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The Committee on Judiciary submitted
the following report, which was accepted:
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE Room,
= September /. 1865 J
To the Honorable Speaker and House Of Represent
GENTLEMEN case of Senate bill No. 125,
an act to provide for taking the testimony OF
this State, your Committee on Judiciary
recommend the passage of the same, with
the following amendments, viz: In the
eleventh section, after the word "cents u in
the fourteenth line, strike out all to the
word suit" inclusive, in the twentieth
line, and insert instead the words, SO to be
charged like other costs with the costs OF
the suit in which the testimony is taken.'
In section thirteenth, in the fourth line,
after the word repealed add the words
Except what is contained on this subject
in an act entitled an act to regulate the
practice and the dispatch of business in the
District Courts Of New orleansn
Chairman pro tem.;
B. G. WREN,
HARRY LOTT.
In case Of Senate bill No. l24, an act to
amend and re.enact article 226O of the Civil
Code of the State of Louisiana, ETC., your
Committee on judiciary report unfavorably.
JAS. r. CURELL,
Chairman pro tem.;
B. G. WREN,
en.ag HARRY LOTT.
In case of House bill No. l60, your COM
VIZ: by striking out the preamble and sec.
JAS. R. OURELL,
Chairman pro tem,;
.Hn B. G. WREN.
i1i HARRY LOTT.
The amendments to Senate bill No. l25, as
reported by the Judiciary COMMITTEES, were
adopted, and the bill, as amended, was Or
dered to be engrossed.
Senate bill No. l24, reported unfavorably
by the Committee on Judiciary, was agreed
TO.
The amendments to House bill No. l24. as
reported BY the same committee, were
adopted, and the bill ordered TO be en-
crossed.
The Committee on Psrochial Affairs sub
mitted the following report, which was NC
cspted:
New ories4s, september !. isH. !
To he Honorable the Speaker and Members Of the
ssmbly d the State 81 louisiana:
Your committee to whom was referred
Senate bill No. 1872. entitled an act 10 au-
thorixe the Police Jury OF the parish Of st.
james 10 remove the Courthouse and other
parish buildings, would beg leave TO report
favorably, and recommend the passage Of
said bill. l..
". ]. CALHOUN,
Chairman Committee on Parochial Aiaaifs;
J. b. LANDERS,
&. II. IsABELLE.
BIZ ordered to be placed on the calendar
for It's third reading.
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lCONEIRUED FROM THIRD FACE.
Mr.. Wittgenstein move to lay the mo.
lion on the table.
The motion to lay on the table was lost.
Mr.. Lewis's motion to postpone until
Monday at one O'Clock was then adopted.
The Clerk of the House OF Represe ntatiyes
appeared with message from the House
announcing that that body had concurred
in the following bills:
Senate Joint resolution No. 10.
An act relative to the statue of Wash
ington.
Senate joint resolution No. Is, relative to
the Office of Register of Conveyances of the
parish of Orleans.
Senate bill No. ~, an act granting the
right to provisional seizure in other cases
than those now allowed by law.
Senate bill No. 50, an act relative to the
inspection of weights and measures of that
portion of the parish of Orleans on the right
bank of the Mississippi river.
Senate bill No. rs, an act removing the
seat ofjustice of Madison parish from Rich
mond, Louisiana, to Delta, Louisiana; and
Senate joint resolution No. IS, ceding to
the United States jurisdiction over lands in
the State of Louisiana set apart for national
cemeteries.
Senate joint resolution No. -, providing
for recess of the General Assembly from
the nineteenth Semptember to the ninteenth
October, 1865, was read.
Mr.. Wilcox: Imove that the resolution
be postponed indefinitely.
Adopted.
Mr.. Thompson: ! ask for a suspension Of
She rules to introduce bill:
Rules suspended.
An act supplementary to an act incorpo-
rating Amite City in St. Helena parish.
Read twice, under a suspension Of the
rules, and referred to the Committee Oh Cor
porations and Parochisl Affairs.
