Richland beacon., 1882-07-22
Reply to the r'aa'yks Io,.rna,.

IA se the Planters Io9rnai, and scan every
.uiDbel 10 get wha: SENSE ,licrc j, IN (which
generally doe-u' :aoc .|iou.-;,nd IN lie Ia I:
;wo .->ues no..c a>iyao.esa.r, moyp-up.ai!>
a!ons>the,hao sor . e. rhar-r aga:n,; the
sovcrnm.n u: aai people @: the STATE of Iori,i,
ana. The writer seems 70 have elevated him
self Oh ;hc Eckshg'- hiiis, ;ha; lac m lar he
more easily squirt lis venom owe. She whole
Of Us. Sucn Things need an a..sI, az, and j..
shout! be IN yo'p paper, liza, our pcolie may
see what 4 journal sccA.ns ,lc:r PATRONAGE
says ahou; them.
In the irs, article on the subject Of the V.
:. 4 p. 4. R--.n the J,u,c nuInnc.-:l.e
startling proposition Is made that, The mss
fortune Of ;Ic road was in being iuca;c,, ~
Ike cny state in which the civil law applies.
Wei, we doni care much for tha,-tLc writer
is only jr,h'ing his own :. n0rGhcc-bu; il the
same sentence he saws that our judges lecided
according to 'i,j personal idio:ic rot.oas-
which suppose he mean. Is the civil law
orr jlres are guoran; and our Legislators are
veua. When did jury decide a CASE Of
vas, importance against tie railroad When
DID the Legislature ever MAKE 4 law a .a.nst
the interest o: the road Its ycnaluy cons
sisted IN giving all 70 the Rad 20 tie cAi,it oi
a million dollars aud iien authorizing Ike
road to pay j, back to tie state wit. Is siocS.
The writer seems 20 be undcr the impression
tia, he fifteen yea;s Litigation has been IN '!.e
state courts, when it Is well known that ;Aey
have had nothing to do with Il. Tie only
case in which the TILE to the properly was IN
l. Yeas ago, IN favor o; the occupants.
Was ;hai iudsmcn, .dio;ic7 |. 50, an adyo
cate Of the road sEould NOT complain. the
reN; sui, in the state court was the tax suit, Of
which ! shall 'Peak tu!thcr along.
The writer .c.oads, increases the charge,
and IN the July issue fires agar aiming Tins
time not only At the judsc> and lu.!c, but
pours il into the MASSES generally. He says
that We are bcnishied-probabiy so--hcath'
ens-in comparison with him at lcast--and
wors; of alt, dishonest. Now WHY all This
Because the STATE ids nude the cCn,poag poy
us tdIe,. The JNishitd maiL,nS along the
road have used the Supreme Court rs II pair
OF judicial shears to face, Il Lomb' The road
came 20 us a. an angel Of mercy. aud we
have cropped her wings and pIuckcd Lcr
pumasc lie is not aware that the people
along the line paid thousands Of dollars ~,
wand the esq .lshmcnt Of the road, !or which
pad more 'Ian an eqaivalen, tor all the bene.
Its ever received The sui; was "a diSioacst
compulsory proceeding, urged by citizens,
which proves ;hat there IS malign spirit
cx,an; in i,aishtci Louisiana opposing enter
priScs that Will lead (wel "hea'ucns mo the
sunlight OF modern civilization" The want
Of intelligence which puts h.nicIance, II lie
way OF lie ro,d - "a degiorab,e md ca'.on Of
barbarism which crops out in such cases.
Three>four,hs OF the bereh,cd ci,il.us for
whom the above pL:a-es were written | don't
suppose ever heard U: the TX sur: Lu' had
tho judgment tor taxes, ob.i:uci ia!o".h "te
mischievou, litigation a.i fa!,-y ;r.ckeEy"
used in the o.n;, Of law, been in Fac, tie
re>ul, of their caor,s II wonld have Ieeu
right, and was anyhow. in accordance with
lac decision OF the Supreme Cour, OF; tie
United Stats AMI in accordance Wit. law,
ju,;i.e and common sense. the weisli'y ~
opinion II the wE.,er 70 tie contrary no WITH
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