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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-10-07
The Registration Outrages.

1t is said by the apologists and parti.
sans of the PSEUDO Governor Of Louisiana
that. however Objectionable the means he
availed himself of to attain to his presen.
position, he really desires to convince the
people of this State that he is not their
enemy, and that he is not disciple Of the
wild theories Of ultra Radicalisnf. This
may be true, for in these days almost any
thing may be true. But we must say, that
thus far, Gov. Warmoth has taken q very
strange way Of showing his protested good
will forus.
OF all privileges and personal rights,
those appertaiuing to the franchise of the
American citizen, are held most dear, and
are most jealousy. guarded against in
Engagement. Men may be. willing to sur
render their claims to lands OF chattels,
who are ready to fight to the last for po-
'litical privileges. Of which, the very high
est, and therefore, the most cherished, is
that Of voting in the election OF public ser
wants or agents. All restrictions on their
rights in this respect, not clearly allowed
by the fundamental law, are properly re-
igarded as mere usurpations Of authority on
the part Of those who urge them; and the
same deep rooted feeling, ineradicable in
its nature, which inspired that great An
glo-Saxon people from whom our political
institutions are derived, to originate and
perfect the idea Of selfgoverument, yet
operates upon community, which, though
more composite in its elements, is entirely
homogeneous as to the belief in the right
of tie governed to establish their form oil
government. The consultation Of the
State Of Louisiana at present is undenia
bly, Of foreign growth, and the offspring Of
exterior and usurpatoy influences. II
contains restrictions upon the political
privileges of the-real people Of the State
which are at once grossly insulting to their
pride. and uubearably onerous in their Of.
fects. Our people, who il; is needless to
say, are not cowardly, have, Under the cir
cumstances of the times, submitted with q
forbearance unexampled in history, TO in
suits, outrages and expressions, which all
their natural instincts prompted them to
resent and cast of. Bot human patience
has limit, and long continued as its exer-
else may have been on our part, we all see
that that limit is growing nearer aud near.
er in the march of events. as
The people Of Louisiana may have been
patient, we might say, beyond all prece.
dent, among brave or selfrcspecting men
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ted her lips. She always has around her
people who lived on her; chamberlnaids, fe-
male friends, and Amsricans(f) uncorked
her champagne and emptied her brandy
bottles. ! assure you none of them were
ahead of her in these exercises. She
spoke with enthusiasm one day Of an idea
of Mr.. Dumas, ST.. and one Of NJ. Dugees's
pieces. With hope Of playing the
parts sketched in those projected works
she studied French, which she spoke with
difficulty, but which she wrote quite well
Her dressing room at the Gate Theatre
was quite elegant. She had stipulated in
her engagement she should have drawing
room to receive visits, might smoke and
might serve tea to her friends The last
time | saw. Miss Menken vas two months
since, in the hotel in the Rue Conmartin,
where her funeral took place. She wrote
me note to say she was i'll, and I called
on her one afternoon. She said to me
with very sad smile Ny poor dear boy,
/ feel l am very ill., When / TESTED with
her about her apprehensions, although the
great change which had taken place in her
features filled me with the. worst forebod.
ings, she replied ~ have received my death
wound. lam lost to art and to life.' She
fetched resigned sigh, and added: After
all, ! have lived more than q, woman of a
hundred years, so it is but Justice should
go where they carry old people, 1 sue
ceedcd in giving her some confidence, but
the idea Of death continued to return in her
conversation. She said ~ GU have never
written an article about me. Make haste,
for if I die I shall not read it, I replied ;
Don't talk Of death; the manager of the
Theatre du Chatelet wants you for the
revival of the Pirates.' Shs exclaimed
Nonsense /! he'll easily find another Leo !!
