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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-07-04

B@- A negro Sunday school procession
marched through Washin5ton last week,
headed by their teachers with banners fly-
ing, with the following inscription upon
TEEN, viz: ave ara John Browns pet
lamba." v s. }SlsE1
John must have had many a black
sheep. III II 90 Il
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-07-04

r@- Rev. Ward Beecher crawled through
. thirty four foot pipe of HIS new church
organ, the other day, Oh q challenge of one
OF his flock. he came out putting and GOV
cred with husband sweat, and exclaimed as
ne touched the floor: 4" [ want no man to
tell me anything about this organ. know
all about it. I have been through Il"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-07-04

rea- Rev s. W, Rogers, Of Memphis
rector Of ST. Lazarus church, Episcopal ! in
that city, on Whit Sunday issued a paste
raj letter to his congregation, in which nc
exhorts them to offer up the following pray.
er for Jefferson Davis "every night when
you 60 TO bed, and every morning as soon
as yon rises" 1870
oh, God, whose mercies are everlasting
and whose poweris infinite. look down with
pity and compassion upon Thy servant
whom Thou hast laid in place Of darkness
and the deep, Give him always sorrow
full sense Of his sins and ofThy fatherly love
and correction. Give to Ills judges tender
ness and compassion, and to him "a meek
and forsiving spirit towards all those who
nave confined him. Giivehin the continued
comfort Of Thy Holy Spirit, aud so suncti
y his affections that they may work for
him an eternal weight Of glory through the
merits Of Jesus Christ our Lord.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-07-04

gs Dr. Porter Of Tionesta, Venango
county, it's reported made wager Of SIS,
900, a few Weeks since that he would drive
his pair Of mares over a country road. to be
selected BY himself. 100 miles IN w hours.
The event CAME off on last Saturday week,
and the doctor drove lob miles ana II rods
in 3 hours II minutes and l3seconds, stop.
ping once to feed and twice to water. the
actual time Of travelling being So hours.
This is the best time on record The ami
mails are a beautiful pair Of large bay Mares
and they came in, apparently quite fresh,
under a strong pull. The doctor was alter.
ward offered $4,000 for his team, but re.
fused {! to sell it. s. Meadville ( Pa; Rvpub-
lican. .''t a,''ll $50
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Bga The Fenian excitement has CON-
pletely subsidized All the men who vent
to the border have returned to their homes.
Canadian troops still guard their own side
of the frontier, and are comfortable in the
consciousness that they are not in danger
of being shot, Generals Sweeney and
Spear have been paroled, to appear for trial
when wanted. Generals Murphy and Hef-
fernan, and several other officers who were
arrested at Malone and Odensburg, have
had preliminary examination, and are
held for regular trial They were removed
to Canandaigua, where it was understood
their trial would commence ON the 18th
inst. The prose ution' in the case of Pres
ident Roberts has been withdrawn, the Dis
trict Attorney alleging as q teasop5 for dis
continuing it, the impossibility Of getting
competent witnesses totestifyt against MIR.
Roberts In open court The matter is to
be laid before the Grand Jury, and it is
supposed Mr. Roberts swill..fbe indictei for
violating the neutrality law A complete
list of the Fenians captured in Canada has
not yet appeared, but it is reported that be-
tween 1870 and $50 were so captured
mostly while: struggling and will be tried
by court martial f''s =. = - '--a"
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enfA- Old Rowe kept hotel, where he
used to say one could get anything that was
ever made to. eat. One day in camea Yam
kee, who asked old Rowe what he could
give him for dinner. !" Anything, sir, from
a picked elephant to q canary-bird's
tongue" e ".
Wall. said the Yankee, cycling Rowe,
/" Guess I'll take a piece Of picked ele
phant"
!" Well, we've got 'en ALREADY RICH, here
in the house; but you'll have to take a
whole un. cause We never cut EN- &
The Yankee thought he would take some
Goldfish and potatoes.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-07-04

