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fit; all the rights of white people, ant
inmost States North they are by loca
LAYS denied political equality at tn,
j pAsent tine. One OF more States wen
SOLAR as to deny them settlement with
inAheir boundaries altogether.
fcu have been reminded by the gen
tldnah of pecuniary farors conferred
thtsuppies voted you by his party
nNthe Bureau under General Swayne
in nabama, as another reason why yot
shaM act with the Republicans.
belAae Gen. Swayne to be a, friend o
yoa Il believe the gentleman who
has ust addressed you is also a friend,
for hey have no cause to be otherwise;
but 20 better friend than I am and
mani other Southern men. Many Of
us haze been educated by your labor,
and Hope I shall live long enough to
pay pu back with compound interest
in ppmoting education among you,
which I tell you is the only hope ofyour
race.
I requested that General Swayne be
confined over US; for although we see
thingsfrom different stand points, yet
I believe he wants to do right, and I
never think less of any one for an hon
est difference of opinion merely. ,'''
But however worthy the motive Of
tho act on the part Of the Government
in assisting you through the: Bureau,
and for which tire Senator, amongst
other reaspns, claims your 'votesfor the
Republican party, it is an undeniable
fact that the same, party discriminates
against you in thetWay of taxes on cot
ton,2 and In this way wiring from the
sweat ofyour. brow one hundred d J.
lars to every: one received by you
through The some Bureau. l. !.
With these facts staring you: :insthe
face, which the honorable Senator will
not deny what is the obvious objeetCo OF.
his visit South ? 1t is this, my friends :,
His party is in power, and no is here
aiding ITO; keep them so: He is here, to-
form political alliance with yorl and
what few whites can be induced 10 join
him. They want Office, they want tspoils'
and they want to retain power. 1t is
quite pleasant and profitable to them
It is not becaassAthey love you better
than other people. I warn you against
hin,snnd gu siksahimss huns'or from
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SOUTHERN CONSERVATISM

At this time of all others, spirit
of moderation and conservatism
should possess our people. The trials
and dangers of military govern
mcnt arc so great that, in the defer
rcd hope of constitutional remedies,
many may be willing to sacrifice eve
,ry doctrine to which they formerly
chung, and in despair be prepared to
adopt measures to. which twelve
months ago they would have been
bitterly and upon principle opposed:
This must not be. Excessive revul-
sions of feeling arc ever to be dread
ed, and as much harm may be done
by excessive and unreasoning conces-
sions, as by dogged obstinacy and an
utterly unyiclding spirit.
The condition of our affairs is in
some respects plain and readily com
prehensible. An effort has bcenmadc
to test in the Supreme Court the cor
titutionality of the Military acts. =
There is no doubt that if the question
is decided at all, it will .be'decided in
favorofthc South and against the Rad
ical party. The unconstitutionalityo of
the Military law is as clear as the light
of the sun, but the question cannot
now come upuntil December next. 1t
is certain then that until that month
there is no hope of relief from the Su-
prene Court, and before that time,
in all probability, steps will be taken
in this State for the registration of
voters and the election Of. delegates
under the Sherman law. In all
States where the whites have the ma
,jority, it is clearly the part of wise
and sober men to vote against a con-
vention, and remain under military
rule in preference to self condemna-
ton and self-stulifcation. 1t would
be their duty and their policy. But
when in State where the colored el-
ement is largely in the majority, are-
gistration of voters and a convention
IS ordered, it is equally the duty and
policy of the people of that State. to
meet the issue at once, and, under ST.
lent protest, turn to the best account
the agencies which are intended to
destroy all Conservative ideas and -es.
tablish every violent Radical princi-
pie. ....., .''
From every party, as o party, the
people of this State should stand a.
loof: With no party, as a party, can
we have any immediate afiliation OF
determination. Our party must be a
simple conservative organization,
whose object shall be, while obcylng
the law as a law in fact though not q
law in right to prevent the inaugu.
ration of violence or turbulence, and
exert every possible influence to pre-
vent the organic change wrought by
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force in our institutions:from working
our own utter ruin and that of the
country. t.
