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The Louisiana Democrat., 1865-10-11
Trisi OF Robert T.. Lee.

Anothcr military commission has dared
to place at least one citizen Of the United
States on trial for bis lifel A party OF off
GERS holding high rank in the military ser
vice oil the Government has, we thus gee, haa
the astounding temcrity enter on the foo
steps Of the men whose HANDS are RID with
the blood Of innocence in the person Of Mrs.
Surratt.
CAP tain WirtS is charged before the mil
tary commission which has dared to put him
on trial with murder and conspiracy TO mui
der. These crimes, if committed by the mai
accused Of them, fall within the pnrv ew oi
ciyil Justice, and when made grounds for
taking life by . military court, that taking q
life is declared by BLACKSTONE to Of made a
capital crime BY the legal principle Which
gives il the talnt Of n,allce.
The malice charged BY law Hpon the men,
engaged in the socaled trial OF Captain
Wirtz stands confessed IN the very text i
the Indictment. The specifications charg-
ing him with murders" Committed at times
unknown, and on persons unknown, eonsti-
tate, In pacing him on his defense against
charges 80 vague, . disiaat proef Of u,ailce
Wrls ls u German. A foreigner, as he is,
native pride aud native sympathy do not ac'
with full iorce, as in the case OF the other SO
called ''conspirators," in shielding hun, in
presence Of the accident OF bis late official
The Louisiana Democrat., 1865-10-11
Northern Arrogance Demand
ing Southern SycOphancy.

The New York Times is very indignant
because the people Of I,ouisaua have, in
the reorganization of their State Military
Academy, appointed "three rebel majors
Just from the Confederacy," to the profes.
sorships in that institution, two Of them,
says The Times, having distinguished
themselves as commanders Of batteries in
the Confederate service, and the other hay.
ing been Chief Engineer Of the Confederate
Department of the Trans Mississippi.
The Times concludes its indignant COM
1nents upon this shameful and most disloyal
condict Of the arrogant Loaisianians with
these words OF caution:
Our Southern friends go it little too
fast. If they were wise, they would avoid
the danger OF o reaction at the North. The
disposition toward them is now exceedingly
favorable"
We would, in the name Of common sense,
and common justice, ask The Times wherein
lies tho wrong Of this action on the part Of
the Louislanians? Does it believe that the
PEOPLE of the South are so utterly subjuga.
ted, so whipt md SO abject in their servility,
as to seek to coufer every position Of honor
and profit wi,hin their gift upon the very
The Louisiana Democrat., 1865-10-11

RESTORATION OF Crgn AUTHORITY IN
SouTn CARoL1SA.-The following is Gen.
Gllmorcs order, restoring the authority Of
civil courts in South Carolina:
HEADoRs DErr. soura CAROLINA,
Hilton Head, s. G., Sept. 6.
General Orders, No. 30.
In order to remove the seeming conflict
Of jurisdiction betwe the civil aud militia
~ authorities throughout the State Of South
Caroiina, promote the preservation OF quie,
and good order. relieve the people as much
ts possible from all unnecessary restraints
Of martial law, and reduce the expenses OF
the military establishment, it is hereby OF.
dered-- /,
|. That the superior and circuit courts
will continue in operation as heretofore,
and. shall have, as against any and all civil
courts, exclusive cOgnizlnce to try aud ad.
judicaie all cases where freedmen and olhpr
persons Of color are directly or indirectly
concerned. This will not be SO interpreted
as to restrict the authority Of the agents Of
the bureau to refugees, freedmen aud aban-
doned lands.
g The civil courts may be opened and all
civil and municipal officers VINO shall have
taken the amnesty o.. b last prescribed, and
who. if they belong TO either Of the classes
excepted from amnesty shall have received
Executive pardon, viii be SLOWED to re-
sumo the exercise Of their official duties ut.
ier sach Of the laws Of South Carolina
in force Immediately before the 18th day Of
November, 1850, as are not inconsistent, with
the laws Of Congress and the procamations
Of the President. which laws and proclama-
tion are 10 al cases to be respected.
Sit being impracticabie to establish and
preserve military posts 10, sufficiently close
proximity 0 maintain perfect military
police in every portion Of the Stats, the civ.
| il magistrates will be allowed to make ar.
rests in all cases of breach Of the public
peace; but the arrest Of freedmen and other
persons OF color, when rendered necessary
By the absence Of the military. will 10 ali
cases be Immediately reported and The Gus.
tody OF the person arrested promptly trans
tered to the nearest military commander.
The functions Of civil officers who disre,
gard this order will be suspended.
F BY command Of
Major. General Q. A. Gilmore.
w. /. NJ. BURGER.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1865-10-11
ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA OCTOBER II, 1865

