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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-05-06
A Great Difference.

The publishers have sent us a North
ern magazine called "Public Spirit -
Swimming it's pages, we came across a
remarkably well-written sketch Of the
battle of Shiloh, in which Gen. Grant
is at once defended and extolled.-
Having graphically brought the COM
bat to a termination, the author pro-
ceeds to detail occurrences Immediate
~ consequent, among which is a repu-
ted dispatch Of Beauregard's dimly
limiting at a permission for. the burial
Of his dead and ministration Of the
wounded. To which request, says the
eulogist Of Hiram Ulysses, "Grant
c,mningly replied, that the dead had
been buried, and the wounded cared
for which acas not true for a week after
scard." Really, this is a charming adj
mission Of wilful and deliberate false
hood on the part Of q hero; seven
days falsehood, which truly grand
man would have scorned to utter. The
accusation of President johnson, in the
Stanton controversy, has cumulative
evidence, for he who spoke falsely to
Beauregard would not hesitate to pre-
varicate to johnson.
What a contrast does such q COM
mander present to General Lee /! Who
would not rather, million oftimes, be
the stainless President Of Washington
College,. with honor, truth and sober
ness written upon his eodlike brow,
than he who aspirrs to the purple over
the wreck Of bis country and with the
divorce Of virtue.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-05-06

D0 Il say, Cockey, whose pigs are
those yonder 7" "Old sow's SIR "Well,
then, whose SOW is it," sOur old man
sir" swell, and who is your old man p
#"If you'll mind the pigs I'll run hum and
OK the old woman. "Never mind, sonny.
] want smart boy, what can you do p
"0h, I can do more than considerable i
rides the turkeys to water, milks the geese,
cards down the old rooster, puts the pigs
tails in paper to make EN- curl hamstrings
the grasshoppers, make Gre for flies to
corrt by, keep tally for memmy and dad
when they scolds at q mark old woman
always ahead land cuts the buttons of
dads coat when he's at prayers in the
morning. Give US o chaw of bacca, old
'un. you're most two smart got any
brothers I" "Lots Of 'em, all named Bill,
'cept Sam, and his names Bob, My names
Lally. but they calls me Larry Iawrance for
shortness, Any more things to ,axi''
No, ! reckon not" Wal, travel on:. old
stick in the mud. Iguess shan't hire
you for boss, to-day. 81
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-05-06
A Horrible Affair,

We are reliably informed that most hor-
| rible affair transpired on Ship Island in the
early part Of this month. II appears, so
far is we can learn, that young negro
soldier gained access to the sleeping apart.
ment Of Gen. Movers daughter, beauti-
[ full and accomplished girl, about sixteen
years Of age. What was accomplished we
know not, and can only surmise from the
subsequent results. It appears that Q
younger daughter called her father and ne
and che officer of the day who, upon arri-
wing at the spot, found the negro in pos
session Of the guard, which was stationed
in the vicinity Of the Generals quarters.
It appears that court-martial was at once
organized and the negro soldier sentenced
to be executed by hanging. But the Gen.
eral interfered and the sentence was sus-
pended, but it is currently reported that
the negro was killed inside the fort, put
into sack and thrown into the gulf.
While bloody knives and other weapons
bearinc tbs signs of being used, were seen
on the Island and the under officers spoke
freely ofhis dispatch and his well deserved
death, yet the negro soldiers on the Island
were still led to believe that the dead ne
gro was sent to Mobile on a vessel leaving
about that time for Mobile.
While we look with horror upon trans
actions Of this kind and believe that the
|6rute who would attempt the chastity ofa
white lady could not be visited with too
severe punishment, or one that could be
considered cruel, under any circumstances;
yet we might be excused for thus think
ing, for we have deemed the negro as prop
erfy and our fathers before us and we
fought to the best Of our poor ability to
keep them as property--the place that
God and nature designed them to keep,
but Gen. Mower ct i'd 00ane genus sought
their freedom and by might Of numbers
succeeded, and taught Sambo that he was
good as any body and little better, he
made councilmen, and watchmen, and p0-
licemen, and other civil officers of them,
and thereby inculcated the idea that the
negro was socially equal OF the white man
and now Gen. Mower after doing more than
perhaps any one officer Of his class to in
still this idea into the negro's head, has
with q vengeance felt the application of
his doctrine. His lovely daughter just
blooming into womanhoud, clad in the
white, loose, tasty habiliments Of night,
with her hair loosed to the winds of the
Gulf, reclines upon the couch, and there in
that position is desecrated as to her per-
son by the embrace, clawing and feeling of
10 disgusting negro. No wonder he COM
plains. No wonder the negro is missing.
But had it been some Southern born lddy
who had lost q princely fortune by the
craft, legislation and social teaching of
Gen. Mower and his fellows, it would have
all been we'll, and had the negro been
troubled as in this instance the party or
parties, or persons, even suspected of
breaking the law, would be held to strict
account, and so We want to hold Gen.
Mower. We again ask where is the negro
that committed the outrage upon the
daughter Of Mower?-[ Handsboro (Miss.)
Democrat.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-05-06

