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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-10-09
Manhood Suffrage.
From the National Intelligencer.

From the National Intelligencer.]
There is one aspect of this question Of
manhood suffrage that ought not to be
ignored. It's this, that so rapidly are our
communications multiplying with the Fast
that the tide Of Chinese which is pouring
into California and Oregon may soon de-
luge the Pacific coast with men who know
nothing of self-goyernment or Of Christian
ity. Reared in the atmosphere Of caste
and servile Difference, they are totally in.
capable of approaching either the charac-
ter OF bur institutions or the responsible
ties of a voter. Are these men also to be
invested with the right Of sdHrage?' Are the
worshipers Of the Grand LLAMA and the
followers Of the vishnu to be reckoned
among the free and Independent voters Of
a Christian republic? Practically that ques
ton will be on us in few days. Ourcoun
trymen in California are already forced into
its discussion, for seventy thousand China
men 60 to make up the population Of 18th,
Land of Gold" The idea is absurd
Common sense says these men ought no
to be admitted to the franchise until the,
are qualified. Give them welcome; Civ,
them work; protect them in their persons
and in their property; let the shield of tn
law be thrown around them as around al
citizens: but in the making of the laws an;
| in the election Of our rulers let them hav
no voice, until they conform to such con
ditions as establish their fitness for tn
high responsibilities Of q voter.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-10-09
A Photograph Of the Coat Mazimil-
ian Wore When Shot

It is curious to reflect that even while
the Empress Eugene is engaged in close
and intimate conversation with her loving
cousin, the Empress Elizabeth, the photo.
graphs advertised by Disderi as having
been copied from the originals-tbe prop.
erty of the Empress, for whom they were
executed have just been given to the pub
lie; and these photographs, which, no doubt
will be sold by thousands. represent first
the courtyard Of the convent Of La Cruz,
then the coat worn by Macmillan at the
moment of his execution, and the waist
coat borrowed from his servant, for his own
had been stolen BY one Of the Mexican OF.
6cers set to watch over him in prison. I
1t is "a piteous sight to behold the riddled
state Of both these articles of raiment.-
The waiscoat is absolutely rent where a
ball has ploeed a long lurrow down the
right side. When the Empress (by whose
orders, according to Disderi, these photo
graphs were execIted), examines the lines
traced by the passage of the mRsket ball,
she maybe reminded Of the scarlet ribbon
of the Grand Gordon, which she placed
with her own hand across the bosom Of the
unfortunate Maximilian just before his de-
'parture for Mexico. The coat, which is
presentedt to the eye spread out with sleeves
extended, bears the trace of having been
pierced with seven balls; three have come
in triangle just below the right shoulder;
one has ripped up the right sleeve and
evidently come out just below the collar;
the stains upon the collar are distinctly
visible in the photograph, and the soul
sickens as one remembers by what they
have been.caused.--[ Paris Correspondence
of the Boston Post.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-10-09
Terrible Degradation,


The Carthage lAlissouri) Banner Of the
9Th instant details . horrible instance OF
human degradation:
It seems that one William Richardson.
6end in human shape, living on White
Oak, until compelled to flee the country for
fear of the vengeance Of an outraged COM
munity, lost his second wife, who, dying,
consigned to his care her babe Of scarce a
month old. But short time elapsed be-
fore the brute remarked.
Before the babe was three months old it
was beaten senseless by its inhuman parent
for crying for something to cati then thrown
upon the floor and left lying there all day
long, moaning piteonsly, craving the nour-
ishment which its delicate conditions re-
ouired to sustain life. Day after day il
would be left crying, PROSTATE upon the
bare floor until the back part OF its head
has grown perfectly fat, even with it,
shoulders. It's forehead has grown SO fal
ont in front of its head as to almost concea
Tits ewes, owing TO its lying so long upon its
back. The veins upon its forehead are q
large as ones finger. When it would CT
for food, they would dish out some beans
or other rough diet and give TO one OF tb'
larger children to feed it. As it would Ia.
upon it's back, the boy would force the foot
into its mouth with his finger, oftentime
stranglingit. This inhuman, devilish treat
ment was kept up until it became notorious
throughout the neighborhood. Then thes
deyilsincarnate packed their goods an
left the country.
! The child is now in the hands q It
grandmother. In all probability it viii dit
or always be idictics
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-10-09
No Gag.

