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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1865-08-02
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/ In the trial gof Miss Harris, at
Washington, for shooting herrecent
lover, Al. Buroughs, . Government
clerk. fan effort is being made toproye
her insane. and for this purpose his
love letters to her have been read in
court to give color to the theory that
the nonfu.fllment Of his promise made
her anad. the letters are very high
flown. We quote q few specimen
paragraphs fromaoue Of them
You know, darling. when a person
Jig bitten By q yenomous snake, his
skin assumes she color Of the snake.
If,an abominabh snake has such an
effect on 2 man, is it strange that
when besvitched BY the sweetest.
looking Irish girl that ever lived, he
should become an Irishmans Who
wouldn't DO anything to be thesrecip-
tent Of such a favor as was / on Sat?
How am / tofthank you for such a
favor? 0 joyous surprise! Glad
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1865-08-02
Gen. Sherman to Students.

rs Gen. Sherman to Students.
General Sherman attended the an
ual commencementof the Notre Dame
University at Chicago last week, and
was called ont for q speech. In the,
course Of his remarks lie said:
no He did not forget that he wasonce
"a young man like those who had ap-
peared before the audiences on that
occasion; and they should be grateful
that they were under such good in
strllction and guidance. They had
now a pilot on board the ship to guide
them, but the time would come, and
that soon, when they would have to
go forth into the great sea alone, un.
der thcirown gaidance. Happy they
who knew how to navigate the sllipl
They must see to it, also, that the
ship was strong, and the pilot true.
and the compass unewing. For they
were laundering! and then, alasl for
Caesar and his fortunes! None could
|asell when the ship. would be wanted
when 1t would be required to go into
action and doAmerican fighting for
Americal There had been enough Of
fighting, God knew, for a long spell;
but it was the highest wisdom and
the best policy, both Of the individu-
al and the States, to be ready for the
encounter at any moment, The great
deep Of politics was full of contend.
ing monsters, which might at any
time cast UP such sphere bubbles Of
strife that we should be compelled to
deal with them for our own safety.
Who could have foretold Eve years
ago, that the terrible and tremendous
war, now SO happily ended, would
ever or could ever have begun onlthis
continent--in these Furnishing CON-
mercial States, in this grand Amcricaf
He confessed that he himself was
cowed at first before the lurking dan
gers and open terrors which we're
ahead Of us al that time. he knew
the landscape and the horizon, knew
what the first little cloud, no bigger
than mans hand, meant when it be.
gan to loom there, and he tlembled
for the appalling consequences ofiits
development and growth.
But he wanted them to remember
Ithaths, with more than ordinary abil.
|ities-such as any one Of them
possessed-had rot forgotten to take
care Of his ship; that be trusted to
1.-THE pilotl-trusted himself, that was,
relied upon his own courage andlfore-
sight-his devotion to theagood Old
cause, to the Union, to truth. to
liberty, and above all. to the4God Of
battles; and that God had brought
lhini out all right from and afaidstt.s
sea Of direst troubles which eyer fsll
upon nation. l|ss ii !
|, He called upon the young men to
be ready 1T al. shines |, 70 perform
lbravsly thebattlesofIlife. Wemisbt
never have 70 go to war any more op
! this continent at al events not du.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1865-08-02
Attorney General Speed ON the
iAi Writ of Habeas Corpus.

