Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-06-29
GFeeaback heetlaa.

r. p. Webb, delivered a Grsenbxck sermon
ST the Court-house of this place. Jus, the
exact number Of hearers the Captain had
we are not prepared to say, but it is need
! lrss to say that The humber WAS small and
mostly composed " good Democrats.
was indulging in . strain of complaint and
! regret that he had 80 few hearers, and
among other regrets WAS the regret that
the pxper published st this place had no
representative present. Why the Captain
wished rs to he presen, we can no, imagine.
| Whether il was that he might convert us
and enlist the paper in the cause Of Green
backisn, or whether be wished rs 10 give
tn. number Of bearers be bad 50 rs to give
him MI opportunity TO denonnce rs in the
next speech be makes, ~ be did IN this; apa
per published in an adjoining parish which
had. We suppose, inadvertently given the
number Of Grrenbacker- the captain had
when ne delivered his sermon in that place,
or lastly, whether he wished Ia draw ont
lI'lu us ~ ltNlfN VI NlN -prtNb W. aiV ~
loss TO conjecture which, ii any, of these
motives prompted the Captain to deste
our presence. Butwc csn inform him that
he did not convert us, and SO far we have
failed 10 hear of q single convert broHgh,
over by his sermon. We have no, been so
inprudent as TO count and publish the
number Of hearers he bad, and our good
friend has failed in all the purposes which
We can think Of thai might have induced
him tn desire our presence. The Captain
complained loudly that there WAS no one
present TO answer him Stated that the
Democrats could not defend themselves
aud throughout his entire discourse mani
tested considerable uueasiuess about the
Democracy. He appeared to be indeed
sorry that no Democrat had VOLUNTEERED to
discuss politics with him. and defend the
principles " their party. We venture 10
suggest TO the Captain that the Democrats
are not rs uneasy about their party az he
appears to hc. At least they do not feel
cntird upon to dcfrnd their principles 10
the walls and benches OF the Court house
Ii these objects entertain political optn.
lots they ate already sufficiently intpres.
mated with Democratic principles to with
-taHd all the boi-,+rau- attacks Of green
back orators. democrats of this parish,
and of The State have managed To take
care ot themselves in the past aud intend
to do 50 III the future, but they propose To
l,r ihrir own judges - Ia the proper time
and place Of doing so. They have met him
upon the stnmpin the past- and # the peo-
PIE are Any judges Of argument. and ofthe
merits of III" Democracy rs compared
with the merits Of the Greeubackcrs, he
has been most numerically handled hy his
political opponents since he has never
been able 10 muster corp"rai's guard of
voters for the ticccnhack-r, III this Parish.
His arguments then were the same that hr
now has and Ncrr as elective with the
people rs they are ever likely I" he 1.-THE
Captain wishes to organi7e the GreeHback.
sr- aud bring over Ptosrlytts to their ranks
h-, im+i'ad nf complaining had better be
Thankful Tor ihr opportunity Of an open (
h"lh. For wlHiryr. there may De- ~ his
political srrmuns there j. alM avs most
conspicuous ahsrucr of everything that
has the rc.notc-t resemblance To- reason and
argument. He has an amount Of impas
sioncd aud viudictive oratory which few
men possess. but to n logical argument he
is a total stranger This distinguished po-
iticai leader informed his audience that
some time this SIMMER he would stump |
this parish III the interest of his party, and /
threw out the challenge Ia all hi. political /
opponents Ia meet him aud hear him de- /
mol-h and preach the funeral Of all other !
both the Oil Pattir. were either dead or /
rapidly fastening 10 DISSOLUTION and tha, /
the i;r""nback party was beyond all Hpe.- /
ton III" great party "f ID. future. Togi,e (
our readers an idea nf the worth and &C. I
curacy ofonl friends, judgement IN political
matters. We will relate what his judgement ,
last September or October. WAS. At that !
time he expressed II a- beyond all doubt in !
hl- judgement that Weaver, the Grceuback I
candidate Tor President, would carry at
least half doAeu nr more 1T the States
His judgement, at present, IN regard 10 fu, /
ture political Developments, is worth just
IA much a. it WAS then, diminished in pro-
port ion a. the distance is farther off
We have nothing against Capt. Webb /
personally, and rs far as his political views
ar. concerned he j. entitled 70 entertain
and di-cnse such ~ ne chooses. We accord !