SF A bill was ,intreanced in Congress
onlthe 2lstl providing fora National Park
and site for anew Executive Mansion at
atsWashingtons The Senate reached the
! seth page Of the Tax Bill. IN the House
Of Representatives the Army Bill was pas
sed.. A bill to reorganize the Treasury
Department was reported, and the printing
Of 100000 copies of the Reconstruction
Report was ordered
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-07-04

rag John Ross, the Indian Chief who
died some days ago. is now getting better
according to the telegraph.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-07-04

Me- AsEalf dozen mounted men recent
" rode up to thejailat Independence. Mo.
during the night, and demanded the release
of a prisoner. The jailer not complying
was shot dead, and his daughter wounded
The citizens pursued the gang and killed
one. The Others escaped.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-07-04
Jefferson Davis on the Negro,

| On the subject ofnegroes and emigra
ltion, VI Davis said to DR.. Craven: -
| Speaking of the negroes Mr.. Davis re.
marked. as regards their future, he saw nc
treason why, they, must die out. unless re-
tmaining idle. Ifherded together in idle.
mess and filth, as ID the villages established
lby our military power, the small pox, licen.
Itiousness and drunkenness would make
short work of them. Wherever SO herded
they have.died of like sheep with .the:inur.
rain. But remaining on the plantations, as
heretofore, and employed for wages, they
were docile and provocative people, alto.
gethera differing from the Indians, and not
likely to- die out like the latter. Their Ia
Dor was needed and although they could
not multiply as fast in freedom as under
their former wholesome restraints, he saw
no good argument for their dying out.
In ten years, or perhaps less, the South
will have recovered the pecuniary losses of
the war. 1t has had little capital in manu-
factures. It's capital was in land and ne
groes. Theland remains productive as ev-
er. The negroes remain, but their labor
has to9be paid for. Before the war there
had been 100000 negroes, average value
$500 each, or total value two thousand
millions of dollars. This was all gone. and
the interest upon it, which had been the
profits of the negroes labor inexcess of his
cost for food, clothing and medicines, Still
their labor remains +; and with this, and such
European labor as will be imported, and
such Northern labor as must flow, South,
the profits of the Southern staples will not
be long in restoring material prosperity.
In his freedom, if capable Of being made
to labor at all, the negro will not average
more than six bales a year but as the price
of cotton has more than doubled, and is not
likely to recede. even this will yield an enor-
nous profit. Six bales, of 400 pounds
each, will be worth $500 at % cents per
pound. while the cost Of this species of la.
Dor will be about $3.50 year per hand end
found "a profit ofcertaiDly not less than
$500 a year on each black laborer en-
ployed. ,,..l.f s., ,.
The land will not pass to any great ex-
tent from its former proprietors. They
will lease it for a few years to men with
capital, and then resume working it them
selves, or sell portions Of it with the SAME
object, not materially decreasing their own
possessions. When the country is quiet,
and the profits of the crop come to be
known. there will be rush southwark from
the sterile New England regions and from
Europe, only equaled by that to California
on the discovery of gold. Men will not
stay in the mountains Of Vermont and New
Hampshire, caltivating little farms of from
fifty to hundred acres, only yielding them
some few hundreds year profit for inces-
SAINT toll, when the rich lands of the South,
under skies as. warm and blue as those of
Italy, and with an atmosphere az exhlar-
ating as that Of France, are thrown open at
from dollar and ahaif to three dollars
per acre.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-07-04

Me- Speaking of the prevalence Of sui
eide and insanity among the negroes since
they have been emancipated, the Mobil,
tribune makes the following sensible re
marks about cutfee
lie worked much less than the white
slave of Europe, and he danced and sang
and was joyful all the time. 1t was bette,
masic than Jenny Lind made, to listen t.
his hearty songs on steamboat or panta
ton. We have enjoyed that music more
than any that we have heard in the Italian
opera.
phe negro does not sing how. His harp
is hung on the willow He now has re-
sponsibilties He in his own master; and
lis not equal to the responsibility, and goes
off occasionally and browns himself, or gets
rid ofhis responsibility in some other way.
His life is not of much value to him.
Just one little Illustration. The writer
of this had right to several good negroes
two of whom he especially respected, and
when the town was occupied by the Fede
rails, these two g chattels,"' as the Yankees
call them, went away to help themselves in
the glorious condition to which. they had
been invited They are both dead how.
they might have lived twenty years longer
and been Useful and respected They are
dead and they died of freedom. lhad.
Stevens and men Of his kidney me respon.
sible for their premature deaths.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-07-04

