The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1865-11-29
Northern Elections.

Ga I
/ The recent elections at the North have
gone Overwhelmingly for tho Republican,.
Although this l. orninous, We see no /
yronnd in il fordispair. II can only make
is more apprehensive.. The Democratic
Party made the foolish and fatal mistake Of
with important live issues,
those which are dead and which are aban-
doned even in South Carolina. How could
New Jersey hope to elect o Governor OPP
posed to the anti-slavery Constitutional
Amendment, when the telegraph announces
to us that the Legislature of South Caro-
lima has ratified that amendment.
While there was great mismanagemen;,
on the part Of the Democrats, the RepubE-
cans had not, only Che prestige Of having
conducted the war to a successful ternina-
ton, and Of prior claim on President john
son; but they, showed their good sense by
the questions ofnesro suffrage and
reconstruction in the State elections.
They were tflus enabled to unite the two
wings Of the party, the Radicals and the
anti-negro suffrage reconstructionists- I'M
der one banner Theimportant and uncer-
tain question to us is, how the Republican
party stands on the question Of negro sal-
frage. For decision Of this We must be
lcontented to wait impatiently the master
| ing Of the forces at Washington on the as
lsemblage Of Congress, 81. IS, ..,l
We would not give encouragement to
Hope where we saw no ground for hope;
|but there is some promise in the defeat o.
| NEGRO suffrage in Connecticut and the de.
lection Of leading Republicans from the
radical ideas Of sSamner and Stevens. Gun
greatest hope is that President johnson
may be able to engineer his plan Of recon
lstruction through and soon restore the da,
when the South shall hold its rights in its
Town hands, and not be dependent for then
4 on q people, who from ignorance or preju
jdice, are aslittle acquainted with the vita
interests ct stake in our section, as the in
s|habitants Of Central Africa. These right
I've want, not to abuse, but to use.
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An. ExrRAoRDISARy DlSaER Party
|says New York correspondent of tn
Indianapolis journal .: iias
i a queer party sat down to dinner TIL
I other day at Delmonico's, embracing Alex
| H. Stephens, Horace Greeley, Roger A
] Pryor, Theodore Iilton ofthe Independent
John H. Reagan, exp ostmaster General 0
the Confederacy, Oliver johnson, editor Q
the Anti-Slavery Standard, and Henr..
Ward Beecher They had long and an;
mated conversation about the war, recon
struction, and the future Of the country
and seemed to agree admirably IN their con
illusions. sss
The late rebellion threw men into strang
positions, but I do not think a greater va
Fiety Of discordant elements could hav
been assembled together than in tina
coterie. The most ultra and lifelong abol
tionists met and fraternized with the mos
violent secessionists. The old fable of til
amb and the lion lying down together
not half so remarkable as was this conglon
bration Of political antipodes. Eif8
SigI ---~-~s>~-~-~- sor.-~-o~~o-,e-- 3 ,sgf 5s
EFFECTS OF REPUTATION. clip th
following advertisement fromthe Whining
on North Carolina) Dispatch. It e,
plains itself; & :fla
RErUDLATroy.-In consequence ofthe n
budiation BY the representatives Of the PEI
Bile Of North Carolina Of their fairly an
honesty contracted debt, ] and my childre
have been made losers to the extent !
$4,000, in bonds authorized BY the Legi
allure Of 1860, in favor Of the Wilmington
Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad. Th
ompels meto offer myself as an instructrei
n French, music on the piano and singin
It the residence Of my father, DR.. A. !,
DeRosset, corner Of Second and Dock.
Mas. COLONEL GAsToS MEAREs.
l.>o~>~~-s~-~op-~~~ B
nea. William Gilmore Simms has yaeate
he editorial chair Of the Columbia (Sou,
Cardinal Phoenix, and is succeeded BY NJ
William b. Johnston, who was former
editor Of the Camden Journal, and subs
huently for many years of the Columb
South Carolinian, and more recently Of Il
Guardian. 7.a +3s
M ~ ~s>~-~.l<l s-&%---~~
t0 A friend just returned from Yor
tells a pretty good story Of an 1llnoisis
who was stopping at the same hotel, &
Sunday, the Western man, being desiro'
b ofs hearing several Of the most famous p,
lpit orators Of the metropolis, went in +
morning to Dr.. Ghapin's church, but hea
4 a stranger preach from the text: sBut
!, mons wife's mother lay sick Of . fever