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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-11-07

! u nave Oeon IN Paris about three weeks
and would have written sooner had / not
been SO much occupied in running about
tins wonderful city, There is 60 much
here to see. that q person can be "on the
go forever, provided the individual han.
pens to be SO constituted az not to fall a
victim IT, that extreme monotony which
sooner or later presents itself to MANY of
the travellers who throng the gay salons Of
this vast capital Of pleasure. The town is
being daily beautifed. and ornsmented
with something new; magnificent build.
ings, OF every description, Galleries of art
and Halls Of learniagi' gardens, fountains,
monumeuts' etc, seem to spring into exis.
tence almost with the facility of tie tabled
palace, Of Aladdin. Nearly every day 4
visit some world renowned spot. Yun. 90
well versed ia history. know what mine
Of celebrated localities Paris is. and uot
only Paris, but its environs-St. Depis>
the cathedral Of whichis the burial place
Of most Of the French monarchs from Clio.
Wis to Louis XVIII, St. Cloud, Versailles
fontainbleaus l consider the greatest at.
fractions here the Louvre and the Hotel
DIES 1avalides, the latter the resting place
q: him who needed rest, Napoleon le Grand
It is the place Of al others to feel that
swell, of the human heart, that indeRnstle
something which hath inflicted so much
bomb .st, rapture, and all that sort Of
thing upon the public through the inss,tr;u.
mentality Of travellers books, newspapers,
etc. Ishsll refrain If possible from falling
into the habit which deprecate in Others
The Louvre, with its unrivalled galleries
Of painting and its fine specimens of.sculp.
ture, ancient aud; moilern, !is the most fire..
auented resort Of intelligent travellers in
Paris, With the exception psrhspd IL the |
tomb Of Napoleon. I visited it last week
and need not say that left it .da.xlea and
drunk with beauty" q /
So much for Paris, considered as the cen.
tire Of enlightenment, art and skill. But
therein lies the only feature OF shade Of re-:
demption, which conscientious man
could accord the otherwise miserable
wretched, sinful place. The two cities Of
scriptursl celebrity on which was visited
in 80 signal Z manner the Almighty. dis.
pleasure could not have been in my iudr.
ment more deserving the wrata Of
Jehovah. ] shall hasten eastward 80 soon
as matters permit, fol. fear that such a
tate, may even now be impending. In
which CASE II u not very probable chat my
from Washington would be Of ser.
vice in saving me from the general des-
truction. There are, believe, some good
and true men in Paris; hut to find them
would be almost as difficult an undettak.
ing, as the search for those whom Lot en-.
leavored to save by his intereession. The
masses. the casaslls are savsges, who are
only kept quiet by Imperial fstes, theatri.
al exhibitions, operas, balls and various
displays Of public muni6cence, and in The
1ackgronnd--the ever ready and ever
aithful baycnet; but this, l suppose Is
more or less trueM all monarehicai gov.
! am wearied. disguised, with
What have seen Of these people in the
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10 All kinds and qualities Of Iron can
DO had st ). w. Henarle,s Store.
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RELIGIOUS SERVICES.

The following are the days on which the
undersigned expects to preach at the
TOWN HALL, between this and the sit.
ting Of the Animal Conference, viz: the
FOURTH Sabbath in Oetnher--the Sc
cOND and FOURTH Sabbaths in Novem.
Der. (see Heb. 10, 25.)
'2' P. NJ. GOODWIN.
ALEXANDRIA, October, 1866.
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A Young Louisianian's impress.
sions Of Paris.

The following extract from private
letter Of an intelligent young gentle,
man Of this Parish, pursuing his studies
in Europe, to friend at home, viii
prove interesting to our readers:
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sMELFUNG,Us.
New ORLEANS. November1i. fs6