R9~ A lot Of mutilated curreacy was re-
ceived lately at the treasury department
with the following note: .Hfothe Secretary
Of the Treasury ir;I have'sent herewith
some old veterans, who have done tie cuun,
try some service, and are ready to be mus
tered out" I, Is 5.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-07-04

nA. There were only six persons in
Memphis in 1851 who voted against seces-
sion. Now there are NOT less than sig hun
bred persons each one Of whom claims to
be one Of the six. Is sE,a.g jis a,s nv
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-07-04

14e The wholesale plundering Of, the
White House, after the assassination Of
Mr. LincolA has prompted the creation Of
an officer to be known as the Steward OIL
the Presidents Household, who is to be
responsiblesfor the plate, and WHO'S to give
bonds for the faithful discharge Of his duty
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-07-04
BsSg> The whole VESTS intensely into

Bay The whole Vests intensely inter.
ested in the coming election in Missouri
In addition to iGoy, Stone, oflowa who is
stamping the State for the radicals, and
General Frank Blair and others, who arr
speaking for the, conservatives, General
John A.. McClernand of Illinois, will take
the stump in opposition to Gov Oglesby
of that State, who has abandoned his home
duties. and has gone to Missouri to help
the cause Of the radicals.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-07-04

D0 The corner stone Of the monument
to t Stephens a. Douglas will be laid on the
18th june. " s e q = Y I.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-07-04

Ia Austria has an army Of BOG. 900.
men ready to take the field. Oftheae, Gen.
Bepedek has $4,000 On the frontiers of
Prussia and ssSony. The army Of yano-
tia ia 100000 strong, &C., Austria must
hays " her command for immediate service
hearty one million Of men,. 80
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-07-04

nHE WHITE SUGAR "IssuE". The latest
pollllcal assneis, that of white sugar to the
Panper darkies of the John Brown Bureau
GOWN South The interesting discovery is
developed in the following official commu-
nleation: -
Inc issue Of nhite sugar to dependent
ileealien. and Others was in obedience to
~ order or rom Breyet Brigadier General FL.
!, Nlaik, assistant eommissary general, a
sopF which is now on file in the Office OF
r.s Depot commssary at Newbern, North
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-07-04
very resp't your ODD serv't.
Isaac A. RosEKRANs.

M Capt. Co. D.. q. s. Y.
1e congratulate the hard working far
merS' iaoorers, and mechanics of the North
n mao pay the taxes for the support of these
s ssgEoes' upon their libefalily In furnishing
, paliloo with white sugar, particularly as
, - X. no doubt, generally deprive themselves
!. s!ae injury 10 order to save it for the
nations wards"-tN. Y. Day-Book.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-07-04

THE WARIKE SPIRIT IN. .CoNGREss.-
Writes the Washington correspondent Of
the Baltimore Sun, under date Of the 18th
| AS Europe is undoubtedly on the eve Of
a general war, the end of which no one car
fOresee, Congress is becoming very war
like. The war spirit is so high that the
party leader of the House has now taken
upon himself its direction. 1t would be-
folly for Congress to assert the Monroe doc
trine without giving it a practical defini
tion and application 1t is proposed to be.
gin by sending Juarez the modest sum Of
twenty millions where-with to fight the
forces of Macmillan. But if the fight lags
and Max will not bulge at the order of the
Committee on Reconstruction, we must
furnish $4,000 volunteers to reconquer Mex.
leo from the hands Of the Mexicans, who
persist in maintaining the Government Of
Maximilian as the only one under which
they have, since the time of Itnrbide, en-.
ioyed a partial tranquility. That the
movement by MIR. Stevens is popular there
can be no doubt. To give Louis Napoleon
a slight rebnke in this form for his inter
ference in, Mexico-which we reserve for
our own field Of operations--will also be
hailed with popular applause, il we Judge
by the expressions of some of the Radical
Senators in the late debate ON the subject
of the French. Exposition.
The French troops will not be embarked
upon their return till November, and She
timely movement proposed viii cause a re
vocation of the order for their withdra wal,
SO that the Steyens-Wade influence willin-
yolve lis in war with Mexico, and with
France also, before the end of the next ses-
sion of Congress. Senator Wade alleges
that, if the French troops be Withdrawn,
French officers will remain in command of
the army of Macmillan. This is probably
true, The army of the Imperial Govern
ment consists of forty Thousand Mexican
soldiers. whe are drilled and commanded
by skillfnl French and German officers, aid
now form . sufficient force, without further
aid from France or Austria, for the main
tenance Of the Government i
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-07-04