This great Conservative party may
include men of every former political
opinion and doctrine. No man in it
should.be tabooed or prescribed, but
all who have order and peace atheart,
| should combine as good and honest
citizens, in one powerful Conservative
organization, every Southerrer, every
secessionist will find place.. and in it
the mass ofths Union party will find
room, Neither must repel the other,
BY any attempt to revive in malice old
issues and dead distinctions. There
must be q true and candid obliv-
ion of old disputes and older con-
troversies. The labor and work Of
each one is needed, and they will be
given by every man, who, whatever
his policy or principle, had only look
ed to the well-being and stability of
the country in which he lived.
In the Conservative organization
Of this State, there must be leaders,
and, while these leaders should be
chosen Unfortunately from all the
various parties which have existed,
they must be, as far as'is practicable,
men who will command the respect
and confidence Of all classes of their
fellow-citlzcns.. They must be men
who will work for our one common OBJ
jeet-to save theState from political
hacks and unprineiplcd agitators. who
would be willing, forproft, to destroy
the very life Of Carolina, and who
would be willing, for profit, to- pan
der to any one classsthat would raise
then, to temporary eininence of
notoriety.a No man in
the Conservative party shouldbe out
lawcd' or iostracized::- There should
be one test, and one alone, and that
is that the whole party should work
sedulously to; maintain order and law.
in, our midst, and to- avoid everything
calculated.to cngcnderta war OF races,
which must end in making tho coun-
try exceedingly uncomfortable to- all
sffisa 81
W, =. : :. Charleston Ne7ca1y.
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GENERAL BUEToN.-In the gcner

GENERAL BURToN.-In the gener-
alrejoicing over the restoration ofMr.
Davis to the free air of Heaven, the
press hasspoken in kind and cordial
terms Of several gentlemen, whose
names arc not always associated with
the most pleasant recollections. In
the universal gush of amiability VIC
see evidences of an approach to a bet
ter understanding between the two
sections. and trust thatthe intercourse
between Mr.. Greely and other promi-
nent members of the Northern press
with their newspaper cotempoaries of
the South may bring good fruits
These gentlemen of the ''grey goose
quill have just enjoyed themselves in
very festive manner. On Monday
night Messrs. Darlington and Ford,
of the Exchange, as VIC see by our
Richmond exchanges, gave them q
sumptous supper, on which occasion
Mr.. Grccly presided.
The Enquirer informs us n its re
port that 't'lnany q bumper was
drained in honor of General Burton,
Horace Greedy and Jefferson Davis"
"a curious trio, all will admit, to be
thus associated, and yet the kindly
sentiments expressed meet. with gen
eral approval.
We accredit Mr.. Greely with the
purcst motives in the course he has
taken, and fully understand the prac-
tical value Of having oup friend, the
philosopher, on MIR. Davis bail bond.
But, next to the health of the great
chief Of the late Confederacy, We
should have done honor to General
Burton. -
We cordially dctested Nh. Miles,
whose genius was the order of the
turnkey rather than the soldier, and
we are honest in our respect for his
successor. General Burton had a
task of peculiar .delicacy to perform,
and discharged his duty in a manner
becoming his profession.
The contrast between his conduct
and that of Mr.. Miles is at once stri-
king and instructive. 1t shows us
the difference, between an educated
soldier and a drill-mastcr, with pollt-
ical afinities, and constitutes in it.
self q strong argument against
those progressive philosophers who
are in favor of abolishing West Point,
in order to increase the patronage Of
Congress.
