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individuality of Character.

An independent mind is not
naughty, proud, or supercilious,
but is selfcontrolling. It does
not inquire what the Scribes and
Pharisees think or say about
Church and State, or anything
else. Such persons goes with the
multitude when the multitude
goes right, but declines at once
when it goes wrong. Such a mind
is not stiff, factious, or captious {;
but it is firm, and always to be
relied on.
If the habit of independent
thought and action were cultiva-
ted and carried out by the mass
of men and women, what an i'm
mense change for the better would
everywhere spring up around us !!
What havoc it would make in the
world of fashion, How it would
trample down its follies! how it
would mock at the imperial die
tates of Partisan milliners what
good it would accomplish, and
what waste of estate it would pre-
venti
The want of an independent in
dividuality of character makes
people the veriest slaves, and the
most helpless and hopeless of
dupes to the manners and habits
of others. In their dress, their
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-07-11
- The Land We Jova Fl

- The Land We Love for
July contains fifteen articles from
the best writer's Ofthe South. Com
parative Generalship is the first
oftwo articles on Grants military
career. The case of "Decay of
Religion at the South" are treated
in a mastery manner. "Cicero's
Grafton for Marcellus" is spright-
ly classical article over the well
known nom de plume of S. L. G.
DR.. Ramsey completes his inter
esting history of the revolt of the
State OF Franklin. Prof. Blake
furnishes one of his best agricuI-
tural articles on cline as a Fer,
tillizer." Miss Porter gives a
pleasant story. The poetry is
from Mrs. Preston, of Virginia,
Mrs. Daviess, of Kentucky, Mrs.
Clarke, of North Carolina, and
the lamented Henry Timrod, the
last piece ever written by him.
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!" There is a certain class O,
peoplein this world who think q
journalists duty to be loosely per
formed, unless he deals in person
alities and denounces anything
and everything that does not ex.
actly coincide with his own views.
or the views of these advisers.
who prefer their counsel at any
and all times, and wish the edi.
tOrial fraternity to shoulder the
responsibilities of statements that
may bring them into collision.
perhaps even lawsuits, with old
friends or strangers, no matter
how true the allegations may be,
or however just the comment. 1t
Is very easy and safe for the out
side world to shift responsibility
from their shoulders in this way,
when they can and let editors
do their quarreling for them,
while they stand back and view
the contest with a self-satisfed
air, confident in the knowledge
that they are out of harms way.
We seldom take hearsay evi-
dence on any matter which NAV
compromise the interests of friend
or foe, and prefer always to chron-
Icle such matters when we wit
ness the occurrences; and while
we consider this paper open to
criticism by all who do not like
Its management, we do not recog-
nize the right Of any to dictate as
to the manner of it's being con.
Quoted.
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moa CO.
mooes OF life, and habits ofthOnoht
ana action, they do not coDs Il.
pecuniary ability, nor the ftDs s''
OF things, but the eyes and oDia i
IONS OF other people. These :.
the imperious powers to whias
they bow down with the No. -
slavish adulation.
The want Of an individualitv :,
character induces people to a.,
pear to be what they are sss
Some men buy libraries vbias
they never read. Some struepls
60 equal the splendor of apcis..
houses and ancient honors, An
such things constitute a m;.o.s
Die compounn of deceit, follv. aDd
dishonesty. An honest, indepep.
cent mind takes life as it comes.
us possessor stands in his own
lot and is not ashamed of thu
position in life in which he MAJ
De placed. IfpoOr, The does not
envy the rich, nor is he ashamed
OF the garments and other posses.
slons which become his pecuniarv
condition. Having purposes and
principles of his own, he needs
put little the fashionable rage Of
the world around him. The stal.
ent" which God has given him is
not hid away, but is used to ac.
complish the great purposes for
which it was intrusted to him
He recognizes his obligations as a
a"member Of the great family of
God" and, regardless of the fool
ish opinions of others, his object
In life is to benefit his fallom.
The world is blessed by his hay
ing lived in it, and "the good he
does lives after him. Exchange.
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those who can take the constitu.
tiOnal oath be admitted appears