We have no gag-lapplause] we have
no programmes for this purpose renewed
applause we have no gag ont our pro-
grammes.--Gov. Geary.
The dedication of the NationaI so-called
cemetery at Antietan drew together a vast
and .promiscuous crowd. Ambng that
crowd was Gov. Geary, of Pennsylvania,
the concluding sentences ofwhosd harangue
we quote above. 1t seems that the regular
programme Of proceedings had been accom-
plished. Some Rev. Chadband Hrayed; ex-
Gov. Bradford, of Maryland olated; the
bands footed; the people shouted land every
body, save knot of Pennsylvari JAMS, hav-
ing had enough Of the good thing, prepared
to return homeward. Just as the cars
were on the point of starting, the aforesaid
Feary appeared on the speakers stand and
determined, in spite Of thunder, to have his
say. Those who desired to hear him re-
manned; those, and the greater number,
having no such curiosity, departed.
Whereupon, the gorge Of John w. Geary
rose wrathfully and he-made IA fool OF
himself.
Ifspace allowed, we might allhde to the
bad taste Of all such assemblies, hut. for the
present, forbear. The fierce sduabble Of
contending factions over the graves of their
dead bears its own commentary and re-
proach. Werelinquish criticisms upon the
propriety of Antietam celebrations and
monuments, and turn to Gov. Geary. and
his vaporing.
Surely, the man was mad when he de.
clared that he and his party had no gag on
their programmes. Has Tennessee free
mouth? Has Maryland? Has Kentucky?
Has thewhite race in the South? No gags,
forsooth! The success Of his party depends
upon gaeging. The tremendous struggle
olan snsslaved people North and South is,
this day, to remove that gag. If the Geary
cabal dared relinquished the peculiar process
for single season, they would be swept
from political existence.
What was the programme Of l865-'66, in
which the dominant party secured its pre-.
sent omnipotent audacity? 1t was DIN en-.
dorsement Of the very policy now declared
abhorrent. 1t was adverse to military gov.
ernmeuts; now relied upon for perpetuity
It was constitutional amendment that
permitted that States to regulate franchise
as they pleased. Had the people Of the
North been undeceived, they would have
dispersed the revolutionists they trusted
Now, at length, the mask has fallen, and the
roenIt Ia ohvious from Maine to California
As one State after another rises in condem
nation of the Radicals, the gag is instanta'
seously applied BY excluding representa-
ton, as in the cases Of Maryland Ken
lucky and as in the cases Of Tennessee ane
other Southern Territories, by silenclng
through fraud, Acknowledgement and intim
idation, the indignant voice of the whitt
population.
And yet, the irrascible and yirtuou'
Geary yells out: 1--WE have no gags in ou
programme
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-10-09

