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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-30

~ During the late services in Richmond
on the occasion of the death of St0newall
jackson, the Richmond Blues had parade
and an anniversary dinner. A large num-
Der of negroes participated with tile Blues
in the parade, and during the evening a
letter was read from these negroes as fol-
lows: i
" Gentlemen-D During an association of
seventeen years, from 1929 to 1886, in
active service as musicians with you, your
courteous bearing to us has ever filled our
breasts with emotions ofthe highest regard
and esteem, and it would be dereliction
of our duty did we not appreciate your
kindness towards us.
! With an interval Of six years, from the
10th Of May, 1860, to 1866, we find our-
selves in the same graceful attitude, which
we hope still to merit by our strict deoprt-
ment, though many Of our old friends and
companions in arms have gone to swell the
list of the dead.
- 1t affords us pleasure to meet the pres
euce of the chief magistrate of the city,
who has always been pleasant to us, while
our esteem for him, for our ex-captains,
and the present commandment of the Blues,
is almost inexpressible. Their memory can
never be efaced from the tablets Of our
minds"
This, we submit, is rank treason to tho
doctrines of !" God and humanity" These
negroes speak Of dead "rebels" as "old
friends and companions in arms" Here
are some negroes needing reconstruction.
Where is the congressional committee Of
fifteen at this emergency I'll Chicago
Times sls
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-30
General Beauregard in Baltimore.

The Baltimore Sun announces the arrival
Of Gen. BeauregaM in that city en- route
for Europe. 1t says: 9a /,
Gen. G. I. Beauregard arrived at Bar
NUNS Hotel, in the city, yesterday morn.
ing, on his way to Europe. He will leave
in the steamer from New York for Liver
pool on Wednesday next. General Beau.
regard visits Europe as president of the
New Orleans and Jackson Railroad Compa.
ny, it is understood, to procure financial
aid for the company, and will be acconipa.
MED by Mr.. Schwartz, a director Of the
company. Gen. Beauregard and party
came on from Louisville in charge of Col.
R. S. Mercer, Of Maryland, the Southern
agent of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, at whose hands they received
every attention.
General Beauregard was called upon at
Barnum's Yesterday by large number OF
citizens; and quite crowd of persons, at
tracted by his celebrity, sought opportuni.
ties TO obtain view of one whose name,
by the events of the past four wears, has
been made prominent in the history of our
country. Gen. B was recognized by many
Of our old citizens, who well remembered
him when be was on duty at Fort Nc Henry
in 1916, as first lieutenant Of engineers
and to which time he referred with pleas
ure. Included in the thousands who called
upon him was Gen. Joseph Il Johnston
and their meeting was most cordial and
agreeable. Gen. B. presents more youth.
full appearance than many of his visitors
supposed, and his quiet and unassuming
manner was subject Of general remark
He left the city last evening Tor New York
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-30

u Hon. George E. Badger, Of Nor,
Carolina, died on the 18th inst, at Raleig
North Carolina, aged II years. He vi
born in Newbern in that State, graduate
at Yale College in 1919, and subsequent
studied law in North Carolina. Here
commenced the practice of his professiI
in 1915, and soon after began to indulget
that great weakness Of the legal professid
politics. Iu 1916 he was elected to i
State Legislature, and devoted the nd
four years Of his life to law and legislatil
From 1920 to 1926 he was Judge Of 4
North Carolina Superior Court at Raleij
In ls49 he was prominent advocate
the election Of General Harrison to |
Presidency, and on the accession of-t(
officer to the chair Mr.. Badger was
pointed Secretary Of the Navy. On
death of Mr.. Harrison and the secession
Captain John Tyler" from the Wing
ty, Mr.. Badger resigned, giving the vef
President Tyler on the second Bank bib
his reason for retiring. The Whigf
North Carolina rewarded the devotiof
Badger by returning him at the firs3.
portunity to the Senate. He was elA
to ell vacancy in 1916, and in ls4}.
elected for q full term. In 1853 Presilt
Fillmore nominated him as o Judge ole
United States Supreme Court, but the b.
ate refused to confirm the nominationyd
Mr. Badger returned to his native plain
disgust, resuming the practice Of hi5o.
fession.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-30
Bishop Wilmer Of Louisiana

