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The Avoyelles pelican. [volume] (Marksville [La.]) 1859-186?, 1862-11-15
L'ENROLEFyGE EMIT,

LIE r OLE W {. mt.
Avant peu les bureaux din colonel w.
f. Cheney seront ouverts pour renrole-
ment de consents entire les ages de Is ct
40 ans. II est bon d'observer que ct,t
otficier est tenu par la torce tie l'opiniou
publique de montrer autant dr. manSuts-
tude que possible, eli d'ecouter les reela-
nations justes qui pourront lui 1tre adres-
sees. Ce nest pas par la pratique. de
regles szveres quel'on rel1ssit d or'l,nairr
d obtenir de nos citoyens les servic-s
que reclamelepaTs, c'est, an cQntraire, tn
montrant m esprit juste ct ecialre que
les o}ticiers du gouverne,nent doivent
enreglstrer leurs recrues, ct sur ce point
nous sonmes convaincu que foflicier
LIns clement donnera ample satisfaction.
Ii doit laisser chez eux les hummcs i'm,
potents. iniirmcs OH nalades, qui ne
ses'alvnt qusun suj ut do de epense ct dem
barra> pour administration m:litaire ct
don't lie displacement po;rEait aggrs;vel
l'etat de SAME, ear il ia'lt que l'h'tnanito
ait aussi sa pa.t dams cctte yrerfe Il :
Il Gssez de sogttrHI1c"S sans chercAer L
les ;lugnr;ster i1u|.lement, ct l'liistnirt
t}e L'rnro1enent prccGatl.t nous porte d
taire ces iuStes nhsprvatirno
,.....~y 70. i-'i
Ton etoinbe plus dams de t,,talrs,erreurs.
l., Gol"a>l loit aussi laiSser chez eux
pour s's ]Ivrer d Il prajique de leurs
dcyoirs OH de leurs professions, les Mem
bres lie Ia Legislature ct 'eurs otliriers.
Les Juges. Les JUICES de paix, les a.
,oca.s dc District, les Gretliers de Dis
trlct eide la cour Snpra,np, les sherita
ct les Constables. lie gouverneur, l'au-
ditci1r. le I'rtisorier, le Secretaire d'Etat,
le CommiSsaire du Bureau des terres,
pAvocat General, ct en general tons les
ol,.ers de l'Exdcnsit da gouyernment
de i'Etat. Les inedecitsS pratIquant de
p1us cjnq ans. Tn E.literr par journal
ct les employees qni luI sont indisppnsa-
bics Les Corlon.iers. les Tanneurs.
las Forsesons, les C"arrons, les Menniers,
tous he chargeallt pas plus dc soixante
qninzr pour cent an-dessns du prix de
la production. Ur: apothicare pratiGne
dams chaIue pha,uacic. Les Instituteu
en- function depnis deux ans. Une per-
sonne sur ci.aque habi'ation a esclaves
d d'apres Ia loi de Fiat ct sur laqucl!t
il ny pas d'homme qui he soft pas
snjet at service miiitaire. Deux on plu-
sieurs i.abitations dams IN rayon de; cinq
miles ct ayant ensemble~@vingt negr.s
OH plus, peayent avoir faire exempter
I'm snrveiIlant, lie plus age de ceux qui
peuvent Y resider, ct pourvu quill ny
ait pas d'homme blanc qui ne soft pas
Ii taut que nous constations encore
que ctux qii ont fourni des reznplacants
ages de moins de quarante ans, doivent
alIer reprendre leurs places ct rendre ces
hommes al pays qui les demande; cette
declaration nous est penible a faire, mais
CONNIE c'est une decision du Secretaire
de la guerre il est bon que nos citoyens
lie saehent pour qn'ils puissent Sc pre-
munir. sill est possible, contre les effets
dune loi superposee sur une autre loi.
, 1862-02-13
OH. D9bNsT@


