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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1860-03-07
IRON COTTON TIE
TO PLANTERS AND MERCHANTS.

IRON viii be generally used the coming year in
i baIing Cotton. Merchants should therefore
hesitate to purchase rope, and examine tue merits
ofthe different Ties before purchasing ofthem. A
complete assortment ofal the different Ties will be
kept at my office on exhibition, which all who feel
an interest in are cordially invited to call and ex
anime for themselves.
Confdentin the superiority Of the FASSMAN
TIE, will take pleasure in going to the Orleans
Press to exhibit its merits, mode ofappieation, etc.,
or that of any other Tie that may be suggested.
Orders for any amount promptly filed at &c. per
pound, with liberal deductions to merchants.
+. BELGHER, AGEsT,
% Commercial Place,
auls-ly NEW ORLEANS.
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from then. o. Sunday Delta.l
THE MOTH ON rae CARPET FLOWER,

twas midnight when mat the window
Flew moth on soft silyery wing,
And paused ON the fowery carpet;
perchance the innocent thing
Deemed. while the gaslight so brightly
Burned at the witching hours,
That the sun from its midnight mission
Had returned TO the garden flowers;
For how should an insect know,
That had lived in the world but Gay,
There we're beautiful gems Of flowers,
That fade not in winter away
II.
must have hard, hard heart,
Or must have had last night,
For put d pin through its body,
Lest It Should take its fight.
wanted to keep the wanderer--
And Twas pinn'd to the mantle tree.
It writhed, but what was its suffering
The little moths suferng-to mey
Z For would not have its gorgeous wings
What fits life would not laste)
Their beauty would linger long alter death
Had scattered his darts and passed.
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From Once Week.
THE RETURN OF TIE FREELY.


"We're into port at last, Fred, we've passed tue
harbor bar,
see the vane upon the spire blaze like merry star
The towns in sight, I see the cliffs, the very TOT
rents track, A
And the windows at St. Arthur's flashing III lns
sunlight back.
"Fred, rouse your heart for this, man just think
Of mothersjoy,
And Of our dear blind fathers pride in you, ms
youngest boy.
Fancy how madcap Mary in . breath viii laugh
and cry, :,
And, more than all, how one you know WIN sFee'
you by and by.
g Nav. never look SO white, man; remember when
we lay
Becaln'd for five long days and nights in frinids
do'sbay,
YIN said 'twould bring back life and strength to
heart and arm once more
Could you but feel the wind that breathsd along
our own old shore.
And now It's here; smell the thyme and
broom from of the down,
see the yellow gorse that grds the hilltop like
crown.
I can not blame your weakness, boy, my tea''
could almost aow,
To think Of nearing Ill we left three weary year,
| ago.
arm sure they're thinking ofus now with anxious
hearts at home,
| / wsrrant me they've heard long since the gillan
/ Firefys come;
And little Mary will have been, hundred time
to day,
Begging peep through Walters glass, and watch
ing on the quay.
IuWell not be hall an hourat home ere Katie wi
be there,
Blushing like any half-blovn rose, as modest
she's fair.
Wbatl not word or smile at that? as if did nc
know
For whom you've bought the shaWi anu "'ea'
you've safely slowed below
laHuzza! we're come to anchor; ] see the steam
er's smoke;
little time, and we shall sit amid our dear folk.
Come, lat me help you up, Fred, BY this your
rested we'll"
But the CHEEKY words and loving voice on needle
senses fell
The sailor boy lay dead and cold upon the sum
deck,
A little lock Of golden hair hung from his bendf
neck.
Twas just as well-he neer could know that
his Katies breast
Another's child look up and smiled before it cal
IL to rest. A. NJ.
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ssy The following notice is posted at arailway
station: Travellers should be careful to deliver
their baggage to proper persons, as gentleman
few days since entrusted his wife to stranger, and
has not heard of her since
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N(isfellAneeus, IL, II.
N Is w g IN @ X IA
Front Street, Aaexandria, La. u.

