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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-10-20

IL The question of a war between
the Radicals and the Conservatives is
exciting the brain of many. We do
not participate in that belief. We
see nothing to modify the judgment
heretofore made public. When we
see defeat plainly written in the North
ern States on the banner of the policy
OF the President, we must be allowed
to express ourselves. The elections,
go far, have decided in favor of the
Radicals. There may be a Congress
sional gain now and then in favor of
the President, but not enough to rem
der him material assistance. The
Constitutional Amendment will be
ratified by the requisite number of
states now represented in Congress,
and the political complexion of the
next Congress will be the same as the
last. The success of the amendment
to the Constitution, as authorized to
be submitted to the various state legis-
latures, and the triumph of the Rad
icals in the elections for Congressman
viii secure the defeat and ruin of the
hopes of the Conservatives. The
negro element will be fully enfran-
chised and the Radicals will then have
seen their folly. How much soevei
good men may deplore such a national
calamity, as brought upon us in par
tisan hate, the negro element will then
be effective strength in the hands of
POLITICAL tricksters TO beat the Radical
strength North. No Legislative safe
guards can secure the negro at the
South the uninterrupted enjoyment
and use of the ballot. The negro vote
will be controlled, in such an emergen
cy, by Southern men, as the influence
of the Radicals over his ballot would
not be felt nor experienced, in the
least, in remote and interior localities
To preserve the purity of the ballot
is the noblest aim of the Conservative
party and for which it is waging G
spirited aid hopeless contest for poll.
teal power.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-10-20

dead and as putrid as cask Of rotten
Goldfish. But / must yamouse-one
thousand democratic miserabLes are
calling for me at this moment"
So Colonel, up goes my old tile, as
Sam Weller calls the head covering.
Huzza for Congress for the amend
ment! universal suffrage for the freed
men specially! Give them all my
love- Colonel, and say / am for equal
rights-even to the romantic ''last
ditch" And you may gently hint to
them that perhaps / might be over
persuaded to become the recipient OF
their grateful votes for constable or
coroner, or anything else, for indeed ]
literally am consuming with enthusiasm
to serve my country
The news from the city of New Or
leans, am gratifed to have the pleas
ure of informing you, is exciting and
bewilderingly thrilling indeedl His
Excelleney. the Governor, has a0ritten
a letter Indeed it is so His Ex-
oellency has spread himself in the epis-
tolary line. to some patriotic friend in
the great Empire of ST. Bernard, st.
Tammany, Bienville, or some other
sainted Empire Now I don't know
exactly what that letter is about, but
the disastrous fact is that he has ''Went
and gone and took and done it - and I
am prepared to sympathise with him !;
for | am not forgetting that too wrote
peart letter to you last week, and am
now bewailing. Well, that letter of
his Excellency is playing the very mis-
chief with the peace and good order of
this State. Not that you, or I, or any
one else, for moment, could suppose
that there could be any thing in the let
ter, but the fact that he has been i'm
pertinent. insolent, corrupt and audac-
ious enough to write a letter at all |!
Gracious /! The loyal citizens have
published an alarming call for a con-
vention of the State to meet in New
Orleans to take into grave consideration
the momentuous and perilous fact that
Governor Wells has written letter !!
And you must know that the fact is and
must be terrible, for old father Roselius
is among the virtuously indignant and
frightened crowd that are calling up
the convention.
Now my dear Colonel, my advice to
you is not to go that convention. know
it will be very trying to your
ardent and gallant nature to stay away;
but privately, between you and I, j..
Madison is feeling his oats about this
time-and under the jolly advice of
Mark Tnrpley, | am bound to huzza
for him. Hang it, let a man write a
letter / intend to write him one my
self, next week. and put in a good
word for you, and when he answers it,
if the miserable democrats say too
much, I'll publish it, and let them go
to-grass
Until then, yours truly,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-10-20

"MIssoURI STORE. by refernce to
their advertisement in another column,
it will be seen that Messrs. Cumming,
Morrison d Co., Texas Street, Shreve>
port, have on hand supply Of Staple
and Fancy Dry Goods, Ladies' and
Gentlemen's furnishing goods, &c.,
which We assure our friends can be
had at this house on as reasonable
terms as can be had elsewhere in the
market.
The gentlemen composing this firm
though strangers to the majority of our
readers, are thoroughly identified with
the interest of our people, and have
permanently settled in Shreveport, for
the purpose of conducting their bust
ness in manner that can but insure
their ultimate success. Give them
call, and see the "Bears |"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-10-20