The proposition to unite the Legislatures
Of Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota, and
The Constitutional Convention Of Illinois,
in sort Of 1ump Parliament, at Chicago
for the discussion Of national afairs, is
merely the invention Of some genius who
believes in the omnipotence of CAB. As
much as we should delight in welcoming
the gentlemen composing these various
bodies to the commercial metropolis Of the
Northwest, we confess wesee 10 good thing
as the probable result of their visit. With
out power to legis1atc, or even to unite
with any great unanimity in recommend
ing to the Government any Of the matters
that they would discuss, their talk 10 matter
how yociferous would amount to wind
nothing mere. There's enough Of that in
Congress
, 1862-02-13
The Kansas emancipation League.
From our Special Correspondent

r---.~-c-.-..7 r-t"-'+'.,
Lfrom cur special correspondent
LEAvEswoRTH, February 3, 1862.
At a,pub]ic meeting in this city q few days
s;nco an orc,n;7at3on 4ros af;,cto3 IA 1,o
~ "'s e"ee''a ~ w
known as the Kansas Emancipation League,
which is intended to cooperate with similar
orr,nizat;one in thu NortIor,, s+a+o. a. ia
..4 wv 1'ot tns.n :! o1'teo, " '.4o
all eHos1s calculated TO ame1orate the condi-
tion Of fugitiyes from Southern bondage, and
tn onen tn Them home in Koneos r. ~,
, 1862-02-13
The Sorghum Question.

GAIEsBCRi. ILL.,, EEDfuaIyH, 1851.
Editors Chicago Tribune:
I noticed in the CHICAGO TRIBUNE Of Janu-
AIRY 20, an article under the head Every man
his own Rctiner." On this subject I have
few words to say. My experience has taught
me it is folly for capitalists to eXpend large
sums Of money in the erection Of reiners for
Sorghum syrup when the refining can be done
ply clarifying the juice before evaporation.
Should manufacturers do their own refining,
(by process which have inyented) the fol-
lowing results will be manifest: One-tenth
more Of syrup can be obtained than by any
other method. In large establishment con
siderable labor is saved. # the juice be clari-
fed before evaporation, it can be evaporatcd
in nearly half the time It can be accomplished
when skimmipg alone is resorted to to clarity;
and syrup can be made as good as at the larg-
est refneries-
It is folly 10 give one-fourth Of the syrup for
refining, besides the cost Of transportation,
when as good an article can be made at home.
Il the many mills in the country give way to
few large ones, the result will be that large
amount Of cane will be carried to those mills,
and from necessity must lie exposed, much Of
It, for long time before it can be 1nanufac
turcd, and thus considerable Of il will decay,
turn red and sour, and lose much Of its saccha-
rine properties.
desig gn hereafter to extend my information
on this subject, aud will so no further than
10 say that every manufacturer can make as
good an article Of "golden syrup" as profess
sjonal refncrs, if they will investigate the
matter understandingly. R. R.
We might take general issue with our cor
respondents position, but We will at present
say but few words in reply. We still think
that perfected machinery, operated by men
who have made the matter subjects Of theory
and practice for years, must take the place Of
isolated efforts, on small scale, with rude
machinery. Did our farmers so into the busi-
ness after the manner, and to the same extent,
Of the sugar planters Of the South, the theory
Of our friend would doubtless be good. But
when, as viii be the case at least for many
years TO come, but 4 few acres will be cu1ti-
veted by any farmer, tho cost OF the ma
chinery, and expense of running it. will more
than cat up the profits Of his labor; hence
the necessity Of rcfncries where the farmer
can dispose Of bis csne, OF have it manufac-
tured on toll, without being compelled to in
cur the heavy expense Of machinery, etc. OF
course, wherever rehneries On q considerable
scale are established, proper precautions will
be taken for securing the csne from the mis-,
fottuacs which our correspondent suggests.
, 1862-02-13

# In Texas, especially, if man refuse
the Confederate money as legal tender, Il
mob can be raised in five minutes to force
him. At one Of the villages in that State, says
a refugee, = party Of four, who had no other
currency with them than gold, as they were
on their way to Mexico, closed a bargain for
stage fare at twenty-five dollars each, and were
BEGINNING to draw forth the glittering metal
A fifth party standing By, who had a hundred
dollar rag, stepped forward, winkcd at the
travellers, and said to the stage contractor:
"Here, I hare hundred dollar Confederate
note; I'll just take these gentlemen's change
and pay the entire bill.' The travellers, anx-
ious to hunor the joke, hastened to place the
gold in the hand Of him who made the profer,
and the contractor was afraid to refuse the
bitter bill He cast his longing eyes at the
gold, bit his lip, and showed the rag into his
drawer.
, 1862-02-13

lion with member Of Congress short
time ago, expressed great indignation at
the Charge Of indifference brought against
Mr.. Seward IN relation to the war; but
While such things as these arc allowed, the
Public can have little faith in MIR. Stewards
ea1nestncss, and we can assure that gentle
man that every one who has friend OF
relative in southern prison, will treasure
up the remembrance of his indulgence to
Fegram, Myers, and other like rebels, for
day Of reckoning.
We have heard much talk about the vay
IN which the rebels obtained their infafma-
ton Of the plans Of the Government. In
our opinion, it is no mystery, so long as
their officers arc allowed to visit Washing
ton and Baltimore, and carry the result Of
general inspection with them to Rich
mond.
, 1862-02-13
Mayor Opdyke enforcement Finan.
H4effnu.

