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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-03-14

TAKE NO MORE UNPLEASANT AND
UNSAFE REMEDIES for unpleasant and
dangerous diseases. Use HELMBoLD's Ex-
TRACT BUcHU AND IMPROVED ROSE WASH
Feb. %, 1866.
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w anted.

A GOOD HORSE AND BUGGY. SUIT
be well broken and kind in every respect
Apply at this Office.
SiroudsbuFg. March IA, 1867.
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AGENTS FOR THE AMERICAN WATCH CoaPANl
ES2 RssOAD svAY, Y.

HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU
gives health and vigor TO the frame and
Gloom TO the plIid cheek. Debility is &C
by many alarming symptoms, and
# no treatment is submitted to- consumption
insanity or epilcp,ic fits ensue.
F.h % 1867
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HELNBOLD'S FLUID EXTRACT BU-
CHU is pleasant in taste and odor, free
from all injurious properties, and immediate
in is acton. Feb. 25, '67.
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Che 1effrrsoniam,

THURSDAY, MARCH "A, 1897.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-06-05

The RELEASE OF JEFFERSON DAVIS
1t SO happens that Mr.. Davis was re.
leased on the 18th Of May, the two hun
dred and sixtieth anniversary Of the
first settlement Of the United States, at
jamestown, Va, whichoccurred on the
14th Of May, 1907. Upon this curious
and remarkable coincidence the Mobile
Register well remarks.
"The seminal principle Of State
rights was planted on American soil
with the settlement at Jamestown. on
the l4th day Of May, 1907. We speak
advisedly and considerably in saving
the seminal principle Of State riqtts. for
the Virginians, even In their colonial
condition, were always advocates Of
colonial rights. They maintained them
from the beginning on every fit occa.
sion, and especially in opposition to
the usurpations Of Cromwell and the
Puritan Parliament. How strenuously
they maintained them, from the time
of the Declaration Of Independence to
the close Of the late war, needs not to
be told.
"Mr. Davis only crime consisted in
his maintenance Of this principle, SO
long held sacred by States. His
release from Imprisonment has taken
place on the anniversary of that event,
which may well be regarded as it's orr
gin. The coincidence is at least re-
markable."
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-06-05

% The rains have been incessant
during the whole of last week, and the
damage to the cotton has been terrible,
Our worst fears concerning it have
been more than realized. We have
seen and conversed with planters from
all sections of the Parish, and tits truly
lamentable, in our present fix, to hear
them talk of the great damage to their
crops from these late heavy and con-
tipued rains. The prospect, at present,
is truly gloomy for anything like a half
OF cotton crop. Grass, nothing but
grass can be seen in the fields and that
has had an undisturbed week to in.
crease and grow. Corn has suffered
somewhat, but the damage to it is
slight in comparison Of that sustained
by the cotton. The week opened with
fair, warm weather and every where
hard work is being done to repair in
part the damage.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-06-05

70 We are panied to learn that Mrs
Mary E. Bryan, the accomplished co
editor Of the Natchitoches Times. ha,
recently met with a severe affliction il
the loss of an infant son. This he.
1eaVement, together with other en-.
gagements, have, we regret to learn
caused her retirement from the Edito.
rial department of the paper which he,
brilliant talents have adorned for some
time past. Mrs. Bryan expects to leave
Natchltoches for some other locality,
but does not tell us whether her genius
and her learning are to be withdrawn
permanently from the field of literature
but, wherever she may go, the sympa-
thles- and kindest wishes of manv
friends and admirers in Louisiana will
ever attend her.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-06-05

u The New York Tribune makes
the following decided hit upon certain
class Of Radical malignants, who are
traducing Mr.. GREELEY for becoming
bondsman for Mr.. DAVIS. Itsays:
"The Richmond editors, judging by
the reports they give Of the recent ban
quet in the Exchange Hotel, in that
city, to the gentlemen representing diff
ferent newspapers at the trial of Mr..
Davis, were surprised at the sentiments
eyinced by some of the Northern Jour
nalists present. The scenes of the ban
quet were closed by drinking a toast to
the health Of Mr.. Jefferson Davis, as a
soldier and man, proposed by Mr.. Jo-
seph Mcfarland, editor ofthe Washing
ton Chronicle, and by the company
singing 'Auld Lang Syne.'"
This Mr.. MCFARLAND manages For
NEY's paper in his absence, and wrote
a most scurrilous dispatch from Rich
mond, denouncing all the proceedings
that terminated in Mr.. DAVIS release.
That was for the public but privately
he proposes a toast in his honor. 1t is
thus that bad passions and malignant
prejudices are pandered to by those
who have really no sympathy with
them at heart, the pandering being for
base and selfish purposes.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-06-05

