The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1891-09-19
"a = esasa.a aasaa1-s geolume Of the Courier.


every week. with the exception of a
suspension which occurred for a short
period in 1870, and another caused
during the war, by the seizure Of our
type, and other materials, which were
placed in barrels and taken to Morgan
City.
During the time they were there,
the editor was held as prisoner BY
the Federal authorities. We say, that
with the exceptions of these interludes,
the COURIER has continually made its
weekly appearance.
Its garb has at times been homely
IN the extreme, as we were. driven, from
lack Of paper, to make impressions on
wall or brown paper as was accessible
TO US. Our appearance was humble,
but we were respected and our readers
were indulgent and contented, seeing
We could do no better.
The tone Of the COURIER was always
Democratic, even in periods that tried
mems souls. The terrors of the war,
and the vexing ordeals of the long re :
construction period, never caused it to
falter in the open advocacy Of Demo-
cratic principles, and passing through
both, with an unfaltering confidence in
the ultimate triumph of right over ar
bitrary might. the COURIER stands
to-day in its original attitude-its brow
encircled with the halo of imperishable
Jeffersonian Democracy, and undaunt
ed by the .antagonisms of deluded fan
atics.
Conscious that we have never will
lingly deviated from the line of politi-
cal rectitude marked out by the
founders of American Democracy, and
taught by careful observation and a
long experience, that there is contained
within ii, all that is necessary to the
protection of human freedom from tyr
ranny, anarchy and adversely; we shall
commence our 39th volume with Wig
orous and abiding hope and confidence
that all will yet be well with the old
tinae- -lsonored Democratic party. Bsliev-
ing it must be so, we will continue to
stand by it, and IN our humble way
aud to the extent of our ability and
means, sustain its principles and
usages, unmoved by prefxes, and ques-
tionahle and evanescent expedients.
Il uG COUh4EfS5 eNfto 4UluuCu u1 DllA
lamented father, joel III. Sandoz, as
before stated, on December II, 1852.
He edited it in conjunction with An
drew Meynier, who had previously
edited the st. Landry Whig, and who
died March 28th, 1858. Early in 1860
he was Joined ia his editorial labors
by Capt. VIM. II. Spencer, an able
writer, who fell at the second battle of
Manassas.
Joel H. Sandoz continued his edi-
torial work until 1870, when he retired
from the COURIER, leaving it in the
hands and under the management of
the present editor and proprietor, and
his brother, now editor of the Demo
crat. He departed life in January,
1873, at tile age of6I.
Thoroughly imbued ewith the belief
that, within the folds of the Demo
cratic party may be found a panacea for
every political exigeney or necessity
that can arise under oar system of
Government, that rightly conducted
the party contains all the elements of
harmony, the eneIantments of equal
political rights. the fountains of pros
perity, universities of statecraft, and
the rewards of merit and true patriot
ism; believing these things of the
party, we now close our 35th volume
Of the COURIER, and will continue our
labors with unabated zeal in tile COLI
umns of the 39th.
We appeal to the friends and kind
patrons who have stood by us through
all the vicissitudes Of the past, to abide
with MS In the future, and thereby aid
us in making the COURIER all that they
and the Democratic party would
have t.
On last Sunday, one of the finest
barbeeues yet given by the pro-lottery
men, took place at the town ct Abbe-
vile, in the parish Of Vormilioa.
A beautiful feature Of the barbecue
was that tile United States flags were
and appropriately waving
over the speakers stand, aud upon
different parts Of The grounds, thus
showing that ii tie members of Con
gress, shrinking before q public pres
sure. endeagored by Federal interier-
ence, to trample upon the rights uf
Louisiana, that still We live in the lasid
BIZ the free and the home of the brave,
and can bring the wings of our Nation
IL hag to wave as eneouragingly over
. pro-lottery meeting as over one of tile
anti saints.
The resolutions were carried unani-
mougly, aud even the New Orleans
Delta has not resorted to the old
played-out subterfuge, and pretended
to say that they captured the meeting.
The pro-lottery men are now lighting
up their camp fires, and the antis, like
flying insects, will become annihilated
Id the dazzling flames which will soon
sparkle all over the State.
Politics ID Avoyelles appears TO te IL
quite .nnddle, the different political
parties being sub-iivided into factions,
,ecs the alliance coming in for its share
fethe scramble for Office The Repllb-
;seaas are quiet, but on the qai as'ire for
{ 4 opportunity, which they will not be
NV 10 grasp, Of coming ii for q share
.ftlle spells, while the lottery anend
will doubtless be cprried IN that
y s1isI by handsome majority
az ,s Taeent meeting of the ALLIANCE