She burst into tears and exclaimed between
two sobs Poor LeoP severely scolded
her that day for keeping constantly in bed
with her little dog, to which she was
greatly attached. l told her it was IN.
healthy. She grayely responded /; MY dear
fellow, l have been told dogs smell death
coming, and run away. So long as my
dog remains by my side shall know !
must live. Ifmy dog runs away l shall
understand my last hour has come, and l
shall pray God, to have mercy on my SOUL
Three weeks afterward I received tele-
gram from Bougival, whittier her physician
had senther. TWAS in tie words :'Come
quick, Menken is dying Invent at once to
Bougiyai. She was delirious. s She did
not recognize me. She. talked rapidly
in English. In the chaos of incoherent
expressions which fell from her colorless
lips | heard these words: Give me more
brandy The poor. creature made the
diagnosis of her disease; it was an infla-
nation Of tbs digestive tube, caused by the
abuse of alcohol and the defiance she had
constantly bid her vigorous constitution
by INDUCING in superhuman exercises. A
rabbi was with her ct her last moments
aud she was buried according to the He
brew rites"
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agance have exceeded anything known in
history, and by its frauds and monopolies
it has nearly doubled the burden Of the
debt created during the war. It has
stripped the President of his constitutional
power of appointment, even of his own
cabinet, under its repeated assaults the
pillars of the government are rocking on
their base, and should it succeed iii No
vember next, and inaugurate it's Presi.
dent, we will meet it as subjected and
conquered people, amid the ruins of liberty
and the shattered fragments of the Consti.
tntion. And we do declare and resolve,
that ever since the people of the United
States threw off all subiugation to the
British crown, the privilege and trust OF
suffrage have belonged to the several
States, and lave been granted, regulated
and controlled exclusively by the political
power of each State, respectively; and any
attempt by Congress, on any pretext what
ever, to deprive any State of this right, or
interfere viii, this exercise, is Il fragrant
usurpation ofpower, which can find no
warrant in the Constitution, and if sane
toned blythe people win subvert our form
of government, and can only end in sin
gle, centralized, consolidated government,
i'll which the separate existence of the
States will be entirely absorbed. and an
unqualified despotism be established in
place of a federal Union Of equal States
that we regard the reconstruction acts of
Congress, so-called, as usurpations, tlncon-
stitutional, revolutionary and void; that
our soldiers and sailors who carried the
flag of our country to victory against a
most gallant and determined foe must ever
be gratefully remembered, and all the
guarantees given in their favor must be
faithfully carried into execution; that the
public lands should be distributed among
the people, and should be disposed of Ell
ther under the presumption of homestead
laws, or sold in reasonable quantities, and
to none but actual occupants, at the mini
mum price as established by the govern
ment; when grants of the public lands
may be allowed necessarily for the en-
couragements ofimportant public improve
ments, the proceeds of the sale of such
lands, and not the lands themselves,
should be so applied. That the President
of the United States. Andrew johnson, in
exercising the power of his high Office in
resisting the aggressions of Congress on
the constitutional rights of the States and
the people, is entitled to the gratitude of
the whole American people and on behalf
of the Democratic Party we tender him
our thanks for his patriotic efforts in that
regard.
Upon this platform the Democratic Party
appeals to every patriot, including all the
conservative element, and all who desire
to support the Constitution and restore the
Union, forgetting all past differences of
opinion, to unite with MS in the present
great struggle for the liberties of the peo-
pie, and that to all such, to whatever party
they may have heretofore belonged, we
extend the right hand of fellowship, and
hail all such cooperating with us as
friends and brothers.
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STORAGE BUSINESS,

A TINY oLDsTAND oPPOsITEJUDGEI
:! Mannings. Thankful for past favors
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pnblic patronage. r. Z. FOX.
July Isl, is6S-3m.
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FRONT STREET, ALEXANDRIA, La
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UNDERGRADUATES,

NHE undersigned respectfully informs
= the public, that in addition TO the
general house building and carpenters
business he has made complete arrange
ments to attend to the wants of the COM
minnity in the UNCERTAINTIES LINE. He
mas provided himself with new and mag
hihcent HEARSE and is fully prepared to
give full satisfaction in that line of his
business
Of''ers from the country specially at
tenaed to. PATRiCK KELLY.
sept 30-6m.
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PLOURI TOBACO0I

UST RECEIVED per steamer Celeste.
- and for sale at lowest market rates,
100 bbls. NEW FLOUR. best ST. Louis,
Illinois and Ohio brands. Also fine aud
choice lot Of CHEAP TOBACCO
Sept l6, 1865 st. Z, WE'LL.