LETTER FROM SENATOR HowARD.-Thc
Detroit Tribune OF the 18th publishes an
interesting letter, understood to be from
Senator Howard, In referring to the
threats of the Washington Union, that SEN
ators who have declared their convictions
beforehand shall not sit in Judgment upen
President johnson.
Mr.. Howard says It is generally under-
stood that the Union is under the patron
age and control Of Mr.. johnson and his i'm
mediate advisers, and that 10 view Of the
military preparations now going on il
MARYLAND and other border States, such
threats can hardly be- regarded "a merely
for buncomb, hc. that tie original purpose
Of the president, which was to attempt vic.
lence upon Congress, as become deepened
and intensified under the malign influence
| of his private advisers.
Mr.. Howard continues: Congress viii
do their duty firmly and regardless Of thest
revolutionary preparations. Let him b.
sure Of that and itresss With the people ant
the army to protect them in so doing. !
rebels and rebel synpathizers have not ye
Ihad enough Of strife and blood, they can
lin my poor opinion, become easily satisfies
! by stirring up Jobpson to assault Oongres
! By military violence, and, indeed, lam no
ksure that IN our long run such 9 mad al
| tempt would not, as leading TO . final eur
preston Of. the rebellion by the condig
~ tLa:r fouo,tora ho a svroo
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and the Union. Where is the Constitu-
|tion? Where is the Union? If Radical
ism have sway, The inscription on these
monoliths will be lie. fit cease to ex-
list, and Conservatism erect itself upon the
ruins of anarchy, what need of such memo
rails which everlastinely engender bitter
ness and preserve the recollection of a
frenzied epoch which should, if the bond
of Union is worth a farthing, be kept, like
all skeletons. in dark recess. The South
is ostracized because she is just; but, Some
day, the North will need her and her return
will resemble that Of Aristides. When
that day shall have dawned, Antietam mou-
ulnents will not be illustrated in the pic
ture; for "the triumph of liberty and repair
alton Of wrong must have common Date. =
FIVE are really brethren, much should be
mutually conceded Ito bring about a per-
mahent fraternity. If concessions are all
one side and treacherous demands on the
other; if the presence Of unhappy alterca-
tions are never to be buried what folly to
of restoration and affection2 In such an
event, the true people of the South can af-
ford to wait-wait-wait The past two
years have brought us many consultations;
the Future will bring us more and more,
| if we be only faithful to one another. The
rancorous hate displayed at Antietam is
but the beginning of the end: the end will
witness all marble mementoes of our ago
| ny either RACED to the ground or their sto-
ny mimicries transformed from images of
| Vengeance to the milder lineaments Of
peace.
We are forever Boosting of superior
civilization to ancient commonwealth
and modern autocracies beyond the seas.
But is not our boast an empty one; are we
not very far behind even those who dwslt
| in the aye of fable, or those who dwell in
the age rationalism? Very different from
the conduct of the North was the conduct
of the dynasties of old days. They had
their domestic feuds, but they rarely forgot
that they were brethren. When Piso fell
in a civil war, the Roman Emperor was ur-
ged to build monument to Nemesis as
commemorative of his death. His reply
was that of truly heroic spirit: 'Private
memories and hatreds should be fprgotten;
public monuments should only cimmemo-
rate foreign j, conqdest--never dom estic cal
I When the Thebans overthrow fhe Lace
demonians, a trophy Of brass wa| erected
in honor Of the triumph. 1t was Complain
ed to the Ampbyctons that by thht trophy
the memory Of their discard was made eter-
nal. Back came the glorious ahtwer that
shall live forever: "Let it be abolished for
lit is not fitting that any record should re-
main Of discord between Greek AMI Greek
The spirit Of Heathendom rebukes the
false progress of the North; and columns
reared to the Furies by our belojed bteth-
rem only demonstrate the intensity Of that
hatred which perverted Christianity sinks
below the standard Of Pagan ird
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-10-09
Impeachment.
From the PHILADELPHIA Age.l

Whether Andrew Johnson has been gull
ty of an offence for which he may, be i'm.
peached or not, there is one objection in.
terposed against such a proceeding, to
which we hope the American people will
never submit. The Constitution provides:
"The President. Vice President, and all
civil officers Of the United States shall be
removed from office on impeachment for
and conviction of treason, bribery or other
high crimes and misdemeanors.
In the celebrated case of Judge Chase,
impeached and tried in 1905, he and his
counsel took the ground that no civil off.
Ger Of the United States was inpeachable,
except t'for treason, bribery, corruption, OF
some high crime or misdemeanor, consist
| ing in some act done or omitted, in viola
ton of law, forbidding or commanding it,
, and that no civil officer of the United
States can be impeaehed, except for some
Offense, for which he may be indicted at
law" We understand that there are those
who at this day believe with Judge Chase,
and who contend as he did that the terms
used by the Constitution require that to
give jurisdiction in an impeachment, the
crime must be statn0ry one, and, neces
sarily, an offense against the statutes Of
the United States. This is founded upon
the assumption that as there is no co-coni:
mon law in national matter; there can be
no high crime or misdemeanor save those
defined by statute.
The statutes Of the United States provide
for the punishment of variety of offences
against the property Of the United States
and the property and persons of individu.
ais. But the criminal code has q very lin.
tied application. Unless in the cases OF
revenue and other frauds upon the govern.
ment, the criminal statutes of the United
States apply only to offences in the District
| Of Columbia, on the high seas, and ia the
forts, arsepals, dockyards, and other build.
ings Of the United States.
| The fundamental error of this doctrine
is In the assumption that impeachment is
a criminal proceeding against q. public of:
fender, when, in fact, it is merely an inqui.
sition into the moral fitness of public Of
ficer, for the important trnst reposed in him
by the nation. 1.-The be found unfit to hold
that trust he is to be displaced, and be is
if it be thought necessary, to be disfran
chised for the future; but that he is sub
jected to q personal trial upon criminal
charge is RENTED by the fact that he may
if his offense be an indictable one, be tried
and punished by the courts Of law. HI
cannot be placed twice in jeopardy, which
would be the case if the impeachment trial
was criminal proceeding. An i,npeach
ment is nothing more than political pro
ceeding to try the moral fitness of the par
ty for an official trust. The official char
aeter of the accused alone gives jurisdic
ton in such cases, and that Jurisdiction
terminates with that official character
Impeachment cannot reach beyond the off
cial existence of the officer, and it is solely
an inquiry us to the moral fitness Of the &C
cused for an official position.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-10-09
Men and Coats.

