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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-27
PIE MILITARY BILL.

The bill providing for the destruc'
ton of the governments Of: the South.
ern States has passed both houses o.
Congress. The House of Representa-,
tives passed what is knewn as este
vens' Bill" by vote of 100 to S., one
vote short of a majority Of two-thirds
The provisions of this bill are as fol.
lows.
The Southern States are divided into
FIVE military districts, of which Louis
lana and Texas together constitute the
fifth. Each Of these districts is to be
put under the command of an officer in
the regular army of rank not below
that of a Brigadier General. Instead
of investing the assignment OF these
officers in the President, as the COM
mander in chief of the army and navy,
it is invested in GeneIal Grant.
These military commanders are en-
trusted with almost unlimited powers.
They may, if they see fit, authorize
civil tribunals to sit in tho trial OF
cases, but they have the right to try by
military commissions, which have been
decided by the Supreme Court to be
beyond tile power Of Congress to Or
ganise for the trial of civilians. The
writ Of habeas corpus is to be suspend
ed ir all cases unless approved by the
District Commander.
! 1t will be observed that there is no
pro vision in this bill for the final adj
mission of the States into the Union.-
For all that we know to the contrary it
is the intention of the House Of Repre-
sentatives to keep them under military
subsection forever. But when the bill
went to the Senate an amendment was
offered by Mr.. Sherman and adopted
striking out the clause transferring the
appointing power from the President,
and providing process by which the
States may be reconstructed within
their former territorial limits and en-
dowed with a capacity to be admitted
into the Union at the will of Congress.
This amendment provides for the adop-
ton of the Constitutional Amendment
and the final admission of the States
into the Union with Constitutions per-
uniting negro suffrage. We cannot see
that it is much better for us than Ste
vens original bill.
The bill as amended passed the Sen
ate by vote Of % to 10, but when it
reached the House it was not concurred
in at first, and there were some hopes
Of irreconcilable differences of opinion
which might eventually kill the bill
altogether. just before going to press,
however, we learn that the amended
bill, perhaps still further amended in
immaterial respects, has passed both
houses of Congress. 1t is also said that
the President will not avail himself of
his ten days, but will veto it at once
and let final action be taken on it this
session. We have no means of ascer-
tanning the particular motives by which
The President and the friends of the
South are now controlled. We can
'nly see gloom and darkness before us,
without any visible prospect of being
from our lamentable condi-
ion.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-27
A CLIYGHER.--We seldom find in q re-

A CLlNcHER.--We seldom find in re
lisious controversy anything more spicy
than the following:
Once upon time; says tie narrator
Lyman Beecher and Hesea Ballou met TO
compare Calvinism and Uniyersalism, Both
were Bible men, and each came we'll armed
with textaal missiles. After several apos-
tolic blows from each, shFewdly parried by
the other, DR.. Beecher opened to the ninth
Psalm and read: 1.-THE wicked shall be
turnefinto he'll, and all the nations that
forget God" There, sir, the wicked are
IN hell get them out if you can p
Hosea Ballou, calm as summer morn.
ing, pointing to the twentieth chapter of
Johns Revelation read death and he'll
delivered up the dead which were 10 them"
There, SAID Father Ballou, ''they are out,
set them IN again if you CAMP
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-27

DR.. HAYES ADVENTURE WITH 4 WHITE
BEAR.-The following amusing story is
told by DR.. Hayes, in his work on asThe
open Polar Sea-" aud gives us q somewhat
different idea OF Polar bears from that
which we have been accustomed to hear
from travellers Strolling one day along the
shore, ! was observing with much interest
the effect Of the recent spring tides upon
the ice foot, when, rounding a point d
land, suddenly found myself confronted
in the faint moonlight by an enormous
bear. He had just sprung down from the
land-ice, and was meeting me at fall trot
We caught sight Of each other Of the same
instant. Being without q rife or Other
means of defence, I wheeled suddenly to.
ward the ship, With, / fancy, much the same
reflections about discreation and valor as
those which crossed the mind Of old Jack
Falstaff when the Douglas set upon him
but finding, after few lengthy, strides,
was not gobbled up, looked back over my
shoulder, when, as much to my surprise and
qualification, / saw the bear tearing away
toward the open water with a CELEBRITY
which left no doubt as to the state Of bis
mind. ! suppose it would be difficult to
determine which was the most frightened
the bear or myself"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-27