I'd Mat. Wells, by sufferance Gov.
ernor ofpart of the Fifth Military Dis.
trlct, recently appointed one of the
STILES, either Bob or Bill, Register o,
Conveyances of the City of New Or.
leans, but some how or other the an.
polntment was pocketed or not approy.
ed by higher authority, so the Stille
family had to take q back seat. The
office is good and rich one, 50 nothing
andaunted, Mat has very modestly
conferred the appointment on one Of
his sons, by name Levi! As vet the
appointment bangs fire, and higher au-
shorty may knock the whole concern
into a cooked hat, and then-who
eares2
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-06-05

" It should be constantly borne il
mind that the opinion of the Attorne,
General was not intended for the gui
dance of the registers but for the bene
tit OF the citizen. It was intended as
guide to enable him to satisfy himsel1
whether he could conscientiously take
the oath, and when he shall have made
up his mind that he can no one has a
right to exclude him from registry
The Attorney General is the law Office,
OF the government, and his opinion on
a law point should carry with 1T the
greatest possible respect, not to say
authority. If, therefore, q citizen
should make up his mind, from that
opinion, that he has right to register,
he would be perfectly justifable in Of
iering himself, even though his own
opinion might be different and more
correct. Let every one, therefore, who
has not registered, and who is not ex-
eluded, il the opinion of Mr.. Stanberry,
come forward and register his name.
The arbitrary conduct of the registry
Board, which has heretofore kept so
many away, will, we are assured, be
changed for the better, as soon as the
proper instructions shall have been
promulgated.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-06-05
The Southern Heart Touched
What Horace Greedy Saws i
Richmond, "

"A CORRESPONDENT of tha p.m
wr;+os ). fo,,ou a.. ~, 'nore Sun
- : '0'O" "o" nlcnmond p that
papsr
The general good effect produced i, !,
release Of Mr.. Davis has been heirkigsas.ass
by the speeches made at the African cbn..I
by Mr.. Greeley and Mr.. Smith, Ns; tlsa
OF these gentlemen disguised their positi i,
upon any OF the great questions Of fhe A..
On the contrary, they announced A..
distinctly manfully, but at the aame TO-.
the spirit Of kindness which promn r.I's
their remarks was SO manifest, their H..
ing was 30 digniAed and conciliatorx ths;.
advice8to all classes of the coinmunitv 'ss'l
so wise and practical, that thew carried ~
audience) white and black) with tkeM 81 t.
storm. When Gerrt Smith, in bis .snessS
asked the blacks "why could tEey not llc,s
the whites" ane the blacks shouted afms.ss
to man, 1--WE do love them"-s renI,
which drew out applause from the vhitsss
which applause was responded to by H.
blacks we believe that the real feeline ~
the majority Of the two races towards sse /,
other was faithfully exhibited. Isav tS;.
with full knowledge Of the laype nnrhs.
Of blacks who were present at the lats
riots-of the numerous secret orpani,a H.
tons OF colored men in this city, and NJ
the drillings of some Of their numbers n
this neighborhood. That there are plenty
Of evil disposed men among them, and thai
a good many have BECOME dementad with s;Is
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-06-05
Sensible Speech Of a Colored Man.