N III w $ IN @ II u
Front Street, Asexandria, La.
THE UNDERSiG NED having. bought out the in
terest of S. GILLESPIE, has removed his stock
/ Of Goods from Second to Front Street, in the
house formerly occupied by
HEIHEaWICk. IS GILLESPIE.
where he has q fulland complete assortmentof
SEASONABIaE GOODS,
consisting in part Of
English and American Prints; Jaconet, SWISS and
Organder Muslin; Printed Linen, Ginghans,
and Edgings, Insertings, Swiss aud Jac-
s cnet Bands; Collars, Gloves, Hosiery,
Bleaehed and Brown Cotton,
Irish Linens, Linen Drillngs,
Cottonades, Stripped &
Plain Cotton, &c.
- a L S o 80
RBoots, Shoes, Hats& Caps1N
FOR M EN- AND BOYS,
T. S. "a
GENTLEMENS
Spring and Summer
Clothing, Boots and Shoes,
Silk, Cassiiner, Panama and
Leghorn Hats Ladies, Misses and
Childrens' Straw Goods; Saddlery, Hard
ware, Woodwarc, Queensware, and d variety
Of other articles too tedious 10 erulnerate all o
which will be sold at LIFLNG i PRICES. Cal
land examine fol. yourselves
| March 2, 1S59-1y r. G. HETHERWlCK.
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NOTICE.

q NUTlUE.
THE FIRM Of ISAAC LEVY & CO., having sold
i out their establishment in Odd Fellows Hall,
to WIN. t. GRAY and ISAAC R0SENTHAL;
this to give notice that after the lst day Of Jan
nary, 1860, the business will be conducted by them
for their own account. All parties indebted to us
will please call in at the old stand, al Odd Fellows
Hall, and make settlements.
Thankful for past patronage, we would recon-
menp the new firm to tie good consideration Of
our late patrons. /. LEVY y GO. 4
Alexandria, January A. 1s60-3m
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1t faded, and faded, and faded,
And heard a sorrowful shout
As the wind clustered in at the window,
Blowing the gaslight out
Good by-good by, oh, mortalt Il
Think oft at the midnight hour
OF the moth that few in at the window
And lit on the carpet aower.n S. a. J.
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JOHN G NEY,

~ r )
GROCER Alexandra, Louisiana.
TTAVING rented the new
Ill BRICK BUILDING
OF ]. BoULLIorrE, on Second Street, opposite the.
Louisiana Democrat OMce,'
he wishes to inform lis friends and the public gen
orally that he has made arrangements for receiving
fresh supplies weekly, as follows:
Sugar Cured Hams, Side and Shoulder Bacon,
Ness Beet, lMaekerel fish, sardlnes, Lard, Butter,
Soap Candies Flour, Cotee Teas, and Fruits OF all
kinds and Of the best quality and everything kept
in Wholesale or Retail grocery.
Also LIQUORS.
Such as Cognac Brandy, Irish Whisky, Bourbon
do, Wines, Porter and Ale, of best brands, also
Cigars Of the best quality, and the best Of Confee.
tionary and Pound Cake always on hand. All Of
which he offers unreasonable prices, jan 26-lY
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SALE or NEGROES.

IN THE FIRST OF ocTe Der my house Il
I was opened and large supply Of all
classes of N EGR0 d 8 offered Tor SAFE, ~ -:
imported from Virginia, Maryland, and 0eofgls.
Afterwards, during the whole season, the supply
sllaIl be kept good by the receipt o. afse 'o'so.
above States. Apply at d Barohle street, g.
tween Coln1nolpand Grayier, and two squares xes
from st. Charles Hotel.
! N Novlt,-s,n WALTERL. CAMPBELL
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And then I turned down the gas

