The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-08
FROM THE COUNTRY.
AssrMPr1 TON, Aug. 2. 1874.

ASSUMPTION, Aug. 2, 1874
Editor n o. Bulletin:
With all due respect to Uncle Sans posta
arrangements. I must here put in the com
plant Of receiving say about four BULLETIN
out Of seven. 1t is seldom make complaints
of any kind but if there is one thing above
another in these times, for which man hal
right to kick in the traces, it is not getting
his paper regularly. We have daily mail,
and see no good reason why should b.
thus sighted. I am a good ''loil citizen,
and pay my taxes as well as for my Bull
LETIN, which you we'll know. As to
your sending it, do not question but
only wish to find out its loadng- place on the
ronte. Now, as the BULLETIN is making
things a little livey hereabouts, and some OF
the ''anointed do not take it (only in one
| way, perh,ps), may explain the mystery
Stir 'em up cheese EN-.
Our parish, politically speaking and other
wise, has, up to the 25th ult., been serenely
quiet and happy.
On that uay, however, the ''loil Iovelys
met i'll Napoleonville, in the interest Of nomi-
ting State Senator (so-called). there being
three aspiran:s for the Office, two colored and
one white.
Our worthy (?N, wrongfully accused, wide
awake and wealthy tax-collector. who has
some several of Uncle Sans chips, backs OF
which are green (and all OF which he made by
sweat OF his noble BROW. sluug 'em aroun i
Livishly in the interest of one Oscar Crosier,
:clored, of Latourche 1t wound up other
wise.
Too much 'schin music too much pine
OPP and tangletoot too many points on d.
ines pencil, to suit the ''lovelies no
.hoice. They sounded the s'Hugag" bea:
he ''Buzzey-W uzzey,' and like the Arab,
picked up al that was laying around loose
md stole away. W.. are Il hawai- iaing peo-
pie in this parish. and are attending strictly to
,ur business, trying TO make crobs.
The negroes in this p,rish, up to the
resent, have behaved very quietly and have
worked WELL owing, perhaps, to our small
took Of carpet-baggers.
We have no White l. ague organic stiOn as
ret. What we want just now for the welfare
md prosperity Of our elves and families, as
veil rs for the negro himself and the State
lelds if possible We do not care how the
legro votes, or for whom he votes. We are
leartiiy tired of trying to get him to vote our
way, and he must now take care of himself
We will hire him to make our crops, pay and
i.ed him according to cOntract-turther than
his we ask him no boot.
We will also make I'll due allowance and
'ear with him in his ignorance, in being in
luenced and lie Il. astray by infamous carpet |
'aggers and designing scalawags and Politi- |
'ians and in all kindnes will say we feel |
;indly to the negro, and will do all in our |
power to help him; but he must understand |
'e have rights that mus be respected as well |
IS his own. and when he makes up his mind |
hat he is the owner Of our property as well as
II the ballot-boxes, and all the offices in the
'tate, and as much Of the Civil Rights Bill !
= he chooses to take. then he must stand from
nder; some one vii! surely get hurt badly. We
10 not fear him in any shape or form, and this
"a just as well be better understood now than
lter, for We mean business.
As to the crop prospect in Assumption. the
ane is growing rapidly, having good color,
ealthy appearance, and fair size for this time
t year. The plant cane i'll some places is
ct large tor the season, but has in most cases
cen we'll Gu tiyated and laid by, which, with
i average season from now on will give SAL
'tactory results. Corn crops will turn out
luch better than anticipated in the early
sason.
Our much esteemed friend and fellow-citi-
IN, Gen. F. 7. Nichols, leaves US in few
avs with his family for the Virginia noun
ins for the eDefit Of their health. The Gen
al is enc of our first lawyers, and was a
illant Confederate officer, as the loss Of u leg
I'd arm viii testify. We ho.e to see him
ack at an early day in vigorous health.
ROANOKE