soAoSS VIM jail tdhC Uno COuSGlUu-
tional oath be admitted appears
on the minutes as simply that the
roll be called, emitting the words
by the military commander, which
are in the resolution as adopted.
Objection made, but choked off
by previous question. Democratic
member objected to the reception
of Campbell's vote. Faint concil-
iatory 'overtures to-day, the Dem
ocrats taking the Initiative. Joint
resolution ratifying the fourteenth
amendment adopted.
Twelve Democratic members of
the House sworn in to-day
Another effort to have the House
organized according to the roll of
the Commanding General failed.
To-day, several Democrats pre-
senting themselves to be sworn,
were informed their seats we're
contested. They were previously
ignorant of the fact. Bill appro-
priating hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars to defray expenses
passed. Several other bills pre-
sented.
New Orleans, July 3.-Yester-
day Gen. Buchanan sent Capt.
DeRussey, OF bis staff, to induct
the lately elected Street Commits
sioner and Recorder of the Third
District into Office, the former Off
GERS having refused to acknowl-
edge the validity of the Generals
order.
Collector Whaley, of Browns
vile, Texas, has forwarded doc
ument to the agent of the Associ-
ated Press of this city, signed BY
the Mayor and Postmaster of
Brownsville and Maj: Gen. Nc
Cook, commanding sub-distriet of
the Rio Grande, certifying that
the statement of fraud and disor-
der in the Brownsville custom
house, telegraphed from Calves
ton June 10th, and furnished by
the New York Herald's correspon-
dent, is false, that said correspon-
dent is a swindler. The Browns
vile Courier of June 10th, saws
the Mexican news reported by the
same pretender was fabricated.
In the House to-day, joint reso-
luton offered by Noble Demo
crat) to appropriate $500 for eel
ebration of the fourth of July, OBJ
jected to on account of shortness
OF time, and tabled on motion ola
Republican by strict party vote
Sd to 20. The House refused to
adjourn over the fourth of July.
In Senate, Braughn, Demo
crat), moved suspension OF rules
for third reading ofthe fourteenth
amendment, as It's final adoption
was a foregone conclusion, tabled.
Several bills were introduced, for
placing the control of the New
Orleans police in the hands of the
Governor, continuing Gen. Han
cocks ordtr for payment of State
dues in greenbacks, and. ordering
the Governor to enforce the pro
visions OF article SO of the consti- |
tuition and the fourteenth amend
ment. Jewell, (Democrat), pro,
tested against the proceedings of
the Republicans, during the first
two days. Considerable obiec-
ton. Protest finally received and !
spread on the minutes. Senate
till Monday, vote being
IL to Is, those opposing adjoun.
ment being Radicals. Military
and a strong police force on duty
to day again, but city entirely
lnlet. s5 &s lis Eos
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= Concerning the practice OF
sleeping in church, Henry Ward
Beecher says: eff a man sleeps
under my preaching I do not send
. boy to wake him up, but 1 feel
tnat q boy had better come and
wake me up"
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NARBow-MINDED MEN.-Ft i
the fashion to speak eoutemutu.
ously Of men whose ideas aRdaOb.
jects are limited to narrow bOun.
DIARIES, within which they are
content to pursue the even. tenor
OF their way, knowing and caring
nothing for what may lie beyond.
The fashion is a bad one. Such
men are eminently useful. SoeietEE
would be afaiIure without Even
a nation of such plodders would
be more likely to prosper than q
nation of s'intellectual giants sls
The latter marshal mankind the
way that they should go; but your
narrow-minded men, with less
head and more hand, make the,
roads that render the march in the
right direction practicable, To,
the great philosopher, deep in the
mysteries of science, the farmer
whose thoughts are exclusively
devoted to his homestead and bis
crops may possibly seem a very,
insignificant being. Yet, if hus-
bandry did not feed the world, the
world would not have mtChs
stomach for philosophy ae Agricul
tural chemistry may point cut
ways to enrich the soil and make )
ten blades of grass grow where
one grew before; but it is only
through the scultiyator, of theA
earth that agricultural chemistry
can be applied and rendered use
full. Not, perhaps, because
discovery of a new plan for pre-,
venting the exhaustion of the soil
was a grand deyelopmentinseiene
would the man of acres adopt it,
He might possibly have no SYM
pathy with the enthusiasm of the
discoverer. But show him that it
will double the value Of This farm,
and we warrant he will promptly
approve and accept it. Thus his
narrow .mindedness-or, in other
words, his keen sense of his own
and his family's interest-become
5he handmade of science, and the
lnspeculative utilitarian the best
lilly of genius. The prejudice that
exists against narrow minded men
s not well founded. Their kneWp
EDGE, though limited, is generally
precise, and much may be learned \
If them by men of more cOmpresg
lensive intellects. Without them
he greatest of mankind would DO
! cipher--a Caesar without Legion.
lries, an Alexander without A.
,halanx, a head without hands.
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= It is not surprising that a
rump Congress is all the time in
. ''rumpus.s
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in his behalf will occur on the
tenth or twelfth ballot. Hend,
ricks is regarded the only proba-
BILE man among these now in NOM
ination. Politicians contest be-
tween Hendricks and Chase.
Warrants ON Treasury for June,
49,, 100000. Foreign Committee
reported adversely on Collector
Smyth's nomination to Austria.
The Congressional Republican
Committee have advices that the
Democrats carried Mississippi.
Their correspondents charge fraud.
New Orleans, July These at
of seventeen Democratic members
of the House, of whom ten are
from the city of Orleans, are con-
tested, and not allowed a voice in
the proceedings while contests are
pending.
Republicans in caucus last night
nominated for the United States
Senate W. P. Kellogg, collector
OF customs at the port of New
Orleans, and j. S. Harris of Con-
cordia parish. Kellogg nominated
in Senate to-day, but adjourned
without coming to a vote for the
second Senator.
In the House, motion to go into
Senatorial election was tabled.
Cincinnati, July Thirteenth
district Democratic Convention,
held at Newark, Ohio, yesterday,
nominated George W. Morgan for
Congress.
Washington, July 1.-Hamil-
ton, Member of the House from
Florida, sworn in.
jackson, Miss, July Forty
seven out of sixty-one counties re-
turn majority against the con-
stitution of thirteen thousand nine
hundred and sixty-six. Four of
the remaining counties will return
majorities for the constitution
No case of violence has yet been
reported from any portion of the
State during the progress of the
election. This county with a reg
lstered black majority of seven
teen hundred, gave but eight hun
dred and twenty nine Radical ma.
Iority. Lowndes county, with a
registered black majority of over
three thousand, returns but twelve
hundred Radical majority.
Washington, July The Pres
dent has relieved Gen. Mcdowell !
from the command of the Fourth |!
District. He is ordered |
% report without delay to the
War Department. Gillem sue.
leeds Mcdowell in command of
;he Fourth District.
st. Louis, July 1.-The steamer
oenton has arrived at Leaven-
worth from the Upper Missouri,
With skins valued at $72,OOO.-
buffalo are very plenty this sea-
on, and all kinds of furs better
han ever known. The Indians
continue very troublesome along
he river. Heavy rise coming
Town the river.
New Orleans.-No markets: bu-
mess suspended. Rains interfere
Nth outdoor celebration.
New Orleans, July 6.-Senate-
'o-day dropped their joint resolu-
ion ratifying the fourteenth
mendment, which was engrossed
Of third reading, and took up
louise resolution for the same
urpose, and concurrence passed
} second reading. Senate com
litte on elections composed of five
republicans and two Democrats. :
everal passages at arms occurred |
,-day.
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. General Grant is quite re-
ticent of words, but much more
so of ideas.
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Latest News.
From the South Western.