of strangers have made their appea,
ance, attracted by business or pleasur,
Trade has been more, active. and on
packets bringing down. good loads q
cotton and produce have had a fair re
turn freight. The good weather of tn
past six weeks has done the cotton GRO
great service, and some Of our goo,
judges again estimate the crop at ffon
one and a quarter to one and d hal
million bales. The receipts at thi
port thus far this season, as compare,
with those Of the same period in 1850
although the prices then were less tina,
third of what can be realized now
show decline in value Of about eieh
! millions OF dollars. Taking this int,
consideration, together with the higl
prices demanded for everything else
the prospects do not look fattering 70,
either the planter or merchant.
The programmes at our Theatres
have improved and the lovers of the
play have had some good treats. Mr.
Eddy as Belfager, the Mountebank, was
very well received .at the St. Charles
although the house was not as full as
on former occasions. Miss Alice Placide
as the wife Of Belfager was deserving
Of praise, in fact the whole cast Of the
piece showed q marked Improvement,
and the players one and all seemed to
be at home in their parts. At this es-
tabifshment we are tohave a short sea.
son Of Italian Opera-commencing ON
Monday eyening, with Nine. Ghioni,
Nine. Patti, Strakosch and other well
known artistes. Z '
At the Varieties last night the Lady
Of Lyons waspresented to a good house,
who were fully satisfied with the per.
fofmance. Mrs. Chanfrsu was charm.
ing az Pauline and Nj. Gardens Claude
Melnctte was applauded throughout
The Olympic, over which Mrs. Charles
Howard Watkins presided lGst season.
is probably amongst che things that
were-as the Managers finding the pa.
tronage extended to her insufficient to
support the establishment has failed
to put in an appearance"
The distilleries are busy now manu-.
featuring Ram from Cuba molasses, on
which by p construction Of the Internal
Revenue law they avoid the payment
Of a tax, andconsequehtly choice Bour.
bon and old Rye are dull, being unable
70 compete with their new 1ntaxed an.
tagonist. This tax Of two dollars !
gallon is q big thing and some rare
stories are told Of the plans taken to
dodge it now and then. = III New
I ork some time since q distiller had a
arge lot of Red Eye, which he' had
7ainly tried to dispose Of; tie best
'ffer he could get being % 10 which
would leave him only ten centsa gallon
o his whiskey after paying the tax
lie called on a friend and requested him
o give information to the proper au-
iiorities that he was endeavorinp to
'eA his liquor without paying the tax.
My dear sir" said his astonished
riend ~ would not accuse you Of
ueh a thing, and besides see what a
oss it would be to- you" aNever mind
hat" said the distiller, "do as Iteu
'ou, and we will divide tho profits and
10th make money" After this he Of.
cred the whisky to several parties al Al
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New ORLEANS: November 3.

tory OF the country.
AS l have often declared in previoYs
letters, the one dominant aspiration Of
the radicals is the plumber and ruin Of
the entire South. Deleada est Cartha.
go, was Cato's unvarying daily remin-
der in the Roman Senate; there is rich.
es, there is pilldge, IN the South, and ,ce
must haze 1t oll-ve haze ,ron it bu con.
quest, is the sleepiess idea Of the North.
ern pack. Whether to kill the goose at
once, or whether to panper her for a
season until she regains her incubstinp
powers, and then rob her nest as in old
times, are questions which are now ae..
itating the public mind in the "loyal
States' to that degree, that they seem
ike coming to blows about the matter
among themselves. To prevent this,
our raiders are maneuvring to turn
their rapacicus eyes towards the reno
ter and richer fields of Mexico. The
Mexicans will fall an easy prey-they
are the goslings Of another gold egg
laying goose, and can be much more
safely plucked and are far fatter than
the game goslings Of the Southern
States that it took them FIVE arduous
years to tame and despoil.
The troubles in St. Louis and the in.
terror Of Missouri, and in Baltimore,
are the unerrihg forerunners of a
mighty national eonvulsioa. What
stability can there be in government
wherein the mere registration of voters,
or the appointment Of a brace of paltry
police commissioners, can set the whole
country in q ferment from Maine t. the
Pacihc-whers the Governor Of Penn.
sylvania threatens tosend his militia to
sustain the police commissioners of
Baltimore against the Governor of
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Maryland, and the President finds il
prudent to despatch the generalissime
Of the arniiessof the United States to
watch ont for impending strife 1 These
trifies are more significant than when
two mighty sections like tile North and
the South~were arayed against each
other in Congress yeirs before the war.
They show how bitter the animosity il
which actuates men living in the same
community with regard to subjects
which in time Of tranquility and secu-
fity would not occupy a momeht's at
tention; and that the slightest pretext
is seized upon in order to rouse the in
subordinate to open violence.
The Board Of Health here prohibit
distilleries from passing off their refuse
matter into the street cutters, and at
the same time allow the large hotels to
empty the overflow Of their privies in
to the cutters aforesaid. Here is con-
sistency. No offensive matter on earth.
is. more unhealthy and iiauseous than
the human foeces to the smell and
sight. Nevertheless the cutters near
the great hotels of New Orleans run at
midday, and every day, with copioue
streams Of II, the stencil Of which is 80
overpoxering that women and even
men have sunk fainting on the pave.
ment' from its effects. E,1 ssA''t
The city is getting to be as crowded.
as it was last Winter, and business ap.
pears to he about rewriting with some
yivacity, though its condition on the
whole is rather bilious.
Houses to rent are becoming more.
frequent, but thus far the landlords
show no sign Of diminishing their char
ges' What think ye of firm here that
Uttered a bonus Of twenty five thousand
dollars for the suitcase for two years Of
store on Camp street leased for that
period at $4,000 per annumi There
ire plenty Of new houses going up
everywhere on the outskirts Of the city.
This arises from the total, radical |
change produced in distances by the
'ity railroads. You may rent a neat
cottage, with extensive grounds, say.
hree miles from Canal street, or back
rom the Custom House, and notwithI
the distance you can leave
l
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State Money.

