The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-07-21

chrs, though the portion of the domain Of
NatrhitorhrS taken Ly Vernon is very
S,nal and nnimrort2At. The "h:zcHiS OF
th, Western portion of Rarld"s parish
had for d lcng time been cIam"r'nG Tor a
rev parish, on tlir ground CT the neon
y.rirnro and Trouble to which they were
subjected On account OF the distance th"E
had TO travel t" and from court. IhlS
was just ground of complaint to them as
many Of them were eighty miles FROM
Alexandria, anu when summoned to court.
!, heavy loss OF time and eNprnr", was
thr result This just claim was for
I, long time denied them. The Viii" and
Democratic parties were nearly balanced
in the low lam? and wealthy portion OF the
parrish, whereas the western portion was
almost >'lGly Democratic. hrnc" he low
land Democrats could not spare their
western brethren and always opposed
any move tow ards Il new parish. Sabine
was similarly situated in regard to dlvl-
son of party strength. This was III the
good old an"-h"A.nm times. Since III"
war, the solid front which the Democracy
Of Western RapiAr> always offered to tn:
radical negro rule Of low land Ear'hr*,
made tie radical ruler> glad to &c: rid OF
the hard listed p'nrMr,ltS OF Western
Ra)i'lrS. consequently 'inIr prayer I"r a
new parish was granted in 1870. After
the tolma'lun Of tn pa.Ii>'' a"Hlr di>r'n
tented and r>t!S~ >!'illt sn'rrN"Hd IN
tn" urMtlng SrI>lr> an 'N~ tl''' people. q ut
t:t,rr wa, crN;>.,!ril,i" dissatisfaction.
j ;.uI several attempts ni:r;" t. lrS'N''
iliMyS ~ their ),rr.irn, st llNS, but III"
| 'ii>cuntrn''ll faction wa too weak I" ct
! feet anything s,'rIr,l> Some It 1A, pr"-
! motors Of di>curl moved away. others
saw thir err +, and tn" tu'nu't h'AEiv
subsidized, and the pr'p" Of N"rnnn AZ"
how as nearly united ~ those II any 9TH
rr parish. Our parish is poor it is trn',
! but MIR editor, We "lorilv in III" fact hat
Vernon is a white mans parish: AID Will
err remain so. We ayH not cursed as the
low lanl parishes are hv negro niGNlt'rs.
Out of orr 800 voters there ar" ahNit -
nryr" voters and they almost to 'nH';.
vote with their whit" nryhrre. IA t'c!
! the negroes of Vernon are quiet. Unp:r-
trntiplls citizens. and ar" really Vt we to
the country. THE distance of Vernon
from navigation will always rrt.,,i hrr
progress, may rebound to Ter auN:,n1'-r
hv causing her prnlr t. d"ir,'I more
uvou home resources. ard rs IL" saying
Goes, live at home. Our l"n'(S though as
a general thing poor. ar" >NSc"Nlhlr OF /"
hirh state Of cultivation and VIII ':N2 :
Weld remunrrativr crops ifpror'";v il" It..
and if our people could get r'l of The cot
ten mania and rails" more OF the IL Is
s,yips of life at home. our hog Hnl COW
range being good. and with nor' a1t"n-
tcntion to the raising of hogs. cattle ana
horses. and less time devoted to cotton,
our rpople mot only of Vernon bit OF the
whole STATED would DO better and live
easier
In regard to the lands of Vernon.
doubt whether there is an upland parish
in the State that claims a greater diver
>,tv of tillahl" soil than she can. And
althon-h Gas I said ahovr) her lands ar
generally poor yet there ar" some fine
bodies f very rich land on our large
creeks that are vacant government lanes
and only await th" AK ard r"w t" yici
their treasure to the patient hU>bandn'An
| ne AnarOrh NEalli' IL Il ia'H' ''''H
very fertile black lind. mos; of which
however. is taken up and under cnliva
tinn 1lammockS hnrl',n. ths' c,"rk'
afford some excellent lands that a" |!"h
and easily titled and yield rnunrrAtIv'
crops of either corn. cotton, t"''arr"
peas. POTATOES. rice or sugar cane. lht
} parish throughout is we'll supplied WI!
good water, which gn>h"s from her hill
Sides in all the glorious tN'hrranv' OF
Nature. The streams az" ahnutA"tlN sup
piled with the finest trout. perch az
other fresh water fish. atior'iiuS . mo,
ayIrrnhl, raStim' in their capture, am
Ola flavor that would tickle the pHlaf'
. Of IN r,pic;;rr. Deer are r':NtT IN SOM
nn2tionS, ani ii the game law Gees II"
prov";to I've imperative VII 500" 'r 50 a.
ryrr The parish. -,
Inpoin oihrll;',, ! t'1,nA it woAl( b.
! difficult to find Il parish i" the Stat
| where ron,f l-al:h l.:cir generally p"
: walls than in Vernon
) Yours truly,