The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-07-19
Calcasfeu Heard From.
IN. 0. Pic,.yune.1 ]

Ms. EDIToR--We appeal to you
and through you to all good aud
wise persous to inform US what We
log men are to do? Our logs have
been seized and held by II United
States Marshal since the l2'h day
# My. Oar business completely $
tied up. Nothing to do; nothing
to eat. Now we ask what does the
Government propose to Ito with US
aud with onr property? What
does the Government want? Does
it want Ill We have, Including all
it has sold to us, (and of course
been paid her own price for,) re-
oardless cf the suffrrings OF our
families ? Ii 40, let her speak out
and we are ready to surrender
~ ry' hing, without war, for We
nave not yet forgotten the effects
"f II war where there we're more
than Cnlcasieu log men concerned.
As soon as We learned that our
logs we're seized We had u meeting
to consult as to how best, if at all,
he threatened paralysis could be
averted. We were Induced by the
representations of Mr.. Govern
ment Agent t" believe that the
whole mstter was open to com
promise ; and after many confer.
rnces with this austere individual
and several propositions, made
without avail, we became disgust
I'd and discouraged, aud were
fually Informed that no PROPOSE
ion for settlement would be con.
-idered or recommended by him
hat w"n'd incinde Mr.. A. j. Per
ains! ! feel safe in making ,sser-
ion Of this, although / was moi
present when Mr.. Government
Agent made this remark.
Now. Mr. Editor, and bumanit.
in general. inclu'iing the Govern.
m.nt, satisfy us on two points
F,ts,, WAS Mr. Government Agent
sent or brought bere to persecutt
Mr.. A. J. Perkins? Is that bis Pc
cu lar business here AS u special
ng-ut? And, second, If he h"s
been sent or enticed here for this
purpose, why should. he fasten
np"n four ffths oi the timber in
erests iu this parish ? Why should
iuur.fiths or mere Of our citizens
DE sui j"ctrd to arrogant and harsh
Treatment IN order to punish M
4. j. Perkins Why should Mr..
z. b. obnoxious Ut all to the Gov.
rnnent or it's agents, seeing that
'"r is merely M innocent purchaser
pf every log Le holds I? But IT Mr.. |
P. has become obnnxi"us to thr
government "r its agent, and fonr
;if'hs "f the mill and ! & men are
t.s suffer in c"nsequ-Dce, wherefore
j. the remaining one-fifth to pass
,col free with their property?
Iu order to IF, ct an adjustment
i our troubles We "ifrrtd to tax
very log we had, without consid-
ration of the GnvernInt Mt titles
We hold, because We then belle we'd
bis agent had come for money
We sill feel assured that he did |
%, hut he Was so greedy that he
lid not know how to open himself
q the propIe. He reported them
HE people here) rs being grossly
gn"raDt, yet .eemt d to know there
,nd been sufficient intelligence tn
ndge one agent and notwith-
taDding his report he has learned
hat he can not presume too fa'
'pnn our ignorance. And in the
ancor of disappointment he treats
IS with hrartless tyranny, trying
. crush out every energy of our
'eopIe.
But We are tired of hearing of
liz Improbable plausibiIities We
ave no confidence in anything
onipg from him we have proved
i'm We desire now that higher
utIorities slioald speak in this
,attsr and he heard from that
.e President himself would not
erogate from his dignity or duty
I, take official and personal notice
the great wrong, bring inflicted
poD us by or through this malig-
ant person, under color of spe
ial agency. We have District
,,dge, Hon. Geo. W. Hudspeth,