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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-31

TIE ErrEor OF THE LATEST MILrrARY
DEspor1sM B1LL.-The Washington cor
respondent OF the New York Express, IN,
abiding to the latest military despotism'
bill, says: .E, 49,.
He can do nothing, and when the news o.
the passage Of the proposed measure over
the veto gets to Sheridan and Sidkles, yon
may look out for important ordeM from
those two Cars. Judicial officers will be
vacated by command Of Major.geDeral Sheri.
dan and Majorgeneral Sickles. and ! would
suggest to the negro lawyers around Boston
that if they have any ambition to wear the
ern;ne, they had better repair forthwith
either to District No. 2 or District No: 8
There will be . fine opportunity IN thai
section for the display Of their legal &c.
quirements, under the protection Of such
eminent law-givers as the two Major
generals aforesaid
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-31

THs INDIAN QuEsT1oS.-A special Wash
ington correspondent says: &
The Senate will, most likely, pass bill
providing for sjoint commission Of militia
~ and civilians to visit the West, and Sc
lect territory north Of the Platte and
south Of the Arkansas, and, peaceably or
forcibly, require the Indians to be settled
upon these regions, and then prohibiting
al whites from going there except byspec-
ial permission. This would clear the route
for the construction Of the two Pacific rail-
roads west from Nebraska and Kansas
with no Indians between the roads. There
would be thus afforded safe localities for
settlement and mining, and by the time the
country becomes filed up, the Indians will
have become harmless. 1t was ststed in
debate, that one hundred miles OF railroad
can be built in the West for what it costs
to keep one regiment Of infantry On the
Plains. -
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-31

The So.CALLED SHANKs.-Mr.,
shanks, Of Indiana was guilty of a very
brilliant thing when, in the resolution
which he introduced to Congress the
other day, he spoke scornfully Of The
sself-styled Prince Macmillan" and
the $50 called royal House Of Hapsburg'
The "self-styledn Mister Shanks, or the
ssso-called" Hon. Mister Shanks, lives
SO far out West that probably the news
has hot yet reached him, that the House
Of Hapsburg has been decidedly and
definitely "royal,n or rather imperial,
for something like six centuries, and
that it traces its genealogy and power
back to the seventh century q the
Christian era. If person cannot be
blamed for not having heard this, he
certainly cannot be blamed for not hav-
ing heard that Macmillan was actually
BY birth "Prince," and that he is nc
more to blame for this than Mr.. Shanks
is responsible for being born a free and
independent citizen Of the Great Re-
public, whose gigantic bird standing on
the Rocky Mountains, slaps Its wings
over the entire continent, and keeps
the whole human race in q constant
state of terror.-[N Y. Times.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-31
A New and Grand Epochin Medicine,

!. DR.. Maggiel is the founder Of new
Medical System! The quantitarians,
whose yast internal doses enfeeble the
stomach and paralyze the bowels, must
give precedence to the man who restores
health and appetite, with from one to two
Of his extraordinary Pills, and cures the
most virulent sores with box or so of his
wonderful and all healing Salve. These
two great specifics Of the Doctor are fast
superceding all the stereotyped nostrums OF
the day. Extraordinary cures by Maggiels
Pills and Salve have opened the eyes Of
the public to the ineficiency Of the $50
called) remedies Of Others, and upon which
people have so long blindly depended
Maggiel's Pills are not Of the class that are
swallowed by the dozen, and Of which eve
~ box full taken creates an absolute ne
cessity for another. One or two Of Mag
gels Pills suffice to place the bowels in
perfect order, tone the stomach, Great
an appetite and render the spirit light and
buoyant! There is no gripping, and no
reaction in the form Of constipation. II
the liver is effected, its functions are re-
stored; and if the nervous system is feeble,
it is invigorated. This last quality makes
the medicines very desirable for the wants
of delicate females. Ulcerous and eruptive
diseases are literally extinguished by the
disinfectant power Of Maegiel's salve. In
fact, it is here announced that MAGe1EL 8
Bilious, DYsPEPTTc AND D1ARRHEA PILLS
cure where oil others fail. While for
Burns, Scalds, Chilblains, Cuts and all
abrasions Of the skin MAGa1EL's SALvE is
infallible. Sold by F. p. DucoSGE, No.
80 Chartres street, New Orleans, and all
druggists, at rs cts. per box.
"CouETERPElrs! Buy.no more Maggiel
Pills or salve, with q little pamphlet inside
the box. They are bogus. The genuine
have the name Of J. Haydock on box with
name Of J. Maggiel, NJ. D. The genuine
have the Pill surrounded with white pow
DER 35.
r. P. DucoxaE, No. 80 Chartres street
New Orleans, is the Sole Agent for the
State of Louisiana. d
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-31

