The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-29
law AND DULA.

The false and malicious story OF an
ignorant and debased negro appointee
Of Postmaster General Key, and the
murder In East Feliciana Of q negro
named Law by another negro, have
been quite sufficient to excite the Amer
lean Republic to a frenzy Of horror and
indignation.
Let US present the facts In these two
cases.
John Dula Is an ignorant negro, or, lest
we should shock the sensibilities OF the
New York Times and the Chicago Inter-
Ocean, let US say "colored man." whom
Mr.. Key, in bis laudable labors In the
cause Of civil, service reform, has ap-
pointed postmaster Of st. Franoisvilie,
the third post&hace in Importance in the
State. Dula IAN scarcely read; during
the most prof.gate and corrupt period
OF Radical rule in Louisiana he was
made parish Judge OF West Feliciana
by. perhaps, the most wicked, brazen
and infamous rings in the South.
While parish judge he frequently ad-
m lifted his utter inoompetency and ne
was at one time indicted for perjury.
Utterly devoid Of any sense OF honor he
is, to epitomize his character, an igno-
rant, corrupt and debased negro.
If Mr.. Key were to pick up one OF
the riffraff of Northern town; TEL
low who could scarcely read and barely
scrawl his name; man stained with
perjury and who had been the tool and
accomplish Of ring OF political black
legs and corruptionists, and make him
postmaster Of that town, how does he
or the country suppose the citizens
would receive the appointment Well,
this is precisely what Mr.. Key has
done for st. Francisville In appointing
John Dula postmaster OF that town.
The citizens were certainly Disguised
and incensed. But they made no threats
OF violence as has been charged
They did, however, draw up respect
full petition to the Postmaster General
informing him Of the bad character
and incompetency of his appointee. ane
asking him to revoke the appointment
and make one more acceptable to thu
public and better qualified for thu
duties of the Office. This Is the heat
and front Of their offending.
Neither the people OF West Feliciana
nor those Of the other parishes OF tn
State, have any disposition to resort t.
violence in such cases as this. The,
have full faith In the law, and thei
material and social interests and pros
perity require that all grievances shal
be settled through the instrumentalit
OF the law. The trouble Is, the
there is a feud among the Radica
politicians, white and black, In ever
parish In the State in which there
any patronage to be divided out. I
West Feliciana the feud among thel
over the postmastership has been shar
and threatening, and there seems ne
to be doubt that any warnings Dull
NAV have received "to leave" cam
from some of the other Radicals VIII
wanted the place the Postmaster had a
signed to him. Dula's story told 10 tn
city, and which a hungry. halfinforme
and malicious press has sent whirlin
through the land, to the effect that tn
Democratic bulidozers Of West Felie
ana had run him of, is false from b
ginning to end.
So much for the Dula business.
We have before us dozen versions
the murder of the negro James La
taken from the Northern press, and
multitude Of editorial articles on Il
subject. inspired by tho spirit OF Il