Louisiana capitolian., 1879-07-12

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had hardly time to assume an erect
position when a person introduced
himself, without ceremony into the
apartment, and approaching the presi-
dent, with a fawning manner, he
preferred the salutations of the day.
Mr.. Adams pointed to q chair, and
the visitor displacing one of the per
pendicular seats from the row, seated
himself.
We will not attempt to describe
this man; for several years he had
been in, the service of Mr.. Adams, and
since the beginning of his administra-
ton he had been employed in report
ing every word ahd action, that re-
flected upon the president or any OF
his adherents. This was the spy
Uriah Drum, and from his early visit
this morning, we may infer that he
had business of Importance to com
municate, however, he only fdgeted
about shifting his position on the un.
comfortable seat; in fact, he seemed tt
be feeling the pulse Of his patrons hu'
NOR Mr.. Adams waited moment
as if unwilling to open the converse
tion; Drum, however, confined him
self to some few fattering remarks OF
the late brilliant reception. "Bu>
what avails all this 2" interrupted th'
president, petulantly, "when such ar
ticles as this have appeared in thi'
mornings paper; and this paper ha'
been widely circulated and read will
pleasure" drsa', f1,4
'Have you seen it = said he, pre-
senting copy of the Time Piece"
81 have seen and read that mos
obnoxious article" responded Drum
"in which the editors dare to diffe
from your political creed, and to dis
seminate the tenets of their own code
and l have to say continued he
"that it depends upon your humanit..
and clemency whether these two ob
noxious subjects remain in our mids
or not.", Is
"I have sought and obtained in
formation; they are Irish rebels flee
ing from rwell-merited punishment
Bernard O'Brien was even imprisone'
on the charge of treason, when h
made his escape to this country"
"Ah,' said Mr.. Adams, hastily
"then this business is soon settled, h
can he given over to the British yes
sci which now lies in the harbor, an
we may hope that if summary punish
ment is inflicted, it will be salutar
warning to future offenders
"Slowly, slowly, sir" remarke
Drum, al have to say, that We cannt
be too wary in this matter, you mus
remember that these men are slls
tanned by MFR. Jefferson, and that thi
republican party must be handle
cautiously, by haste we may defe'
our own plans.'
Mn case we proceed openly, O'Brie
only will be disposed Of, his compal
ion Power, who has cooler and mo,
calculating head, will ! fear give ,
trouble in the end"
81 would suggest that they be 81
cretly arrested. They have but fe
friends, it will create but little exclt'
ment, and at all events, the procee,
ing is strictly in accordance with II
law of the land; as aliens, they ca
be sent out of the country, and as ii
authors of the seditiOus articles
to-day, they are amenable to Il
r laws Of America"
, "You counsel well, Orum," said Il
, president, "only be faithful and tru
, and my favor will never be wantin
and l think that you may depe1
upon receiving the captaincy to Il
e artillery which l promised you son
1 time ago.
t "These arrests had better be ma,
\ quickly and secretly, l depend up,
l you who have. so happily planned Il
s thing to bring it to a happy issue"
= Thus the destruction OF these ty
> refugees who were seeking q san
u tuary in our midst was connived 1
u For what offence? They differ
Il from Mr.. Adams in their polite
70 opinions and for having dared
. publish these opinions, they we
e about to be given up to an arbitra
: government where they could OIL
u hope to be buried in dungeons, or p
70 the penalty of their aspirations
l. liberty, by an isnominious death.
u CHAPTER VII. ..
MICHAEL CASSIDY DISPLAYS AN AVE
:. SION TO PRINTERS INK, AND
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