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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-02-05
MIR. Brooks Tells the Radicals What
the Democrats Will do. 81.
In tho House on Friday, Mr.. Brooks, Of
Now Ynrk soid.

In tho House on Friday, Mr.. Brooks, Of
New York, said:
ave intend to undo what has been done
by this Congress, and we shall, sooner Or
later, have The power within the walls Of
the House to undo it all. These proceed
ings 10 Ohio and New Jersey are bat the
beginning Of the revolution which has slrea-
dy made its appearance elsewhere and the
precedents and prerogatives and powers
which the majority In this House is now
assuming 10 the most revolutionary manner
we intend to make use Of to undo all these
revolutionary and violent proceedings. So
the honorable gentleman from Massachu-
sets might as we'll make up his mind now
to see the beginning Of this great reactiona-
ry movement. We do not intend to de-
prive the negroes of the South Of their lil-
erty. We intend to allow them . Eve
ffths representation, not ia three-Giths one,
which the negroes In the North are having.
But We do not intend to allow, so far as
we can help it, the people Of the North to
VIC UIUuSuU iuJO ucktO CO-puituCtSulp III
government on the floor Of this House, or
to be ruled by black majorities, BY rotten
borough negro constituencies in the South.
We do not intend to be ruled by any such
government as that, and all the processes
Of legislation by which that has baen reach
ed, cr is to be reached. Through State
Legislatures, as ia Ohio; through State
action, as in New jersey; through 10000
popular majority in my own State, to be
increased inext year to 100000. II this
House goes on with those proceedings we
intend to undo them all. l repeat, that
everything which has been done is to be
undoue. The voiceofthe people is no lon
gel. heard in whispers, but il the loud roar
ofthe wfirl#ind, coming from oil parts Of
the country and it will sooner OF later
unseat large majority Of those who now
constitute the majority Oh this floor, put
ting in their places the DEMOCRACY Of the
country. If the statistics Of elections are
examined, even now it will be found that
large majority Of members OH this side
Of the House hold their seats here and
vote here on these bills who ITO longer rep
resent their constituents, but are acting in
utter defiance ofthe people who sent them
here Exchange.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-02-05
A Portrait Of 8 Radical Organ,
Drawn BY one Of the Party.
from the Cincinnati Enquirer. |

Sc - IA 80 - - ~ 80
The Indianapolis Journal, the central
orpan Of the Indiana reyolutionists is ike
az $500. AZ, 100 ga -.alo. e
-. :. su''ue'oon s'as A.' ~ s4 So'o' =
It's own, but takes the hue OF whatever may
be it's associates TOT the time being. At
Ieost 40 th;nks Mr. Wu,1.x P4rrpRsox q
49, If,on,t. Ii,.d,oat r. q l. , =
ma',ou oouas .., - '0s.s- !,
the journal, but winch that paper refused
to publish, he says:
az do not now neya, did and never AZ.
meet to be- under your control, nor the Jour.
nal clique, because it is well known you
never had any settled ,n principles except for
pu1l'c p,ahae'; nv .U, = !, tva ap d.
nubliIan priui;ples. Il has been the ad.
vocate, on one side and then on the other,
Of nearly every great issue Of the party.
T u,v fs,t;ns ths rshel
s. ~ 81 mt n the tIn,on then n favor
Of forcing them to remain in it /, and lat
terly it has been working in the interest Of
tne nGnanolaeis ana a..pna. panss anu
" st Az - aaa os - II, o.hs. r,sssas ana
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-02-05

STILL. ANOTHER STEp.--It will be
seen from our report of Congressional
proceedings Yesterday, that Mr.. Gar
field, of Ohio, attempted to introduce a
bill ito reduce and improve the military
establishment by the discharge of one
major general--the one who was last
commissioned In that grade before the
LIST Of February 1863" This is con-
temptible sneaking method of attacking
Major General Hancock, without mem
tiouiDg his name, as he is the major
general indicated. What will the SOL
diers who fought under Hancock, and
with him braved the dangers of the
field in the fiercest battles of the war
from its beginning to its end, think OF
this mean assault upon that brave and
gallant officer by such Generals as Gar
field, Schenck and ButlerY- National
lntelligencer.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-02-05
The New Empire.
from the NO. 1'imes:1

