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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-04-18
The Bill to Reorganize the Ju-
dietary.

Il
In the United States House Of Repre-.
sentatiyes, on the 3D., Mr.. Harris called up
the bill to reorganize the Judiciary OF the
United States, which was read, with the
amendments reported BY the judiciary
Committee. 1t provides as follows:
sEcT1ov /. That on and after the FIRST day
Of September, one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-six, the Circuit Courts q .the
United States shah be abolished, and the
several District Courts ofthe United States
shall IN addition to the authority and Jurls'
diction now vested in said courts, have
original jurisdiction. of all actions Of law,
and suits in equity, commenced on or aiter
that date to the same extent, in all respects,
as is pow possessed by the Circuit Courts
Of the United States for said districtsIe.
spectiyely. The several district judges also
shall possess and exercise oil the jurlsdlc-
ton bower and authority heretofore pos.
sessed and exercised Ny the judges Of tho
Circuit Court. Any district Judge may %
assignedhby the Justice Of the supreme
Court for the circuit to hold . court 10 any
district in said circuit, or may hold sush
court upon the request Of the judge o. tne
district in which theisarne is TO be nei0'
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-04-18
The Peace Proclamation Radicals
Alarmed.
Correspondence n. 7. Herald.

.sss L
WAsHIseros, April 3.The exciting
topic to-day has been the proclamation OF
the President. The Radicals, in many in
stances, have worked themselves up into a
wonderful pitch in regard toit. They seem
to be very much annoyed that the President
has not restored the habeas corpus in the
District Of Columbia. His not mentioning
this District at all in his proclamation seems
to suggest to them something desperate in
store for them. AS guilty conscience al
ways starts at shadows, SO the Radicals are
now alarmed at the situation. Says one OF
the most active, "The President has LETT
the District Of Columbia out, SO that ne
can use the war power to place bayonets
around the Congressional Halls" And IN
support of this assertion he declared :. that
according to Mr.. Johnsons view OF the
question Congress is violating the constitu
ton and trying to destroy the Union, and
the logical conclusion of his view OF the
matter is that he would beobliged to arrest
the Radical portion Of that body. On this
point some Of these gentlemen are working
themselves into wonderful fever. They
seem to have come to the conclusion oil at
once that the President had outhanked
them, and that they are in danger OF being
held accountable for their deeds. They
picture how johnson will have the army
and navy at his back. with the entire South
and one-half Of the North Z; and against
that force the Radicals will be poweriesss.
The I,i, negroes, they are afraid, will go with
tbe President, unless they can get Zen !;
Howard to lead then, over to the Radical
camp,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-04-18


Eg7' The Radicals, says the n. Q. Picayune,
carried the Connecticut election last week
by a meagre majorityof six hundred out
Of nearly twenty thousand votes. After
the election, they boast that this is o YER
dict against the Presidents policy. The
Saturday before the election, the Bridge
port correspondent Of the New York Tri-
bune wrote to that paper:
There is quite a large Conservative ele,
ment in this city, and the Democrats have
been very persistent in their endeavors to
make those who entertain these views vote
with them; but the clouen foot has been too
-apparena They believe they can do Presi.
dent Johnson more good by remaining IN
the original Union party, no matter what
their differences may by on national mat
ters' 4
On the same day, at a public meeting il
the Same place, according to the same
writer: sl., a. tt.
" Gen. Hawley, the Union candidate fol
Governor, made speech exceedingly
friendly in tone to the President, and dis
claimed the idea that the present election
could be justly considered as involving the
approval or disapproval Of the people
with regard to the policy Of President
johnson"
On Monday Gen. Hawley was chosen ull
der these assurances, and on Tuesday thu
enemies Of President johnson proclaimed
the result popular condemnation Of hi
course!
Such Of his friends as allowed themselye
to be cheated in this manner ought to b
treated for the simples."
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-04-18
A. H. Stevens on affairs in Georg ia.

