The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-11-21

From the La Crosse Denocrn.
Z Gnla-HInaae5 Murderer a Radical EomiEee

imp.etg. and bl5oIthirsness the republican party
to-day selects Is choicest spirits its most honored
mea.
B5n Baata Coward Thief Butler il today the
bright pazsaaaF star" in the republican constellation
rising St evening d at NOR, ing, csst his rays OF
intellect e his caste Of plate, rather in our
benigEte8 s 4rn country. Christians, honest Ilen
Of family sition and standing flock by thousands to
hear the paragon of hels BLACKLIST vices expound the
precious preeepts of the rgnfP policy. Ta.o years
ago he was a dsgraced and despised wretch, deIied
even the privilege Of groyeliing in humility at the
feet Of A. Lincoln to explain his miserable failures
But behold him to-day in Illinois, Or Missouri OF Wis
cousin-fawned upon feted idosed, beloved by his
party candidate for congress- certain of election,
and the strongest asprant in the rgmpng ranks for
the presidential succession!
Why is thisg Simply that in progressive rldi-
calism, brutality is leading featrc fading in
Butler willing tool
Brownlow whose blasphemy is blood.cardling ii its
audacy is also of the great lights of that party
Jack Hamilton, CAN'T and others of the southern
loyalsts who possess merit Of their own save chat
OF blatant and rabid devotion to the. most extreme
ideas Of radicalism are high in aveC with the hank
and file Of the party.
The perjured Logan the drunken Yates, The foul
mouthed 0glosby paudercr Forney butcher Burnside,
adulterous Stevens these are few of the foremost
men, fighting the battles Of radicaliam sEiltly,and
surely pushing the country on to bloody war
But il was reserved for the fanatics of St Loud in
the State of Missouri-the State of test oashs also
made infamous by prosecutions Of cergFnen and tax
alton of graveyards-to place before the public for
leading position, of the blacklist ends vom-
tied from the lowermos he'll TO curse mankind and
outrage humanity and decency.
On the 10th instant the radicals Of tie county of
St. Louis put in nomination for sheriff, Genyalt(D
John Mcneil
Who is he? Listen,
In 1852 he held a command il thd fedega amy
dis headquarters at Palmyra, Mo- Willie 50 doitg, a
TTpEyy < IA T,-r H. T.
mored that he had been abducted by rebels Mcneil
seized ten citizens Of that place hostages fori the
return OF the single man, declaring THAI a certain
day they should be shot if the Union man was not
forthcoming. They murdered by his orders,
want0nlq without excuse or shadow Of rgh3 ortius-
tee, in cold blood to crafty his damnabte and deysh
nature.
There is another incident in connection with this
affair which should not be forgotten This Mcneil
had under his command near his demouiac person. an
officer by the name of Strachan. This wretch had
or was supposed to have, influence with the murderer
10 him appealed hcartbrokcn wc.nigh crIzed
woman, the wife Of one Of tile prisoners beseecning
him with all the pathos and eoquence of grief to save
her husband from death unmoved BY her sorrow
Implying of heart this devil promised to do so on
one condition, that she should sacrifice her 1oaar 10
hts l1tSE After struggle between loyh for her hus
band and her woman's purity, she YIELDED TO the pas
sons Of the worse than brute only tie next day to
receive the mangled body OF her murdered husbdnd
The whole country rang with the nfany of Mcneil
and Strachan and not the widest matters oftthe
southern people offered words OF paati5n or e1tfnu-
alton of the baFbarity Of the twasmonstcErs
But republicanism progresses" as Ne have said
The insulter Of helpless women the tnEef aui pun
derer Of southern homes, the braggar who neser won
a battle or possessed single sOlderlY attribute the
refuse compound turned ont by a bIhgn& b:tch
workman of hell stamped with the trade mark Of Gain
and the indeble badge Of Judas and termed Butler,
aspres to the presidential ofice-why then should we
be astounded to see the blOod-staneQ hands IF
cowardly and cruel murderer like Mcneil gasDnR for
the honors of cOuntys hangman? 1t is an illugtrt-
ton of the republican ftness-an exemb lifcaion of
the sort of wretches crawling betwden earth and
heaven" worthy to be decked with hdnors and re-
warded with emoluments in consideration Of ttcir
fidelity to the tenets of their party
If McNeils worthy Of a shcrifs position bv all
means let the radicals hunt up Srachan' his worthy
satellite and reward him with at least tie maror5ty
Of st. Louis. Open the prison doors and bring but
those convicted Of capital and other atr9cous crimes
to fill the Offices within the gift and power of the lad
ical party claiming to possess all the morality Ind
all the decency' e&tant in the land
Butler, Stevens CAN'T Logan McNk ard SRA
chan, living republican illustrations of hB "Six De
grees of Crime exalted by radical honots to be tex
ponents of six of the cardinal virtues d the parry
cowardice, adultery, rape, perjury, murder, and
hendishness.
