The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-07-10


We observe that the Thibodaux Sell
tineI of the 18th inst, takes occasion, i'll
an editorial, to mildly oppose the white
mans party. ...~' ~
We do not intend to bore our readers
with u criticism of the views of the
Sentinel, but will simply call their at
tention to the fact that it is the official
organ of the town OF Thib0daux, and
seems from its advertising columns, to
have some official patronage from other
sources. Tax COllectOrs's notices, sue
cession sales and notices &c, are found
in these columns.
We do not expect support OF he
White League from such sources. .&
[Ope1OIisas, Courier, June goth.
" The inference, which the reader is eX-
pected to deduce from. the above ex-
tract is, that the Editor of the Thibo-
daux Sentinel is bribed by a little OIL
cial patronage and paltry advertising to
such an extent that he does not dare to
express his true sentiments. In our in
tercourse with exchanges, during four
or five years, no inquiries have ever
been made into the motives which have
induced our confreres of the Press to
advocate any political doctrines they
see proper to entertain, and, this is the
first time, that he has even met with
such, an uncal1edf0r, discourteous, and
ungenerous insinuatiOn, in regard to his
motives. as the one found in the above
controlled by the "fWhite League" of
which ii claims to beethe organ. H.. \
The TlibOdaux Sentinel is now, and
has BEEN for eight years, the official
gazette of the Town of ThibodauA.
The White Leaguers make that q crime.
| What have. the people; of 'Thibodaux
done to arouse the wrath of this terrific
| clique over in 0pelousas, that they
should hurf their t~hunderbolts at the
heads of our fellow citizens? p Is it
because the voters of Thibodaux never
have elected q Republican or a colored
man, as a. member of their board of
| TPnsteesP Is it because our Town
| Council have preferred to give the publ
cation of their proceedings to a paper
which is devoted to their interests and
prosperity, to Printers who have resided
In the limits of the Town for Is or 30
years, who are identified with it's ad-
vancement and progress, who are, and
have been, for years their personal and
intimate friends; or is this shaking OF
the bloody locks of Those White
Leaguers! because our Town Council
have not imported some vagabond
whose only object would be to ruin hel
prosperity, and establish him in q print
ing Office, instead Of giving that work
| to this paper9 |1t @s
The Tllibodaux Sentinel does publish
Tax notices, legal and Succession Sales
&C., whenever they are given to that
paper, and the laws of the State oil
Louisiana have required such notices
and advertisements to be promulgated,
for the last fifty years, as a safeguard
to property hollers-and this too is q
crime according to the Courier, and
again our poor head must dodge his
b0mbsllells. - 5}
Now, would the Courier refuse The
printing of the Council of Opel0usas il
It was offered to that papere TT the
Sheriff of st. Landry would give the
Courier the advertising OF the success.
sion and legal sales would that paper
refuse such W0rkg
The Editor of the Thibodaux Sentine
generally expresses his sentiments in lis
plainan unequivocal language as liz
can command, without any concern
whatever as to whom it pleases, o.
whose ire lit may arouse. This paper
has continued 0n its even course FOL
eight years, whilst two or three Others
HAVE sprung up ulu uIGu Oub III Jill
Town. Il neither bows down to threats
nor can it be moved by outside infiu.
ences.
lie the Editor of the Sentinel sees
proper to oppose the White League hi
will be very likely to do it, and thers
is not enough power, influence, Ol
money.in that organization to bride hin
to do otherwise, neither will the insinua-
tion or volcanic thunders of its organ
affect his nerves one particle. He h8i
dozens of friends in and about Opelou.
Sas who know him WeH, and from then
the White Leaguers of the Courier
Office can learn whether he is a mar
likely to be bribed by O little paltry ad,
vertising, or to tremble at the sonnd Of
q pop CUR, shooting its paper wads ovel
thel0 pelousas Prairies.
Let the -subSterTanean writers for the
White League expose the folly OF oul
mild opposition by superior argu,
ment, if they can do 50. S..
lie personal abuse and SANDER are the
weapons they propose to use in thil
canvass they must look elsewhere fol
foemen.
They are not weapons with which
this Observation-Disclosures Sentinel
July 18th.
The statement was made last Sunday
by one of the White League speakers
/ that 6ha Advertiser was fine official m.