Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-13
Communicated.
TULIP, August 7th, lH7o.

were entertained ana instructor pt the
elouuence aud learning Of some OF the
most gifted sans Of Claiborne, aud when
We were tired by the long speeches on
Finance, We were relieved by spicy aud
illustrative anecdotes. DIR. Nix told us
how We could pay the public debt aud
stop the interest and fill our empty pockets
with greenhacks, until we began to feel
that we all soon would be rich aud have
money to lay up and money to spend. But
we are told every sweet has its bitter.
So Mr.. Chappell and Col. Young dashed
| all our hopes, and made us feel that our
pockets were not yet full Of greenbacks.
! They insisted that grcenbacks without a
promise 10 pay would be like Confederate
money, worthless. But, Mr. Editor the
| burden of oar sorrow was to hear one OF
the honorrd. well and favorably known
sons VI Ctaibornr, whom We had long
looked upon H. an able and eloquent de-
! fender Of the Democratic party, arraign
that party and charge il with corruption
and uniaithfulnrss; charge it with break
| ing all its promises; doing nothing for the
/ people il bad promised. Now, Mfr. Editor,
We poor, harl.working people had long
looked up TO that gentleman as leader
| III that party. and thought it strange that
! he should have been associated with and a
leader in ~ corrupt party. We think
- a..
/ tlrman to he honest and patriotic. He
I charged the Democratic Convention with
doing nothing for the relief of the people.
! We think the gentleman has not studied
| the New Constitution aud diligently com-
pared it with the old. We recommend
| him to give the New Constitution fair
and impartial Investigation before he de-
Haumcrs il, and To remember il ~ much
easier To pull down than to build up. We
/ have the Constitution of l-'i- in full force
/ The Constitution of l-79 is before the PEG.
pie for adoption ar rejection. Ii you think
/ the Constitution Of l-ti- better than that
Of l-19 nppo>.. the adoption Of The present
] "
{ that of It's advocate its adoption before
the people.
| Now. Mr. Editor, permit me to rrmov,
| from the mind of the gentleman misap
! prcltciiNiou with regard tn our nozzle Lien
: tenant Governor. aud able presiding Officer
at the Convention, Hon. l.. 4. Wilt, o
! whom Louisiana may well be proud.
have been told on good authority, thai
I each Congressional District, 10y its chos+i
! Democratic representative III convention
held Il Caucus aud selected three of it,
ablr>t AMI best men rs members OF tn,
Debt Committee. and gave the names 4
the President and hr read them ont To tn
Convention, and as 10 Radicals being OF
that Committee every intelligent maj
knows that the minority in all pnlitica
bodies are entitled To be- represented OF
all important Committees. | make thi
statement that no injustice may hc dom
the now acting Governor of "ur State. |
you think these lines worth publishing
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Grrrnbackrr~ arr having a harl time u
il III Maine. Then misfortune is that thri
I'll, 'rir> are not support, 10y facts, The,
have been telling the people that ruin i
stalking throughout the land, and tina
starvation is staring them III the face; tina
factories have stopped, and that laborcr
arr idle. The Augusta journal, however
publishes statistics showing that in I'll
city of Augusta the number of person
helped u, the authorities is not more thai
half what il was last year, and that pau
prrism il decreasing throughout the entir
State. This is a bad showing for the Green
hackers.
Mr.. ID. Is. Hayes, District Attorney pr
tenn, by appointment Of Gov. Nicholl,