~-S~ RS9ss
III.
And then turned down the gas
Till only spark should remain,
And my head pressed the downy pillow,
And sleep sought my weary brain.
1t must have been sleep, most truly,
But it seemed was wide awake;
Yet hope it was sleep and dreaming
hope SO for mercy's sake.
The light was dim, very dim in the room,
A strange and mystical light,
Not of the moon, or the morning, or eve,
Not of the starry night.
But such a light as they say sometimes
fingers about old graves,
A strange, wonderful ghastly light,
Like the CLEAN Of the phosphorent waves,
Like the CLEAN of the feathered oar,
When It's raised from the briny deep;
As the boat at the midnight hour
Comes dream to the oceans sleep,
And the rustling of wings that soothed me
Ceased when sank to rest,
Yet | heard sigh from the mantle,
A sigh from a heart oppressed.
Yes, certainly, some one was weeping,
Was weeping and sobbing there,
Yet no one save in the chamber,
And no grief that a man should not bear.
But turned my eyes to the mantle,
And oh! what sorrowful night,
A maiden of wonderous beauty,
A fairy from out the night,
Stood in sorrow and weeping
Why should the maiden cry!
But ere could ask the question
a glittcring blade caught my eye.
Pierced through the maiden's body,
Pierced through her bosom fair,
And my heart was awake within me,
And questioned how came it there.
s'Tis thy work, oh! thoughtless mortal!
This deed is deed Of thine;
For the life of the moth thou has taken
Was fairy's allotmeat--was mine.
The God of our race appointed
A day each should wear the yoke
One day mortal spells to be Ger US,
On that day life's bowl could be broke.
"And ! ventured, / came unto thee,
Aweak moth that thou rlghtst have spared
trusted in thee above others;
Oh, better if fate had dared.
Out in the darkness alone-alone-
For the night hawk might pass me by
There's many hole where a moth might hid'
That the bat would never come nigh,
Then she pointed sadly to heaven,
Oh, so sadly, it seemed TO me-
4 'sThy Goa-thy God viii forgive,
And Heaven he hath for thee.
VIII. ss8
aThere'snothing beyond this night for me,
For sprites have no Heaven or Hell,
And like the song you launch on the air
a Or the echoing sound Of the bell,
Ny life goes out, and nothing is left,
Nothing--nothing to lac again.
Why is not ours mortalsiot?
Who suffer mortal's pain"
The red blood flowed fast and faster
From the wound the pin had made;
And as / watched the fair creature
3 Her beauty began to fade.
TX.
1t faded, and faded, and faded,
And hearda sorrowful shout
As the wind clustered in ut the window,
Blowing the gaslight out
Good by-good by, oh, mortal
Think oft at the midnight hour
OF the moth that few in at the window
And lit on the carpet aower.n S. 4. J.
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WHOLE NUMBER 7gO.
The Troubles III T6xas.

. -
The following extracts we take from
letter in the Louisville Courier:-"We are
in the midst of the most intense excitement;
we have just discovered wide spread CON-.
spiracy among the negroes to murder the
entire population, which wss te have taken
place on the day of our. election. II was
instigated BY white men, at the North. The
plot was first discovered through some me-.
groes who relented, and told their masters
OF the impending danger. The plan was 10
IRE and burn ell the towns throughout the
State and utterly ruin the country; and then
10 raise an insurrection and murder the white
habitsnts, and in pursuance Of this plan,
twenty five or thirty towns ir the north
west portions OF Texss, were set on Ere ON
SOneay before last. and five or six euti+ely
com umed. Among them IL Dallas, thirty
miles from here; Deoton, twenty-five miles
distant; Fort Be knap, one hundred miles:
Pilot Point, Millwood, and many others that
| cannotju,t now call TO mind. We have
discovered in the possession of several no.
ted Black Republicans, boxes of Sharpe
rifles, Colts pistols, and from letters found
with them, we learn that several boxes are
eDroute to this place, and other pointe, with
which TO arm the slaves.
just heard that the Citizens COMMITTEES
has hung two men in Dallas county, and on
day before yesterday q man, by the name
OF Crawford, from Minnesota, was hung in
Fort Worth, in this county. They found
in his house twenty five Sharp's rifles,
twelve Colts pistols, fifteen muskets, and
eight common rifles, and bill of twenty.
four Colts Navy SKIES, and forty.eght
Sharp's rifles, which had been forwarded 10;
him from house in Bostons ad which had
not yet arrived. They also found documen-
tary evidence showing wide spread con-
Spracy, duplicating prominent Republicans
at the North; and while write, three more
persons are undergoing on examination be-
lore the Citizens Committee in our neigh
boring city. A call appeared this morning
Tor public meeting in our town this eve
ming. God only knows what 10 to be the
result, but do hope every Abolition emis-
sary m y be caught and made to suffer me
just penalty of his crimes in death. "a
1t is true that il may seem hard to hang q
Q man without judge or jury; but when the
lives o! families are at stake--when those
tn It are most dear to US are in danger Of
being not only murdered in cold blood, but
perhaps to meet worse fate, then it IL
time TO take the law into our own hands,
and to protect our families. ..e q
have just returned since writing the
above, from our town meeting, where we
organized Committee OF Safety; OF which
| was appointed Chairman, and have SUM
moned tour or five persons before US to-
night, and think from the high standing
OF the Committee, that there will be no rash
steps taken, but their. course wilt be mark
ed BY moderation and justice. | have iusi
learned that white woman was shot By d
slavA twelve miles south of this place
The negro, presume, was burned at the
stake on that night. will write soon.
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B EDINBuRG, Aug. 9Th, 1850.