sA- Sister Fanny Jordon died at 4St.
Joseph's Sister-hood, near Emmettsburg
Maryland, recently in her 85th year. She
was of the original band with Mrs. Seaton
at the organization Of the orders in this
country, and the last survivor OF the
founders. Ten years ago her semi-centen-
NAL anniversary as a Sister of Charity was
celebrated, being the first instance OF one
who had been member of the community.
She has been superior servant Of the orphan
asylums in Baltimore, Philadelphia, Gin
cinnati, Wilmington. Del.) and other places
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-31

nar The Baltimore Sun, in referring to
the investigation into the treatment Of
war in the South recently ordered by Con-
gress, says: !.
: The utility Of this movement may well
be questioned, though authorized by the
House Of Representatives. Itamounts sim
ply to a declaration that the past shall live
in colors as deep as hatred and ever restless
recollection can depict them, and that the
hall healed wounds Of the nation shall be
reopened and made to bleed atresh, just so
often and just SO rudely and cruelty as the
interests Of party and the necessities OF the
political campaign shall require. Neces-
sarily the testimony thus slicited must be
one sided. Can we not have peace2
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-31

sB Some of the Alexandria sharks
and skinfints have commenced dis
counting New Orleans City bills. We
take them at par at the Democrat
Office and glad to get them. For some
accounts due us we will allow twenty
per cent. premium on them and brag at
the bargain. Who will take the hint
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-31
Stand Back, White Man.

Day by day it is becoming more evil
dent that the debanched white men
who are engineering the negro vote will
fail to receive their SO much coveted
elections to power, the determination
growing among the blacks to elect
those of their own race instead, and
the theory, as will be seen from the fol-
lowing extracts from the Congressional
debtes, not lacking Senatorial encour-
agement:
Mr.. Sumner advocated the exclusion
of rebels from participation in the work
Of forming the new governments. He
could not doubt, he said, that colored
Senators and Representatives would
soon be wecomed in the Capitol De-
bates.
Mr.. Sumner repeated what he had
previously said in his speech, that it
would be the duty OF tile Senate in a
few months to welcome colored Sena-
tors upon this floor.
Mr.. johnson. How lnany7
Mr.. Sumner.-I don't know how
many.-(lb Ibid.
The Radicals have been explicitly
informed that the second officer Of the
"Nation'' must be chosen from the me-
gro ranks at the approaching Presiden-
tial contest. This informationis back
ed by the threat that, in case ofrefusal,
| the blacks will vote sOlidly against
their pretended friends at the North. q
The negro perceives the logical advan-
tage he possesses and will make de-
cided stand for his rights, under Radi-
cal interpretation. But why stop at
vice-presidentf Why not seek the
Executive chair itselff Wendell Phil
! lips insists that no boundary, no pent-
up Utica, shall confne the negro and
promises to assist him to obtain the
| loftiest lonors. Ex-Governor Hawley,
of Connecticut, is equally sanguine and
asks through his own paper, the Hart
ford Press:
"Who knows but that good many
Of us may yet have to pay our respects
to an occupant Of the White House,
who traces descent down from some
wild and savage African chiefF"
The negroes will be great fools il
they permit the mean whites to- cheat
them out of places Of profit and trust.
Put the test Of friendship to these gen.
| try-the test Of, sacrifice. If they love
Il Id A<,x> l.o
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-31

