The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-05
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AFFAIRS IN CALCASIEU.
THE COMMISSION NERVOUS OVER THE
IDEA OF THE PUBLICITY OF THE
LOG. WAR TESTIMONY.
The legmen VIII stand Firm. ana re-
Ject All Propositions 80 Compromise
Protest Of Land and Mil Owners and
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Especial 10 tho Democrat.

Especial to tho Democratl
LAKE CHARLES. La. May A.-The commits
sion here is very nervous over the idea Of the
testimony taken as to the log seizures becom.
ing public am satisfied that the facts in
the case will be smothered. unless the con
gressjonal committee proposed by Ack Ion
takes hold of the matter, am persistent and
firm, and the commissioners wish mo ut the
devil.
Adams ia trying to sell TO any ono who will
buy all the logs unsold .'and said to be bought
at marshas sale in one lot for a lump price
Adams believes that such n sale will mitigate
the villaines committed here.
Geary and large crowd will never yield.
Over fifty persons have signed a document,
representing more than 10000 logs. that they
never will yield to the pressure. send doc
laration and protest:
We the undersigned, land owners, log men
and saw mill owners do hereby declare that
we are no party to q certain comproIDise oh
tanned from several persons by the govern
ment agent nj. A. Garter. under pressure Of
intimidation brought upon us Our titles to
our lands have been ignored, our rivers
blockaded. our logs forcibly and illegally
seized, justice denied, and our property sold
at auction under the control OF government
officers, under the gnise of law. We do here
by protest against these expressions and IL
legal acts. We declare that we have resisted
all pressure to sign q confession of crime, of
which we are innocent, and we have deter
mined not only to resist the pressure brought
to bear upon us TO sign the so-callcd compro-
mise, but we shall endeavor TO obtain recogn-
tion of our rights and justice before the high
est tribunal of our country, and claim that
sympathy and that compensation justly due
to American citizens.
The following proved United States troops
boarding the steam tug Alert. arresting Capt.
Horne, and carrying off the boat without
warrant or process Of law; Carter's threat,
II the district authorities interfered he would
have this whole section Of country dcvas-
tated; tho blockade of the river to the hin
drance of free navigation established; private
property seized, and In defiance of all proof
OF ownership by title, detained and sold at
marshals sale.
II Is clearly established that while one class
OF the people could not obtain the release Of
their logs upon any terms, others, known as
Carter's friends could run theirs out unmo-
Tested upon the payment of 10 cents per log.
Improper propositions to government Off
GERS regarding the appraisement, and violence
ters @ 'Odse deearaan ar By way % "phS u showing his lis
power, that he was second In power In the
Department OF the Interior. 1t is distinctly
proven that Carter conspired to prevent bid
uln8 AZ Inc SAFE, that ne mlght BUY In the
logs at 5 or 10 cents each, under the promise
that he would resell privately on a slight ad-
vance, and thereby prevented anything like
competition with the evident intention of
subsequently disposing of them to his own
profit.
The incapacity on the part Of Carter to CON
duct the affairs of the Office he held; the pri-
vate sales made. and the large sums of money
received and no receipts given: the abuse of
power and oppression; the logs seized with
out writ or any legal authority, but sum-
the payment of 25 cents log; more or less
logs disposed of by Deputy Marshal Postle-
waite at private sale for one-half the price pre-
viously demanded by Carter, and sections of
river farmed out for the purpose of recovering
sunken logs on the condition OF halves.
Congressional committee can alone secure
justice. There is no reliance that there will
be report beyond what is necessary to JUS
4 tify Schurz. SEwELL.