In Thackeray's early and Late Papers"
occurs the subjoined relative to men and
coats:
A man who wears dressing gowns not
neat in his person: his moral takes, inva-
riably, some of the slatternliness and loose
ness Of his custom-he becomes enervated,
lazy, incapable Of great actions. A manin
a Jacket is man. All great men wore
jackets. Walter Scott wore jacket, as
everybody knows; Byron wore jacket
(not that count man who turns down
his collar for much;) / have picture of
Napoleon in jacket at St. Helena; Thos
Carlyle wears Jacket; Lord John Russell
always mounts jacket on arriving at The
colonial Office.
Let all literary men get jackets. I pre-
fer them without tails; but do not let this
interfere with another mans pleasure; he
may have tails, If he likes, and /, f-r one
will never say him nay.
Like all things, however, jackets are
subject to abuse; and the pertness and
conceit of those jackets cannot be suf-
ficiently repreherded which one sees on
the backs of men at watering places, with
O telescope sticking from one pocket, and a
yellow bandanna Haunting from the other.
There is an age and figure for jackets;
those who are Of certain build should not
wear them in public. Witness fat officers
of the Dragon Guards that one has seen
humping up and down the Steyne, at
Brighton, on their great chargers, with
lace and embroidered coat. cartridge
box, or whatever you call it, Of the size OF
two penny loaf, placed on the small OF
their backs--if their backs may be said to
have a small--and two little twinkling
abortions of tails pointing downward to
the enormity jolting in the saddle. OH.
GERS shonld be occasionally measured, and
after passing certain width. should be
drafted into other regiments, OF allowed
nay, ordered to wear froek coats;
One meets with some men who looked
| in their frock coats, perfectly sordid
sneaking and ungentleman.like. who, il
YOU see them dressed for an evening, have
slim, easy, almost fashionable appear
ance; set those persons down as fellows o.
poor spirit and milk-sops. Stiff white ties
and waistcoats, primstraight tails and
gold chain will give airy man OF moderate
lankness an air of fictitious gentility; but
if You want to understand the individual
look at him in the day time-see him
walking with his hat on There is great
deal in the build and wearing of hats-a
great deal more than at first meets the eye
| know man who, in particular hat
looks so extraordinarily like man Of pro
perty, that no tradesman on earth could
refuse to give him credit.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-10-09
Ohio.

