The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-06-30
LETTER FROM CARROLL PARISH.


PROVIDENCE, La, June &c, 1875.
Editor Democvdt-The ball has opened
in old Carroll, and on Saturday evening
the Democrats OF our town organized a
club. 1t was q rousing meeting. The
proceedings will be sent you for publi-
cation. The people In this parish at last
have awakened to the necessity OF de-
feating the bad and corrupt Radicals,
who have so long ruled over them, and
there now seems to be q solid determi-
nation to carry Carroll parish for the
Democratic candidates in the election
November next The colored people
here display n strong inclination to
threw their carpet-bag rulers overheard
and unite with the white residents Of the
arish in the management Of its affairs.
The Radical nominations made few
DAYS ago at Delta for candidates for
Congress and State Senator, meet with
but little favor among the colored peo-
pie OF this parish, and we have no doubt
but that with good candidates In OppO-
sition, they can be handsomely defeated.
j. Edwards Leonard, the nominee for
Congress for the Fifth Congressional
District. though he halls from here, has
very little IL any influence with the col
ored voters, for they cannot tell just
where to place him politically. He
has been here but a few years,
and vet has been an office seeker
and Office holder the entire time.
His politics have been varied, and his
face, politically speaking, has been both
white and black. He makes music with
the whites when with them, and dances
with The negroes when there are no
whites about He has been kinder DEM
Ocrat. sOrter Republican, and Of late, we
arc informed, considerable OF socisi
euu0litiest. He claims now to have
ALWAYS been one OF the staunchest Re-
publicans in the party, and yet, In Sep
tember, 1874, when 1t was thought that
the Kellogg usurpation was overthrown,
he (then being ut his home In Pennsyl-
vaniA) hastened to telegraph and write
his congratulations to Gov. McEnery
for his success In establishing the true
and legal government OF the State of
Louisiana. Will you, Mr.. Editor, please
republish that letter for the benefit OF
the voters Of this district. In it, il we
recollect Alright, this man denounced, in
most positive terms, the action OF the
United States Government for sustain
ing BY the bayonet the foul usurphtion
of the government OF this State by VIM.
Pitt Kellogg, and was overjoyed that Its
lawful officers had overthrown him:
Very soon thereafter tho scene changed
and Leonard appeared In another role.
McEnery was again ousted by the Same
force which frst placed the usurper
Kellogg In power. Leonard wanted
ONCE they all want oiflce) and McEnery
being pOwerless had none to give. One
presented itself very soon, and Kellogg,
the usurper, 50 openly and bitterly de-
n0unced by j. Edwards Leonard, the dd-
rOcafe OF truth, justice and good g0rern-
Mes,f, has, by Ulrtue Of his us,u.pdtion.
the bestow wal OF 1t. Who was the first to
apply and accept from him the place he
the said J. Edwards Leonard) had
Avowed he had no legal right to bestow?
shame on truth and honestly the tmnadc-
,tlate y. Edwards himself. A very short
while after the celebrated McEnery
letter III. r. Steele was transferred from
this judicial district to the Superior
Criminal Court In your city, and J..
Edwards Leonard appointed In his
stead as District Attorney. He
atones to the usurper for. his suit
against him, and receives his reward.
Leonard has been ever since his
advent In this parish until they fell
from power, the associate and legal
adviser and defender OF those corrupt
men-George G. Benham and Robert X.
Anderson, and, doubtlessly, shared
their spoils. They have lost power now,
and he, true to his nature. has deserted
them Ia their day OF tribulation. But
we do not intend, In this parish, that he
shall thus so meanly treat these his best
and most congenial friends, for in No
yember next we will consign him to
that oblivion in which they now abide.
We have an abiding faith that old Car
roll will render good account OF her
SELF in the next election. The signs now
certainly indicate Democratic ma
jority.
are doing up here and will do all in our
DOwer to further the interest OF your
able and outspoken journal.
Yours, truly, CARROLL.
4 Demonstrati0n.
W., uyo~lyS in r1VonfS Tn.