How TO FkssHEN SALT FIsH.-Many
persons who are in the habit Of freshening
mackeral or salt fish never dream that
there is q right and wrong way to do it.
Any one who has seen the process Of eva
.poration going on at tho salt works knows
that salt falls TO the bottom. Just SO it ia
ia the pan where your mackeral and white
iish lies soaking and as it lies with skin
side down, the salt viii fall to the skin and
remain there, when il place. with the flesh
side down, the salt falls to the bottom al
the pan, and the fish comes out freshened,
AS il should in the other case it is nearly
as salt as when put in. lyon do not be
|lieve this, test the matter for yourselves,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-05-06

wA Massachusetts, free negro, who
glories in the name of Aaron Alpeoria
Bradley, and an acknowledged leader
of Radical carpet bagism in the Prov
ince of Georgia, was elected last Fall
from Savannah to the Arab Conven-
ton. 1t soon leaked out that he was
an ex-convict from the celebrated Sin
sing Penitentiary of New York, and on
due proof Of the fact, he was expelled
from the Convention. But Carpet-bag-
ism stops not at trifes: Aaron Alpeo-
ria Bradley has been elected, at the re-
cent election, one Of the Senators from
Savannah, andi remains to be seen
whether he will again be expelled.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-05-06
Election Returns.

4
We continue our table Of votes, for
and against The Constitution, at the re-
cent election. We have carefully made
the necessary corrections and additions,
as the official returns have come to
hand. Most of the returns we copy
from our rural exchanges, and we are
sure our table will be found as near cor
rect as the returns have come to hand.
General Buchanan has appointed Mil
itary Board of three officers to revise
and recount !the votes. and SO soon as
their official result is promulgated, we
will give it.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-05-06
Difficulty in 0uachita Parish.
FRANKLIN ST. CLAIR KILLED,

We copy as follows from the Ouachit.
Telegraph ofthe 22d:
Franklin st. Clair, the late negro can6
date for Representative, led the negroes :,
this vicinity in their political raria, !.
against the whites. He was well educassSS
and knew the negro character well -
A few days before the election he v.o
sent by the Radicals ofMonroe tbeinp mo- r..
vided with horse by Capt. Morey| IS !
missionary to Morehouse parish. An.
wing at Bastrop, he delivered, we learn !
very bitter harangue against the Democrats
advising the negroes togo armed to ia
polls and to permit no interference from
the rebels, saying also that he was prepar.
ed to take the life Of any rebel who pra.
sumed to modest or interfere with him.
From Bastrop, st. Clair started to Lind
Grove, in the same parish. When men,
the latter place he With q negro preacher
who was along, met Mr.. James Payne, who
was hunting around his plantation. Both
parties stopped, and . conversation ensued
During the progress Of the conversation
the negro st. Clair ran his hand in his DO.
som, a movement construed BY MI. Payne
to mean the drawing Of q weapon.
Mr. P. told st. Clair to remove his hands.
which he refused to do, and upon being
told to do so again, made motion as ifhe
were drawing a weapon. It was afterwards
proved that he was armed. Thereupon
Payne, too quick for St. Clair, leyeled his
shot gun upon his adversary and fred.
The negro fell to the ground dead.
This, we are informed, is the substance
Of the negro preachers testimony. MI
Payne gave himself up to the authorities;
was tried, and acquitted upon the testimo-
ny Of the negro preacher who accompan.
led st. Clair. There was other eorrobesa.
tive evidence, as we learn, going to show
thestudied designs Of the negro st. Clair
to bully whatever white man he might meet.
We have met Mr.. Payne frequently and
travelled with him, and we will say cheer.
fully we have never known more quiet
unpretending and affable gentleman.
When the news was received here, st.
Clair's name was withdrawn as candi-
date for Representative and Brewsters
name substituted. The Club actually hung
out black flag probably through ,igpOr.
ance} and the members are now wearing
Grape for their deceased Secretary.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-05-06