These reflections, however are a.
side from our purpose. We simply
desire to say that the people Of Vir:
ginia and of the South understand
the conduct of General Burton, and
while under the present condition OF
affairs, we arc caucious in praise OF
those whoare set above us, lest our
honest expression should betraythelm-
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Circular Rszatfve to 7'atemperance
Among the Freedmaen.-Maj.-G
raj Howard, commissioner OF the
Freedmen's Bureau, announces that
information has been received from
Virginia and South Carolina that IN
temperance among the freedmen is
on the increase. General. Howard
states that already movement is on
foot in this city having in view a
thorough organization, soas to enable |,
the colorcd people to exert all the
power possible to prevent the evil IN
question. The Sons of Temperance,
in their Grand Divisions, retain the
old bigotry, and decline to extend
their order to save men of dark skins
from drunkenness, except it be upen
condition that there shall be complete
and enforced separation. He there:
fore expresses hope that the officers
and agents of this bureau and the
agents of the different benevolent ass
sociations working for the elevation
of the colered people will take lmme-
date measures to organize assocla-
tons of colored people (never e4cludo
ing the white) under the name, ot
"Thc Lircoln Temperance Society"
There is great appropriateness IN the
name, from the we'll known character
of Mr.. Lincoln, and from the love the
freedmen bear him: General, How
ard instructs the assistant commits
sioners to have the names of officers
or agents of the bureau who may DO
Incorporate men Immediately report
ed to his ohce.-Ecehange.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
AN EFFECTIVE SPEECH.

Senator Wilson has found lion in
his path. At Montgomery, Ala, he
challenged any Southern man to re-
ply to him. The gage of battle was
accepted by General JAS. H. Clan
ton, who, though taken by surprise,
delivered telling and eloquent
sp eech. .. ...
We make room for the following
extract:
'"The Senate, from Massachusetts,
who hasjust addressed YOU, and who
lives several thousand miles distant,
has explained to you the object Of
his political pilgrimage South. He
has challenged any one present to
meet him in discussion. tonight, and
has offered to divide time with any
one, who would accept. I was born
and raised in the South, and hope to
be buried in her soil. I have met
the brave men of the North on many
fields; they outnumbered and over
came us; and 1 certainly haveno fear
Of their politicians: But formy fam
lily, life would have but few charms
for me. Neither the fear of the gal
lows, the gibbet or the bayonet, will
ever cause me to desert my people,
forsake this bright Southern land
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How. TO BE FRESH AND HEALTHY,

How're BE FRESH AND HEALTHY,
The New York Evening Gazette
tells young ladies that if they would
have a fresh, healthy and youthful
appearance, they must beware of late
hours, large crinoline, tight corsets.
confectionery, hot bread, cold
draughts, pastry, decollette dress,
modern novels, furnace regulators,
easy carriages, late suppers, thin
shoes, fear Of knowledge, nibbling
between meals, ill-temper, haste to
marry and dread Of growing old. .
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A JULY SESSION OF CoNGREss.---
The Washington National Republst.
cam is now of opinion that the 5th Of
July will be sure to bring a sufficient
number of members of Congress to-
form a quorum, and that there may
be a session of several weeks.
The demand for the extra session,
says the Republican, does not grow
out of any supposition that the inn
peachment question is likely to be,
considered. There is no probability
that anything of that sort will be at.
tempted. The question that will as
semble Congress in July, if it assem-
bic at all at that time, is. the financial
condition of the government. We
have been going on swimmingly,, and
we had began to fatter ourselves that
even the national debt would soon be
paid, or so far reduced as to render.
it of very little account; but within a.
few Fl weeks wcclless IL tellse-sudden and rapid de-
cline of the receipts at the InteFnat
Revenue Bureau has materially
changed the aspect of affairs;in that
direction. Instead Of being able to-
cancel any further portion of thepub-
lie debt, we may actually be obliged
to increase it to meet the absolute der
mands upon the treasury.
We must not be surprised therefore
should Mr.. cCulloch find his strong
box suddenly depleted to meet the
demand for the current expenses OF I,
the government and the payment Of
the accruing interest upon the ma
Cansress.-then, may
find it necessary to come tosether;J
that ways and means may be devised
to replenish the national treasury
Tais, then, and not the impeachment
question, may bring Congress to-
gether in July, and their session may
be protracted for some time.