Mr.. Ray: l ask for q suspension Of the
rules to take up bill.
Rules suspended.
House bill No. Is, an act to provide for
the collection of taxes in the city OF New
Orleans, and to suspend the further issue Of
the same, was read.
Mr.. Ray: ask for a~suspension OF the
rules to put the bill on its second reading.
Mr.. Campbell: l move that the bill be
referred to special committee composed of
the city delegation.
Adopted.
Mr.. Bacon: ask for a suspension Of the
rules to introduce bill.
Rules suspended.
An act to authorize the city Of New Or
leans to procure the loan Of money to meet
its current liabilities was read.
Mr.. Ray: move that the rules be sus.
pended and the bill read a second time.
Adopted.
The rules were further suspended, the
bill read third time, and adopted with its
title.
The Senate then went into executive
session.
The executive session being raised, a
Communication from the Governor was read,
Informing the Senate that he had signed an
act authorizing the Secretary Of State to ad-
minister oaths.
The Senate adjourned.
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FINy-sixth Day'ssessIOn.

WEDNESDAY, september :, ISres
The Senate was called to order by tn
President at twelve O'Clock N.
The roll wss called present, the follow
ing members:
Anderson, Bacon, Blackman, Braughn
Campbell, COPELAND, Darrall, Day, Egan
Foute, FRANCOIS, Jewell. Kelso, Lynch,
Monette, Ogden, 0'Hara, Packard, Poindex
ter, Pollard, Ray, Thompson, Todd, Wilcox,
Wittgenstein-25.
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Mr.. Turner.
On motion Of Mr.. Ray the reading OF the
minutes was dispensed with.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Ray, from the Finance and from the
Judiciary Committees, reported progress.
Mr.. Darrall, from the Committee on En-
rOllment, reported as duly enrolled anC
and sent in the following bills:
Senate bill No. 1G3, an act authorizing
the Secretary of State to administer oaths.
Senate bill No. "a, an act to regulate ap.
peals in the District Courts of the parish o.
Jefferson.
Senate bill No. liz, an act extending pro
lection to laborers in the exercise Of free
suffrage.
Senate bill No. 14l, an act fixing the time
of holding the District Courts in the Ninth
Judicial District.
Senate bill No. 10, an act to organize the
Parish Courts of the State, and fixing the
dutiesof sherifs, etc.
And the following as duly engrossed:
House bill No. ls4, an act to provide for
certain appropriations.
Senate bill No. 67, an act relative to at
4achmenfs.
House Joint resolution No. 81, appointing
. joint committee to investigate the action
of the first and second Drainage Connie.
sioners.
House bill No. l12, an act to amend an
set entitled an act 70 transfer all the causes
now pending before the courts Of the State
Under the constitution Of 1861 70 the courts
created by the constitution Of 1865.
Mr., 0'Hara, from the Committee OF
Claims. reported favorably upon House bill
40. lib, an oct for the relief Of Widow
1oup and Hurst.
And upon Senate bill No. LAG, an act for th,
RELIEF +. h. Asiitt, Civil Engineer.
Nfr. Lewis ask for suspension Of tn
rules 70 can up s bin.
Rules suspended.
Senate joint resolution No. .. relative u
. Joint COMMITTEES consisting Of each Hous
90 visit the II.s;sssssst, ffseaf and Dumb As5
1uzns, and other charitable institutions .
the State was read.
sIr, LsFis moved 70 amend that the ioini
RESOLUTION be changed 70 g 70 read, tbs
tie committee do their visiting during re
GERS Or after adjournment.
Adopted.
Mr.. Lewis Imoge that the bill Be- eon
aldered engrossed for third reading.
Adopted.
Qna further suspension Of the rules II
1 ~ read . third time, and dnally adop'
"a MIlh Is tile.
IS Ed1d ask for suspension Of II
rules 70 Inizoduce q bill.
