The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-10-31

II In the October number Of "The
Land We Love" we find the following
complimentary notice Of some folks:
The absorbing topic of interest with us
all in Dixie is still the proceedings of the
two Conventions, which met in Ph:ladel-
phia in August and September The first
was composed Of the purest, best and most
intelligent citizens OF the United States
The second was made mp of their oppo-
sites in every respect. The Jacobin Trini.
ty was in the latter, Fred Douglas, this me-
gro; Butler, the thief; and Brownlow, the
blasphemer. Appropriately, Barnum was
there to show up the unclean beasts Ap.
propriately too, Burnside was there with
his soul attuned to Jacobin harmony, by
the numerous pianos captured at Newbern,
NC. Still more appropriately, the South.
ern members, so-called were all born in the
North, or were all, originally, the fercest
of secessionists and Yankee haters. Pros
elytes are always Jealous, renegades are al
ways truculent. We are not therefore
surprised at the bloody speeches Of men,
who stood far off in the days, when blood
was being shed. Brownlow wants three
armies to march through the South; the
first with the sword; the second with the
torch the third with the surveying chain
to lay out land for loyal men, General
Sherman had more economical views than
Brownlow He made one army carry both
fire ana sword. If Brownlow had survey
ed off for him the ground, which he occ1l-
pied when Longstreet approached Knox
vile, it would not make bread field, but
q very Tong one, The surveyors chain
would have to be stretched by the straight
est line, as the crow flies, from Knoxville
to Nashville. The reverend blasphemer
lied BY the shortest route.
The representatives of the army in the
Jacobin Convention were Burnside and
Butler. The former was never under mus
kerry fire, probably never under artillery
fire. The latter was always beyond the
range Of the most powerful guns OF his
own troops. A correspondent OF a North
ern paper, writing from Bermuda Hum
dreds, May, 1864, said that Butler, while
making q reconnaissance. haze been fired
Rpon by o rebel picket and that he fled fast
enought to make his coat stick ont behind
so that game of cards could be played
upon it. Now we happen to know, certain
" that no picket was at the point. where
Benjamin took his fright. 1t may be, how.
ever, that his horse had stepped upon dry
sticka which popping made a noise like
what he supposed rife might make-not
having any personal knowledge of the
latter sound.
The contest is now one between union
and disunion, humanity and cruelty, decen-
cy and rowdyism, intelligence aud ignor.
ance, christianity and infdelity. The first
Convention contend for whatever is pure
and good; the second, for whatever is vile
and unholy.
A corporal's guard of our lowest South
srn population may sympathize with the
latter, but we trust it is only coporal's
guard. We may not all relish all things
done by the first Convention, but we can
oil bid God-speed to the good work
against the powers of darkness. The speech
OF General Dix is q model Of good taste,
good feeling and pure English. There
were some little clap.trgh scenes, which
mad better not been acted. The Massacht-
ssetts and South Carolina farce ought to
nave been played upon less solemn occa.
sion. We are not now able to lay our
aand upon any copy of the old English
pays; and if our quotations be incorrect
q ths scene between the Brigand and the
7aow Carrie, We hope to be set right.