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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-10
The Chinese Labc. .ers.

There are now twelve Chinese
laborers at work for DR.. Kittridge
on his plantation. They receive
ON this plantation fourteen dollars
per month the year round. They
don't mind the sun while at work,
but when walking out on Sundays,
each has a red umbrella and a fan.
They are neat in their persons,
food, bedding and everything else.
They bathe often. They are Of a
light copper color, have black,
straight hair, and look more like
Indians than any other people
I noticed one with his head
shaved on the sides and top, and
queue behind. They wear a white
blouse reaching to their hips, o
pair of breeches and hat, shoes
in dry weather, and in wet wealth
er they go barefoot and roll their
breeches above their knees, when
working in bitches or mud. Their
beds are of mating, and their pill
lows of blocks of wood about as
large as a mans hand and three
times as thick, with a blouse fold
ed and laid on each. They have
mosquito bars and fix them and
their bedding up neatly, and keep
them in good order. III. aref
| The rations of these Cinnamon
are simply half a pound of pork
and a pound Of rice daily. They
abhor corn bread, and viii nearly
starve before they viii touch it,
They cook careless and other
| weeds for greens, and are fond of
potatoes and other vegetables
They hang up an Opossum till it
! is juicy and mellow, and then cook
| it and stuff it with raisins. u
They are neat cooks, neat gar
deners, and ingenious. Whatever
they do is not done rapidly but
well. They speak the Spanish
language, and q creole of the La.
fourche, who speaks Spanish, man
ages them and acts as interpreter.
They appear to be peaceable and
satisfied, do anything they are re
| quired to do without a murmur,
and as freely work in a ditch knee
deep in mud as in the field. They
are always quiet, and work stead
lily all day long, but not rapidly.
| They cut every weed with great
care, not allowing one to escape
but they did not cut quite as fast
as the negroes, who were more
careless in their work, Though il
was necessary to work rapidly OF
account of the crop being mucf
| in the grass, the Chinese could
not be induced to slight theil
work. They would work among
the cane with their fingers, an(
pull all the grass out, and rount
the ridges up handsomely witt
their hoes. D'sA 'ts.ss 1855
l. From what I saw / am favora
bly, impressed with Chinese labor
ers, The agent who furnished
DR., Kittridge's laborers, states
} that the planters viii not let tn
best of the coolies leave the Islani
of Cuba. They will pay them I'll
teen or twenty dollars in gold pc
month rather than let them go.
AS to the stealing propensitie
of these laborers or their malict
ri L don't think these will give thei
employers any more trouble tina
they would find in white or blac
lab0rers. They appear to be stt
ical, and much more passionles
than either whites or blacks.
: think they are the laborers fl
Louisiana.-[Planter's Banner.
4 W%
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-10

- Fashions do change. Few
articles of clothing are at present
considered more essential than
shirts. And yet men have been
put in the pillory IN England,
within a few hundred years fr
presuming to enjoy so expensive
and unnecessary luxury.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-10

A ,torney and Counselor ., Law. Min
"A den. la. VIII practice 10 ~.
10th and llth District Courts Promp
.t,enlion givel to al legal business aE-
rusted 10 his care. n23
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~ Father," said a little fel-
low, after having apparently re.
tlected intently on something, 81
shan't send you any OF my wed
ding cake when / get married :
ssWhy not N was the enquiry
sBecaase,n answered the young
hopeful, syoM did not send me an.
Of yours !" .,... ..........
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-10

NJ 1t was a Dutchman VINO
said his pig had no ear-naarks aex-
-cept a short tail; and it waslIa
British magistrate who, being told
by q Vagobond that he was not
married, responded, io1That's y
good thing for your wife, sdt Is
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-10

R You need not tell ali the
truth, unless to these who harsa
right know it all. But let all
tell be truth. af babrsd
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-10

~ A gentleman once asked a
little girl, an only child, how many
sisters she had, and was told
athree or fouF.1 Her mother ask
ed Mary when they were alone,
what had induced her to tell such
an ,untruth.- "Why, mamma
cried Mary, "I didn't want him tC
think you were 80 poor that hadn't
but one child - 4.,.r4 sE-.4-r,r &
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-10

