The Opelousas courier., 1864-02-06

forget 10 pay the printer
la~Our thanks are due the Hons. b. r. Gaatt,
of the Senate, and L G. Anderson, of the House
of Representatives. for public documents they
have been kind enough to send us.
gD-The message of Governor Allen to the
Legislature, recommends the raising of Estate
Guard" the maximum number Of which would
be one thousand men to repress crimes, infrac
tious to the laws and other mis1cmeanor which
are committed with impunity in many Of the
border Parishes.
In regard to Intoxicating liquors, the new
Governor sayf;
II therefore recommend that you enact law
prohibiting, under severe penalties, the importa
tion or sale of intoxicating liquors 10 this State,
except for medical purposes"
In regard to soldiers wives and families, the
Governor adds:
Liberal appropriations should be made for
the soldiers wives, and the widows OF those gal
liant men, who have fallen in our service"
Gov Allen recommends the passage of laws
giving pension of eleven dollars per month to
each soldier who enlisted from this State and
who has been wounded or disabled in the ser
vice Of the State or Confederacy.
He also recommends an appropriation of
91,O0oG0o for the purchase Of cotton cards to
be distributed gratis among the ladies Of Louisi.
ana He adds:
awe have no power looms or spinning ma
chimes in the State. The raw material is carded
and spun, aud warped and woven all by hand
This immense labor is cheerfully performed by
our fair coun!rywomen. Their cards wear out
IN course of time, and must be replaced. They
cost sixty dollars pair. appeal to you, gen
tiemen of the Legislature, as the guardians of
the people, to come to the relief of your mo- hers
and sisters. who toll INCREASINGLY to clothe the
soldier and the citizen. With grateful hearts
they will accept this donation, aud it will cheer
them on amid all their trials, TO more patriotic
ertions. if possible, in behalf of cur holy cause"
Speaking OF free persons of color, the Cow
ernor says:
"Many have acquired wealth and respectable
ty, and are good and loyal citizens in every
respect. They have suffered in this war; and, in
many instances, have been made the special OBJ
jecfs Of brutal treatment by the enemy. I know
Of no case on record wherein the cause of justice
has suffered or the pabIic has in any manner re-
eeiyea detrinient. by the observance of these
laws. Instead of disturbing them they should
be protected in all their legal and constitutional
rights, and be required TO bear the burtiens Of
this war equally with our feilow-citizens. I
therefore recommend that every able-bodied free
col0rea pale. in this State. between the ages of
fifteen and ffty-fve. be enrolled and held SUBJ
ject TO the orders of the Executive, 10 be EN-
ployed by the State in shops and manufacturing
establishments, and to perform such other duties
as may be assigned them by the Executive
D The Shreveport News has recently been
elected State Printer. by the Legislature now in
session at Shreveport.
The Legislature is now in session, and sew
eral bills have been presented. The fol.owisg
officers were elected
lsaacson, Chief Clerk. e. w. Halsey, Assistant
Clerk. j. Pinckney Smith. Warrant Clerk ).
IL Peraita, Sergeant at Arms.
SENATE. - Hon. John Moore, of ST. Mary,
President pro. tenn. w. f.. Wagner Secretary
of Senate. Oscar Arroyo, Assistant Secretary
Of Senate. .-Caddo Gazette
II is reported here by telegraph from Camden,
that young man named David Dodd, from
Pine Bluff, Arkansas, has lately been caught BY
the enemy, and hung ut Little Rock, as a spy
He was telegraph operator, and It seems had
taken list of the troops together with adescrip-
tion OF the fortificatons at Little Rock in tele-
graph characters, and wasen his way 10 our lines,
when the Federal pickeis or scouts captured him
was condemned to be hung, and while on the
sesHuld, General Steele proposed pardening him
u be would expose the parties who aided him in
obtaining the information Like brave man.
he refused to do SO, saying that g man was o |
poor specimen Nho could not afford to die for his
eountry' He was Immediately hung. Ne,os
The RUSSIAN BALL-The New York journal
of Commerce of the 7th inst. says i:
As the ovation and ball is one which NAV
leave its traces on centuries to come, we give, |
for the sake OF history, an account of the prin-
5cipal edibles used. viz
Twelve thousand oysters - 10000 poulette |
and 1000 picked. :
Twelve monster salnon--thirty pounds each.
Twelve hundred game birds
Two hundred and fifty turkeys
a -Four hundred chickens
One thousand pounds of tenderloin
One hundred pyramids of pastry.
One thousand large loaves
Three thousand FIVE nnndred bottles of wine.
d From the London Times
Il We hare been witnessing, for the last two
years, the destruction Of the raw material Of our
most valued manufactures, through the agency
of the Northern States Of America, and this IL
jury TO our dearest interest has been accompanied
with every expression Of contumelY, with everysE,
menace which could possibly hs employed. YETI
We have submitted to an imperfect blockade. /,
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