The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-02-26
The Democracy Moving.

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From all indications the Democracy
If Louisiana are fully alive to the ne
,essity Of organising for the approach
ing campaign. One Of the largest
Democratic meetings ever held in New
Orleans was held recently and the
greatest harmony and enthusiasm pre-
vailed among those who participated
in its proceedings. Men of all grades
of political opinion have dropped their
former prejudices and are now working
together in the same party for COM
mon object. Original Secessionists and
original Union men, Confederate and
Federal officers, Wings, Democrats and
Know Notl,ings, all mingled in the
same meeting and united in devising
the means Of freeing the State from the
thraldom of Radical tyranny. We
doubt not that the example set by the
Democracy Of the city will be followed
all over the state. In our own Parish
one of the largest and most harmonious
meetings we have ever known, was
held last week, and we will promise
that Rapides will give a good account
of herself whenever an election shall
be called. We observe that the move
msnt has extended also to many of the
other country parishes. The vitality
exhibited recently by the Democracy
of the North has walked up the Democ-
racy Of the South. All thesigns are ia
yorable for success at the next election,
and with the accession Of the Demo-
cratic party to power, we may again
expect the prosperity to the Country
which blessed its reign through a period
of more than halfa century.
va. As a fair specimen Of the mail
service and its beautiful connections,
we will state for the information Of
our, Northern Louisiana friends, that
the mail from Shreveport to Alexan-
dria, Route 5000, Of which H. B. Smith
is the Route Agent, two trips in the
week lies over here forty-fve hours
and one trip seventy hours! We will
particularize: On Tuesday it reaches
here by S P. NJ, the New Orleans mail
Route 5000, Of which H. B. Smith il
not the Route Agent, having left fol
the Mouth three hours preuious, hence
it has to lie here till Thursday at 2 P
NJ. On Thursday it reaches here thu
same hour as above, and three hours
too late to connect and lies over to Sa
turday evening. And on Saturday. i
reaches here at the same hour, agar
three hours too late and remains herr
till Tuesday following! sh
Now we would ask was there eve
such objectionable laundering, such
cheat and fraud on the public, allowed
to 90 uncorrectede Still this has beel
SO for more than a year and the publ
interests must bear it meekly, and tn
DEMOCRAT warned to bear lightly Of
the mail service e. ~ II
Since writing the above we hav
seen the N. O. Republican Of the 18th
in which DR.. Daley. the Special Agen
of theTP. o. D., notices the sta taemen
of H. B. Smith, Route Agent No. SO6(
in which he states, and publishes th
dates and names Of the boats on. whic
the New Orleans mail was forwarde
to the Mouth during the month of Jar
: uary, in which it appears that instea
) Of only one mail q week, as affirmed !
II. B. Smith, Route Agent No. BUG
eleren mails were sent from New O
, leans to, the Mouth, We are certai
) that Dr.. Daley speaks by the carr
, and that H. B. Smith, Route Age
9 ]No. $500, is entirely ignorant and inn
: cent Of the gross misdeeds and anti
a of Route sO2O. But we must be
t Lightly on the mail service" You be