A Washington dispatch Of the 4th says:
Alexandria III. Stephens, Of Georgia, is
in this city, and speaks calmly but encour-
agingly Of tho condition of society and Of
public opinion in that State. The labor
question is fast adjusting itself, and less
animosity exists between the blacks and
whites than the Northern people generally
suppose. As an evidence of this he cites
the fact that the Georgia Legislature pas
sed an act providing, in few words, that
the freedmen shall have the right to enforce
contracts, to sue and be sued, to testify in
the courts, and to be submitted to the same
punishment, for like offences. as the whites.
The same statutes apply to blacks md
whites, and the same courts take cognizance
Of the offences. No distinction is made
on account ofrace or color so that all
stand equal before the law.
Beyond this, however, Mr., Stephens @.
serts that the people Of Georgia desire Moth
ing so much as their practical restoration
/ to the Union, and that they honestly intend
to adapt themselves to the new conditions
by which they are surrounded, and make
good their professions Of sincerely.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-04-18
District Attorney.

We are pleased to announce the name Of
Colonel David Pierson, of Vim, as q can
didate for the Office of District Attorney
for the Ninth Judicial District, composed
of the Parishes Of Rapides, Vim, Natchi.
toches ond Sabine. Colonel Person is an
able lawyer and most estimable gentle
man. Although he voted in the Conven-
ton against the secession of the State, and
refused to sign the ordinance, yet when the
State had taken her position, and his ma
tive section had become engaged in a wal
with the North. he entered service at
the firing Of the first gun, and left it only
when there was no longer an army in the
field. On the political questions Of the
day he holds to the opinions Of those who
are endeavoring to secure some few of the
rights of the people for whom he perilled
his life. AS there will be no candidate fol
District Attorney from this, the most
populous parish in the District, our people
could not do betttr than vote for Colone
Pierson for the office, for which he pos
sesses in an eminent degree so many quail
6cations.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-04-18
The Civil Rights Bill

Our readers have already been inform6d
Of the passage Of the Civil rights Bill by
the Congress of the United States over
the veto Of the President. In the Senate,
where the bill originated, the vote stood 80
to Is, which shows considerable falling off
among the Presidents supporters since the
veto of the Freedmen's Bureau Bill.
The odious bill has therefore become q
law in spite of the efforts Of the President
to prevent it. If carried into execution its
effects on the South will be disastrous in
deed. 1t is not, however, beyond the pow
er of the President to prevent any consid-
cradle injury until the people OF the
North can get an opportunity at the ballot
box to repudiate the course Of the Radical
party. Everything depends on the charac-
ter of the Federal officers who shall be APP
pointed for the Southern States. If the
President is discreet in his appointments
the bill may yet remain a dead letter. It
is true the Radicals would attempt to die
tate to the President the men to be APP
pointed by rejecting the nominations OF
Conservative men, but the President can
retaliate by leaving the Offices vacant. In
this way we can manage to get along toler-
ably we'll until the fall elections shall de-
monstrate whether uhe South is to have
any rights or not. If the Radicals carry
the day we might as we'll give over all hope
at once. If, on the contrary, the Demo
Gratis and moderate Republicans are discreet
enough to unite, the victory Of Conserva-
tism will be easy, and the days Of Radical
ism will be numbered. The intense JOY OF
the Radicals at this time may yet be turned
into grief, and our country may yet escape
the dangers which seem to threaten her on
all sides.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-04-18
VAN BUREN's SPOONS.

