The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-06-21
Communicated

Charles of date of Nav 9th, but gets
out only through the issue of that pa
per ef june 9th. publishes some highly
imaginative ideas as to the condition of
Cnicasieu citizens AND this much mud
died log question in general, some Of
them Indeed would reflect credit on q
Major Longbow or Baron MEM
tcLausen And we are well satisfied that
this y-iaocq If in Calcasieu at all, is
some poor creature whose subsistence
depends upon this same imagination
winch has been so freely exercised in
.oompounaing the facts and tctions
which make mp his letter.
He says thai :" this town at present
is in fever of excitement, with some
- fife and drum > bosil, which, though
strictly untrue, is rather ridiculous
than dangerous. Then he introduces
Deputy Marshal 7. =. Gainey in a
really grandiose style. in miniature-a
Jigmy acting Bonbastes. And poor
Mr. Carney comes in for the most
unkindest cut" Look Mt this. "A
tn l, determined looking stranger" who
Turns out to be one j. }. Carney,
deputy" etc. Now we have here a
very high regard for this Mr.. Gainey,
whom, though rather diiuinntire In
ttatlre, we hook upon as being good rs
he il small. and when we sr'e linn
walking Our streets with that great
club balanced upon his left hand, there
is hut one sentiment towards Mr.. Pit
kim lis we believe the marshal might
wei! huye secured for Mr.. Gainey such
position lis would not have entailed
upnu him ;he neeestity Of bearing in
both hands that grant billet Of wood.
llnt We find through life that merit
meats with just s;le,h reward from those
OF high state
We MI hope that this special core
sponieut has not FALLEN into error in
susiug that tue u IS. troops, WHO
eau,ed sitei! i" u feverof excitement Ny
ths;r ARRIVED here, hav- breu instructed
e. report to Mr.. Garuey. MS we nave the
mimos. uaboal.ded eontiien ia his
liIet knees of s1i,It and goodness Of
A4Att, and if MIR. Eidocq has stumbled
aapon u fact, it wi l.e very gratifying
10 ,our citizens. however unwittiugly
aitis lnny have occurred.
There are aboninable errols ia the
next paragraph which intiinutes that
MI. Carney and the special ,lgent. by
Frequent visits TO tue telegraph office,
eei,taiuly mean Immediate action. No,
no. not bit of that We know to the
contrary here This seanestratlor has
bacn declared more than seven weeks,
Vet not bit of immediate action has
been had since What though there
are parties here who could make oath
TINT they have made. or assisted IN
saaking. Inventories, the officials de-
clare that such thing has not been
done. and we speak sdvisedly in saying
ti,at no immediate action lis intended.
AID we wish further that we be not
understood to say that Mr. Gainey does
not visit in company with the agent, for
il is generally believed that this
Mr.. General Agent is ibrother-in-law to
the Commissioners Of the U. .. General
Land Office. and if such is the case,
who could have blamed MIR, Carney for
seeking his society at every oppor
tunity? We are too liberal to admit
of such ideas.
And Vidocq does again, in some sort,
strangely mix in small amount Of fact
in speaking of the resistance. There
has been resistance, and we will see the
extent of it. I" After about 40, 900 logs
we're seized in West Fork there oc-
CURED quite o gathering of the hardy
sons of the forest, not dreaming, in
deed .,of marshal or resistance, but for
the purpose of devising means OF re-
lisying certain poor who, as they hnew
lnnst come to want In consequence OF
stoppsge of bnainess. And while there,
deputy lnars vi went on o boom OF
floating LOGS. for what purpose is not