New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-25
Communicated.
An Editorial SANDER.
[BERvILLE PARISH. September p. 1874.


fBERvILLE PARISH. September %, 1874.
EDITOR REPUBLICANS:
In yesterday evenings Pieey,sne appeared
an editorial, bayou GOula:" when the
news of KellOgg's reinstallation reached
Bayou Goula, Iberville parish. there was
great Joy and excitement: among Radical
carpet baggers and negroes. who were bold
in their denunciations and threats against
the white citizens" l: is q notorious fact
1ha. the editorials in the New Orleans Pic.
ayuue. during the last twenty years that I
have known it, have been slanderous, pro.
scriptiye and abusive of individuals and
parties who do not coincide with it's poll.
:ica! teachings. For the information OF the
reading public. and that Of the Ptcay.ne. |
do inform them that there is not a carpet
baggev in the Republican stronghold of
Bayou Gou!a. The parish judge of this
parish is from Ba,ou Goula. bu. living in
'Tis true l ain carpet-bagger. in the so.
pllistica: and pol;tiea! teachings of the
Ptcuw.a:, because | am an Irishman:
but was driven from New Orleans. the
city Of ny adoption in June, 1854,
through ,he s'anderous teachings of the
Pi.oy.nc. to the town OF Bayou Goula. and
| for no other crime but because was an
| Irisnman. and appointed by Mayor J. L.
Lewis. along with William L. Cushing. Esq,
| secretary Ol Iue UIOUuS cCScutu ward Doll
| in the city OF New Orleans. On the fourth
! Monday OF April. 1854.
When the Governor Of Louisiana, in 1861,
made his frs. call for 5000 troops l was one
| Of the first to respond to the call lthen be.
| lieving l owed my first allegiance to the
State of my adoption. and became mem.
| ber of company A OF the famous Third Lou
isiana Regiment. Notwithstanding the edi-
| :oria. IL the Picoyt'ls brands me as a
! carpet-jayger. l challenge any man to point
ou. one blot in my character as soldier in
! the lost cause. or as citizen in my humble
sphere Of life, excep. that l am Repub.
iican. spirit in it's abstract meaning. which
every good Irishman has inherited from
| the teachings of OUT toretathers, both at
home and abroad.
Up to last Thursday the co'orsi people of
Bayou Gouia were very peaceable and
! peaceably disposed toward the white citi.
| zens OF Bayou GOula. But on Thursday
! notices were posted up in every part Of the
| parish. calling mass meeting for last
Friday, at the town OF Pla1uemine, to
I indorse the installation OF Governor Nc.
Emery. The cOlored people OF Bayou
Goula seeing these notices. and believ-
! ing. az they saw done in other parishes.
! that the meeting intended 20 make the par.
ish officers resign and pace McEnery men
| in their stead. caEsed soma alarm among
them. and assembled 10 take the matter
under consideration. and protest against
such action. as the Republican party in the
parish are four 20 one OF the opposite party.
and further believing shat any such action
on the part OF the opposite party was i'm
polite and against their constitutional
rights. During Friday and Saturday last
! the coioced citizens assembled in Bayou
Goula and expresssd N strong language
their determination to support their consti.
.utional rights. and through the machina.
lions Of some unknown person a mlsunder.
standing occurred between the white and
colored citizens. one believing the other
intended violence to the other.
The whole fac: OF the matter was a mis-.
understanding between the parties. know
the white citizens Of Bayou Goula. and l
could voucl for them that they would not
iniure 4 colorei citizen for any political
opinion they nigh: have and enjoy. And l
know on the other hand that the colored
citizens are kindly disposed toward the
white citizens. The misunderstanding is
unfortunate tor the heretofore good order
and peace Of this parish. Ii all the editorials
of the Pie are like the one il question, I
pity its readers for the information to be
derived from the columns of the Picay,.ue
Oh shame. where IS thy biusn'
JAMES CROWELL.