The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-10-22

of the United -tsIes-I sly these corpe-
rations have Ess acted honestly ana in
good faith toward the government and
people. bat have chosen 10 stand upon
their legal rights aud to assert iheIn and
tn defy the authority and power of Com
gress to deal with then'' .Ir ia
by their attitude Of defiance to the goy-
ernment. it is by reason of the fact that
they challenge The power Of the govern
! ment and DEFY the Jurisdiction OF Con-
greSs. that they have brought about this
struggle in which we are engaged to-day
and which will certainly attract the at
teniion of the American people: aud that
is, whether the government il superior 10
these railroad corporations, or whether
these railroad corporations are superior
20 fhe government
Now will Reporter call that an unmiti-
gated SANDER?
But say agay again, that the con-
dnct of these corporations has been such
rs TO have no parallel In the history of
civilized governments that ever existed
on the face of this earth. In the first place
proceedings rs If there were no conditions
Isl the acts comforting these grants, in the
next place duplicating anu duplicating
their capital, distributing this wealth
u
fictitious capital in order to change, not
freight. for do not call it freight I call
il au eXtortIOn, i tribute, tax, an cx-
tortion from the producers Of the coun-
try; and say that it is a shameless aud
an objectionable effroneery ON the part OF
ahese corporations who have made such
exhibit of their exaciions and extor-
tioiiS on the people to expect such per-
SONS as myself, however well they may
be disposed, ~ treat them otherwise than
1 would treat adrersarics who were liti-
Sants in u court Of iuslics.''
How that Will brace up the hope of
cheap freight rates in the breast Of Re-
porter
lie Lave heard admonitions which we
should heed from some Of our greatest
statesmen with reference to the condi-
ton Of affairs touching the relations of
the government Cf the United States With
land grant railroads. listened the other
day 10 aD eloquent speech of the Senator
from Florida, CIR. Call) wherein he read
an extract froin IN address Of Mr. James
Garfield, la which he stated that the con-
dition Of society upon this question was
analogous 10 the condition of society du-
ring incdieayal times, when the feudaI
lords aud baIOns ryrannized and oppress-
ed the people. Mr.. President, five have
not hear1 louder protests on this question
II we have not been arrested by the thuu-
der tones of popular murmering aud pop
nlar discomfort, it Is because we are a
strong, a healthy, young and vlgor-
o;is nation, aud that we are able as yet to
stand sucli drafts upon our resources, aud
10 resist the blood poisoning in our body
polite which under other conditions and
at later period would threaten the lib
critics vi the people and give to the Re-
puDlies fuuudatIons Il severe sh0ck.n
II say II we were not as young and
strong nation rs fortunately we are, to
read llIe history Of these railroad corpo-
rations and thcIr relations with the Com
gresS OF the United States, would be like
reading page ia ine history Of q degen-
crate aud t0itering government that WAS
abont TO cruInble TO pieces aud disappear
from innate corruption
The above extracts are only about half
of Mr.. Eustis' testimony in support of
that sunmitigated SANDER" He Is too
verbose for me to quote it all, can col
lcct more evidence to support that .sun-
mitigated slander," than can get into
the columns of the SENTINEL.
When Reporter assaulted the sslion
hearted champion be 'sbearded the lion
in his den." Now let some of his friends
saw off the little end of the horn, aud
give him \ chance to eecape.
r. +. SHUMAKER.
Flat Greek, La, Sept. 18th, 1856.
am credibly informed that one of our
young men, Mr.. A. j. Tippen, has taken
up stray pony and carrsed it off and
snapped IT for one Of his own, then broke
into the trunk of Mr.. j. b. Boyett, and
stole his pocket book with littlc money
in it, and leaked out for parts unknown.
This is about the third time that he has
been accused Of stealing money. Per-
haps when a railroad Is built for tho
sheriff to bring him back on, he Will come
10 stay. j. +. SHUNAKER.