ANCIENT CoFF1Ns OpENEp.-The trus.
tees Of the old Stone Burial Ground in
Branston, r. l., on the Pontiac Road, o few
miles southwest Of ElmwOOd, have recent.
~ removed the remains of three of their
ancestors to that place: Jacob Stone, his
tlrst wife, Hannah Barnes, and his second
wife, Abigail Foster. The bones were Ii
an entire state of preservation. The man
had been buried 107 years, the first wife
l54 years, and the second wife JOG years.
Hannah Barnes. buried 1712, was little
girl at tho deeease Of Roger Williams, and
died when between thirty and forty years
OF age, and yet the skeleton was as sound
and perfect dis if cleansed and kept ina
case; the hair also braided, wound up in 8
coil, was as sound and perfect as on the
day on which she laid down to sleep, Il.
though one hundred and fifty years Of
summer and winter have passed away, va.
RED by Indian warfare, French conquest,
colonial struggle, revolution, independence,
growth from, less than two to thirty mil.
lions, q rebellion crushed, and the Goddess
of Liberty enthroned throughout the land,
since that hair was braided and coiled in
sorrowing Kindness on the head where
most OF it still rests. Her descendants are
and have been more than two Thousand;
more than have that number are now liy.
ing. These bodies were buried from Eve
and'a half to six feet deep, on a small ridge
OF land near branch of the Pochasset
river, the bottom of the grave some seven
or eight feet above the level Of the branch,
in blush sandy clay.-[ Providence Jour
nal.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-27

~ We were mistaken, in our las
number, in stating that the B.. L. Hodge
No. 2, brought no mail. She had one
on board, but found no one here to re-
reipt for it, so she packed it up tc
Shreveport and back. On her return
with it on Friday she met with better
luck. So the mail we should have re-
eeived early Monday morning, we got
on Friday morning. Bully! no one
hurt and no one to blame! 49,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-27

" j. Randall Terry, "a tarnation
loyal" chap of the 1864 den of thieves,
jayhawkers and deserters, has sued the
Editor of the New Orleans Times for
libel and claims he has been damaged
TO the tune of $4,000! Modest 10y
altyf
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-27

Gag We are requested TO call the atten-
fion Of the subscribers for tile purchase OF
instruments for the Brass Band, that the
respective amounts must be OF once paid
10 j. JUulden or L. Chantz.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-27

w Wame obliged to the etficers of
the Annie Wagley, Elnora, National,
Texas, Like Oak, Alabama, St. Mich
olas and Lady Grace for papers.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-27

4 m- We are thankful to our Represen-
tative, Hon. w. L. Sanford, and Senator
scrusgs, Of Natchltoches, for Legislative
Reports,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-27
/" Just Hover in the Hafrica. "

Two newly-imported Englishmen
Just off the steamer, str0lled into th,
restaurant attached to the Trem, N
House, Boston, last fall, and, after :
wondering stare at the long row Of in.
dividuals, each busily and silently en-.
gagged in boiling their allowance o.
food in the shortest possible time
climbed up on two stools and hesita'
tingly ordered:
A chop and some ale."
While the agile William was ordering
their meal, the attention of one of the
Bulls was attracted to a dish unknowt
to him, but of which his ncighbors
were partaking with great gusto
Carefully waiting until the man next
to him grunted +" Mother ear Of corn,
he nudged his brother Bull with:
"'Enry, there's an Hamerican wegi-
table that we don't ave at 'ome. Let's
ave some," and accordingly ordered;
"Haw! waiter, hear o'corn."
The corn "a dish unknown in Eng
land) was brought in smoking hot.
Bull passed it to his countryman, who,
observing the manner of his neighbors,
sliced it down with hisknife, and tasted
it with an approving wink.
"Good 2" asked Bull No 1.
"Wery,n said No. 2, adding, with
true British economy: "there is no use
in bordering another; 'ere's enough for
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-27
Speaking of the Southern struggle for
Independence, the New York World some
time 400 said

