Weekly commercial herald., 1885-11-20
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WE DECLlNE THE HONOR.
The New Orleans Times Democrat
of Saturday, has an article in relation
to Judge Hough and his suit against
anumber of gentlemen of Tensas
parish, in which the plaintiff lays his
damages at the modest sum Of S38, 900.
In order to bring his suit in the United
States Court for the Western District
Of Louisiana, it became necessary for
Judge Hough to "change his base" as
many eminent military gentleman have
found it necessary to do heretofore,
and as not few will do in the future.
The first step in the proceedings
was for Judge Hough to make a pre-.
tense of abandoning his residence in
Louisiana, and to pretend to become a
citizen of Mississippi. In referring to
this change Of base, the Tines Demo
crat hopes that 1t is at once sincere
and bona tide, and proceeds to congrat.
ulate the people of Louisiana upon the
abandonment of his citizenship in that
State by Judge Hough, and to com.
miserate the people of Mississippi
upon the accession of so malodorous
and altogether undesirable a character
as the aforesaid Judge.
While we appreciate the generous
sympathy of our New Orleans cotem.
|. porary in transferring to or State SC
Objectionable citizen as the Hon
Wade Hough, we trust to be pardoned
when we say that Mississippi respect.
fully but firmly declines the honor
During the reconstruction period ouI
State was cursed with many corrupt
and rapacious characters, but we do
not at this moment recall one who was
in every aspect, moral, social and po.
litical, one whit inferior to the redoubt.
able ex-judicial tunctionary who has
recently, and under such questionable
circumstances, transferred himself and
his allegiance to our once oppressed
and down troddeE, but now prosper
Gus and progressive State. Mississippi
is anxious to welcome all honest and
industrious people to share the delights
of her delicious climate, and the
wealth of her fertile soil, and this
without question as to the political
opinions OF those who seek homes in
her exuberant valleys; but for men,
who like Judge Hough, come to us
merely seeking the "coign Of vantage"
to promote the selfish purpose Of re-
venge, or to improve their political
condition, our whole people, with
out regard to political or reli-
gious creeds, or any previous
race or color. conditions, turn against
them with the invincible repugnance
of hydrophobia. Mississippi is now
happy and prosperous. Black and
whide people are in hearty accord.
Each and all are engaged in the race
Of happiness and prosperity. One
thought, one impulse, one hope only
actuates the people of this great State.
That thought and that hope tend in
single direction, and it means to
make the State of Mississippi the hap
piest, wealthiest and most prosperous
State in the grand constella-
tion of the starry Union. Mis-.
sissippi has no more use for the
Hon. Wade Hough, of Louisiana, than
it has for Adelbert Ames, the insignif-
icant creature who once lorded over
her people with the bayonet, and mis-
represented them in the Senate of the
United States.
As three juries have already declared
under the Solemnity of an oath that
they do not believe the assertion of
Judge Hough that he is citizen of
Mississippi, we fancy that he will not
be more fortunate with a fourth Jury.