Writ of Habeas Corpus.
/ In the Supreme Court Of the Dis.
trict Of Columbia, on Friday last,
in answer to the writ of halsas corpus
directing Gen. Hancock to produce
Mrs. Surrat in Court, Attorney Gen.
Speed, who represented Gen. Han.
cock said: a
It may not be outof order for me
to say here that this whole subject
has, Of course, had the most earnest
and anxious consideration Of the ex-
ecutive and the war making power
Of the Government. Every man,
upon reflection, and particularly eve.
ny lawyer, knows that the war can
no. be fought by due process Of law,
and armies can not be maintained by
due process Of Law; there must be ar
mics. there must he battles of war;
Of war comes the law Of. war and
usage permits battles to be fought,
permits human life to be taken with
out the judgement Of Court, and with
out thepFooess Of tire Court, permits
prisoners to be taken and prisoners
to be held; and your Honor will not
undertake to discharge them although
the Constitution says that humanslife
shall not be taken, or man deprived
of his liberty or property without
due process of law. Conflict of ne
cessity comes up when war comes
between the executive and the Judi
cial. IF the war power in war does
not transcend the civil, war is made
for the maintenance Of the civil pow
er-that is, when peace comes for
the purpose Of giving US the benefit
Of the civil. This country is now in
the midst Of o great war, and the
Commal der.in-Cheif Of the armies Of
the United States was slain in the
discharge Of his duties; and if the
armies Of the United States cannot,
under the laws Of war. protect its
COMMANDMENTS Chef from assassina-
tion and destruction, what has the
Government come to? Ihe thing ap.
pears to me to be too plain for con
sheraton, but your Honor has dis.
posed of the case. Ionly make these
remarks for the purpose of satisfying
your Honor that we have anxiously,
and, 4 think, most naturally, cohsid-
cred the matter, giving yo,ir Honor
credit for having done what you re-
gard to be your duty in this matter
and are very glad to hear that your
Honor gives US credit for having done
what we have done, and regarded to
be our duty to the Court. The writ
was applied for andI had mo autl,ori.
ty 10 refuse it. 1t is a writ dear and
sacred to every lover ,of'liberty, in.
dispensable to the protection Of citi-
zens, and can only be constitutionally
setsaside in times of war and insur.
rection, when the public safety re-
qnires il, and in regard to offences
committed in connection with the ar
my or the militia when called into
active service. With reference to
the merits Of this case, which has oc-
cupied so much Of the attention Of
the public and III fact of the whole
civilized world, il would be out Of
place for the Court to express any
opinion; the case is not before it.
The Court. can only cay thatit hasino
doubt the gentlemen connection with
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1865-08-02

change, and had recently obtained
some still more unfavorable notoriety
in connection with his arrest on the
charge iof. having mis,appropriated
moneys and supplies sent through his
hands to the Federal prisoners The.
following letter viii explain the re,
lease Of Judge 0nld. lately an.
nounced; ssiII9f.,s
II DEPARTMENT or VIRGINIA,
Richmond, Va. June 90, 1866. 81
ROBERT 0vro. ESQ, Richmond, Va:
slR-I have the honor to inform
you that + the Military Commission,
appointed to investigate the cause ofi
your arrest, and determine whether.
any charges could be brought against
You, have finished their labors, and
recommend your immediate release.
Upon this recommendation of the Mil
itary Commission. Major General
HIalleck, commanding Military Divis-
ion of the James,. orders your release
from arrest. | have the honor IL
communicate this decision to you,
and inform yoa that from this date
your arrest ceases, and that your
parole to report every other day to
this Office Is now void. , aaa
1t may afford some satisfaction to
you to know that the report of the
Military Commission not only relieves
you. from the charges brough, against
you, but states that the evidence is
that you did everything ID your power
to restore e Union prisoners the
money belonging to them, and 70 allie,
yiate their suiierings. as !.
Your obedient servant, Ed
ALBERT ORD WAY, it.s u
Lieutenant Colonel oath Massachu-
sets Volunteers. Provost Marshal
General. t,i..y ,,a,i.s ,t, 4
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1865-08-02

iS n There is : large incrsasc8of
crime ID Massachusetts,. The BOSTON
'jails are full to- overdowing, and
nearly all the jails in The State are
crowded.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-03-21