< - / .
8 BETTER LUCK NEXT TINE Perhaps.
The Tribune is at half-mast for Mich
igan and'the recent Democratic Victo-
ries. Itadmits that all the Republican
States have detaulted, but will be fall
right in November The National In
telllgencer thinks differently, and says:
In our Judgment, the whole West will
rise up in it's might and condemn these
destructives and plunderers, who have
brought distraction and ruin upon the
country, with voice and a vote that
will astound and overwhelm Radical
ISM"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-05-06
TR Yssr. JOHN COUGH
Expectorant.

A TRooLY Lo1L SENATOR. Ben Rice,
U. S. Senator elect from Arkansas, is ia
fugitive from Kentucky and the squan-
derer Of a clients money-in other
words, a thief. Here is a man whom
Butler will welcome |" among the
proudest. y u f9a
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-05-06
g Sir Robert Napier, commander,


D Sir Robert Napier, commanding
the British army in Abyssin-
MIA, is not related to the famous Napier
family. He is native Of Ceylon, en-
tered the Indian army at the ageof six
teen, and has participated in most Of
the military enterprises in India dur
ing the last forty years. Without fam
lily connection or patronage, he has
fought his way upward to the foremost
rank in the Indian army, is a Knight
of the Bath and of the Star Of India,
and viii obtain a peerage and large
pensions if he succeeds in Abysinnia.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-05-06

n@- This advertisement appears in q
London journal: Wanted by a thorough,
earnest, converted Christian young preach
er a situation as layman or missionary.
Willing to spread the truth through the
blood Of the Lamb as in Jesus, as It is 80
much needed in these dark ages Of ritual
ism and popery. God preach extempore,
and draw sinners to the foot of the >cross
through the blood Of Christ. Address N.
A.. Hackney"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-05-06

g0~ The bully Lafourche, the Flag
ship of the Kouns' Fleet, with the
broad pennant Of Commodore Ben.
Kouns flying at her masthead, touched
our landing Monday morning at 2
o'clock, put out her freight, made a
big pine knotting and went on her
way snorting to the banner City Of the
banner Parish, Against the Arab Con-
stitution. She goes down tomorrow
at 10. NJ, We have not been able to
learn whether she took the horns from
the Bart Able. ~
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-05-06

w According to our count, which
sWe have taken great pains to get cor
rect, the Radicals will have two major
iity in the Senate and six in the House,
In the Legislature recently elected in
our State. Among these one Senator
elected as a Radical, and two Repre-
sentatives classed in the same party,
are certain to act on all the most i'm
portant measures with the Conserya-
tiyes.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-05-06

Me- The Martinsburg New Era thus
records new feature in the baptizing bus
mess under ebony management:
On last Lords day our community was
thrown into aft Of irrepressible cachina-
ton by practical illustration Of the doc
trines taught by the miscegnationists. 1t
happened thusly: A number of regenera-
ted Americans Of African descent were
baptized in Jordan-otherwise Fitz's dam
at which ceremony fair evangel. from
Yankeedom figured as trainer in ordinary,
and as each of the sable virgins arose, like
Naiad Queens, from the vast deep, all
limp, dripping and odorous, they were re-
ceived into the arms Of the evangelizing
marin, and were squeezed and bussel gush-
ingly. After which the following anthem
assembled:
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-05-06

