Year: 1873

Hon. A. L. Field.


From the Iberville Pioneer and News.l


No man is more, thoroughly known
to Louisiana than is our Attorney
General. For many years prior to the
war, the chief practitioner at her Grim
iaal bar, wherever a peculiarly des-
perate case was at issue, he was al
most certain to be retained for the de-
Tense. A profound civil lawyer as
we'll, the demands upon his profess
sional talent have been exorbitant.
Coming to Louisiana more than a
generation back, from Iowa, where, if
we remember Alright, he had been an
Attorney General and conspicuous
political leader, few men have had
less leisure permitted them than has
he. The rebellion found him deter
mined friend of the Union, whom
menace could not awe. With the
exception Of serving short unexpired
term in Congress, he has been con-
stantly engrossed by his profession
and has participated in politics only
where besought to address the people
during a canvass. A resolute oppon-
ent to Warmoth in 1868, he refused
all affiliation with that officer during
the latter's entire term; and Repub-
lcans felt in the late campaign that
the Baton Rouge ticket had received
great strength from the addition of
his name thereto for the Office he now
holds Wherever he appeared through
the commonwealth he aroused q po-
litical fervor and personal regard that
was ofincalculable service to the ticket;
and we rejoice to say that since as
suming the Attorney Generalship he
has exhibited vigor and earnestness
which can but assure him popular
esteem in even greater measure. His
post is responsible one at any period,
but at critical hour like the present,
it is matter of vital moment that its
incumbent should possess courage,
mature Judgment and severe legal
training. These characteristics emf
nently pertain to A. 2. Field.


As chief public prosecutor and as
the legal adviser of the State admins
tration, he is just the man for the
place; and if necessary, does not hes
itate to deal in round, emphatic terms.
Naturally amiable, he is jealous of
the claims of his Office and OF the great
interests Of public order, and what
ever conflicts with them arouses in
him al ugly antagonism.


Colouel Field can scarcely be less
than sixty years Of age, is over six
feet in height and possessed Of an
uncommonly st;.lwart frame. His
face is evidently older than his body,
but its resOlute features and clear eye
betOken a man in whose splendid ma
| turity no decay has thus far begun.
II we read him rightly, he feels no
little disdain for the professional poll
tician, and thinks Louisiana has al
ready been over-ridden by too many
OF that class.


If there shall ensue any delinquen-
cies on the part Of the State officers
say Tax Collectors-Col. Field will
not relent in his pursuit until the pen.
alties Of the law are completely ex-
hausted.


FIVE rejoice that Kellogg supplanted
| Warmotl,, it should be no less Il rea.
son for cheer that Field is in the At.
torney Generaiship. He is n persona
surety for the Tranquility of the State
to the full extent Of his official powers
While he lives, his Republican zeal is
too great to permit him to be inactive
for the public interests and his talents
are too valuable not to be required
by the people for public defense. HI
counsels with himself, not witt. small
politicians-he acts with decisiyeness
and promptitude that denote a solit
self lf-consciousness. He is, in fact, jns
the man for the place.