Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-12-15

'TCO larceny all over the Stale, 0n(
left the people to the protection q
no law but lynch law. The writer
could not ignore these enormities
for he manifestIy had read What
~" probably never took i've trouble
to 10 K at-the reports made &c
Congress by Mes-rs. Potter. Eos
ter, Wheeler, Phelps ard Others
which es'ablish the iacts incontes
tiblS. 1t was Gin and shame 10
make you express admiration and
respect Cor these unmitigated
scamps. and, facile as you are, ]
wonder that you submitted to it.
They might have spared you this
degradation. Was it not enough
for yon to have sad thai tho ras-
cality Of the Returning Board was
the exercise of a wise diSc' elton ?"
Yoo. or somebody 70, you. have
undertaken to repeat the amazing
argument that the Re urning Boa d
and the Electoral; Commission were
right in disregarding the popular
vote and setting aside the election
in Louisiana Gree, full, and fair
though it was). because numerr us
murders had been committed in the
State duri" e the period Of Garnet.
bag rule. 1t was alleged that these
murders had been going on steadily
Tor Yeas at the awful average Of
about four every day and though
the perpetrators Of them were well
known. the public authorities had
not taken measures 10 punish a sin.
gle one. Nobody was hung or tried
or even arrested. l did 10, believe
this story. 1t was d.rio on good
and supported by no
credible evidence. But I Insisted
mat, II it was true, the people wer
light in turning out officers who !
suffered snch STATE of things TO
Exist, and elccting others who would
project lite by faithful exception
u the laws. l, did seem to me like :
new species Of moral insanity 20 +
~ that the law-abiding and hon ,
At c't'ze'. 8 Of the State should b. +
'sira ochised because they had cast
heir votes against officers w.,o be- c
des being public o undercrs had e
'ken away all security for life by S
crm'tt'ng 1000 murders in thra. q
ears to go entirely IN, u1:shcd. ~
Opou this you assert, or at least "
gu your name to an assertion and v
lb'lsh il in a magazine as yours. p
at admitted tho Preparation Of
e murders referred to; that I JUS II
leo them. alleging that the State 4;
vernzaea1 avQs too aDeak to punish ~
prevent them. This represents III
as the most inhumsn monster OF
the earth. A man who would &c
't'fy the unprov iked assassna ion 1St,
4ooO peaceable and HELPLESS per- ho
IS, Including women and children. "a
me mere ground that tie gov. :"
'ment was unable to prevent il gl'
uid not hesitate to comm; lnur- pr
himself whenever he could do de,
with impunity. This odicus m
rye IS pressed upon me explicitly 49,,
repeated in many 70, ms through pu,
eral pages OF violent denurcla-
i Now, mark my an-we, well ant
man who wore this part OF the ing
c'e which passes as yours ia ind
2 'mposter. Every opinion ~
!!ght and sentiment EXPIRE scd by .: e
Is precisely the reverse of wha, be 'a''
utes TO me. l pronourced tie was
' OF the TOUR thousand murders mel
did then, and do still BE- law
II TO bc-a sheer fabrica ton vo,
up to order for rarti>an purpo-
30 far from justifying those Il
1ers, | declared that if suci, TACT
ages had real y been committed com
;arpet-bag authorities of the to
had made themselves inia- hoo,
ny their failure to punish 49,.
Furthermore, l averred j, oo''
matter of fact. and showsd :, ton
cohciusively % be true, 1ha, sam'
'ta'e government was AIMED to ;
physical power amply suf1ic eigh
o enforce the law, preserve of ~
eace AID protect life. Al this u III
J, not in doubtful or obscure oers
age, but 8, plainly that no co o
with intelligence one degree decls
:, 'aat OF an idiot could misun> site,
direct, straightforward men, s,a,
OF this effort to daiame me is ''1' t
~ Wonderful. / Speak Sob IL
nd without passion when | very
lat think there is uothing over
=, o ~ fecoId. NO reader will with
i,bont - mre I'LL. LIE ,a gr'ssne.s plaus
or.,, ooE q mpOt