Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-08-02
,p1roR FEL1clANA SENTINEL

Your editorial last week reminds mo
Of the old saying 'tit for tat" 'you
strike my dog an I'll hit your cat" "B."
must have stepped on some ones soft coras,
which leads me to the belief that the ed
itorial in question was not pe nne6 by the
young and accomplis she'd Editor Of the
SENTINEL, but has been respectfully re-
ferred, to- one more versed in politics and
who having lived in glass house erected
by that inexperienced "Union Soldier"
(and under commission signed by hiln)
naturally has q tender pane which some
times gets shattered by q "stone." ''This
insinuation against pure man. is, ad-
nit out of order and the above is a fact
not to be denied. But your editorial goes
further, and gives dark hints of men con-
niviag 4. etc. Now Mr.. Editor am per-
for the remarks or opinions Of CORES
pondents. But you are responsible for
editorials, aud it is certainly out of order,
tor Public Journal to cast dark innu-
endoes against men of standing IN a
community, without being able to sub
stantiate them with facts. You have
been at the helm of the SENTINEL only
for short period, but you must rot for
get that the existence of the SENTINE is
mostly due to the gentlemen, you row
seem so determined to differ with. They
brought it into existence in the dark
days of 1876 and It's future sue cess is in
q great measure due TO their patronage.
Lon, no ~
Convention held at Wakefield Station as
we'll as the gentlemen who called that
Convention together-need no introduce
ton to the people Of this Parish. Their
status during the Struggle for the re-
demption of Louisiana is we'll known.
The reputation which the Parish of West
Feliciana bears to day, for the noble part
she took in that struggle, is due to these
men. Many of them dragged from their
homes by U. S. Marshalls, vill:fied by
Radical newspapers, were always ready
then, as they are now to protect IL
people of their Parish from riot and
bloodshed. 1t is q poor reward for
past acts of these men, Mr.. Editor, for
you to couple their names or their actions
With such men as Warnoth and Kellogg.
The Resolution passed at the Conven-
ton, which seems to call forth all your
ire, wa, an endorsement of the memorial
of Gen. Fred N. Ogden and others; the
suggestions contained in that document
have been adopted by the Constitutional
Convention, which has just adjourned.
All the Democrats with the exception of
nine, voting AYE" with solid Republic
can vote of ''No." Give us another edto-
rial and tell us that the Constitutional
Convention, composed of a majority of
Democrats, men of talent and ability.
administrations of Warmotl, and Kellogg.
"Let them beware" the eyes of the
SENTINEL are on them. The Parish Con-
vention adopted the resolution without a
dissenting voice, and no doubt tho De-
mocracy of this Parish will also endorse
tho man who heads that memorial. and
place the name of the "Hero of the 14th at
SEPTEMBER at the masthead as "Our
Choice for Governor" fthis be War
ism, make the best of it. The re-
marks made in the beginning of this a'ti-
Gle, are no doubt as pointed as the re-
marks in your editorial. but they are
made in no spirit of ill-feeliug. I attach
no blame to those of our friends who
held Commissions under Radical Cover
nors, on the contrary think they acted
IN good faith, and certainly were a
benefit to our then down trodder people.
only use it as an illustration to show
that 'sKettle sI,r,. d not call the Pot
Black" "Let the dead past, Lury its own
Dead" is an old proverb very applicable
now. Our people and especially (The
Official Journal of this Parish) shout.
stop their petty chickering's and personal
ties, We have enough in the Present
without the Past. Let us become united
and fill a Bumper ''To the success of the
National and State Democracy, and to
the future prosperity of West Feliciana."
"OLIVE BRANCH"
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