&, g.. : J. = .
to secrecy, unless required to give evidence
IN court Of Justice, ln due course Of law =
hat obligation reminds them that they act
under the shadow Of the civil judges. The
penalties executed upon the members of the
courtmartial which subjected Lieutenant
Fry in England to unjust unshment warn
the members of the present Mill ary Com
mission thai the jIiges hold them dealing
with Wiriz at their own personal peril.
The execution Of the British Governor Of
st. Thomas tor approval Of o military yer
diet which resulted 10 the death Of pri.
vate soldier ia another instance in proof Of
the fact that civil judges hold The members
If the Commission which has undertaken
the trial OF Wlrtz acting in the case at the
peril of their individual lives. And the
Supreme Court Of the United States, speak
,og from the lips Of Chief Justice Taney, III
the casc OF David D. Michel. has declared
that "apon principle Independent Of the
tce'ght Of judicial decis6a, It can neuer be
maintained TINT a mlltafg officer ca n Justify
himself tor dong an unia,0ful act BY produ-
eng the order gf his sapsror The judi
rlary. subject 10 whose jurisdiction the Md
itary Commission which has commenced the
trial Of Henry Writes acts, declares thus
emphaticaiiy ti,at they so act at the peril OF
'heir individual lives.
The murder Of Hnry Wir'z will be a
crime against a sacred princip,e Of popular
liberty. The god and true men Vt the
lahd. who watch the full return Of reaction
10 discharge en- arbitrary violence the stern
la.y Of retribatinn, are bound by so.emn
obligation to see to it that the Iau.derers oI
that individua' citizen shall nH be- allowed
TO 60 unwhippe,l ofjastice. But when Hen
~ Wiriz has beea made the embodiment Of
conspiracy under which his conviction
brands with inlamy that highest Illustration
Of American virtue, ,4that best type OF Amer.
lean humanity and civilization, Robert E
Lee, then does net only solemn duty but
a PATRIOTIC pa siun declare that the men
who dare. in pursuance Of that conviction,
to put Henry Wirtz, aud With bin Ameri-
can honor, to death, shall, as sure as there
is justice in Heaven, expiate their crime in
due course OIL law at the bands 0i the com.
mon hangman. New York News.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1865-10-11
FENIANIsM IN New YnRK.-The New

FESlAElsM N New YoRK. The New
York Newsof the 10Th inst. says that
the evening before the Garryowcn
Circle Of Fenians had an enthusiastic
meeting. The speakers urged that
they had many substantial friends
in this country, and that the liberia
tiono Of Ireland would soon take place
if the Fenians are properly sustained
It was stated that bonds for he new
Irish Republic are now being en-
graved in New York.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1865-10-11
The last Letter ever Written by
the late Bishop General Polk.

The following il copy OF the last auto.
graph letter written by the late and lament
ed Bishop Of this State and Lieutenant
General in The Confederate army. 1t was
captured by the chief-bugler of the alth
Kentucky Cavalry, at Salisbury. N. G. 1t
was addressed, it will be perceived, to his
daughter, just after her marriage. The
original is in our possession tsays the Lou
isyille Journal,) and can be obtained by the
lady to whom it was addressed. The editor
is desired to say that the watch of Bishop
General Polk, which was captured with
much etker property at the same time, is
new in the hands Of the same gentleman, end
is at the disposal Of the family OF the de-
ceased.
We knew Bishop Polk personally and
we'll, adds the Journal, aud, aside from all
political questions or considerations, always
regarded him pure, Christian gentleman
an opinion that we have never changed.
Let US not Judge the dead. To theis own
Master they stand or fall:
NEB HopE CuuRcH.
Ii miles from Marietta, June l, 1865. {
MI DEAR I.uLy-sinee ! heard of your
marriage ! have been more constant and in
tently engaged than have been IN any
campaign | have ever made, and so have
not found time to write to you as | had
hoped.
You have now, my dear child, entered
upon new fed, aud Under Gods blessing
iapon Which it yoa look to Him yoa may
COUNT your future happiness and success
will depend very much upon yourself. Do
always what is right, not calculating what
is expedicnt, but try aud find out what is
right, and with pure heart and true devo.
tioa, 90 straight forward and do it. Be al
ways kind and considerate of the feelings
and rights Of others, and you will be very
npt TO have your feelings and rights respect
ed. Watch against impatienee Of spirit
IF YOU keep your heart always under the
dominion OF the grace of Gods spirit, you
will be very apt to have your owa power OF
self control complete and perfect. That is
a thing to be cultivated, and is the fruit Of
watchfalness and prayerfuluess. LIT it be
the business OF your life to strive for large
a,tainmeats in that way. II will be your
greatest safety from yourself, the world, aud
the devil. and will be d shield and tower OF
strength for YOU.
llnog not what Mr., Huger is doing, OF
what the commission he now holds. but sup
pose be has something in the Quartermaster's
Department. trast it cannot be o great
whilebefore this war will be at an end, and We
shall then find Geld enough for usall to make
o living jp, and that We shall in the NEAR
time psae,ice such economy as shall enable
US to live through the war. .
I am now looking for an attack OF the
enemy ON our lines, and avail myself OF the
pause and quiet that prevails to write you
&heae few lines.
Our army is in good spirits and confident
under the blessings of God, OF success il
the coming conflict 1t IS also in high con-
dition. Or trust is in God,
May the good Lord bless and keep you
aud yours, my dear chlld, in oil your com
lug experiences and trials Of life and after
wards receive you to glory, is the prayer o
vour afectionate father. Il. FOLK.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1865-10-11

