West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-01-27

fostering and increasing it by its
peculiar treatment every day of its
existence.
In the state of public feeling
about this government sucl. course
would have only provoked resist
ance, and have raised the charge ol
rebellion.
In no sense politicians, nor des-
iring to mix ourselves with poIiti-
cal affairs, and having very various
opinions about political matters,
since we have been pub!icIy charged
with direIictson in duty by the at
torneys of the existing government,
and our silence misreprescnted, and
we are compelled in self-respect
to speak, and we do so by this ex-
planation. and by adopting as a
general fair settiag~torth of the
causes of exceptional crime in Lou-
isiana, the paper herewith, signed
by many worthy and we'll known
citizens.
We desire further to add, that
until we have a government which
will not find it necessasy to its ex-
istence to poison the minds of an
ignorant race, suddenly loaded
with the burden Of political respon~
sibility, and to foster in their dark
eued minds suspicious aud hatred,
we, and the good people OF this
State: are almost shut out from any
approach toward educating them in
religion, learning, industry or
morals, and must sadly look upon
them daily deseriorating, their chill
dren growing up in ignorance, and
the race relapsing into barbarism,
while made the dtspised tools of
political schemers and Adventures,
who having so treated them, are
not, az we are, compelled to live
with them and experience the con-
sequence Of such disastrous policy.
One~half Of my congregation is
colored. We give them the very
best possible advice. Left to them~
selves they listen to US; but corrupt
politicians do all the evil that oc-
ours among them. They will be
good when free from their influence.
G. Raymond, Vicar General of the Do
cese Of New Orleans, and pastor cf st.
Mary.
Hugh Miller Thompson, Rector of Trim
ity Church.
Thomas Hesli:l, Paster Of st. EiichaeFs
Church New Orleans.
3. NJ. Palmer Pastor OF First Prcsbyte-
rian Church, New Orleans
c. Down, Rector st. Joscph's Church,
Tensas parish.
Linus Parker. Editor New Orleans
Christian Advocate, and Presiding Elder
New Orleans Drtrict, N. E. Church,
South.
Robert j. Harp, Publisher of Christian
Advocate.
J. c. Keener, Bishop NJ. L. Church,
South, Good as far as it goes
Lewis A. Reed, Missionary Lafourchc.
La,
Joseph II. NJ. Chumacciroz, Minister
Hebrew Congregation Of the Dispersed of
Judah.
John f. Girault, Rector Of St. Anna's
Chapel.
Ed. Fontaine, Rector Mount Clivct
Church Algiers.
Robert S. Stuart, Missionary, Tangipa-
hoa parish.
George r. Upton, in charge of st.
Georges Church.
Henry HarcoHrt Waters, Rector OF St.
Pauls Church. New Orleans.
Aug. J. Tardy, Rector of st. Johns
Church.
James. K. Gutheim, Rabbi of Temple
Sinai.
Melville NJ. Moore, Minister in charge
Trinity Chapel.
Il. @. Mallara, Pastor ofPrytania street
Presbyterian Church, New Orleaus
Declaring before God, that myself and
my priests, took all possible means so
give good advice to the freedmen and
maintain union between all our fellow
citizens, we protest against all the SLAM
ders published against us by corrupt |
and corrupting press.
IN. J. Pcrche, Archbishop of New Orleans. |
p. G. Allen, Pastor of st. Patrick's.
G. p. Rouxol, First Vicar of st. Louis
Cathedral.