Sooner or later, Congress will be
compelled to acknowledge that there
cannot be prosperity for the North
while efforts are made to insure the
political and inunciel- el-doath of the
South. Figures and facts are already
making this evident; and partisan
feeling and sectional rule must be
abolished if general fortune and gene
raj security are desired to be estab-
lished and maintained.
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NUMBER 46.

press Of a seryile and unmanly effort
to conciiate favor still, lin his case
We fear not misconstruction when we
say that the behavior of General Bur
ton to Mr.. Davis entities him to our.
kindest regard and earnest commen-
dation.
In this we believe we give utter
ance to the unanimous yoice,of the
Southern people, and we trust that
the instructive lesson Of his example
will not be lost on his profession.
Norfolk Vsrgsnianl;..i,
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WficN gave HE blfth, or deter me
from the expression ofmy honest SEN
timcnts under any circumstances.
Some young Radicals, who have re-
Gently addressed you, say that tho
Sherman bill, which they arc advoca.
ting, would disfranchise them, and,
hence their efforts were purely un-
selfish, whilst at the time their appli-
cations to be relieved from the disa-
bilitics Of that measure are pending
at Washington, and they are doubt
Jess expecting to call on you for your
votes at the next election for this
State.
I will here state my own position
briefly on this point.
I believe that Bill is unconstitu-
tional-I believe it is oppressive to a
certain class of our best men.
As soon as that Bill passed Con-
gress high Federal official with the
Iindest feelings for me personally said
to me: "You were not an original
secessionist. Congress will remove
your disabilities under the Sherman
Bill. You must send on an applica,
ton, and I will approve it, and help
you to get through" I replied that
the Republican party had no right
under the Constitution to dlsfranchlst
me, and I would meyer ask for relic
at their hands, and that is my pos!
ton tonight.
The honorable Senator from nlas
sachusetts has said some things which
evince good feelings on his part, ant
which approve. He has also sait
many things from which I must dis
sent, and made many asscrsions whicl
the political history, and particular
ly that of our recent unfortunate war
proves to be untrue. He commence
with the history Of slavery in tn
South since he came upon the stag
of action, and endeavors to fix tn
responsibility Of the existence Of tina
institution upon the Southern people
with all of it's horrors as depicted b
his vivid imagination. 1 will carr,
the gentleman back to the startin
point of the institution on this cont
nent, and before 1 take my seat
will prove to you that the North
responsible for the existence of sla
very with whatever evils attached
it; and I am frank to say that ther
were features in slavery WHICH wei
wrong.
Many years ago, my friends, b
fore the United States had a
existence as nation, your forefathe
inhabited the homes of your race
Africa. The Northern people, wi
were then as now commercial PEI
:ple, owning many ships, went to tt
coast of Africa and bought some, az
and stole or kidnapped your gran
fathers and mothers, placed them :
the hold Of their vessels in gre
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-09-26

BATON ROUGE BRASS BAND.-Prof
Kingfield deserves great credit for the
skilfu manner in which he is advanc.
ing bis band on the road to perfection
and those under him deserve no less
praise for the aptitude they manifest
in their musical advancements. Their
serenadings about town are listened to
with much pleasure and no little pride
and satisfaction, seeing that the per.
formers are all residents of our city
and have numerous friends who feel
lively interest in their success.
The band will soon be able to meet
any demand that may be made for
its services here or at any Of the
neighboriug towns and settlements.
Balls, parties, professions, exhibitions
&c, will find, 10 employing the band
an attractive adjunct, which when
once tried, will be deemed almost in.
dispensable thereafter for all such oc.
casions.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA-FIFTH JU-
dicial, District Court Parish Of East
Baton Rouge Jacob Heitz vs.. Manah
Flvnn-No. 1908.
DY VIRTUE Of a writ Of a. fa. issued
ID in the above snit and directed to tho
Sheriff Of said Parish. from the Honorable
Court aforesaid, have seized and will ex-
pose to public sale at the Court House
door Of said Parish, in the city Of Baton
Rouge, on
SATURDAY, the 9Th day of October,
1867, at il o'clock, A. NJ, of snid day, all
the right, title, interest and claim OF the
defendant, in and to the following do
scribed property, to-wit: 80
One MARE.