Mayor Opdyke onGovernment Ftnan-
cler1ug.
Mayor Opdyke, Of New York city, has writ
ten letter to Secretary Chase on the subject
Of q financial scheme to raise money to carry
Oh the war, Our space will not permit us to
print it entire, bnt the following arc the es-
sential points laid down in Mayor Opdyke's
letter:
lst, That demand notes should be issued to
the extent Of $50, 600, ,ooo for present necczsi-
tics Of Government.
I'd, That they should be made legal tender
in all cases.
Sd, That the measure is indispensable to
tie maintenance Of the credit and honor Of
the Government
4th, That prompt action should be taken
in the premises, otherwise there will be
difficulty in obtaining supplies for the army
,5th, That the delay IN Congress to act has
eight or ten per cent"
9Th, That the money to meet the floating
debt Of the Government cannot, in his op1n-
ion, be had in any other way.
7th, That to raise it by taxation woa1d re-
would subject the nation to al immense loss
say SEper cent.-as SO, ,o00, 600 are wanted
Immediately.
Stb, That such " measure is wise in itself,
independent Of its necessity, and that it will
give rs better currency than We ever had be-
9Th, That the Government, if necessary, as
It is not, might with safety issue demand notes
"to the extent Of so per capita, without
danger Of ultimate debasemcnt Of the cur
rcncy."
10th, The only danger would be in tran
scending those limits
18th, That an is6ne Of 3150, ,o0o, 900, the
amount required, would give healthy slim
Mus to business and enable the community
with s'pronptitude to pay their debts and the
heavy taxes which await fhen.n
E2th, That such currency would be q great
benefit to the country, by equalizing exchan-
gcs. This advantage hi. 0pdyke justly says
''can scarcely be oycrcstlmated,n in view Of
the enormous amounts now paid and lost in
the purchase Of drafts for remittance to dis
tant points.
18Th, It would benefit and strengthen the
banks by increasing the value Of all their
assets, including Government Treasury notes
and bonds held By them.
14th, That 'Grcat Britain sustained an al
most uninterrupted var against Napoleon, for
than paper made 4 legal tender, which was
for most Of that time nearly at par with
specie"
18th, That the plan proposed ssshould bc
blended with liberal and prompt taxation;"
9nd then his Honor closes, advising Mr.
N''A~ ~ 015G ApoA SQASAteS kAE ApsSAot&
necessity OF prompt action, for every days
delay is attended with grave danger to the
public credit't
Mayor Opdyke omits the I" "sixteenth, :"
which would have added immensely to the
| value Of his ether points: 4 tax on the is
sues Of the sixteen hundred suspended banks
sufficiently heavy to gradually drive them out
| Of circulation, and thereby make room for the
Government currency. Sooner or later this
has got to be done, il the war continues any
| great length Of time.
, 1862-02-13
Gl)G Itihume*
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY Is, 1862.


lhe confidence Of the public in Mr..
'7TAS7os, tie new Secretary Of War, will
'e justified and strengthened by the power
s'd impulse which he las already given tn
|;ur military affairs He declared when
coming into power, that the soldiers Of our
army should begin to earn their board
that they should burn powder in the enc
N! : face. Events every day transpiring arc
evidences that there was earnestness in his
words, and that the country did not CIT in
hailing his appointment as guaranty Of
victory! The whole country will hold up
his haudst
, 1862-02-13