The following is q sketch Of the Bishop
elect OF our State, made by Mr.. A. P. Ba.
con, IN the Picayune. Mr.. B. was q Lay
member Of the convention: "The Bishop
OF Louisiana elect is q native of Alexan.
dlia, Va, and has spent most Of his life in
that State. He belongs to the well known
family Of that name from which comes his
cousin. Bishop Wilmer, Of Alabama, and Is
said to be faithful pastor, an eloquent
preacher learned man, and from his per.
sonal acquaintance with the Protestant
Episcopal Seminary at Alexandra, familiar
with the work Of organizing and carrying
on public institutions oflearning. He il
still a young man, in vigorous health. pos.
sessed offs large fortune, which he freely
uses for the advancement of the Christian
Church, and is personally known to meat
Of the Southern Bishops by whom he was
strongly recommended for this high Office,
After his ordination, Bishop Wilmer had
charge oftwo parties in the lower part OF
his native State, in what is called the "Old
Dominion" where he gained much disti1c.
tion for the energy and faithfulness with
which he performed his pastoral duties and
his sound and eloquent preachings. he
was, also, very much beloved ia general
society for the atability and grace Of his
manners. His noble qualities and fitness
to take more responsible charge becoming
known to the people Of Philadelphia, where
be occassionly ministered, he was chosen
rector Of the old Church OF St. Marks in
that city, and continued the able and be-
loved pastor Of that large and elegant con.
gresation till the outbreak Of the late war.
Being native of Virginia, Bishop Will
mers sympathies during the late struggle
were entirely, with the Confederates and
when the war had actually broken out, Id
resigned his charge in Philadelphia and rel
turned to his family, then in Albemall
county, Va. Soon after, he became chap
lain in the Confederate army and especiall
was very devoted in his attendance upol
hospitals near which he CHANGED to be std {
toned. &
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-30
A Wolf IN Sleeps Olothing--N
patrick On Cruelty and Ha-
! mainly.

& Fitzpatrick, says the Metropolitan Record
is coverted. He is the gentlest, the most
peaceabe and conciliatory Of mortals. IA
wouldn't tread on worm, and as for thu
burning Of a town, he shudders at the ye,,
thought. Whoever says that this is tbs
incendiary that passed through Georpis
and South Carolina, leaving behind naupht
but charred ruins and black desolation. i
guilty of an atrocious SANDER. Read the
following from his pen in regard 10 ths
.bombardment of Valparaiso BY the Span.
ish, and say whether this is the vandal
whose sctsin the South ere an eternal dis.
grace to our boosted civilization and human.
ity. 1t will be remembered that he il ac.
ting as q. 8. Minister to Chill:
To prevent the consummation OF an act a
cruel and inhumane; to prevent the total de.
struction of city composed entirely Of
Europeans and Americans, a city which Il
to-day totally defenceless, and that through
the advice Of foreign representatives, I call
upon you, cir, to assist me.
Of the present difficulties between Chilli
and Spain we, Of course. have nothing to
say, but as therepresentatiyes Of enli9hten-
ed Municipalities we have as much to say, WHY
a helpless city, not the property Of either
belligerent, should be laid in ashes, thou.
sands ofhelpless women and children driven
from their homes, TO lie amid the desert
hills, and why civilization upon this coast
should not be set back to an indefinite neri.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-30

The LAND We LovE.--We publish to.
daythe prospectus of a Magazine with the
above title to be published of Charlotte
n. O., under the editorship of Lieutenant
General D. FL. Hill, late of the Confeder
ate army. Among its objects is the publ
cation of sketches of distinguished Con
federate officers, and of interesting remin
, iscent es of the late contest. General Hill
is q good scholar and enjoys high reputa
tan as a vigorous and elegant writer. We
wish his enterprise all success.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-30

CASE OF HABEAs CoRrus.--The cb Of
Michael Maloney, brought before lon.
Connally F. Trigg, Of the United htes
District Court, Thursday last, by vt Of
habeas corpus, was one Of some intest.-.
Maloney was policeman in the ~ OF
Memphis, and while on duty somtimo
last December, had difficulty in arSttng
a negronamed Billy Clark. In the chfict,
Alaloney shot the negro and killed inn.-
It was not pretended that either Money
or the negro was in any way Connected
with the land or naval forces Of the United
States, and yet military commissia, with
the avidity and rapidity characteristic OF
the times. tried Maloney. found hin guilty
of some offence known to that sjhere Of
jurisprudence, and sentenced hinlto con-
finement for two years, in such piisor as
the commanding General might select,
The Prison at Nashville was selected, and
Maloney has been suffering the penalty 90
judged. He was yesterday enlarged py
order Of Judge Trigg, and has . right z
trial in accordance with law, in furtns'
shall be taken in the premises. II NasaviA'
Dispatch, 10Th.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-30
The High Water.