log that Sambo shall fight as a slave and not az
a Tree man.
This bill passed the Rebel Senate by one ma
jouly, the two Senator's from Virginia voting
for it under instructions from their State legis-
Iature. Mr. Hunter, however, spoke against
it, and the probable value of the measure as an
aid 10 rebellion, may be gathered from the fol-
owing report OF portion of bis remarks
lie now believed, as he hal formerly said in
discussion on the same subject, that armlng and
emancipaung h. slaves was an abandonment oil
this contest--an Abandonment Of the grounds
upon which it had been undertaken. i this Is
so who is to answer for the hundreds OF th0us-
and Of men who have been slam IN the war
Who was to answer for them before the bar Of
heaven Not those who had eatcred iutJ the
contest upon principle, and adhered to tue
principle but those who had abandoned the
principle Not for all the gold m California
would he put his name to such measure as this
unless, obliged to do II by instructions As long
4s he was Tree 10 vote from bis own convictions
nothing could have extoTted 1t from him.
Mr. Hunter then argued the Necessity Of free
lnero was something Ia the human heary and
head that tells US that IL must b. 30 when
they come out SCARED from this conflict they
must DO tree. Ii we could make them soldiers,
the condition of the soldier being socially equal
to eng other in society, We could make them
0llloerF perhaps, to command white men. Some
future ambitious President might use the slaves
II seize the liberties Of tho country and put the
whito man under his feet The Government
bad no power under tho Consultation to arm
and emaneipate the slaves, and the Constitu-
ton granted no such great powers by impllc4-
ton.
Mr. Hunter then showed from statistics that
no considerable body Of negro troops could be-
raised 10 the States over which tho Government
had control, without stripping the country Of
tho labor absolutely necessary 10 produce food.
lie thought there was u much better chance of
getting the large number Of deserters back ~
the army than OF getting the slaves into it.
The negro abhoued the profession Of a soldier.
The commandanl Of cOnseripls with authority
to impress twenty thousand slaves, had between
last September and the present time, been able
to get but four thousand and Of these thirty
five hundred had been obtained in Virginia and
North Carolina, and i've hundred from Alaba-
ma. II be, armed with all the powers Of i'm
pressment, could not get them Aborcrs, how
will we be able to &c, them as soldiers Unless
they volunteer they will 20 to tho Yankees II
We depend upon their volunteering we can't get
them, and those We DO get will desert to The
enemy, who can Offer them better price than
We can. Tho enemy can offer them liberty,
clothing, and even farms at our expense. Ne
groes now were deferred from going to The cue
my only By the fear oi bring put into Iuc army.
Ii we put them 10 they would all % over.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-03-21

The Waiohman last week devoted nearly two
columns OF its Daily to tho FREEMAN, 10 laugh.
ably cOucsited and characteristic editorial, scold
ing us, and cracking IL little party whip at US,
because we had presumed to critici.e an official
at OF Gov. Smith AMI IN thu early par, Of
this eGjtt it sy'
e" Now We propose to Wind up the discussion,
Il the editor OF the FsEENAS will, Asyer.like,
give US the closing argument
Considering tina, the TsENlS opened The dis
cussioo, and is, " hwyer-lke," entitled to the
close, the abovOrsquOst ia somewhat surprising
but /, appeals very strongly to our compassion,
AMI we cheerlolly, as we can afford to, give our
Oeishblr oil the advantage which he can de.
rive rom making this =" closing argument" only
correcting, as We have done elsewhere. one OF
the many misrepresentation made In he cours'
Of the eilbrsl
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-03-21

MARrEr.-NGw YoEE, March 49, Cotton du I at6Oc
nr midillng. Flour duh sales 5O00bbl. state ~ 90
10 sl0 90 round hoop Ohio-slO so 10 II IS; Western
97oto 10 as southern-slo SOTO Il 50 canadn-(newj
tlOl5ta sll A.. Wheat dul and nominal Corn buoy
ant; sales 1900 bash new yelowsl So 10 81 Pork
heavy mess s35 2i to IS 81 Lard dull At 10 to l9o
Whiskey dun and nominAl
MosrrAar-U. 8. Coupons Sizes Of 1881, loss. U g.
20 lO-t do new l0s D. =. one year certificates 80
stsessowsr Money not easy to obtain at per cent
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-03-21

ahewash scoundrels hush up vlainies, apologize
for the disgusting nakelness of vice, cover up
corruption with che mantle Of charity for "poIltl.
cal brethren" justify exraypgance, praise inbe-
olty, and eulogise what is only worthy of severest
condemnation, becomes pander to official crime,
,akes off the robes which it ought to wear as an
honest teacher and educator Of its time, and in lis
place wears the uniform and badges Of a serviude,
as destructive Of all independence Of thought and
action, as it is disgr4ceu and ccn'emptible in
itself and dangerous to the stability of our re-
publican institutions.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-03-21
New Hampshire all Right.

The annual election in New Hamp'hire, which
occurred last Tuesday, resulted 10 ths triumph of
thu Republicans by majority larger than ever
before, Frederick Snyth being elected Governor
BY nearly 6OOo m,oriiy. All the members Of
Congre" are Republicans, Gen. Mlts'on beating
Marcy, the Democratic incumbent from BIZ. dis
,rci by 1900 majority. The vote Was lighter
than usual
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-03-21