Great God in Heaven what will become Of 4 COIN
try left to tie governing heads Of such nj N and sch
party
PIGEON SHOOTING EyTRAoRDINARY-W we're {ne
of party Of fifteen to visit the famous ireon rcost
Mt g Devils Hole on Thursday night here we tit-
messed of the most beautiful sights it ever bten
our good fortune to behold We arrived oh the GROUND
about sundown, and had not to wait more han half an
hour until the advance guard commenced coming in !
which continued until grew weary and began to in
qure if they not amostal in our blot assuring
they had scarcely commenced. Bfandby the |
squads began toincrease IN numbers and become mere
frequent, until finally they sweed into a vast cloud I
which almost obscured the heavens aboveus from cur
view, and flowed down to the raviDe i perfect /
stream without any cessation for upwards of ali hoGr
accompanied by noise like the flowing bf a mighty i
river We were amazcd-bewildered ard requested
our brother hunter to hold our hat viii e we would
with open mouth and eyes and wide ex ended arms /
take in the scenes above US Finally the rear guard
came up and by the time they had all foul d resting
place. every tree, and BUSH and twig was bending he
meath their weight, resembling more thnn anything
else call to mind, swarm of bees settling
upon the limbs of a tree. The ground fas covered
with limbs broken Off by their weight. We noticed
trees thick as mans waist broken anGi bent to tc
earth and others entirely uprooed. 1t Was unionbt
cdy the grandest sight we ever saw. 4ny one WHO
has never visited pigeon roost lorIil idea of
what it IS and be is not expected to crcd the stories
Of those who have been fortunate than himself
The large focks that pass over town, Which 70
much admired by our citizens are as single bye IN
hive compared to what is to be seen at Iroost. We
would advise all lovers Of the beautiful Who can 10
pay visit before they take their depa ture souta
Another pleasing feature to those who reith rar, meat
without salt, was the rare roast in the wooEs
Our spoils were three hundred pigeonsi and it wy>
not good night for pigeons either
Richie County W. VA Pgess.
RIsroRI's LAST APPEARANCE IN NEW IoEK.-TEe
New York Express, Of a recent date saw Signora
Ristor made her tweutyseventh and lastsappearance
in New York to-day in the character Of Lad, Mac
beth" Clusters Of beauty began to dot tie sidewalks
md corners in the neghborood of the Fr1ch tieat5e
IS early as ten o'clock, and by quartet to twelve
when the doors opened there nearly i200O ladies
md children massed to participate in the sramle fer
rlaces wherein to sit, stand hang on by Tie RI
'cipts of this performance four 5u-ani orc
hundred and twentvthree dollars Audi Graz was
zen to pbecause he compelled to rSfuse peary
i've hundred dollars more for want Of room. Even
fter every passage corridor and nook was chokefull
md the doorways were corked tight with Ebe mass Gf
cope, and the walls looked-as If they were covered
With flies with them--othcrs would arrive, and Oh
he plea Of having come ever so many miles frol
he country, beg the ticket man to let hem 20 II
t any price, that they might try and det Just one
light of the top Of Ristors head, or thf tip Of her