The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-06-19
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Midst.
We copy the following letter writ
ten to the PainesYille Telegraph, b
Radical paper. and hope no one will
fail to carefully read and ponder it.:
New OELEANs, April 30, 1872
1873 Canal street.
Eds PaiResvflle telegraph
By this mail [ send you two New
Orleans papers containing ttIl account
of the riots at Oolfax, La, which is
undoubtedly about the truth. My
object in SO doing is 10 make you
think more kindly OF the white race
in Louisiana. In an article on the
ModOc war in tile Telegraph of last
Thursday, you say, '.but how about
she Southern chivairy who recently
committed the most barbarous' aud
heinous outrages in numbering the
negroes at CoifaX.. If the savage Mo-
toes deserved death. how should The
civilized white be dealt withY II you
could pass one week even in this city,
where a mixture of people from ali
countries and variety of occupations
give men something to think about
beside these troubles, you would
Judge this people less harshly aud
tully appreciate the long suffering,
the patience the citizens of New Or
leans have exhibited during the last
seven or eight years. Within the
space OF d letter it is impossible to
give you any idea of their doings, and
of the present state of Louisiana. But
there eau be no more doubt of the
fact that the people are being ruined,
ill-treated and robbed by the set of
scamps called officers OF the State,
bau IL =, Hhaf a I
ties into Lake Erie. And. to make it
still harder to bear, they hold these
offices without the least snow Of JUS
lice. Imagine all the public offices
Of Lake county and Your honestly
governed little city, by some hOcus
pocus election, to be filled by set OF
the very worst men, white and black,
IN the State of Ohio. Suppose they
;aII themselves Democrats, and set
,orth that their party formed major
tty in lake county. Then imagine
his law and order band buying sew
,ral farms at ten times their value
rom some of their friends to make a
park; from another some lots on
which to build court house-to pay
for these they should issue bonds
without the consent of the people;
shen that they should proceed to tax
the people to make the promised i'm
proYemsnts, do nothing thereon and
put the money in their pockets. Not
content with this, suppose they levied
AK upon tax for "a variety ofpurpOses
intil the greater part of the income
rom real estate in Lake county should
ind its way into the hands of these
officials and their friends. Imagine
+he value of the houses and lands re-
- 70 lr,a
.ime of the usurpa.ion. Then to
crown all, suppose all this wrong not
allowed but absolutely encouraged by
the people of the other counties OF
Ohio, through their representatives at
until alarge portion of the
;iGizens of Lake county were obliged
20 permit their property to be sold for
taxes, under laws framed by this
oand of thieves, making property sold
Tor taxes unredeemable after six &
months. Imagine this going on from
yeax To year, until many OF the best
;itiZens become paupers, and a few
hundred of the worst ones wealthy
rom their ruin. Imagine all this true
Of our prosperous little county, and
We should mot be a whit worse off
han the people of this unfortunate
State are to-day. Under such circum-
stances, how do you think the good
people of Lake would act? | have
hat faith in their love of honor and
ustice, that firmly believe that they
would have acted no better than the
people of Louisiana haVe-if to rebel
.gainst such rule is to act badly. 3
Under the free and just laws of :
America, this people are now suffer
ng the seVerest injustice and oppres-
ion, and it is the duty of every hOn-
st citizen of our country to protest
gainst it. 5s + nos
Pardon me, my dear sirs, for intrud-i
ng on you: my belief in your being
overs of fair play is my only excuse.
remain,
Yours, very respectfully,
III, G.. PARMIY,