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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-12-04

convinced that it has only been with the
utmost reluctance that he has gone as far
as Civita Vecchia we are no less confident
that, were the matter at all left in his pow.
er, he would not move one step further but
if he is goaded on, il the gauntlet is thrown
into his face and he is compelled to take it
up, long and large as the Peninsula is, it
will only be for the French army tri-
umphant promenade. 1t is impossible the
Italians, if they give only one moment to
cool reflection, should have any doubt as to
the results of their rashness. In narrow
field, and with the enemy only in front,
they might make stand at east for their
honor: but assailed in front, in the rear, on
all sides, with scarcely an army, no treasu-
ry, and hardly anything like civil or mill
tary command, they would only court not
merely complete but an iguominious de-
feat.
Matters have hitherto taken terribly
downward course, nevertheless. Cialdini
has failed to form a ministry, and yet, had
there been any safety in the army, he alone
was the man 10 WELD it as Achilles spear
equally powerful to wound and to heal, to
kill and to save. The task has now beer
entrusted to Menabrea, apparently Will
better success. The men who constitute
his Cabinet are men of high character
: new to Office, some of them, but not to fame
; as liberal and patriotic men. Unless these
: grasp the helm firmly and curb popula
: passions, the alternative lies between
t Crispi- Mordini Ministry and the Kings alb
: dication. Whether under the mere phan
tom of monarchy or at the heed OF . re
e public, Crispi-Mordini Ministry at thi
q present juncture means war, and war, wer
d it even to set Europe on fire. To thes
s. dangerous straits we have been brougl
/ solely by the want of firm and loyal gov
r eminent in Italy. However strongly "
l. might feel inclined to denounce the untai
Y ness of the September Convention-hov
4 ever freely we might blame the Frenc
u Government for allowing the Ultramol
ID trance to take advantage Of that compac
st the italian Government should never hay
IS resorted, nor allowed any one to resort,
r violence to set it aside. When the Frent
~ nation had chosen to take the invasion
c. The Papal States as a challenge to Franc
IF the Emperor was hardly any longer fr'
". agent. Discontinued us we must feel at Il
~ course things have taken, and alarmed
n the possible results, not only for Italy, b
g, for Europe, we are compelled to avow tt
al Emperor of the French had every right
IS, act as he has done NOR could he have do
"a anything better calculated to restore /
" popularity in France. Well aware of 6
en- serious blow which this expedition may
lie to italian liberty, we must repeat that {
ep terms of the convention left the Emper
le- Napoleon no Other choice. He has tax
to this step calmly and deliberately, and
r? must also take the consequences. Wem
Or we'll believe that the occupation OF Civ
I'd, Vecchia is not intended as an aggressi
'nl measure towards Italy; but it will be
re- next thing to a miracle it the Italians
not blind and mad enough to make it SO
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-12-04
NEW SUNDAY SCHOOL PAPER.
THE CHILDREN OF THE WEST.

10 - -
Seven reasons, among Others, why this
paper should bp put into the hands OF every
Child that can read. ,,,
l. It is one of the very best Chlldren
Papers published.
4: ItoiFers agreater variety OF attractions
than any other.
8. It Is the handsomest, and offers great
or inducements to subscribe. .
A. 1t is not only attractive to children,
utimparts instruction Of the most useful
kind.
S. tits calculated to lead the young to
Christ.
6. Il will prove. d great Auxiliary in es-
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I. 1t is as cheap as can be asked: Only
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Address .f s
| 8. WELLS B. CeURrHEY.
Dec. 4. Mount Lebanon In.
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nm. A good story was told upon him
self by man who is notorious as o long
winded talker. Said he: "Seeing my
friend Jones being bored by man who had
him buttonholed, aud talking him blind, ]
called to Jones that wanted to see him
at once on particular business. He came
to me, when explained to him that ! bad
no business, but was merely calling hin
away to save his being talked to death
VERY much obliged, said Jones, but Qook
| ing anxiously about him) but who in thun
der will I find to save me from you I"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-12-04