Aules l.ranteds
An ae1 alAcrize the town Of Carroll
Son 70 dlafaAs a or SEA the market place i
lAl towns
Hssd twice N1ts, suspension 81 thl
1A,lzs. sn1 Referred n ne Cpmmlltse On Coz
rosstIe9s
NoflcEs NS1as
IT. os44hell ! eIVs 4.s|ee thas On 3 II
aise dsy pilI introduce VS. feistiT1 4
ana requiring she insFeqtlon q Astk aa
1,af
RIMS ACCORDING 10 PREVIOUS reFler.
~ A. ut.acs.s n aaf "a ceFQn ant fhI
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Mr.. Lott, of Rapides, under suspension
Of the rules, gave notice Of bin entitled
an acc to incorporate the Bayou Rapides
Navigation Company.
Under suspension of the rules the fol-
lowing bills passed their first and second
readings, and referred to their appropriate
| committees:
By Mr.. Reese, Of Lafourche;
House bill No. ls4. an act to amend and
re-enact the fourth section of an act relative
to- judicial and other sales made at public
auction, approved Msrch12, 1856. Referred
to Committee on Judiciary.
By Mr.. Carr, of Orleans:
House bill No. 1872, an act supplementary
to an act to incorporate the New Orleans
Mechanics Society, passed February II,
1891. Referred to Committee on Corpora
lions.
By Mr.. 1Torand, OF Plaauemines:
House bill Ne. ls3, an act to regulate the
oyster fisheries on the bays and coasts Of
Louisiana. Referred to the Judiciary and
Federal Relations Committees.
By Mr.. Mathews, Of Tensas:
House bill No. 1856, an act to provide the
Louisiana State Penltentiary with ma
shinery and for other purposes connected
therswilh.
By NJ. Melvin, of Natchitoches:
House bin No. lss, an act for the appro-
priasion Of sa12as IS to pay the past in.
debtedness Of the Louisiana State Penitsn-
tiary.
On motion d Mr.. Faulkner. of Caldwell,
$50 copies Of the bin va araered to be
printed.
Referred to the oommitta4 Il ths Whole.
Under = suspension Of the rules, the fol-
lowing communication from the Mayer, and
accompanying memorial Of polioemez, wsse
read ami referred 70 the COMMITTEES O. Ways
l and Means;
UA1onf111 on NEW Qn1rfNs
4 Csky hAIl. August q. is&
no. =. New eelias.l
Raolsed ThnR the Mayor be and be ID
hereby requested 20 transmit 70 the preEid-
Ing ef1csrs ef the General Assembly petit.
apn Of csEtsin polise officers referred By
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
Mr.. Holland, OF Tensas, presented petit
ton Of the citizens of Tensas in relation to
the rebuilding Of the levees of that parish.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
The following message from the Governor
was received:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, J
State Of Louisiana,
New Orleans August 81 1869
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House OF Representatives:
/ am instructed by his Excellency the
Governor, to inform the House of Repre-
sentatives that he has approved and signed:
An act approprjstiDg one hundred thou
sand dollars for the pay OF mileage and per
ployes of the General Assembly and con-
tingent expenses of the same; and
An act for the relief Of the widow OF
Thomas A. Montague.
r. C. REMICK,
Private Secretary.
communication from the Police Jury OF
the parish Of Iberville, requesting the Leg
islature to take no action relative to open
ing Bayou Plsquemine.
Referred to the delegation from 1berville
and St Mary parishes.
The Speaker announced conference COM
mittees on the part Of the House:
On Registration -Messrs Mercy, of
Ouachita, Gray, Of St. James, and De
Grange, of Orleans.
And on House bill No. lO7-Messrs. Nc
Mlllen, Of Carroll, Murrell, Of Lafour che,
and Landers, OF. Union.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
House bin No. / II was ordered TO be en-
crossed.
Senate bin No. 10 was on motion Of Mr..