Not long since the country was informed
that much of the furniture of the Presi-
dents Mansion had been distracted by I'M
known parties, and that the White House
was now scarcely provided with the neces-
saries for even frugal house-keeper. 1t
falls out that among the missing furniture
are Mr. Van Baren's celebrated "gold
Spoons which figured so extensively IN
political campaigns more than quarter oil
a century ago. 1t will be remembered that
Mr.. Ogle, Wing member of Congress
from Pennsylvania, in order to inhame the
people against the corruption and extrava-
rance of the Van Buren, administration,
once descanted at length on tine princely
magnifcence with which the Inequalities
of the White House were dispensed
Besides other articles of costly furniture,
he said that the Presidents family daily
took their soup with "gold spoons" which
might have ministered to the luxury of any
of the crowned heads Of Europe. The an
nosncement created intense excitement at
the time, and great controversy sprung
up on the subject, the Wings maintaining
the genuineness of the gold, and the Dem
ocrats alleging that the spoons were manu-
featured out Of German silver We believe
that the controversy was never defnitively
settled, and that the "gold spoons be-
came an important adjunct to the "coon
skins" and hard cider" which sent Mr..
Van Buren, back to enjoy the classic shades
of Undertook.
From hint or two on the subject OF the
lost spoons, recently thrown out by Ihad.
Stevens, we take it that the Radical leader,
who comes from Ogle's neigbborhood, and
who has good deal of the old leaven OF
Whiggery left, still holds to the opinion
that the spoons were of genuine gold, not
outstanding the many services MIR. Van
Buren, has since rendered to the party OF
which he now aspires to the leadership
So long will party prejudices influence the
acts and language Of men.
1t is matter of very little consequence
to us now whether Mr.. Van Buren, used
spoons of gold or of German silver, OF
whether the aforesaid spoons have been
stolen or not. We feel sure that Andy
johnson, who was not born with silver
spoon in his mouth, cares very little about
the nature of the material of the spoons
out Of which he takes his daily food, Oh
whether indeed he has any spoons at all
lie is too intent now on doing, his duty to
his country, to think of such small matters
as those which minister to his moderate
wants and his own personal comfort. Il
would be well, however, in order to "vindi
cate the truth Of history" if Mr.. Steven:
would relieve the monotomy Of his Black
Republican diatribes, by an investigation
which shall settle the question whether
Mr. Van Buren, had any gold spoons, ant
| If 40. which of his Successors carried then
away from the White House. We are sat
isfed that his labors in that line would be
much more acceptable to the country than
those which he constantly bestows on the
dissemination of his Radical and incendiarJ
principles.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-04-18
Exit Sambo1,.

The Tribune gives a melancholy groan
as it writes Orders have been issued,
and are ready to go out, that will deprive,
by the 1st Of May, every colored soldier Of
the right to wear the United States uni
form, not one being left IN service" And,
alas has it come to this9 Must Sambo
doff the blue and return to the dull duties
of the shovel and the hoe9 or are those
discharged darkies to be regarded as pecu-
liarly '4the nations wards 2" 1t is a cruel,
wicked shame to turn adrift these "gal-
liant soldiers, who !" bore the PALM and
without whose aid we could not have saw
ed the life Of the nation" Just think,
for,a moment, of having " a dead nation "
on our hands, and all for the lack of a few
Niger soldiers. What terrible thing it
would have been! And now, after the
gallant and high spirited African, whose
ancestors fought so gloriously for liberty
on the banks Of the Niger, and whose trans
cendent civilization has made Africa bloom
and blossom as the rose for six thousand
years past, has aided the effete and cow
ardly Caucasian to preserve free govern
ment in the New World, now we throw
him of-discharge him, muster him out of
service, yea, kick him from lis, as an old
horse which has, served his purpose! No
wonder the genial face Of the tender-heart-
ed Horace is believed with sorrowful tears.
No wonder that the eloquent Phillips gives
vent to the most pathetic rhetoric. The
role of Sambo is ended. He can no longer
rob southern hen roosts or smoke houses
under the pretense Of carrying on war, or
insult ladies and gentlemen with his inn
pudence because he is protected by the
United States uniform. Tie insults to
which southern people have been subject
ed by this infamous negro soldier business
are indeseribable, and the whole country
has been disgraced and demoralized by it
more than it can recover from in years to
| come.
| 1t is a wonder to us that the white sol
diers have so long and so patiently borne
the jeers and slang of the Abolition papers
in pronouncing them inferior to the me-
groes. There is scarcely d Mongrel orator
in the country who does not assert i'll just
so many words that the white soldiers of
the North would have been utterly whip
ped had the negroes not saved them, and
this, too, in face of the large superiority in
numbers on the side Of the North If the
armies of Gen. Grant and Sherman like
this sort of compliment, then we can only
say that they are not very particular in
their tastes. The Abolition papers say
they are inferior to niggers, and we have
never seen or read single protest from a
white soldier against the assertion.
But now that the negro soldiers are go
ing, we begin to trenble for our country
Suppose England or France should hear o.
lit! Spain, too, who knows but she may de
clare war against us, while she has hel
hand in. And the Fenians, whata glorious
chance for them to kick npa row! Oul
protectors are mustered out Of the ser
vice IN, J. Day Book.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-04-18

