The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-28
TuE ST. MARTIN IMBROGLI0.

Tho frequency of the disturbances
Occurring in the parish of st. Martin have
given To the inhabitants OF that portion
Of the State well established though
undersigned, reputation of lawessness.
All tho troubles that have arisen in that
unfortunate locality are the result OF the
so,,abbles over Office Of II half dozen
greedy and hungry Radical leaders ana
ofIiceholders.
When Kellogg, with the help Of Fed
eral bayopets. usurped the Guberna-
| toral chair OF Louisiana, he appointed
p. Delahoussaye, Sr., Tax Collector. ana
=. Deahoussaye. Jr.. Sheriff Tor Inc
parish of st. Martin. Both these
! officials we're renegades, and incurred
bv their exactions and prosecutions the
hatred and contempt OF all the decent
people of the parish. When they retired
| from office. in the beginning oil 1910,
| both being defaulters there was Il gene.
raj rejoicing throughout the parish. and
the nomination OF Taylor Daspit. as lax
Collector, to succeed the elder Deia.
houssaye. was favorably received by all
the taxpayers. Daspit has held the Office
since that time, and by exercising Judi-
/
linauents throughout the parish has be
come deservedly popular. But TINS
did not suit the ousted Delahoussaye.
his predecessor. He wanted the Office
back into his family, and failing in that.
he finally succeeded, by some OF the
many devices so familiar to Radical
wire-pullers, in having Numa Bienvenu,
u man of his choice. and his pal, APP
pointed to supersede Daspit The man,
Ia ,.,,, nj "A
able to read and write, ana
totally unfit for the important po-
sition assigned to him, but that
matters but little, il rnmor says the
truth and rumors say thatO. Delahous-
save. Jr., already holds Bienvenue's
general power of attorney, aud is In
reality the Tax Collector. When the
senior Deahoussaye held the tax col
lectorship, he used it as a means OF
vengeance against his enemies, fancied
or real. and in many instances doubled
and trcbled the assessments OF his vic
tins. He also attempted to levy u tax.
in the shape of a license, on the dltch
diggors. washerwOmen, etc, working
within the corporate limits DIST. Martin
Vile. These and many other exactions,
equally odious, have brought upon him
aud his confederatcs the universal exc
Grafton oftbe parish. The appointment
Of Bievcnue, u mere tool In his hands, was
under such circumstances received with
CONSERVATION, and the subsequent con
duet Of these men has not been such as
TO inspire confidence. Without taking
: time to qualify for the office, they have
cndeavored to obtain possession OF the
same by demanding from the actual in
cumbent the books and papers belong
ing thereto. This move was met with u
positive rebuff, Daspt showing IN
structions from the Auditor ordering
him to return to the Auditors Office the
blanks furnished by that Office, and to
turn over the other books of the Office
to the Parish Recorder. Failing in their
first plan the next move was to procure
the arrest OF DaSpt, and 1t was Tor not
having acted with due diligence, in then
estimation, that Mr. Baptiste Comeaux,
the Sheriff, incurred the wrath OF the
Delahoussayes and VeaZeys, as related
in Yesterdays issue. Had Comeaux, by
sign or gesture, showed any intention to
I resent the insults heaped upon him, he
would most certainly have been muir
} dered, and another member OF the
ring would have been provided with
an office. But Comeaux baffled their
!, plans. as we stated yesterday, and
the Uerv energetic resolutions passed
by the citizens indorsing him and
warning the aggresSOrs that pa
| thence was at an end and will certainly
cause these of1ice-seeking gentry to
! pause and reflect.
Aside from the many reasons the peO-
!, pie Of ST. Martin have for not accepting
| Bienvenu as collector, is the following
one, to which we call the attention OF
the Auditor Bienvenu has furnished
bonds to the amount Of $4,000, giving, as
security for that amount, parties
: assessed as follows, viz: Martial Bien-
venu, s44OO; 0. Delahoussaye, ST.,
$500; Charles Gueriniere, $410O; Oil
vier Il Gueriniere, $500, amounting IN
all to SIT 400; but the mortgage records
show this property to be encountered
with mortgages, as follows: Martial
Bienvenu, $147O; Charles Gueriniere
$l6,712 SO; o. Delahoussaye, ST.,
$9S 6Si so.
l All the securities having mortgages
, on their property above their aSSesSe 9
value, save Mr.. Bienvenu, the so-calleC
1000 bond is in reality reduced tt
$4,000, and it is the plain duty of tbs
Auditor to exact new and additions.
security before the man Bienvenn is
t allowed to proceed with the collection
of taxes as too many precautions can
! not be taken to prevent the funds Of The
| parish from falling into the hands Of
| 0. DelahOussayS, Jr., who has already
} swindled the school fund out of three
; thousand dollars. Before closing We
I will state that we have in our possession
proof of all we have advanced in thi!
1 notice.
e For the first time in his life Brigham
: Young has discovered a weakness il
], polygamy. The other day thirteen o
5 his wives gave each different version
s Of the same event of which each hat