New KIND OF CoRN.-We take
pleasure in calling the attention of our
planters and farmers to the Egyptian
corn advertised in this present issue OF
our paper. We hear it highly recon-
mended by those who have tried it in
our neighboring Parish of Na.chitoches;
the price asked for it is quite cheap,
and we are sure the experiment is
worth trying.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-05-06

tG We have our usual weekly COM
pliments to return to several Of our
steamers for favors in the newspaper
line: The Bart Able, New Era, Nation
al. Lafourche and St. Nicholas.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-05-06

y The weather, the past week, has
been clear and very hot-in fact we
never knew warmer weather for April
and May. Our planters have had
hard weeks work of it to get clear Of
the grass in their crops, and with three
more daysclear weather, will have clean
corn and cotton. Thus far the pros
poets are very fair and no, cause Of
complaint. The Freedmen are work
ing tolerably well. ~
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-05-06

" The Carpet-baggers are having a
Convention in New Orleans. All the
Parishes are represented in some way
or other. We perceive that the colored
voters of Rapides are represented by
A. j. Sypher, A. F. Wild and William
Gottschalk. The latter is brother in.
law to Wild, and neither residents o.
the Parish. VIII the negroes of Ra.
pides never open their eyes9
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-05-06
Conditions. Of Re-Admission into
the Union.

The New Orleans Bee, oflast Satur'
day, refreshes the minds gifts readers
with the provisions Of the Reconstruc
ton Acts, which lay down these con
ditions. After publishing all the diff
ferent sections Of these different Acts
/ it closes with the following interesting
summary, which We commend to ou1
readers:
1t will be seen 1rom the foregoing
provisions of these Acts that the read
mission Of the Southern States has beer
hedged aroundby many conditions pre-
cedent, all OF which have not yet beer
fulfilled. Some of them may never b,
carried out. The conditions remaining
to be fulfilled in Louisiana are these
First: Submission ofthe Constitution
to Congress for examination and ap
proval.
Second: Approval Of it by Congress
Third: Adoption Of the l4th Consti-
tutional Amendment by the Legisla.
ture of the State. '
Fonrth: Incorporation ofthat Amend.
ment into the Constitution Of the Uni
ted States.
Congress must be satisfied that the
election was fairly held that the Con-
stitution meets the approval Of a ma
jority Of the electors voting on its rat
ifcation- and is in conformity with the
Reconstruction Acts. In the mean
time Congress will authorize the as.
sembling Of the Legislature for the pur-
pose Of considering the question Of rat
flying the l4th amendment to the Con.
stitution. That body however will on
ly have an inchoate existence and will
only form part Of the provisionallgov-
eminent Of the State, for the purpose
declared by the law to which we have
referred. Congress may also authorize
the induction into office temporarily, o.
the persons who have been elected to
administer the government Of the
State. Many weeks may elapse be-
fore these various proceedings shall
have been completed, and the election
itself may be set aside for fraud; Of
which there would seem to be album
dant evidence, both parties complain
ing loudly of the unfairness practiced
by their opponents.
All that is left for rs to do is to wait
patiently the revolving Of the wheel
and stand prepared to avail ourselves
Of whatever advantage there may be in
store for us, land if the worst come to
the worst, stand courageously and suf-
fer all the Affections the future may
have in store for us, going manfnlly to
work to organize a solid and powerful
opposition to these agrarian and level
ling schemes which threaten to destroy
the frame work Of our society, 50 that
when future elections shall be held, we
may make the strength Of the Conser-
vatiye population Of the State fully
felt, and bring about o repeal Of the
ruinous laws by which our peace and
happiness is now menaced.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-05-06

r We call marked attention to the
card Of A. Brousseau & Co., Importers,
10 Chartres Street, New Orleans. This
house is one of old and sound standing
in the Crescent City, and proper en-
dorsement Of its full reliability can be
made,ev |
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-05-06

aaP The river is still falling, but
not so fast as last week. We hear Of
another rise from above the Raft. Let
her gush, we are safe this load of
poles.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-05-06