| Speaking of the Southern struggle for
Independence, the New York World some
time ago said:
"A more resolute putting forth Of moral
and physical energy has never been wit
messed. The Greek contemporaries Of
Miltiades, the Roman contemporaries If
Scipio, the English Contemporaries Of
Cromwell, did not exhibit higher intrepid.
ty or more heroic ardor. We of the
North Gseredit our own vaior when We
dispafage Or belittle that of the South.
Our endless nlusterrolls, our colossal debt,
our summoning the negroes to our aid, are
. satire upon our manhood. unless the
enemy who SO long withstood us-an
enemy 80 inferior in numbers and eyery.
military resource was endowed with great
qualities. To deny them the credit of their
manly virtues, Oh the ground that they
were shareholders, would reverse all the
Judgments of history. The men who
fought at Marathon and Thermopyle were
shareholders < the gen who did not despair
Under the defeat at Canine were slavehold.
ers the BarOns who extorted magma charta
from King John were shareholders. IT'S
not because the Southern people were
shareholders, but because they did not
succeed, that they will not occupy bright
page in history. But whatever may have
been their merits or dement's, it is natural
that, coming out Of a struggle SO strenuous,
with baffied hopes and rained fortunes,
they should desire repose.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-27

nAr The House Of Representatives
have, by a vote IS to l6, passed the
Convention Bill over the veto OF the gov
eravr.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-27

y Good, fresh Cotton Seed can be
purchased of Biossat & French. See
their advertisements.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-27

q Weather pleasant aad warm
river rising q little. XIV
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-27

70 The GLORIOUS 22d" passed off
without the least demonstration.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-27

Bag We are thankful to I'll. Peralta,
State Auditor, for copy of his annual
Report.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-27

DC. F. Lewis has resumed the
practice of his profession. See his card.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-27
r. The Bart. Able reports the river
above rising very fast.

D The Regular Packet st. Nicholas
goes down, as usual, this afternoon at
IS o'clock.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-27
n@- The National Intelligencer thus
writes about the passage Of one Of the Rad

nA- The National IntelIigencer thus
writes about the passage Of one Of the Rad
ical follies
The blacklist record ever made by an as.
sembly of the representatives of free PEG.
pie stained yesterday the proceedings Of the
House Of Representatives. Never, in the
most tyrannous hour Of the Long Parlia-
ment misrule never, amid the utmost
subseryience to the royal 1nandatesof an
English king; never, in the most blood
thirsty epoch of q French convention, did
the representatives of the people stamp
themselves with greater ignominy. The
bill, which passed by vote OF 100 to IS,
hands one-third Of the people Of this coun-
ny over to military government. For the
rule of law, it substitutes the will of an
officer. For the tribunal of Judge, it
furnishes adlunhead court-martial or mill
tary commission. For the process of a
court and the peaceful visit Of sheriff, it
proffers the order ola petty satrap and the
presence of a squad of bayonets. Itignores
the Chief Magistrate of the United States,
It invests General with absolute power
over one-third ofhis countrymen. Iterects
subordinate dictators, armed with unbridled
power, from the Potomac to the Rio
Grande. Throughout this broad domain,
comprising the fairest and most fertile Sec
ton Of the Republic, no man is to have a
secure title to his property no mans house
is free from search no mans 'chattels
exempt from seizure /; no mans liberty unex-
posed to assault ; no mans life safe from
peril. An army officer, soldier, exalted
above the law, may ruthlessly invade a
citizens home and drag him from the bosom
Of his family. Such bill makes mockery
of free institutions. It despites all the
great safeguards Of popular liberty. 1t
tramples on the freedom of the press. It
annihilates the right Of free assemblage. It
silences clips Of free speech. It infringes
the right of the people to bear arms. It
wipes out the guaranty Of grand jury
presentments. It abelishes the exemption
of freedom from seizure and from search.
It abrogates the right Of trial by ajury Of
ones peer in the vicinage of the commits
sion Of the alleged offence It tramples
upon the prerogative Of the President, it
makes war upon the Constitution, it rebels
against the authority ofthe Supreme Court.
It invades the sacred constitutional rights
Of the citizen. 1t is treason enyofoped in
the forms of law. It is rebellion wearing
the garb Of legitimate power. tits us,T,
patton assuming the sanctity Of eonstitu-
tional enactment.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-27