b6 A restaurant keeper near the Chat.
tanooga depot placards "Worm Meals at
all Hours"
The Louisiana Democrat., 1865-10-11

9- It is announced that State
militia will soon supersede the U. s.
froops in Virginia, as in the case Of
Mississippi.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1865-10-11
NUMBER Is.
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The Louisiana Democrat., 1865-10-11
10 The Jackson (Miss.) News Of the

1@ The jackson lMiss.) News Of the
24th ult., says:
We are authorized say to that President
johnson considers the Freedman's Burean
an 'incubus Upon the rights Of the peop e
thai there is no provision for its support
no appropriation to entertain it, and that il
must sooner or later collapse for the want Of
funds
The Louisiana Democrat., 1865-10-11
{, The Louisiana State Semina-
~ OF Learning and Military
Acadenly''

~ OF Learning ana Mllltary
Academy
Will, resume it's exercises On Monday
the I'd day Of October next and cloee ases-
sion Of aine months on June Both, 1866.
Students under fourteen years Of ngc will
not be received.
There are four Academic classes and
Preparatory class,
The applicant for admission to the 4th
Tor lowestl academic class must read and
scrue srsu, know arithmetic as far as Ratio
and Proportion, inclusive. and the rudimcnts
Of English Grammar and Geography.
Students must bring a good supply Of
clothing and to save unnecessary expense.
they should also bring suck text books as
they may have at home.
Students sraA be receiusd from ottsr States.
EXPENSES PER SESSION or NINE MONTHS:
Fsred expenses for Tuition, Board, Wash
ng, Fuel, Lights, Rent Of Furniture, Sur.
geons and Library Fees S240. Eslimdte4
expenses for Text Books, Stationery and
Contingencies, s35. Total expenae 1915.
$3.50 payable on I'd October, the balance on
lst March. So much Of tho estimated cx.
penses as Is not actually incurred, will be re.
funded.
Parents and Guardians are warned 10 he
puu,elual IN the payment Of dies; otherwise
their sous and wards will csrtainlybs re.
fused admission to the Institution; or If id.
N tied, they uW Be promptly discharged
This rule is imperative; from il there Gun
be no relaxation
AcApEvlc BOARD:
DAVID +. BoYD. Superintendent aud Pro.
fessor Of Aucieut Languages and English
Literature.
RlcHARD N. vEsApLE, Professor Of Eu.
gineering, Architecture and Drawing.
EDWARD cCSSrSauAx, Professor Of Chem.
istry, Mincralogy and Geology.
JoHS A. A. WEsT, Professor Of Mathemat.
les, Natural and Experimental Philosophy.
JEAS PlEaRE BElLIEa, Professor Of Mod
srn Languages.
Post Office Alexandria, Ia.
). MADISON WELLS,
| Governor s. Ex-0fficio President
Of the Board Of Supervisors
D. +. BOYD, Superintendent
| State Seminary.
Sept. s, 1sG5-8ts.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1865-10-11

s0> Brig. Gen. Kearney has been ap
pointed u. S. Consul General in China.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1865-10-11
By order Of THoxAs W. CONWAY,
Asst. ,'om, Bureau Of Refugees,
Eeeedmeu aid Abandoned lands.
n ~ EENNA