A TRUTHFUL AND BEAUTIFUL SENTIMENT.
The despotism at the South is well illus
trated in the rebuke given by MIR. Daniels
of Virginia, to the Senate Of that State,
which passed without protest certain cleo
ton bill Said Dir. Daniels to the Senate
afraid even to protest, even to weep by
the grave Of Liberty, lest its lamentations
might be overheard"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-31

u The daily rains still continue
regularly. Since the 2Sth of June last
up to the present writing we have not
missed having asshower any single day.
From what we can learn from the coun-
try, they are having less rain than we
town folks.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-31

RErREsHIsG.-In these times Of po-
litical cowardice, says the Mobile Reg
lister, we must say that Sheridan's au-
dacity is refreshing and almost COM
mands a certain kind Of respect. We
wish we could be called on to admire
this quality in President johnson OF
some other defender Of "the right
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-31

n@~ Judge r. B. Jones, whom we men,
toned in our last Us very i'll in the Parish
Prison in New Orleans, died on last Sat
urday.
We hear it rumored on the streets that
John Jones, the third brother implicated
in the Staufer murder, has been captured
in Houston, Texas
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-31
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sg That old reprobate, Don Juan
Dumas, has written play for his chers
annie, Sonora Adah- Isaacs- Nc Cord Keenan,
Newell Barclay Dumas enken, in which
she taken two characters, for the amuse-
ment of the Parisians. Author, actress
and audience will be in perfect accord.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-31

The BLASTED IsDIANs.-A fight took
place near Fort Wallace on the 26th ult.,
in which six cavalrymen were killed and the
soldiers driven back to the fort. A nom
commissioned officer captured was treated
in most horrible manner. Thirteen col
ored soldiers had died at Fort Harker from
cholera.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-31
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MIRACLES NEVER CEAsE.-There is
a hoax going the rounds of the press,
that a negro in Virginia is gradually
turning white, which seems to amaze
everybody. But thousands ofwhite men
have turned niggers with the last few
years, without surprising anybody. +
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-31
which must surely be brought about at

which must surely be brought about at
no very distant epoch.
On the other hand the Radicals are
CROPPING about in the dark, and are liv-
ing in constant dread of falling into the
pit which their own stupidity is daily
digging for them. Almost certain Of
losing their foothold in the Northern
States they are making efforts to Sc
cure the permanent support of the re-
constructed Southern States to supply
the contemplated deficiency in their
numerical strength. And in their eff
forts to secure this end their blunders
are daily making them ridiculous, and
only increase their losses beyond all the
gains which their unjust legislation was
intended to secure.
There are moreover little private
bones of contention, and little family
apples Of diseord, which disturb the
harmony of the Black Republican party
and aid in Fastening it's downfall. The
new element which is to figure in the
next election is clamorous for a divis-
ion of the spells, q thing which was not
expected by men who thought the ne
groes were intended only as voters to
help hungry white Radicals into Office.
And then there are conflicting claims
among the different Radical candidates
for the Presidency Whose name is le-
gion) which cannot be amicably set
tied, and which cannot be settled at all
without creating wide breach in the
Radical party. 1t has not yet been de-
finitely settled whether Grant is a good
enough Radical for Radical candi'
date, or whether it would do to abuse
him even if she should turn out to be
the veriest of Copperheads. 1t has moi
been settled whether a military man OF
civilian is to be the candidate, q
question on which the people and the
candidates are about equally divided
and whose settlement must sadly dis
turb the harmony of one party or the
other. And then among the civilians
if a civilian is to be taken, who is to be
the lucky manq The squabbles between
Chase and Wade willlose Ohio to the par
ty, when Ohio cannot possibly be spared
Thad Stevens and Cameron will eat eacl
other up in Pennsylvania and give th'
Keystone State to the Conservatives
As for New York the party quarrel'
there have already, in Thad. Stevens
opinion, rendered the success Of tn
party hopeless; while even loyal Mass
chusetts will be shaken to its centre b.
the conflicting claims Of Sumner AM
Wilson, of Banks and Butler, Of An
drew and Wendell Phillips.
!, On the whole, therefore, we thinl
that the Black Republican party, iron
this until the next Presidential cleo
! tt;;cSn, will have q 1Isard road to travel.
We can already see the hand-writin
on the wall, which foretells the door
of the most infamous organization tina
ever cursed Republican government
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-31