To the Editor Of the Portage Sentinel:
DEAR SIR Having few leisure mo.
ments which know not better how 10 i'm.
prove than by writing you concerning events,
prospects &c. Of our town, sit down to the
task-f may call it lhus-cheerfuly glad.
particularly 80 in these times of strife and
contention that we have paper in our own
county, with which can in sentiment so
cordially agree. The National Dtmocrat--
so calied-established ct Cleveland by the
"Powers that be-" having opened its FLOOD
gates OF sandet and pollution, has had a
tendency to create or rather extend this di
vision; but as its circulation is limited, the
party alienation is less so-hearly all who
have hitherto voted the Democratic ticket,
intending to vote for Stephen A. Douglas IL
the coming contest.
But few have changed their creed. To
be sure, for one to change opinions is not al
all strange-ior man, no matter how intelii
gent, after he has given subject fair in
vestigation. msy aiterward view it with re-
terence TO some ether relation before upper
ceived, and the change be an honest one
But there are times when it but betrays q
weak and pusllanimous disposition. This
is sometimes shown by being waited sbou
by popular sentiment, making public opin
ion The great criterion by which to act; bul
oilimes II is shown BY an adherence to par
, ticulsr leader, making his views, howmuch'
soever they may vary. the test Of right and
wrong. Such persons among the Democ-
racy Of our country, | gladly believe ore
rare. Certainly on the Western Reserve
POPULAR SENTIMENT could offer no purticu
| lar inducement for any to join our ranks, 81
we had resson to believe that all who were
Democrats were so from PriaciPie, and tha,
we we're free from those yascillating ant
/ ever changing 10 their views. But here, Al
elsewhere. we have . few seceders. .-sbou'
| one half dozen all told-who intend to vot'
| for Breckinridge and Lane, preferring thei
success 10 the triumph Of The very principle
tthsy, four pears sso, % srdently advocated
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Douglas never Deceived or Cheat.
!. .-. ed ANY MaM. ....+.


II there is one characteristic in the life OF
public mau that merits the appreciation OF
both friend and foe il is an open, frank,
undsguised cou'se-o one divested Of the
trickery and cunning go usual in politicians.
In this respect we are proud Of Stephen A.
Douglas, and prouder stll to hsaV his old
friends and neighbors, who have stood By
his side from earl y manhood 10 the present
time bearing evidence Of such traits Of char.
octer. In a speech at Boston last week
Col. Richardson, Of ILL.,, in spanking o.
Mr.. Douglas, remarked -
II have known him from my earliest
manhood; to this hour we havs been friends
| can say Of him wha, can s,y Of but few
men on earth--we have acted together with
Interests sometimes opposed, hut 10 all my
life he has never deceived me. II is not
remarkable, fellow citizens, that | stane
pledged to his fortune. I know you can
commit this government 10 him safely. He
has the head TO discern the sight, and he hss
the courage to march to it, whatever dan
gers may threaten. II there is one duty that
we owe to the past, to the future and to
God, it ia that we transmit this government,
with all i,s blessings to our children as our
fathers bequeatked ii to Us; aod in Stephen
A Duuglas there is safe repository OF this
great legcey" (Grsat spplause,)
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Then they considered Douglas an able de.
fender of the principles Of the party, and
the doctrine Of Popular Sovereignty which
they now denounee and nickname "Squstter
Sovereignty" they were proud to acknowI. :.
edge os Distinguishing feature Of our poll.
cy. Yes, it wss only four years ago that
non-intervention on the subjec, Of slavery
IN the Territories-the settled policy Of our
party, was firmly maintained by all, and
then any one opposing, would not have been
considered a Democrat. But President Blu.
chanan's views haviOg changed-the Admin.
istratioa having sold itself to the South, ou
Postmaster und few others blindy follow
and thus support the Administration" advo
eating that newly, 6edgedaaheoty th4t Con
sress shall assume The special protection o
slavery. II. D.
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atlistellauepus,
mrs. swissIleIm on Dancing.

