The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1865-08-02
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Irresponsible bodies were on q parl
With the men who placed them in
,ower. Who ever heard before of
heir senators and representatives. ine|
Of the judges Of their Sn-
creme Court, and of their other Statel|
oficersq It is from this class, not
withstanding all that the Times has 81
truthfully said about them, that our
contemporary has no difficulty IN
finding men tosend to Congress s'who.
can take tie oath without .perjuring
Themselves. 1t is from this class,
too, that the lIsm9 desires the Con.
gressmen to,come, not only in Louis
lana; bnt throughout all the South;
because the number being small, com,
petition for the seats will not be 50
great and each will stand better
chance of promotion, and because,
when once elected, they vii. yield an
obsequious obedience to4the behests
of the Abolition party. which, not con-
tent with conquering the South, is
endeavoring to impose degrading
conditions upon her, on her re.en-
trance into the Federal Union.
4, But the 1sanes, and those who think
with it, should not be permitted to
carry out It's ideas on this subject lin
the State of Louisiana. The Presi-
dents amnesty proclamation aot,only
restores the people to their citizen,
ship, but : also invests them with the
consequent right Of holding office,
regardless of any prior Legislation to
the contrary. In electing members
of Congress let the people elect ca,
pat,le, honest and faithful men.
whether theyhave been in tile s'rebel
|lioDo or out Of it, and if they are
mot admitted to their seats tlet them
|send9noOthers.i 1t is infinitely better
not to be represented at all than to be
misreprescnted. The South, which
formerly boosted of the superiority
|of it's members, in every particular
to those of the North, is interested
in not disgracins itself by investing
with power such men as the Time
holds sup to us as the best Of all ma
Iterial for the manufacture Of states
manship.
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E We regret to learn that TIN
Rev. Donald Macleod, Of the Romal
Catholic Church, was recently ru1
over bya railroad train in lndiap
and killed. Mr.. Macleod was a ger
ltleman Of rare talents, and asswel
known in the literary world as
writer of unusual Sigor, point an
elegance. He was a son Of Rev D.
Alexander Macleod, q Presbyteria
] clergyman Of New York City, but Q
attaining his manhood he left th
faith of his fathers and took order
lin the Protestant Episcopal Churcl
/ He subsequently became conFerte
ito Catholicism. retired, from the p,1
pit, and devoted himself exclusivel
to literary pursuits in. New York. 4 t
published at different times q yolunl
of poems, "Bloodstone,' q novel;
Life of Walter Scott" "Pinnshutr
! a novel and avery entertaining lii
I of Mary, Queen Of Scots In lIs5
while literary editor Of the St, Lou
Leader, he determined to enter Il
priesthood, afterwards qualified ,hir
) self at the Seminary near Cincinna1
and was ordained about the col
lmencement Of the war, He has J
lsided in, Cincinnati since that tim
Mr. Macleod was about forty fl,
years Of age when he met his untime
death.
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i w During the existence Of Il
I blockade we learned from the re
liable gentleman" bya the way
! Shreveport, that Sir Edward Balw
lILytton was dead, and took advantal
! of the melancholy occurrence to gi'
1.-THE ssAuthor Of Pelham, y q partiI
notice. Since, we came into icenta
with the outside world we have d
i covered that he is not dead button
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