The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-03-24
Special Correspondence to the Vindicator'
News from Our Friends.
PARADISE IL

PARADISE LOST,
Natchitoches, Parish Marcel, IS, II.
Mr. Editor
1,ittl. did Milton the immortal bard
think when he composed his beautiful
nopm of"Paradise lost" that it's name
woulo he applied to II town, where glar-
ing midday otfrnsrs and ontray"s tor
series of years have remained! "npun-
ished. During my rec"llection refnrm-
her the foul death OF very. Respectable
vounr man. (the noble Garzia was vie
finn ]ikcwisc) committed i'll our midst,
whose executor was never p'ins''"
caused bv Knocked trial, and in the ma
tu1u} course Of events the prr"trator
surrendered himself to his Maker, whom.
I trust has had mercy upon his poor soul
Curoyided old Nick did not int, ttrlr.} AS
often repeated outr'ges in onr midst |
have been committed until security Of
IF, became very doubtful Tcrr once
prevailed to snrh an extent when the
Nicho}sons as chirls prevailed, for their
love of the Almighty Dollar >nprrrr"r'I
their love to Almighty God; that their
deeds like tho Coco, the Bermuda and
Guinea grasses when planted INT" a com
munity produced seeds Of the same k'n"'
which Gods powerful mill shall eradicate:
for the slow process of time grlldS all
into dust, as into dust we must return.
But few nights since another ARRAY "c'
| Cured between two Young men OF color,
one was Roberts and the other Sllyy; 1t
/ se,,to"itl~l that the matter should he
to hand combat in other w0rts: f,,h4nt
regular pugiliStic way at it they start
ed at dawn, when the older Silvy creep,
in rear of his brothers opponent,
draws his knife and stabs him in the back,
causing Il deep wound from which poor
Korbcrts still lies PROSTATE. Wl'i;c an
other f. H. c. went some time since to the
African Methodist church. disturbed the
quiet and peace of its sauctum from
which he was finally onsted, and in re-
venge drew his siX-shootcr which he de-
; libcrately fired at a freedman breaking
his arm. Had he been white man how
the radical organs would have exploded
their mitrallleus"S: thrrcul"n our worthy
, minister scrnunize,( on the crimiuality
of the act when the aggresSor emhold-
ened by his pre- oltnct goes to the Cath
Ole church cap-a-pic, threatening with
pistol in hand the life Of our much bclov-
Ell pastor In rtvtrting to Silvy l would
state that he belonged to tue Campte
church, and was :m cnant de chPW" As
usual nothing was done, the offenders
: are at large and more than probable will
8 remain unpublished. We have actually
Il Il ~ rl>nr
which if tolerated, and not checked by
! an iron hand Will render this country as
!, dismal as the Hcrcynian forest of Ger
many. Oh, mysterious world! what
I shall be our ultimate end, our destiny I
D Pray tell me with regard to the SNUG
E Cling of our cotton is there no legal way
= to check it Suppose a secret police was
: appointed, the investment would yield a
G hundred fold the amount lost in cotton
for now it is carried within the tmbe ed
3 land in depot and brought out at mid
S day by wagon loads. As stolen goods arc
, cheaply had, with demi john Of whisky
y bale of cotton can be purchased il
o trade. While the negroes have commit
d ted every depreciation upon our hogs
the habit has become SO common thai
= there is no security for the pork, but tn.
old mill will grind them Wf Men bias
4 phene to such = degree that even Dan
" Rice bushes ut the beautiful expressions
Il while the very horse that l ride Stun
"a bles at each occurrence, How can ;
father bless his child when he is cursed
at: and how then can the Almight.
bless our endcavors when SO many damn
"a llims
~ We must reform not only in the civi
"a service, hut throughout our whole socia
L. system, for the colOrtd foAs are rs
, unit, viii the homogeneous Caucasian
. are AZ opposed to one another as tn
to zenith is to the na,lir. In another res
"a meet we shonld change our system q
. petit jury. by appointing respectable free
y holders, whose wisdom aud judSnrn
ID will purify tue sanctity in all crimi"a
A. and judiciary process. Their term OF OF
" flee 10 last five years, under spccia
OF salary of IS per day. As it is our pres
b. system Of melting justice is mere farce
Now to other matters, if we wish
improve the learning Of our youths, til
&c most competent professions should /
49, employed under good salari s, who ate
81 years service Shout be allowed a pei
ng sion, with the privilege of establishin
s. by public appropriation, an Academy
=, arts and sciences.
IL With regard to our local improvement
u as all outlet is desirable, we want
a. bridge to span Black Lake to connet
and facilitate its communication mo-
Ill closely with Red river: also one aero
the river at Grand EcOre, (since the O.
system of fcrry-boat has become t.
M effcte and objrctive.) When such sha
'o have been constructed, weekly comm
in nications by q line Of stage from Clio
Il. ticrvil|e (in speaking distance of the W
~ jcctcd railroad) to Couslatta, won
M prove resort Of pleasure to maj
Wa who would visit the different sections
al our parish if only transportation cou
~" he had.
in Inotice that the printing bib enat
IN. ment has reduced the printing otfici
documents to minimum. In doing
ess however the salaries from the Govern
at. to the Constable should be brought
+,,o one half. The lawyers fees and d"cto
'"o fees likewise; for we are all poor a
Thy reduced. Though our present statesm
the should not disregard the claim of
= democratic editors whose undaunt
'e- courage in their out spoken manifest
tions and at the peril Of their lives W
nh. tho victory we now enjoy. To them
=, owe an everlasting gratitude for whicl
mo bonus no matter how great is 10 rewa
nts Against the office seekers, we are in &C
,,a mon bitterly opposed, for he who see
"'o an office, as a general rule, seldom e'
1ti- succeeded at his undertakings, and b
na. can he or they properly manage pull
~, affairs after neglecting their own.
No. stead, we want experienced men v
un- held up their heads aloft beyond