The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-09-23

quorum when as agreed by conference at
which Wade, Collax, Schenck and Others
were present.
Congress will be adjourned to 18th
October. 9s
The Memoirs Of A Loyal Family.
THEY ARE Known IN HISTORY By THE NAME
OF GRANT-KLEPToMANIAC ExPLoITs--A
BUTLER1AN FoNDNEss FOR SILVER Drscov-
ERED-"sMAL ARTICLES NOT AMIss-A
| NEPHEW ArPRorRIArEs a QUILT FOR HIS MA.
| Extract from a letter.to the N. Y. Metro
politan Record, dated Holly Springs,
Miss, July, 1861
When that loyal family rolled into this
place at the head of q vast army, they re-
clined in an elegant stolen carriage, which
long ago went North on parole A por-
ton of the time they occupied the hand
somely furnished residence of Mr.. Will
| Henry Cox, wealthy, refined and educat-
ed gentleman of noble ancestry. This gen.
tleman is deceased, bnt at that time his
beautiful, young and accomplished daugh-
| ter occupied the vacant chair" of her
mother who had been dead some years, and
Miss Cox, instead of" Mrs" Cox, was la
! dy of the mansion. The Grant family
seemed wonderfully we'll pleased with the
house, it's modern fixtures, the elegant fur
niture and splendid silver ware, and they
consequently walked boldly iuto the pos
session of this private residence-no blush
OF shame to mantle such brazen brows, no
m Ifu M MI ko
quest permission, but with effrontery Of
Sing Sing convicts and London robbers
they occupied the dwelling, using every
thing in it as though they were "to the
manor born" The greater part of the time
they remained there, Miss Cox was staying
with numerous friends in the city, as she
could not be mistress Of her own beautiful
home. tf@H aE
Mr.. Cox told lady of unquestionable
integrity, that they packed up oil his silver
and all his valuables the night before they
left, and it was sent off with their baggage
the next morning and the house servants
went also. Mr.. Cox was one day resting
on sofa, opposite the door ofan adjoining
apartment, when he saw, through the
opening ola door, one of Grants staff Off
GERS stealthily rumaging around the room,
pocketing small articles. At the bureau,
he took piece of stick pomade. Think
of it, you soldiers, who fought the battles
for the Union think of being command
ed, differed by such unprincipled scoun-
drels, whose smallness OF soul showed it.
self but too plainly id that act of stealing a
piece of stick Pomade. We only regret
not being able at present to give the name
of this specimen staff officer, shoulder
strapped, armed and equipped even to his
head, or which the above small appropria.
ion was made If his eyes ever rest on
his he will know himself instantsr. At
another time Mr.. Cox entered che of the
rooms rather unexpectedly, considerably
disturbing the equanimity Of Gen. Grants
nephew, who was STOPPING toEthe pleasing
task of carefully folding up an elegant and
very antique quilt made in days Of yore by
great grand parents, and preserved by each
cceeding generation Of children as fam
lily treasure-a pleasing momento that
strangers could never appreciate. The
nephew, on finding himsef caught, started,
stammerinely saying, al want it for my
mother. "-t Certainly, sir; certainly" re-.
piled Mr.. Cox, with tho least perceptible
tone of contempt. Think of it, soldiers of
Grants amy! A quilt, Grants nephew
stealing quill and furnishing his mothers
home. !.
We hope he will see this exposition, re-
pent and free his conscience by expressing
that quilt to Mrs. A. c. Brewer, formerly
Miss Cox, Holly Spring, Miss. But Mrs.
Grant, the General, and Others of that
"miss-tic crew." took especial care of the
silver, the valve of which is estimated at
several thousand dollars, with other alti-
cles. The bed and table linen was of finest
texture, and came from Europe; and all
this, with all other valuables,: had peculi-
or charm for the avaricioua eyes of the
Grant family. Among the many other ap-
preparations of this remarkable family was
a handsomely carved small card waiter or
salver, with the name of General Moul-
trie " engraved in the centre. This little
saiver was handed down from that noble
ancestor of revolution fame; it was priced
beyond value, and was one of pair-the
other was sent out to the kitchen after u.s.
ing it, and one Of the servants, Sarah, Sc
creted it for her young mistress, together
with several other valuable articles. Mrs.
Brewer has the waiter, and, no doubt, would
like to have the other, but would be pleas
ed 70 have another piece-a massive, but
small silver salver, or waiter, Handsomely
carved, made in England before the Revo-.
luton, with the name of Lady, Mary
Anesly, ITO" engraved in the centre
This waiter, which has been in their distin-
guished family so long, cannot but be a
prize indeed to them, and the two will be
readily recognized by the Grant visitors
No doubt but hundreds of persons who
may have visited this Grant family at home
in the North have seen these walters, and
many other stolen valuables that came
from the South--war trophies. .,,--.st,-.-.
MIND Your HELM IA new paper ie
Just started at Tuscaloosa, by Dennis
Dykous, editor and proprietor, and it flies
Grant and Colfax at its forehead. This,
says the Mobile Register, is not so very
surprising but what does nearly take. the
breath out of us is the following article, in
which this Grant organ puts its foot on
negro suffrage, and bawls ont with the
most lusty. "white man government "a
The colored men may well say, "Call
you this backing your friends % rtn-,
NEGRO SUFFRAGE.
LET II he d;stineflv horne in mind that