New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-16
The VigiIantes of yermiiiOn.

The following statement concerning the
| vigilance committee in Eermilion parish is
furnished by Mr.. 3. Z. &eet foSner resi-
dent a che parish. 1hs secs nIy made q
visit to &bbevilles
The siglapce aommisses in Sernfion
parish consists almOst entirely 81 Acadian
! cattle osyners. They are generally litter
ate, keenly averse % agricultural pursuits,
/ io2d Of their pastoral life. which brings
thens a rsde living withoat labor, and in
! sensef> opposed 20 American immigration
int" 'he country. because Americans have
awas Ot going to work and fencing up the
''rah ~" Before the war these same people
} organised . vigilance committee for she
suppression Sf cattle stealing, and when
GoveraoC Nicslife attempted 60 Lisperss
3heps they utterly and successfully de6ed
his authority. 2he cattle thieves belong to
I the same class They are all relatives Of
theis sxeentiOne,s. In many cases il IL
! hard to draw tte Sine Of siemarcatioR be
:~eea them. and 90 say how many cattle =
maS - Justified .:s stealing before he be.
comes sufticieHtfy respectable Go join she
classes. are NeEners Democfata. They
cni>edis elected the present parish aStln!;-
.i.s iB Tsrmilish. The Democratic judge
Of Che parish, Se,css whom the SigiIan.es
declare it 10 . "pesfees farce" 10 asteppt to
convict . COW thi.!, was vstsd foS last fa..
by every member os che vigilance commit
tee There are no coleresl Ien sn she com.
mittee. as aas been repoxted ana eaiy one
white kepUSlicsn. who " - probably bought
,sp :oE ehs sake ~ appearances. This white
Republican was sen. 50 the eisy TO confer
with s:o.ernOf kellogg. but though lie ut.
teriy failed 20 see his excslLency. re;urasd,
declaring he had Eelogg's ~s,ten au+ho
isy "a begin the hanging. And it did begin.
The saiiant bsroes who rallied Under De
Blanc at st. Maytinsvills now declared
the:: allegiance 10 GoverIo: Kellogg and
swor. they mus. hang che 60 W thieves, be.
cause they. AS loyal citizens. could no. think
Of refusing 10 obec she Governors written
authority: Sh-y say the fsst ;hng they AID
was to pass q resolution chat no man shouli
u.e the committee for political eurposea
Fortunately, the frst five men The. hung
IN Abbtvi!le yichty deserved their fate. aad
it ~osld he folly 70 esy word in their be-
hsH. Abcr. ,he guilt o: the three wi.
have s;.c- tssa GisvsseA Of. ssese i. . warm
dispute
When The Sres rive this yes were !.urg
:hs.s c"a:.aesatss .ed "a. country. and it
va. 'heN the conmitts. should have dis
h2n.isS S.,>N .so,a -s,ob.
tioi; has recently been ras.el bs che com.
,n.ttee 20 Hang no lIc:e Iss Soy pas. Of.
feC ses. bat 20 maintain their organizstion
and hold themselves in readiness t. hang
anybo9. ~ho steals anything hereafter.
The meaning o: this IS. il plain English.
~ suvesssde the courts and 60 yu;e The vas
iss il che in'eses. o: political clique. Shis
Hee little game .hcu!t; ba ia = aE:ei.
Ca the other hanl there Is q Democratic
faction IN NeyniiicH intensely oppose. ~
Tie s...!aHtss They Te.- greatly oree-
awe.i. but Governor An:oise's .efte. e.n.
bc..:ene'i them. il saey receive sufficient
eaco..s emeac from Governor Kellogg.
such ~ q promise OS Scoops. there j. danger
that iaeS VII! have :he vigissHtes :ndicse:
is- tae grand .H!- Cox murder. tried aac:
a.:.. Eth"s s:!e vi! 20 "a extremes /.
no; checked. 30 s:.o~ :hss :h. v:g!ar:..
are ~. what ;ney pretend I. t.e A.t".e.he;,
l will 0Hiy cay that enc 20. their Leaders
told ne--snd b. will ncs deny i.--tha. he
had she greatest difficulty in preventing
the sOmMlttse frsm ''eeanins out eoloret!
settlement a. Martins cave. They pre-.
posed 70 hon. the whole se-tieinen. because
a c:!0re.i man Living there uS.e killed =
" i!!re &c A.isH.