The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-26
THE OUTRAGE MILL.
No Material 10 Run II 'sInoiIensive COlorcd
People" Who Have Done the Killing.

Especial Correspondence Of tho DEMocBATl
ST.. FRANclsvILLE, Feb. ~, 1876.
A recent and quite extended journey,
which included within It's scope tne
greater portion of Wilkinson county,
Miss, and East and West Feliciana
parishes or this State, during which !
was enabled to converse with many OF
the leading and prominent men oil their
respective sections and to observe the
general state of affairs as at present ex-
listing besides, through IN interchange
of thought and opinion lMying ao,
quircd 60 some extent, q knowledge o,
the sentiments Of our people in regard
10 the various subjects which have.
within comparatively recent date been
the subject OF numerous coHlmuniea,
tons tho theme OF 50 many wrltols anu
the prime object Of discussion among
the people OF this locality, Will perhaps
enable me to justify the use OF the space
in your valuable columns, which crave
for this communication.
Much has been said, written ana tele-
praphed. pro and con, upon the events
that have transpired during. the past
four months: the one side vindicating
and iustifying, while the other INDUCED
IN bitter denunciation. harsh CRITICISM,
often in exaggeration and prevarication,
or, 10 put II aptly, In deviation from
the plain path Of truth and fair deal
II ehall not he the object OF your cor
respondent to enter into this discussion
upon the merits Of the acts, or the par
ticipators in those acts but shall en-
deavor. ere this communication closes,
10 portray correctly the existing state OF
affairs q state that has followed the
ALLEGED revolutionary condition. and as
by its fruits shall the tree be Judged. SO
mon the results obtained Is II fair 10
base an opinion Of the means employed.
In It's proper place, then, ! will en-
deayor TO elucidate this subject, and for
the present will invite your attention to
Wilkinson county, Miss, and the many
friends of the DEMoCRAT who reside
therein.
Already the tocsin has sounded, and
rs the whistle Of Roderick Dhu peopled
the skle Of old Benledi with Clan
Alpne's warriors true, SO have the De
mocracy OF "Old Wilkinson responded
10 the summons. / was not prepared TO
realize the extent TO which organization
has been advanced, | may properly say
that the campaign has virtually begun,
and that our Wilkinson friends are not
disposed to be caught with their lamps
,ntrimmed. In every ward OF the
county club has been established. and
Mt Woodville the Central Democratic
Conservative Club, 70 which the several
ward clubs are auxiliary, meets month
ly, with the following list Of able Off
GERS President, Capt. v. ~ Nolan vice
presidents, DIR. Thos. j. Henderson and
Hon Claiborne Parish secretary, l.. X.
Barber. Jr. treasurer, J, II. Very, and
over one hundred active members,
among whom are n number OF coiOred
men, BY an article OF the constitution
OF this club the requirements for candi-
dates are those specified In the Jeffer-
sonian standard-honesty and capacity.
dressed by member appointed at the
previous meeting. l was so fortunate
as TO be present at the meeting on the
10th inst, which was addressed, in an
able and exhaustive disquisition upon
the history and mission of parties, by
Capt. j. S. Lewis, formerly editor OF the
East Texas Bulletin, q iluentand forcible
writer, and whose effort upon this occa-
sion was one Of peculiar success. l have
been promised copy OF this able docu
ment for insertion In the DEMOCRAT.
II will be remembered that i'm the late
election Wilkinson was ono OF the fen
counties OF our sister State that failed
to cast off the yoke Of Radicalism. Our
friends there promise a more glorious
contest in the coming campaign, crown
ed with the fruits OF victory. Aud they
-
organization, supplemented with that
able journal, the Woodville Republican,,
under the editorshipof the accomplished
Col j. II. Jones, Is an augury Of success.
II Is unnecessary to say that tran
Iuillity and good feeling prevail
throughout the county-indeed, II has
never been questioned, save In one or
two figlty kilograms to the Republican,
that during the entire time OF what Is
called tho TROUBLES" In East and West
Feliciana, Wilkinson county preserved
her wontcd quietude and good order.
The Woodville Republican has already,
in an article headed "A Iie." very sue
ccssfully disposed OF one of the tele-
grams referred to above. so much for
political matters. -
A very noticeable item OF news is the
war pending between the merchants of
Woodville and the w. L. II. II. Co.
Meetings have been held. and rs re-
suit thereof, the merchants have re-
solved to establish line Of wagons to
transport their freight between Bayou
Sara and Woodville. This action is
predicated upon an alleged exorbitant
tariff adopted by the railroad company
for the present year. i am not pre-
pared TO discuss this matter upon its
merits, or to form an intelligent opinion
upon the subject, as l am not posted on
the particulars in point; L am certainly
not aware that there has been any ineffi-
cheney in the recent management OF the
railroad. Should the wagon train be-
come successfully established, it will
undoubtedly work n serious injury to
the railroad company but its success
full maintenance Is very questionable.
and whether, If IL should be sustained,
the mercantile interests would reap any
considerable advantages, is question
of very grave doubt.
East Feliciana, that has figured so eX-
tensively under the head of "outrages'
and 'lawlessness," is, feel fully justi-
fled in saying, as quiet and orderly as
any parish in the State, or indeed, as
any section within the Union. This
opinion is arrived Mt after personal OBJ
servation, and intercourse with its citi-
Zens, both white and colored. No I'M
biased man can, l think, travel through
the parish without being convinced OF
the truth OF the above assertion and inn
pressed with the evident spirit of amity
that prevails between the races. What
ever feelings Of enmity may have exist
ed at the time Of John Gair's diabolical
scheme, or in what light soever, the
acts OF an outraged people, subsequent
thereto, may have been viewed from diff
ferent standpoints, this indisputable
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