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New-York tribune., 1868-07-03
DIsFRANCHISEMEYr or REBELS

A reactionary and quasi rebel paper has the
following relative to the effect OF the clause
requiring all persons in the reconstructing
States, who oppose the new constitutions, to
express their opposition in the usual way, viz,
by voting:
"Tbe abolition OF this clause which the Senate will
doubtless speedily ion the House In efecting makes II
impossible for the Whites OF the south 6y refusing 70
vote to defeat the negro constitutions Ten negroes In
each State, hundred negroes In all, PROVIDED Ohy
to oppose them can adopt these constitutions can
present them acceptance 10 Congress- whose action IL
no ways doubtful thus not merely dispose 100000
OF practically dsfranchlsed whites, but can also. unless
the whole North Is solidy united against them impose
President government, and governmental policy upon
3O,0O0OOO Of American freemen."
How near is this to the facts7 The only
classes dsfranchised in any of the States South,
except Alabama, are those who, having taken
an official oath to support the Constitution of
the United States, peEjured themselves to Join
the Rebellion In Alabama, there are added to
this class all who desire to deprive any portion
of their fellow-citzens of the right to vote.
This Is no disqualification, since any man can
be rid Of it by simple mental act, viz: the
remuneration of the wish to do an injustice, to
restore oppression, to nullify the act of Con-
gress under which he votes.
None of these disQualifcations are of our
seeking, and, if we had, tho molding of recon-
struction, we would not only give the ballot to
all tho loyal, but would freely allow every
Rebel to vote. Congress has seen fit to do
otherwise, and we bow to its will. But these
acknowledgements do not probably change the
result in single Southern State. The Regis
tration, which includes only those who have the
right to vote, notwithstanding all disfranchis-
ing acts, shows that the enfranchised Whites
have q clear majority over the enfranchised
Blacks in Virginia, North Carolina, Arkansas,
Georgia, and Texas, whilo the Blacks have a
majority Of tho registered voters in Alabama,
New-York tribune., 1868-07-03

A philanthropc Southerner in Raymond,
Miss, writes us a long argument in favor of
colonizng the colored race in the Territories.
The only objections we need specify to the plan
are:
/. That the colored man is free American
citizen, and has a right to live where he pleases
If he wishes to remove, there are adequate means
already for his removal. The fact that out of
the 4,5O0 900 colored persons in the United States
only two or three scores or hundreds desire to
be colonized is sufficient reason why they
should not be.
2. The South needs at least as much labor as
it now has. The removal Of 100000 laborers
would devastate the South worse than the Re-
bellion, unless their places were supplied by
others. Suppose the removal would cost $500
each "a low estimate), tho entire removal and
replacement by new laborers would cost $780,
100000, and would not benefit anybody dime
Such host would be eight times as large as
the host with which Napoleon invaded Russia,
and the actual cost Of transporting and settling
them would almost equal the cost of the war.
8. The statement that the two races cannot
live peaceably together is Incomplete. Which
race cannot live peaceably with the otherf The
black race certainly has lived peaceably with
the white, has unresistingly been enslaved by 1t
for 200 years. Would you drive out the sheep
getheri or would you colonize the wolvesf If
tho white, race cannot live peaceably with the
black. lot The white race, il any, DO removed,
New-York tribune., 1868-07-03

by one hind leg thereby dislocatng the joints,
and bleed them slowly to death by d cruel
wound in the neck; and he inquiries whether
the Jewish law will not allow that the animal
shall first be struck insensible by blow on
the head. Mr.. Isaacs positively denies that
any such Odous practices os his correspondent
describes ever occur among the Jews, and gives
an account of what the law really requires.
This will be found interesting, and the cor
respondence will probably lead to good results,
though at present the two gentlemen are utter
" at variance about the fundamental facts.
New-York tribune., 1868-07-03

~ One of Bayard Tdylor's Letters on Street
life in Venice" Letter from Our Special Cor
respondent in Paris, the Pennsylvania oil Re
on our second page this morniRgj the Markets
and Shipping Intelligence on the third Foreign
Ners on the siTfh, and Cruelty to Animals, the
Gty Finances Religious NeWs, Lao Intelligence,
Chamber of Commerce, Homicide IN Jersey City,
NeU Years in Nelu- York, the City and County
matters on The SeueRth.
New-York tribune., 1868-07-03