Only recently the people of this town
and vicinity seem to have walked up to the
dangers and horrors of an overflow. A
large town meeting was held few eve
nngs since at which Committee Of Yigi-
lance was appointed to cooperate with the
Town Council in the matter, patrol force
organized to watch the levees, and funds
raised for the hire Of laborers, and we are
cuatifed to know that the persons charged
with these duties are performing their
labors with commendable zeal and energy.
Oatfe announcements few evenings since
that there was danger of break in the
levee, the. people of the town turned out
eamasse and soon by their industry placed
the danger beyond contingency. A few
more days and we hope the crisis will have
passed. Though the river is rising here
: steadily and will continue to do SO for sew
eral days, We learn that it is falling above,
and the fall must reach us before very long.
We hope, therefore, that the authorities
!. wiz not slacken their vigilance. A little
attention now will place us beyond all dan
ger, while remissness, on the other hand,
will certainly lead to our ruin. Is
r. Since writing the above we have been
visited by pretty brisk shower of rain,
which, however, has done no harm, but, as
some folks contend, good. The levee has
given away at Cummings place, nine miles
below town, and is fast flooding the coun-
. try around. The weather has turned very
cool, with stiff North wind.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-30

NeA A Committee Of experts has been
appointed in New Orleans charged with
the overhauling of the records and &C.
counts Of the late defunct city administra.
ton and are now industriously engaged in
. the prosecution Of their labors. Some as,
founding Developments have been brought
to light. Discoveries have been made oil
@ immense sums paid out, without vouchers
r. orwarant Of law, to the favorites and tools
'aof the administration. Large sums to
"oficial journals" for imaginary printing
jobs, bounties to policemen for doing the
dirty work Of the @party," and other thing:
d Of this nature are beginning to get them.
selves ventilated. If this Committee con.
Il tinuest to do its duty faithfully, the people
o1willi get some idea Of the expensiveness Of
3a"loyaf' governments, and will begin to un.
derstand the tenacity with which these
y men held on to their Offices.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-30

SsEsST A curious coffee case is before the
Superior Court Of New York city, which
involves dispute relative to the manufac-
ture Of coffee, one of the features of the
process consisting in running it through
black read, which gave the coffee a pecu-
liar appearance, shiny and metallic, differ
ent from coffee in general The plaintiff
alledges that he was the owner and pa
tentee of a patent for cleaning and polish
ing coffee; that he had sold to the defen-
dants the right to use the process in New
O. York, and that they had failed to pay the
sum stipulated. The defendants admit the
contract, but claim that the process hurts
the sale Of coffee, that it is in fact no i'm
provement to get the metal in cast.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-30
~N>->~.-~~@o~>-

THE MEMPHIS RIoTs. General Stonemar
has sent the result of the investigation intt
the Memphis riots to the War Department
A detailed statement Of the origin, progress
and conclusion of the trouble accompanies
mis- report. 1t appearsito bear very strong
~ upon the soldiers who commenced it
while the negroes are blamed, for ltici
pating in it. He thinks, if the latter had
kept out oft, the riot would have been
suppressed almost at its conception.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-30

AxEcDorE or HuREsARD. Mr.. Halle
the Mobile Times. lately gompanied
General Beauregard from Waiington to
Baltimore, where, writes Hal, he falls
among friends.
AZ Barnnm's he received miy visitors
during the day, one Of whom marked to
him
E General, we are glad to seyou. We
have been expecting you for To last -four
years"
Z / tried hard enough to get te before,
quietly replied the General.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-30

a4FoRSEY SAT HoME. The National In.
telligencer says that the editor Of the Chron
icle has set the social example of receiving
negroes at his mansion, where he entertain.
cd them in the style Of luzurianca usual
with him. -
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-30

