The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-06-06
Taxation and Confscatim in the Par
ish Of Natchitoches.


pl5 to our comments upon Mr.. Blackstone
as an answering Republican, has taken
up the defense of the Republican party in
that Parish on the subject of taxation, aud
rejoices in an opportunity to fix the res
possibility where it belongs. We hoped
when we saw this profession, that it was
sincere, and as our information was only
of general character, that We had per-
haps overstated the iniquities Of what it
termed answering republicanism. But
some ono has sent mass of statistics
which shows, that the half had not been
told; that the article Of the Republican was
not only not candid, but was merely the
plea of not guilty, by the conscious crimi-
nal, who relies not on his Innocence, but
on the hope that the -testimony to prove
his guilt, can not be produced. If it III
tended to expose the truth, why in answer
to our charge of the Police jury issuing
$4,000 for map and $4,000 for an Emmi-
grafton bureau, did it deny that the war
rants issued as alleged without giving
the reason why they did not issue. What
will the world think Of the police jury,
and the candor Of its defender when we in
form it, that the reason the warrants did
not issue was because their issuing was en-
Joined at the suit ola tax payer! We have
not room to point out the other equally
uncandid delsials and special pleadings Of
the Republican. We hope it will in fu-
ture come up to its professions and expose
all, whether Republican OF Democrat, who
arc pa,ticeps criminis in tho nelarlous taxa
ton Of Natchtoches. Since writing our
obituary notice of Mr. Blackstone, some
one has sent us tax notice, which we
presume is such as arc current in that
Parish; exhibiting the following enormous
taxation for IS73:-State tax l4t mills;
Special parish tax 4Omils; Parish 20 mills;
Parish mills; School tax 81 mills; equal
to 70 mills on the dollar. Even LOUISE
ana Republican official paper, must have
in its editor some of that metal, ont of
which brass candlesticks are made, to I'M
dertake tho defense Of such taxation rs
this. But this tax notice, is bnt the out
cropping Of flthomless mine Of political
iniquity. To pay judgments rendered, on
parish paper issued by the police jury the
following amounts were collected and
paid In 1869 $25, 1880: in 1870, Sl3,l94,-
90; in 1871, $50, 100000 and tic Republican
informs us that there is still $50 90 nm
paid; the tax collector says 5G6, 1900. Be
sides all this paper which is now merged
in judgments there was collected in 1869,
1896, 90; in 1870 So, s05,0o; in 1871 ST.
OG2,OO and floating debt of about $1,000
outside Of the judgments, still unpaid, max
inc an acgre cate expenditure or rather
robbery, in three years of SIC so; not in
cluding licenses which would be about
$4,000 more The enormity ofthis taxation
is only exceeded by the niqnity which
produced if. No Asiatic despotism Of mod
crnt ines tells such story Of public plum
der Even Verrcs the loyal representa-
tive of another Republic and whose rob.
berries have rendered his name immortal,
has not cxce!led these modern types OF
Rcpnblicanism. 1t was in vain that tho
victim of Verrcs cried ont, 81 am Il Roman
citimn," and it has been equally in vain
that the white people Of Natclitoches, the
representatives, Of its wealth, its iIteili
gcnce and its morals; cry ont, we are
American citizens. Our ancestors poured
out their blood, and offered UP their lives
in defense of American independence"
The sable goddess OF Africa 'Tnst he wor-
shipped. and no Offering at her shrine is so
sweet az tho spoils Of tho white mans
property and the white mans liberties
The carpet-bagger and Sca!lawag, are her
ministering priest to procure and prepare
tho sacrifice. No portion Of the Anglo
Saxon race, as for as we arc Informed ever
submitted to such taxation before. Charles
/ lost his head for attempting to enforce a
lax not half rs high, and just as legal. and
the world has applauded and honored as
heroes the men who dared to resist it.
But what was tho divine right of Kings,
to levy illegal taxes, compared to the di
vine right of the negro and crrpet- Dagger
TO plumber the white people of the South. !
It seems to us that when the people of
Natchitoches, in the midst Of this confis-
cation; for it is nothing less contemplate
their inevitable ruin and poverty and con-
trast it with tho af1luence of those who
have plundered them, they must grow
frantic with madness. Holland and Yea
land were not taxed so much per annum
to support the expenses of a war Of TWEEN
1y-fve years in defense of their homes and
The lives of their wives and children, as
the people Of Natchitoches arc CALI npon
to pay for tho blessings of profound
peace. Tho people of Russia and Prussia
are not called on to pay such taxes even
for the support of the standing armies
which rulo tho world.e Even conquered |
France was not taxed so heavy by Prussia
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