The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1877-11-24
LEBLANC.

his lite.
Assumption has never lad
within its limits q citizen who
has commanded and maintained
more political influence than he,
who has just departed to that
bourne whence non return. lie
had barely reached the age OF
a legal voter, when he was chosen
| Sheriff of his native Parish, which
position he abandoned on the
adoption of the constitution or
1916. when he a elected clerk
of the District Court, which office
he filed satisfactorily and honor
ably, for a number of terms, be
ing reelected again and asalu
without opposition.
He was chosen Representative
to the Legislature for one or more
terms, and was elected d delegate
to the Constitutional Convention
of 1852. by Il handsome majority,
after one Of the most hot.8 col
tested elections that ever Occtlr-
red in that Parish.
Since his retirement from thai
Office he has pursued the practice
of law, served some years as
Parish Judge, and latterly has
, been engage. in the cultiva5lch
, of sugar zane.
Judge Leblanc was social and
fond of company, in which he was
evera leading spirit, although
!, he possessed none oflhe elements
: of an Orator. -
= 1t is doubtful if he ever attemr
= ted to make what would be term
ed Il "speech," his great forte was
in his private office, in the public
halls, at the firesides of his friends
wherever he met his companion,
aud fellow citizens, when he
broughtinto action the converse
, ;lonal powersct hismind, 10y Which
u he held his friends SO closely allie(
q to him that no influence, however
powerful could entice or draw
them away.
9 The magnetic power Of hi
!, voice and social qualities whic!
+ were so potent iu his every now
= ment enabled him TO exercise i'll
mitable sway, bidding defiance t,
u, every obstacle that hi: oppO
nents dared to place in his path
:. way.
He was always an ardent De
". mocrat. aud was the acknoWleds
ed leader and champion of tina
=. party in Assumption. Althoug'
the wing party gained many
political contest, III that Paris!
e it was never bold enough to sc
rs mp a candidate ~ tLe oiliee y
re which deceased was tile occupail
in until he voluntarily retired trui
VII that position, well knowing, tina
n, 10 rouse the lion III his lair woul
b. only result in defeat, not only {
in the opposing candidate, but
Il H. the entire ticket. In fact. til
Is: whig ticket vas rarely beaten i
Assumption, except when Leb!an
k. was ii candidate and saw propt
is, to lead his political columns.
We Although an earnest Democra
'ce at all times, he was opposed t
ID secession and to the war whic
las followed that act of Louisiant
1s He endeavored to remain mel
trail during the struggle, but
- made no alliances with the en-
as my Tor lis own personal beneti
re and used the influence which L
CT possessed to tighten the burden
&c Of his fellOw-citiZens, and to pl
rs tect their families and interests
+ his friends who we're absent
the Confederate army !; and /
re, his good Offices saved more tia
'ee one citizen from being arrestt
he and imprisoned 10y the FEEDER
ITS troops when occupying the i
+: fourche country: Justice to h
he memory demands that the fa'
)m should be placed on record. tn;
lin those who had been his opponen
ey i'll many apolitlcal strife in 70
Try mer years, aud who condemne
his conrSe at the time, receive
pie the benefit of his influence,
ass fully and as efficiently as d
Try those who had ever been b
at warm aud devoted adherents.
The deceased was a man
yir warm impulses, quickly arouse
by and like all human bein - hi
IN his faults, but when time" h;
given opportunity forreflection
'er one regretted any ebullition
to passion more sincerely than /
ct, and he was ever ready to rend
)n- any honorable reparation +
'iII actions done, or words said,
is moments of excitement and ps
Oh sion. to wound the feelings
another, be he friend or foe.
he 1t was a difficult matter for al
lg, man to harbor a feeling of ang