New Orleans Republican., 1873-05-28

ike an aDCTlSlua1 CurlStdlu N th-
culis. Then the court tried to work
another traverse on Train. Upon the
suggestion Of the attorney that he was in =
sane, commission de. inquirendo !cnat' co
issued against him. The lunatic on
founded the jury, the codAsel and the
doctors, medical, chronological and s. pirit-
ualistical. He obtained the applause Of the
auditory. and the dumbfounded experts
ought logically to have gone into a. course
of short. hair handouts and la Idanum
Train magnanimously would not prose
cute. The grea: object was. however,
to expel Train from the Tom'os prison.
This they succeeded at last in doing by
some fictitious proceeding by which he is
sent TO g !unatic asylum. where be has
splendid chance at habeAs corpus and
special actions for damages. which will
last him. if well menaged. for the natural
term of his life. A short time since q
person claiming +, be sheriff Of Grant par
ISL. without having given bond or taken
en- oath Of Office. attempted by common
law process to put certain claimants Of
Office in possession. This unsworn and
unbonded sheriff called a posse in chief
part from beyond the bounds and jurisdic-
ton Of the parish in which he claimed Off
cial authority. He did not put any incum-
bents in Office, but he put good many
citizens out Of existence. Then came
Colonel DeBlanc with the idea that the
Norman law Of trial by combat had been
revived. Like the man from Galway.
who. when advised Of his right
to "challenge the jury" proposed
forthwith to fight every man of
them in single combat. Now Colonel
DeBlanc's mode Of installing an in
cumbent was neithe. that Of the common
law. nor yet Of the ecclesiastical law. He
was q full colonel Of militia. commits
stoned under the somewhat controverted
authority Of Afr. John McEnery, styling
himself Governor. As the unbonded and
unsworn sheriff Of Grant parish had
elected civil process Of installment. with
very military results, Colonel DeBlanc
preferred military mode. hoping. no
doubt. for pacific consequences. ''Some
pork will boil that way sometimes. :"
How Colonel DeBlanc came TO the con-
clusion that he had authority to enforce
the laws by force Of arms does not appear.
Neither the State nor any municipal juris.
dictiou thereof had been placed under
martial law. There had been no COM
mand from these headquarters, nor had
any order signed by any number Of A. A.
A. A. A. Cts come to his hands. SO far
at leas: as appears.
But Colonel DeBlanc had various and
valorous retainers OF the Arcadian rersua.
sion treigo tito die) ''Cagyians. Not,
however. as The appellation would import,
peaceful and piping shepherds. singing
Ghernis rerses in a prize contest for q
wooden bowl Not at all. The only
pipes our Arcadians had are Of bliar root
Their only focks those Of the glaissee
and c1i'.ie d'im!rie, which they shoot for
the French market. while we regret to
record that the only wool which they 90
for grows upon the heads Of free and ac-
cepted citizens Of the United States, where
it should be allowed to remain in peace
and honor.
So Colonel Alcibiades De Blanc, not
deigning 10 move his countrymen by the
elegance OF his demeanor, the acuteness Of
lis philosophy, the force Of his eioquerce.
Or even ty cutting Off the tail OF his deg
after the manner Of MS Athenian name
sake. gathered his phalanx Of Cagyiars.
on their mustangs, and prepared to deal
death to all and singular who should dare
to induc: a sheriff or collector within his
military "'rGnGtssemeN Just then there
came along 10: of non-comha.an. pil-
grims. wearing blue coats and seven
shooters, and with them an officer of tie
law. with warrant for the arrest Of
Colonel De Blanc and several other per-
boho 1c1 al dileSeu N1oitiIOu VI q Jaw OF
the United States, and thereupon certain
citizens Of tie Republican persuasion,
having wholesome and salu:ary
fear Ct the Colfax programme,
made AFFIDAVIT. that the colorei
people were in danger from the mus
tanged cohorts Of General Alcibiades.
To this process the General and forces
surrendered with courteous alac.ity, max
ing at the same time profound professions
Of loyalty to the federal government.
Now, the case Of DeBlanc was ever
more perr!ezing 20 the eour. than that Of
Train. Evidently the General thought
he was enforcing with the f'.si It Ge.:r
cancns 'double-barreled shctguns, :h-
laws # Mr.. McEnery. Plain; he sup
posed himself in resistance to tie govern
ment Of Governor Kellogg. He Was en-
gagged in military campaign TO maintain
a constable and collector. and On LIS own
patriotic hook. He found himself appre-
hended as an offender agains: the Jaws OF
another gCvernmen. which he sust:;ns
with all Lis heart. But Train made
a martyr far more distinguished than did
DeBlanc. Train refused to give hail. |
Train can no; be tempted GU. O: eel: No.
ls SO that the i.ilor can have charc. 20
lock hin; Out. General Aicibia.es gave
bail instantly. He accepted the Losri,a,i-
ties Of his friends "nd appeared i: his |
trial. Here tie whole thing seems 20 have
broken down. l: seems tie cc.orel peopie ,
were IL 10 fear Q: General .aIcib:a!es, On