a shade firmer at 33c. Gold 1415
New Orleans, July Cotton
firmer; middling 313c.; sales 22i
and receipts % bales. Gold 14O5
Sterling-bank sight 554; New
York sight : per ct premium
Flour dull; superfine 81 25. Su.
gar and molasses dull and nomi-
nal. Corn easy at 80 to 95c. Hay
unchanged. Oats slightly firmer
72c. Pork dull at S29. Bacon
dull; shoulders Is and clear sides
tic. Lard dull; tierce IL and
keg 19c.
New York, July Z, evening"
Cotton firm and more active sales
$500 bales at 33c. for middle up.
lands.
Liverpool, July Z, evening"
COttOn-sales $4,000 bales. Man.
chester better. Bombay ship.
ments for the week ending 3Oth,
$4,000 bales.
Havana, July, 7.-Cholera is
decreasing and cases more mild.
Mexicanadvices represent crops
a failure. Famine unprecedented.
Washington, July 7.-Senate
will complete tax bill to-day.
New York, July Peter Cog
ger and John 7. Devlin were
thrown from a carriage and Cog
ger killed; Devlin seriously hurt.
Resolutions from Alexander 81.
Stephens we're read and referred.
The name OF Stephens was cheer
ed. Platform unanimously adopt
ed amid immense cheering. Slave
ry and secession are regarded as
dead issues; bonds payable in
lawful money, unless face calls
for coin; equal taxation on all
property, including coin; one cur
rency for all; economy, reduction
of army and navy, abolition of
freedmen's bureau and linguistic,
rial modes of collecting revenue;
restoration for all the States; am
nesty for all political offenses,
restoration Of suffrage
to States control suffrage be-
longs exclusively to each State,
but Congress has usurped it in VIC
alton of the Constitution; recon
'tructiOn acts unconstitutional
md void; thanks Johnson invites
Ill parties to unite on this plat.
Orm.
Convention preceded to nomi-
nations. Connecticut, English
Richardson Maine, Han
'ock and Pendleton; New Jersey,
oarker and johnson. Many
'thers nominated. Chase's name
lot mentioned.
New York, July First bal
OF, Pendleton 1O5. Southerners
nearly all voted for johnson. Sec
md ballot, Pendleton 9944, Packer
%, johnson So; others scattering.
New York, July First bal
Alabama 8, Flori-
la 3, Georgia 9, Maryland %,
iichigan 8, Missouri u, South
}arolina 6, Tennessee 10, Texas
and Virginia 10. Pendleton,
lame 4, Missouri 5; Nebraska 3,
Jew Hampshire 2, North Carolina
, Ohio q, Oregon 3, and West
'irginia 5. Hancock, Louisiana
, Maine a, Massachusetts IL,
Mississippi z, Missouri %, New
hampshire 2. Rest scattering.
arkansas for English. The sixth
allot Standardization 1924,
arker Is, Chuch 33, Packer 81,
resident q, Doolittle IL, Hen
ricks 80, Blair 5. Balloting du-
ne the day merely skirmishing,
nd at adjournment no indication
final result. Convention meats
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assembling of the Legislature