The following measure has been pro.
parcd as a corrective for tho doprc.
citation of our State bills. These Bills
have boon issued only to the extent OF
about onc-third of tho estimated tax
ofthe State and are receivable in pay
ment of all dues to the State and not
withstsading this arc circulated at a
rate of discount that reAects seriously y
upon tho credit of the commonwealth.
This measure if it becomes q law
ought to restore them to par value.
Tho House of Representatives. pass
cd bill authorizing tho Treasurer of
the Statc.to redeem the State issue by
exchanging for all such bills an equal
amount of Treasury notes of the Uni
tod States, or tho notes of any Nation
al Bank, and further authorizing him
to use for tho purpose any funds in
tho Treasury not otherwise unappro-
priatod. The Senate will doubtless
follow tho example Of the House, and
thus give stability and confidence in
tho mercantile community to the State
bills Curol,nian.
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Tho Legislature.

This body adjourned on Friday last
about II NJ. The Senate and House
on Thursday appointed a Committee
of'frco conference which could not
agree upon amy plan of compromise
upon tho Bill to alter and fix tho
times for holding tho Court of Com
mon Pleas. Upon their report of q
non-agrcemcnt, by u joint rule cstab-
lished during this extra Session, it re-
maincd for tho House to accept or not,
tho original bill from the Senate.
Tho House did accept that bill, which
became an Act, and was ratified on
Friday.
Tho difference between the original
bill from tho Senate, and the amend
mont to that bill from tho House, was
Tint tho former only suspended the
Fall torn of tho Court, while tho lat
tor proposed rs law TINT hereafter
there would be held annual Courts in
Che Spring. It is truo that while this
House amendment seemed to DO for an
indefinite period; it was really intend
cd to subscrvo tho very purpose that
the Stay Law itself did.
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Stay Law Again.

Tho last intelligence wo have on
this subject represents that all the
measures looking to that end in the
House, have boon tabled by large
and wo hope decisive vote, On motion
of Mr.. Mullins, ono of it's most ardent
supporters. 1t is to be hoped that
this is significant of a quictus to this
chimcra Of Legislation. interposition,
and that it may continue to lay upon
the table forever. Now as We pre-
sumo this question may be regarded as
rcmandod back to individual parties
where it properly belongs, we are
sure that it will be managed with
the patience and forbearance that
wo believed have heretofore mark
cd tho position of creditors, and
with the policy and good sense which
characterize individual transactions
and which will surely furnish tho safest
solution.
by our Editorial lottor in to-days
issue it will be seen that the Senate
has passed without opposition the Dis
trict Court Bill.
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An Aot to alter and fix the time for hold
ing the Court Of Common Pleas,

SEo. l. BE it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives now met
and sitting, and by authority of the
same, That from and after the ratilica.
ton Of this Act, tho Judges of t'.e Snpe.
rior Courts of Law in this State shall
hold the first and next sitting Of the
Court ot.Common Pleas for the. trial of
civil cases arising ev contractu in the
several Circuits now established by law,
IN this State, in the ensuing Spring, at
the times and places in each District al,
ready established by law.
SEC. Q. That all wrlts and other pro-
cess of the SAID Courts, meslle and final,
now made re.urnable to the Fall terms
heretofore. established, except meane
process in cases Of tort, shall be returna.
Bile to the Spring terms Of the Court in,
the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and sixty,seyeni the same as IL
already so directed, and that the same
rules of Importance, and the same order
OF otlproceedings now existing shall apply
to the Courts established by the Grst
section of this Act. q" 'a7|
SEQ, 8. That all writs in cases Of
tort shall be returnable as heretofore
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f0R THE HERALp.1