SOUTHERN REPUBLIcANs.-There were
about q score Of white mems names ID the
published proceedings Of the Georgia Radl-
CO. Negro Convention, and sbout half IS
many ID the like mongrel gathering Of
Houston, Texas. These interloping ad-
yenturers and banked demagogues presume
TO speak for the loyalty Of these two great
States. empires in extent and resource
The famous three tailofs Of Tooley streets
ave the people Of England" was modessy
to this.-[N. @. Picayune. =
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-31

70 The River is still falling, but not
SO fast as a few days back. 1t is now
about fourteen feet below the highest
point it reached this year, and falling
at the rate of three inches in twenty
four hours,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-31

rIn view Of the complicated eondl-
ton Of political affairs in Mexico, ana
the Franco Austrian movements IN 'ne
direction of Mexico, these two missions
ore az this time among the most impor'
tant and difficult. But under tho ten
ure Of Office law these oflices remain u
allegiance, and the President has no ~.
thority to.appoint a Minister 70 ei.n, !,
Austria OF Mexico until the Senate span
AGAIN meet and confirm the nomination.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-31

~ The weather continues warm,
very warm-the continued showers
have no cooling influence over it. The
health OF the Town and Parish is very
good-never was better at this season
of the year.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-31
Oil Yes! Oh! Yes!!

The Registration of all the black SOW
ereigns of Rapides and one-third of the
white ones, has closed-done finished
and forever stopped for 1867! The
deed is done, the child am born, the
country is safe, the Radical nav isfully
satiated and his name is niger. God
and liberty!.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-31

ma. There is tolerable good suthon.'
for saying that the President will shorty
assign Gen. Sheridan to new comraana'
and place another officer in charge o. Wy
Fifth District. But as yet Gen. sherldans
successor has not been named.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-31

To We have been again placed un-
der special obligations to the officers Of
the Elnora, Starlight, Mittie Stephens,
st. Nicholas and Monsoon for late New
Orleans papers.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-31

B In returning extra thanks to the
St. Nicholas for late Northern and
Western papers, we would in return
remind the travelling and business
public that she leaves for New Orleans
this morning at 10 o'clock.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-31

~ The steamer Caroline, sunk in
the Lakes above this place some six
months ago, has been raised and passed
by our Town Sunday evening en- route
to New Orleans to be constructed.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-31
The Reason Given.

OF ell the Southern Radical Journals,
the Richmond Wing is the most able and
the most desperate. AS nearly every other
Radical journaliin the South is but an echo
of the Wing, We reproduce its reasons Tor
advocating the Military Bill. II says:
"1'hat party Is the Government, and its
aoiN is the lao. We do not exaggerate.
All that Is necessary Is for il to say what
Congress shall do and It il done. The
resolve Of a Republican caucus to-day
becomes tomorrow Che law Of the land by
the enactment Of Congress- and there is no
power Of successful resistance to it any
wherein the Supreme Court, the Execu-
tive. the army, the navy, North, and least
Of all, the South. It is idle to say it cannot
do this or dare not do that. It's po'cer,
humanity speaking. is only. limited BY the
will Of the Northern masses, by indeed
its o,on ,ciN, for the Northern masses and
the Republican party are one and the same.
AS to dare not, it dare attempt anything.
Are these the arguments that prevail
with honorable and conscientious men TO
sustain the bill lfso, they have forsaken
principle with vengeance and turned the
weapons Of virtue into the arsenal Of vice,
Such arguments are calculated, We opine,
no disgust the patriot, and, instead Of being
employed to advocate u crime, should
rather serve the useful purpose Of rejecting
it. The Radical journals Of the South do
not pretend that the Military Bill is either
Just or constitutional. Their own Language
is sufficient to condemn 1t as an assassina
ton of freedom, and yet, in the same breath
they urge their fellows to become partici
pants In murder. We have sworn tt
support the Constitution we must swea1
to connive at its destruction. The Rich
mond Enquirer, abiding to this astounding
qualification, says:
"Such an argument strikes ct the verJ
root Of every virture honored among angels
and men. Why be honest, if knavery b
most profitable? Why embrace the Chris
tan faith, when the multitude walk tn
broad road Why resist wrong Of any sor
and at any time, II we may be admitted +
its fellowship and profits I The whole arm
Of martyrs for country and for God are i
silly, interest OF blessed, memory Stonewa
jackson is . dishonored name The mai
who prefers starvation to q life Of luxuriou
shame is victim to a mere sentiment! 4
|heroisu is wild romance, all fortitude bt
stolidity. The prime duty Of life Is I
search out the strong instead Of the rigl
| sidel
>"R the Radical party be what the VIII
describes iyto be. we ask that paper befol
the coshtry, and before the Judge Of a
how it can recognize among the wise an
good, to enter into such an association, an
advice Others to do the same To Us v
confess,it is incomprehensiblep
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-31