We have Mr.. Camcron's word for It, that he
made no contracts himself, though VIC believe
the investigation Of the Committee on Swim
dies don't bear him out as to the fact, but we
have recently heard how TO buy horses with
out making contract. 4 friend wishes to
dispose Of LOCO head, The Department don't
buy horses, but if the friend is patriotic
enough to raise a cavalry regiment, he can
have an order to do SO, and mount them him
self The friend patriotically assents, clears
ST, eco by The transaction, and pat1iotical1y
resigns his commission.
, 1862-02-13
Didn't Want His Name In the Paper.,

lCa1ro correspondence St. Louis Democrat.l
While the rebel prisoners were on board the
Uncle Sam, Gen. Tilshman WIS approached by
a newspaper correspondent with i request to
know how to spell his name. The. reply, ac-
cenpanied by supreme h,uteur Of mariner,
WIS:
sSir, I DO not desire that nay na1nc should
be made Use Of at all in connection will, this
:tlai1, except as ii maE appear in the reports
II only desire, sir" says the correspondent,
to have it spelled correctly in the list Of prls-
oners which am making out.''
"You will obIigc mc,' returned the Gene
ral, "by not making any mention at all in your
correspondence"
The correspondent withdrew in high state
Of anlazcme1t.
When the prisoners reached Paducah on
Friday, they were distributed through the city,
some Of the officers being allowed their lib
ert5 On parole. As party Of them passed up
the street, by the ST. Francis Hotel, they were
salutcd from the windows By the waving Of
many handkerchiefs !. from secession ladies.
Gen. Tilghman, as former resident Of Padu-
cab, was very warmly welcomed By his old
friends. Your readers may remember, that in
the carly days Of the war, while at Paducah,
he made the remark that, tswith two guns and
fifty men he would come down and take Gen.
Prentiss and Cairo.
, 1862-02-13
Traitors At Home.

Eu1t61s chicago TT1bnne:
Is there any authority here by which the
mouths Of secesstonlsts may be stopped Of
their reasonable gabs It is a well known
tact that there arc numbers Of traitors in our
midst who do not hesitate Except when they
fear personal chahtisemcnt) to give rent to
their treason in q manner most offensive to
loyal men.
Why should they not be made to keep Silent,
and take the oath Of allegiance, or 1ea1e the
country. Gen Halleck is doing this kind of
work pretty efectually in St. Louis, Why
should Chicago traitors bc exempted. r,
, 1862-02-13

VIII the Congressional Committee on
swindlcs inquire if an officer Of the Pennsy1-
vania Central Railroad WAS not appointed by
Mr.. Secretary Cameron sutlcr to Sher1nan's 8
expedition, IN Office not known to the law,
which recognizes only regimenta1 sut1erships;
ard further, whether any person holding a
high official position in the War Department
is, or is not, in partnership with him in that
business operation? Likewise, whether his
goods were not sent down and landed by Or
der Of the War Department free Of expense,
and further, whether they were not put ashore
before the Quarter1naster's property WAS
We ask for information only.
, 1862-02-13

e A countryman who had made good
bargain for q watch, in q New York Peter
Funk shop, paid for it and left, followed by
the "gang," who endeavored to get up a muss
and recover the property. Failing in this they
had him arrested, but the magistrate confirmed
his title He had got first rate watch for
seTenty-fyc cents
, 1862-02-13
Blood and Brains.
In officer at Fort Henry writing to friend
in this city, says: ....

FEsRuARy, 9Th, 1862.
The works arc very extensive; the outside
entrcnchments are four miles around; inside,
near the fort, is another entrenchment, and
the fort itself is . very good work, mounting
one Pinch colu1nbiad, iron carriage the
largest gun ever saw; one large rided can
non, disabled, which carried a shell eighteen
inches lons6 and seventeen other guns, 81 and
24pounders: The camp is more extensive
than that at Birds Point; the log huts and
tents are now occupied by our troops. The
effect Of our shells In the fort was terrible in
deed -dismounting guns and blowing up quar-
ters; and, Judging from The blood aud brains
which are scattered about, the slaughter must
have been considerable. All around the gune
that were worked the bruins and blood arc
p1astered thick against the sand bags, aza
about the gun that bu1sts the sight is sfckcn-
ing. saw an eye here, tongue there, aud
brains all over. Some Of the bodies had been
thrown into hole full Of water, and covered
With sand bags. Sixteen were fished ont thia
evening".
, 1862-02-13

the recipient Of a most futtcriny ovation by
TIC people Of Leaycnworth. 1t was on tic
occasion Of its return home since the date of
its mastering into service OH tn. Goth of May.
The Provost Marshal, Major Cloud Of thu
kau6as I'd, was Marslal Of The occasion, willie
Captain H. ]. ParTott was dcputed to vel
come the boys- The ulodesty Of the Colonel
received severe blow ut the speeches which
were made ut the presentation. He wears his
honors gracefully aud gratefully, and well de-
serves them all. will forward the brigade
organization MS soon as obtained aud formed.
, 1862-02-13
The ssPFoTfeional Governors ofNor&h
Carolina.

