The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-25
UNADULTERATED DEsPoT1sN.

The following letter, which comes to I
from one Of the leading merchants and mo-
respectable citizens Of Natchitoches, La
tells in brief space dreadful story. Rea
it, sons Of Louisiana, and restrain your indil
nation Read it, ye citizens of other State
who, in your mad pursuit Of gold, still hui
the fond delusion to your souls that ye ar
freemen Read it ye men Of England, an,
thank God for Queen Victoria Read it y
men of Russia, and be contented with TIL
benefcent reign Of Alexander Read it y
men of France and Spain, and abandon you
vain hopes Of liberty under republic Read
it ye savages of the Western prairies and re-
solve to live your wild, nomadic lives, and tx
die freemen, rather than to become part and
parcel Of this preposterous farce Of govern.
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| NATCHrrocHDs, Oct. 20, 1874.
Editor New Orleans Bulletin:
The cavalry Company G, Seventh Regiment)
made raid down to our city, arriving here last
night The notorious Stockton, U. 8. Deputy
Marshal, accompanies them. At Coushatta they
made an indiscriminate arrest Of Major Abney
and IL other citizens without warrant OF showing
the charges upon which the men were arrested.
Innocent persons, in no ,cay connected ,cith the
t0'shdNd affair, were arrested; in fact, any one
thdf negro 'cOuld point out tcds regarded as
gully, and accordingly taken up. The prisoners
are under guard OF the infantry company which
has been stationed for some time at that point.
It will be remembered that Twitchell made 1
ynv,rr, v,nsu awys%l AI>co NJ
weeks since and returned to New Orleans to fulfil
his part Of it, and it was distinctly underood N1s
no arrests 'cere to be made during his absence
This IL regarded as . natural sequence to al
with these men. No arrests have
been made here yet, but we anticipate a s,ceep
turing the day.
The affair, If intended to intimidate our people.
las had contrary effect. Az are the more deter
mined 10 carry tie election; troops or no troops,
l7eSs or no arrests.
The marshal has besn making inquiries for |
'ur leading men, and by tonight we will know
he result, of which will immediately appraise
on.
write this hurriedly and you can make such
oints from it IS you desire. 80.
Can insult and outrage go further than
his? Has it indeed come to this, that Federal
roops can ride like wild Bedouins through the
arishes of Louisiana, committing all sorts of
utrages upon Aw-abiding and inoffensive
ltlzens, without even going through the
'rmality of exhibiting their warrants or in
'rming citizens of the causes for their arrest
Has the conspiracy against the States and !.
lie liberty OF the people progressed SO far
lat the Federal bloodhounds in this State
are to commit such glazing outrages and be-
eve that they shall 60 unscathed?
We tell these minions Of the central power
at they are trenching on dangerous grounds,
I'd that the day of retribution will come for
EN- as surely as the day succeeds the night,
I'd they will be made to answer to an out
ged people for their atrocious disregard Of
cry right We tell Messrs. Beckwith and
'ckard and the rest Of the malignant crew
10 are venting their venom upon the white !
ople, and exhibiting such zeal in doing the -
iding Of their dishonest INSCRIPTIONS and :
signing master at Washington, that the time
come when they will regret their present g
arse. ~
coward is ever your most cruel and ma
nant devil when in power, and this reminds !:
that all our preconceived ideas of Packard's 49,
rage we're upset by a revelation during the
revolution in this city. The big, burly
9, the defiant o. S. Marshal, is said to have =
N the worst frightened man in the granite -. 80
lding, and this we have upon very excellent -
hority. -
fear of armed citizens caused his little -.
! to quake and tremble, let him beware how y
rifles with the rights and liberties of the r.,
pie lest his conscience, refusing to be quiet
er such monstrous wrongs, shall torment 80 ,
render miserable all his days -