NEWSPAPER EYrERPRIsE.-Ihe San francisco
Daily Times the youngest but one OF the best pars"
published in that city, observe, had the Presidents
Message entire teeaphcd to it, and published 1t exsa
svey. The Message made 1900 words. This was apoas
the most expensive piece OF telegraphing ever suss
by a single ueyspapcr.
New-York tribune., 1868-07-03

Mrs. Plumbs Calistiencum, for light and ma.
steal gymnastics. ut No 81 Fh-aye, corner of Pour.
eenthst, affords an excellent opportunity tor young
wemen and girls to acquire that physical culture which
theSso generally need. Mrs Plumb has taught for i've
years IN this city aud has already done much good IN
that direction. This is TO be the last year for public
classes aud the last quarter which closes In April sOon
10 begin,
New-York tribune., 1868-07-03

tions, paint cities in flames and States depopu-
lated. fill the air with prophetic croaklngs
screech "St. Domingop at the top Oh your
lungs, lie, defame, call names, and pander 10
the most contemplate prejudices OF the most
contemplate classes. That seems to be the
Democratic nlan of campaign.
New-York tribune., 1868-07-03

Mr. Henry Bergh, President of the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, has
recently interested himself in the method of
killing pursued in Jewish slaughter-houses and
we publish this morning an interesting cor
respondence on the subject between him and
the Rev. S. NJ. Isaacs, distinguished Rabbi of
this city. Mr.. Bergh declares that it is the
practice Of Hebrew butchers to hang cattle Up
New-York tribune., 1868-07-03
&en'2lors Daily gtib141re.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 9. 1853.
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SEMI WEEKLY TRIBUNE. Mail Subscribers. - per an
WEEKLY TRIBUNE. Mail Subscribers, $2 per annum.
AdvertislnR Rates.
DAnY TRIBUNE. &c. 30c.. 4Oc 60c, and 81 per line.
SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, 25 and 80 cents per line
WEEKLY TRIBUNE, 81 so and s. per line.
According to position in the paper.
Terms, cash in advance.
Address. THE TRIBUNE, New-York.
New-York tribune., 1868-07-03

Twenty-Five of the Republican journals pub
hed In the northern and northwestern porticns Of
Pennsylvania have expressed preference for Gslusha
A. Grow tine candidate for yicePIesIdent. Able eI
perenced, ocarslghted true. he commands the popular
confidence
New-York tribune., 1868-07-03

This policy would bo specially JUS aad eco
nOnieal in those States where, as in Mississippi.
Louisiana, and South Carolina, the whites are
fewest In numbers.
New-York tribune., 1868-07-03

Louis Napoleon, as usual on New Years day,
received a call from the Diplomatic Corps, and
made to it brief address. If the Cable faith
fully transmits the substance of the address, it
was not worth the expense of its transmission
over the Transatlantic wire.
New-York tribune., 1868-07-03

The Florida Reconstruction Convention is to
meet at Tallahassee on the Goth inst.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-11-18
Young Ladies, Beware.

The New York Sun is severe on what
it calls the silly fashion which our young
ladies sometimes employ in writing their
Christian names. To illustrate:
"a detailed report of q fashionable wed.
ding conveys the information that young
gentleman who bears the noble name OF
Lionel has just been united in wedlock to
q lovely maiden named Jennie, and that
among the bridesmaids on the interesting
occasion three were named respectively,
Lettie, Annie and Gertie. The ladies' were
all dressed in the height OF the fashion, and
some of the most popular gems from Often
bach's operas were performed. The young
ladies who thus give to public notoriety
tho pet names conferred on them while
they yet bloomed in the seclusiun of the
nursery, do not mean, Of course, to be gull
ty of vulgari'y and impertinence, but they
are and we speak OF their fault because It
is SO general, especially among ignorant
and thoughtless people. 1t is very proper
for Lionel to address his bride by the sweet,
affectionate appellation of Jennie, but that
is priilege Of his situation to which the
general public cannot be admitted without
a violation Of propriety. When the name
OF the young woman comes to be printed
on her visiting card or in newspaper, it
should be done decOrously and simply as
Jane. So OF her bridesmaids-tbeir right
names are Letitia. Anne and Gertrude, and
it is nobody's business by what tender alb
breviations and expansions of those appel.
latives they may be named by their moth
ers or their future husbands"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-11-18