Demarest, OF st. Mary, placed on its third
reading by title, and on motion 10 adopt the
bill on its final passage Mr.. Noble, Of Or
leans, called for the yeas and nays, with the
following result: 4
Yeas: Abbot, Alexander, Adolphe, Belot,
Brewster, Burrel, Collins, Calhoun. Carr,
Ccny, Crawford, Devices, Dufresne, Dupart,
Evans, Guigonet, Garstkamp, Holland, Hall,
Heidenhein, Isabelle. Lee, Leroy, Lott,
Mc1lillen, McVean, Murreli, Mansion, Mo.
rey, Pearce, Page, Raymond, Reese. Roy
sterrett, Taylor, Tureaud. UmphEeys, Walsh,
Washington. VIM, Q. Williams, b. Williams,
d. Young-43.
NAYS: Bennett Buckingham, Barbee, Gu.
rell. Demarest, Faulkner. Haskell. Hanlon,
Kent, Landere, Melvin, May, Maeee, Noble
Wilson, Waters Zoelly-l7.
The bill - amended was finally passed,
adopted By its title, and notice ordered 70
DO sent to the senase for concurrence.
SPECIAL oRnHk o. rHE DAY.
House bin No. ls6 Waa returned from the
Committee on Ways AID Means with - nm
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him to the consideration of the Common
Council, 49,
lSigned) ALFRED KEARNY,
President Board Assistant Aldermen.
(Signed) THOMAS MAhhEf,
President Board OF Aldermen.
Approved August 20, 1863.
(Signed) JOHN r. CONWAY,
Mayor.
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JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE.
FIny.Finh Dave Session.


MONDAY, August 81, 1865.
The House met pursuant to adjournment.
Speaker Lowell in the chair.
The roll being called, sizty.one members
answered to their names,
Speaker Lowell, Abbot, Alexsnier,
Adolphe, Bennett, Buckingham, Belot,
Brewster, Barbee, Burrel, Bergeron, Col.
Inns, Calhoun, Carr, Curell, Cuny, Crawford,
Devices, Dufresne. Dupart, Evans, Faulk-
ner, Fouts, Guigonet, Gsrstkamp, Haskell,
Hanlon, Holland, Hall, Isabelle Kent, Le-
roy, Lott. Landers, Morris Mahier, McVesn,
Melvin, Mansion, May, Mathews, Magee,
Noble, Pearce, Page, Pierce, Raymond,
Reese, sterrett Taylor. Tureaud, Walsh,
Washington, Wren, William c. Williams,
H. Williams, Waters, N. Young, Yorke, D.
Young, zoelly-Gl.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. satcheI.
On motion of Mr.. Cuny, of Rapiles, the
reading of the journal was dispensed with.
On motion of Mr.. Antoine of Orleans,
leave of absence for eight days was granted
to Mr.. Hutchinson, Of st, Tammany.
Under a suspension of the rules, Mr..
Faulkner Of Caldwell, offered the following
resolution, which was amended by Mr.. Nc.
Millen, of Carroll.
Mr.. Faulkner accepted the amendment
and the resolution as amended was adopted.
Be il resolced, That the Sergeant.at-Arms
be and is hereby authorized to purchase
United States regulation flag to hoist over
the hall of the House Of Representatives Of
this State.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The joint report of the Committee OF the
Senate and House of Representatives of
of Louisiana, on the State Penitentiary,
was submitted and accepted.
The Committee on Enrolment submitted
the following report, which was received
and accepted:
ENROLMENT DEPARTMENT.
House Of Representatives
New Orleans, August 81, 1869.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House Of Representatives:
Your Committee on Enrolment have the
honor to report that the following bills have
been duly engrossed, to-wit;
House bill No. IL, an act to protect all
persons in their civil ard public rights.
House bill No. 81, an act removing the
seat of justice of Carroll parish from Floyd,
Louisiana, to Elton on the Mississippi river.
House bill No, l47, an act to establish the
fees due witnesses who are duly subpenaed
before the several Senate and House Com
mittees.
House bill No. =, an act to amend an act
entitled an act in relation to the trial Of
contested election cases.