DGy~ The National Inteiligencer ofSat-
urday contains feeler for the release ofthe
infamous DR.. Gwin. vino is still confined at
Fort Jackson, near New Orleans. The
next thing we will hear Of will be the re-
lease Of Gwin. Gazette.
Yes we Guess that it viii be the next
thing you hear of. fit PAIN you too much
take choloform - Louisville journal
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-04-18

Ha-John Fraser & Co. have just received
from New Orleans complete stock o
choice and fancy goods for their new stor,
in the Brick Building, fronting the Towr
Hall, Their advertisement in our column;
will give a small insight of their desirable
stock. Drop into their establishment and
we are sure You will be shifted and pleased
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-04-18
M,rrs,,1As,s EUROPEAN HoaE.--A VIII

81 4
M.xrs1LrAs's EUROPEAN HoaE. "A VIII
tor IN BIackwood thus describes Mirane''
Maximilian's place in the Adrlatlc: ,-;..;c
On d grand bold bluff over the Aa .aaas
stands one n ofthe most picturesque cnas emu
ever beheld, almost covering the plateau ",
save where little space is stolen ron 81 a.
tween tive projecting arms Of the building l II
= flower not or a fountain. Il displays az
that ate can be- accomplished by irregular out ~,
t, I'.as and md varied color. Tower and minares
and buttresses, projecting window aha ar ussr
shadowing cornice, with orn sa dnna their
trave and stained glass = .he h aul
to to look at in Europe. Splendid gardens
lie to the rear, backed by a noble forest,
stretching away to the foot eta mountain
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-04-18
gWe call attention to the card of NJ,

~ We call attention to the card of Mr.
Henry A. Boyce, who has opened an Office
in Alexandria for the practice of Law in
this District. Mr.. Boyce is creole of our
Parish and has just passed dissemination
before the Supreme Court with eclat He
is a, young gentleman of talents, industry
and business habits, and, we doubt not
will meet with much success in his new
profession.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-04-18

sear Major Arnold Harris, formerly an
influential Merchant of New Orleans, and
son-in-law ofGeneral Armstrong, died at
bis native place in Kentucky, afew days
siaeo.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-04-18
ST.. LoUrs. No., April 3--3 P. NJ.
Chairman Con. City Central Com.

GEN. LEES EVIDENCE AT THE NORTH
A Northern journal publishes the testimony
of Gen. Lee before the reconstruction COM
mittee, with thisemphatic comment: "Des-
pite the position occupied by the witness
in the late contest, his evidence will carry
a weight that will be ire istibid'
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-04-18

gas@ Twenty thousand acres of heavily
timhered pine woods lands are offered for
sale by G. L. Wilson. Here is rare OBJ
portunity to those DESTROYS of starting saw
mills. They are much needed here and
viii pay. Lumber is selling here as fast as
it can be sawed and delivered at thirty-fve
dollars per thousand. The demand now
exceeds ten times the supply.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-04-18

nea- a joint resolution, appropriating
$4,000 for relief Of destitute colored pso-
pie in the District of Columbia. has passed
the United States Senate. a proposition
to extend similar relief to the poor whites
Of the District was rejected.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-04-18
.nl The Lost Records.