MEssRs. EDIToRs a public meet
ing held to ascertain, tho sentiment OF
the public, and o'consult and advise
forthe public good is q good thing.
The public consists of every man in
community, and as every man has
his own opinion there is consequently
a great diversity of opinions in COM
munity. Tho object Of consultation
is to ascertain and determine what
opinions should be practically aban-
doned and what, practically adopted
in order to secure the greatest perma-
nentgood to the greatest number, and
50 much is ssociety entangled with diff
ferent interests, conditions, pursuits,
and inclinations that thcre are fow
questions of Importance, tho decision
Of which, in this respect, is not attend-
ed with great tdifficulty.l We are apt
to form anotion of public sentiment
from the opinions which we hear ex-
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"Kind Words"

For the Sunday School Children is
the title of neat littlo illustrated pc
riodioal published monthly,bytho Sun
? School Board Of the Southern Bap-
conycntion. 1t has. an attractive
;>9I ca'ance, and wc know is many times
worth the unpretonding price--ton
cents year in advance. Address O..
h2t'ine, Corresponding Secretary,
s. G.
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COLUMBIA, September 10.

1t there is ever q time when men
should feel keenly the weight ofrespon-
sibility resting upon thom, it is when
they stand as the representatives of
peopletin a republican government.
a representative is elhphatically a
Conseryator. He occupies peculiar
position. Between the rights of his
constituents on one hand, and the re-
strlctiops of the Constitution OH the
other, his position is one to call forth
all the energies Of d sound Judgment,
in order to keep from infringing too
much upon one side or the other.
Now on which side is it better for him
to crg3 This is nice point to decide.
1t he err in infringing upon the rights
his constituents without violation
ofthc Constitution, it is easy to sup
plant him with one who will prove a
better guardian of those rights. But
if he infringe upon the restrictions of
Constitution, and be sustained in that
infraction by his constituents, he re-
tains his place, but he and his con-
stitucnts arc better prepared for fur
thor infractions of the boundary line
OF constitutional limits, and the gap
being once thrown open, there is no
telling whore the flood will stop.
am lead into these reflections by
the lamcntablc fact that allusion has
been made inthis General Assembly
to the violations of the Federal Con-
stitutlon on the part of Congress to
palliatc the effort now making to dis
regard the decision Of the Court of JIr-
rors,-to step over the restrictions of
our State Constitution. 1t is lamcn-
table as showing the crumbling away
OF that respect for constitutional law
which once was the jewel of South
Carolina. .s,
How much bcttcr for the credit and
honor ofour little State had it been, if
instead of calling meetings to rebukc
the Court of Errors, those meetings
had been called to sustain IN toto it's
decision, and declared that come veal
OF woe, the citizens of South Carolina
acknowledge their pccuniary obliga-
tions, and though believing they can
never meet them all, yet they shall be
met to the extent of their ability.
NcC.
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WINNSB0R0, s. G.
WINNSBORO, s. G., SEPT. s6, 1866.
ii. A. GAILLARD, EDIToR.
D. B. MCKNIGHT, ASSOCIATE Ep'R

The following gentlemen arc re-
questcd to act as Agents for the Her
AID:
Major A. ID. HLLIARD-Rocky
Mount, Bosicr Parish, La.
L. Observation-Disclosures, S. G.
Il. s. DEsroRTEs- s-Ridgcway, S. G..
Major WNr. BELL--Monticcllo, S. c..
II. B. McMAsrEn-Rossvillc, S. G..
DR.. j. IL. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Crock,
s. G.
DAVID ELKIN-Allston, S. C.
j. w. McCREIGnT-Salem Church,
S. G.
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COLUMBIA, Sept 20.

COLUMBIA, Sept 20.
Tho throo most important III easures
before this General Assembly are
those in regard to the District Courts,
to suspending the Fall terms .of the
Courts Off Common Plcas, and to pcr-
pctuating testimony. Two of these
have been passed, that in relation to
the suspension of Courts is not vet an
Act, although so reported in the Phe-
n'D of this morning. Tho difference
of the two branches Of tho Legislature
seems to be irrcconcilablc, as the fol-
lowing will show:
The Bill originated in the Senate,
was adopted by majority of one or
its second reading, and sent to the
House. The House struck out all af.
ter the onacting clause, substituted
their Bill and returned it to tho Sen.
ate. r
The Senate refused to concur ii
thoir amendment, and sent back the
Bill after striking out all after the
enacting clause, and, substituting
their original bill. The House again
returned it am ended with their amend
mcnt. And this morning the matte,
stands IN statu quo. Tho fight to-day
in the Senate will be to adopt or reject
the House amendment. Tho vote will
be so close that it will be impossible
to foretoll whether The bill will be.
como an act or not. Itmay be that
as last resort, conference commit
tee will be appointed which may adopt
some compromise acceptable to both
Houses. -. n't
P. s. Since tho above was written
the vote in tho Senate has been taken
10 concur in the amendment from the
House. 1t was l3 to l3. So the
President had to vote, and voted
negatively. The House, asI expect.
cd, has by large majority refused to
reeede from its amendment, and has
appointed conference Committee.
But cannot wait for tho result, as
this must bo closed for the mail.
+'la 81 Moe.
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Tho Acts of the Legislaturo,