a@. It is said that when Thelwell was
on his trialstI the OH Bk,ley for treason
during the evidence for Misrepresentation he
wrote the following note and sent it to his
counsel.s b snEs ..sgss $50 ss,g
1"Alr. Erskine, I am determined to plead
my cause myself Mr.. Erskine wrote in
der il. elf you do you'll be hanged 10
which The!well Immediately returned the
reply: Eli be hanged then i'll do
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Now, Messeiurs Radicals, what are you
going to do about it, Richmond Wing.
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early one million Of men. e,w

nr The Speaker Of the House of Rep
resentatlves has declared that the joint res
olutions, embodied amendments to the con-
stitdtipn, Fhissh have passed both branches
of Congress, do not require the approval
of the President. Mr. Colfax forced an
opportunity 80 lhaksthisi declaration.iIl
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ss ,asaI II IliaA
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nov 10 BECOME BALD.-Tell a red haired
woman her children are ugly,
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-07-04

J, MADISON WELLS.
Governor q Ex.Oficio President ofthe
Board of Supervisors.
u For further information address
D.. T. BOYD, superintendent,
Post Office, Alexandria, La.
as State Seminary and Military Academy,
July 2nd 1866. ..f.., -. 600.
E The y. O. Times and Crescent, Ba-
ton Rouge Advocate, Caddo Gazette, Lou
isiana Baptist. Homer Had. oaashita Tel
egraph, Natcllez Courier and Marshall Re
publican will give SIX insertions and send
bill to D. I. BoYD, Superintendent.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-02-21
ancient Pistol Come Again.

pIS1oL-Ill see her damned FIRST TO Pluto s
damned lake to the internal deep, with ETebus
aud tortures vile also. Hold hook and line.
sayI. Down. down, dogs down fators
Have we not Eiren herei
HoeTEsa.-Good Captain Pesssl, be quiet !
il is very late faith, I bssesk you now. az
gravste your choler 6tNo aLNhi w.
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ever the radical majority wished; what
ever it thought necessary to punish Its
enemies, reward its friends, or perpet
uate it's own power, that it has not scru'
pied to take, no matter what constltu-
tional checks stood opposed to the &C
complishment of its desires, 1t has
refused representation to the people
of many counties in the State; 1t
had excluded from seats in either House
men fairly elected by the constitutional
voters of their respective districts it
has refused to investigate grave charges
legally preferred against judicial Of.
icer of the State and spurned the petit
toner from it's presence with insult and
blows; it has deprived one half Of the
people of the State of all the rights and
immunities of citizens, in punishment
for acts committed long before the pun.
ishment was declared, and, at the same
time, requires the citizen to criminate
aud testify against himself IL mas Gu
deavored to destroy freedom of speech
and of the press and its latest atrocity
is an act to abolish elections by the PEG.
pie and enable one man to say who shall
make laws and who shall execute them.
Having violated the constitution and
outraged public sentiment in these and
numerous other instances, what security
can the people have that other outragss
will not speedily follow What guarsn
tee have citizens that either their lives
or their property are safs2 We hold
everything that is dear to man simply
by suferance of the radical majority n
the legislature. and the will Of faction
is the supreme law Of the State
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-02-21
rha Veto Message.