And also duly enrolled,
House bill No. 81, an act for the relief of
Margaret Murphy:
Respectfully submitted,
n
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a lTue COPY;
JOIN W. OVERALL, Secretary.

A true copy:
JoaN W. OVERALL, Secretary.
oIr1cE OF TEE LIEUTENANT OF PoLlcE,
First District New Orleans, August "a, 1865. 5
To the Hon John r. Conway, Mayor OF New Or
leans:
DEAR SIR-The undersigned having been
appointed a committee by their brother OIL
GERS, at meeting held for that purpose, beg
to present to YOU statement OF their Peeu-
MARY condition, and the suferiDgs they have
been compelled to endure, by reason Of the
ron-payment of their wages by the city, and
to ask from you such aid in procuring for
them relief as your official position enables
you TO accomplish. It has been repeatedly
asserted that many Of the police o1hcers
were suffering for the neCessar1es OF lie, ont
it is not believed that the city officials are
aware OF the widespread and general destl-
tuition that actually prevails among US.
Certainly they are not aware that many,
very many are without the means to procure
the commonest ne3essaries Of life, and that
their families are in absolute want, or the
impulses OF common humanity would move
them to the adoption of some measures foI
our relief. Yet such is the CASE
For months our children have been crying
for bread, and without relieving we have
| only been enabled to protract the agonies OF
starvation. Our best officers have been re
duced to beggary, and to solicit from the
charitable whose residences they guarded,
bread to take home to their families. In one
instance child of good and faithful or
Ger died from the effects Of hunger, and IN
wholesome and insufficient food. Sickness
| has Frustrated the families OF many, and
they are without the means 70 procure med
icines, or the attendance Of physician
Hopeless and despairing, they have appeal
ed TO their friends in vain. All are alike
| destitute-all equally without means OF sup
port. Our employment prevents our Ell
gaglng in other pursuits, even if remune era
tive work was to be obtained; and now, with
months of unliquidated dues owing to US
from the city, we come to you appealing foT
redress of our grievances and liquidation
Of our claims. II is not charity we ask, put
the honest reward OF labor faithfully per
formed. Not for ourselves alone, but the
helpless dependent upon our exertions, ana
who look to us for support.
II is no fancy picture ofimaginary distress,
but an actual fact-a fact that could STIR
sympathetic emotions in every honest
breast. We have borne up under repeated
isappointments-we have struggled and
hoped against hope, but We can do SO no
longer.
Gaunt want stares US in the face; our
families starving, in many instances shelter
less, we appeal to the magnanimity OF the
city we serve for an alienation of our dis
tress. To you, as to one in whom we might
hope to find friend, We have submitted
this appeal, and ask your intercession with
the Honorable Council for relief.
With great respect for you personally,
we subscribe ourselves your obedlent
servants,
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The OommIttee on Printinr snbmitted n

The Uommitiee on Printing submitted tie
following report which was accepted:
-. -. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
State Of Louisiana, New Orens, Sept. i. 1855.
10 the Honorable Speaker aud Members Of the
House of Representatives:
GRNTLEMEN-Your Committee on Publis
Printing have had under consideration
House bill No. 17s, and would respectfully
report it back with amendment and recon.
mend its immediate PASSAGE
Respectfully, etc. ~
rf E. w. Devices,
" Chairman;
r. u. MORAND,
WIN. MURRELL,
L. BARBER,
4 w TaATff ENEp
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New ORLEANS, LA, August 10, 1858.
To the. Honorable Speaker House Of Representa-
tives and Members y General Assembly con
vened:
GBNTIEMFN-We, the undersigned police
men, on detail at the Senate and House Of
Representatives, do respectfully ask, as q
special request, that an appropriation be
granted, at the option Of yonr honorable
body, to the undersigned police. as they
have been for several months without the
means Of procuring the necessaries Of life,
and see no prospects Of pay in the Police
Department.
We, the undersigned policemen, do fur,
thermore ask OF your honorable body that ii
such appropriation do not be granted Us, we
ask that loan be granted US, and for such
we are all agreeable to have the said
amount deducted from our salary, etc.