~ Col John Forsyth says there = {
miracle that neither God nor the devil en
work, and that Is to make anything D9t :
traitor, a renegade, coward ana I
scounirsl ont of any Southern-bor:n 9s na y
who would desert his Southern niotnm y
the hour Of her agony and become 9 hals'
~ ~ -
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-31
The Thing is Boiling.

The following circular indicates the
progress being made toward an cleo
ton in this State:
FIFTH Mil. DIS. A. A. INsPEcToR)
GENERALS OFFICE,
New Orleans, La, July q, 1867
Circular No. 5.
Commissioners of election will be re-
CURED by law to take the same oath OF
office taken by the Registrars, which
may be subscribed to before any Regis
trar of voters or justices Of the peace,
and filed with the Chairman of the
Board. One of the three Commission
ers, appointed to serve at each poll,
will be a colored citizen.
Supervising officers will examine and
inspect all the books and records per-
tanning to the different Boards of Reg
istrars under them-including the poll
books-and see that they are properly
made out and cared for. It may be
necessary to include in the poll books,
in some of the country parishes, the
names of all the persons registered in
the said parish owing to the fact that
it may be impossible to decide as to the
precincts to which some Of the colored
citizens registered belong.
On the 31st day July, supervising
officers will forward o report of the to-
tai number of persons registered to date,
this must be done with as little delay
as possible.
JAMES w. FORSYTH,
Maj. 10th Cav. Brvt. Brig. Gen.U. S. A.
A. A. Inspector General.
We must express ourselves perfectly
gratifed with this order as far as the
State is concerned, but we hope to be
excused if we humbly enter mild pro-
test for Rapides. Far more satisfac-
ton would have been given had three
niggers, colored citizens so-called, been
ordered to be appointed at each and
every precinct in this Parish. They
outnumber the whites over four to one
and should have all the chicken pie.
Another reason with us for this wish is,
that in this Parish they are far above
the whites, who will be appointed, in
every particular. We wish it under
stood we are for the niger ofRapides
in prefercnceto the jawhawkers, pimps,
parasites, eavesdroppers, detectives and
dishwashers in the white line, that are
recipients of crumbs that fall from the
Mongrel table of the powers that be.
So for decency's sake give usthe niger
and nothing but the niger.
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Tag A Richmond dispatch of the 18th
states that the United States District
Court commenced its session to-day
Judge Underwood, in bis charge, said the
Grand Jury would have new class Of
cases before them, in which illegal registra
ton would be charged. He urged modera
ton, as many had registered upon the
strength of the Attorney Generals opinion
and that of the district commander, and
had not intended to commit perjury. i
any were presented it should not be the
ignorant but the prominent men. .
We are informed similar steps are to be
taken in this State as regards these indi
viduals with gutta percha consciences.