The Opelousas courier., 1892-09-10
Inviting to Capitalists.

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We are always ready and prompt to
say anything in behalf of immigration
to st. Landry, satisfied that we have
the finest climate, the most prolific
soil, the greatest variety of staple pro-
ductions that can be found in any
equal area of territory this side of the
Island of Utopia. These advantages
ere showered upon us by nature in as
5 Onishing copiousness; but there are
offsets too, which we are reluctant to
give in. During the last week, the
quiet of our good people generally was
interrupted by a case of.regulation m.
authorized by law or, prudence.
Some persons, to us unknown, went
to the humble home of colored wo-
man and severely tiagellated her.
Affidavits were promptly made by her
against a number of persons, who on
preliminary examination proved
conclusively that, they were not there.
The Court of course discharged them,
being forced to go by the evidence, as
it was credible. But the aUomau fvas
sehspped. Now whilst we indulge no
reflections, adversely to the correct
ness of the course the matter took, we
would respectfully suggest that sucll
occurrences are not gilt edge invita-
tions to immigrants.
We jadge others by ourselves, aud
it is our opinion that five did not al.
ready live here and were on tile move
in quest OF home, having means to in
vest in one we would hesitate and
count consequences and possibilities,
if not probabilities deliberately, before
we wonld settle down in community
where such outlawry can prevail with
perfect impunity. We would go where
q tas for government means protection
by it from lawless violence and out
rage. In the parish of Avoyelles, a
similar attempt. was made at the home
OF a col0red man who used his double
barrel to some effect, killing one and
.wounding another would be regulator
The alibi cannot be established in that
case. The matter is said not to have
ended there for the survivors took up a
colored man, Ed Laurent, the next day
and hung him at or near the little town
of Cottonport.
4 In day or two thereafter they cap
tnred black man, Ed Magloir, and
hung him also. We doubt whether
all 10 ended with these examples of
regulation. Be it remembered that the
laws of Louisiana extend to the towns
of Mansara and Cottonport as we'll as
TO the other parts of the State. Have
they any vitality? If not, why tax
people to keep up the semblance only
of government viii such deeds
prove inviting to Immigrants
OF late years they have been too
frequently repeated, and if we be not
egregiously deceived they greatly mil
itafe against the inflnx of homeseeking
men of ofcapital.
In another column will be found the
proceedings Of the meeting of the
Democratic Parish Executive Com
mittee of St. Landry held here Tues
day. We published the proceedings
of the other ESQ called) Democratic
Committee last week. II will be OBJ
served that the committee of which
Mr.. Estorge is President has complied
in every particular with the require
ments of the State and District Com
mittees. while the body over which
Mr.. Swords presides has called
parish convention to select delegates
to the District Convention, instead of
electing the delegates by primary
elections. This is as il should be-
Why Mr. Swords did not think it pro
per to ask the cooperation Of the
EstoEge committee is easier seen than
approved of.
He appears to have thought that the
purposes of his faction might be better
served by selecting delegates to meet
here, than TO elect them to 60 TO the
Baton Rouge District Convention. If
we understand things rightly, the
design is TO have the people to elect the
delegates directly to that convention.
They thereby send them, and if they
do not happen to be Fosterites. they
alone are accountable for it. The
course parsued by Mr. Swords may be
egic, but we rather think the
81 will prefer to exercise the right
peoSyS2g thS delegates direct.
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