H An old topper says the true
definition Of the stmiik 0f hiinan
Kindness il "milk-punchn with
nutmeg in it. ,aallaasAd8iwloE
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KNoowrNa AWAY puopsl..

o KNOCKING AWAY PE0Ps-
aSee, father,u said o led who waa
walking with his father, s.they
are knocking away props fr0m
under the bridge; what are they
doing that fort Won't the bridge
fallao -,
"They are knocking them awayH
said the father, r'sthat the timbdra
may rest more firmly upon talA
stone piers which are now finishl
ed.n t5H afss iaT's . a0f
God often takes away our earth.
" props, that we may rest more
firmly upon Him. God soHaetizna
takes away o mans health, ,AazaA
he may rest upon Him fOs his
daily bread. Before his health
failed, though he, perhaps, re;
peated daily the words bt give tls
this day our daily bread, ? helosb
ed to his own industry for that
which he asked Of God. That
prop being taken away, he rests
wholly upon Gods bounty. When
he receives his bread, he receives
it as the gift of God. iii ftiw
God takes away cur friendsthat
we may look to Him for sympathy,
When our affections were exer.
cised upon objects around ia,
when we rejoice in their abundant
sympathy, we did not feel the
need of Divine sympathy. rBht.
when they were taken away, We
felt our need of Gods sympathy
and support. We were brought.
realize that He alone eossld GIVE
support, and form an adeqnats
protection for the soul. Thus are
our earthly props removed, that
we may rest firmly and wholly
upon God. .smr9I Z " ,59gT1s
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-10

no Red noses are like iight-
houses to warn yoyagers oilatle
sea of life of the coast of Malaga
Jamaica, Santa Cruz and HolaaidI.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-10

u A gentleman being asked
by a clergyman why he did not
attend the evening prayer meet
ings, said he could not leave the
children. s.What! have you nc
servants Z" Eyes" he replied,
1--WE have two servants who keep
the house and board us, but we
are allowed few privileges nrodf
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-10

w The man that forgets a
good deal that has happened, has
q better memory than he who re-
members q great deal that never
happened.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-10

~ tsCash aafvances"-Court-
ing q rich widow. 91edE
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-10

A ttorneys and Crunselors at Law,
IA, Shreveport. La. Will practice
in the pari shes Of Caddo, DeSoto and
B0ssier. and win attend to cases in the
Distfiet, Supreme and Federal Courts.
y Office on Market street, near the
Bank. 55go }--.gimah,ga VA nM
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-10

nr Too much cro0king Of the
elbow puts a man outat a slbewssiS
.F - E.As..s.tf.... :. ..rr
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HAvTNG again lseatea in Bossier, for
u kae practice of his profession, tenders
his services to the citizens of Fillmore and
vicinity. He21ed n5atf
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J. B. LEWIS.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
- DEALER IN 33si i3@Et
BOOTS, SHOES AND HATS,

BOOTS, bHOhS ANO adfS
E.,msrly Corner Of Itras and Spring
.stree.s, has removed to No. 9 Teras
strset, his old stand, b.c,
VxThere will be presented to the
wv public, the largest and best
assnrted atock evet offered in this city.
conaissing Of every variety and style Of
LADIES SHOES s3 @-'.- =
Ladies Fine and Heavy Shoes
sssyiag In price from 81 SO to SO.
GENTLEMEN'S BOOTS.
Genslsmen's ins and heavy Boots
fran SS to 4i5. l3.oI 1if@Dg Is
Gentlemen's Shoes--of every de-
scripnon--ia prices from $2 70 Ss-
asIssEg BOOTS AND SHOES, !
Missss Boots and shoes Of every
sssIs end price, sra % 33aI .!ail
Rsys ana Youths Boots and Shoes.
goys sna Youths Boot and shoes--
efsilHecnptions and prices.
CHgLDREN's BOOTS AND SHOES.
aCtia irenis boots and shoes--in end
lee variesy-and prices to suit. Also,
s HM MATs@s z1i
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Ds.. j. IN. GEocer,

TYazinx permanently located in Bellevue,
IL afsrs bis professional services to the
sua4euad1ng casamnnity. He can be found
At hss sf6ae, atan hours, unless professional
ly eagaged. v5n44
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-03-14