We remain, gentlemen,
Your obedient servants.
CORPORAL WIN. POSTRICK,
JOHN CONNER,
VIM. RYAN,
D. o. SULLIVAN,
PAT. KENNEDY,
CHAS. BUTLER,
J. s. FIELD,
-4i-=e--- R.-C.DUNN,
A. ROTH,
G. F. MILLER,
VIM. WEST,
JOHN MURPHY,
]. D. CORBETT,
CORPORAL A. KENNEDY,
PRIVATE MOSS,
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MONDAY, August 81, 1865.
The House met pursuant to adjournment,
Speaker Lowell in the chair.
The roll being called, sizty-one members
answnrad IN their names
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Ratolssd that the Mayor be and be ID
hereby requested % transmit 70 the preEid-
ing efhcarS e the General Assembly peti.
ten Of csEtain polise officers referred By
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The Committee on Judiciary submitted
the following report, which was accepted:
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE Room,
4 September l, 1868. )
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The several amendments were adopted.
On motion ofMr. Carr, of Orleans, the bill
as amended was considered engrossed.
On motion Of Mr.. Hall, Of Orleans, the
House adjourned until tomorrow, at twelve
O'Clock.
WILLIAM VIGERs,
Chief Clerk House of Representatives.
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M "A -.t-s..-s Sesr--S1cs- ~
5WnstNaroN g. MANoHEs,nR Il. R. 90. :.
.WnANGToN, N. G. April IL, 1868. "
.0Nand after MONDAY, the goth
I. " instant, the Accommodation
Train on this Road will leave vii.
mington on MONDAYS, TUES
DAYS. THURSDAYS and FRI.
DAYS, at $50 P. Nj; arrive at
Florence $50 p. NJ; Kingsyille 8. 90
a. M. Leave Kingsville- TUES.
DAYS, WEDNESDAYS, FRIDAYS
and SATURDAYS, at $50 P. M:
reach Wilmington on MONDAYS.
WEDNESDAYS. THURSDAYS and
SATURDAYS, at 4.10P PM.
Close connections at Wilmington
both ways, with the Wilmington and
Weldon Railroad; at Florence with
the Cheraw and Darlington Railroad
for Cheraw, and at Kiugsville with
the Night Express Freight Train on.
the South Carolina Railroad, to and
from Columbia.
~ WILLIAM MAcRAE.
General Superintendent.
April % 10
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our Dead.

II
I The sun is sinkingl sinking low,
adown the crimson West,
The breeze is softly Whispering that
the beauteous night is near;'
And patare's heart is ,trembling,t. s
her young feet are pres't i. -
'Gainst the mead adow.sweetsf and VIC
lets that hide their heads in fear.
As against my lovely wind9W-a1l, I
lean my weary head, ~. - =.
And think upon ''the land we1 love, u,
oHr sorrow, woe, and pain; -,
Our shattered hopesF Our nameless
graves! Our noble, gallant dead!
1t seems that ev'ry passion Of my
soul, save lore, were slain.. T.. -.
Though onr "Graves without a mon
ument" rebuled despair and hate,
Though they tell US God is merciful,
and caro- no true heart fears; =.
Yet 1 long to clasp the loving hands
80 torn from us by fate,
My soul is filed with bitterness, my
eyes ere filled with tears. -. Z,
Oh, Father, teach submission to our
restless, throbbing heart;
Have pity and compassion, for we
care .'sore distress'd;"
Strip off this robe of unbelief and bid
our griefsaepart; ~
Still love our poor. our blig ghted land,
and place us 'mong the blest.
Thou art our shield, our great Re-
ward, our Light, our Life, our Way!
Thou bidd'st Hagar "have no fear,"
for Thou had heard her prayer;
We are wanderers in wilderness,
yet waiting to obey
Thy slightest word, for, Lord, We
know how sweet thy teachings are.
Banner Of the South.