The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-01-26
TRUTH AND FACTS.

soldiers of the garrison here, must
surely sound harsh and seem strange
to most Of our people. Murder for
the sake and purpose Of robbery is
the highest of criminal offences, and
always in good days, was followed
with the death penalty, and even now
must make us pause and reflect at
the brink over which we are stand
ing. We are loath to believe human
beings in our midst, in this our Cen
tennial year, as the equals Of the ban
ditti of Italy, yet we must take the
charge against these as we receive it,
and give our own comments On it and
its alleged atrocity,
Our people cannot fail to remem-
Der that we have all along opposed,
and opposed with good and sound
reasons, the placing of the soldiery
of the United Stotes among us rs q
guard or protection against our sup
posed misdeeds, and because we were
accused by the Radicals of being out
laws and ex rebels. This opposition
was well grounded because we be-
lieyed it was Radical trick for no
good, aimed against us and our peace
full rights, and calculated to do much
harm and breed fearful trouble
And now come the young chickens
of Radicalism home to roost, and all
we have preached comes to fatal
truth, and the witness and accuser is
one of the favored Of the very party
who has fostered these instruments
of police on us and in our midst. 1t
is not our funeral, yet we must be a
mourner at it and use it, as we find
it, as moral to our oft repeated tale
of woes and prosecutions. Mr.. z. j.
Barrett, the accuser on record against
the soldiery, is favored and respec-
ted one of the dominant party, has
its ear, is one its leaders and holds
at the present time two important
offices with Mr.. Kellogg's signature
thereto, and is par excellence the
brains and decency of that party
here, and must be considered strong
and important witness. He has faced
the music, composed in part by him
self, and like q man conscious of the
rectitude of his intentions and the
solidity of his accusations has placed
them on record. Thus we are forced
to view them, to confront them and
to consider them dead shot proofs of
our continued and persistent line of
assertions and arguments in the de-
fence of our people, and we now hold
them up to the people of Rapides as
our beacon of prophecy.
Strong and impressive, indeed, must
be the conviction on Mr.. Barrett's
mind, when he has to Danish all for
ner ties to his friends, companions
ind protectors, and throw himself
nto the very pitfall of truth that has
'lways been our shield, and at one
ell swoop launch his anathemas,
against his former and favorite
house! He comes to us and our
ZONE truths, without fear or reserve.
'nd dashes at oprSeet the very proofs
Y Grave time and again asserted, and
low our day is illumined by the fresh
'adiancy of his new born light! The
ubject is a serious as well as a re
one, and we would fail in
'ur recorded duty were we to pass it
" unnoticed, hence though it comes
ate, and comes clothed with blood
md dyed with human gore, it must
stand as hetacomb witness for us
nd our cause. As much as we may
egret, and seriously regret this sad
ragedy, yet we cannot fail to grasp
as sad moral and bloody com
lentary to the good instincts which
ave always guided us in defence of
ome, home rule and home rights.
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d. W. SHAW, who has been lying {
4 Jail here for several months, be-
ause his case was considered non
has at last been dealt with
Ike others. He, too, has been gran
ed a change of uenue to Rapides, his
Id home, and will stand his trial in
lay. His case has been decided
he has given bond, good
ond, and is once more at liberty,
ye trust the old mans troubles have
nded and he will prove that he is
not guilty"
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