To the Editor of the N. o. Crescent
Alta meeting of the Second Ward Re.
construction Club, held at the depot Of the
Jackson railroad, Friday evening, 24th
inst, an incident occurred Of too interest,
lug character to pass recorded.
After the ordinary business Of the club
had been transacted, followed by an admi-
rable address from Thos. Murray, ESQ an
old colored resident Of the city, Isaac
Cummings by name, was called upon. the
stand, and by the unanimous request Of
the club, gave his views upon the present
state of affairs, and the part which he
thought, his colored brethren should take
in the coming political contest. He began
by stating that he was a man without any
pretentions to learning; that he was no
politician, but was one who always attend.
ed to his own business, and had made his
living by honest industry; but since polit-
ical rights had been thrust upon his race,
he, after world Of difficulties, had become
o registered voter. He most amusingly
narrated the distinctions which he had to
encounter in eHecting his registration, las
it appeared that his views were generally
known) among which was the necessity Of
getting out papers of naturalization al
though as q constant resident Of the city
for the last forty years, be thought that he
was quite as well entitled to be registered
without them, as many others whom he OBJ
served to have no difficulty in the matter.
BE said that he had always lived among
Southern men, had done business with
them, had endeavored to act fairly towards
them, had invariably been treated with
kindness, and had never been defrauded of
bis just rights by them; and were he now
to desert, and take part against these, the
tried friends Of his lifetime, for mere
strangers, whose motives and intentions
were, to say the least, questionable, he
would, indeed, be black hearted and UNI
grateful wretch. |
And further more, what was true of
himself, he felt was true of his race. They
had right to expect more kindness and |
Justice from their old friends than from
strange adventures, who seemed to him to |
have no further use for the negro, but
either to squeeze money out Of him, or to
ret his vote for the ultimate purpose Of
gathering their own nests with the spoils
II Office.
Many other excellent observations were
made by this worthy and sensible man,
n regard to which it is to Be regretted
hat no gentleman connected with the press
vas present to report.
BY publishing the foregoing some good
nay be effected, even if it has no influence
n awakening the colored people to q true
ense of their own interests and the
that their well-being is indis.
olubly connected with that Of their white
It may show the world
hat the people Of Louisiana have, in good
nth accepted the situation" and are
and at all sacri6es, engaged in ,
ringing order out Of chaos, by the recon
truction Of their State.
A MEMBER OF THE SECOND WARD CLUB.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-06-05
The Heart Of Wirz

A lady correspondent Of the Phila-
delphia Press, writing the details Of Q
walk through the old capitol prison in
company with young man, says.
HE kindly offered to take as over
the place and point out everything
worthy Of notice. So we hastily made
the rounds Of the old building again.
and when We had finished he INQUIRED
if we would not like to see the heart Of
Wirz, as a glass in one Of the rooms
contained IT. Had we mot already
dined upon horrorsi and was not
this a fitting descrtf We hesitated.
The urchins put in q plea. They had
been very kind. We answered. the
boys wish to see it, So we entered q
room in which the light was already
beginning to struggle with the dark
ness. A solitary jar upon the window
sill was everything the room contain
"The boys wished to see the heart
of WIRzp-What a commentary on
the humanizing influences of Christian
ity and the progress Of Civilization.
Young tigers also, like to lap blood.
"The boys want to see a human heart,n
preserved in spirits, land must be in
dulged. So the mother took them to
see it, and tells Of it Through the Phil
adelphia Press.
By whose order was the body Of
WIRz opened, and his heart cut out
and put into Q jar to be preserved as
an object for the curious to gaze ati
We have read Of such infamies In the
history Of savage nations; but this is
the 18th century, and the United States
pretends to. be q Christian nation.
Meanwhile It issues ten.cent shin
plasters, has q stamp-act, robs every
negro lab0urer Of part Of his wages,
establishes a snob-despotism over
States, and preserves WtRz's heart in q
jar in the Old Capitol prison. Sic itwyi
ad astra. Memphis Appeal.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-06-05
Protest Of Mayor Withers on Vaca-
ting his Office.
MAYORS OFFICE, CRY OF MOBILE.
Mobile, Ala, May 22d, 1867.