cupied Lafayette Square, and two
companies of the First Infantry,
commanded by Capt. Viele, occu-
pied the sidewalk fronting Me-
chanic's Institute, with a large
body Of police ON duty in and
around the building. No one was
allowed to approach, not giving a
good account of their business,
appearances indicating trouble
was expected. Col. Gentry and
Gen. Neill, of Gen. Buchanan's
staff, we're also preeent.
The Senate was called to order
at quarter past IL, with but few
Democrats present. The roll of
the members only who took the
test oath, including Campbell,
seated yesterday, was called
After the minutes were read, the
committee to which Gen. Buchan-
ans order was referred yesterday,
reported they were Of the opinion
the action of the president in re-
quiring members to take the test
oath should be fully sustained
A due respect, however, to the
wishes of the General command
ing the armies of the United States
induces the committee to recon-
mend discontinuance of test oath,
and that hereafter members be al
lowed to qualify in accordance
with the constitution of the State.
A motion that the first paragraph
be stricken out created considera-
BILE discussion, but was finally ia
bled, and the report adopted as it
came from the committee. Motion
that the roll furnished by the COM
handing General be called, and
all members wishing be sworn in
under the constitution. In call
ing the roll the name of Sambola,
busted yesterday by the election
committee, was omitted, though
he presented himself to be sworn.
Fifteen Democratic Senators took
the constitutional oath. Several
motions offered, when Lynch call
ed attention to article 159l of the
constitution, which states no &C
ton of any kind can be taken by
the Legislature until action was
had upon the fourteenth amend
ment. Thecommittee onelections
and credentials were discharged,
IN motion of Mr.. Ray, in order
hat a new one be- appointed, on
which Democratic side could be
represented. Adjourned.
Sambola will probably take his
'eat tomorrow, and the contest
or seats proceed regularly. !
HOuse-Proceedings of a similar
nature, but more opposition to
dispensing with the test OATH
Only the names of those who had
previously taken the test oath
we're called on assembling. Sub
equently, on roll call of those
lected who had not qualified, but
hree qualified under the constitu
ion. More will probably do so
o-morrow. House permanently
rganized by the election of Chas.
Y. Lowell, (white,) Speaker
louise adopted joint resolution
atifying the fourteenth amend
y 81 yeas to 3 nays. Resolution
fered by W. P. Noble, one of the
hree Democrats who qualified,
hat the roll of members, as re-
lrned by Gen. Buchanan, be call
d, and that the members qualify
neither their seats be contested
r not, was tabled. It was re-
olved by the House that none
no are disqualified.by the four
zenith amendment or article 80 of
he constitution, or whose seats
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THE BOSSIER BANNER.