Prrrs d THATER.-These gentlemen
have associated themselves for the pur
pose of conducting an auction and
general commission business, in Shreve-
port. All business of this character
entrusted TO their care will meet with
prompt attention. Consignments Of
every description, for either private or
public sale, solicited by them. They
are also agents for the "Etna Life In
surance Company, Hartford, Conn.,;
Manhattan Fire Insurance Company,
N. Y; and Travellers Insurance CO..
Rhode Island. Special attention is
directed to their card elsewhere.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-10-20

KORAN & LooNEY.-We invite
special attention Of our readers 10 the
card published elsewhere. of Messrs.
Koran & Looney, No. ii on the Levee'
Shreveport; manufacturers and dealers
IN saddles harness, saddiery hard
ware, Go. These gentlemen are con-
Quoting their business on a liberal
scale-haVe on hand a large assort-
mens OF everything in their line of
business and guarntee their custo-
mers liberal bargains. Give them q
call when you visit Shreveport.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-10-20
sHERIFF,s SALE.
n@ Cts

R, M. Long, Natural Tutrix,) In District
VS.. ) COllt of R0a
John s. Cheshire. sier. No. IS9
Dy virtue of a writ of seizure and Hale
D issued in the above entitled suit. and
to me directed, have seized and win pro.
coed TO sell at public auction, before sthe
Court house door, in the town Of Bellevue
La, to the highest bidder, on the first sat
urday, the Bird day Of November, 1866, the
following described property, to wit
l BAY HORSE
Said horse seized as the property of the
defendant, Cheshire, and to be sold to pay
and satisfy said writ
Terms of sale-Cash, with benefit Of ap-
praisement
This 10th October, 1866.
PHILO ALDEN, Sheriff.
ny 3ts Per w. I'll. HILL, Deputy.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-10-20
Succession Notice.

Gtate of Louisiana, Parish of Bossier-
- Clerks Office, 10th District Court
Notice Is hereby given that Eliza A. Hughes.
executrix of the succession of James n.
Hughes, deceased, has this day filed ii the
ONCE OF said clerk, her tableau of debts as
executrix aforesaid.
Now, therefore, this Is to admonisli all per.
sons concerned, that if opposition Is mot
MADE thereto within the time prescribed by
law, the said tabIeau Of debts win he hornoIcs
gated and made the Judgment Of the Court.
Given under my hand and seal OF Office.
at Bellevue, this the 18th day Of October.
THOs. N. BRADEN,
ms Dts Clerk.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-10-20

s"SoUTH- WESTERN AGRICULTURAL
HoUsE.-The advertisement of Messrs.
Jones, BudlOng b Co., No. II on the
Levee, Shreveport, appears elsewhere.
These gentlemen are prepared to fur
nish all kinds Of agricultural imple-
ments and plantation machinery, &C.,
direct from the manufactures. Every,
thing needed in the plantation or agri-
culturalline, can be found at this house,
for sale, on the lowest cash terms.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-10-20

IL A young poet, in describing
Heaven, says ut is world of bliss
fenced in with pretty girls" Where's
the man who won't repent now ?-Bos-
ton Post.
We don't know about the men re-
penting, bat if they can be made to
believe that story about the fence,
most of them in these parts, will be
found trying to climb it.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-10-20

~ The card of Mr.. j. Shidet,
matchmaker and jeweler, Texas street,
Shreveport, appears in another column.
From a personal acquaintance with Mr..
shidet, of many years standing, we
take pleasure in recommending him to
our citizens as reliable gentleman,
who turns out only "good and true
work, )" that will bear the test of time.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-10-20

~ Messrs. Stacey & Poland, on
the Levee, Shreveport, are conducting
their receiving, forwarding and CON-
mission business on as extensive scale,
and liberal terms as any house of this
character, in Shreveport. Tom Poland,
the accomplished gentleman and oblig-
ing junior member of this firm, is al
ways on hand ready to do "his level
best" in supplying the wants of his
friends.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-10-20
STRAY SAFE.

