New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-05-13
FROM ST. MARY PARISH.

fH0M ST. MARY fAhlSds
General Uproar i'm the Parish-The Riot
ers Avoid the MetrOp0litans and Attack
their Neiahbors-Dis and StoppaEe
Of Mails and Business.
Especial Correspondence of the Republican,
ST. MARY PARISH. May 10. 1873.
EDITOR REPUBLICAN:
Last Wednesday was a day Of general
uproar in st. Mary. Large bodies of armed
men left Franklin per steamers Iberia and
Minnie Avery and by road for st. Martins
vile, to join the rebels. taking. many of
them. their shotguns and ammunition.
Wednesday and Thursday these boats
were stopped at franklin so as to
prevent the troops from reaching ST.
Martinsv;iie. To do this, special messen.
gers were sent. who took the boat at
Baldwin. Thursday. the rioters returned
in gangs of four and skies, as though they
were stragglers from an army, shooting
every time they passed Baldwin. Thurs.
day night a lot of them we're scouting very
late about Baldwin and suburbs. About
two o'clock, in the night, they fred several
times. and no answer was made to their
guns. until they fired into new building
when those who were in it thought it
time to make some reply. which they did,
killing one, and it is reported wOunding
another man unknown. Nothing more that
night. To-day the rioters are all armed
and equipped in Franklin, 70 make fur
ther attack on Baldwin; but the MetlOs
politans appearing discouraged them, an
til the darkness sat in. We learned from
one of the rioters that they made nothin g
out of Badger and they could only pitch
into ST. Mary Republicans.
Nothing but discord prevails through
the parish.
Mails are kept back, men stopped on the
road by rioters. Bodshed is imminent.
CORRESPONDENT.
What Confederate Soldier Thinks.
Colonel Frank Powers, of jackson. Lou.
isiana. one Of the most dashing and gallant
officers on the Confederate side during the
late war. takes occasion. through the col.
umns of the Times. to express the sent!'
ments which actuate every honorable and
high toned soldier. Of disgust and contempt
for the class Of men who are making use Of
all the foulest means to insult and outrage
Governor Kellogg, not stopping short Of
attempted assassination. Colonel Powers
is we'll known in this community. and his
observations vii! be appreciated by those
to whom they are addressed.
We reproduce Celone! Powers card:
NEW ORLEANS. May II, 1873.
70 the Edi.o. Of the Sew Orleana Times.
Ypu are considered to be the representa-.
tive OF what is known as the Conservative
element of Louisiana. ! would ask you in
the name Of decency. to at once repudiate
and denOunce the attempted assassination
of the de .fec!o Governor, and also the mis-.
erable and scurrilous~ means adopted to
render him ridiculous. Are We so fallen
that he will resort to The bullet OF the as.
sassin. or must we assume the scurriiOus
role of the blackguard and ruffian at
was not blood What commentary upon
our boasted chivalry. My life npon it, the
party who conceived the scurrilous adver.
tisement were freside Generals when men
were giants. Will such as this have ten.
dency to elevate the rising generation. or
will it have 4 demoralizng effect Is i.
the dut.: Of the public press to tacitly in.
doTse acts of this kind. or should they meet
with their disapprobation
There are many in the Republican party
who believe the attack upon Governor Kei.
logg. his attempted assassination. and the
scurrilous and filthy article in the Peayunc.
together with other obscene advertise.
ments, are tacitly indorsed by many of the
best citizens of the State. This impression
is erroneous. and your correspondent has
taken every occasion to contradict it. Law.
iessness and rowdyism of whatever kind
are in themselves disreputable as they are
disgraceful 20 the people of our State.
Your correspondent would take this oc.
casion. in behalf of that chivairy" which
should always exist among US. to brand the
authors of the above misdeeda as both con.
temptib:e ana cowardly.
FRANK POWERS,
Ex-Confedera:e Colonel and Chief Of Cav.