Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-06-15
a pe LolSiana Rress and
/ III a ping nsLofoHp in Ward 2
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racv and of more Significance thcn an
,ic;pated 1t being the first political
meeting in the parish looking to The
appointment of delegates to the parish
conycnlian at Trenholm the Din
proximo, il was considered OF moment
toseeure It's representatives,, and it was
mnae the theatpr of the trial ofstrrngth
between conventionist and anli.con-
v.n,ionist. Senator Stubbs and :. ID.
McEnerv represented the latter senti-
ment, and DR.. Sandel. II. A. Jarrett,
W. =. Renwick and Capt. Chantiss
the former.
Senator Stubs is reported TO have
been particularly severe and sarcastic
in his references 10 the "-maH country
press" and assigned its opposition to
the Legislature and its works 10 dis
appointment In not having the prlvi-
lese of printing the journals and laws
as had been done under Radical rule,
an assertion for which there was no
occasion in the debate and for which
there was no foundation in fact, afz'.
singled ont Mangham Of the Rich
land Beacon and CosgrOve OF the
Natchitochcs Niudicat0r as totally
un,rustworthy as opponents of public
sentiment. Bad temper ismore or less
a feature of stump speaking in the
United States, and we find ourselves
unable to ignore the wisdom Of the
! little boy spectator. When he returned
home his mother wanted to know
what he thought of the discussion.
"Well," sud be, IL did not know
wha, they were talking about. but |
know that Mr. s. got the worst Of it,
How do you know that Mr.. s. GO,
the worst OF it?" Because he got
mad, and just sarne as cusscd every
body not of his way of thinking
As an effort of orntOry the speakers
did themselves credit.
| After hearing all sides, the citizens
of the ward proceeded to cover theil
precinct with laurels in deciding unan
imously in favor of o constitutional
conuention. Cali it key note" oil
FIRST gun" it will be repeated al
along the line.-Ouachita Telegraph
Muy3l. -
We are perfectly astonished that {
gentleman of Senator Stubbs' infor
nation should make such an unwar
ranted assertion, when be knows full
we'll that no Democratic country pa
per in this State has ever bad th'
printing Of the journals Of the Legis
iature, and that we have always Op
posed their publication in country pa
pers. But perhaps Mr.. Stubs, "meas
uring other peoples corn by his owl
half bushel." cannot see bow it is tba
any person can be actuated by an,
other than mercenary motives.
AS to our trustworthiness in ex
pressing public sentiment, if Mr.
Stubbs will take the same trouble T.
ascertain the sentiment Of the peOrl
Of RichIand parish that be did to lear
the same fact as to the people OF Log
town, he will find them just as unan
NOUS as the latter, for If there are
half dozen men in this parish wh
are opposed to a Constitutional Cor
vention, we have been unable to fin
. them. The trouble with the gentle
man, we fear, is that We obstinatel
! persisted 10 expressing the sentimer
, of the public instead of the views (
Mr.. Stubs !; for if we are so total
un,rustworthy US opponents of publ
sentiment. why was be SO anxiou
5 that we should view this matter
the same light that be did?
We are also astonlshed that Sem
. tor Stubs should single Us out in tb
b manner, when we have been yer
;. mild in our criticisms Of the acts
= the Legislature, aud have even defel
: ded it against the Wholesale denunt
! alton Of other people. While we ba,
:, differed with him on this constitution
8 al question, we have never mentione
s him except III terms ofcommendatio
( even c6ngfutulating bis district {
securing the services If SO able
q Senator. though we could not appro'
!. of all his work as such, studuOus
II avoiding aiidsion TO our disapprov
a of his course and we did this believil
o that be was conscientious in bis view
u We are sorry 10 have ou: con6den
u 10 bis integrity shaker by bis eailil
o ours II question h without any eau
u. or reason. i'i' ! va. "'' r''.". .
y The above was ip, type last wee
but yas, crowded out Of the paper
abe Police Jury proceedings. ia,
~ Convention or No Convention