The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-12-01
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MANY, SABINE PARISH, La,

Nov. 2G, leT.
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DEAR SlR-1n my absence Of about
two weeks, attending TIC District Court
in the parish of Vernon, l lost sight in
the meantime Of Your Correspondent
from this parish. On my return, in look
ing at Your paper find that he has con-
timed hutting away at me with rs much
ol'luracy and lwrS>trnry as did the rain
at the maui. With your permission, l
desire now at this first opportunity to
notice the philippics Of this mysterious
Don Quixotc against Inc during my all
Senct.
Having failed most siynally to make
good his charges against the Treasurer
and Police Jury of this parish, and seeing
that his prrvcr>iolIs and gross falschoods
We're SO fully exposed that he now takes
the back track, and denies charging the
Police Jury with dishonesty, stupidity
! and Ignorance 'Angrls and minister's
Of grace defend us.' After making these
very charges, ~ his letters will show, he.
sides rrctcrrng the most obScencc and
approhous rpithct> to those gentlemen,
and finding that he has been rttutrd and
rxpo>td in his pertidy, stands up now
and pleads not guilty. This conduct re-
>rmhIrs tlM Brrprntinc course of the
reptile which wired in and wired ont
and left the people still in doubt, whrth-
cr the snake that made the track was
going in or coming back. The admis-
stems in his owl, letter convcts him, not
only Of the most glariug Inconsistencies,
but brtraySa most lamrntablr Ignorance
of the law upon the subject of the Su-
wrvisors claim, and the action of
the Police Jury in regard to that
claim. and the Judgment of the
Court upon the same. lie seems not to
understand that a change of Judgment
upon an appeal amounts to reversal in
law, and that the Police Jury was by
law prohibited from paying any debts Of
former years, except with the revenues of
those years in which the debt was con-
tracted, and under this law they conld
pay only with the revenues of that year,
Of 1876, which they did not have, and
therefore could not pay the Supervisors
claim, even with fifty cents on the dollar,
or any other amount. lie also involves
himself in an ineXtricable MIDDLE by
c"ntounding pleas Of exceptions with
the issues OF defence upon the merits Of
the can>', and prates ahout jurisdiction,
registration and prescription, as the only
nicans OF dcicncc, which had nothing to
do with the real issue in this ease, the
levy aud collection of Il special tax in
currency. | repeat again that the Po-
lice Jury Was fully sustained ly the law
and the Courts upon the y hjrct of this
celebrated claim. | am asked to explain
what additional Antirs have been IT,
quirrd Of the Treasurer Under the late
revenue bill it is made the duty of the
Parish Treasurer to keep book in
which he shall tr;l,,sclibt from the tax
collectors book the names of the taxpay-
erS, and the amount Of their State and
Parish taxes, and make quarterly returns
OF the sam. t" the State Auditor The
Ponce Jhry was not aware Of this law
ut the time that they reduced the fees of
the Treasurer, hut Immediately upon in
formation of the fact they unanimously
agreed for the commissions to remain as
they We're previously y. Besides, the Trea
SHrer was required to provide the stats
tics of the financial affairs of the Parish,
and prepare the report for the President
of the Police Jury to the Auditor of
Public Accounts as required under the
Revenue Act. He again bctrays his iy-
norancc of the law in regard to the du-
ties Of the Police Jury in the appoint.
mcnt of Parish Attorneys. This law is
imperative, and under our system of
criminal law, a Parish Attorney is int(is-
pensab|e TO its enforcement. and | pre-
su'ue there is not a Parish in the State
but what has complied with the law in
the appointment of n Parish Attorney.
l think have now Clearly shown TINT
the Police Jury have perfectly comp led
with the law in all respects. and stand
fully vin'licated against the rrproacles
and COLONIZATION Of this ~rtit|im'> and
fictitious writer. l claim that have
fully described the character and status
of this writer in my former letters which
he does not even deny, but endeavors to
crininate me in the same line of con-
duet with that of himself and his ASSOC
ciates to which am positively .lemure,
as never was degraded to this extent
He alludes to my habits of over thirty
years ago. which he cxagerates in most
reckless manner. | can safely say that
in my drinking days l never sought to
stab and Islander the character of others
by falls" means nnder fictitious names
Never 'lesccratcd the callsc of God and
of religion by preaching bur|esque ser
mons III drunken rrvcls, never was flap
doodle in the interests Of other men with |
rings AMI cIiqucs around the corners and
ces>W OILS OF corruption, never was jerry
my Dldler in the private affairs of other
people, and cannot tllrrrf"re be identi-
fed with Pro Bono Publico, or his assoc
ciates and ex-dignitarieE either in the
past or the present. | utterly detcst all
such conduct and car bave no sympathy
or utilization with such characters, and
am ready and willing at all times to
meet any attack which their combined
malice may suggest against my cbarac-
ter.
again express my regret i'll placing
before the public these disagreeable per-
sonal matters, bnt the course which I
have pursued being necessary to the de-
fence of my character, trust the blame
will not attach to NE.
Respectfully Yours, &C.,
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