Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-01-29

ROUNDABOUT INV V1s'
On Wednesday last, tho whistle Of
the Ed. Richardson caused us to jump
out of the editorial chair, and in truly
double time repair to orr quarters
after our carpet bag, in such hurry
Tint our oyerc0at- not an ulster--re-
manned on the hook, q substantial
evidence Of the most reckless forget.
fitness, at this changeable season OF
the year.
Placing our trust in luck, by the
time we had reached tho boat, We
had made up our mind that the fog
then covering the Mississippi would
soon arise to unfold clear sky over
a balmy and temperate January adj
vance guard Of "gentlc Annie
Spring time.
The palatial Richardson was crowd
cd with passengers, among whom
were Captains Fisher and Holt and
Mr.. Harvey Skol6eld. The bulk OF
the Others were the East Carroll pris-
oners, Sheriff Powell and brother,
and Mr.. Tompkins, accused by q
negro with the killing Of DIR. Jones,
, at Lake Providence, on the night a.
| ter the late election. These gentle
men, all three of whom arc young
men of intelligence and refinement,
= were accompanied by nearly thirty
0 citizens of their parish, who were
e going down to testify in their behalf.
$ In company with these We found
1 Gen. McMillen, tho Postmaster OF
o New Orleans, who inquired Of us
Q what we thought of tho appearance
d of the criminals and bulldoozers OF
Y East Carroll, to which VIC could
1t but reply that they were certainly al
d respectable looking aud clever sol
l. of land pirates as ever cat q throat
l. In fact, we didn't entertain the slight
T. est uneasinoss in their company, 70
If we were soon ON tho most friondl,
telnH with the greater portion
= to whom we were introduced as
IL starter by Gen. McMillen, who wa
in spoken of in the highest terms by on
A. friends from Carroll. We took pain
il to make inquiries concerning tn
f. matter, and were convinced that tn
os arrest of tho gentlemen mentioned
ID upon the affidavit of negro, VII
10 was seen running in the direction
a Lanier's residence-the worthy Il
90 whose benefit this persecution hi
~. been concocted-immediately aft
in the shooting Of Jones, was one
an those outrages which the Republics
no party has but too frequently, ala
ne perpetrated upon Southern comm'
NJ mites for the sole purpose of subser
ing the politi1 aspirations al
+ if schemes of til" miserable advent''
40 ers who have made Republican G
NO pressions of faith their wheel-Of-fo
or. tune, which they turned for the
ure individual gain, by robbing and v
re, lifying the people upon whom tn
led we're thrown, as u curse, by the I'M
,on of darkness who have been guidi
of the hand of the administrators of t
inc affairs of the Nation, since the d
TO when the Southern cross went dO'
at Appomatox Courthouse.
70 No stronger evidence of the da
mt gerous encroachments upon the lib
If ties of the American people, VIII
orv the doctrine of Capitalization carr
hat in its folds, is the outrageous pract
lion which has permitted Federal Judg
ica- as in this instance, to send til
An Marshals to arrest summary
, by citizens of q sovereign State uni
,ar- charges for offences, the investlgat
to and punishment Of which, are sol
pro- within the jurisdiction OF the trl'
,tri- mails of the State wherein they
fry committed. When one thinks t
ICES large bodies Of citizens, upon
simple affidavit Of wretch, can
ugh transported from one end of the st
viii to the other, and put to. great expe
8 or and loss in being taken away fl
are their homes and aV0eat''ns' the t'