Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-12-31
TRIPPING WITH LoUrsuAnA.

II 10 we'll Known tfldt IN uCt Oh
Congress authorizes the detail OF Of
ficers of The United States Army 90
military instructors in State uDiyersl-
ties aud colleges. Hence, The Board
of Supervisors Of the Louisiana Uni
versity md Agricultural and Meehan-
ical College were asking for no favor
from the Secretary Of War, when
they requested such details to the
institution which they control as the
custodians Of the State's educational
interests. 1t will be remembered how
Lieutenant M. r. lamar was sum
marty ordered away twice, despite
tho protests and requests of, not only
the Board of Supervisors OF the Col.
foge, but Of the Governor and Repre-
wDtatiyes III Congress. In that caste,
IL was claimed 1T headquarters that
tho cxigencies Of the service demand
ed his return io'bis regiment. The
Supervisors accepting that az true
motive, mt recent meeting applied
for another officer to I'LL the vacancy
thus created by the action Of the
Secretary cf War. IL waa coon
thereafter announced that LirntcD-
ant Arthur l.. Wagner had been de-
tailed IN answer to this request.
This officer reached the University
on the Eth inst, and on the iolla"s
mg Tuesday he received dispaich
informing him that the order assign
ing him there, would be. revoked /;
and asking him IL he would not 90 to
another Institution vt Gainsv'ile,
FLORIDA.
This time it cannot he assrrted that
che exigeueips Of the service required
this action, az Lieutenant Wagnp
would not have brpn thus recalled io
90 tD ADoihrr college on exactly elai
ilar dutic..
II can ensl, he COmprehrpa
how these frequent cbangrs aIe d e.
struetive Of any attempt to tbornneh'
~ organiae aud instruct the co.. 90
f.ouisiaua Cadets. Not only Is encn
AN end impossible Of attainment
ssen when Que officer promptly takes
tho place of another, but It is more
10 when months interW lie between
tho recalls and details.
When VIZ couple these capriciouS
acts with the order which CAUSED 'ln
Professors OF tho University to quit
the Barracks, that are going to de.
cay Mt this place, we cannot but 49,
spirit Of petty malice i'll the heart
Of the Secretary Of War, or Of Gen
4srll Sherman, towards the Universi
ty aud people Of Louisiana. IT such
conduct Is to characterize the Repab'
llCan officials ut Washington, II wert
best that no more United Stdteso
Acers DO detailed to the Louisant
University. Theee stlicinIc are no
only tritling with the Army odicrts
but are treating GU. State with cor
tempt.
IL Ia we'll that eur people shonlt
Know that they need not look b
fair treatment ut the hands Of the
Radical politicians who are running
tl,p machine Of Government ~ Wash
ingtou. Yet the South ought not t.
be solid against party who have II
their hearts nothing but deep batre'
toward it's people, IN evidenced h,
such acts Of petty meanness ~ VI
have related.
Natchitoches indicator; The BIZ
Con Rouge CAPIroLIAs koeps ham
mering away on the emigration quee
zion in the most sensible mauDe
Chat has yet been suggested to So
suro ~ reliable, energetic aud indus
trious population for Louisiana
This il the formation Of stock com
panies, for purchasing the hand
which are being sold all over "a
State for low figures Then the pr
ces aud terms for their sale, put u
such figures as to secure reasonabl
profit ou the Investment, yet piac
lands within the reach OF the emf
grant, who could easily find their 10
cation from maps to be kept of thel