The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-06-06

cancelled These Police Jiries were ig.
norant negroes who could NOT do . sum
IN simple addition and subtraction but
then they were under the care and guard.
ianship of these puro patriots who never
dreamed Of guile; the manipulators who
had presided over its mandatory. Was
it cancelled ? That's the question.
But the Republican charges that the
judgments on this paper belong to Demo
Gratis. But where was the President Of the
police jury when these Judgments We're
obtained. The Republican has as much
authority to issue Parish paper as the po-
lice jury had. If defended, no judgments
could have been obtained. 1t is probable.
that the president of the police jury could
even yet have them annulled. Why were
the suits not defended ? Why were no APP
peals taken ? Why are no suits brought
to annul them? Or why did not the po-
lice jury and it's president, Mr.. Blackstone,
refuse to make an assessment, and test the
validity of the entire number of judgments
when rule was taken to compel the Jury.
to make the assessment for the payment of
i, those judgments IF the Police jury had
desired to prevent this speculation and
robbery, it would have been easy enough
to have found ways and means to have
prevented it. But such course would
have marrel the symmetry Of the entire
plan. But it democrats are implicated in
the issuing Of this paper, that in no man
ncr lessons its iniquity, Democracy, no
more releases one from his obligations of
integrity than Republicanism does. 1t
makes no difference to the poor whether
plundered by Democrats or Republicans
But the assertion of the Republican is
heterogeneous. These judgments, many Of
them are in the name Of other parties, than
the real owners and at least three fourths
of their amount are owned by less tn an
half dozen in dlviduals and perhaps two
thirds of the paper on which they are ren
dered, passed through the hands Of less
than three, .who got value received for it.
We can readily comprehend how q ring by
having this paper issued and buying it mp
and placing it in Judgment would force
every man who had means or who had
taken parish paper, to place his IN Jud5-
ments for self protection. But VIC see
names in tho list of those Judgments of
gentlemen who nave never lent themselves
to rlundering the public and whom we are
sure wonld readily receive tho cost and in
tercst on their money paid for their paper,
if such an arrangement could be made
with all the owners of these Judgments.
There is one ground of justification Of
the Police jury in issuing Parish paper
urged by the Republican which we deem
it important to notice, viz: that they. were
authorized bylaw. This is very unsound
rule. Things may be lawful. which are
not only not expedient, but even wicked
aud dishonest. For Instance The govern
or nd two Other officials are authorised to
contract with one paper in each parish, to
p9blsI the laws at 81 0s par square, every
snch contract costing the State from $500
to $4,000. These papers after the laws have
been published in book form. get q copy
ing laws which are already in the hands
'of every body who wants them. Can any
one who is publishing the laws under such
a contract believe it honest or RI ght9 The
Bible is regarded by most men as better
book han the statutes passed by the ne
gro legislatures since 1868. IF the legisla
ture had authorized tho governor to con-
tract With newspapers throughout the
State, for printing the bible at 81 90 per
square, would the Republican think it'll
honest or right. to accept such q contract 4?
Would it not be apparent to every honest
man; that such an act was intended to le-
galfze robbery and pnblic plumber? Law
cannot change the great law of right and
wrong; it can never make that honest
which is dishonest-and is no Justification
of the Police Jury issuing $4,000 for an inn
migration bureau, or $4,000 for Parish
map.
The Republican reads rs q lecture on
While we recognise the full force of the
maxim. we deny its applicability to such
a career as that of Mr.. Blackstone. Our
comments upon it is justified by an hum
bred presidents, The friends of Calignla,
Of Nero and Phillip II of Spain, and the
thousands and tens Of thousands of their
petty prototypes who have cursed the
world, and are now robbipg and plunder-
ing the sonth cannot claim protection to
their memories under the maxim nil del
moriuis, nisi etc. The descendants of Ben
edict. Arnold, cannot claim that nothing
shall be said of him unless it is something
good.
Those, who for the sake of oflicesnd
pnblic plumber. have affiliated with !Sor
ant, superstitious and crednlous negroes. |
and through them trampled npon the laws
of morality and honesty, and pluadered