A NORTHERN METHODIST CLAIMS THE
SpolLs.- A Chicago Methodist writes to
the Knoxville Free Press
You may as we'll say that an army has
no right to the arms and supplies which it
wins on the hard fought field Of battle as
to saw that the Northern Methodist Church
has no right to every church, school-bouse,
and every acre Of land formerly held by the
Southern Methodists. Not only SO, but it
is Just as wrong and pernicious for North
ern Methodists to permit Southern Meth.
odists to meet and worship at all, as it
would be to permit Lee or Johnston to call
together and drill their disbanded men un'
der arms.
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aea.. The National lntelligencer calls tt

aea- The National lntelligencer calls the
cotton tax ian adroit scheme Of partial
con6scation--a sort of penalty put upon
property and labor in the South, enough to
paralyze a great branch Of agriculture, ahd
enough, if carried out, seriously to cripple
the resources of the government ITSELF Il
insists that we must have national indus
try, sustained by national policy, which
shall sink the Individual in the State, make
all burdens uniform in their applications
and advantages, and their benefits accessi
BILE to oil. So as
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-12-04
AQueer Difficulty at the Richmond
Theater.
IFrom the Richmond Dispatch.l

We stated on Tuesday that a lieutenant
in the United States army and young citi-
zen Of Richmond had been arrested for
creating a disturbance at the theater on
Monday night. The parties were brought
before the Mayor on Sunday morning.
Mr.. Z. D. Christian testified that he was
in the dress-circle at the theater, in COM
pany with citizen friend, when he noticed
a gentleman whom he now knew to be a
lieutenant in the army. cycling his friend
with opera glasses. He touched citizen,
and called his attention to the lieutenant
and discovered that they were staring at
each other. Citizen said he "woulndt take
his eye off the fool to save his life" The
lieutenant seemed to have heard the remark
and came over and asked citizen what it
was he said.
Citizen repeated the remark, and may
have preGxed the word damned" to the
noun STOOL" whereupon the lieutenant
slapped him in the face, and fight com
menced. Witness saw nothing ungentle
manly in citizens department.. 49,
Captain Drewerton testified that while hi
was seated in the theater with some broth
| or officers, citizen came in and commenced
staring at the Lieutenant in what he (Cap
tian d. regarded as q most insolent ant
defiant manner. Suddenly the Lieutenan
rose from his seat, went over and exchang
ed words with citizen, and in second ate
slapped him:
Major Ellerton went to the thestar wit
some ladies', and as he sat in the dres
circle thought citizens department. yer
ungentlemanly.
! The Court-What did he de-?
: Wltness-Well sir, he was chewing tc
baco, splitting, and cracking peanuts.
Resuming, Major Ellerton said that h
saw the Lieutenant smack the citizen o
! the cheek. Didn't hear the citizen max
any insulting remark. *. -.
! Captain White saw the parties talking
and aferward saw and heard slap. i.
After hearing the evidence, the Mayo
,, remarked that his was not a Coart wher
: persons wer judged by the code Of homo
!. lie could not decide whether crackln
. peanuts or chewing tobacco, were ungentl
! manly practices. He felt strongly tempted
= however, to send the parties on to t II
! Grand Jury for being engaged ia an aifrt
y in public place. lie would inform bot
! !, soldiers and citizens that words did NJ
y Justify blows, but in consideration Of 9
the circumstances in the case, he w Z u
:, = bind both parties over in the sum Of s9(
:, to keen the peace.
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SHERIFF SALE,