DANIEL R. GooDLoE, Eso.-It is proper
that we should state that this gentleman has
been incorrectly announced in the list OF per-
sons invited to meet in this City on the 2'th'
as citizen of Washington City. We stated
however, in our article in relation to TUG
proposed meeting, that Mr.. Goodloe was a
resident of Washington. But this is not
strictly correct Mr.. Goodloe took up Ills
residence in Warrenton, in this State, IN sep
TENDER, 1865, and is, therefore, to all lnten'S
and purposes citizen of the State. .
MIR. Goodloe is Marshal for the District VI
North Carolina, and as such has his residence
in this State, an d devotes most of his time
to his official duties.
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The Sentinel,s Eihs

If the Sentinel could not fell
number of Ji6s i'll each issue it would ho ~
fish out of water. How use doth h.
habit in man." 1t is the nature of :,
beast to romance and prevarcate. and thosl
fore, while we express no surprise If it,
duct, we feel it to be our duty now and t}, '
to expose it in its true colors Tb,I
Sentinel says: "S'
A leading Northern Republican. wr;,;.
gentleman in this city, some DAYS a.-o saS 'oa
g Holden's Dorrite movement is Tci.Iiis =
just as his movement in 1861 was. t,.i,i,",l,
rebellion TO our government seems to be- ifI up
principal occupation" -A''Veas
There is not one word of truth in flo
above. No such letter has been received
The extract is no doubt forgerY.
But the Sentinel tells the following iok. :,
which it says is " too good to be lost y :.
says:
A sensible colored man, in this CITY W..
listener at the African Church. some ,i nI,a was
when Mr.. Holden addressed the colorYd , sinee,
there His employer felt some curiosity to LUZ
what the speaker said on that Occasion on MHu"
quested the colored man to give him soma ~ ~
count of it. '0ile ae-
The eolored man replied as follows. SYM
Sir, listened TO de speech but couldn't tclIr,
much abont it, for couldn't help thinku Iii Hu
time and.sayin to him in my mind: Ynn MI t. ue
fooled de old Wings, den you fooled de Old na,
fooled h1ass Zeb Vance, den you fooled Pr ~"
dent johnson. Now who you rot TO fooi NJ r,i.
Why you thinks you'll fool de niger; but Sir
soaFH neUerJooI dis oae.n 'i''
This is also fb out of the whole cloth
There is not one word of truth in it, and
Brother Pell knew it when he wrote it.
But the following, which we have heard
from some of the colored people in this com.
munity, is something more than Yoke
We asked one of them, sometime since. how
it happened that Brother Pell, who was once
their Pastor at the African Church. in tI;,
City, had deserted them. He replied sub
stantially, that during the rebellion Mr.. pel
served them faithfully, and that they in turn
had the pleasure of putting clothes OIL his
back and victuals in his mouth: but. that
as soon as under Providence and against fine
wish of MIR. PelI they got their freedom, he
deserted them, and went to preaching poll
tics more than ever. He said Mr.. Pers
conduct in this respect reminded him of tins
verse in st. John: "The hireling fleeth,
because he is an hireling, and careth not 5or
the sheep"
Another one of them said to lis that Mr.
Pell always looked mad of a morning when
going to market, but when returning with
choice beetsteak, his face was smiling with
joy like the new moon just risen. He was
afraid Mr.. Pell was too much taken up with
this present world to be as good q man as he
ought.
So endeth the first chapter on "jokes"
and tibs.
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GEO. H. THOMAS.

The Charlotte Democrat very properly
warns the Governor and Council against
converting the Legislature of this State with
the view of calling Convention. 1t says
eve think we have good reason for saying
that any action the Legislature may now
take towards calling State Convention will
not be regarded by a large portion of our
citizens who have determined to act in the
matter independently of the Legislature.
1t is, perhaps, fortunate that Congress IS
about to pass an enabling act which will
prevent all danger of conflict between the
loyal people and the present rebel organlza-
tions.
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Protection to Uniouisfs---Samuel Mas
sey, of Haywood County.