M We call particular attention to the
notice of'Sherbnrne and Daigre, who ad
vertise the Silk Lace Cotton 81
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1867-11-27

The REAsoN.-"Little to do aad nothing
gets dOne," is saying rs applicable to editors
as others The tax list left little for eur editor
10 do, and he did it. He took another " trip
20 Boise City," and neither him nor the mail
came in time to furnish anything new or inter-
esting for this issue. It is no part of our bu-
ainess to originate articles or hunt up items
for the paper. Had we time, we would not
care te do SO occasionally Several items of
local interest have occurred, of which we are
but imperfectly informed. Burglars attempted
to rob the fre-proof cellars Of Bernstiel, on
Montgomery street, and Hafendorfer Brothers,
near by the same, on Monday night, by digging
through the walls, but failed ia both instances.
The weather has been of a changing kind
30. Bowers style-sunshine, rain and snow. A
clear sunset was afforded US last evening, and
. very cool night followed. Much amusement
has been afforded by the cockfghts gotten up
by John Cody and Ben. Northington, in the
basement Of Cody's building, where they have
fitted up splendid cockpit. A big fight will
come off on tomorrow evening, when all who
wish to see the fun or hazard their greenbacks
are invited to attend
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1867-11-27

THE LATE ELECTIoNs.-Amongt the start
ling results of the late State elections, we
observe the following: In Boston the vote for
Governor stood--Adams, Democrat, SITS /;
Bullock; Radical, 1884 Democratic ma
jority of l,483. Last year Bullock's plurality
in the city was 1898. Two Democrats were
elected Councillors in the Boston districts.
Charlestown, Roxbury and Newburyport,
each gave handsome Democratic majorities.
Springfield gave Bullock only t,Oo majority. In
Detroit, Michigan, Democrat was chosen
Mayor by about 400 majority Sangamon
county, Illinois, went Democratic by 1000,
and Springfield, the home of Lincoln, gave the
Democratic ticket an average majority of 425.
Only one county in New Jersey gave Radical
majority. Last year the Dads carried the
State. The Radical majority in Chicago last
year was 9,645 This year they got only
4,O03 majority. Last year the Radicals had in
the Pennsylvania Legislature 81 Senators and
SO Representatives the Democrats, IL Sena-
tors and 38 Representatives. This year that
body stands Senate, Radical, 10; Democrats,
IA; House, Radicals, 81 Democrats, As.
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1867-11-27

INAUGURATION BALr..--The Democrats of
California are making preparations for mag
nifcent Inauguration Ball. to be given at Sac,
rameatOOn the occasion Of the inauguration
Of GOV. Haight next month.
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1867-11-27
CONSTABLE SALE.
DY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION

| ID issued out of the Justice sICourt Of Jonas W.
Brown an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the
county of Boise, upon judgment rendered before
R. B. Smelling. Esq. in said court, wherein 7. s.
Harris is plaintiff and E. j. Butler is defendant for
the sum of Sxty-one Dollars, judgment, and $50 80
100 costs of suit duly tested the 9th day of April
A. d. 1867 and affirmed in the District Court I'd Ju
dicia District Of Idaho Territory Nov 18TH 1867,
have seized and taken in execution the following de-
scribed property to-wit: The undivided two-thirds
interest of E. j. Butler, Of in and to that certain
tract of Mining Ground, situate north of Buena Vista
Bar in the county of Boise and Territory of Idaho
described follows to-wit Three mining claims of
two hundred feet each, which were located by s. j.
Henderson and James Lewis, situate in gulch
known Henderson's Gulch. bounded on the east
by claims known Eaton & Co., on the west by
claims known the Hydraulic CLAIMS and on the
south by claims known More & Co. IS claims: Pub
lie notice is hereby given that on the
10th Day OF December, A. ID. 1867,
at O'Clock P. NJ will sell in front of the court of
Jonas w Brown Esq. in Idaho City, at public aution,
for cash. the above described property to the highest
bidder, to satisfy said execution and all accruing
costs. JOHN WILSON, Constable.
Dated Idaho City, Nov. 26, 1S67n59w3
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1867-11-27
TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS
IN THE NAME OF THE PEOPL1