A RAT SToRY.-A miner Of the Imperial
Nine, of Gold Hill, Nevada, publishes in q
paper Of that locality the following rat
story. He says II is not generally known
except in mining localities, that rats in
habit the mines, but such, however, is the
fact. From the top ground down to the
lowest levels they, are to be found in our
mines. Some time since the Imperial
Company stopped work at the lowest level
for several days to repair the shaft just
above it. After resuming work the GER
man, who was the FIRST to go below, went
down alone to run out the ore from the
chutes, aud as soon as the rats heard the
old familiar sound of the car rumb)ing
along the track, they rushed ont frDm be-
hind the timbers to welcome the presence
of man once moro. They ran up to the
carman in squads, climbed all over him
then down to the station floor again and
scampered and gamboled around in costa
cies of unmistakable delight. When he
started for the chute again with the car,
they ran following and playing around him,
and when he had filed Ills car with ore
and started back again for the shaft, they
1.-THE rats) sprung upon the car and ran all
over it, and jumped and leaped as if mad.
Tho German sat down a moment to see
what they would do, when they oil hud-
died around and ran over, him without the
slightest apparent fear, and without offer
ing to bite him, He did not hurt any of
them, as he said if they could live in such
place he felt in duty bound to let them
have tho freedom Of the city, Ex-
change.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-11-18
General Grant Opposed to Negro
Suffrage.

In his speech in New York the other
night, Judge Pierpont (Radical, though he
was Democrat at the time he held the
conversation with Gen. Grant) said:
"One day at his house in Washington,
while he was Secretary Of War. I told him
that thought he would make good Dem
ocratic candidate if he was right on the
question of negro suffrage. He replied
that he had no wish for the Presidency !;
that he had now much higher ofIice than
he had eSer expected that General Sher
man would make good President, and
that he would gladly give the half be was
worth to make Sherman or any other fit
man President that his feelings and cen
Hznents acre entirely opposed to negro
suffrage: but that he did not wi.h to be
restrained by any pledges from the right to
change his opinion in future il new exgen-
cies convinced him that he was wrong; for.
said he, you will remember that early in the
war, when was in command of the West,
publicly stated that If tie negroes had an
insmsTection I scouAf AoLd ma ayrpv in
check antI it acots put oo'cn. But long be-
fore tho war was over / should have been
glad Of u negro iasmTeaioa, and rouM
hare noped my armyaH the fas,er.-IEx-
change.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-11-18

REMOVAL OF THE NATIONAL CAPIrAf.--
One of the editors of tho Washington Star,
latoly travelling in the West, writes from
st. Louis as follows:
"Peoplc out hero have settled convic-
ton that tho scat Of government will be
removed hero er hereabouts within the
next twenty years. They say that they
will have it, not to give Importance to any
particular city or locality, but as an cm-
blem that the seat of empire is in the Mis-
sippi Valley. The capital, they hold, will
como to them naturally and inevitably in
the course Of few years. The East is not
growing; the West is gaining power in
Congress yearly, through the formation of
new States and new congressional istrlcts.
When all these vast prairies OF the richest
land are filed up with the population they
are capable of supporting, tho wealth and
population of the country will be SO pre-
ponderant hero that the scat of government
will necessarily gravitate to the point
where it will be in harmony with aud an
exponent of tho national heart. This is
the Western idea, and it is worth our while
in Washington to prepare to meet it by
making our city so cosy and agreeable as a
place of residence and resort that menlbers
will be unwilling to leave it to seek quar-
tiers of doubtful heaithfulness on the banks
of the muddy Mississippi. Washington,
with her equable climate and favorable
situation, has first class advantages for tho
seat of Government. The work
now to be done is to bring the city mp to
the mark of equality with its advantages
of position. Bat the subject is too prolific
to be dealt with here"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-11-18
" special order of said writ to.wit:

by special order of said writ tO.wit:
A certain plantation, situated in tie
Parish of Rapidcs on tho right bank of
Red River descending, containing Twenty
seven hundred acrcs, more or less, bound
ed Oh the upper limo by lands belonging to
Messrs. blanchard and Wilkinson, on the
lower line by lands Of Dr. Levin Luckett
and in the rear by lands of LamOtlle, Cal
vim and Robert, said plantation being
composed Of the following tracts If land,
viz:
Lots Nos IS. a. Is, 1e, II, IS, 10 and %,
in Township No. 5. Range No 3, West, Lot
No. !, Township No. 5. Range No. 2. West
Lot u, in Township No 5, North Range,
No. 3, West, and Lot 2, in Tow nsl,ip No.
a, Range NOD, Range No. West aud APP
purtenances together with sixteen hundred
and ninety-iive shares of Mortgage Stock
thereto attached. Tho whole axraeabip t4p
\ plot certified by Thomas II. Hendricks,
Commissioner of lands at the General Land
Office at Washington and deposited with
the Citizeus Bank.
Iersss Of Sale, as Jollocs: The purchaser
to furnish Stock Note for the sun, of
thirty-fonr thousand three hundred and
ffty-two dollars fsA ,352,) falling due Oh
the first day of December, 1868 and renew
able according TO the Charter of the Citi-
zens Bank Of Louisiana: aud tho balauco
CASH.
Tho purchaser to assume all the oblica-
tiOns and responsibilities IF a Stock Hold
or OF tho Citizens Bank Of Louisiana and
the Stock Notes SO furnished to be idcuti-
fed with the Act of Mortgage by James i.
Sullivan TO tho Citizens Bank of IOuisia-
ma, passed before A. Boudousquie, Notary
Public in New Orleans OH tho :s3th day Of
January, 1859, aud with the Sheritis Decd
Of Sale in this case
Subject to appraisemcnt
JOHN DELACY, Sheriff.
NOyl6-tts-Printcr's Fee SIS 10.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-11-18

A BORDER EDIToR.-The editor of the
Owykee Avalanche, by way OF describing
his agreeable vocation, rs conductor Of a
frontier paper. makes the following inter-
esting reflections: saII
"Oh the felicity of editing paper!
Charming. agreeable, In horni Fascinat-
ing, attractive occupation, but so difficult
to appreciate. How nicely and smoothly
one gets along Without al 'onpleasant-
nessT For instance, in q recent Issue We
referred directly to ruffiau known rs
Captain Prescott, and incidentally to a gacr-
rilia named Al. Cage. We did this in ius-
tice to ourselves, and community al large.
The other day, while quietly seated in our
sanctum, taxing our brain FOR more copy,
in response to the everlasting cry of The
devil the two nbove-named Williams, one
Of them armed with hatchet, and the 9th.
CT with q bowie-kaife Of large dimensions.
made violent attack upon orr person,
The only alternative was to fight or die.
We accordingly seized large knife, about
two feet long, used for cutting paper. and
bled our assaiiants pretty freely. They
sued for mercy, We spared their worthless
lives and told them to dust, and they got
up and dnsted. We would take this oeca
sion TO state, that If ever they or any one
else attack ush with the Intention of doin.
us bodily harm, we will shoot them dead III
the'F trucks, or cot sbgir ,a;eats fiash -. =.
i.t-ts,ti - - Ia
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-11-18

A% The Constitution OF the United
States guarantees to all the Suites repub-
lican government. The right OF represen-
tation is the fundamental idea of the M.
publican system. Governments derive
their powers from the consent Of the gov
erned." It is true elective qualifications
may be prescribed by the constitutions Of
the several States, and it may be assumed
that Congress has tho power to prescribe
the qualifications Of voters in the process
Of reconstruction. Bot in the case Of Lou
isiaua, the present State government holds
ONCE by virtue of State constitution. and
yet in fragrant and positive violation of the
provisions Of TINT instrument IN reference
TO suffnge. f1
1t is the reconstruction acts of Congress
which determined the suffrage BY which
Wasmoth l. Co. were elected.
1t ia shown that under the constitution
these persons would never have been elect
ed. Is it not, therefore, Z mockery of q
republican government to confidc its nd
ministration and powers to other than the
voters created by its constitution? Is it
competent even for Congress. after State
has been recognized and admitted as men,
Der OF the Union, to impose upon sucl.
State qualifications Of suffrage for its OH.
GERS, different from and opposed TO those
provided in the constitution? Has not
the State entire control over its suffrage?
II il has, and has exercised its power,
what right have Warmoth, Dunn, Wickliffe
& Co., to impose themselves for four years
upon the State in It's highest offices by viz
tue Of q suffrage prescribed by Congress.
aud 80 widely different from that provided
in the constitution under which they were
electedto administer Would not quo ,car-
r,,tO. or some other process. bring these
parties into court with livery weak claim TO
the Offices which they now hOlJi Will
not some OF Our eruditc jurists give their
minds to this subject This people can.
not long endure the present intolrrant
State government. They will! continue TO
demand and clamor for q government elect
cd under the constitution and by the quail
fed voters thcrcof.-fN. q. Times.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-11-18