Nearly ll5 millions OF the popular 80 Loan
had been disposed OF up 10 saturday night last,
aud nlt more than 30 millions OF tins pdTucu-
lar loan ye. Femalp. !. Will he borne IA mind
that the notes now sold have little c.s than
two aud a hlli Year, 70 ruu before they mature,
when the valuable privilege occurs Of Their con
teItlbllty mo 30 bonds, which have i've years
10 luu from Augas. ID, ls5I lis generally
believed that out uew and aDe Secretary, Nj
McCuiJcn, iayol- tue present popular system
Of distributing Government ,oaus, US uoW iaun-
lar to the people Therefore 1t IS u he expected
that, alter te present Issue OF i.3s is exhausted,
the sais VIII De continued upon nov itsue,
having longer period 70 ron before the galuA-
bic prlglese OF cJngerublhty Into - bombs
.ccli7 % luetu Tue sIK huuar.I millions lust
authorized by Congress will probably. AZ Tar ~
needed, be raised from sll.s or tA, 80 loan
divided up into three or tour series Of lssues-
say 10000 700 or 100 900 0OJ acl-the fire..
sarlys0t one hundred and fifty millions matuT-
Iug sal one year later than The prtsu Old tsue.
md 80 on, making each s.fics mature enc yaas
liter than the previous one, aud d holders re-
quirel tue loan 10 lie paid at maturity, the de
mlnd could be inst bY receipts from internal
revenue aud other sources. Toe subscription
agent, wnne eude4souns t. dispose 81 tua prs
ent issue as rapidly as possible, doe. nas Wish
10 convey the ldea that there viii b. b. more
OF the 80 loan, Us Mr.. McCul!ocA will doubt
esq decide I, A. the people shall be allowed %
continue their subiafpAuus Wlihou. chang 10
the nature Jl the legu further than 30 postpone
lne maturity oil the ISSUES ~ later periods. some
sill regard those maturing AZ 40 earlier date
with more favor, others, regarding The probl.
blity OF speedy resumption oi speeie pay
ments, viii favor those having longer time to
run.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-03-21

A BUREAU FOR Freedmen -CougteS ha5
pissed bill establishing bureau 10 the War
Department, for freedmen and refugees. 1t pro
ydt' for the appointment o. a Commissioner, with
an assistant, 10 each nsuu,c,ionaty State, who
are to rent the lands o. di,oys, persons to the
refugee, or freedmen, black or white, who will
cultivate them, and they ar, TO have h, privilege
Of purchasing them at tbs end Of three years
occupation, ata moderate price. Senator Sum
nsr favored bureau independent Il The War
Department, but this was the only measure to
which the assent Of Congrs" could be obtained
A bill was also passed Incorporating Freed
mems Saving, and Trust Company
There is a vital error, however in much Of this
legislation f,r the freedmen, 10 recognizing iae At
ricin a. class, and not s,aman. 1hsrs ], no
reason, tina. We can see, why there should be any
legislation for the negro any diiTersntirom that for
tn, vhi!s man. Our l'w' should be without re-
spsct 10 color, and until they become 30 they will
not be thoroughly democratic.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-03-21


MeRE MIsRgPIEsESrATIoS. The Haichmon
last week in the course of an editorial occupy.
ing Two columns Of the Daily devoted to the
FREEMAN, has the following
Right here we must notice the fact that the
editor OF the Eastman says that be did not ar
que iOr an indefinite p1stp1nement, and that we
" kqeic' it, We knew that lis argument
could be run into the ground by stating that le-
gItimlte conclusion from H. and wo lust run il
luto The ground IN that wty--that wasall. llis
argum Mt, or rather assertion was, that the
amendment cdnpotb he ratified before October, trtn
II Vermont and Ell NE othsr loyal States should
rDfs for Il. Pray, sir, when can II DO adopted,
then Will you DO 50 good a, to fix the time
1t sill looks to US yerY much Ike IA "in3eh-
mite pos,ponement.
We are obliged, BY tbs pors s,ent misrepre-
senla'ion, again u say that the Waichman
kaolo' We never printed whs, it charges upon
as, fois is what We did say.-and it answers
tle Inquiry above, as well as coayict- the Watch
man Of papaole Misrepresentation
" The amendment requires the approval oil
twenty-scven States before 1t becomes part of
the Constitution. Reckoning all the loyal states
nor ye' hariag roisd against T. as for IL, and add.
in Tenn assee, Arkansas and Louisi ana, and
there will be bu, twenty i've States ratIyins it.
/ Tho ratification by Vermont will not therefore
mike /, the law Of the land at present, or before
/ Octoh.rn
II this is tho me,hll which the haiebmsa
employs 10 ran m arIamea, into Tho ground
the trick is ole which any Inscriptions editor
oAo periorn. It the H'aichnm, however, is
capable Of conducting nlw'ppo, Discussion
with an approximation to fairness, It will copy
this paragraph, and acknowledge that it has
msrepJoson cd US,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-03-21
Trouble in Rebellion about Supplies