Esstrayed before me, the undersigned an.
~ thority, on the 9th of September. 1866,
by VIM. Harrison. and will be sold at PUB.
nc auction, for cash, on Saturday the beth
day OF December, 1866, certain HeifeR
yearling, years old, with white body and
black head, unmarked.
The owner of said animal IL hereby re.
quested to come forward, prove property,
pay charges, sc
This 26th September, 1866.
w. H HILL,
MO Stray Master.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-10-20

IMPORTANT 10 PLANxERs.--Messrs.
Pitts d Thayer, Shreveport, have on
hand large supply Of "Beard's Patent
Lock Iron Tie;;'' which, owing to its
simplicity of application, reliability and
strength, as we'll as its cheapness and
general utility, is said to excel any
other tie. See their advertisement.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-10-20

u The London Times pronouneess
everything ''hopelessly rotten and cor
rupt" in the English navy. What a
refection.for the country which ''needs
no bulwarks, no towers along the
steep,!''
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-10-20

~ Governor Fairchild. of Wisoon-
SIM says he lost his right arm at "a SOL
diersoonventionin Ge:tysburg,Iin 1863,
and thinks he will not attend the Pitts
burg affair.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-10-20

~ The Boston Post says upon the
italian frontier, to guard against chol-
era, travellers are taken into a room
where they inhale sulphurious emana-
tons. The same object is attained in
this country by following in the wake
of Brownlow, Butler, Stevens 81 Co.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-10-20
BELLEV UE:
8ATURDA Y,:::::::::::::::.:OCTOBER 20, 1866

II Under the head of New Or
leans cards." will be found the cards
of Messrs. Perkins, Swenson Il Co..
commission merchants; Stroud's Mar
BILE Works; Ware & Bro, commission
merchants; and Wilcox & Gibbs Fam
lily Sewing Machines. Attention is
directed to these advertisements.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-10-20

II The South is to be given no
quarter. Wendall Phillips, threathens
the block and axe Brownlow, the
torch and turpentine Forney i'm
peachment; Butler, murder and arson;
and sanity Thad. Stevens, the peni-
Tertiary Of hell.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-10-20
NOTICE

Ts hereby given to all whom it may concern,
u that Mr.. JAS. A. EDWARDS, Is my duly
appointed agent, with full authority to rep.
resent me In all business transactions; and
that the same viii be duly acknowledged BIZ
me as valid.
J. w. STANSBERRY.
Bellevue, La, Oct. 18th, 1866 ne st
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-10-20

~ It takes $4,000 to pay the
increased salaries of Congressman.
An exchange suggests this is pay tri-
otism.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-10-20
Fresh Gleanings.

Fresh Gleanings.
- A negro has been admitted to
the Philadelphia bar.
They have a dog cholera in
Alabama.
- The fashions even are styled
radical"
- Donkey steaks are popular in
Paris.
- Nine divorces in one county in
Vermont, recently.
- The breakbone fever has broken
out all over Mobile.
- The late census gives Paris
100000.
- Wife whipping seems to be
prevalent in the West.
Kentucky is mortally troubled
with horse thieves.
There is milk and butter fam
inc in London.
/. A Nevada salt mine covers ST.
600 acres.
- Mechanics get from Sc to $40
per day in Colorado.
A dead body was seized for rent
in Birmingham, Eng.
Dangerous weapons-Wells'
e-pistol-ary documents.
The asylum for colored lunatics
in Tennessee will cost $27. 900.
- The cholera has suspended all
the magistrates courts in Nashville.
- The St. Louis papers tell of ga
Sunday school festival with radical
gravy"
- There are thirteen millions of
pencils made every year, at Keswick,
England.
- The German Confederation will
be able to muster an army of 1,116,-
600 men,.
- Life seems cheap, and virtue
still cheaper, in most of the Western
cities.
- The Mobile Tribune boasts of
a swearing six years old infant living
in that city.
- Large orders for grain have
been sent to the United States from
France.
- The paper mills of Great Britain
manufacture $500 tons of paper
weekly.
- A little boy nine years old was
recently before Paris Court for MUIR
der.
- Thirty-fve Indians were re-
Gently hung at Three Forks, Owyhee,
for murder.
- A pill-box factory in Bristol
VT, uses 300 cords of birch wood per
annum.
- A Lockport, N. Y, druggist
was recently fined $500 for incorrectly
preparing prescription.
- Flint, of Norfolk, Va, was a
''hard' customer, stole money and
'sparked'' with another mans wife.
- A Radical editor asks, "Shall
we kill the fatted calf 7" He must be
thinking of suicide.
- The German Radicals in the
Northwest are very bloody and profane
in their daily political conversation.
- A very boshy writer in Wash
ington talks of the ''sullen majesty"
of Stanton. Very majestic.
- In Is years RIGHTEOUSNESS and
dissipation reduced the population of
the Sandwich Islands from 100000 to
10000.
- A lady committed suicide last
week in Newark, N. j. She said she
could no longer tolerate her third hus-
band. Poor woman!
Alabama negroes have managed
their corn crops SO badly that they
cannot winter their families.
- The latest special says General
Grant was in the full enjoyment of
good cigar. The nation should now
rest at it's usual ease.
- Bismark, naughty fellow, has
caused the Queen of Hanover's hair to
turn white. Two months ago it was
jet black, but troubles tell.
- Rats are swarming in the North
west of Ohio, destroying corn, pota-
toes, tomatoes, and even climbing
fruit trees and destroying the fruit.
Rather a Radical ratification, that.
- In late fight in Michigan. two
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-10-12
Grant and Farrsgut.