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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-02-05

1O A simple epitaph III St. Pancras
churchyard is BY touching commemorative
Of the glpttony Of husband and the grief
OF his widow: VS.
Eliza, sorrowing, rears this marble slab,
10 her dear John, who diedof eating crab
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-02-05

4 ny It is reported that the chairman
of the Senate Committee on the Jndic.
iary is adverse to an immediate report
on the bill to tiuzzle the. Supreme
Court. +
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-02-05

FASHIONS IN WAsHrNGroN.-The Wash
ington Star, .descfibinga reception at the
Executive mansion, makes the following
notes on the ladies dresses:
Gored and full trained skirts were the
prevailing styles, while Fapchon waists and
Pompadour fronts, with the military style
Of trimming, were very much in vogue
Sashes have become almost indispensable
to complete toilette, and are generally
made Of rich silk or satin, bound with the
same materialof q different shade. Square
neck dresses are fast growing into favor.
and are generally finished with a piping Of
lace, silk or satin. Chignons are still the
order of the day, but are not worn so high
on the head as last season. The hair is
frequently braided and put around them,
and single rose or japonica on the right
side lisa very pretty ornament.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-02-05
Correction Of Police Jury Proceed
iDgs.

Resolced, That James r. Andrews be-
and is hereby appointed Tax Collector for
the year 1863, and he shall receive for his
pay eight per cent upon said Tax.
ResolUed, That Attorneys shall pay as
a license one hundred aud thirty.fve per
cent on the State License, the same as Ply
sicians end Dentists.
Attest 8
W. W. WHITrTTGToN. JR.
Clerk Police Jury
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-02-05
N0IlCE TO THE CONN UNIT Y!
THONSfDERING the distress Of the times

-
~ is very great, and that many Parents
cannot afford to pay for the schooling Of
their ehilden, /, the undersigned, Pastor Of
the Catholic Church Of st, Francis Xavier,
Alexandris, propose to establish . FREE
SCHOOL, accessible to every yonng Fe.
male, over ! years Of age. Let 100 persons
subscribe is sn average; 81 % d month
for the sake Of Society and Religion, {botl
emipently interested in the proper train
ing Of YOUTH and the Free School is
founded.
The Convent Of st. Francis Of Sales
opens for an, snd'nnder The maternal tui-
tion Of Sister Mary Alexis, Superior, and
French Teacher, Of Sister Mary Celeste
and Miss Mag. O'Neill, English Teachers,
Of American birth and edticatiOif- every
young girl, rich or poor, subscriber Or not,
Catholic or otherwise, can enjoy the pre-,
cious boon Of careful instruction. The
Institution viii i,npart religious teaching
to Catholic children, but will not i'm.
pose II upon pupils Of dissenting denomi.
nations. III case ascholar proves beyond
control, and d serious injury to others, the
Teachers claim the privilege Of expulsion,
but intend to use it, only whom driven "a
it by necessity.
If the amount desired, be subscribed, the
school will commence on MONDAY, thu
7ht Of FEBRUARY. Trusting to the chris
tian and social benevolence Of the cofnmu
nifty, ! hope for success, and remain itt
NEST devoted and respectful servant,
j. b. AvENARD,
CATHOLIC PAsTOk.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-02-05

NJ. London is about to have the trial
Ola clergyman for having relieved the poor
ola parish not his own. II would seem
Ihat The oGense IA not common one.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-02-05

r The Radicals say tile Democratic
party is dead. Ii so it exhibited tile
liyefiest ghost last November that ever
was dreamed ofin our philosophy.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-02-05

ANXIOUS DocroRs. Messrs. Garfield and
Bingham. prominent Radicals Of Ohio, ex-
press the deliberate opinion that the "negro
must be tkown overheard" This may be
called dosing the party with black drop.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-02-05

az The lives of Beast BUTLER and
! hls slefanet brother, Andrew, will soon
~ published. The prospectus is out
headed "fhieses Of the War;
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-02-05