4
= BoYER PRICE District Court;
". Parish Of Rapides,
Nps M II JONES. State Of L0uisia-
g. ELcQN JONES, na-No. 95o.
Her Husband.
DY VIRTUE Of an order Of sale to sell
ID perishable property, and Of 2 nature
expensive to keep, issued from the Hon;
orable the Ninth District Court. in ana
for tile Parish OF Rapides; State OF Loaisiar
ma. and to me- addressed in the above enti1
tied ard numbered suit, have provision
ally seized, and will offer for sale to the
last and highest bidder, on
SATURDAY, the 14th dayof DECEMBER;
1867,
between the hours Of ii A. N. and A F. Nj
at the residence Of DR.. Price, on Second
Street, in the Town of Alexandria, Parish
Of Rapides, State Of Louisiana, the follow
ing property seized as the property OF the
Defendants, to-wit:
A lot Of Parlor and Kitchen Furniture;
Bedding, ETC., etc.
| TERMS Of Salei CAsH-iH United States
| Treasury Notes, subjectto appraisement.
| Al. SYPHER, Sheriff.
| Dec4-tds-- Printers Fee 80 o.
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/
gap One Of the Thirty-ffth Massachu-
sets has just distinguished himself in
Charleston by running off with q grocer's
wife. The fellow is said 70 be good look
ing and Of "a genteel " appearance, and ne
certainly obtained strong hold upon the
light affections Of the white woman, who
packed up all her husbands spare.cash, one
Of his watches and all her own traps to ab'
scond with her dusky lover. She also
pocketed her husbands will, in which she
was made sole legatee, probably with the
silly idea that she could thus secure the
property. When captured the negro Was
spotting the watch, and the woman was as
calm as d May morning. which temper she
preserved ut last accounts.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-12-04

! SAYING OF AN OH POLITICIAN. -Thurlow
Weed, Of the Commercial Advertiser, is
responsible for the following:
The Republican PARrY.-"I was well,
took an overdose Of Tribune, and here ]
am" h {.s
The same veteran politician thus speaks
Of the Conservative victory in New York !:
New York agoes wrong" for two princi-
nal and several incidental reasons. The
two principal reasons are--frst' insisting
on negro supremacy in Southern States
and second. the social crusade against Ter
mans. As these are sufficient to account
for our agoing wrong" it is unnecessary
| to state the minor reasons.
Also add = 4
"Do REvoturtoNisrs Go BACKWARD 2
Had the question ofnegro suffrage beer
submitted to the electors Of New York
Nav Jersey, Ohio and Kansas, in 1865 ano
4 1856. those States would have responded
] afirmatiyely. Ohio, New Jersey and Kan q
i sas have now answered in the negative, mo-
on account of their objections to granting
suffrage to their own colored people, bu
to emphasize their abhorreace Of the at
). tempt to make this mixed government
}, Of black and white. When Sumner warn
ed Senators that they must be prepared t
: welcome negro colleagues, the key not
was sounded.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-12-04

u Carl Schurz was. the only speaker
at the "Army Of Tennessee" banquet
who made a partisan allusion. He
spoke Of Grant as the guardian Of our
liberties against rebellion from below
and usurpation from above.' This was
greeted with mingled applause and his
enc az .E5tf y i 81 a4i sJ1t
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-12-04

THE New YoRK ELEcT1oN.-The New
York Herald states that the New York
State Senate win contain fifteen Republi-
cans, fifteen Democrats and two lndePe,n!-
dent members, one Of whom is a Republl.
can and the other Conservatives that
neither party has majority in that body
on political questions. The; Assembly WI W.
contain Il Democrats ond 81 Repupil
cans-a Democratic majority Of IA.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-12-04

WAsr1NG HIS T1ME.-A writer for the
National Intelligencer argues that the
Summer session and the SESSION about
to commence of Congressare unauthor-
lied, the law under which they were
held and to be held being unconstitu-
tional. This may be truej but we can
not imagine why the fact should be
stated. Has not the leader of Con-
gress publicly declared that that body
acts outside Of the Constitution 7 Do
not all Of us know that che reeonstruc-
ton acts palpable infractions to the
Constitution Is there any lawyer in
the land that does not know that the
legislation Of this Congress, as d whole
tends to subvert the Government, des-
troy the Constitution, and bring ruin
upon the country Surely it lis small!
matter to violate the Constitution: and
we had supposed that it was time te
that antiquated document ais means
| Of influencing the Radicals:
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-12-04