From the Correspondent Of the Gin
cinati Gazette, writing from Columbus,
we copy the, following in con6rma-
ton Of our assertion that Grant and
arragut are with Congress:
Between him and Gen, Grant there
was a strong bond Of sympathy, both
having met treason on the battlefield,
and both hating traitors now as much
as ever. II is we'll known that Gov.
enor Cox had o long and interesting
conversation with the General, and
that the latter expressed his views
freely on the political situation He
could not approve the course Of the
President; nor did he think the safety
of the country lay 10 his policy, but in
that Of Congress. For copperheads
and rebels he had the same hatred he
ever had during the progress Of the
war. These facts now being repeated
by Union men on the streets, confirms
your Washington advices as to the
devotion Of General Grant TO the
Union cause.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-10-12
Dasertine a sinkinr ship.

Tbs New York Herald has deserted the
standard Of the President and gone over TO
the radical camp. Il kas been leaning that
way since the Presidents Cleveland speecn,
but IL was not until lately that is haul
ed down isS colors and left the Held, Ii .
late issue les lesd az editorial says
"the President has been very unfortunate ia
bis policy Of Southern restofation,p and
adds that bis recent excursion through the
North hes resulted diJastrouSly for his friends
in that II has given a new and powerfuEitn.
petuS 10 the Congregational plan Of recon-
struction eS agaipst the immediate restors.'
zion policy Of the President" This is very
plain talk, but In another portion OF Is edi-
torial columns Il speaks out still palmer, IN
fact Il says boldly that It has done with the
Presidents policy. 10 commenting upon a
letter written by .he venerable Peter Cooper,
to the President, it says:
at, (the letter,l IS valuable, at least, As
one Of the signs Of the times which show the
drift Of public opinion, and the tremendous
moral pressure Of the Maine election and The
causes controlling IT,, We regard the con.
test between the President and Congress ne
virtually decided BY Maine. We bow TO the
judgment Of the people Of the mighty North,
and we trnst that the President win shape
his course accordingly"
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-10-12
Speech OF Governor Brownlow in
New York.


Governor Brownlow and the Southern
Loyal Delegation had grand reception IN
tue Cooper Institute Ia New York. An i'm
msnss crowd was in attendance. GOYeruOr
Brownlow made the following speech
CirizENs OF NEw YORK: Mhen address
ed you Gom thls platform four years ago, tor
two hOurs, mad tbs strength W do
90, aud voice ~ mako mysrli heard. l
have neither now, and must throw myself
upon your patience aud kind indulsrner.
am not travelling as n speaker, Tor ! am not
aole 10 speak. ain travelling rs one VI au
expedition going around, asOund, and around
aRaIu, " tr. ~ wipe out the niocsASn tracks
OF Andrew Jounson aud William II. Seward.
Laughter and applause. Aud not oily tue
tracks of Johnson aud o. seward, UuL OF all
uutamed and unmiugsted CVpperIeads who
are shining aud following Along their track.
(Applausr.l Ny State Is well represented
ou tnis stage And IN tnis eHpediloni 'hefe
be,~R not less than fifteen Delegates 10" ~
this city. II !, however well, Aed we're
able 70 make = speech should iecline " 10
80. Uurs 10 An elertonernng tfpsahlon
tappluusel but as tne Governor o. 'ns
efeat reconstructed StA:e oi lshhesseei
must maintain tie dignity Of tue vrhes.-
TGrral laughter and applause. lI does NOS
therefore become me 70 dAbOle 10 politics.
IL will do tor an accidental Presiuehl, ior
one WHO has laid aside MS robes ol once
and dignity, aud Is hurransuing Tue eomiuon
nassvS, and, ~ At Cleveland, charging tue
New Orleans butehery uPon BH'I4nl Iuu
loyal UOpgress, or. as At ST. Loai', 'nyok,ng
mob ,o hang Tbad. SlryeaS and wendell
Paillips-beiier men than be ever was hl'n'
self Iirsal applanse.l ! have been en-
gagged Ia Tennessee ~ toe last eighteen
months in hghiinR the good nnd elnrioa,
cause. FOR forty yrnrs prior 10 that hsd
been 6ghiIng the world, tue hesli end we
devil. but latterlJ J sm Bxhiing the devil
Jea D,vis and Andy johnson. APPlAn's
and laughfr.1 IN Tsnprsste. isas ih'n Two
rear, ago. We called = eoarrbiion. fprina
he rebellion however; bat when Se bad
esputred and were holding Nashville. ."f
had captured and were holding Memphis,
and when glorious old Burnside, of Rhode
Ifsod, had crossed over The keninekJ
noualalns lnlo Eas, Tsnnsssss, which con-
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-10-12
Virginia chivalry.

