The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-11-28
Tho " Eiroar IN tho Wood Pile !"

right be tired and with which they should De utterly
disguised, it is the eternal negro" We have had
negro in tile senate negro in tie house, negro IN the
cabinet negro in the court negro in the pulpit negro
on the rostrum and to use fash phrase" negro on
the brain" Ever since James G. Birney made bis
unsuccessful campaign for the presidency, more than
twenty years ago. the negro has occupied the greater
share Of the attention of New England and since
then crazy fanatcism has exhausted the vocabulary in
giving US the black subject in every conceivable va
riety of phase So far as the south is concerned the
negro never had and never will have any value save
as slave The south has lost his services that sole
capacity in which he could be useful to himsef bis
country, and is willing to drop the subject; not So
with the fanatics Of the north: they desire to en-
franchise him as voter, hoping they may be able to
use his suffrage to the end Of perpetuatiug their hold
on the sceptre Of power which, without the aid Of
negro votes, they fear IS soon to be
'sWrenched BY an unneal hand,
No son Of theirs succeeding.
Except perhaps in the case Of a comparatively 1e"
sincere miscegens of the Anna Dickinson school in
New England, who believe that the breed Of the An
glo-Saxon would be improved By an infusion Of the
warm blood Of the negro there is no human feeling
for the blacks in tie norh-Jhe ends of the proessed
friends Of tile negro III the north all selfish. The
best evidence of this, perhaps, may be found in the
fact that on the satutebooks of most of the States
which rolled up such vast abolition majorities in the
late elections, are laws prohibiting his migration with
in their borders md forever forbdding his exercise Of
the elective franchise He is in northern opinion, a
very good person to vote the abolition ticket in the
south against rebels" but not fit to 90 the in
the high latitude and pure air of the sanctfed north
III their philosophy what is 'sauce for the goose is
not sauce for the gander"
But, however much we may ignore the "nigger
question: suppose must bear to hear its discus
sion as long as our northern "conquerors" may be
pleased to impose it upon tender sensibilities
Yet We may derive some little consolation from the
fact, that all men and women Of good common sense
north and SOUTH agree with the southern idea that The
factions which made the war have succeeded only il
paupersng the negro and staobDg the vitals Of Tx
country In Africa, the negro is supposed, in thu
main, to be more free than he has been in any
other region Of the earh Yet there vast number
are sold from chief to chief, ike sheep in the sham
bles; and the negro in bondage in America, amid thu
snowy cotton fields Of the SOUTH far superior t
and happier than the pagan African in the jungIes
his native land mumbling his Invocation to some sense
less god Of wood Or stone.
The LOUISIANA LAND OFFIcEs.-We find the fol
loving extract from circular No 715 issued by james
s Wilson, commissioner Of the general land Office, il
relation to tie land Offices in Louisiana, in the New
Orleans Times:
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the 5tt
section Of the act Of congress approved May 80, 1865
the president Of the United States has directed Tho
discOnuuancc of the Greensburg and Opelousas lane
districts in Louisiana and that the vacant lands there
in shall hereafter be disposed of according to law a
New Orleans 1t is also directed that the land Office
at Monroe and Natcbtoches in Louisiana be re0penel
as soon practicable.
The registers and receivers Of the consolidated lane
Offices at New Orleans and Of the reOrganised Office
at Monroe and Natcbtochcs respectively, will giyt
public notice Of the day on which they Will be pre-
pared to transact public business
DEATH OF CAPT II. P. PRArT.-Many Of our citi
zens will recognise in the subject of the foowin!
notice, clipped from the New Orleans Crescent, an oil
acquaintance, Captain Pratt came this city viii
Gen. Smith, and was one of the last to leave afte
the cessation of hosttes. As our cotemporary says
be was prompt, faithful and kind
We are much panied to learn that Capt f. P
Pratt A. A. G. on the staff of Gen. L. Kirby Smitl
during the late war, met with accident on the Sd
inst, in Eufaa Ala. which terminated his life in three
hours after its occurrence. He was out of th
porticos of the Howard house washing his face owe
the railing, when losing his balance he fell distanc,
Of ten or fifteen feet to the pavement below.
Capt. Pratt had resided for many years in Eufaa
and, though a native of Rhode Island, promptly tool
the side OF his adopted section during the late mos
sanguinary contest and proved steadfast and gaan
friend Of the Confcderacy till its downfall During
Gen. Kirby Smiths administration of the transmits
sssippi department, Capt Pratt one Of the mos
efficient most courteous and highly esteemed of tn
officers Of the staff He was ever prompt faithful aut
kind. Lis many friends from this city, among whom
we we're always proud to number ourselves, will b.
penetrated with sorrow At this tragic occurrence.
TELEGRAPH ESTEEpRIsE.-Gov Wells, in the fol
loving proclamation, gives the Globe insulating tee
graph company Of New York the right Of way to Ia
their wires from New Orleans to the Texas line in tn
!. direction Of Houston:
STATE or LOUISIANA, ExEcUTIvE DEPARTMENT, !
New Orleans November 5, 1865.
Whereas, application has been made to me by Leo
Smith, agent for and in behalf OF the Globe insulating
telegraph company of New York CITY for the prvi
lege Of the right Of way Of said line Of telegraph
through the State Of Louisiana, as follows: Com
menciHg at New Orleans and running along the 0pe
ousas and Great Western railroad to Brashear theme
along any line Of railroad any other that ma
pc lOunu auFlSdDIt by tue ABOVE lalleu company, u
the boundary line of the State the river Sabine
and whereas approaching the benefits which will ae
to the city of New Orleans and the State Of Lou
isana by the accomplishment Of the enterprise,
: Now, therefore, be it known, That l, J. Madison
Wells governor of the State Of Louisiana, do hereb
convey and grant unto the Globe Insulating telegraph
company, as aforesaid, the privilege Of the right 0
running their line Of telegraph through the State o
louisiana according to the right therein described
subject to the approval and ratification Of the legsa
ture Of the State.
In testimony whereof etc, (sealed signed, AM
dated November s. j. MADISON WELLS.
J. Il. Hardy, Secretary Of State
Az IMPORTANT CAsE.-The New Orleans Crescent O
the 20th says 1--WE quote verbatim) "a very remarkab
and interesting case has just been decided by the
Of the seventh judicial district West FeIciana)-
Walker against Acslin. The plaintiff in the case
Judge Alexander Walker, Of this city claimed $1,000
Of Mrs Acklin, wealthy and well-known lady, 70
services rendered during the in procuring the re
lease by the Confederate authorities of quantity
cotton belonging to Mrs. Acklin. This cotton was al
forwards sold in New Orleans for large c
money-several hundred thousand dollars, believe
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