Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-07-26

Che gentIcr en- con posing I he
Wakefield Convention, snd who
unanimously adopted tho patriotic
resolution endorsing the exemplary
q administrations Of w armoth and
Kellogg have at last found a cham
pion bold enough TO think a TIL ng
and say it, We refer 10 oar COR
respondent b. who. in all The in
nocence Of youth and sang 1roid of
a self constituted deferd der OF the
go called convention, starts out
10 lecture US for prosum,ag to take
a position against those who favor
TIE payment Of the State debit
While We feel Strong in the belief
that truth and honor are the great
bal walks behind which we are en-
trcnchcd, yet we can but feel lit
t'c discOnccrteu when confronted
by such ingenious dictio1 and per-
Feet rhetoric as pres -nle0 by orr
esteemed correspondent. Hence
il brief but respectful manner,
we will inform our correspondent.
it W as never orr. Intention to con
vey the idea that our people are in
favor O! cludiatiou. rLc refusal
to pay debt that every honest
man in the State, who has any Or
binary powers ofpcrception, rs con-
WINGED was conceived in trand aud
afterwards Illegally funded, is not
reputation. liquidation, from
our stand point, is The rejection Of
an honest obligation, crCa' cd for
legitimate ends. There arc bu: very
few Intelligent gentlemen, (exccpt-
ing that class of vassa!s who paid
homage to tie inexperienced young
Union soldier who appealed so i'm
e,loringly to the Convention for
a Justification OF his sets daring his
gubernatorial c.rccrD VIII are not
convinced that it is wrong to honor
tie drafts of men who used tic
money Of their victims to bind the
shaclilcs OF infam; 70 the flames cf
an oppressed people. AS regards
those GOOD Democrats who enjoyed
Lake enc dinners a"d fat Offices
radcr the ccrrnptioaists. We wcu &
Suggest tat Mr.. 3. has ovcrs;ep
I'd thc bounds Of Wisdom il. cXuum.
ing 4 subject 81 IlstastcGui to the
parties Concerned. I''o many Of
these gentlemen Were faded with
houors at the Wakefield Convention
for is self constituted champion
70 bling 10 lie sch nu unpleasant
meneca,kc q3so2i. Dark hints of men
c5nujvinr with J If Inom ,Gsor FOX
turning tie Bayou in oar sister city
for which he Sta;c PAID 5000, bur
Tor which 10 work was dluc, a"C
rife in our midst. 1t il said that
one o. the representatives OF iul7
JOB came of with first honors az
Wakefield. Surc' V no ho.cst ma"
would call it population for GU
pcop!e to rcfu,e the payment o! ibis
bogus obligation. The Wakefield
Executive Committee has men bers
| on it who also served on hat mon-
| umeut Of traud-thc Police Jury Of
1872 who, after consuming fwen-
| ,y-Gve Thousand Dollars: wrCng
from ahe!plcss people, also left a
! legacy ia the form of $l4, COG
| Judgment debt behind, as a re-
minder Of he good old days when
| Parish Attorney found no dill =,
culty in having his own or the bills
his frien is paid, to the exclusion OF
more Legitimate debtors, provided
4 Lake end dinner or some more
substantial evidence Of friendship
was furnished. "Pcorle living IN
glass houses should not throw
stones" is a t"uism too frequently
disrecarded, aud the insinuation OF
our correspondent against pure men
in entirely out Of order. We Lave