Richland beacon., 1876-10-28
MoNHos. La, sept. 70, 1876.
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made, it would seem to be only far tina; /
should inform you wherein you have done 7
me injustice, and that should give you my
authority ior making the charge.
| have no objection 10 taxing this course
now. and would have done 50 IN the frs. ia.
stance, but upon reflection, though, tia! 1t
would be proper for me TO ascertain from yoa
whether you used the language Of which
complain. Since you take different view OF
the matter, will pr.ceed as you suggest.
lst-My informant and aulhcriiy Is John H.
DmLgravc Esq, of Monroe, La.
~ Mr.. DuESrave says that on Sunday
night, September II, 1876, you mad, the i,i>
Iowiug sta,emen, to him an others, who had
then met yun on your invitations sent TO them
that night, to-wt:
lsr Tha, Captain Farmer in his speech at
Floyd, louisiana, arraI4ned the Republican
party for being parry oI thieves and piun
derers; that Leonard supported that party,
and thai birds of a feather tipcked together
complain that you did me injustice III say
my tnat arra.ned the RcpubIcau parry for
being pauy Of thicreS aud pln,i6erc's.
deny that did o. But | dad say that yol Leo
nard) had denounced the Repuhhcau party OF
Louisiana a. "IhiersS and GdrcniurGS, ia
your letter to Gov. john NcEnery, dated
Cumberland, Nd, Sept -, 1871. WIS at
The time conmentlng on AMI crltclslng yoaT
McEuery le'ter, as | claimed had fcircI
rIgni 10 do uuder our agreement.
You had the opening a. FIoyd aud you read
the -'.cinery letter yourself, claiming that
you were entitled To credit aud praise Ton
wrI,IEg tliat letter instead of ceusure. luu
stated further that yOn did not accept the ap-
: puiutnenl from W. z Kellogg To tue C:ice OF
District Attorney. Thirteenth District uuiIi
the Wheeler COMPROMISE bad been accepted
ami uutI The L"glsTature had passed the rceo-
/ iuli,n confirming that CUmpTUmI>e.
! You argued Thai the " Nhecter COMPROMISE
/ having settled keliogg's status, you acted
consistently and properly in accepting lhr
! appointment tiUni GIm.
| la my revIy, | Vas endeavoring to show
| the error ari im,onsi>trncy OF your course.
! Ia dong rhi>. read the McEnerv Irt'er
! sculeuce by sentence, commenting on each
cIause a. proceeded. | read the following
! from that letter
But all tins furnishes no reason why |
! LeouarG) should count-uauce those pIOjeSsst
ReputltcaRS. rhom 1 (Leouar,) Jt,tsre 10 te
THIEVES and ADVENTURES, as against men
whom | know To he honest and patriotic.
Then IN commenting, (tarm-r) SAID !:
Here. Mr. T.. Leonard Is referring 10 kel-
Iosg and the Republlran parry ot Louisiana.
. tie driIbyrsIrly charges the Republican party,
m tins letter, wrItea for publication, will
briny there's ant G"rsG,KTsTS.
Yet n- l. the holder oi an sppoln;nrn' from
keIin,s, their head IN this STATE, and i the
candIoar. sui supporter OF tina, party, whom
Es deuUGures rs thieves aud Gdge,.tiaTcrs
. .f a t..t,l.r n Ok rsupfhpr
At rhls >Id-e of NY speech yon ImtcrruI ted
me-. directing that thes. words, birds OF a
feather flock together, III the connection a,
u-ed by me, were ,tiru,lyey prr,uual or IN
sn,rirs auL not in scco.d.nce with our agrees
meni, and then Immediately re,ractei them.
The above is the substance of what | Far
mer) said | ltarmrr) dIl not say that the
Republican parry WAS part. of hiereS aud
plunGersrs; but (FarmcD said that you
(Leou,rd) charged TIL Republican party oi
Louisiana " Itl being thteres aud adreaiarcrs
in YOUR McEnery letter | will further sal
that II was mn o>,ib!e that should have pr"
nounced that parry to be composed of thiers'
a.d plundesrS, because do not think that !
j. and have never thought so | an person
ally acquainted with many Republicans wh'
are neither thieves nor uluudrrer.. aud know
]
that uarty with whom | sm rot personally
acquainted 1t would be strange indeed /
the great Republican party OF the Unte'
Sta e. va. composed of thieves and piunder
eTs, and strange indeed that should say I
r was. Ii you So understood my language
I which can hardly think p ,ssibe, you entire
ly mlscnnsrued II.
, I'd. Mr.. Dinkgrave says that you G.. l.
r Leonarc) said That Capt. Farmers speed
exceeded III violence Governor McEuery
, recently reported Monroe speech. 1his il
very serious charge for you 10 have mad
against me, if You did so. Gov. McFnrr
. has denied using the language which vi
, Alfred Bourgcs and Mr.. A. Dumont, Chai
man of the Republican State Central Cam
d, paIgn Committee have "Trported' that he usr
: IN bis Nonrue speech Bat he was recent
reported by them TO have said:
: "rhat he would kill Packard if he had til
power, and that il is lucky for him that h
had no such power. Bun he on. ht TO
killed. aud If some one could pui bullet lu'
him (pointng with his right hand To h
unip,e) 1. would be a blessing to tins Stst
He often launched forth IN terrible dIatrit
against the carpel>baggerS and s'siawag
y stating that IN his opinion they ought to |
e Ai,led or run oil; and added, If II were ~
d for the Infamous general Government und
70 which we live, il would be done
u deny that | made the slightest referenc
"a to violence or assassination, or used any lar
IL guage winch could be construed in he rem
IT test degree to favor IL.
e mad. no iniimaton in that direction, al
e such an lGes has never enteied NV head.
Neither did | abuse carpet hacpeTs al
10 "scalawag,, nor use those words AT all, Al
X have not done 20 IN any speech. ! he on
e. possible charge OF being violent w!:rch y,
r. could have had any foundation for maxim
nj was 10 accuse me OF being violent towar
ur your pohtlrai course ia my comments on yo
d McErery letter and on your acceptance
1i office under heiiosg
~ You have thought that those commcr
- were personally insulting. do not 80 tim
bu, regard them as strictly ponUcal, q
ouDoseH 10 vioence, Intimidation or assa>
nation as strongly as any man can be, a
eouauy opposed To- the indi,crImiuare abl
of political opponents. | complain thar J
:. have given tho Republrcan leaders of
~ parish of Ou9chita TO understand that tav
ed all OF these in my speech a, Floyd
Sd. Mr.. Dinkgrave sai1 that you ~.
Leonard) sald That several of his Lee
ards) Democratic clients in Floyd wen
Capt. Farmer, after the speaking and ren,
s,rated with him, teliiGs him that ;
ed speeches would never do.
,ou | do not. of course, know how many De-
yer cratic clients" you had in Floyd. but
Nv know veTv well that no person rhosoereT M
any rcnons'rancc 20 mr whatever or told