
tain credence, as we were fighting against
popular feeling, and taking the part. Of the
weak oppressed, against the powerful
oppr6ssor, and because also we held to the
obsolete maxim, that it was better that
many guilty (6gurstively spesRing) per-
sons should escape, than that few limo.
cent ones should suffer, particularly II
those few were delicate and helpless women
and children. What We thought indeed,
but disliked 10 say, for fear Of being pos
sibly wrong, another much moro powerful
for redress, has thought and openly pro-
claimed in words which will be respected
and obeyed. Mr.. Hawley has asked for an
investigation Of the whole matter, and true
to his high character and soldierly in
stincts, General Emory, has not only order
ed the investigation and sent up . number
Of his personal stat, Col. Gentry to con-
duct it and take command of the detach-
ment, but has also directed that Mr.. Haw-
ley be again and immediately placed in
possession of the building, from which he
was elected, which has also been done.
The part we have taken in this matter,
was dictated by spirit of fairness and i'm
partial Justice alone, We care not how IN
popular Mr.. Hawley may be. or whether
he be 80 justly or not, his politics alone
would make him 20 in this community, but
we and many others know, that his wife
is an estimable Southern lady, whose nes,
relations were brave Confederate soldiers
and whose cousin was prominent actof
in the liberal and fusion movements in New
Orleans last summer, and that she and hel
infants have been made TO suffer all sort.
Of inconvenionces, privation and evils even
serious indisposition, by the executions
Of Governor Kellogg's, to say the least Of IL
most ipconsiderate and oppressive order
How and in what spirit that order was ex
ecuted, win trxnspire in the investigA
ton which Colonel Gentry 10 ordered t,
hold, and which win embrace every thing
and occurrence connected with the whole
transaction. Mr.. Hawley has been furnish
ed by order of General Emory with , copy
of Col. Gentry's orders, and from it we
copy such portions as we have space for
and we would be glad to reproduce it en-.
tire, as We consider it model Of soldieely
justice and impartiality.
Again we have exceed our intended limits
regarding this every way, to be regrctted
occurrence, and win only say word OF
two on a supplementary action, which
seems to Us also as more an Offering to
the same public sentiment, we have before
referred to, than q legal snd binding trans
action. Three of the board Of trustees Of
the State University live in this pasish,
and one Of them we hear condemns the
course pursued towards Mr.. Hawley -
much as we do, while the Other two,
known to be bitter political oppsssnts of
bis net the other day, and passed 90
called resolution, removing him from his
position Of custodian of the Seminary
grounds and appointed another pezscn in
his place, and ono Of them on hearing that
Mr.. Hawley had been put in possession Of
his late residence by Col. Gentry, uttered
the brxtsw talmes Of having him (Mr. H.
arrested. To bssrd Of trustees. we b.
lieve CONSISTS Of seven members, IL Cover
nor being ex-o6lcio chairman, - vhstAss
two Il quorum, end apthorisea to reosvs
and appoint odRoers, We do not know; Per.
haps however. they thought they had
precedent for usurpins power, from the &C
ton already taken. L.4 .nsa Il
We have only time 10 copy the Last para
graph Of General Enosy's order, whieh hos
been obeyed as we before remarked, - that
after Mr.. Hawley Aas hsd Ill his ls1sshtA
effects pulled about, and hialsd from pot