Tine effect Of Sheridan groa, raid 10 lhe rear
OF Richmond, must BIZ severely i,.t 10 .ue r.bs.
capital, ald Go, reports TIA, /. 0cc4elJn.l q SET
ious paui3 there are quite credible. The de-
struetion Of th. Jamao River canal, all ths rail-
roads leading to Lynchblrg BY the way 81
Gordousylie, reduces zen. L.e'sarmy goa single
line Of railroad over which to bring the supplies
upon which they In ISL sabsist. Before this
movement Of Sheridan, Sherman march North
had, b. destroying 81. communications " "a ]
with points south oil North Carolina, nude the
questions Of supplies serious one 20 Gen. L.e
IS is confessed ~ the following appeal If Gen
Vance to the people Of North Carolina
Fsllow CluzsNs necessities OF our clun.
Try, as represented by our Comic lerate author
ties, lmpel mo again to appeal to your geues0a
hy.
You are aware that ia consequence of inter
Fuptou u our railroad communications BY re-
cent movements OF the enemy, Che subs stenee OF
Gen. Lees army has been greatly Je0pard1sd
For sc least d tew months th4t army w,.I have
% rely Tor Subsistence upon North aT1.ua and
Virginia alone. | am informed b., The Com
missary Department that the usual method Of
collecting supplies viii be insuihslen. iJr tut
purpose.
In reference to this point need only cite h.
authority OF General Les himself, who writes as
follows IN regard to similar appeal 10 che PEG
pie OF Virginia
" cannot permit myself to dJub that the
uegpie will rtsuuuQ To IL when they reflect uugu
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-03-21
WAsnINoroN. Mareh Is, 1865.

WAsHINGT0N. March 10, 1900. {
A" The President dir cts that all persons who
now OF hereafter shall DO found within the
United States, ard who have been engaged IN
holding intercourse or trade with the Insurgents
by SEA, II they are cltlz3 Of the Untel States
or d0mciled aliens, be arrested ana held as prs
oncls VI war until lbe WAT shall close, sutj.c
nevertheless to prosecution, trial and conviction
tor any offence committed by them as spies Or
otherwise against the laws OF war.
Ihe President further directs that all non.
resident foreigners who now are, Or hereafter
shall be, found in the United States, and who
dayJ been OF shall have been engaged IN VIC
laung che blockade 81 lue lnsuTgenc ports, sh vi
leave tue United States within twelve days from
the publication Oh tins order, or from their sub
equent arrival IN the United States, il on the
Atlantic side, and iorty days if on The Paeii
SIDE oI the country. And such persons shall
notr return 10 the U1l.ed Sut.s during the con-
tnuancs Of the var
"poYo,t-m ushils and marshas Of The Uni
led ouyes UlI arrest and commit 90 military
custody all ouch 0i3G1ers az s1aIl d5regard tas
order, whether Ihsy have passports or not, and
they viii bo detained in ouch custody until the
emu OF the war, or uutil discharged by subse-
quent order ol the President
WILLIAM H. SEWARD, Sec OF State. 81
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-03-21

Coin lNtKRIsr B1SDs.-Our reader, will
notice that the gold interest government bonds
sympAthlsd 10 the general decline OF prices last
week, although itwJuld have taken more gold
to b4y them Friday than The Monday previous.
value OF the 1-S0s in comparison with the slI
per cent. gold interest bonds With a rapid
tall IN gold seven and three tenIh' per cent cur.
reneY interest promises 10 be better investment
that six PER cent gold interest, and capital
therefore seeks investment in the 800. |, i.
on this account, undoubtedly, that the tale OF
I-3Os last week was greater than during any
previous week since the loan has been pa, on
the market
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-03-21

1t Il said ,hd President Lincoln ha. announced
that he shall remove no oHcshoders sScep, for
intlhciency. This, probably is not tue, as We
have heard Of some changes already made where
ineiieieney could, or vas attempted to be shown.
Undoubtedly, hovete' the rule will be adhered
to wte The Nv applct makes 20 Asttr 'b7v.
ng THAI M, old one,