ssA- Mr.. John Minor Bolts is holding a
niger equal rights Convention at Alex
andria in Virginia. If we wanted to get
some idea of its insignifcance and con-
temptibility, in the absence Of all other in
formation, we should be abundantly able
to form an opinion from the fact that it
was under the leadership Of Mr.. Bolts.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-30
nM. The Baton Rouge Advocate is il

nA, The Baton Rouge Advocate is in
favor Of erecting the monument to Gov.
Allen in that city. The Advocate says:
The State House garden was planted and
ornamented under his direction, and on the
bluff. which is the first that strikes the riv-
er, underneath the shade of the bays that
his own hand planted, should he lay g q
warrior at rest" We claim his for the peo-
pie Of our city. We will give Gov. Allen
a cemetery not crowded by other dead but
sacred to him alone.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-30

ta- Miss Polly Bowen, aged e5 years
and s months, died 10 Warren, r. l., re-
Gently. She always lived in the same house
in which she was born; was never in a
steamboat never saw railroad.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-30

r@. The production Of rice in the Coo
per river region, South Carolina, has fallen
of to 3O0c tierces. The product formerly
was 2s,5oo tisrces, averaging s25 pounds to
the fierce.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-30

r@- Fanny Fern says that the men like
"pick the ladies to pieces" We have
certainly found it very pleasant to take
them apart.
Z 6a0h l.how happy I would be with either,
!. q Were t'other dear charmer away
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-30

ESP The Mexican Times-the late Gov.
Aliens paper-will be kept up by MIR. John
Z. Edwards, end viii continue to support
the Empire.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-30

Ma. The Right Reverend DR.. Burgess
Protestant Episcopal Bishop Of Maine, died
on board Of Q ship returning from the West
Indies, where be had been for his health.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-30

Ssa- The negroes Of Memphis. Tenn
are very indignant at a marriage between
"citizen Of their color and white VIC
man. They ought to be.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-30

7 ges~ Our Steamboat friends have, as usu-
al, supplied us with late papers. For these
our thanks are due to the Mittie Stevens,
7. D. Hine, Louis Dor and National.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-30

EesH We have no troops, at present, in
our town. We have not seen a bayonet
for the past four days Glorious until
further orders. 9ga
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-30

IA Forney D. D. in a recent letter to
-o his Philadelphia concern complains that
1.-the President is resolved to remove Gene
raj Howard, the head Of the Bureau, ifhe
can find an excuse for SO doing. We hope
efl go sincerely. He is mad, fanatical peri
patio stump orator for Thad Stevens & Co.
and sane man would be acceptable in his
place.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-30

+ BT Dickens gets price equal b sbous
Eve dollars minute daring each perform
ance, for reading. H.s resumption o. the =
readings has car.sed /" great expectations.
He is the best Of the English amateur &C.
tors. but nesr him in this respect y GEORGE
Henry Lewis, the distinguished editor Of
The Fornigntly Review.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-30

No. The Louis Dor, goes down this
evening at 5 o'clock, and Che National at
the same hour on Saturday.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-30

EHcfal3 SCcauluan arrives, namely: Gnal
he transference Of the freedmell's affairs
! the officers commanding the military in
lie States of North Carolina and Virginia
advisable and necessary, though not the
roper conclusion which he should have
lached, shows, nevertheless, how pro
iundly he was impressed with the thefts
Prsccutions and murderous doings of Gen
sal Towards saints, and how rotten to
be core the whole system of Curing fol
The Nations wards" really is.
The true advice that General Steadman
sould have given would have been to
aolish the whole thing entirely 1t is a
nisance and an abOmination thlt breeds
trough such scoundrels as the levercnds
Ftz and James and the others, dbsensioDa
btween the citizens Of the Sluth and
tleir late slaves; foments riots aid blood.
sled; exasperatas the negro agaiBt his for.
Ter master by intoxicating lying leliefs in.
b his credulous mind makes tie negro
liscontented, by inducing him = believe
that the people of the South ire those
Alone who stand in the way of lis social
and political advancement; and finally
completes its long catalogue of evils by
tobbing the deluded blacks, AMI publish.
Ing false and malignant statemhts in re.
gard to the manner in which th{Southern
people treat them.
/ In view Of General Howard declare.
lions concerning the "poor, vii, whisky
drinking, gambling cut-throats! who, ac-
eording to him, are now so sedlDusly cut
ling black threats, we must cosider the
report Of affairs, as seen by Genral Stead.
man upon the spot, as most tmely. 1t
shows who are the most prone through
heir lust for money, to infict tb outrages
which General Howard charge upon q
portion Of the Southern people It lays
pare the atrocities that are Oily being
perpetrated upon that unhappyIace, who
lever knew grief until they FL into the
ireedy clutches Of Northern tilanthro-
lists" It lifts the veil. hitheri SO care.
lilly kept down, that has coveed the in
luities of that curse to the |outh and
lane to the negro-th Freedml's Bureau
land disarms the malice that ould hold
the Southern people answerabIfor what
ever of misery is suffered by tlir former
Eshves today.-[New York New
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-03-31

