St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-06-25
ST. II %SLANDERED

Ex-Secretary Boutwell,, speaking
OF the French Claims Commission
Yesterday, said: I'VE are still ri
work. The decision of the Courts
the other day disposed of fit,
claims. which aggregate abou,
100000 This leaves something
like four hundred and twenty claims
to the amount Of about %, OOO. 900.
all Of which must be dis, osed ol
within tive yeaiS In prosecuting our
inquiries we ire obliged to send
gents down South. 81 as &c secure
evidence for q defense. Some OF
.hese agents have met with rough,
treatment. The newspapers have
attacked them in a scurrilous way.
The inhabitants have put obstac g.
in the ~av of their securing reliable
evidence, and in one Instance in
Fsmmany Parish, Louisiana, one OF
our agents was shot Mt. The op-
pusition Ia these Investigations
comes f:om persons who have
fraudulent claims. The Commits
sioneIs have notified the attorneys
in tie different localities that unless
the proper iuvestig ition can be
made their claims will not be heard
by tue Commission.
It will be zee by the above that
ex-Secretary Boutwell, makes a very
serious charge against eur parish.
m one which We hasten to brand
as a base and malicious falsehond
II Boutwell, referred to St. Tam
many psrish-snd he doubtless did
he should at least have called i
~ its proper name. But it is not
surprising that. while making sucl,
y s!anderouS statement, the frs:
part If the name Of our parish never
uttered his mind. In fact, We
doubt if anything sanity Inns ever
entered his corrupt Uranium. Was
he really ignorant as to tine right
name of our parish. or did he feel
that it would be sarrilegious to use
the word saint" while giving utter
ance to such a palpable falsehnnd.
and ~wantonly s%landering the fair
name of b psaceable and law abid
ing community?
No agent Of the French Claims
Commission, or any other counts
sion. has ever been shot at in this
parish. Our people are inclined to
ne friendly to agents. Scarcely q
lay passes but what a sewing ma
chine or lightning rod agent may
De een travelling through the
parish. This is the strongest argn-
ment possible to prove that ou,
citizens are friendly to agents. And
when the business of shooting
gents commences in St. Tammany.
we will hardly begin by shoot
ing agents of the French Claims
Commission. They're too scarce
At least they will be given an OPP.
portunity to save themselves by
climbing over the dead bodies of
the thousands of ordinary agents
piled up along the public roads.
THE FACTS IN THE CASE.
Abont four weeks ago q man by
the name of Anderson called Mt tin
Office Of the Clerk Of the Court, aud
requested to see the naturalization
papers of two certain gentlemen.
Mr. Morgan informed him that
neither Of the gentleman had ever
been naturalized. In q short time
another gentleman entered the
flee, and the three joined in a gen
raj conversation. during which the
recent theft Of certain papers from
The Courthouse at Alexandria was
mentioned. Anderson at once re-
marked that he was the man &C.
cused Of having stolen the papers,
but denied taking them. After
some further conversation. which
all of a friendly character, An
dsrson left. He was probably the
ag-nt of the French Claims Com
mission. although We believe he