The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-30
LETTER FROM WEST TELICIANA.
FROM WHENCE THE RuOT WAS ~.
sTiGayED.
something About w es, Telictaup urp"b-
gicaus
BAYOU sara. May u. 1876.


now elapsed since tho close oi tho lnt
troubles in Wilkinson county. Miss.
contiguous TO the line Of Louisiana. an,
we arc enabled 10 form n more intel
igent opinion as to the influences thn
brought about this uprising of "a,
blacks. SO terrible in lis results to them
the circumstances that characterized
the prosecution OF tho contest on IN,
part Of the whites and the course most
proper ~ be pursued in Wow W the oE.
istinR nnimosiies that have been foster
ga ~ designing men white aud black
between lilo ,aces
There cnn he no reasonable doubt
lint tile lGllng af AfuUson l,y Il baud nF
armed bleeks from Mississippi waa n
atigaied from here Every fact. whether
cleaned from tho confessions nf several
blacks VITO were Immediately concerned
Ia the murder, or whether appearing na
strong oonilrmaiory eireumstantiai eyi
dence to those facts, point ~ and es-
tahlisll thlE proposition beyond rnrad.
venture Abundant evidences has been
found tn llS tho guilt of this bloody decd
upon parties Who pnllute ouf parish
with their presrncr.
The WopdYilo Reppbirap. in clrnr
and foreiblc article upon tho riot aud ita
causes, takes occasion to mention tho
presence Of T. L. Weber and Geo Swn
Die at Mrs. Woods place, on Sunday.
7th inst. under suspicious crruni
tances, and the immediate formation
Of acluh of blacks, numbering thirty
or forty, aud which promptly pei.
formed the bloody deed for which II was
created. 40 far as tho Hcpublicnps
article refers 10 r. j.. Weber aa being ~
Mrs, Woods on SUNDAY. the 7th. tam
fontdent II Ia in error. iIl4 ndrirc.
howeyef probably reached where ho. !
~ person. feared 10 tread, md was ear
iied only too effectively by his. houch
man, Swazie. who was uniuubfe,fiV /
there Immediately before ihr murder ur /
Aronson. BE this as II may. there can
be no doubt that he killing Of Arunann /
was but The Initial part OF q deep ani |
widcepread scheme for the general |
lauEhtet Of tho whites. which had itR \
origin and inception here. in the hearts
"a some of the worst Of Mon aud which
was defeated only by The prompt and
decided measures taken hv the citizens
Pf Wilkinson aud Amtr Cotlntiea Mis-
'issipli, conioinily with the adjoining
parishes of Louisiana.
nm aycrse "a a haety expression nF
opinion In n matter Of such terrible i'm
port. Nor would ! seek unalviaolly tu
X this stigma upon these mon, bad as
hey are, but am forced to admit that
"oumstahCes are fearfully against
hem. The persistent effort TO calumni
70 our people and to misrapresrnt their
very act, SO long perseyercd in by T..
y Weber g paper his ever ready. inao-
fnt aud ostontuti,yus hfautyalnrin
|cwards our best and pures, 3si,,,, -.
Vince n disposition upon his part, I
Which. ho should not DO astonshed IL !
he people oonstrue towards hostility
vhirh might eventuate In some such
|pul nc, as tho melting tho cold blooded
murder of an innocent man, simply be
Sause he was member OF a Democratic
organization.
hut n. 4, Weber Ia by no means in
|ehted only to our people Tor the ostl-
hate that seems to be established Of
his character His brother. -. a.
Nebor. in his paper. tho Feliciaua Kc-
yubHcdu in October. 1872, speaks ~ :
kim in tho following exalted terms
IL might charge you with an endless
Yhnin III crimes" etc Again. IN n pre-
|ious number he candidiy remarks
The editor of ne Drutn Lcddcr is 9 fini
II he. first magnitude"
l., l.. Weber, in the last issue OF the
.caJer, referring to the advice. ren-
Hered him by personal friends. to seek
Ehfcty aud immunity from the Negn
|htors. in the precincts Of some moro
nnppnial cline. takes occasion to tell
Ns TINT hc shall not move. not even m
"a pitessimal part OF an inch, aud
Tlsaipna for the cause Of this his heroic
banlution taken in inc very incc ~
hformation received thnt at the mid
sour of night. yory speedily, Regulators
| kam Woodyllc would call upon hun
lind proceed t. hang, shoot ana quarter
Lie Senatorial person., That he has
soycr violated any law Of God or mnn.
lind finally closes the glorious subject
kEjth n poetiCal quotation that says
4bmeting about "ill-potton goods. Al
His Il very pretty, indeed. Wc would b.
Xhd1.Ba ad with this glowing exhibition nf
bounded innocence. but here steps IN
hat iacriidbf brother, who was never
nnwn to be out Of time. and with one OF
Is terse. opportune and characteristic
Paragraphs proceeds to confirm y. l.. In
Is eif-complacency. IN the following
sculiur style. which quote from tho
elicjana Republican of March &c, 1872
..Eyerything Mr.. Weber has got hc
hale through and by the sweat Of the
blorod mans brow. No man in this
arish has SO repeatedly and systemati-
hlly and SO sncakingly wronged them.
nd no other merchant has 80 rolent
ssly pursued them To obtain their hard
armed substance.
The obscrvant reader will detect Il dis
Eepaney between the opinion enter
lined by Il. L.. OF himself. and that
htcrtained of him by Babe" in 1872.
owever they were drawn from differ
bit standpoints.
And now. Mr.. Editor. in connection
IN the late troubles in this vicinity. /
I'M led TO n subject upon which YOU have
buched editorially in your issue Of 10th /
stant. II II the flood Of misrepre-
imitation that has been hurled upon MS
IA which has found its way TO the press
last and been laid open 10 public view.
any of these have been published in /
orthern journals that were not given
the public in the papers OF your city, s
fact they are virtually 1ust coming TO /
vht and affording our people an oppor-
nifty to observe the manner in which /
me of our officials delight to
present them. II seems from I
ese that the Executive office
Is vomited forth much interesting I
after which was not originally intend |
for the public eye, placing ut the dis.
- fba AuSnpiafpt Press AGENT /