III. vsto Message sent to the Senate
che President last Monday in rela'
.,on TO the bill to enlarge the powers OF
che rrsedmen's Bureau, may be found In
onr columns in full this morning 1t Is
carefully prepared review of the various
provisions of the bill, and completely
dsnolishss both the bill and its authors
and advocates. 1t strikes sturdy and
telling blow for the constitution and the
peoples rights, and puts new life and
fresh hope into the hearts OF the lovers
Of the republic. 1t Is an ably written
document. and Is worthy to rank equal
to the best State papers our most emf
nsnt statesmen have produced
A political document it is most time
" and appropriate and will not only
crush the tyranny contemplated in the
Frssdman's Bureau bill, but there Is
reason to hope that 1t will exercise sal.
utsry etfsst In checking the growth OF
other not less Ubiquitous and unconstitu.
tioual measures which the radical fac
ton 10 sssking to adopt. 1t will send
sopstsrpstiou into the ranks OF the enc
mics of white mems rights and will
stSiks terror to the hearts Of the dis
union party In Congress. 1t may be hail
I'd - the dswuiug Of better and bright
Of day fos republican Institutions il the
United States and gives promise that
sven the present generation may yet see
the national government restored to Its
original purity. the constitution enforced
and obsyed sl over the country and the
sacred rights Of the people enjoyed by
the citizens of every State.
We are constrained TO remind our
readers that upou the passage Of the bill
to enlarge the powers Of the Freedman
Bureau, Mr. WILEY in the Senate voted
for the bill and Mr.. VAN WLNKLE Op.
posed it: IN the House. Sir HUBB ARD
voted for il and Messrs. WHALEY and
LATHAM both recorded their votes i'll the
negative.
For the manly and determined stand
which the Presiden; has taken III Cppo'
sitiou to modern ;adicaiisn he deserves
and will receive the sincere and heart
felt thanks of all conservative men. To
give formal and public expression to the
thanks Of those IN this community who
endorse the position assumed by the
President, would it not be we'll to hold a
citizens nesting at an early day fol that
purpose We make she Suggestion iol
the consideration OF those couceined
and hope that it may be favoraniy re-
ssiyed
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West Virginia Legislature
senate.

TUESDAY, Feb, 20
rcayel by Rev Mr.. Dix, member of
tb Senate.
The registry bill and the bill concern
Ing the destruction or injury OF trees
AMI shrubs we're received from the
EoGse, read and referred to the Judici.
aTv.
An order Of the Supreme Court was re.
Gel we'd, requesting au appropriation SUIT
fcient to purchase such books Sc are
necessary to Hi up the law library Re-
fsrred to Judiciary.
Mr.. Slack reported back the Senate bill
To-; the relief of the oversesrs Of the poor
OF Brooke county. Read second time
and ordered TO be epgrossed, He also
rep Jrted adversely upon the proposition
TO establish House Of Rsfuge. Report
adopted,
The following bills vers passed
HOUSE g. relating TO suits brought
against Supervisors aud Inspectors of
elections and providing for the payment
of their costs in defending the same
House co. TO provids for the re assess
ment of the value of all the real estate
in thi. State, with amendments provid.
ipy for the appointment Of the Commits
sicners on the Goth Of July, aud for the
completion OF their books December !,
1859
House So, to prev snt further taxation
Of soldiers property for bounty purpos,
es, with substitute therefor to refund
III, taxes collected frou soldiers for
bounty purposssl, and
senate %, providing for tie Issuing Of
attachments in certain cases.
House Bill, No. ia, TO rstify on certaic
terms the act of the General Assembly
Of Virginia, passed Fsbruary3 ), 1885, re-
latirg TO the Virginia Canal Company,
with numerous amendments)
The bill TO abolish the county treasu'
rer was taksn up, and after loug debate
in favor Of the bill by Msssrs. Burley,
Burdett, Maxwell ana Slack, and against
II by Messrs, Stevenson [Mr, Dix 10 the
chair) Mahou, Peck, Duval and Cham.
oers, the bill was read the seooud time
and ordered TO be spgrossed Yeas s,
nays :, the chair not voting.
The Senate sdiosrned.