The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1865-08-23
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New ORLEANS, AUG. ~, 1866.
I Mr.. Editor ~ notice in your issue OF
the 9th ultmo q communication signed
"Voter.p making inquiry relative tothe tar
diness with which our State appears Ito On
ighor. Mt and empty head) to be returning
to her place lnthe Union, from which /
fruitless attempt was male to force her by T
a portion Of her citizens strongly seconded
by men whoscla,med to belong to foreign
countries. Being always ready to accom- |
modate the pubi;c and enlighten such as I
seem ignorant Of passing events, particular.
ly those who have b,en 50 unfortunate rs 70 |
have been shut up IN tile Coniederacy aud
left without mail facilities. propose to
answer few Of those sarcastic queries put
through your valuable columns.
~ oterp has made a poor comparison b.
saying: sstfis language has mt BEEN held
ny the President 10 US because be has not
been caihd on by the prople Of Louisiana
as he was BY the people Of South Carolina. Z
Now, AIR. Edisor,I hold that the State Of
louisiana never did, nor never will quit this
Uuipu with the consent of her people, and
that had the question been fairly put before
the citizens OF this State . large majority
would have voted against the course which,
the Siate finally took, aud consequently
there is no comparison between the State
Of Louisiana which was aud is today loyal
and the State Of South Carolina, the mother
Of treason, and yet disloyal
sVoter" says also, (. that we should send
delegates to Washington as sos'n as the
people meet ID the parishes, &c. What
delegate s has he reference to-? Is it mem
bers 10 Congress he meansf ESQ, 4 would
inform him that the seth Congress Of the
limited States conyenes on the frst Monday
IN December next. md that in the humble
lopipion ola majority of our people there
/ il vet ample time for 'an election Tor said
delegates between this time and the conve.
Z ming Of Congress and most particularly us
! there yet remains doubt whether OF not
/ our SABLE fescuers are entitled to q 1say
4 so Y III said election. g Voter again makes
4 an assertion which is known to be false lby
i eyery impartial man, woman or child with
Hin our State, BE he literate or illiterate, ht
..Isays: .Other States are moving to gp'
Into tie Union, our State is standing SILL
4 Dues he know that the civil Inachilery 0
Iour State is in working order in every por
,, ton Of it, where the wbesis are not $,
4 deeply creased with treason as to becom
i tclogged by the Interference Of the military
!. THE fundamental law of tic State lie
! him comn.,t nlurdgr and he vii find to hi
& goat disappointment, that i We are 20
/ getting rapidly back into the Union, we mr.
j at least getting ail miscreants brought t
! linstice. If indeed Voter had onl
{ shown one half the desire to remain IN tn
!. Union as he did to get out OF it, man
: would have undoubtedly followed his exam
! pie and thereby saved this unnecessary q
Inlay.
!, = Mr.. Editor, it is really encouraging !
& all with what avidity orr misguided brett
i rem seek to renew their allegiance, it mus
! Indeed be very gratifying to the powers thu
: be, to see little, big, young and old. TIC
81 and poor. foreigners and Indians, swallo
d that pull that would six months past hay
u yomited South Carolinlan. Men wi
n contributed largely to the cause OF Z
afI South money, supplies, energy and talen
u all world y goods, are forgetting their pa
< grievances and are again striving to pla'
: = orr State once ltiore d bright fixed star
% the galaxy of liberty and ulliop, aud stranl
IL it is. that while 50 many are SO exceeding
: = anxious to have cur State restored to b
a. original position, there are some who are
.m near sighted as to complain Of the salarl
: !. Of our State officers who have more obst
ia cles to contend with than aay public iur
10 tionarles that have everheld the same po
IL tons since the days when the sickly flag
q Spain waved over us.
10 I would advise & Voter > to call on 7
- superintendent Of Freedmen at Alexaldr
"a and press his claims for position in t
10 Il coorea schools for tile ensuing scholas
i. year, at least, to learn the simple rules
Arithmetic. | contend that the salaries
1.-THE above officers are smaller BY seve
hundred dollars than they were, before
war; we will take The salary Of the exet
tive for instance, if mistake moi. was fix
So by Jaw ali $4,000 payable il, specir, quart
II, upon his own warrant, BY the cons
US, futon Of 1864 under which he acts, it
lorIHxed ut $4,000 payable il, current fun
al, which are greenbacks; now the dltfereI
ur To-day between the current fluid. and spe
! ! in this city is Az cents on the dollar. +.
NC king this as an average, you will tind u
\ the saIar ies are much lower than they VI,
ID. prior to the rebellion. This matter how
Ell maj: only be produced BY envy On
part II . V0ter."1
ter have used the word Voter" becal
ar. your correspondent subscribes Himself
var such, aud not because ] really think be
po- one, for doubt very much whether he i
go taken the oath before the proper officers
ose lie has, he does MT come within the S20,l
the clause, and can have but little weight v
ac- the people OF the election for DSLEGA1
nts and therefore Til drop him. with thereqt
nth that should be need un Influential friend
ION the Freedman's bureau, he will find one
ers calling on MEkCIEH
the On Thursday morning negro 1
llle geant1was shot by a citizen in fr'
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