New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-29
Second Disfrfcs CouDt.
iC0mmlinIcated.i
Another Word on jackson Parish.


Your issue Of last Sunday contained q
from J. +. Hamlet. judge OF jackson parish,
on the condition OF affairs in that distracted
locality, The letter was in reply to one to
me from citizen of that parish. and which
| had incorporated in . communication to
your columns some weeks ago.
1t is not my purpose now to cOntroyert or
dispute any portion of Judge Hamletr's let
ter. lie does net dispute anything have
said, but only pitches into my correspond
ent, who is amply able TO defend himself,
and doubtless will do SO in due time. But
purpose to say word on the condition Of
affairs in Jackson parish and other portions
Of North Louisiana, on general principles.
As to J. Z. Hamlet, Z. K. Kidd, J. II.
Kavanaugh and other prominent and lead.
ing Democrats of jackson parish, have
only to say. "'in personal sense" that l
have known them long and well. They are
all my personal friends, and only regret
that they are not 50 politically. But they
belong 90 different political party. and
have political sympathies SO different as
almost to make us strangers, If not enemies
Their political faith teaches them that their
politica! opponents have no rig hts which
they are bound to respect, particularly as
to the colored population.
To kill a niger" or even q white Radi-
ten rid of, is something which their poll
tical creed teaches is not very wrong, if not
quite right. Hence, the very best men in
all the land are assassinated in their very
midst, under their very noses, simply be-
cause they are Republicans; and they know
nothing about it, or pretend not to know
anything about it, Last spring-in April, ]
believe-William 3. Mcdonald, al old and
most respectable and respected citizen of
jackson parish, was assassinated in his room
at hotel in Vernon, IN room adjoining
the one occupied by Judge Hamlet. and
no one knows anything about 1t. Judge
Hamlet had handed him d late paper only
moment before, and as he fingered for .
moment at his lamp to read the paper, he
was shot dead through the window. And
yet Judge Hamlet knows nothing about it;
neither does any other prominent Democrat
of that God forsaken locality!
You may tell this "to the marines" but
am too old to believe it.
Now, have this to say in regard to Jack.
son parish and other similar localities OF
North Louisiana. Judge Hamlet, nor any
of his political creed and sympathizers,
are not fit to hold office there-ce certainly are
not fit men for Republicans to recommend
or appoint to office.
l understand that Judge Eudeling recon.
mended Judge Hamlett for appointment to
the parish judgeship, and that he is very
well pleased with the published letter Of
Judge Hamlet. If this is true JUDI e Lud-
cling is very wrong He has no right while
on the Supreme bench to recommend any
man for appointment, anywhere, to any
office; and more especially not in back
woods districts represented by Republican
Senators. If the Republicans who live in
North Louisiana can not control the APP
pointments in their respective localities,
they had best leave the country at
once, or join the opposition and
take a hand in murder and assassina-
ton as a means of selfprotection. Colonel
Allen Greene is Senator from the district
comprising Jackson parish, and no one else
has any right to recommend any man for
office in that locality without his consent,
and whenever Governor Kellogg appoints a
man to office there under any other recon.
mendation he goes back upon himself and
bis party, and upon justice and right.
Without such white men as 0. II. Brew.
ster, Allen Greene, Judge L. w. Baker and
your humble servant there would be no Re
publican party between the Ouachita and
Red rivers, and whenever Republican Cow
errors and Republican Supreme Judges go
back on such men they betray the right.
w. JASPER BLACKBURN.