The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-10-03
manufacturing falsehoods,

Misunderstanding idisciluouS'
There is no news of signal Importance
in the political world. With the excep
ton of stump speaking in Pennsylvania
New York and the Western States, the
people seem to be quietly awaiting the Ell.
ection for Governor and Congressman. II
is to be feared that Bennett and Raymond
were correct 10 their anticipation OF the
success of the Republicans in October and
November. If they are, vae cictts-woe
to the vanquished. Ii President johnson
should fail us, our fate is sealed. The re-
solve Of the Republicans is immutable and
relentless to destroy or exile US. The
South must be held by them in absolute
and boundless tenure. The negroes must
till the soil to pay the National debt, and
instead of Freedmens Bureau there will
be military posts. Should poor sambo re-
bel, he will be treated as a rebel la d.
ungateful black scoundrel, upon whom the
blood and treasures of the nation have
been lavished in oceans and he will toll
az the slaves in the Brazilian mines toll,
INCREASINGLY and for life. "Why should he
complain has he not the right to vote?"
will be the argument; has he not the
right to marry the cast off mistress and
prostitute, or the shrivelled school marin,
or the woman who has murdered her own
offspring, and whom no white man can look
upon with aught but adherence? Isn't he
bound to work for those who set him free 2"
And the poor devil riA work-for the pit
iless Yankee bayonet will be ever at bis
breast. Don't you remember the history
of the Pilgrims for the first hundred years
Of the Plymouth Rock? Their course to-
wards the surrounding tribes was just as
cruel as that of Pizarro and Cortez in
Mexico and Peru, but it was colder and
more calculating. There was never any
thing magnanimons or manly in the Purl-
tans or their descendants. Psychologists
say that man is insane when he does
things which are ridiculous in the eyes Of
Others, whilst he is Blind to the fact him
self The telegraph says Ben. Butler was
the lion Of the Pittsburg Convention
Now, all the beasts (say also even the
vermin) which emerged from Noah's ark,
could one have been selected more ridicu7
lousy inappropriate to put in comparison
with Butler? He who, surrounded by q
wall Of bayonets, clothed in coat Of mail,
and glittering in the insignia Of . major
general of the United States, could not
| find it safe to sleep on shore, but must
needs have berth in the cabin Of the Mis-
sissippi-he a lion!
Go hang calls skin on those recreant
| limbs"
You probably have not heard what dis
may the loyal people Of the North are la
boring under since one Of the correspon-
dents has telegraphed them that the Baton
Rouge arsenal contains arms, ammunition
and accoutrements for sixty thousand men,
and that only one regiment of troops is
there to guard it. Nor that General Sher-
idan had not heard of the instruction in
Texas before he left for that rebellious
State. Poor Sheridan Ever rash and
thoughtless, he has ere this fallen into the
hands of the savages Of Brennan or Hous-
ton, and his murdered body fills nameless
unmarked grave.
There is no likelihood that Jeemes Mad
ison will call an extra session, and the leg
islature will not meet before the usual day
the Sd Monday in January. Some OF
the members are in town, merely on pri-
vate business, | presume. | see that
Wells Junior has authorized the Times to
deny in his illustrious progenitor's name
the distinguished Colonel Edmondstons
authority to be the exponent Of His Excel
lency's private political views. Who cares 2
Jeemes Madison may advocate the claims
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of the devil himself for the Presidency, and
/ still the Earth would continue her course
in the armament with little discomposure.
forgot to tell yof the Northern des-
patches Judge" H's, house in
the Fourth District has been set fire to
four times. OF course this ia strictly true.
Judge His one Of the Philadelphia
Convention. He is now spouting his FL
thy ISLANDERS over the North against the
people-among whom, by mixing with and
taking advantage Of the frailties and crimes
of the dregs of the purlieus, he has man.
aged to make living for about 30 years.
He is Pennsylvania Dutchman -came
here, as | said, about thirty years ago, was
first drayman, and by dint Of frequeuting
the lower Courts became an adept in the
"intricacies Of the law" as pettifogging is
politely called. In fact he is a genuine
Shyster. He is away from New Orleans
because his life is not safe here" but my
word for it he will be on hand before the
10th of October, safe and sound, brazen
and insolent, but.cowardly and unable to
look an honest man in the eye.
Beware! he is United States Commits
sioner. Yours,
sMELFUNGUS.
FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.
New ORLEANS, September 10th, 1866.
Friend Democrat Tho cotton tax under
the amendment to the Internal Revenue