IL. !
Mobile, Ala, May 22d, 1867.
Brevet Brig Gen. O. L. Shepherd, Colonel
18th Infantry, Commanding, etc., ETC.:
General-The order of Major General
John Pope, commanding the Third Militia.
~ District, "on the Recommendation Of
General Swayne," deposing me from the
Office OF Mayor, is received. submit to
the argument Of the bayonet, and vacate
the office. Without depreciating my own
estimate of the Office, that consideration
sinks into insigniacance, compared with the
reflection this order casts on me.
When q paroled prisoner of war I was
elected to the Office. The military autbori-
ties interposed and prevented my entering
on the discharge Of It's duties, until I had
obtained from the President Of the United
States the removal of the objections inter
posed, by full pardon for my participation
in the late war. Ny oath to support the
Constitution and true allegiance bear to
the Government Of the United States. was
then and there fled in the Secretary Of
States office, and was relieved under the
broad seal Of the Government from cali
pains, penalties and liabilities" growing
out OF such participation. To qualify nv.
self for the Office Of Mayor, / took an oath
faithfully to discharge its duties in accord
ance with the law. During my continuance
in the Office, hare worn no mask, have
summed no responsibility, have feared no
investigation. Now, without trial, and
without any known accusation, this order
carries with it the imputation that / have
been untrue to the letter or spirit Of INV
voluntarily taken obligation to Che Govern
ment, or else faithless in the discharge Of
the duties of Mayor. Against this reflec.
tlon-this imputation--I do most earnest
", but respectfully, enter this nv solemn
protest. A
Thanking you, General, for the uniform
courtesy and consideration you have ever
extended to me in all cur official inter- :.
course, and assuring you Of my desire to
continue the kindness of our nersonal
relations, w. p''on''
am, very respectfully, yours,
J. Nj. WIlHERS.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-06-05
The Burial Place Of Booth.

Gen. L. G. Baker has published diary
in which he details his connection with the
secret service of the War Department
during the war. He makes the following
statement id regard to the deposition made
of the body of John Wilkes Booth:
In order to establish the identity of the
body Of the assassin beyond all question
the Secretary of War directed me to sum.
mon a number Of witnesses residing in the
city Of Washington, who had previously
known the murderer. Some two years
previous to the assassination of the Presi.
dent. Booth had q tumor or carbuncle cut
from his neck by surgeon. On inquiry,
| ascertained that DR.. May, a well-known
and very .skillful surgeon, of twenty-five
years practice in Washington, had per-
formed the operation. Accordingly, I call
ed on DR.. May, who, before seeing the
body, infinitely described the exact locality
of the tumor, the nature and date of the
| operation, etc. After being sworn, he
pointed to the scar il the neck, which was
plainly visible. Five other witnesses were
examined, all of whom had known the
assassin intimately for years. The various
newspaper accounts, referring to the mutila-
ton of Booths body, are equally absured
General Barnes, Surgeon General United
States Army, was on board the gunboat
where the post norton examination was
held with his assistants. Gen. Barnes cut
from Booths neck about two inches of the
spinal column through which the ball had
passed this piece of bone, which is now
on exhibition ia the Government Medical
Museum in Washington, is the only relic
of the assassin's body above ground, and
this is the only mutilation of the remains
that ever occurred. Immediately after the
conclusion of the examination, the Secre-
tary of War gave orders as to the DISPOSE
ton Of the body, which had become very
offensive, owing to the condition in which
it had remained after death ; the leg, broken
in jumping from the box to the stage, was
much discolored and swollen, the blood
from the wound having saturated the un-
derclothing With the assistance of Lieut..
L. B. Baker, took the body from the
gunboat direct to the old Penitentiary,
the old arsenal grounds. The
building had not been used as a prison for
some years previously. The Ordnance De-
partment had filed the ground floor cells
with fixed ammunition one of the largest
of these cells was selected as the burial
place of Booth-the ammunition was re-
moved, large flat stone lifted from its
place, and rude grave dug the body was
dropped in, the grave filed up, the stone
replaced, and there rests to this hour oil |
that remained Of John Wilkes Booth.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-06-05
WHO CAN REGISTER Z?

In order that there may be no doubt
as to who are entitled to registry, we
will keep standing at the head of this
column o statement of the exclusions az
expounded by the Attorney General.
]. No man can register who before
the war held United States Office,
civil or military; the Office of Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of
State, Auditor, Treasurer, or Attorney
General of State; the office of Judge
of,the Supreme or District Court of a
State; OF was q member of q State
Legislature, or a State Constitutional
Convention, previously to the secession
Convention; and who afterwards en-
gagged in insurrection OF rebellion
against the United States.
2. To engage in instruction or re-
bellion is to take up arms to hold a
Confederate Office or the office of Gov
ernor, Legislator, Member of Conven-
tions, or other State Offices except Judi
cial and parish Offices; or to make vol
untary contributions in furtherance of
the rebellion, to subscribe to the Con-
federate loan, or to make organised
contributions of food, clothing OF neces-
Bary supplies.
3. No matter what ether offices the
applicant may have held if he will
swear that he never held any of those
named above, that, having held them,
he never engaged in insurrection or re-
bellion against the United States, with
in the meaning of those terms as above
stated, he is entitled to registry, and
the Registering Board has no right to re-
fuse him, or to ask him any questions
'on the subject.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-06-05