Mrs. Swisshelm has a chapter on dane
Ing. and most decidedly in favor Of that kind
of amusement. Hear how she talks:
at is worthy Of notice that those church.
es and people who most strenuously oppose
dancing, have always encouraged and prac'
,iced it under other names. Like the tenn
berance men who would not drink cider, but
had no objection to glass OF apple juice,
our opponents OF dancing have their children
taught the art under the name Of "Calis-
thenics," and practice it when it is called
"Pluy." For it 10 q remarkable fact, that
these old time favorites Of religious com.
munities, "Dear Sister Phebe," "Ring
around Rosy" "All O marching to Que
bec,'' dThs White Cockade, Copenha-
gen." SC, &C., &c, ore. every one Of them'
Co,illions and Contra Dances performed to
vocal and instrumental music.
The difference between the religious end
the. ,profsne dance is. that In the former,
every man in the room 10 compelled, on
pain of breach OF etiquette, to Kiss every
woman In the room; and vice versa, that il
is quite in order for married women 10 ell
down on the knees Of young gentlemen
put their arms around their necks, bring
two pairs Of lips together with smack, ant
do any amount Of hugging. 7 While in
profane dance, even those Of most doubtfu
pfopriety, the greatest familiarity, between
persons Of opposite sexes, is gentleman
placing one hand on q lsdy's waist, while
she rests Que hand on his shoulder, ant
The disengsgea hand In the other. Th'
churches, therefore, who setu rules againa
dancing, are fairly and squnrely committed
TO the doctrine that Ptomiscuous dancing Il
ell right, and pious and innocent, provided
tits accompanied by promiscuous Kissing
with suitable allowance OF hugging ant
general rough and tumble.
While, without those refining and elevat
Ing additions, it is evil, and that contiudal
~. There 10 no escaping this conclusion
for the ahti-dancing churches and chrlstian
are loo openly committed in fevor of thes
vulger plays for an intelligent man to deny
that either they have acted blindly, or tha
the kissing snd huegine esancti6es the dane
ing. a.2a 2t
Nov, since sll the experience OF the pas
proves that people sOil dance, even gray
and reverend descons, we ere in favor ofih
dancing without the etceterss. But epOF
from ell comparisons. wereesrd dancing
positive good, as something which require
no apology, but is inherently right 10 itself
ell efficient means Of perlecting, re6nin
and cultvaling the crowniDg work Of God
creation; q means appointed and directl
approvedyb the Crestor himself! It's liabl
to abuse. and the object Of reformers shoul
be to regulate. not to abolish it.
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The Defeat of the BreckinrIdg0
DlSuniOmists il Alabama at the
Late Election. t @,

On the first Monday OF August an e!ec.
iion was held in many, II not all, the coan.
ties Of Alabam,, for county offiaers. In the
present excited condition OF the popular
mind on political topics, they were, Of course;
warmly contested and afforded an indication
of how the State will vote in November.-
The Montgomery, alabama, Confederation
of the 10Th inst. says:
"In this Congressional District, as far az
hesrd from, the Seceders are utterly routed
in every county, except Autaugs, where
there 10 no test. They were beaten 1870 in
this CMontgornery) county5;- 1s5 u M aconis
100 in Chambers, and so or so ia Russell.
Was there ever su ch an nglJrious and ridi-
nearly all the votes in Al4bama and, mind
you here in this district was aud is their
strong hold! Let the Douglas men herald
il, that here in the citadel of their strength,
they cannot carry a single county IN this Con.
gressionaI District! Poor fellows !"
1t is now reduced almost to certainty
that the only State in the Union that will
choose Bre:kinridge electors will be the old
disunion State Of South Carolina. She
would be carried against him II the people
could vote, but in that strong hold of the
Boilers the people are not allowed to vote
for President or for Stats officers. Tbs
Legislature takss that business or their
hands. a...s.s...
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camp. She knew what The sounds indicated.
The report Of the pisicl had created an
alarm.
"Imust fy," she cried, ,t'Or shall yet be
captured, and dreadful would be my doom
then"
Hastily remounting to the back Of her
horse, she dashed forward and without any
further adventure finally arrived at her Sc.
cluded home. In that OUT OF the way cor.
ner pursuit failed to reach her, and she es.
csped without the slightest molestation.
Concerning her adven,use, Lydia said no.
thing at the time, only revealing the facts
when she felt she could d0 50 without cre-
uting any unnecessary alariior anxiety.
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Tlle issues.

Let Congress INTERVENE to PROTECT
Slavery IN the Territories.--BREcKINRIDGE
Let Congress- .INTERvENE 10 PREVENT ]
Slavery is the Territories - LIEcLlN.
LET THE PEOPLE OF THE TER,
RlTORlES DETERMINE THE CUES.
TION.-DouGLAs. R'yah
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An Affected Clergysnan.

!. (. A clergyman, notthirty miles from Bright
on. who was noted for bis affected Pronun'
dcialion, wentto shoemaker and ordered q
] spair Of boots to be made. "A few days after
be called and inquired Il they were ready
and was answered 10 the negative. "Wil
hey be ready BY next Chewsday :" asked
she clergyman. "No!" said the shoemskeF
abut you shall have them, by next Chatter
aay." t n <. ,l.s. ....@ss