nfA. A Detroit wife suspectipg her hus.
band Of practices Of which a good husband
should never be guilty, went away for q
months visit; returned in two weeks
found a "sick gentleman" friend in the
house, who wasn't a gentleman, and got
s25 900 and q quiet divorce for not making
a public demonstration Of the occasion.
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nss II, season ofpreat drouth q schoe

pa9 III a season ofgreat drouth school
master; at the head ofhis pupils, marched
out Of q town in procession to pray for
rain, rhen a humorous fellow asked where
they we're going. The tutor told him, and
said she doubted not but Heaven would
listen to the prayers Of innocent children
any friend said the huniorist, III that
were the case fear there would be nc
schoolmasters left, =
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-12-04

SHOCKING TRAGEDY IN CLEvELAND.-A
Young girl Murdered by photographer,
who commits Suicide.-A special dispatch
of the 10th, from Cincinnati, to the Missou-
ri Democrat, says: ~. Fl. Gregory, a photo
graper doing business in rooms west Mon
nmental Park, in Cleveland; did not re-
turn to bis residence last night. and this
morning his wife sent little daughter to
the gallery. The door was locked ano
the child having key opened it and found
her father lying dead with his throat cut
An alarm was given. and the police, on ex
animation of the interior rooms, found the
dead body of Isabella Ray, q girl nineteer
years old, who had been employed TO
| some months in the gallery, An examina
| ton satisfied the coroners's jury that Gre
CORY ravished the girl, and then murdere'
her, and to escape punishment committee
suicide. 4g;sl..
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-12-04

MA. An old gentleman in Arkansas re.
Gently presented himself for registration
with his two sons, hnd the elder ofthe lat
ter was asked by the clerk 1.-THE could write.
a No, Sit, "chimed in the old man; 4 isni
happy to say my SONS cannot read or write.
When / was boy my parents sent me to
school and after lgot little start IN the
world / indorsed 4 note for a man, and 1t
cost Mo oil my property. I then made up
my mind that no child Of mine should learn
to write.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-12-04

GRANT GIVES WADE AS GOOD AS HE
sESr.-The other day, during a lull in a
session of the Cabinet, the Postmaster
General twitted General Grant with Ben
Wade's complaint Of his reticence-that be
could get him to talk of nothing but hor-
SEES. The General replied to Randall that
he usually talked OF matters that he under.
stood, adding: And know more about
horses than Wade does about politics, fol
he has shown himself in that way to be the
d-dest fool in America. Baltimore Ga
Zette.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-12-04

sg The oldest!c odple in Ohio are Mr.
and Mrs. BOYD, at Ironton. He is LILO
and she is 1O7. They get mad at each
other every little while, and threaten to OBJ
tain divorces. Tile other day the dame re-
fused to sew OH d shirt button for her
spouse, when He Indignantly inquired 1t
he had got to liveso all his life !"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-12-04

WADE HANProN's FAMILY PLATE
Since the arrest Of Robert McLain, at
Knoxville, Tenn, on suspicion Of having
stolen the plate and jewelry Of Gen. Hamp-
toms the house Of his brother, Alpheus
McLain, near Yorkville, $. G., has been
searched, and nearly all the remainder OF
the old family plate has been recovered.
Robert McLain was member ofthe 18th
Is. G. Regiment, was q skulker while in
service, and deserted in the face Of the en-
envy, near Vicksburg, in 1863.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-12-04
i Ohio