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Try ST. John IS coUGH
Expcctorans. l
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RoNNETS. Ribbons, Silks, Trimmings,
n Laees, Gloves and all and every varie-
ty of Ladies' Furnishing Goods constantly
on hand, aud received weekly from New
Orleans. PRICES MODERATE. IS
July Ia, Gift. @ Ha4.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-09-29

The Act further authorizes them 10 issue an
equal amount Of their own First Mortgage
Bonds of corresponding denominations tshich
shall be The first claim upon The tohoe railroad prop
erty and 90 ichieh The lien Of the Government shall
be subordinate, as q means of more readily secur.
ing the remaining half Of the capital for the con.
struction; the equipments, 60, being provided
sources.
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BENEVOLENT MEETING.-There was q
meeting of the citizens of Wheeling
held at the Court House on last night.
Owing to limited notice there was a
small meeting, which was organized by
calling Thomas G. Culbertson to the
chair and appointing J. B. Blair secreta-
~. The chair stated that the object OF
the meeting was to devise some means
by which to relieve the sufferers from the
terrible calamity that had befallen the
community ON Sunday morning.
On motion, it was agreed that COM
mittee of two from each ward be ap-
pointed by committee of three as
nominating committee, for the purpose
of soliciting donations in each ward for
the object as stated above, said COM
mittee consisting Of H. X. List, DR.. 4:
Cummins and w. F. Peterson, where
upon the following appointments were
made: First ward, John +. Baer and
Samuel Irvine; Second ward, S. Kline
and I. P. Shallcross; Third ward, Benz.
Fisher and John Nolan; Fourth ward,
James Bodley and James McCluney;
Fifth ward, James Maxwell and James
Reed; Sixth ward, n. Reister and Jacob
Snyder; Seventh ward, J. B. Shepherd
and John Mcclure, jr.; FOR La Belle and
South Wheeling, John Handlan, George
Burch and Henry Wallace.
On motion, committee of five was
appointed to receive and disburse the
funds collected by the ward committees,
and that the nominating committee ap-
point said committee of five.
After some moments of consultation,
the committee appointed L. e. GILBERT
son, II. X. List, Thos. O'Brien, James
Reed and Rev. J. II. M'Mechen said
committee.
On motion it was ordered that the
Secretary procure subscription books
for said ward committees.
On motion it was ordered that the
committee on Donations receive the
money down.
On motion it was ordered that the
proceedings of this meeting be pub
lished in the morning papers.
On motion the meeting adjourned,
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BOARD OF SUPERvIsoRs.-As special
meeting of the Board of Supervisors was
held at their Chamber on Monday, the
18th inst, in accordance with previous
notice.
The Board was called to order by the
President, w. w. Miller. The roll be-
ing called, the following members an.
swered to their names: Messrs. How
ell, Holiday, Hobbs, Jacobs, A. NJ; ia
cobs, S. s.; Mcdonald, Mcclellan, Miller
and Salisbury.
The minutes of the preceding meet
ing were read and approved.
The report of Commissioners T. w.
Wilson and others, through their At
torney, N. Richardson, Esq, in refer
ence to the location of certain road,
was laid before the Board, asking that
said committee be discharged and the
report be filed and laid over till the
next meeting of the Board.
This was, at first, opposed by the at
tornsy on the other side, (there being
two routes surveyed,) - Clark, Esq
But after some little discussion, the re-
quest of the Commissioners, as repre-
sented by Mr.. Richardson, was acceded
to, and the Board granted the prayer OF
the Commissioners.
PRESENTATION OF BILLS.
Recorder Woods bill, amounting to
$50 81, was ordered to be paid.
Bill of J. N. Ewing & Co, amounting
to s33, was ordered to be paid.
Bill of John Murray. amounting to
see SO, for work done on the jail, was
curtailed to the amount of 81, and then
ordered to be paid.
Bill of Joseph L. Wilde, for wall pa
per, &C., amounting to S32 q, was or
dered to be paid.
Bill of Thos. j. Campbell, amounting
to Sl3 So, was ordered to be paid.
