Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-07-14
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We yabksA bslov ~ bsginsing snd
ssosl.sisu Of . soooasicssi6a dgnsd
~" yubhshsd In IL Monroe Bulletin,
pspss that u supporsisg Col. Rishsrdsso
~ Congress. The othsr parts Of the a.
title We will not reprodues, - they srs
10 the nature Of sccusstious against 0en'l
King. Accusations that ars totally and
entirely insignificant when We consider
that they are made BY an anonymous wri-
ter, and one who could deliberately write
snch . tissue Of unmitigated stu6 - sre
bis charyes against the King majority In
the mas meeting. We do not know who
IN" 10, and when We recall the names Of
tbose be 80 brsvely w villi6es We think 1t
better that his local habitstiou and name
should be forever lost. Who sre the men
that are characterized - being parties to
this high-bsnded and disgrsceful sctionf
DR. wn Sellers, B T Ledbetter, Joseph II
williams, T W Wilson, p c Collier, Capt
Thos Price, Hon J r Phipps, Hon A L At
kins, John Miller jr, DR. Mosely. B r Cole
man, J A Lesueur, Judge N J Scott, J C
Moore, W P Otts, N c Lawrsnce, James
McClendop, DR. W W Arbuckle, b d Har.
risou, L Camp, c P Seattle, II A Robin
son, Capt W G Coleman, J T Heard, Dsn1
Fancy, T W Poole. J II Curry, Wallace
R.ex r N.,.nc n q 1'r.c>x r n.sA-
man aud J A p Knox These and many
others whose names We cannot now Dcsll
TO the number Of nearly one hundred,
were present and active In their support
Of Genl King. These gentlemen that We
have named and very many Others Of
equal high standing will feel surprised to
learn that their honest endeavors to Sc
cure tho man Of their choice 10 published
to the world - disgrsceful conduct. They
need feel no modification, m" stands
alone. His letter 10 Inspired by the morti.
6cation aud chagrin Of defest. Perhaps
he bad begun to believe that he and those
with whom he was associated could not DO
defeated, not even by the popular will.
Perhsps in his arrogance and contempt
for tho will Of the people he had given
assurance TO Col. Richardson, or his
friends, that Claiborne parish would be
for him, aud when rebuked by
the people he could not gracefully sccept
defeat. He would rather thus villify aud
sbnse men In every way his superior than
tn be convicted Of an overestim nation of
his own influence. His vanity wounded,
his selfesteem lacerated in Q most tender
spot, rebuked by people be had misrepre-
sented, his revenge 10 sought by publish.
ing them to the world as corrupt, ~ dis
graceful, a. dishonest and arbitrary.
Shame, tho blsckest, foulost shame, rest
upon this man, whoever he may be.
From this man and bis puny asssult We
turn with admiration to those supporters
Of Col. Richardson who accept defeat and
bow to the will of the people. John ii.
Chappell, than whom there 10 no purer,
nobler more honorable gentleman in the
whole Of Louisians, the gentleman whose
able management Of the cause Of Col
Richardson WAS marked by dignificd conr.
tesy, accepts defeat gracefully, and stated
to the editor sft.r the mas meeting that
he was fairly beaten. This gentleman
will discountenancc and condemn in toto
the letter Of M" Jas. II. Simmons, ESQ,
always frank and honest, says the meeting
was fair, and that his faction waa out.
numbered. He and John X. Ramsey, A.
We'll, Gen. Young, indeed every other
Richardson man in the town who has been
heard to exprcss himself since the mas
meeting. bring no charges against the sue.
cessful faction. They cay that il they had
have bad our strength the battle would
have been over in half the time.
Esquire Ferguson, one of our beet citi-
reus, strikes m" blow squarely between
the ayes in bis letter below. Mr.. Ferguson
says truly that bis reputation can't be
damaged by this scribbler. Those who
know him will believe nothing Of it.
Only few copies Of the Bulletin arc
received in this parish-only two in Ho-
mer ms" letter has been copied and
sent to Capt. Price, Chairman Of tho EI-
ecutiYe Committee. lie will be heard
from next week.
In the meantime it is suggested by
several gentlemen, whose names are men
toned above, all Of them supporters Of
King, that the Bulletin had As we'll inter
view Col. j. S. Young about that mas
meeting Col. Young supported Richard.
con. He WA hero that day, and Messrs.