u Registration of the whites in New
Orleans, since the opinion of the Attor
ney General, has increased at a rapiG
rate, and by this time, as many of that
class are registered as the negroes
The latter have made their run, while
the whites are just commencing with
theirs, and by the time the books close,
there will be fully four whites to one
black registered in the City.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-06-05

A STRANGE SroRY.-~Ths following,
which is going the rounds, should be read
cum grano sahs:
We have recently seen q well authenti-
Gated account Of an old man in an adioin.
ing county who always paid for his news.
papers in advance, and kept square with
the printer, and up to recent date he
never had . spell Of siekness, nor the tooth
ache. His children never cried ct night /:
his cows always came up regularly the
frost never killed his vegetables, and his
chickens laid more eggs than he knew what
TO 40 with. Strange, but true no doubt
Just try it!
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-06-05

THE MOBILE c CORRESPONDENT oFrH1
lsEw YORK HERALD AND THE CNc1N-
MATT CoMMERc1AL.-The Mobile Sum
day Times thus alludes to Kelley, who
furnished the New York Herald and
the Cincinnati Commercial 50 promptly
with a false account Of the riots. It
says:
There was on our right, on the
night Of the panic at Kelley's meeting,
an individual represented to us as a
special reporter for the New York Her.
aid. As far as we can remember him,
he was in the prime Of manhood, above
the middle size, stout and square built.
When the panic commenced, and a
movement was made by the crowd to
part in the center, this individual, in
his terror and fear, fell on his belly,
and sneaked under the speakers table,
there disputing the small protecting
space with the speaker himself and GER
tain other prominent officers Of the
meeting. How and when that individ-
ual crawled out on his knees and hands,
we can not tell, as other equally ANUS
ing scenes were then engaging our at
tention; but as that individual was
within touch Of us, we can affirm that
he tells willfnl falsehood when he
says he saw any thing but the feet Of
the table under which he was hidinc.n
It adds:
"The Cincinnati Commercial informs
us that 'Files, late Superintendent of
Police, who fired the first shot aimed at
Kelley, was arrested, and held in S.
600 ball. Not a shot was fred at or
from the platform, except 1t were at the
editors and reporters of the Times,
who were the only whites not connect.
ed with the party organization who
were on the platform, and If 10 fred, it
was not certainly by their white friends;
but none, white or black, attempted
either the life Of Judge Kelley or Of the
white men who were on the stand to
report or reply to his speech"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-06-05

W Our weekly thanks are due the
st Nicholas for complete files of New
Orleans papers, and a fair lot of North
ern and Western ones. She goes down
this morning at her usual time.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-06-05

70 Boats are few and far between
these times-the institution, in conse-
quence, is en- decadonce and nearly
played out. But few mourners will be
at the funeral.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-06-05

"a Since our last issue we have re-
ceived letters from several intelligent
gentlemen expressing satisfaction with
our article on the "hostility Of the ra-
ces." It seems that the conduct OF
Yankee adventures in stirring up strife
between employers and their laborers
has put the people to thinking; and
they have satisfied themselves that if
the doctrines of the revolutionists
should succeed in accomplishing the
objects they desire, the Southern peo-
pie have the remedy in their own
hands. If the negroes are tobe ledin a
crusade against their benefactors, by
Radical emissaries, then they must not
be surprised if the dominant race, who
own the capital, should take care of
themselves and leave the negroes to
their newly found friends. Moreover
we find that the negroes themselves are
beginning to think on this subject.
Some Of the most intelligent of them
are asking themselves the questions
"why should | enter into a conspiracy
against him who gives me work by
which ! support my family" qand how
is it possible for a Yankee adventurer,
without home or means, to do any
thing for me when the Southern white
man has cast me off,? We have
abundant evidence every day that the
ideas Of the people, of both colors, are
settling down into proper apprecia-
lion Of this subject.