New Orleans Republican., 1873-05-08
Especial Correspondence of the Repnbcan.9
q.ETTERS FROM NORTH LOUISIANA.
Smallpox in Union Parish-Failure Of
Tax-resisting OrganfzatiODs-A school
Teacher Whipped and Ordered to
leave the Parish-He Arms Himself
and GOes on with his Teachingo

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EDITOR REPUBLICAN,
If YOU want first class panic IN eoun-
try parish. isst report few cases OF sInallo
pox, and you will have it at once. Every
tax.resster about Farmerville vii. tell you
that, had it not been for the smallpox,
they would have been well organized and
ready for work. Merchants declare that
the presence of the same disease Keeps
their customers away; and the hotel keeper
looks surprised to see traveller. Ten cases
in one family have actually oceurrede bus
such care has been taken by tie citizens
that no fear is apprehended OF further
spread of the disease. On asking Republl-
cans why the tax-resisters had become de-
moralzedo we found that The backing
down of Booth was fas norr contagious
among them shan Che smal!poSo ahd !! il
thought that stric: enforcement: Of :he
law 10 the city will gu: an end 20 the re.
sisters Of Union parish. and give every man
an opportunity 20 iooh after bis farming OF
| whatever occupation he may t- following.
| The glorious rass Yass night has put every
one in a good hunoso and the prospect sor
| a fine crop was never BETTER Union parish
Is high and healthy. and we know Of 10
better place 60 spend - few weeks q tue
hos eyeatles which Is fas: approaching.
3 new boardinghouse has ;;s: been
opened 1S Mrs Darby. who sets as .'cd a
sable'as any IoteH in North louisiana a: tie
: astonishing 1ow y.sce of SIS pee month !o:
Board and lodgirgo But ! regret TO say
| that want of enterprise among ,he wealthy
| and, worse than all. the acts 81 :: Jew :aV'
| less desperadoeso sufficient 20 keep dow;
| o. improvements
4 During the moneH Of March !ass q een:!e.
man from Illinois, who Is teaching a cologec
school, was taken out by a band OF mel IN
| disguise and whipped for committing Che
crime of instructlng colored childreno Be.
| ing peaceable mano and not knowing tie
people around dlimo he was taken Sy srT
| prises and, as he was Gnarmed, he was Nn'
able to defend hilnselto Instead oY seaVSng
che parish, as he was warned to dos ne pro-
vided himself with arms and wenc On with
ohe school But fe~ weeks aftey colorsd
man with whom he was we'll ac.Uainsed
the teacher tO walk out INTO she
poad 60 speab with s eoGoreI friend.
Not suspecting anytLong wTongo hesterpeG
out, and was agaiB caught HnafIne5 and
whipped in the snost crue9 manpere snd
again warned 70 leave the Stateo bus le is
still in Union and proposes to sfaye and
will try and bring the assasslns to punlsE'
ment. l did not see the teacher himself
bat tell the tale as twas told to me-
by prominent Fusionist Of Uniono was
told by the same party that the teacher
; was a man of good moral characteTo sooei
and attentive TO his duties, and that nC
charges could be brought against him eN
cept the fact that he was teaching coloret
children. l was glad to learn from Well
known lawyer of Farmerville that larg'
majority of the " hte people are in favor o
public schools for all classes and open ly
condemn the ku-Klux of the parishe Bu
SO long as they escape unpunished lust 81
long the good people Of Union VOL suttel
from their bad deeds. sS0 $40