The ssProEfeional Governors ofNorth
Carolina.
a Hatteras correspondent Of the Boston
71azelzt7' thus describes the pursuits of the
Governor appointed by the Sand-Bar Conyen-
ton, to exercise jurisdiction over the dis
tricts of that State occupied by the Federal
army:
We also passed small church, in which VIC
were told the Governor Of North Carolina
breaches regularly Start not at this announce
ment. The fact is susceptible of an easy cx-
planation- It will be remembered that few
weeks ago handful Of the professcd1y loyal
people Of this region held 4 convention and
attempted to organize a loyal Provisional
Government. 4 Rev. Mr.. Taylor, who is
represented as a sort Of Parson Brownlow, was
chosen Governor, and here is the church in
which be otfciates. It is d onc-story, unpaint-
ed, dilapidated-Iooking affair as VIC hare seen
for many day. Hall its panes are gone; it
had no pews-only rough board seats; the
pulpit was mere square box, willie the floor
was covered with filth. Reverence for the
sanctuary seems not remarkably well deyel-
opcd in Hattcras. With the Parson, who as
pircs to gubernatorial honors, wc had not the
good fortune to meet. If his appearance cor
responds with that Of his church, We could
not consider ourselves peculiarly unfortunate
, 1862-02-13

H The Secretary Of the Treasury informs
the House Committee Of Ways and Means that
the expense Of printing the United States
Treasury Notes and Bonds thus far has been
s22S, III; leaving balance Of $7G,0 900 Of the
appropriation une1pended.
, 1862-02-13
POWER NECESSARY TO CHANGE
THE CONSTITUTION.

THE CONSTITUTION.
The Office ofa Constitutional Convention
is plain and simple The powers Of such a !
body are those Of Committee. Neither |
more nor less The people at the ballot |
boz appointed Committee ofseventy-fve
10 drift few amendments to the organic I
law and TO report them to the people for
their consideration, to be adopted or re]ec- |
ted, as the voters might see proper. For
illustration: public meeting is held in the |
town hall to consider some subject. 4 |
committee is chosen and sent out to draw up
a string Of resolutions expressive Of the
sense Of the meeting. When the commit
tee returns and makes its report, the chair
1aau puts the resolutions to vote, and un-
less a majority say aye, they are lost, and
consequently are binding on nobody. But
suppose The committee should take it into
their heads that they possessed supreme
power, and might draw up any resolutions
they pleased, and declare them passed and
binding upon the meeting, without being
put to vote, WHIST would be thought
Of such committee? Ten chances to
one if the crowd thus imposed upon,
would not mob the fellows guilty
Of the usurpation. Their string Of
resolutions, at all events, would be spit
upon and rcpudiated. And 50 it will he
with the work Of the Springfield usurpers
Any ordinance they may draft and declare
to be part Of the Constitution, without
first submitting it to the ordeal Of the bal
lot box for ratification, will fall sti1l-born
from their hands It will be disregarded
and trodden under foot by the people.
Every letter and word Of the present
Constitution is in full force and will coz
tinue 10 be until the people adopt the
amendments proposed by the Convention.
The present Constitution is the Joint
work Of a committee called o Convention
and the people. The one framed the
amendments, put the changes wanted into
proper shape, and The other, The people,
gave them vitality By adopting them. Rati-
fcation at the polls is as necessary to the
legality Of the proposed amendments, as
the signature Of man is to a deed. The
lawyer may fill up the blank and insert all
the clauses desired, but the grantor must
hare chance to read it over 10 sec that it
is all right, and deliberately atix his name
and seal, before it is good for anything
The Convention has no power Of attor-
ney from the people in the premises, be-
yond that described in the act of the Legis~
lature, which declares that whatever
amendments to the Constitution may be
framed, shall be submitted to the people
for ratification. In other words, it is sim
plya conyeyancer employed to fill up the
instrument for the people to sign, and until
they do sign it, the ordinances are utterly
I1eless. No less power can change or ab-
rogate the present Constitution than that
which made it. The people made the
Constitution and they only can unmake it.
Let the Egyptian conc1ave beware; the
people have drawn the sword to put down
one usurration against their liberties, and
they are not in the mood Of mind to per
NIT another at home at the hands of the
symp.thsers Of those usurpers.