D We cannot too strongly urge up
on every Conservative member Of the
Legislature to be present on the first
day of the session. The complexion
Of the Legislature is such that every
vote. will count, and the absence of q
single member may work irreparable
injury to the State. Men should not
accept office if they do not intend to
discharge it's duties faithfully.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-05-06

" Be certain and sure toread, and
read attentiyely, the speech of the Hon.
C. A. Eldridgc, on the admission Of Al
ALBANIA, which we publish in our pres
ent issue. Don't let its length deter
you for a moment, for it is worth it; he
talks like a Democrat and a white man.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-05-06
Old satan's mad
And | am glad,
He amt got the souls
He Thought he had.
CHORUS
Souls bound for glory,
Bound, bound for glory,
And that's what the devil
Am q grumbling about.

ARauMENruM AID HoM1NEM.-The Louis
vile Journal has the following good
hit: .-..s-;sss+-..asss s,..ss,s,..ss
IA leading Radical politician in George.
town, Brown county, Ohio, declared that,
although he didn't thirk that the negro
would make a very good voter, he himself
would out Of regard for his party, grease
the animal right we'll, pin his ears back,
and swallow him. Two or three nights
afterwards a lot Of negroes made a descent
on his smoke-house and stole his years
supply Of meat. No doubt they thought
that. as be Was condescending and kind
enough to belwilling to swallow them, they
ought to reciprocate the compliment BY
swallowing bis bacon"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-05-06

ar Bear in mind that the st. Mich
olas, as usual, goes down this day at
IL NJ.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-05-06

ASwEEPING DENIAL.--Every coun-
ty, but one, in Michigan, voted against
the negro.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-05-06
FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
A. DE BLANC.
FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT,
N. B. COLEMAN.

~ Bishop Wilmer will preach in
the Town Hall on Sunday next at II
o'clockA. NJ, and at the State Semina-
~ at 3 o'clock, P. M, III
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-05-06

tg Read the card of E. L. Hart,
Agent, New Orleans. This line is now
permanently established and its regu-
larity can be safely relied on.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-05-06
Total
Majority for the Constitution 81 s4

Majority for the Constitution. 1894
1t will be seen by this tablethat thema.
jority for the constitution is actually
greater than the combined registration Of
whites and blacks. Gen. Gillem, the com.
mandant, has promised to investigate and
punish fraud; but while he puts his hands
in his pocket and glances wonderingly Of
this Pulaski outrage, the trooly loil are
organizing Legislature and electing Sen.
ators to Congress- We shall curiously
watch the astute Hubert, and see if he has
an audacity equal to his prototype beyond
the great riyeE If his discretion should
VIGOROUSLY shrink from so unblnshing q
manipulation, be has another trick to learn
from Arkansas, if, indeed, he did not sug-
gest to Arkansas the progressive mode Of
figuring detailed above. He can, if per
mitted, keep the polls open in Burke and
Richmond counties until returns have
been received from all other counties. IN,
order to insure perfect fitness in his NJ
port to Gen. Meade. In Arkansas this
method was practiced with immensesuc'
cess, and bids fair to- Aeventuate in Con-
gressmen from that reconstructed State OF
whom Butler and Blodgett may be proud.
Are we to have an Arkansas farce and .
tardy General in Georgia We hope not.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-05-06
The Modus 0perandi.
From the Georgia Copstitutionalist.

from The Georgia CoDstitutionalist.
If the Express Company and its myrmi-
dons succeed in electing their Governor, it
will probably be brought about after the
Arkansas fashion. Sharp and quick HUI.
bert is by no means mea1y- mouthed on the
subject. and undoubtedly an Arkansas
traveller of the modern school. To give .
plain statement Of what may, under Ger
tain circumstances, be expected from the
nnholy coalition now warning against us,
we furnish certain data from the Trans.
Mississippi Department..
The registration in Pulaski county, Al.
kansas, stood thus:
Na0rnno 0Ana