St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-02-23
JUDGE J. S. BOSSIER.
EDITOR ST. TAMMANY FARMER:

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As there are several aspirants for
the position of Representative, i'll
this parish, I take occasion to call
attention TO the claims of that war;
SCARED veteran and staunch citizen.
Judge J. S. Bossier. He was raised
in our midst, AMI has distinguished
himself by his past eminent SER
wees 20 his parish and State. At
!, the commencement of the late wal
between the North and South, he
was among the first to volunteer.
Although n mere boy, lie enrolled
in Capt. Hardy Richardson's Com
pany II" Ninth Louisiana Regi-
ment, in command of Col Dick
Taylor. and left this parish for the
seat of war in 1861. Arriving i'll
Virginia, he participated in the first
battle of Manassas; served under
the immortal Stonewall jackson
throughout the celebrated Valley
Campo gn; was also i'll the seven
days fight before Richmond. which
broke the backbone" of Mcclellan 5
grand army Finally, ut the battle
of Antietam or Sharpsburg) he
vas promoted to the rank of Lien
tenant-hayins left as color-bearer.
At this battle. i'll the height of the
engagement. he received wound
which resu!ted in the loss of his
right leg. AMI he was left pris-
oner in Maryland. After recover
ing from the effects of his wound,
he returned to Louisiana and again
entered tbs army. and served until
the close of the war. Since that
time he has held several offices, the
last being that OF Parish Judge, to
which position he was elected by IL
good majority, although opposed
10y Judge Depart, who had filled
the office for number of years.
having defeated some of our most
popular citizens. After the office
t Parish Judge was abolished,
Judge Bossier removed to New Or
leans, where lie has since been en-
gagged rs one of the editors of the
Mascot. which paper was named af-
ter the popul II opera, The Mas
cot" The Object Of this "harblns' +
of good luck, which is the mean-
ing of its namc-is to strike at
fraud and hypocrisy, in the highest
MS well as the lowest walks of life
from those who occupy the most
exalted positions. To those who ill
the most subordinate oifices-a!
those whose vices and fraudulen,
pretensions offer a target to theiI
ph.lipics; making charges which
they are capable of proving; ridi-
euling folly as it hies;' holding NJ
to the public gaze all derelictions
in office. all swindling and fraudu-
lent transactions. Their aim is te
uphold the truth rs an object ol
admiration, if drawn from her mys.
teal well.
A man who, from boyhood, has
had a career wherein courage and
reckless daring have been his dis
tinguishing attributes. is well fitted
to represent our parish honestly
fearlessly. and with the hiyhl,
laudable object in view of fully
protecting all the interests Of oul
parish. We are in need of II repre-.
sentative who will study our utter.
ests-not sleep Mt his post, bul
lay our wants before the Lesisla
ture, i'll n fearless and inIefatigabl.
manner. As was said by Nathaniel
unto David, "Thou art the man,
SO it may be said OF Judge Bossier
He will fairly and ably represent
us. His antecedents go to prove
there will be no faltering. all o
our citizens throughout the parish
are well acquainted with his past
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