lst lieutenant aud A. A. A. G..
Asa member Of the judiciary, sworn to
support the Constitution Of the United
States aud Of this State, ! soenuly protest
against tine assumption Of MIR. Conway, III
mis- interference with The Judiciary Of this
State. emphatica J deny the right as.
.uned. The Constitution of the Unit d
States and Of this State guarahtee to ever;
nan the he,,eit Of u trial by due course Of
aw, and the greatest tyrant who has lived
or eight hundred yrars has never assumed
nor even threatened to take from the duly
constituted courts of the land their lexiti-
nate functions and jurisdiction.
By my free consent, as q member of the
Judiciary, will never surrender one parti.
Gle Of it's independence; aud ! now solemn y
appeal to the restorer Of bis country aud
guardian Of the Co:stltution, Andrew John.
son, President Of the United States, and the
magnanimous people thereof, to save the ju-
Iiciary Of the country aud trodden and Vi
This Sla,c ir0m being 0rerridden and trod.
den under foot by courts aud persons un
known to the Confederate aud laws Of the
land.
u. ABElI,
Judge Of the First DISTRICT Court Of n. 0.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1865-10-11
For Rent.

4 FINE one and half Story
"A House with large hall and
rooms, four servants rooms, pantry,
wine cellar, Stable and all other ne
Tcessary out buildings. Apply to
FRANK u. FORBES.
Sept. 90~tt, -
The Louisiana Democrat., 1865-10-11
The Courts and the Bureau.

la the New Orleans Times of the 3Oth
ult.. we End the following under the caption
Of Communicated"
New ORLEANS, Sept. 81, 1855.
In the city papers of this day find an or.
der No Is, purporting to be issued by or
der Of Thomas W. Conway. Assistant Com.
missioner Of the Bureau Of Refugees, Freed
men and Abandoned Lands, hich reads as
follows:
HEApQR's BUREAU or REpUGEEs.
FREEDMEN AND ABANDONED LANDS, :
State Of La. N. Orleans, Sep, %, 1865.
Circular No. Is
Whenever any judicial officer Of the staa
arraigns and tries freedmen for aledged fault
and SHOWS by his proceedings that he is des-
posed to deal as justly with this class OF
persons as with white persons, 40 interfer-
ence by any Of the agents Of this Bureau
viii be allowed. The co operation Of suca
officers assists rather than retards the work
Of this Burea1.
Officers of the Bureau will only Interfcre
with the civil authorities when the testimo.
ny Of the freedmen is denied, or when by
reason Of old codes or disregard Of new one,
impartial JUSTICE is denied on account OF
the color Of the persons applying for it.
The officers OF the State will everywhere
| oe invited land they are hereby invited) to
aid this Bureau in administering justice to
the freedmen, aud in promoting the peace
Ind industry OF the country.
Eacn State Officer who accepts this invi-
tation, and who is Wiling to receive the tes
timony Of freedmen, without prejud ce on &C
count Of cnlur or origin, is requested t..
make the same known, in wiring. addressed
| to the Assistant Commissioner, ut his head
quarters, in New Orleans
| In all cases w,lere s ate officers vii! not
| treat the freedmen IN This manner, the du'y
authorized officers Of this Bireau will estab
isn. in connectiou with their Offices Tribunals
f,r the trial OF all cases where freedmen arr
interested, iu accpfdalc with the law oI
| Congress, act March 3d. 1854, aud the or
lers of Major General Howard in pursuance
thereof.
By order Of THoxAs W. CONWAY,
| Asst. ION Bureau Of Refugees,
Feeedmeu aid Abandoned lands.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-02-25

herself to defend the temporal interests of the
Hoy- See The Holy answers by refusing to the
Govern ment of Napoleon III. the right OF inter
yeuing in the affairs of the Vatican, and the
Pope replies to the advice rendered him from
paris or elsewhere, that he alone has the right
of influencing princes and directing them in
measure of which he is the judge. Lastly, he
sets the adversaries of the temporal power and
the partisans of popular sovereignty upon the
same level. 1t is useless TO argue with such an
argument of ideas Were the Papal theory to
triumph the Pope would be in future not only the
head OF Catholcity but the master of kings and
empcfors We doubt that, with the exception OF
the ex-King, Francis H., and Queen Isabella,
MANY crowned heads will accept the domination
of the tiara
Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-02-25
-
List of IncOm es.

Below we give list of incomes returned by
citizens of this county, shown by the books
of L. 5. Deputy Collector Norcross. The period
reportedis is from May '63 to May, Ga year Of
business stagnation. and one in which hundreds
Of thousands of dollars worth Of property was
destroyed by fire and Indian outbreaks The
showing is consequently meagre, and in many
instances, in our opinion, far below the proper
Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-02-25
A G. E n T S (.

