The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-09-11

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Congress on grounds of personal
Cuthbert Jones to Gen. King.
J.. T7oyd King, The ssArliaglon:'
For a great and irreparable wrong
done me, l wrote you an open letter,
of date Of November II, 1885. l tried
by letter 10 warm your filthy blood to-
fighting heat. AS we'll attempt to heat
a cess-pool by casting. fox-tire into its
dirty waters. You had 4 kind OF con-
seriousness that you ought to fight.
Your cowardly blood would not let
YOU. You excused yourself to such as
YOU associated with by saying STONES
is not my equal" cannot condos
scend," ETC., etc. Now as TO this, l
am a white man. Can you say as much |
truthfully?
Now while you wont fight you
would like to see me punished Tor
criminal libel. I am going now to tell
some things about you, which If false,
will lay me liable to prosecution and
punishment for libel. Read them over
carefully, and when you have done so,
1 challenge you 10 proceed against me
legally. II I fail to prove every charge
then I am willing to spend five years
in prison, and the court should send
me there.
Recently you have issued an address
to YOUR constituents telling them what
great things you have done Ia Con-
press, and asking them to send you
back. This address is made up OF the
most part of falsehood and misrepre-
sensations, and intended to dupe and
deceive u constituency OF brave men
| and honorable women, with whom
\ YOU are unfit to associate, far less 10
represent in the National Congress.
4 But you have failed to tell other
things which you have done, and these
now propose to tell.
4 .First-You basely, dishonesty ssan~
dered two noble aud spotless Louisiana
wives and mothers, one dead, the other
very old. You charged upon them
, crime and debauchery, too dreadful to
, repeat. Through them you sought to
dishonor all Southern womanhood
Do YOU dare to deny this? / will
! prove it by five reputable gentlemen
8 and one lady, the latter of exalted go
cial and political position.
Second-You obtained from Congress
two thousand dollars under pretense
supported by statements on honor o.
= affidavit, that you had paid that sun
out to II. r.. Merrick for legal services
Incurred in contest tor your seat II
Q Congress-. Under false pretenses yo'
II obtained a receipt from Merrick. 4o'
II never paid Merrick or his estate ON
!. dollar. You are then guilty of per
. Jury, Of embezzienent, of obtainiu,
g money under false pretenses, and yo'
n sat tn Congress representing the hon
;c orable people of North Louisiana will
" money embezzled, and rightfully be
. longing to the orphan children
;. Richard II. Merrick in your poke,
le Do YOU deny this? 1 will prove it b.
y vouchers in the Treasury Department
nj and by the late partner ana now tn
6 executor Of Mr.. Merrick.
Third-You are known among hack
~ men. livery stable men, merchant
u and clerks, who worked for you, as
lie ssdeat, beat" Il swindIer, and disho'
est man.
Fourth--You have been sued here
ny Washington for flowers sent 10 ladie
st. for the clothing that covered you, II
he money that you borrowed, and throue
be YOUR dishonesty aud speculations Il
-, name of Louisiana has been brougl
into contempt.
Fifth-Your Influence in Consre
amounts TO but one vote, and of VIII
service has this ever been 10 the Sta
of Louisiana. Your attempts TO spec
ed are the signals for contemptuous rid
cs, Guile by tho members OF Congres
of Your iuordinate vanity leads you
indulge in lying boasts to such an e
y" tent that you are held by some TO
ict the champion liar of the age, and
the more charitable TO be an idiot
cs- crank, contemplate but harmless.
-, Now 1 have done. IL the charg
a,, above made are false you can pro
them so before court Of justice and
nat shall be punished.
are l defy you to prosecute mc.
rty II they are true. then you are un
-, to represent good, brave people
''e Congress. Nay more, you are unfit
ra. associate with aught but criminals a
IN. convicts.
the 1t is with the hope of saving my 4
an, tive State from the further disgrace
: YOUR presence in Congress as her re
resentatiye, that have written TO y
IN thus once again.
adj, CuTuBERr Is. JONES,
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