Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-04-19
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LETTER FROM JUSTICE.
WEST Ell

WEST tELICIASA, APRIL -, SO.
.-DIToE TELTClANA SENTINEL:
IL Is proTcrbial that } Justice appears to
| slunlDcr oft times, ut the very moment
when the exercise of her unbiased judg-
| ncnt and intIllible wisdom seem, p.Ir-
| tlcuiarly lnulSpcnSabIo i'll the co,nclls of
| men. Without however, arruuuiln,r 10
| myself these grand attri butes rs Di.r,nun |
| gifts, do NOT see that l, in my ca,,;,city
OF correspondent to Il journal y nose avoyy-
| ca cardinal object Is tho welfare OF ,uc
people, s!iou!i constitute an exception
to the general rule. 1t is equally uuIo-
rlous nevertheless, that j uaIlce Ivtuueut-
!y,-alnost invariably aWalions, amt dis
engages herself from the tempting and
seductive arms of Morpheus W that criti.
cal moment when the salvation of some
vital prlnclplc IS at stake. Ptlhaps au:,iu.
this may apply TO your orrcspDnuent.
whose only ann will have been uccum
plishcd should his humble PRODUCTIONS
have the effect OF bringing about that
condition OF sentiment or ut lc: st that
splllt OF honest inquiry into facts and
principles which MAY lead eventually. To
IA happy reconciliation OF the cnniliclInr
wings OF the lemocratlc- conservative.
party OF our parish. However this NAV
be your correspondent has not iuuulweI
Ill SO prolonged Il SnooZc us t. lose ihc
thread OF our political story, or to be I'M
mindful or Obvious OF the events thnt
have passed, like u comic panorama, attn
Wart our political arena. lie nrs also Ill
ken due c"Gnlzance OF the PROCEEDINGS Of
the jackson convention, and the bitter
though natural consequences thereof
ana, arriving ut the proper point for their
review, shall "hOld tho ScL.cS evenly in
their criticism and discussion. Is, w,v
OF parcnthesls, | take occasion TO note INC |
i'll your latest Issue, of :, |
COMMUNICATION, from the wording OF |
which L attribute the authorship TO Il |
membcr of the opposite or STRINGS |
Spring party, i'll which tho writer cN-
presses his entire accord with the Views
and Recommendations enumerated in mine
OF ID instant, and III which he is pleaSrI
to honor me with the expression of his
faith III the dlslutcreStcd honesty of NV
purposes. Indeed Mr.. Editor l have no
axe to be ground by the party stone, nor
nc my convictions influenced by men,
save III SO far us their selfish actions hayr !
served to Undue me with IL tilmly estab
lshed belief III their uulitncSs, IN certain
Instances, for the positions as leaders. to
which they have been appointed or to
which tEey have successfully aspired
through their own Vaccinations. Be-
leNihS that no man may, with u due re- I
gard foi problty, become 50 welded TO
lis party or opposed to another as to grow
OF the pcccadlilucs of his o WI,
an not inclined to shut my Dyes to the
aults, eros or omissions that have CHAR
lcterlzed the actions Of the "powcrs that
'c," III the management of my party.
Self interest, self agyrandizc mcn1, is a
potent instrument for evil, and nowhere
$ its baleful influences more acutelv felt
han III the field of politics. | am inn
rcssed with an abiding conviction that
UGH agencies, among the officers, produc-
u tho results over which we, the priyates
II the ranks, are left to mourn. ,,
In my former letter l referred to the 9
vents which transpred on the day of the
lass-meeting at Firemen's Hall: the
'ording OF the joint call which convened
hat meeting; tho construction placed I
pom its meaning by certain gentlemen, t
nd the discussion of the subject which !
,llowed, ending with two separatemeet-
ngs and a genuine agreement to disa-