The CiDciGnati ConMtrddi has the follow.
Ing jeremGid 4tlb
One Of the m.sfortunss Of reeonSirnction
10, that Il brings within the limits Of the
United States the entire Pollard family
The fisherman, however, casts bis net all the
same, though be knows 4 devil dsh is drawn
up with the multituds! The pollaFdS aro
worse ihan devil aBh. They are continually
troublesome, perpstually lighting, ifnot with
other people then with themselves. Perhaps
the most vindictive and quarelSome Of all
these pestiferous disturbefs is the Pollard OF
the Richmond Examiner Not lsss THAI bali
q dozen times'wI.hin year be has made =
public appearance armed with rusty Cou-
tinsntal 6int-lock, and with bis belt stuck 30
full Of Texan bowieg that II ressmbled saw
teeth, has gone about the streets Of Rich
mond, banging away with bis old fusee ct
Imaginary people, and thruSting his Scalping
knives into the town pump with Whoop Of
vengeance shrill as q Comanche's. So TAR as
blVodshec Is concerned, he has been the
most harmless of"uisances. The only blood
known 70 have been drawn was tbnL which
his own bFothsr-in-law squeezed from his
itching nose after twisting II till II resembled
. plug Of tobacco known to the trade as pig.
tail. PollaFd's extrayagant anticlS are the
result Of m impression be cSS:ieS about him
lhSt be Is the pink Of Virginia ehiYAlry, and
that II does mot become a knight Of the re4
order to conduct himself accord.
ing to ordinary notions Of propriety.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-10-12

The following AirociouS article Is from the
Fayetteville Obssvr, q paper published In
Lincoln county Tennessee county whose
entire population, with half dozen sTcep-
lions, Is bitterly hostile to the Government,
his a Noticeable fact that the freedmen
celebrated the 4th OF July in the South 10
every town Of Importance, while the recon-
slrurted rebels silently refused the least OBJ
servanes Of the dAy.-[Najor General Carl
Sehurz.
Il that any OF yonr buSlneSs, you squash
headed, hop cared, beer sWilling, garlic eat
ing. negro loving German eoEucti What do
you know about the South, or the eth Of
Jaly ei;hsr1 We lo'e oar country, and
always reiterated tae apalrersary Of its 10.
dependsnre In becoming manner, until Il
uas ovenun by several millions Of forelEn
thieves spd cot fhroats Ike yourself whose
so,rs we're bought np by Northern dsma-
g,,ques. at pin, of i-0er beer saeh.
Il there any doib, thn The devil 10 work.
Ing 10 ,hr hsari, Of these reconstructed rsb-
,ls ysti We think not But ,hs doom Of
all such will bs Glosg aAsf swhIla
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-10-12
SG1- The Philadelphia Democratic Agt, and

DS- The Philadelphia Democratic Age, and
other oopPerhsAd papers are pretending some
surprise At General GRAHT's endorsement Of
General GEAsT, the Radical Union candidate
for Governor Of PennSylVanla.
These deludsd organs Of the new party bad
firmly reasoned themselves into the belief
that bsesnGs JoHSsoS had taken The ctYHEh
to bis embraces, General GRAST would FOL.
low suit. They win have some more aud
yet sevsrsr diSsnchAnlmsnts before election
day. PAiisdslplis Prss. T
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-10-12
A Yankee.

The following is a western dehni-
ton Of Yankee:
A real. live Yankee, inst caught Gil
you CAM viii be found not proficient 10
tho following qualities He Ia self.ds.
nying, self relying, always trying, and
into everything prying. Ho alover
of piety, propriety, notoriety, and The
temperance society. He is a dragging;
gaggina, Dragging. striving, swopping,
jo~tling, wrestling. musical astrono.
mical. poeticsI. philosophical, and com.
ical aort OF a character. whose manifest
destiny IL TO spread civilization TO the
romolest corner Of creation.