The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-03-25


ted. The time is short but sufficient
for the purpose if the registers and the
people will apply themselves to the
work with a zeal and energy proper
tionate to it's Importance. We have
been assured that steps have been
taken to secure a fair and impartial
registry and that voters now have no
excuse for refusing to avail themselves
of the privilege extended to them.
The registering Board has been careful
ly revised, and instead Of receiving its
instructions from the Radical executive
committee, it will receive them direct
ly from headquarters and will be order
ed to be guided only by a clear con-
struction of the acts of Congress. So
many of the people were rejected at the
former registry on the most frivolous
grounds that many naturally feel a dis
inclination to appeara second time be-
fore the same tribunal, ouch we would
urge by all means to lay aside their
feelings and to make another effort
for the sake Of the rights which are at
stake in the coming contest. 1t is true
that such large majority Of negroes
was registered at the former registry
that it would seem almost impossible
to overcome it by any means within
the power of the Conservative voters of
the state. But it is to overcome this
majority that the registry has been
opened again. 1t is known that thou
sands of unqualified negroes were i'm
properly registered by the unscrupu-
lous registrars whom Sheridan sent
through the state to do the dirty work
of the Radical Republican party. The
Conservatives, who have within their
knowledge the evidences of such illegal
registry, should be present every day
the registry is open, and see that such
evidence is properly presented to those
who have the power Of reyisal. An
immense number of fraudulent votes
can thus be stricken from the registry.
Moreover we have only to call to mind
the frivolous reasons for rejecting legal
voters to understand how many thou
sands of our citizens, entitled to regis
ter, were denied the privilege by the
former board. We have every reason
to believe that all such will now be
permitted to register, under the more
just and liberal construction of the reg
istry law as recently expanded by
General Hancock himself. IF then, all
shall be permitted to register who are
legally qualified, and if all names i'm
properly registered be stricken off, the
Conservatives will either have major
ity in the State, or else the two parties
will be so nearly equal as to render a
Conservative victory by no means i'm
probable. Already we see signs of
dissension and dissatisfaction in the
ranks of our opponents. No less than
three state tickets are in the field, and
the bitterness between the opposing
factions is increasing every day. The
Democratic State Convention declined
to nominate State ticket, because the
Democracy did not wish that any Con-
sentative should be interested in the
success of the infamous Constitution
framed by the negroes and mendicant
carpet-bag loyalists for the government
of the freeze people Of Louisiana. New
ertheless the dissensions in the Radical
party can doubtless be used in the
work Of defeating the Constitution at
the approaching election. If any will
read that delectab1e document he will
see how utterly impossible it is for the
white men Of the State to live under
such government for any length Of
time. It is to be hoped that the Dem
ocracy will sweep the Radical party,
and with it it's reconstruction bills,
from existence, at the Presidential ell
ection in November next. But it
should be remembered that the new
government Of Louisiana, with it's
thieves in Office, could ruin the State
within the short interval between the
adoption Of the new Constitution and
the Inauguration Of a Democratic Pre-
sident. We should, therefore, use.
every effort in our power to perpetuate
tile military government until Conser-
vatism shall be in the ascendent in the
government at Washington.
Our first step, therefore, is to regis
ter as soon as the opportunity shall be
afforded us. Everything in our future
operations depends upon this first step.
Let every one, then, make up his mind
to come forward and offer his name as
soon as the Registers enter upon their
work,
MARSDEN'S PECToRA BALM FOR
III INFLUENZA.
~ Three regular mails from New
Orleans, the past week ; i've by 5000
and one by the Lafourclle. The Kouns