The Ohio election, though month old
some results which have yet
hardly been realized IN the East. In the
FIRST place, the Democratic majority on the
negro suffrage question is over $4,000 and
Int for the manner in which the Republic
can ballot was framed by the Legislature
inserting the principle in tho midst OF the
candidates, instead Of q separate balioE-it
would have been near 100000; The Re
publicans inserted the word white " in the
ballot in type so small, that none but o
careful voter could scrutinize it, and then
passed II upon the voter as ballot con-
tanning simply the names ofthe candidates.
In the second place, owing to q more
thorough canvass before the people than
ever before, the Democratic votes was in.
creased thirty thousand over the vote OF
1866. and ten thousand more than it ever
was. Men like Thurman and Pendleton,
who ID character, ability and true patriot
ism. are irst.class men, were upon the
stumn from August to October. The Pres
idential vote was also considerably smaller
than the vote Of Of 1867, showing how
thoroughly The State was eantassed. The
Democrats gain thirty,six thousand on the
vote Of 1860, and in every township Of the
State there was Democratic gain, also
proving how thoroughly the people were
aroused to the issues before the country.
The currency question was thoroughly
discussed, and the injustice Of the escape
Of Government bonds from all taxation sci
forth, though many ofthem were purchased
at about forty cents on the dollar OF golt
value. The West will not stand this, ant
will insist ut least that the law shall b
amended in regard to all new issues, an,
that there shall be but enc currency for tn
people, and that q greenback currency, Unit
| the general resumption Of specie ayqents
Even the National banks are regarded q
an oppression, inasmuch as $500, 900 600
!, money in circulation has for It's basis FED
eral bonds, upon which tax in gold is in
posed, which the people have to pay, an
which could better be supplied by the Fer
eral Treasury. Congress may not be dl'
posed to change the present system, br
members, and at least one Radical irol
Ohio, already threaten to bring in bill
& change Tie currency from the Nation
bank I'd Federal notes. IN. =. Eyenir
/ Express.
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nea. The Town of Winchester, in Litch-
field county, Connecticut, puts the pauper
whites of the town up at auction, once a
wear, to the man who will feed and keep
them at the lowest price and theway they
are akept," it is said, would breed revolu.
ton on Southern plantation in twenty
four hours
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-12-04

nSg The returns from all the counties in
Wisconsin give Fairchild, the Republican
candidate for Governor, 4,744 majority
over Tallmadge, Democrat. In the cleo.
ton last year the Republicans claimed
Wisconsin by 23,9O7 majority, q loss Of
1853 in single year.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-12-04
Grant.
From the New York EXPRESS.

From the New York Express.
The break in the Republican ranks on
Grant, is, for the moment, the most instruc-
tive, as well as the most amusing, phase Of
current politics.
The Tribune (anti -Grant) has a peculiar
way Of giving the General a side-thrust
thus, for example:
"wHEN wEHAvE GRANT WHAT HAVE We?
The President says he has been trying to
have the Southern States come buck to the
Union. This is the continuance he calls
his "policy." Now his organ urges the
Southern people not to hold Conventions
Who stands in the way OF Reconstruc
tion?"
The following too, means good deal
and it does not require much penetration
to "see the point"
'The New York Times gives, through
Its Washington correspondence, the follow
ing lovetap to Col. Forney and his tw'
| papers, both daily:
'srhe hosting of the Grant flag since tn
election by certain extreme Radical journal
and politicians, is regarded here as sigma
Of distress, and there is a feeling again'
taking them on board, unlesS they ariA g'c
guarantees Wfutu,'e good behavior.
How much is the guaranty" required
a Radical who displays @signal Of dir
tress," and solicits the privilege Of runnin
with the Conservative machine? We OIL
not in this category; but, if any frien
should be, we wish to be able to give hi
the requisite information" 3
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nm, nsa;.a,, of,ronno,aoo mono

neA- The Radicals Of Tennessee propose
building o mansion for Brownlow. The
Louisville Journal says: "His father, the
Devil, has one ready for him-well protect.
ed against cold" and the Journal might
have added. against the ghost ofrebeis, too
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-12-04

The LAST RosE.AOnly one negro has
been elected to the Massachusetts, Leg
islature this year. Last year there
were two members. SO Niger has suf-
fered reaction In the Old Bay State and
de clined fifty per cent.