L p FISHER I71iz Washington street. (up stars) San
F,nciscneeriy opposite Maguires Opera Housc-is our
only authorized AgcIit in that city
HENRY s MARTIN, Postmaster at Junction City, VIII
4iy ipos to JoUEsAL in that seciIon and iur-
.ih our pria;ei receipts
- the JeuRStL at Douglas City Will receive our
ria reoei, Is l-sYius the amounts Que Win hLLioN
4 KELLOGG Authorized agents
Al yortl Pork l. WATERS is authorized Agent
.u0s SMITH mailman VIII all business pertain
irg T. this Of several points below North Fork
CIis N0l i for Trinity Center and vicinity
TREY EA,TZAU chr AGENTS at lewiston
A. g. PRICE. i.sg. aal Justice GUSTAV TlIEDE are au
,ized e. yc and receipt for subscriptions to the jour
HAL tn C.i.oi Cgee.i
x1res.m BIGCs Is authorized TO receive and receipt FOL
subscriptions in the Hay Fork section.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-02-25

Tr.Siry AHEAp.-The abstract statement of
Federal tax collected in the Fourth Assessment
District, furnished by Assessor Avery, shows
that the amount collected in the counties Of Co
lusa, Tehama and Shasta, combined, is less than
was collected in Trinity during the same time.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-02-25

The PIONEER SnoP.-Notice the business card
OF John D. Wales. He has returned from Wash
oe to permanently locate, satisfied that this is
better country. Is at the old stand, prepared to
do customers justice in the line Of either manu-
featuring or repairing Give him a trial
Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-02-25

The BALL SEAsoy.-The Canon City Ball came
of on Friday evening last instead of the Goth, as
announced. Quite realized, which IS
be given to the Soldiers Aid Fund. The North
Fork Ball was largely offended and pronounced
to be glorious good time - those who were
present. We have not learned whSt the result
was financially. The same evening a h.rge ana
pleasant party assembled al Temperance Hal.
Lewiston, and danced till the small hours Of the
morning. We hear that still another vas given
the same night at Trinity Center The net pro-
ceeds Of each will go to the Soldiers AID Fund
Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-02-25

LUCKY CHrSAMA1.-A Chinaman offered a
quartz nugget for sale at Greenhood's banking
Office the other day which weighed sixteen oun-
ces. 1t yielded about $3.50 when puIverized.-
1t is supposed to have been taken out at Long
Bar, above Lewiston.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-02-25

SAIrrE-On receipt of the news confirming
the capture of Charleston, Wednesday night, a
salute OF thirty-si1 guns was fred from the g.
FOUNDER. The report was distinctly heard fifteen
miles AWAY
Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-02-25
FIRST PREMIUM AWARDED TO SQUARZA FOR PUNCHES!
FIRST PREMIUM FOR C0R0lAlS!
FIRST PREMIUM FOR BlTTERS-. squarza's iiygien-
Uitters.i

TJ7IIE COMMITTEE THINK THIS \ FIT OC-
4 casion not only to award to t:'ie merit and
stamp with verify article (or articles worthy
of public confidence and patronage, but also %
put their seal Of condemnation upon sdlG,aous
compounds base limitations and 9rorieSS counter
tuts which resemble the genuine Gaiy in their
names The Committee, after careful eXapi; ma
Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-02-25
I" TINE SETS ALL TulxGs Even -

" TINE SETS ALL TuISGs EvGy. The citv Of
Alton Illinois, is building monument to Elijah
P. Lovejoy, who was killed by pro-slayey mob
in that city over twenty-five years ago because
he maintained the right to write and print ar
tices in condemnation of slavery. How truly
time sets all things even, says the Stockton H.
dspendcnt. .'Oh thou who stonest the Prophets" !"
is the doleful Indictment which every generation
brings against the past-from Athens to Jerusa-
lem, from Jerusalem to Florence, from Florence
TO Alton, it rings in the ears Of the centuries !;
yet still error lives AID writhes and stones the
prophets to death only that Truths may rise
from their ashes.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-02-25

SPsrSG IXNrGaArIoy.-The Rontonc Port saws
BY private letter, we hear that 1900 teams are
ready to start from Omaha with the first good
weather
Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-02-25

Mr. Eorcross informs that with or two
executions the 9 and per cent. assessments have
been paid en- tie above returns.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-02-25

Nor so.-Joseph Craig, gunsmith, desires the
people of the county to know that he has no in
tenton OF leaving Weayervllle, as has been ru-
uored. He is making up fine lot Of superior
rifles, which he will warrant to be as rood as
can be obtained anywhere else. Does repair-
ing at short notice and living prices.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-02-25

We are authorized to announce that the M E.
Sunday School will be recognized tomorrow
morning at O'Clock.