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. o. Wal.
,on Jas. McCloskey, James Mann, B. F
Jonas, A. w. Bosworth, A. Sambola, J. II
New. Geo. S. Darling, David Stuart, j. O.
Nixon, D. F. Kenners N. Trepagnier, Thorn.
as Macon.
FINANCE CoMMITTEE.-E satonion,
Holmes, C. II. Slocomb, Geo. w. Dirmey.
or +, E. Lemarie, Josiah Cole, C. J. Leeds,
David Wallace, Thos. Murray, Edward
Fenner, j. NJ. Lapeyre, Alex. Marks
COMMITTEE ON C CORRESPONDENTS
samuel B! Walker, w. NJ. Burwell, c.
pufour, II. C. Miller, Louis Bush, w, NJ.
smallwood, A. B. Bacon, D Ga Ponte.
COMMITTEE ON ADDRESS AND RES
oLUTIONS-J. E. Eustis, W. Fl. c. King.
& F. Wilson, Daniel Scully, j. +. Austin,
Alex. Walker.
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC MEETINGS,
Peter Kaiser, Thomas Aslew, G.. f. Fen
ner. Francis Martin, Thomas E. Adams, w.
H Wells, T. f. Thieneman.
COMMITTEE FOR RAPIDES.-Lcwis
Texada, James r. Andrews,J. c. Wise and
Z. r. Biossat
.N>-~~~-~ s9p----oo-o~~o~
AN IScIDEsr.--We copy as follows FROM
The Selma Messenger. The address refer
red to 10 that recently adopted by the Con-
servatige Conference at Montgomery, and
counsels the people of Alabama not to vote
for the new constitution framed by the Re-
construction Convention.
In the late Conservative Conference at
Montgomery, after the matters under con-
sheraton bad been discussed through three
prolonged sittings, subjected to an analysis
and investigation never before equaied I'M
der similar circumstances, the moment had
arrived for final action--the vote on the
adoption of the resolutions reported from
the committee was then to be taken; and
upon the result all felt that the fate of Ala
bama, and perhaps Of the nation, was to
depend. Not one in that assembly but
felt bowed down by the responsibility un-
der which he was acting. All hesitated.
Suddenly an inspired thought prompted
Gen. Clanton to ask the unanimous con-
sent Of the Conference" to move that Rev.
Mr.. Tichonor be requested to in oke the
guidance and wisdom OF God In that mo-
ment of peril and doubt. The consent was
given. And Mr.. Tichenor did offer up q
prayer so earnest and importunate in be-
half Of the loyal and faithful men then and
there assembled, that as we live we believe
it was heard and answered at that moment.
Venerable men, whose voices have been
heard in the councils of the State and na-
ton for thirty and forty years: strong and
brave men who not long since moved with
undimmed eyes and anblanched cheeks
amid the perils and carnage of battle6elds,
bowed their heads and wept. And oil felt
then that help had indeed come from Hea-
ven. 1t was after such elaboration, and
under circumstances SO solemn and I'M
pressive, that the "Conference" adopted the
advice it has given the people Of Alabama |;
and God will bless it and sanctify it for
our good.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-02-05

u
N q Il I @ FL
THE UNDERSIGNED having purchas-
i cd his Fathers Stock and interest in
the Mercantile Business in Alexandria
would respectfully announce to the Public
that he will carry on the business nt the,
nd stand, and hopes to merit share Of
tie public patronage. His stock will con-
sist Of
Dry Goods, Groceries,
Hardware, Boots,
Shoes, Hats,
Crockeryware, Tinware,
and in fact everything usefnl to snit the
times, which he win sell cheat for CASH:
SAN. HENARIE.
Alexandria. Ia. Feb. 5-tf.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-02-05
democratic State Central Commit
tee.

