Richland beacon., 1876-08-05
The Republican Nominee for Con-
grcSS.

A correspondent Of the Vick-Gurg
Tribune writing from Lake Provi-
dence, furnishes that paper with the
suhjoined sketch Of the career 0: j.
Edwards Leonard. Esq, the Radical
nominee for Congress in this dstlic;
His first crowding into public notice
in Carroll was the delivery Of leS-
iurc in favor of Free Trade under thu
auspices Of c r. Mass. The lecturel
or ratLev the tickets sold by Mass,
was a sensation. They read: "Icc-
tnre on Free Ira de- BY al Edwards
Leonard, l.. l.. d., of The University
of Heidelberg" Was it any wonder
there should have been "a sensation
produced in our little country town.
l.. l.. ID. did the work 1t gathered
a small crowd, but the lecture twas
just breathing SPELL" aud convinced
the listeners that Mr.. Leonard's mind
was not able 10 grasp the subject, or
that he had been educated in q very
idle burg. This occurred in 1870
Since then he has almost necessarily
passed through sce-saw series Of
uilice-holdng. There is scarcely a
position in the gift of the State that
he has not aspired to. and so wonder
full in his opinions OF bis own capacity,
there is scarcely position in the gift
g hn hnl hn "a
qualified for. The result of his man
agement at the Delta Convention has
placed him before the people as the
, Republican candidate for Congress
from the Fifth Congressional District.
He is now the confidential adviser Of
W. = Kellogg, Governor of Louisi-
ana by the grace of Grant; and just
here his McEnery letter will not be
anss
To Cor. John McEnery, Nc,c Or
leans, La:
To-day my hear. is so fall of the
events that have just transpired in
Louisiana that | cannot refrain from
writing you letter of support and
sympathy."
After long rigmarolc about his
politics he says:
"But all this furnishes no reason
why | could countenancc those pro-
feSscd Republicans, whom | believe
/ TO be the thieves and Adventures as
against men whom know to be hon
est aud patriotic AS lawyer | am
bound 10 know that w. u. Kellogg is
not the legally elected Governor of
Louisiana, and more than that, l
know that his administration has been
disgrace to Republican institutions,
a satire upon popular government.
Better it would be-what | tell you,
frankly, fear would be the result in
result of your party's trinmph-that
no Northern man should have voice
/ in the government of Louisiana, and
that | and those who are my nearest
friends should be forever dsfranchised,
than such man as Kellogg should
be our representative and our leader.
Il believe that the people were jus.
tilted in rising in their might agains;
this man, and the sequel has shown
him TO be a colUardas he Uas already
inoIcn 10 be uSurper and a despot
Let the Federal soldiers set the tremb
wretch upon bis legs again and guard
him closely with their bayonets. The
spectacle will serve both TO instruct
and nausca,c the country.
Let us not be disheartencd 'Fol
time at length sets all things even,
and justice will yet be done to Louis
lana. Sincerely yours,
j. E. LEONARD"
This outburst Of patriotic feeling
was sent directly after the memorabl,
l4th of September, when its write
thought and believed that Governo
McEnery would occupy the Chair o
the State McEnery went down IN
der Grants iron becl of military des
po,ism, and Mr.. Leonard turns ava,
from the fallen fortunes. His hear
so full of Support and sympahy' 70
McEuery, suddenly chills toward
him. and just as suddenly turn
with professions of fealty to the sam
Kellogg he had denounced, aud aC
cepis at his hands an appointment Q
District Attorney.