New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-06
New ORLEANS, August S, 1875.

new ORLEANS, August S, 1875.
EDITOR REPUBLICAN:
Please tind space in the columns OF your
paper for the following card to the public:
[ am a citizen of the State and of the par
ish of East Feliciana, was born and raised
since reconstruction, with but one excep-
ton, shown myself. through my actions, to
have been indOrsed by the SURFACES of the
majority of voters OF said parish for any
position that l aspired. was elected in
1867 as q delegate to the constitutional con-
vention; in 1868 member OF the House of
Representatives, and reelected to the
House in 1872 aud in 1874 ran az an indie
pendent Republican candidate for the Sem
ste, and received q majority of the votes
cast in my parish.
Hoping that truthful statement would
have been made through the public press
of the troubles lately occurring in the
parish, had restrained myself from giving
any statement whatever; but seeing the
editorials of the New Orleans Picayune,
the Patriot Democrat, and the West Fell
ciaao Ledger Ia pretended Republican
newspaper), am constrained, in justice to
myseff and the confidence and trust hereto
fore reposed in me by the people OF said
parish. to say that not one word which
either of the above mentioned papers have
announced about me, in connection with
about the twenty fifth of July, 1875, is in
any manner true. l have never asked or
instigated the cOlored people to arm them
selves ut any time, nor have ever cOun-
seled or given advice, directly or indirectly,
to burn the town of Clinton. nor been a
party to any such cOunsels at any time.
now ask, through your paper, that the
public press do not misinform the public
regarding me for any reason that they may
have to dislike me politically in matters of
such magnitude. l may have in political
statements made use of rem arks in the heat |
of passion and excitement that l should |
not have made, but have never counseled |
my followers to battle my personal cause |
or grievances since have been in the po- |
litical arena. |
If have violated any law of the State, |
and am amenable for the same am now,
as have been in the past, ready to answer |
before apy impartial tribunal. l have been |
compelled to exile myself from my family |
and my hearthstOne in order that my life |
could be spared to my wife and children, |
and to escape from such punishment as
mad and excited body of men could intlct !
upon NV person had unfortunately fallen |!
into their hands.
In refu.a ion of the statements made
that cOunseled an uprising OF the cOl0red
people, would here state that during my |
escape through the woods from the excited
pOpulace 1 counseled them TO remain az
&heir work aud at their homes, and that
would lay my grievances, first, to the Pro
tecting powers of the law, and secondly,
before an impartial. public for their Judg'
pent.
have never counseled my people, az
stated by the papers, when they have had
difficulties with their white neighbors or
employers, to commit rapine, arson or muir
der, but, TO the contrary, have always i'd
Sised them, when matters could not DO
amicably arranged, to seek redress before
the courts.
Since my sbsence my residence has been !