The WAR PRosPEcr.-Nations have
caught the American fever and seem as
anxious to get at each others throats as q
pack Of bull mastiffs that have been half
starved for the purpose Of participating in
a fight. Not long since France rufled up
her feathers and showed herself half in
clined to "repress our insolence" by de-
claring war and joining the C~onfederates.
and now i, is England, who winks at US
fro~wningly, though she has not had hal!
the occasion we lad at the outset. Re-
Gently. our Government saw Es to abro-
gaia the Reciprocity Treaty. although the
loss in so doing was vastly on our side.
and now the Canadian waters swarm with
vessels Of every calibre. To be even, our
navy has d~ispa.chedA flying feet to act as
a squadron OF observation. Il the war
coming this way?
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-03-31

President ROBERTS. in an address, on
the o2d Of February, to the Fenian Senate
and House Of Delegates. said:
The late tour of General Sweeny and
myself, through portions Of Pennsylvania
New Jersey, New York, Illinois, Ohio,
Kentucky, Missouri. and Tennessee, not
alone es,oni.hed me by the IN
which your representatives were received
bu, inspired me with hopes and
denee in our ability 10 carry on a long n
vigorous struggle. The great heart OF the
people beats with a strong and earnest
pulsation, manifested in the cause Of Ire
land. and we received the warmest ex-
pres.ions Of encouragement and support,
from Americans as well as from our own
people. Indeed. in some places 1t would
be difficult TO decide which were the most
interested in our efforts to strike at Eng
land. There is a deep feeling Of hostility
in the hearts Of the American people which
bodies evil TO Britain ; and, in my opinion,
q war between England and America
would sweep q tornado Of pent up passion
over this country which would array one
half the male population in arms. It
would be the mos, popular war ever waged
by q nation /: and ! believe its results would
leave England ruined, and America. in
extent of territory and power, the foremost
nation Of the earth. and make her the
saviour Of oppressed n~ationalisies. 10.
day, I believe we are the center, around
which r~evolve mighty issues. Other
causes are linked with ours; other nations
will benei, by our struggle other peoples
may be freed with our own. Are we
equal 10 our duties: Have we the minds
10 grasp, and the hearts 10 dare and suffer
viii U brothers at home keep England
in check by their threatening attitude.
while we are hewipg out with the sword
q road by which to reach toem with rein
forcements: Let them not despair. Their
time is coming; let them bide il; we will
s,rike for their homes and their liberties
We want to deprive them OF no honors or
emoluments, but to aid them in winning
both and il we live TO see them free, pros
porous, and independent, with a govern.
men, Of their own making, and rulers Of
their own choosing. w shall be content
and the mission Of the Fenian Brother-
hood will be accomplished ; not till then
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-03-31

p. H. H USSELL,
40 ssuth q street, Virginia,
Dealer In oil kinds Of
FAMILY GROCERIES.
ConsiItipg. In part, Of
srcaR, TEA,
COFFEE, HAMS,
CAN FRUITS,
BACON, SPlCEs,
DRIED FRUIT, OYSTERS,
CHEESE, EGGS.
CONSTANTLY IN STORE A FINE AS
,ortmen, Of Fresh Country Vegetables. re-
celyed daily and. In fact, every species OF Pro
visions and Family Groceries. Of the oast quality
and A. low prices, 10 suit the times.
Goods delivered on the Divide, or In Cold hih'
free Of charge.
FsmIlleI will fnd our Store - good . place to
deal At Is can DO found In the ~eounty.and We
will guarantee to sell CHEAPER . CAsh
than any other.
VirrinIa, Feb. o, 1866. mrZl.n