The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-22
4 STRONG ARRANGEMENT
PEOPLE on CARDO EN MASS
'@G ASSEMBLED nEN0UNCE
:. ATTORNEY LE0NARR.
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G STATEMENTS Mt washington
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- An Investigation of his
~ Demanded.
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@ Especial to the Democrats
Y SHREVF R'0RT, Nov. 2.--At q nseDting held
by the CT Efzens Of CaGdo parish, La. the fol-
D lowing eAsoluton was adopted, in reply to
the rep sfted slGnderous reports made by
u United States District Attorney Leonard to
the Pr fsitsont and Cabinet, and that the same
be tell ayraphed to the New York Herald and
New Orleans DEMOCRAT:
secent statement, reported to have been
mac 10 by United States District Attorney
Lee aaBrd Of Louisiana, demands some notice
frc Am people Of this lCaddo) parish, because Of
tf 10 official not the personal, source of the
. Eatenent. Mr.. Leonard could say nothing
4 Ehioh we would dignity by the slightest no.
Y Eoe AS district attorney, however, his of1l-
GiGl statements made to his superiors have
y dorce and effect which made it proper that we
n should respond to them and repel tho SLAM
y diers they contain.
IA We do not consider it appropriate that at
Ill this time and in this manner the events which
A franspred during the late canvass and cleo
"a itlon in the parish Of Caddo should be referred
IN 10 in detail. nor that we should answer, item
3tYy item, the counts contained in the District
~ ARttorney's indictment against our entire pop
IA hlatiOn. We will content ourselves now with
81 THE assertion, made with all the solemnity
Ma which should characterize the declaration
IA f honorable men in reference to the
SA 9r1ous subject. that the District Attorney
" correctly reported, has made an absolutely
# Use statement in many particulars; that
3# many facts have been wilfully and knowingly
5 reverted by him SO as to create abroad on
S8 Impression precisely the reverse of that
@ Jhi0h q correct statement Of those facts
~ gould create, and hat he has so mingled with
3 10 occurrences, which have some foundation
A h Fact, his own unscrupulous insinuations
S I; conclusions, as to justify us in denounc-
@ his statement, as whole false and SLAM
#3 Il JUS.
B he conduct Of the individual and the
# cial were so intimately connected in the
BRR tduct Of the canvass in this parish that We
3 i 1t impossible to sever the two, and arr
Z 'refore not only justified but forced to hM 9
A# official responsible for all that was Jld
@ public speeches were recognized as co zone.
EN n and clothed with official authort eming
A1 appointment Of Federal offlcersf vcy, and
sp 4, election precincts seemed to be "ito attend
3 from the same authority huDan emana-
N hus not only theindiyix yot~
@ a, Netsvm, Opnlual influence Ofthe
@ N i, Uut also the sanction Of the Federal Of
we're brought to bear to arouse his polti-
8A lends and to overawe and intimidate his
@ y al opponents.
charge, and at the proper time time will
saz repaired to substantiate by sufficient and
3 5vful proof that this officer Of the law, who
w talks SO freely about outrages which have
" zen committed and arrests and prosecutions
49, hich are to follow, is responsible for every
reacn Of the public peace committed either
trrfr of hn al ion haf
vi 4 every instance he and his party friends,
A the negroes, were the aggressors, the latter
n ,eing under the influence of his teachings,
I'D which were incendiary and communistic.
u In order to make this charge good, we
y invite the most rigid scrutiny in investiga-
4 tion by 81 commission before the courts We
will show that the same spirit influenced the
0 londuct of the individual when, in 1874, Mr.
E leonard, as q White League leader, avowed
AA he doctrine that the leading Republicans
Z thould be killed before they should be allowed
W hold the offices to which they claimed to
l ave been elected, as influenced the conduct
A III the Federal official in 1873 when he ap-
bealed to the passions and pref judces of the
VI legroes and melted them to acts of violence
@ against the persons and property of their
white employers
s We are prepared to meet the issue indl~
I Bated by the District Attorney; and now, In
Nd fhe name of that justice for which the Ameri-
M can people are distinguished, we appeal to
2 Them to suspend their Judgment upon this Is
5sue until all the testimony shall be adduced.
vi We are gratticd to SEQ by the morning dis
6 patches that the Governor Of this State will
a2pEobably visit this and other portions of Lou
siana with the view of personally investi-
kating these charges. We invite this investi-
cation also, and congratulate ourselves that
Z Id this way at least we shall have the oppor-
III tnnity to make our vindication official.
r. H. LINDSEY,
1 N. GREGG,
IA DRURY LACY,
R ID. B. MARTIN,
II E.. W. FORD,
3 j. w. DUNCAN,