The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-25
ssrHE WORLD rs GOVERNED TOO MUCH
GRANT PARISH.
Sept. %, 1881

GRANT PARISH.
Sept. %, 1881
We get the above heading from your
paper, and probably you know if it is
,r not. We are not competent to de.
Tide, but are perfectly confident that
B" assumes full share of it when lie
claims for Rapides the right to debar
boats the passage of the river. The
Parish of st. James would undoulted
" have the same right over the Miss
issippi. We will have to wait long
time before we hear Of them trying it
On. From the large amount of hear.
say and the small proportion of facts
to get off his comments on, We could
almost believe that "B" was an an
cient maiden lady. "B" has some
thing to say about our paucity of in
tellect in connection with the boy who
whistled at one Of bis funerals. We
can inform "B" that it does not require
any intellect. Instinct teaches us to
repell the malicious filings he makes at
every person who did not trim his ac-
lions to suit his particular notions. In
every article from bin since the last
trip Of the Bonnie Lee it has been gla-
ringly insinuated that the officers aud
owners of that boat, and all that were
presumed to have anything to do with
lie !, were so depraved and anxious to
make some money, that for fifty cents
or dollar they would carry death and
iesoIation into every house. When he
mentions the landing opposite Cotils
Landing, he clearly designated mine.
As to myself individually, his insinua-
tons are as false Is they are mali
cious. / had DO moro to do with the
landing Of the Bonnie Lee than the
man in the moon-she had nothing for
me. A for myself and family We are
as liable to take the fever ~ any one
in the valley of Red River. My labor
ers' quarters are crowded with at least
one hundred and fifty blacks, mostly
cotton pickers. The fever among them
at this season of the year, and whilst
the crop is exposed in the Geld, would
be my financial ruin. That have ev-
cry inducement, socially and financial
", to take every reasonable precaution
to keep away pestilence, and ont of
the death and desolation seed sowing
business, is evident to the most unrea-
souing boy that ever got musical at a
funeral. Just as intelligent, just as
honest, just as we'll educated and just
as intolerant BIS we're tew years ago
engaged In hanging their neighbors for
witchcraft. Az to any individual want,
we have plenty Of that standing want
of all Southern agriculturists- hog and
hominy-to last tho year out; did not
claim to have any use for the Bonnie
Lee in the starvation limo, so nicely
told in the letter Of Captain Aiken
have had our supplies ever since the
squirt of the Assumption. Here let me
mention, as "B" informs us that the
yellow fever has unfortunately made
its appearance in Vernon Parish, that
the tramp did not start ont from the
landing here the Bonnie Lee did no,
put off any person, and the shovels
spades, kegs Of nails and barrels o.
pork pot out by tho boat, only left here
yesterday. And whilst mentioning til,
5000, 900 of prohibitionists ip Mobile
Galveston, ETC., who agree with him
he should have credited Us with thu
few hundred in Boston, New York
Philadelphia, St. Louis and other larg.
cities that are weekly and daily receiv.
ing cotton and other products from
New Orleans under reasonable quaran
tine restrictions. It is possible alse
that Mobile and Galveston have com
mercial interest that clashes with New
Orleans.
We have done with 3D." and will
quietly take all he has to say, and reat
all his alarm articles, hoping he vii
have no real distress in your midst te
chronicle.
/ Now, Mr.. Editor, as We learn from
your paper that Alexandria is ubout t,
start trade with St. Louis via Shreve
port, We propose one question: How
much longer. time will it require TO
yellow fever seeds to sprout in a sacl
of coffee from New Orleans via st
Louis and Shreveport than in one di
rect from New Orleans
| Respectfully,
! THOs. K. SMITH.
| CorILE, La, I
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