The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-11-10
[COnl.nulicat, q I
communicate ~
MANY, SABINE PARISH, la, !
Nov. 1T H. lI77.

Editor Indicator:
| am uudcr the necessity Of troubling
You again with publishing in your pa
per Il reply to another letter from this
parish, in viii Il the writer in moSt
scurrillOUS manner attacks NE and Others
by name, and yet conrr&!> his owl name.
tie fights from behind Il bush, and while
it is 10 evidence of fairness or courage,
or caudor or chivalry, it is, | admit.
SOME evidence of discretion in not VEN
turing to show his face in connection
with such a medley of gross tal>rhoolS,
injustice and maliyuity. In my preyi-
Gus letter, think | sufficiently traced
and verified the character. as well as the
purposes and motives OF this Scrihblcr in
his Examinations against the Treasurer
and P"irr Jury OF this parish. lIr
Seems however,, to stick to his vocation,
and in second f;'rr"go OF equally us
had rhetoric and worse logic, pitches in
to the TREASURER particularly. and the
Police jury generality, about the regis
ttaton OF claims, Jurisdiction Of Counts,
collection of revenues, and parish scrip
of 1-7G 4 II, which is all tantarona,le
Of concrit, and hlustrr, fuss and :vatL
crs. He wiIiu1ly prrvcI;s the action of
the Police jury in regard t" the claims
Of Peter Manson as Supervisor, and the
Clerks of Registration, and hiyylc> about
certain exceptions to their reg StratIon,
and pleas to the jurisdiction of the
Court as the ground Of opposition to
those claims, which he knows to he false
and untrue. The issue relied upon by
the Police Jury was the levy and colicc-
ton of a special tax in currency to pay
those debts, which they successfully re-
sisted, and was Sustained by the law and
the Courts And now, ahnut the rcvc-
n,cs, &c. The Police jury instructed
the Tux collector to receive in payment
for back taxes, the parish Scri p Of those
years in which said taxes were due, and
made no exception for the receiving Of
the scrip for the taxes of l~I6. And
under the late act of the Legislature Of
the State, it was required that the rrvt-
nucS Of each year >honId be devoted to
the expenses Of that year and the taxes
of 1876, being mani!rstly the revenues
of 1877, would, III point of law, make
tho parish scrip of lo17 receivable for
the parish taxes of 1875. Bat What i'll
furious effect in point OF fact has this
slight and insignificant mistake Of the
Police jury had upon the finances and
real interests of the parish. The scrip
of 1876 is us valid aud legitimate as
that of 1>77, and besides the amount in
circulation for that year did not cover
half the taxes to be collected, and with
the remainder of the revenues of that
year could have betrayed tie expenses
of 1877 rs contemplated by law. But
after the scrip Of 1876 is all taken up to
about the sum Of Sjoooo, tn" Police Ju-
ry is asked to revoke the order for re-
ctiving the scrip of lS7C, whicl. would
have no other effect tliau to iniurc those
who had, in good faith, obtained said
scrip at IN advanced price, Will, whicl,
to pay their parish taxes OF that year.
Under the order and policy Of the Po-
lice Jury, the reminder Of the taxes Of
1876, after the collection Of the scrip of
that year, would necessarily be devoted
to the expenses of 1877. And now it is
manifest that all this twaddlt and scar
die about the Treasurer and his being
| gal adviser &c., Of the Police Jury,
aud about the dishonesty and stupidity
OF that Honorable Police Jury. is clap
trap and vulgarity, and his big Brlllo-
ling threats of holding them up TO pab
lie tNecraton, reminds ne of the fate IF
the poor lrishman, who, in his great
zeal to kill the eel with the handle Of his
scythc, cut off his own head. Besides,
the base falschoods and pcrverSions of
this fictitious writer, he indul grs in
some personal spleen about my religious,
as we'll as legal profession, and the source
of this opposition being so familiar to ME
from scandal mongers and SCOTS, and
whi>kry guzzlrrs, that | esteem it, in
deed, il compliment instead of reflec-
ton. lie complains of the number f
little Offices bestowed upon me. have
never sought one. which is universally
known, and mike this writer, do not
seek and banker for the spoils of office.
This surnisc!, that this lannon's Pro
Bono Puhlico has been extensively iden-
titled with offices and public matters
generally in this parish, to his own pri-
vate advantage, and the great detrimcnt
of the public good, and his cry Of mo-
nopoly of Offices is most d"leful to him
and his friends. as they have forfeited
their claims with all honest people, aud
their occupation for holding office is for
ever gone. And now having disposed
this answer in great haste for tho return
mail for publication in your next paper,
must express my regret for tue intru-
sion of these personal matters before the
public through your paper, and trust
that the trmcuicnt aud unjustitiable
in viii h this attack was made
upon my character and others, will be a
sufficient excuse and apology tor my
course in this unpleasant controversy.
Respectfully, E. +. PRESLEY.