The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-13
Letter from Natchitoches.

NAroHITocHEs, Feb. s. 1876.
| Editor N. o. Democrat:
| There Is and has been fnucn Htlk ~ :
dulged in by the leading Radicals q this
parish Of the sleeping virtues and DOR
mant intents OF themselves and their
PARTY. Their constant cry. since force
was given to spur them on, has been re-
form. In fact, they are pledged (?) to
reform, but am sorry to say that their
warrant lacks much OK being fulfilled.
The great want OF vigorous prosecution
Of criminals has been felt and acknowl-
edged by all, and ito the courts has been
the pat expression OF Radical thieves,
high and low. 1t seems, however, that
courts are only for the purpose Of slis,
tanning non-elected partisans IN Official
position, to distort and decide laws for
party ends; not, as Blackstone wouln
have, for the good and .protectlon Oh
society. Such at least is the view taken
by
SENATOR (O BLUNT
the ipnoramus who misrepresents this
district by virtue OF the Lynch Return
ing Board in the adjusted Legislature.
Blunt is, or preteDds to be, q preacher
more pretense than otherwise, and Is
particularly loud-monthed about law
and order in fact. when such things are
no. Blunt is seized with perfect frenzy,
and fairly foams eulogy about courts,
law, order and such, Of which he knows
nor cares one jot.
As an evidence of the virtue Of these
expressions, l have but to say. that
Blunt, before going to New Orleans,
acted in most shameful manner dur
ing court, which was then In session.
IN PACKING JuR1Es AND EXAMINING WIT
NEssEs
This was apparent to every one. But
now comes the most outrageous act OF
all, and beats White League intimida-
ton all hollow. He has had the dea-
cons of the negro Baptist Church, over
which he of1iciates, to expell every
colored man who was upon petit jury
that convicted negro criminal Does
not this end the matter, and does not 1t
make up enough to anger the real law
loving and acting people?
Here is a Senator. u preacher, the firm
friend and supporter Of the criminal, II
that criminal be q negro. He Is the
champion OF the murderer and the
thief, and If he fails for want Of extenu-
,sting circumstances to elicit Executive
clemency, he dismisses to eternal dam
nation the colOred church member who
would dare to find guilty one Of his par
ticular pets.
Is It d wonder that shot guns should
prevail, when such Jacts are patent to
the most obtuse? What, in Gods name
is society TO do? Kellogg would rather
Il was going to say die, but will use
run than do anything TO assist it.
Judge G. Chaplin, "a Republican and an
honest man, has done his duty fearless
ly, and meets the warm support Of alb
has been villiiled and abused by such
ours as this Blunt, and the unconyicted
convict Myers. M. j. Cunningham has
been rejected by the Senate for District
Attorney, by this same dual party, and
for what? Simply. because he executed
the laws fearlessly and impartially
ecuted them to be overturned by Blunt,
ncutralized by Myers. and completely
SGT aside by Kellogg.
Such solid adding Of straws to the
already over-burdened camels' backs
will but produce the same results. No
sane man can expect society to submit
to it. Applications to the dumb figure
head, Kellogg, are futile, and men must
do something to protect themselves;
aye, they will do it.
/ will but add in conclusion that in
dignation prevails among oil classes,
and 1t seems that the poor, expelled
colored Baptists are the most vehement
in their denunciation Of Blunt.
Yours, truly, AT TINES.