The following is the proposed
amendment to the constitution upon
which the people of Ohio are to vote OH
the second Tuesday of October.
Rssolrea by the General assembly Of
the State of Ohio, (three- ffths of the
members elected to each House agree
ing thereto,) That it be, and hereby is,
proposed to the electors of this State to
vote at the next annual October cleo.
ton upon the approval or rejection OF
the following amendment as a substi-
tute for the first section of the fifth ar
ticle Of the constitution of this State, to
wit: Every male citizen of the Uuitet
States, of the age of twenty-one years,
who shall have been a resident OF the
State one year.neSt preceding the cleo
tion,. and of the county, township, or
ward in which he resides such time as
MAY be provided by law, except such
persons as have borne arms in support
of any instruction or rebellion against
the Government of the United States,
or have fed from their places of resi-
deuce to avoid being drafted into tho
military service thereof, orh have desert
ed the military or naval service OF said
Government in time of war, and hare
not subsequently been honorably dis
charged from the same, shall have the
qualifications of an elector, and be en-
titled to vote at all elections.
This amendment would admit ne
groes to the right of sufrage-about
eight thousand in numher-and it
would disfranchise about twenty -four
thousand white men viz: those who
were poor, and were unable to buy q
substitute; and stepped one side to
avoid the draft; while their rich neigh.
hors, who din't mean to fight any more
than the poor man did, paid their mo.
ney forsubstitutes, and are still 'loyal."
The Hdeserters" also are DISTINGUISHED,
about twenty thousand of whom fought
straight through the war till Lees ser
render, and then hurried home, the war
being over, never returning to be mus;
tered out. The Secretary Of War says
he has no authority to absolve these
soldiers from the charge of desertion,
as they are technically so, and the law
does not recognize the fact that they
fought faithfully all through the war;
ard morally, and in fact, they arel not
deserters. But under this proposed
amendment they would be disfranchised.
Il Hartford Times.
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[ApyERrrsExrxr.l

A NSWER.-- lin reply to the Party
n who connseled the = Advertisement
subscribed, W. H. Mills--I wonld deign
the remark, that nothing hut low flung
inherited depravity would attempt to
lead the public mind into am error 20
which all the violent epithets Of the
language would appropriately apply.
Education which ascribes to every
one some fault, should look with leni-
|cncy upon this false statement, which
am constrained to believe indigenious
to the soI from which it germinated.
A charitable feeling warns anprinci-
pied traducers to still ply the tongue,
and not resort to indelible w0rds--iest
you provoke a retort that. would expose
| your insigniGcancy and tnrpitnde.
w. 3. PHILLIPS.
| October 4tb, 1867.
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North Carolina,
COLLISION BETWEEN FEDERAL SOLDIERS AND
Ex coSFEDERArEs.

~ p
a. letter from Raleigh, dated the l9,hto
a New York paper, says:
Information just received from Fayette-
vile represents the usually peaceable and
orderly community there to be in state of
great terror and alarm. Indeed, had the
mooted war of races commenced in good
earnest, the quiet citizens of Fayetteville
could not have experienced greater de
gree of Confusion and CONSERVATION. 1t
appears that on Saturday night last, a par
ty Of the unreconstructed met a party Of
United States "Boys in Blue" at d house
of ill-fame. All were quite boisterous, and
old campaigns, and the raerits Of respect.
i've generals began to be discussed, when an
alteration ensued in consequence of the
opposing opinions and conflicting senti.
ments ofthe parties. Words, it seems, ran
high, ard the boys in Blue held their own
while the ex Confederates were equally OBJ
stinate: blows soon followed; weapons
were drawn by both parties, and soon a
severe fight was inaugurated, resulting in
driving the soldiers from the house. The
ex Confederates then barricaded the house
and began desultory fire from the windows
which routed their assailants, who retreat
ed to camp for reinforcement followed up
by the victorius party and, requiring con.
siderable strategy and military skill to es
cape without serious loss. The officer in
charge, being aroused by the firing had the
long roll beat just as the fleeing party
made the camp, and soon the garrison were
under arms in battle array. Placing him
self at the head of his column, like gal
liant soldier he led his forces to the scene
of action a1d after reconnoitre, the Con
feds were found to be posted under cover
with view to ambush him, which was
soon developed by yolleys from different
directions scattering his forces and causing
some confusion. He succeeded in rallyins
them, when charge was ordered, and the
rebels were routed. Pursuit followed, and
number of the enemy were captured anc
logged 10 Fort Macon. The whole city hae
by this time become alarmed by the volleys
Of musketry, and really believed the wal
of races had fairly begun, A scene of IN
utterabls confusion and disorder tool
place-men, women and children of all 81
yes, ages, colors, sexes and condition;
could be seen rushing about the streets
madly yelling and crying aloud in man
ner that each moment made the panic still
tmore terrible. The commanding officer
however soon affected some order, and sue
ceeded in quieting the fears Of the citizen
who again began to retire, though still
trembling with fear.