We alluded at some length in our issue of
the goth February last, to the persecution of
Union men in this State by the rebel author
tiles, and especially to the case of Samuel
Massey, of Haywood County. Mr.. Massey
was indicted, pursued, and shot at in Waynes-
vile, for acts performed while in the service
of the United States and his life being in
danger on account of his loyalty, he appealed
to the military officer commanding this de-
partment for protection.
We take pleasure in stating that Colonel
Bomford, after causing thorough investiga-
ton of the case, has directed, through Adj
iutant Wells, that {" all suits or prosecutions,
civil or criminal, against said Samuel Massey,
for acts done during the rebellion, will be
discontinued" Col. Bomford has extended
this protection to Mr.. Massey, under Gen.
Grants order No. 8. series of 1866, as he is
satisfied that Massey "was an active parti-
Fan and useful guide to the troops of the
United States, and Union refugees fleeing
from rebel tyranny to the protection of the
government" and rs such is entitled to pro-
lection. 1t is also earnestly urged on all
officers of the civil courts so to exercise their
functions as to restore in the community
feeling of security from personal violence,
and to protect every one from unlawful moles-
tation in the peaceful pursuit of their avoca-
tions. Unless such steps are taken by the
civil authorities, stronger measures will be
adopted to secure the public tranquility"
The Unionists of this State, white and
black, will heartily thank Col. Bomford
for his prompt action in this case, and
for the assurance that they are to be protec-
ted from the hand of rebel violence. Let
those desperate wretches who have been
plundering and robbing our people, and
shooting white and black Unionists, take
warning The hand of the United States,
stretched out from these Headquarters, will
reach them in the most secluded co1es of the
mountains, and in the densest swamps of
Wayne and Pitt, and bring them to merited
punishment The reign of rebel insolence,
arrogance and violence is well nigh over in
this State.
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Pardoning Themselves.

One of the most odious and infamous acts
passed by the late rebel Legislature of this
State was the amnesty act, Ivy which traitors
assumed the right to pardon themselves for
offences against the United States.
When the State passes into loyal hands all
such acts must be wiped out If those who
shot, hanged and tortured our Union people
should retire to private life, and give proof
by their submission and silence that they
have repented of their crimes, they may be
spared; but if they should pursue a differ
ent course, and continue to agitate, perplcx
and mislead the people, and insult and re-
vile the Unionists, as they have been doing
for years past, they will be held to condign
punishment. There can be no amnesty for
unsubdued rebels. Where there is no repen-
lance there can be no room for pardon.
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LOUISVILLE, March 4, 1867.

DEAR SIR Feeling that you were acu-
ated by friendly motives when you introdu
ced the resolutions in the Union Convention
of the 22d ult., at Nashville, nominating me
as the choice of the Union men of Tennessee
for next President of the United States, I have
felt free to acknowledge my high apprecia-
ton of your friendship as we'll as of the
complimentary manDer in which the resolu-
ton was conceived and adopted by the Con-
vention. But, being fully aware of my dis
qualification for the high and responsible
Office for which find myself nominated so
unexpectedly, I cannot think for one mo-
ment of allowing my name to be used in
connection Herewith. Having been educa-
ted as soldier, and served for many years
in thessarmy, am better qualified to- contin-
ue my duties as citizen of the United
States in that department of the government
than in any other. 1 therefore have to re-
quest that you will make known my sentl-
ments in the matter to the citizens OF Ten
nessee. remain, truly yours,
GEO. H. THOMAS.
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DEATH OF JOHN O'RoRKE, EsQ.-We IT,
greet to have to announce the death oil j Oh"
O'Rorke, Esq, one of our oldest and most IT,
spectacle citizens. He expired at his re'i'
dence, near this City, on Tuesday night E''''
at an advanced age. Mr.. O'Rorke was a n'
tive of Ireland, ard had besn resIden' -
this place for more, than forty years.
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Congress has not yet fixed any day for adj
journment. 1t will most probably adjourn
over to October next, after passing bill to
enable the people of the rebel States to carry
out the Sherman act
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The House of Representatives is making
but little progress, SO far as the public knows,
in the impeachment business. The subject
will probably 60 over to the next session.
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CoMMANDANT OF DISTRICT No. I've art
enabled to announce upon high authority, thai
dant of District No. 1 (virginia) under the Sher-
man law.-Rich Dispatch.
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Mr.. Summers Supplementary Plan ofRe-
construction.

