The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-04-11
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hlmg promising lmqis any possibility Of develop
: ment in attempt to rescue him. But. naya
e officers do object to the necessity Of gettin
Y Ipassesito goain the forte Their uniform
ID they insist, should be their passport.
q know of moreithan one officer Who findin
e the submission tosred-tapeism he must un
, fdergo to get inside, turn upon his heel Ii
t disgust. bs iai'sR ts,ll fea2 a5aa aaf't
r & FoRrnrss MosRoE, March 20, 1865
!, Mr. 9. G. Clay has been given the parol
/: Of the fort. An announcement to this eI
feet was made to him this morning, and
although not wholly unprepared for it.
for his i friends have long been working Il
procure even this freedom forhiln-he re
ceivcd it with marked qualification. B!
this new arrangement he is allowed at al
hours oftheday, from areveilla to sunset
I free range within the limits of the fort, AMI
unattended BY any guard. AT night, how
| eYer, he is compelled to remain in the room
I in Carroll Hall he has recently Abeen oceu
|pying, and under, the continued surveillance
4 OF the yigilant and sleepless,prison patrol
1 The arrival of his wife simultaneously
. with the granting Of his parole, 9as may be
supposed, gives additional zest and enjoy
ment to the new freedom allowed him.
She is the guest Of Dr. Cooper, and hel
husband also takes his meals with the Doc
tor. Mr.. Clay, though naturally possessing
a delicate constitution, shows his, protract-
ed Imprisonment very slightly. With the
officers Of the fort, he has always been .ex-
ceedingly popular, fromhis amiable bearing
rare culture and uniform courtesy, His
great anxiety has been for speedy trial !;
but his continued Imprisonment and the
delay ola hearing, while not lessening his
patient submission, long since Taught him
the sad necessity of waiting and sinutility
| of repining. He bids fair to receive much
more Of this kind Of government instruc-
ton before being released from here. ssa
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s1aS1rroANr CoasEsPoSD ScE.-The fol
lowing explains itself: ~ 's''a't'. $
PosroFFIcE, Hartford, Conn, March q.
SRI am now engaged in publicly advo-
eating the election Of Joseph d. English, a
candidate for. Governor Of Connecticut, a
gentleman who, is openly committed to the
support OF your veto, to the defence of your
speech Of the I'D of February, and,o your
!polieyef restoration in opposition to tile
disunionists Of Congress. I am opposing
the election Of Gen. James r. Hawley, who
openly disapproves Of your veto and Your
I'D of February speech, and declines to
support your policy. I am also. opposed to
the Radical majority in Congress.
If my political action is not, satisfactory
to you, beg you to receive my resignation
as IS Postmaster in this city. g 10 1si j.8lI5
1 ] have the ihonort remain, as ever, your
friend andobedient servant, ad leia
agas E. Z. CLEVELAND.
His Excellency, Andrew johnson, Pres
ident Of the United States. eitiia9 =
= The Presidents Endorsement:
Your political action in unfolding my
measures and policy is approved. Your
e resignation is, therefore, not accepted, but
is herewith returned. ..4F
h as ss 7g as ANDREW JOHNSON
Il Executive Mansion, March %, 1866. =
Gen. GRANT AND THE PREs1pENcy.-The
New York Herald, in advocacy. of Gen.
Grant for the Presidency, says; y.
In the vindication of his policy, he Pres
ldent Johnson) may be compelled to stand
before the people for another term, and
Gen. Grant, recognizing the Justice of his
claims, may withdraw in his favor. The
question to be considered is, not the popu-
larity of Gen. Grant, in any contingency,
but whether he will consent To run in o,ppo.
sition to an administration with which ha
is identified as an active co-laborer. From
the cordial relations between thea we pre-
dict that if President johnson shall be
pushed to the extremity of running for an
other term Gen. Grant will sustain him for
we cannot believe that the General has the
remotest idea Of taking the field IN opposi-
tion to President johnson 81 his policy.
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i FENIAN AgEeDoTE.- There is a Fenian
story told to the effect that information
having been received of arms being con-
,ealed in Ulster parish, the local magistrate
took unto himself a number of mounted |
and set off in quest of the con-
sraband goods. They Sought all day in
arm and byre and barton, ana found moth |
ug. Their search continued through the !
hight, and at last their perseverance was
rewarded by seeing, at two O'Clock in the
morning, light streaming through the chink
Of an clubhouse. / I
Clearly there was something wrong here, T
md so the building was surrounded, the
ioor burst open with the butt end of a
,arbine, and the eager magistrate and po-
ice broke in upon very much astonished |
armer who was attending q fayorite SOW in |
ler confinement. The police could not
stand SO absurd a joke; and burst into fit |
ofilaugbter as lnextinguishable as that of |
he Homeric gods. The magistrate saw the |
hing in a differeht light--saWs himself a |
putt until his dying day, and he gave the |
armer q soyereign to mend his door aud
hold his tongue. e...
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~ Ofths petroleum excitement in Ala
'a IN, the the Selma Messenger says: -
The petroleum excitement il snreadinp |