The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1883-03-03
THE CONCORDIA ARRESTS.


M. A. Joyce, Albert Gillespie, Jno. j..
joyce, Jr., Il. n. Humason, Scipio
Thomas and Samuel Walker,,of Concor-
dia, were brought to this city in charge
of a deputy U. S. Marshal, who had
arrested them upon warrants issued
upon indictments found at Opelousas
for alleged violations of the Federal
election laws. Each of the accused
were promptly released on giving bond
in the SUN of $500, not less than ~ OF
our citizens, having knowledge Of the
arrests, presenting themselves as sure
ties.
The specific charges made, We have
not learned-nor particularly sought
for. since these arrests are all of piece
but we can readily believe that they
are wholly grouudlcss from reading the
following found In the ConcOrdia Sen
tinel of the oath
ssThere were no disturbances ut any
OF the polls in our parishe, and moth
ing upon which could be hinged sim
gle substantial charge of IN infraction
of the election laws against any
suffragan, hence those and those, alone,
who were chosen as the election Off
GERS, were marked out as the victims of
the implacable vengeance Of Radical
ism, and now they are being made to
pay the penalty of opposition to the
dominant party. In serving as election
officers the prosecuted gentlemen did
not act from their own volitiOn, but
were chosen upon the recommends
ton of the party under the law. Other
persons might have been chosen,
but had they accepted the trust, and
1carlessly, faithfully and honestly per-
formed their duties, they would now
occupy the places of those against whom
prosecutions have been lodged"
1t would seem profoundly incredible,
had we not yet among us the bitter
stragglers of the Radical party, that
such outrageous proceedings as these
should be resorted to at time Of ac-
knowledged National tranquility and
when the sections arc vicing with each
other in the promotion of universal
party concord. 1t may be explained,
however, in the fact that the Republic
can party is dying in agony, North as
we'll as South, and is expiring with the
same evidences of hatred as those tina,
gave it bcing--s'thc ruling passion
strong in DEATH"
The accused on their return home
furnished the Sentinel with an account
of their trip, from which it appears
they were most kindly treated through
out. We copy tho concluding portion
that having reference to our own poo
pie:
Our boys feel that they ovid a deb
of gratitude to the Monroe people fOl
the attention shown and hospitality
extended, and the solicitude exhibited
in their behalf, that they will never be
able to repay. For the Boatner Bros.
than whom tho world contains nC
nobler hearted men, there will ever bt
n warm place in tho hearts of all Con
cordians for their generous response tt
the appeals Of our victims Of these I'm.
Just prosecutions, and their kindness
will never be forgotten. In fact al
the good people of the beautiful little
city of Monroe, the Queen City of tho
Ouachita Valley, will always bc held
in grateful remembrance by those
who were forced by an unjust United
States law to visit her, but which visi,
afterwards proved so pleasant and sc
enjoyable that all regretted that il
could not be prolonged"
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The Times-Democrat, describing the
situation respecting the overflow as il
appeared last Monday, says that the