Il of the United States in the Territory of Idaho=
You are hereby notified that there is now on file in
the Office of the Clerk of the District Court of the
Second Judicial District of said Territory in Idaho
City, county of Boise the complaint of w. J. Triton,
plaintiff demanding judgment against you for the
sum of Two Hundred and Forty 75-100 Dollars in
merchantable gold dust at current rates. with inter-
est thereon at three per cent per month from Sept
16, 1857 [being amount due upon your two several
promissory notes made, executed and delivered to
this plaintf and for of suit and that unless
you appear and to said complaint within ten
days after the service hereof if served within Boise
county and within twenty days served out of said
county, but within said Judicial District and within
forty days if served out of said District exclusive of
the day of servce) judgment will be taken against
you by default for the of $240 u.s. with interest
as aforesaid, and costs Of suit.
In testimony whereof l. W. B. Smith, Clerk of said
- District Court, have hereunto set my hand
N g land affixed the seal of said Court at Idaho
k%City, this 18th day of November, A. D. 1867.
W. b. SMITH,
Nov 16, 1867-n56w6. Clerk of District court
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1867-11-27

NICE AgRANGEMENT-Befo the election
of Sept. 4th in San Francisco, hackman
named TraVers was sentenced to prison for
some offence. The Deputy Sheriff (Radical),
however, saw fit to release Travers on election
day 'to work at the POLLS" and he was not
again mOlested until q few days ago. when, on
ascertaining the fact that the prisoner was at
large, the District Judge ordered him to prison
to serve out his full term, .Travers helped the
Radical ticket -.
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1867-11-27

SHOWING UP THE SHOwMAN.-It will be
remem bered that in the last Connecticut State
election, Barnum, the great Snowman, was de-
feated for seat in Congress by w. Fl. Bar
mum, large iron manufacturer. The show
man is Radical; the iron man Democrat.
After his defeat, the Snowman declared he was
beaten by the purchase of votes and other
frauds, and an investigation was accordingly
ordered A late Connecticut paper says of it:
The Barnum Investigating Committee, after
sitting three days at Falls Village, has again
adjourned to future day, not yet decided
upon. The evidence thus far, while it shows
plainly that money was lavishly spent by both
sides. does not establish directly the charge of
buying votes made against w. Ell. Barnum,
while on the other hand it has been sworn to,
by a number of witnesses, that P. r. Barnum's
agents openly bought or attempted to bny votes.
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1867-11-27

While all the census reports
and other authorities on the subject plainly
show that the colored population of the ten
Southern States has greatly decreased since
1860, the Radical registration lists and late
reconstructed election returns in those dis
cover that the number of male blacks of and
above twenty-one years of age has wonderfully
increased. Of course the Radical Registrars
have not erred in the count. Oh, no.
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Nelu ADVERTISEMENTS.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
DY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION

D issued out of the District court in and for the
county of Boise, upon Judgment rendered in said
court wherein T. s. Harris is plaintiff, and 81. Zpf
is defendant for the sum of One Hundred and Sixty
eight Dollars, Judgment and costs of suit, duly
tested the 96th day of November, A. d. 1867, have
property, to-wit: That certain piece or parcel of
real estate situated on Main street, in Idaho City,
Boise county, t. fronting twelve feet more or less
the west side of said street. and extending back
of even width eighty (8O) feet more lessl and
bounded on the south by the store of Hickman &
Dickinson on the north by the store of j. G. Bryant
tice is hereby given that on the
18th Day Of December, A. ID. 1867,
at 10 O'Clock NJ I will SELL in front of the Court
House door in Idaho City, at public auction for cash,
the above described property to the highest bidder,
to satisfy said execution and all accruing cots.
J. /. CRUTCHER, Sheriff.
Dated Idaho City, Nov g. 1S67-n59w3
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FORMAL PossEssIoN.-The ceremony Of
the formal delivery of Russian America, by
Russia to the United States, took place at New
Archangel, Alaska, Oct 18th. Capt. Peter
chaurof gave, and Major General Rosseau re-
ceived; the land of ice, walrusses and unculti-
waited rocks. Valuable property.