The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-09-11
OUR PARISH OFFICERS.

While other parishes are complaining
Of their officers, and i'll some instances
have looked on c%Omplacently at the IA
tuity of mobs who have forced them to
resign, st. Landry can point with pride
to her elected and appointed officials.
The Parish Judge, the Hon. AdOlphe
Garrigues, son Of the late Gen. Garrigues
Flauiac, is n native of the country, a
worthy representative of the ancient re-
Anne, and dcseryedly one of the most
popular men in the parish. DIR. William
4. Robertson, Clerk of the Court, has
been u resident for many years. He
served with distinction during the war,
having risen from the position of assist
ant surgeon of the 9Th La. Regiment in
Virginia, to that of chief of the medical
staff under Gen. Taylor, in the Trans
Mississippi Department. He was elected
Clerk over two popular competitors.
The Sheriff, Egbert o. Hayes, is a native
of the parish, served during the war on
the Confederate side, and is connected
with some of the oldest and most nu-
IncrOus families in st. Landry. AS an
evidence of his worth and popularity, he
is serving out his second term Of office.
The Recorder, Col. James NJ. Thompson
is one of our oldest and most valued cit
liens. He married a niece of the late
jacques DuprG, and has raised a large
family in our midst. During the late
war he was to be found where the blows
were the hardest and the enemy the
thickest. He was elected against two
popular opponents. The members of
the Police Jury, Messrs. John Roy, Pres
ident; TheOdose c. Chachere, TheOdule
FOntenOt, T. S. FOntenOt and Homer
Durio, are all natives, and descendants
of the old Creole families of the country.
They are highly esteemed, and represent
the popular sentiment of their respective
wards. The Justices of the Peace
throughout the parish, are generally
competent and worthy e
Gov. Kellogg has been equally felicit-
OTIS in his appointments, owing to the
influence of u vigilant and distin-t
guished Senator, Thomas G.. Anderson.
Our Tax Collector, Jonathan L. Morris,
is also o native, and connected with sew
eral of the old families of the parish.
Capt. Morris was in the front during the
war, and served in Miles Legion, during
the memorable siege of Port Hudson.
He is noted for his pleasant manners,
business habits and inexpugnable hon
esty. The two Justices of the Peace APP
pointed by the Governor, for the import
ant post at Opelousas, are young men Of
education, capacity and sterling merit,
One Of, them, Mr.. E. P. Veazie, is a na-
tive, of large family connections. The
other, Mr.. s.. r. Walker, is a son of
Judge Samuel r.. Walker of New Or
leans. The recent appointments by the
Governor of Supervisor of Registration
for St. Landry, and the two assistant
clerks have given universal satisfaction.
Messrs. j. j. Thompson, Supervisor, and
l.. Saunders King and ID. s. Edwards
clerks, are all natives of the parish of
well-known parentage, young, educated,
and efficient in the despatch of business.
d We might enumBfate others. but these
are sufficient for u purpose, which is
to show that, so far from having any
reason to complain, we should be proud
Of our officers. Although some of them
have been partly elected by cotored
votes, and some appointed by our much
abused Republican Executive, they are
all white men and have a stake la the
country. This happy result is in part
attributable to the kind feelings which
have heretofore prevailed between the
two races. and which we hope will not
be disturbed in the future, by any new
political d0gnlasy on com binatiO1ls. E5 ii