construction.
In the Tilted State Senate on Thursday,
Mr.. Sumner introduced resolutions declaring
certain further guarantees required in the
reconstruction of the rebel States:
LtesoIred, That Congress in declaring by
positive legislation that it possesses para
mount authority over the rebel States, and
in prescribing that no person therein shall
be excluded from the elective franchise by
reason of race, color, or previous condition
of servitude, has begun the work of recon-
struction, and has set an example to itself
End, Tha. tcrc are other things remain
ing to be done which ere as clearly within
the power of Congress as the elective fran
chise, and it is the duty OF Congress to see
that these things are not left undone.
3rd. Resolced, That among the things re-
naming to be done are the following:
1st, The existing governments, which have
been declared to be illegal, must be vacated.
so that they can have no agency in the work
of reconstruction, and will cease to exercise
pernicious influence
2nd, Provisional governments must be
constituted as temporary substitutes for the
illegal governments, with special authority
to superintend the transition to permanent
governments, republican in form.
3rd, AS legality beyond suspicion must
be the basis of permanent governments re-
publican in form, every possible precaution
must be adopted against rebel agency or
influence in the formation of these govern
ments.
4th, AS the education of the people is es-
sential to the national welfare, and especial
ly to the Development of those principles of
justice and morality which constitute the
foundation of republican government, and
as, according to the census, an immense
proportion of the people in the rebel States,
without distinction of color, cannot read and
write, therefore public schools must be estab-
lished for the equal good of ALL
9TH, Not less important than education
is the homestead, which must be secured to
the freedmen, so that at least every head of n
family may have piece of land
Resolced That all these requirements are
in the nature of guarantees to be exacted by
Congress, without which the United State
will not obtain that security for the futur,
which is essential to a just reconstruction.
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Gen: Howard has ordered Beaumont, chief
OF the Memphis police, to be prosecuted for
planters for stipulated sums Reports say
ne arrested many negroes and released them
from jail without trial by employing them
to planters for sums of money from $40 to
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-03-14

PROCLAMATION OF THE GOVERNOR OF
LoU1sIANA-Gov. Wells, of Louisiana, in view
of the passage by Congress of the Sher-
man bill. has issued a proclamation declar-
ing said act to be in force in that State, and
that all elections hereafter held in that State,
not in strict conformity with said act, will
be void and of no effect.
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prescribed the oath that he does not belong
to any Of IKE classes excluded from Office
under this act. and also the oath to maintain
a republican form of government.
SEC. No. And be it fhrther enacted, That
the constitution framed by the convention
shall contain in substance the following fun
damental conditions, never to be changed
without the consent of Congress:
First. That the Union is perpetual;
Secondly. That slavery is abolished;
Thirdly. That there shall be no denial of
the elective franchise, or of any other rights,
on account of race or color, but all persons
shall be equal before the law;
Fourthiy. That the national debt, includ-
ing the pensions and bounties to Union SOL
diers. shall never be repudiated or post
poned;
Filthy. That the rebel debt, whether con-
tracted by u rebel State or by the central
government, shall never be recognized OF
paid, nor shall any claim for the loss or
emancipation of any slave, or any pension or
bounty for service in the rebellion be rec, E
nized or paid;
SiXthly. That public schools shall be es-
tablished which shall be open to all without
distinction of race or color;
Seventhly. That all the persons excluded
from Office under this act shall be excluded
by the constitution until relieved from their
disability by act of Congress.
Sec. 20. And be it further enacted, That
the constitution upon its adoption by the
convention, shall be submitted for ratlfca-
ton to the voters duly qualified to choose
members of the convention. and if ratified
by majority of the votes cast it shall be
communicated by the Governor to the Presi-
dent of the United States, who shall submit
the same to Congress, with the proceedings
thereon and when Congress shall approve the
constitution as republican in form, and shall
be satisfied that the people of the State are
loyal and well disposed to the Union, the
State shall be restored to its former relations,
and the provisional government hereby con-
stituted shall cease.