The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-11-13

We print below an extract from letter
written from shreveport. La, by the
agent of prominent house In this city.
The arrests alluded to are those which
Packard ordered made of the merchants
OF Shreveport who signed the following
pledge:
I'VE, the undersigned. agree to use
every endeavor 10 get our employees TO
vote the Peoples ticket az the ensuing elec-
ton, and in the event OF their refusing so
TO do, or in case they vote the Radical
ticket. TO refuse 10 employ them at the ex-
piration of their present contracts"
The writer. after remarking that six or
seven merchants have already been arrest
ed, says:
"Warrants are now out for about sew
enty Others, including every man of any
prominence in town. Jacobs, Ford of Il.
a f., and Pike. the banker. are among
those already taken. This thing should
be fully advertised in St. Louis, as il is
evidently intended to make these men
stand trial in New Orleans, in which case
their business for this year will be ruined.
was requested TO telegraph you this eve
ming stating the case and asking you TO use
your influence in 81. Louis in stirring up
the merchants To some action i'm the way
OF resolutions, &c. | escaped from tele-
graphing only by stating that a letter
would reach you as soon. Ii Is important
TO 81. Louis merchants interest to take
some action ION Change or otherwise in
procuring some demonstration denounc-
ing the course now being pursued here by
the United States Marshals. If all the
merchants are arrested and carried away il
will stop the trade Of the town for the year.
Several parties are now deferred from buy
ing only by the uncertainty as TO how this
present persecution will result"
These are some of the direct and instant
results of the infamous dragonnade TO
which Louisiana is being subjected. Mat
tiers have come 10 such pass that few
scoundrels who desire TO get into office,
or, being in, desire TO keep in. may with
impunity inflict injury TO the extent of
thousands and millions of dollars upon the
material interests of the whole people.
Not satisfied with stealing and pillaging i'm
office. this brood Of varlets prostrates a
community. ruins its business men and
destroys portion of the trade of great
city to carry out It's designs. How long is
the country going 20 stand this thing.
What business man Is there in II. Louis
who dares to stand up and pallitate this
infamy by saying that il must be done in
order to perpetuate the principles of Re-
pubiicanismg
As companion picture to this we might
add that observing gentlemen who have
recently travelled through Ilays's district
in Alabama. which Is now undergoing
similar crucifxion, estimate the damage
resulting from the political canvass in the
counties of Sumter and MarengO alone at
over a quarter of a million of dollars.
Planters are dragged from their homes by
the dragons and sent off 10 Mobile. The
negroes desert the plantations and follow
the politicians about from hastings 10
hastings in great crowds. rlundering the
country as they 20. Meanwhile the cot
ton falls to the ground and rots unpicked.
We repeat the question, how long will the
people of the country, upon whom hard
times are bearing down with almost crush
ing force. stand these things: The an
swer cannot be long delayed.-.St. LOUIS
Republican.