Bill of S. F. Faris, as Jailor, amount
ing to sos 05, was ordered to be paid.
Bill of George Roberts, amounting Il
$23 20, was referred to the committe,
on Finance and Accounts, for report.
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RIVER NEws.-The river was falling
quite rapidly last night, with about
eighteen feet, by the marks. Business
or the "Fall Trade" may be considered
good at present, and arrangements have
been made to accommodate the business
men with shipments to almost any port
Captain j. r. Booth has just formed
line of boats for St. Louis. The line
consists of the John w. Garrett and
barges, the Allegheny Belle and barges
and the Liberty No. and barges. The
Liberty is now about loaded for that
port. As so,n as she starts, the Ale
gheny Belle, which is at the wharf, will
commence loading for the same port,
and then the John w. Garrett.
The Rebecca left yesterday for Par
kersburg ut IL A. M, the James Rees
for Suniish at 3 p. NJ. and the Forest
City for Steubcnville at 81 p. NJ.
Boats leaving to-day: The New State
for Pittsburgh at A. NJ, the Major
Anderson for Cincinnati at p. NJ, the
Express for Parkersburg at II A. NJ, the
James Rees for Sunfsh at 3 p. NJ. and
the Forest City for Steubenville at 81
p NJ
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WHERE TO GO FOR BARGAINs.-Iu
these hard times any one who can point
out to his neighber place where he
can get more for his money than at any
other place where the same Articles are
sold. should deserve the name of bene-
factor. Now we think we are pretty
fairly entitled to that appellation. We
have frequently cited our numerous
readers to such places, and, in every
instance, we believe, everything has
been found as we represented.
Now, as cold winter is coming fast
upon us, it may not be amiss, should we
inform the retail dealers and the coun-
try stores that the place to get good,
cheap bargains in boots and shoes such
as their customers will be satisfied with,
is at the Wholesale establishment OF
r. Porter & Co, No. 50 Main street
lin the new building of II. X. List,
where every style and make of boots
and shoes are to be found. We passed
there the other day, and could scarcely
get along for the pile of boxes on the
sidewalk. This directed our attention
to what was going on inside. Here were
several clerks as busy as they could be
filling orders for shipment. On looking
around we saw the two lower storie:
crammed full of boxes of boots and
shoes. We learned that their order:
reached some ten days ahead. Now We
would say to the retail dealers and the
country stores to call on r. Porter &
Co., 30 Main street. They defy compe
tition. Remember that.
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Two bills of r. 7. Friend 81 Son, one
for sos and the other for some s13, were
referred to committee on Finance and
Accounts.
Bill of T. B. McCord, for S12 so, was
referred to committee on Finance and
Accounts.
Bill of William Clohan, fer 81 80, was
ordered to be paid.
PETITIONS.
The petition of Joseph Carson, asking
to be relieved from the duties of Justice
of the Peace for Liberty township, and
the petition of Robert N. Bonham for
the same in the same township. were
granted.
Petition of w. d. Cox, asking to be
relieved from tax on % shares Of Bank
stock, was referred to the committee on
Finance and Accounts.
Petition of citizens living near Ro-
ney's Point, on Little Wheeling creek,
and asking for aid to construct bridge
over said creek at that point, was re-
ferred to the committee on Roads for q
report.
Petition of J. H. Hobbs, Supervisor
of Richie township, asking that va
cancy of Justice, now existing in said
township, be supplied, was laid over.
Petition of the Jailor, asking that a
fireman be allowed him during the time
that fires are needed in the Jail.
Granted.
On motion, it was ordered that the
Clerk advertise for proposals to put a
slate roof on the Jail, the work to be
done under the supervision of the COM
mittee on Court House and Jail.
The difficulty about the road, called
the Bruner road, came up for discus
sion, and it appearing that family by
the name ofWharton had obstructed the
opening of said road, it was ordered
that the Surveyor of Roads call on the
Sheriff for assistance and open out said
road.
