The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-02-17

pledges of affec-in fact, the little
Myerses-whom he left behind
The latest Myers fell sick and died,
and aremorseless person named Nc
Kinney refused to erect mausoleum
over it's remains unless lie should be
secured in the money therefor. He
was a mason-had plenty of bricks,
literally reeked with mortar, etc;
but he stonily refused to build the
tomb, without which it was impossi-
BILE ut O commemorate til e. Infant
Myers. The ladies' Of the place
avoided the Myers mansion. They
had long since ceased to recognize Or
associate with the Myers family on
account of some foolish scruples as
to mixing with the society in which
the Mycrses moved after their eleva-
ton TO the bench. And now, al
though there was sickness in the
Myers ranche-small -pox possibly
they would not give up their habits
and throng the Preside and bedside
Of a person with whom they did not
happen to- be on speaking terms.
Truly we have fallen upon evil
times when q Myers may not put
aside $4,000 Of school funds without
being unkipdly, spoken Of in ctnse.
quence; and when another Myers
may not ask an artisan to rear scpul-
chral monuments over her departed
offspring without being required to
show up on reimbursement. Still
harder is it that when the paternal
Myers has been deserted on his
death bed brutal and disobligine
community will insist on publishing
the facts. We say nothing Of our
selves. It is of little consequence
that we are. accused of persecution
and bloody -mindedness because W
denounce embezzlement and ''cut'
people. who have committed socia
suicide. We are not looking at thi
matter selfshly.n We icontemplat
the virtues and the, martyrdom 6
Mycrs.-[N. O.. Pic. ,,a sa
! TINS country never had a great
.er orator than the celebrated Sarger
S. Prentlss of Mississippi" We Civ
the following extract from aspeec
he once made in Congress to 5sho
what he would say if he were alive i
regard to the wrongs Of Louisiana
He2said: $50 ny y. % 4'''i
Upon all the States I do most so
: emily call for that Justice to anoth'
! which they would expect forthen
selves. Let this cup pass from Mi
sissippi. Compel her not to drin
its bitter ingredients, lest some ods
evenhanded justice should "commer
. the. poisoned cha1ice to your lips..'-
: You sit here in Judgment upon IL
most sacred right of a sister Stat
that which is toa State what chasti
:, is to a woman, or honor to a man,
Should you decide against her, "
... tear from her brow tile richest jew
which sparkles' there, and forev
- bow her head in shame and dishonc
:: But if your determination is take
!. if the blow must fall; if:the' violat1
Constitution must bleed, Il have b
:, one request to,make. When you
~ eide that she cannot choose her oy
;. Representatives; at the self same m
:, ment blot from che star-spangl
- banner Of the Union the bright st
!. that glitters to the 1ameaof Miss
sippi, but leave the stripe behind
= fit emblem Of her degradation. 23a
II tI9E-- - 49, r. .,.,g
or1 Spicy LETrER.-In the correspc
So dence between Merrill and Attorn
or Hardy, who, defended Lieut.. Hoo
ne son; charged with cutting the te
d. fgraph wire and other misdemeaho
RI occurs the following note from Har
10 to Merrill, Of which the latter s.
IS: in his report, che took no notice
he VIENNA, La, -
es '.'''' -" Z ''''''l% Nov. Is, "a
ia General Morrow approves Of 4
n manner in which conducted Ho
: son's,case. Further commitment
le-' with you on, this, subject is respe
re, fully declined. Charges will be +
DIS ferred against you for conduct un
;, oon;no mr., nff;cors and a ,eyont1omnn