The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-12-04
i spEOK or WAR.


No,aE Lo.l.iaaa Republicans, Deputy
Collector af Internal Revenue and
Republican candidate for Congress in
the Fifth District Of this State at the
recent election, declares that DR.. ".
u. Jones, one u tie campaign editors
Of the Republican, whose assassination
til. night after the election the CHIEF
has already mentioned, was killed for
political reasons BY i crowd Of drunk
III Democrats, led by the Sheriff IF
the parish that his own life Was
sought by tho sAn,e crowd, and only
saved by warning Of their approsch,
which, gave him opportunity to seek
safety BY secreting himself; that he
remained : prisoner in lis house
ten days, apprehending assas.iia-
ton II he should venture forts, !;
that. in consequence Of this state Of
affairs l,e could not perform his off,
cial duties and hence applied to Hon.
Morris Marka, Collector " Internal
Revenue, for Instructions and relief.
Judge Marks transmitted Major
1.auieI's statement to Commissioner
Raun, Ut the Revenue Department at
Washington, WHO replied that NIL
necessary protection would l,e fur
nisled the Deputy Collector /" enable
hin, to discharge his duties, and that
il it WAS unsafe for him to travel
tlirougl. his district, an armed guard
of courageous men should bc detailed
by Judge Marks 10 accompany him.
This warlike declarations aroused
Gen. King, Democratic Congressman
aud Major I4anics's successful oppo
ncnt, who addressed brief bnt Wig
orons Telegram. t" President Hayes,
protesting against tho proposed inalig-
nifty +, = law abiding people, peace
fully pursuing penceable avocations,
scouting I4a.,ier'1 story Of buli.lozing,
and asking il III rmltzzlcr Of public
funds, and ~ mar who Was the hero vi
more tl,an one tlisyraccful broil is the
proper sort ot person to fill the posi-
ton Of y COLLECTOR Of government
money. II answer was given to tlis
protest and query, an anxious public
has not been favored With either its
text OF import.
Majnr l.sisier came to New Orleans
and from thence il reported to have
taken his departure for Washington,
osttnsibI, for I'll. purpose Of preparing
for his intended contest for Gen.
king's seat in the next Congress.
The latest development in the case
~ the report Of y Special Agent 10
wltuin Commissioner Kaum had 81
ereiiy intrasted the duty ofinycstisa-
ting tie status Of affairs III Lnniet's
parish. The following special tel. :
gram to tho New Orleans Democrat of
Thursday will explain this new Tea
tuse ot the nonentous affair:
WAsRISGros. December. determination.
cr kntiIn received to-day by null !. twenty.
five page letter from Special Agent Fred. l..
Meyer. sent IA investigate tho i.auier affair
in Congressman King tlistrir Meyer's re-
port sas:ans i.nnier'- position On every
point al cpnfror.rsy with ning He saya
] .anicr il hot detallter but u.1s cni,iu.l
by tbs NichoiIs officers tr.,fe r.A..ns n.rr
certain in"nays 10 The Packard government.
ans @as Afterwards SIT upDE i,y Democrats
and ,oubei III tbs money Tha.= l.s saws Il
well know Il, aid II tii- charge WIS
esrr i,ret,rr.si against !.a.!ir, ~ 10 the
rhargs sh..t I.aBicr il dangerous man, he
saya fita while III. has personal! truul ,les he
has never been indicted , that King ia now
under tht!irt:isnt tnt nG's CROWN. put III !. |
special judicial election IT, 1877, ,.!i.,n on,
bcHiunrat and over twenty Republicans
were killed., the Republican candidate run
nu. ~ thu 2':rtr. ana King himself thereby
elected. Aeyer !uither reports that i.anier
iatl to fakc Us the awanl,s III the nigh;
Jones was killed, aid t'.it The sheriff IF that
parish tolEi i4nh.,r hG would Anye been killed
t"o. II found Oh Tue street that night Upon
d@.et5s Repent nE III" luw's-s atlitud. 81 thu
,,e"l,i. of that district, Ram sfys Inricr
shall ~ buck ard haYr -ntli.icnt 4tr.url
'nrt.n 10 s;t:DgcE the !gM- iirprrf.-i.a,!tnm /
rittrls have beer -"Mt t"f distribution uinanr
us Deputies
lne county wall await. With ba- /
cd breath ia. outcome oi the i'm. I
pending enuilici between Lanier.s |
r,eeci load, d deputies amt tie blood. |
thirsty bull.lozrrs of East Carroll |
The parish wI,ici. il to be- the srere of I
his terrible rcncontle, is the more to !
DC pis'ed from tho fact that peace. /
lHIet and political tolerance IsaFe pl.- !
'alE@a there almost uuiute,si!ptesl.y /
'iilce the war. Though contiguous |
'nd adjacent parishes were politically |
'ey"ia,.ohlzcs. Ivy methods more for !
:,hic than right. East Carroll has
been permitted lo assert her Repub- !,
icnh allegiance without interference |
rom political nigh, riders and jay Z
siwl,ers. ..#= /
There has been We believe. only one
'Se'rti"a To tits rule, ana that oc- +
'etIed about two years ago, when tho T
'rlt-saMc MaioE Lalls:r who now t
sppeas III the soie OF al I.tiniId;.te,l !
aepuhi'ean, rode into Lake rroy;- !
lence at tlse head Ut A gam. III aimed +
nsn while tic Republican Police Juty /