From an advertisement in to-day's pa
per it will be seen that Judge Lewis has
Get Wednesday Of each week as the day on
which he will hear parties who desire TO
prove up their lost titles &c, in accord
suce with the act recently passed by the
General Assembly. 1t is of the utmost i'm
portance that the people should attend to
this matter at once. In the course Of time
The dockets of the different Courts in the
District may increase to such an extent that
the Judge will have but little time to de.
vote to this subject. Now that he has
leisure, the people should avail themselves
Of the opportunity presented; especially
since the limit fixed by the act does not
extend beyond the term of three years.
e~y,~.@--~~As--~-~-e~~
No. The people of Alexandria and Our
sister town, Pineyille, were no little enter
tanned on Saturday by avery exciting Pei
lean race in the river which runs between
the two villages. A stray Pelican having
alighted below the falls and having been
shot at and wounded, started at full speed
down the river pursued by three skiffs well
manned by skillful oarsmen, armed with
the necessary appliances for the capture Of
the unfortunate bird. The race was con-
tinued until the Pelican was overtaken
nearthe lower limits of the town, where our
State bird, having refused to surrender
finally succumbed beneath tho heavy blows
Of his pursuers, and was brought to land in
triumph by the conquering party.
This il the first Pelican we have seen
since he was expunged from our State
escutcheon. IL will be remembered that
the lanented Judge Elgec, having perse,
cated the Pelican for twenty years, finally
succeeded, in the secession Convention, in
,expelling him from the State flag, on the
ground that he was bird cowardly in his
nature, filthy in his habits, and that even
the story of his feeding his young, which
had been supposed to be his principal re-
COMMUNICATION, was mythical, absurd and
untrue. We suppose that, with the con
quest Of The State, the "Red, White and
Blue" has gone down with the rest of the
Conquered banners and that the Pelican
has been thoroughly reconstructed" ant
restored. & twas probably for the purpose
oflooking into the matter that the late
victim paid visit to the headquarters o.
his original prosecutors.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-04-18

% 9h@ The next Jury term Of the District
Court ofthe Parish of Rapides will be
held on the first Monday Of May next
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-04-18

sea. DR.. st. John publishes several new
advertisements, this week, to which we
call the special attentionof the public.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-04-18
Butler

The colored" ladies of Philadelphia, at a
recent fair held in Philadelphia, have COM
plmented the Beast by sending him a
present Of some articles that had been ex-
hibited at the Fair. The following is the
reply of the "hero Of Fort Fisher" to his
"fair" friends. 1t win commend itself to
the special admiration Of all miscegena.
tionists and cause o hearty laugh from all
decent people:
WASHINGTON CITY, March 10, 1866
Ladies of the Union association Philadelphia.
MEsDAMEs: For your beautiful presents
| forwarded to me by your corresponding
secretary, Carrie r. Lee Count, which have
given me the iveliest satisfaction, please
accept my thanks
| Rich and intrinsically valuable as they
are, they have higher and nobler value to
me, and shall be laid up, with other. treas
ures, endeared by sacred memories, as a
| legacy to my children. The earnest OF
grateful appreciation of what I wished
ldtllCl buttII w LOU L w dhS Cudultu, to OO III
behalf of those on whom organized sin and
wrong chad submitted every outragethrougl
generations, these gifts, mademore precious
| BY the vote Of preference which awarded
them. are at once the exemplar and evi
dence that the race of colored men have
! the high virtue of gratitude and intelh
gence in the mass to appreciate the effort:
made to raise their condition to equality o.
rights. " NaH
Their soldiers. in many fields under my
eye, have shown high courage, endurance
and enthusiastic patriotism. Who shall
say that such men, so willingly perilins
their lives to save the country, are not Fl
to take part in the choosing Of their owl
rulers and in enacting their own laws il
the country which they have helped tt
save from their rebellious foes2
Permit me again to express my thank:
for your favor, and believe ME,
Faithfully your friend
BENJAMIN L. BUTLER.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-04-18

nm- "Head Center Stephens the cele-
brated Chief Of the Fenpigans has turned
up safe in Paris, and is soon expected to
sail for New York.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-04-18

BE- Samuel McCuthon Montgomery,
well known to the people of Rapides during
the war; died in New Orleans on the It'll
inst, in the 35th year of his age.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-04-18

aaa The Democrats have carried the
city of st. Louis by more than three thou
sand majority.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-04-18

sA- The particular attention Of bull.
ders in Alexandria and vicinity, is called
TO the advertisement off. 4. Martin New
c Orleans.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-04-18

aea. The Evening Post editorlally says
that during the past month Secretary iMe ,
culloch has secretly boughtup million AND
. half Of ten.forty gold bearing bonds, iof
which he has issued others, bearing epe'
cont IN coin short time bonds. The trans
Actions are characterized as highly preju.
dicial to the public interests, and demand
.ernlantation. tits also says the temporary
loan, payable on demand, has been increas,
Cd, while three years obligation have been
lessened, which calculates to empallas'
Government finances.