How TO MAKE PAPER MONEY CURRENT.
Tile Japanese officials have adopted a
very effective method of silencing all oppo-
sition to recent large issue of paper mon
ey in that country. They cut off the heads
Of those who utter any complaints about
the currency, and this quiets the grumbling
of the party thus treated, and throws a
wholesome awe and respect for the Gov
ernment aud its currency over his friends
aud associates.-N N. Y. Commercial AID
Testiscr.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-11-18
Raw Material of a Carpet-Bag
Congressman.
From tie Cairo Democrat.l

From the Cairo Democrat
In the fall of 1864, printer named J. T.
Elliot. applied for situation in the Demo
crat Office. He was ragged, dirty, pennilcss
and hungry. We piticd him, ard, AFT er civ
ing him some money to supply his immedi-
ate wants, gave him "stick and case :"
in an hour oe two after he began work, a
committee, appointed by our regular Jour
neyman, waited upon and informed as that
their selfrcspect forbade them to work be-
side such man-that he was covered
with tilth and vermin. had the itch. and
emitted stencil that sickened them. We
examined into the matter, and informed
the unfortunate man that no mnst ,l;scop.
tiDue work, and wash and cure himself
Our printers contributed literally. and snn.
ported him while he used sulphur. and en-
9eavored 70 drive away tho aroma which
nc carried about his person, and which
bore no resemblance to the perfume Of ro-
ses. lie was only party successful, and
was assigned place in the Office as far re-
moved from the other workmen as posi-.
bic.
In q few weeks after his appearance In
the city, he concluded he would 20 into
the newspaper business, md issued the
prospectus OF The Southern Refuge and
Cotton Planter" He procured about =
hundred subscribers, at three dollars each
and, pocketing tho money, left for parts
unknown. When next We heard of him he
was publishing q Radical paper at Jackson.
port, hobnobbing with negroes and talking
about loyalty. j. r. Elliot is now this
Radical candidate for Congress in tho Cam
den District Of Arkansas.
We have no doubt macy of our citizens
remember this man. A more deprayed
specimen OF humanity does not live on tho
face OF tho earth. OF weak mind, almost
imbecilc. no was an object to pity aud to
loathe. And he is one Of tho statesmen
which reconstruction has brought 10 the
surface in the Southern States God
have mercy on the unfortunate people who
are ruled by such. May His curses Gall
upon the party which has imposed rulers
Of this kind upon the country. Is there
any wonder the decent people of the South
are restless Is it not q wonder they do
not rise AID die In arms rather than cub
NIT to the degradation of Radical tyranny.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-11-18

YES AND No.-"IIavc not right to be
saucy If please z" asked a young lady of
an old bachelor
"Yes, if you please, bnt not if you dis
please"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-11-18
S heriff's Sale.
Citizens Bank of Louisiana, J
VS.. $No 1890
James B. Sullivan.

Ninth Judicial District Conrt, Parish of
Rapides, State If Louisiana.
pY VIRTUE Of writ of seizure and
- sale, issued from tue Honorable the
Ninth District Court in and for the Parish
of Rapides, State of Louisiana, and TO me
addressed, in tho above entitled and
numbered suit, have seized and will of.
fer for sale, to the last and highest bidder
on
SATURDAY the 5th day of DECEMBER,
1868,
between the hours of II A. NJ. and 4P. N.
at the Court House door in the Town O.
Alexandria. Parish Of Rapides, State OF
Louisiana, the following described proper
In i.a - A.-A IL - 40 49,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-11-18

TRY ST. JOu Ms COUG Ii
Expoctorlnt,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-11-18

10 We have the pleasure to an.
nounce to the public, and our pa
irons in particular, that. We have
received a large and complete lot of