Seiaed to pay and satisfy the amount of
judgment, interest and cost claimed herein
Terms,of sale cash, with the benefit Of
appraisefnefit.
ED. D. CHEATHA AM,
sept2l Deputy Sheriff.
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s0y- The yellow fever is terribly

Bay, The yellow fever is terribly
fatal at Lagrange Texas. The aver
age mortality daily is eight out Of a
population numbering barely 500.
Nine out of ten die of those who are
taken with the disease. Business has
ceased entirely; the newspapers have
suspended; the Jail is emptied Of
its tenants, who, terror.strcken, have
fed from the pestileDce, and starva-
ton is threatening the unfortunate in.
habitants.
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1g Two cases of yellow fever are
reported to have occurred at Clinton
both recovered. The first is said
to have been introduced from New
Orleans, and was treated by DIR. G.
d. Lewis; the other was DR.. Lewis,
himself. The doctor was said to
have had the black vomit if so, his
recovery was miraculous.
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or other cause. We must have a
substitute for them, and this SUBJ
stitute manufacturing, mining, &C.,
which white men are accustomed to
and are willing to work at. And so,
in order to make up the deficiency in
cotton product, what we do produce
may here among ourselves be spun
into yarns or woven into fabrics
thus making the aggregate of income
equal to that which we used to rely
on in the raw material.
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ONE OF THE VENERABLEs. We are
informed by Mr.. S. Wrotnowski, Of
the Board of Registrars for this parish
that opposite to No. 1917 on the list
of registration, stands the name o!
Simon Gross, a colored man, regis
tered on the 10th inst, who says be
has resided in this State for ninety.
three gears. He is native of Ten
nessee and is living on the plantation
of Andrew Leblanc.
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NoTEs ON THE EPIDEMIC. The
Howard Association have recently
RENTED to Washington, La, the
sum of $500, as a relief for their me-
cessities. 1t is said their expenses
are fully one thousand dollars a day.
Very many of those who are in
need of relief are the unfortunates
who. having recovered from the fever
are unable to stir out or to get work
that they may obtain bread.
A well-known physician of this
city has three horses, each on the go
at all hours; another has on his visit
ing list over 15S patients another
has 40; another 100; another ITO !;
another 100; another 80, and none
have less than 80. 1t is computed
there are at least 10000 cases OF
sickness in the city at present.
There are many officers of the
Federal army lying ill of fever, but
it is reported all are doing well.
There are sixteen cases of fever
in the headquarters building. The
printers employed at the press are
down sick, and general orders will
have to be written.
A poor man came into the office of
the Times, yesterday, and wished to
put in death notice After writing
it out, he felt overcome, saying:
"Three years ago to-day l came
up in this Office to put in a marriage
notice of my wife and myself. Now
/ come in to insert tie death notice
OF my poor wife and my two chill
dred--all died of yellow fever. l feel
as if / had nothing to live for"
Contrary to the general impression,
yellow fever deaths do not take place
in every part of the city. Were the
residences of those who died of the
disease collected and classified, it
will be found the epidemic has
visited the city Gin spots" and does
not generally prevail.
The police are instructed to pre-
serve quiet throughout the streets
while the epidemic prevails.-M. O.
Times.
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EE Walter Ii. Peters, well and
favorable known in New Orleans, and
for many years a notary public Of
that city died at Peeksville, New
York, on the 18th inst,
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ENcoURAcING.-The capital stock
of ninety thousand dollars for build
ing freproof cotton Factory in East
Fsliciana is being rapidly taken up
Only few thousands more wanted.
This kind of public spirit is worthy
Of emulation in other places we wot
Of in our State.
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eay- Thos. L. White, one of the
Oldest booksellers in New Orleans,
died in that city, after protracted
illness, on Monday last. We knew
him well. He was agood, kind-hearted
genial man, and many there are who
will miss his warm and friendly greet
ings, his honest, manly and intelli-
gent face