Elsewhere will be found n list of
The titles Of the Acts passed by the
late extra session of @ the General AS
"cny!y Of the State. About half of
.n'' only arc of general interest.
vas an important resolution
,'j which gives tho faith and
i "t the State to tho amount
100000 for the purchase of corn
70 supply tic necessities of tho
people. II authorizes the Executive
20 appoint an agent with q salary of
orc thousand dollars and expenses
paid, who is to make tho puvehases in
the Northwest.
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lived merely in the day, had no moro earn.
est prayer than for daily bread, and, like
allpoted men whose lives arc governed by
mere policy, leaves but u dim mark upon
our history Tho party which he mad. is
dissolved, and we spoak of Douglas Demo.
Gratis with as much n feeling of lorg ago as
though wo were speaking of tho Fcderaiists
and anti-Masors. There is no sure fame
that is not based on truth, and the best we
can say of Douglas is that he nas expedi-
cnt.
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local InlteIns.
New Advertisements.

Ladd Bros. have received and arc
receiving a large and well selected
stock of Dry Goods, which they otlcr to
sell at small profits. Call and exam
inc their goods, they don't .chargoany
thing for looking. Sec Advertise
ment.
Bacot, Rivers e. Co., arc still to be
found at No. 3, Hotel Range, with a
large supply of choice Groceries,
Wines and Liquors. Those of our
readers who wish good things will not
fail to read their advertisement and
give them call.
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The Sale of Cotton.

In another column will be found the
order in regard to the salc.of af agri-
cultural productions. From tho
source OF the order and it's contents,
we infor there is no obstacle in the
way of the pooplo of Fairfield selling
their cotton.
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COMMERCIAL,

w NSsDoRo, Sept. G25.-Co,,on-
% u %, tax paid.
Country Flour, S8d a q
Baltimore Flour s;l4.a lG per barrel.
Lard II to SOC per pound
Corn, Sl.55 a l.75 per bushel :
Peas, $3.50 per bushrl.
Bncon Sides. 27n pes pound.
Shoulders, 23c. per pound.
Meal, Sl7Ea l.So per bushel.
Sorghum, soc per gallon.
Salt, S5.
Yarn, $3.50
Butter, 25c. per pound.
Eggs, l29 a Is per dozen.
Tobacco. as to $l.lO per pound.
Cold 40.
CHARLOTTE, Sept. %, lSG6.-Cotton.
Sales light, but we note better feel
ing and higher prices. Middling 20
cents, tax paid.
- New Flour, $1,000. Northern
$3.50 a l40O per barrel.
Bacon, 81 22c. per pound.
Corn, sl.5o a l.6O per Jushel, in dc.
mand.
Pras, Sl.45 l.5O per bushcl.
Meal, 81 70 a Sl.75 per bu hel.
Wheat, $3.50.
Oats, rs a 80 per bnshel.
Sorghum, SOC. per gallon.
Gold. Sl.40.
Silver, 81 35.
-~o~~~~~~o~~c
COLUMBIA. 8 ept. 23.-Coiton, II to
23, gold; % to %, currency.
Corn &l.45 to go per b',shel.
Flour, Sl2 to l8 per barrel
Oats, 80 to 100 per bushe
Peas, $500 to 2.25 per bushel.
Hay, 81 25 to $50.
Rice, Rangoon. prime, II to l4c;
Carolina s to lGc.
Tobacco, 40c. to 200 per pound.
Coin, gold 43 10 Id.
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The Act Husponding tho Courts.

This Act, a copy Of which VIC made
from the cng;osscd Act, will be found
IL to-day's issue. 1t contains the re-
sronsG ofwhat was said to Bc the chief
cry of the people. We will give
something of It's history in. our next
issue