THE C9NsTITUTJ0N OF THE UEaTED STATES
is TO TING 0EAoCRAETC PARTY WHAT THE
BIBLE rs TO TUE CHRISTIAN RELIGION
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-02-08

Poifenea in Dxnsing.-An old
gentleman had owed 6rn for years,
at last, after every bedy's patience
and temper vas exhausted, . clerk
named Frank, undertook n get the
money.
Frank called upon the gsndsman
and met with . polite reception aad
TIE usual answer. with The additios:
you need not troabls yosrsslf,
young maa, about The matter; I will
make il oil right"
"Ob, no, replied Frask, III could
no% think for . moment Of COMPEL
Ing you to call at the store for q few
dollars. II will not he the slightest
Inconvenience for me 70 stop in, ~
pass your place Of business six times
. day, to and from my meals, and |
cas call every time 20 BY"
Here" said the old fellow 10 his
book keeper; alarmed At the pros
poet Of being dunned six timss = day
for the next six months, pay this
;mpcrtinen. rascal. He can best me
in poIi,cssaA, and if be wants . situa
tion | will give him two Thousand
dollars year"
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-02-08

. DEAN, Juo. D. ADAM, =. uAvv,
DEAN, ADAMS 4 GAFF.
MOTION FACTORS and Ccoaie.
~ sioa Merchaats. No. llO 0ravies
Street., New OslesM
~ Capt b, B. Tyss y OR 0sosral
Agest Cd. II. p. Carter y or local
Assst q MarsAan. ssd 10 aathosissd 10
asks advances ~ lie growing crop
Augast. I. 81. pSO-u
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-02-08
DAVID lgcPHAlL.
wAfcx.uAxn AID Jxw1LIa'

MOULD respectfully sssessee 70 :. y !.
w Old fiseds ~ Patssss. ~, IS
AGaiu q work ct bh Old seasd, NJ
~ q the Public 6qsasa, whese = 49, :,
dscss d sgais pssslvaag lIssssl ~" "
pshls psasaaaes.
ns1sGSa rvs. l%a
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-02-08

BrL.ISas ON A Hop11R.-Ths
Bibls SEQ TAs grMsAeppss = I
hurAsa, asd l ns-ss ksa ~ Bibls
tsv ~ anytAisg 49, want -,
When The grsssAsppss ssgiss ~
liv hey ~ WY snail, ~ h It,
IL white thase gsss ~ bs pIssty Of
tkea.
They oaly lk oss year u oaes,
ssd Ties 20 hset asA basis Assis.
Their be.a sais h Asp, as1 with
The wind % thsis quarssrs hey csa
make san good tine.
They are a sure kFop 70 rsiss, ~
sum year they rsiss nors thss ~
erp. ! have ssss sons Aslds 70 ~
ov them that yes cosld'st alex
another krsAhopper il, ssl,ss you
shsrpssed hin u Wv . Pist-
Whea they git 10 very plssty they
arc very apt TO start tad thsa they
bscum : travelling fsnias, and leave
the road they AXE q barren ~ the
isdde al couatry church dusisg =
week day.
GrasaAoppsss don't sssa Nv Be-
ACTUALLY necessary for our Aappiasss,
but they may BE- We don't even
kno what We want most.
| don't want gfashops to give en-
tircly out, not II they are blessisg,
bat have thought 10 nysslf) II
hey would lot grass asd cossssalks
be, aad pitch unto the bsrdoeks And
Csssdy tAisslss, l would bst . few
dollars on the thiaslss, Just tsv en-
courage the Sight, and woulda's care
cuss IL they both got 6aally licked.
But mi beat judg~sat would Be
tsw bet on the grassheps.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-02-08

There are hours yksn he ky of NE
faA' ssea1s spASned
ny psuaisss ~ M,sess hope Ter ave
When fancy leeds US with ne.neric
Ns AMd,s71 pa s'7sT
Over green field. where magic blos.
And each whits slosd that 10 cur hncv
Faius mowy sail. ndoat on sea.
above,
Is not more peaceful than our own sweet
- dreams
earthly friendship and Of earthly
All needless Of that nessr-fAili.g NOR.
Whose dawn may bring " only srist.
We pas on, while the broad black wing
Of sorrpw "'e
Casts no prophetic shade on futu.-
And DER our hearts holy c.ist reign.
soft As the twilight snile tAsa nssurs
aiil wear;
The glad scai feels no pleasure Of IL.
chains,
@s.'l And Sarrlessly ~ tread mid hidden
rlNt sHnFee
The earth 10 ~ secna nlicd with thu.
siiasgs pare light iia'
That fell and giistered or Lost Para.
ast. 81 sdte9,t ssasss goo
q
hFs - sweet h'cea the serpent tosehsd
Asd 'wid The flowers marked a p..h
stsse Il siss. IS, u ti7
81 s4aA- s1 81 nH
From lsfss rosgh seM Of toll, In after
years,
We xlascs back o'er that s.ssou Of
sss,. delight
~n' - sae "a"mer (through mist ol
r With folded wiags once dsssiins in
af4- tAair fight -