The Peninsular Road question then
came up and ELECTED a lengthy
disc ussion. After the discus
sion, it was ordered that
the sum of $500 be appropriated for
the purpose of putting said road in pass
able order from the east end of Zane
street bridge to the top of the hill at
the Cemetery gate, and that commit
tee of three be appointed to superintend
said work.
Whereupen the President appointed
Mcdonald, Howell and Mcclellan. On
motion, the President was added to the
list.
On motion, the Board adjourned.
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THE FUNERAIs.-We doubt if Wheel
ing ever witnessed such general turn
out of her citizens to attend funeral
cortege as was seen yesterday. In obe-
dience to the proclamation of the Mayor
business was suspended ut one o'clock
Pm. Flags in all parts of the city
were draped in mourning, and the peo-
pie wendell their way to Market street
the scene of attraction. Discharged
soldiers were out with their martial
music, and, in conformity to the pub
lished arrangements of the Supervision
Committees, the procession began to
form about two o'clock. BY three
O'Clock it was ready to proceed to the
Catholic Cemetery, where Mr.. Brady
and Mr.. McCue were to be in
TERED. At the time the immense mass
Of living humanity began to move in
the solemn way to the city of the dead.
The procession was headed by an al.
most incredible number of hacks and
carriages. The people on foot. The
street and the sidewalks were black
with the dense crowd of people who
seemed to participate in the deep dis
tress of the friends and relatives of
the deceased. After these were buried
with the solemn and imposing rites of
the church, the procession returned to
the house where lay the remains Of
Mr.. Lincke. He being Red Man,
that Brotherhood turned out with the
procession, and started for the Red
mems Cemetery. Such vast multitude'
Of people were never before seen in
Wheeling. The first procession was
some two miles long, and the last was
nearly as large. Truly may it be said
that the sympathetic cord of the people
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LErom the Scientific Americanl

give are having great many en-
quiries for Sewing Machines from vari-
Gus parts of the country, and as we
cannot conveniently reply to them all
by mail, we have thought it proper to
state our opinion in regard to them in
this public manner:
We have used Wilson's patent, maa'
ufactured by the Wheeler & Wilson
Manufacturing Company, and we can
say in regard to it, that it is without a
rival.
1t is simple, not easily put out of or
der, when in proper hands, and in
point of effectiveness and finish, nc
other Machine stands ahead Of it.
This famous Sewing Machine is high
ly appreciated the world over. We
state this much in regard to this ex'
celleat Machine upon our owa respon'
sibility.
This Company have made and sold
during the last three months about
Is 900 machines, and are now producing
and selling 200 per day.
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ACcIDENT.-On yesterday afternoon q
brick fell from the roofing cernice OF
the Mcclure House and struck man
named Samuel Whiteside. 1t did not
knock him down, though the distance
must have been seventy five feet. 1t
struck him with glancing blow on
the forehead, just over the left eye, cut,
ting through his hat and cutting a
cash some three inches in length. He
was taken to the office of Drs. Cum
Minis, where his wound was dressed and
the man seemed quite comfortable.
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MUNICIPAL CoURT.-Owing to the
sad calamity that befell this city OIL
Sunday morning last, this Court ad'
journed over till to-day at 2 o'clock P
N. This is about the last chance fol
foreigners to get naturalized, and the
opportunity should be improved by ev'
cry one who is entitled to his last pa
pers. Let every Democrat look well to
this matter. Remember that eternal
vigileHce is the price of liberty. Now
is the time and now is the hour. Work
while there is chance. Every ad-
vantage will be taken by onr foes with
in their power, whether legal OF other.
wise. Therefore, look to the naturali.
zation aud the registration.
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TEEN PER CENT IN ADDITTOs.

REALIZING A PROFIT OF TEN TO HIF
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Elf you want anything in the way
of Fine Perfumery, Pomades, Soaps,
Hair and Tooth Brushes, or Combs, you
will be sure to find the most complete
assortment of American, French and
English manufacture, at Edmund Book
ing's and Booking Il Miller's. Call and
see them.
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of Wheeling was touched this time
But the poor heart-stricken families
who have been deprived of husbands,
fathers and SONS; how poignant must be
their grief. May God, who tempers the
winds to the shorn lamb, be their pro-
lection.