Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-10-14
Special Correspondence.

DEAE News: The summer hca;
has nov Worn away Sufficiently to
let one spend at lour At t}t" desk. ai
ter night. without running tur risk
OF h"jug eaten up by ihe mosquitoes.
or melting away to u grease spot. and
| TAX" III" pen once nor" I" break
the long silence between ~.
N"N Orleans j. sill crowded to
Overlooking Walking along Camp,
-. Charles, Canal or Chartre-, it i
4 labor 10 max" ones way. Where
they ali come from. how they live.
aud what they intend !" do here. ar"
questions hay. heard hundred
times, with tie answer ~ often re-
pca."d-Dnu't know. Among th.
multitnd.. 81" '.,~.v day Ia" faces
OF Oin tame arIuHntauc"- com" back
from their three years wanu"r!n.:~.
!; i crrGithhl" I" til" character Of ia"
before Tia" war, to motto" the quiet
pConp'H"-- An. resolution with " Inch
IMr~, old citizens rrSun" their bust
mess rciatl"n- MANY of them ha.r
lost large fortunes, and see themselves
reduced - ihr nec"ssIiy Of making
fresh start They do u"t was'"ilmc
in hesitation or vain rcpiuiug, hU'
put their shoulders ~ IT," vince. with
an energy ju-tit>inG TIA" couiId"u,"
Of th"lr former patrons. and winning
tn" admiration ot strangers. such
men do honor To- New Orleans and
au,. bound 10 succeed.
The great ~ri-a,:on here for some
DAYS past. has been iii m-rriu" "t
th- Democratic STAT" Convention.
which assembled on the 2uI inst. ~
the iarg" ballroom f tn" Mechanics
lustiju'r The Convention was cal
led to order by DR. Riddell. a some
what notorious character in politics
of late wears. and. rs Your readers
know. " gentleman of recognized sci
-nti.ic a;tainn"nts, who acted On The
behalf of certain number of indi-
vidUals styling themselves the Stat.
Democratic Central Committee
They claim :" hav" been appointed
wear or two ago, and. of course. like
the Hahn government. Were the rep
rcs-ntativrs of about one teuth of the
Democrats Of Louisiana. However,
a. there. vas 30 other BODY organized
to call "A Convention. tn avoid coutu
sion and division. the p"opl. geuer-
ally aCGulescrd in their act OF fixing
a day for the Convention to meet.
And 20 it cam" t" pas, somewhat
contrary 10 usagrs III such casr~. that
Dr.. Ridd-ll, who was not a member
OF the Convention. assumed to call 1t
to order.
The Convention organized tempo
rarilv hv calling -x-Gov. X &. Wick
life to the chair, and appointing
Mrssr-. Jonas, OF New Orleans, and
lo~t, of Point" Coupe, secretaries.
This organization was afterwards
mad" permanent.
Among the members saw the Ia
ccs OF many wsll-known gentlemen
who have hitherto stood in opposi.
'ionto the Democratic party. ana |
to k it a happy auGury OF the per
feet uuanlmlty of feeling with which
the people OF Louisiana vii! meet the
issu. OF negro suffrage, with all -
htfhfi"u t"HSti H HttH' no" HSthS
urged 80 violently bv the Radicals
These last have come out III open OPP
position to the liberal policy thus far
cvinced by President Johnson in the
great task of demonstrating the Tn
ION, by placing the Southern States
in their tormc" political status. OF
course there is but on path for
Southcrners to take, and that is to
stand reSolutely by the President.
To do this ctfectuaIly implies the ne
cessitv Of acting with the Democra-
cy, who constitute the only great
national party now arraigneG in op.
position 10 the Radicals.
1t was undoubtedly such consd-