The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-10-21
The Bulletin and Ward.

Consistency is said to be a jewell
&c q, the gst!cf;n lacks that glorious
decoration.
IN its issue Of one day last week
there appeared an article written
against Ward, which, judging 1t light
", was simple invitation to the
people Of the Red River Valley to
kin Ward. Marked copies OF the
paper containing that article were
sent up to this section, either ny the
writer of the article, or some friend,
who louged for blood, and the blood
Of Ward particularly.
We arc a small Journal, with cir
culation not rs large as the Bn''cti",
and published but once week, but
with trembling fear VIC once called
tho "s,nart Alex" Of that journal to
account for some expressions he had
used in relation to the blood thirsty
procliyitics of the ''Red River valley
bullloozcrs.'
We mildly suggested that tv Eli.
tor of tho EulletiN was not sufficient
ly acquainted with tho people Of the
Red River country 10 pass judgment
upon them in such 4 manner, and
timidly intinatcd that wo had gentle
men as we'll as good, loyat, Confede-
rate soldiers, from "Avoyclles to Cad.
| do," who would insure peace In this
section, and keep it at all hazards.
The Bulletin bristlcl up amazingly
at our impndence in prcsuming to
criticisc its expressions, and arrcgatcd
to itself a knowledge Of Louisiana
and its people, that would have made
Il stranger gaze and cape with won
der.
Therefore VIC approach this qucs.
ton of the "Bxlletin and Ward" with
considerable anxiety for our safety
in q journalistic sense.
Tho article to which We refer is
ill.timed, in the frat place, and in the
second place, it is an invitation, as
We before stated, for some ono to kill
Ward, and thereby furnish the Bu'-
letin an opportunity to hold up its
innocent hands with holy horror ut
our blood thirsty scoundpl:sm, and
dcnouncc us, as It has done, as law
breakers and villains.
The Bulletin, it seems TO US, do
sires only such killing AS it would
suggest. Twitchcl, to whom thou
sand Wards, with thousand sins
would he Saiats, was not to he touch
ell.
Ward fought with maskct in hand
for four years for the liberty OF hit
racc-and after the war, continued
the battle at the suggestion Of Kcl
!ogg, Packard, and Twitclcl, no doubt
not to benefit Ward or his race, bu
to help Packard, Kellogg and tin
white scamps Of tho Republican par
ty, aud when Ward awakens to rea
; son, abandons these men, tells Of thei
iniqnities, the Bulletin, who, but
: montl. ago, would have swoonc'
.like a gentle lady in q dainty parlo
, at the sight Of crimson rose," insist
. that Ward shall be killed. Ward di
. not rob us-Ward did not rush troop
into our midse, arrcsting innocen
. citizens, insulting white women On
: outragiug liberty. Who did it 7 Pack
l ard and Kellogg. Still Packard an
G Kellogg arc Saints, and Ward mus
he killed-so says the Bn'let'e'
Ward did not authorize his clans {
murder men and ladies' at a Ball
" Twitchel did, aud when outrage
0 brothers, fathers, and husbands
Couslatta, wrcakcd vengeance o
D him who would have slaughtered,
" cold blood, their wives, mothers, an
u sisters, the Bulletin denouuces the'
y as assassins.
y Ward did not, with his armed ban
at Colfax-cnlistcd, organized, at
equipped at Kcllogg's suggestion, II
10 wade tho home Of tho innocent at Il
!" dead Of night, and rape a beautiful
:. accomplished, aud delicate lady.
:, Who did
" Packara's Chief Depsttcs, Stockt'
vs. and DoClino-DeCliuc, whom God
, his wrath struck down with tho mo
=, loathsome disease tho human FAM
is afflicted with; Stockton, WHO
Packard hugs to his bosom to Il
y hour, as his friend.
n. Docs the Bulletin cay any thing att
al It?
be Not one word; it is too busy g
nd ting Ward killed to attend to s''
at matters.
10 We desire to say to tho Ballet
that there are Radical negroes livi
ty in this parish to-day, and We nal
4. two If thcm-Blunt and Lcwis-tl