President ;. =. !. M B. BRADY.
Woe President. JAMES MANN.
God Vice Pres. GABRIEL DE FERRET.
Secretary. w. NJ. SMALLWOOD. y
treasurer. LIE. SALOMON.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-02-05

D0r Describing the Fernando Wood
scene id the House; on Wednesday. 4
Washington dispatch says & Mr. Dawes,
OF Massachusetts, jumped up, and in .
voice combining the tone Of an extraordi-
nary nasal organization aud the sepnlchrai
notes Of q woman experimenting the max
imam allotment Of human life, sang out
that he had . resolution 70 offer. The res
olution proved in effects tenstre before
the bar Of the House. Upon this there
was q passage Of words between the oppo-
site parties, during which MI. Wood, in
studied unconcern, INDUCED in the perusc,'
|ofa newspaper which was lying on biz
| deck. The resolution was adopted, ant
Mi. Wood, with dignity il his bearing, 40
lpeared before the bar Of the House and he
ceived csnsnrc from the Speaker, ate
(which. bowling with cold formality, he Il
turned to his seat. The Radicals by fore
Iof numbers had been successful, but III,
ldisdain which met their vindictive actiol
lrecoiicd upoD them With singing effect
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-07-16
FAN Colts.

There are some advantages in hay
ing colts dropped in the fall, instead
of spring or early summer. The
principal one is that the colts get
through the first year of their lives
more satisfactorily. Instead of being
weaned in the fall, and in some eases
left to the tender mercies of the straw
stacks and the snow banks, they
remain with the mares through the
winter, and are subsequently weaned
on grass. Even with the best care and
feed it is hardly possible to make the
colts thrive as well during the first
winter without the mares as with
them Grain and dry hay are not
adapted to their digestive organs, and
they frequently get out of order, and
run down in condition, even when
their owners do the best by them. 1t
IS better for the colts ofeed the mares
the extra grain and trust to the in
creased richness Of their milk for
beneficial results to the colt. IT is
well to have a large box stall to shell
ter both the mare and the colt. In
cases where farmers work their brood
mares II Is generally better to have
fall colts On account of doing sDring
and summer work. Winter is a COM
paratively leisure season forthe horses
as well as the master.-RuroL Ne1D
Yorker.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-07-16

1t is with Bookkeeping much as it is
withfarming-the season affects it still
more than farming. In the latter,
mulching and pulveriZatiOn of the soil
are a protective against the drOuth
and deep, mellow tillage against eX-
cessive wet as well as drOuth. Other
things, however, cannot so well be
remedied. And so it is with bees. A
cold, wet season, is decidedly unfavOr-
able; and nothing can remedy it, as
cold will prevent the bees from flying,
and rain will do the same. Hence,
the unsuccessful years that we fire.
quently have. Year before last was
such a year, This, however, may not
extend over the whole country, and
seldom docs.
We are therefore dependent upon
the season. All your hives, good or
bad, patented or unpatented, are of no
avail. If the season is against you,
you viii not succeed. This accounts
for the medium success with bees.
There are years, as every one knows,
when the honey crop is a great one.
Last year was such q n in many
localities. 1t was an offset to the year
before, andbrOught thetwO, combined
to a medium crOp-all that the bee
keeper a expect, as the years run
so that Bookkeeping is not to be pre-
ferred to other vOcations; and should
be engagedin only by those who have
a taste for the business; who are,
therefore, more calculated to devote
their time to their business, and avail
themselves of the few advantages
which the business holds forth.
Care, cleanliness; good, airy To-
cation, withyetlittle wind to strike it;
the extremes Of temperature avoided
the year through: slight and con-
tinuOus shade in summer, and prOtec-
ton in winter: these are the general
means requisite to increased advan-
tages. They point to the tree-tOp,
were a similar state of things exists
elevation, andtherefOre dryness; shade
but not too much protection from
direct contact of winds in a word,
temperate quarters-and what is very
important, a not Overstocked field (;
also the avoidance ola too close colony.
The tree-tOp does all this, and nature
directs it. If we can improve upon
nature, it is by the more thoroughly
carrying out her principles. OF course
carelessness in Bookkeeping, as in other
business, Will not succeed.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-07-16
Advantages orPulverlzIng sOIl.

The effects of pulveriZatlon or stir
ring the soil are numerous.
/. 1t gives free scope to roots of veg
etables and they become more fibrous
in a loose than in a hard soil, by which
the mouths or pores become more nu-
merous, and such food as is in the soil
has a better chance of being sought
after and taken up by them.
2. It admits the atmospheric air to
the spangiles Of the rOOts-withOut
which no plant can make a healthy
growth.
3. 1t increases the capillary attrac-
ton or sponge-like property Of soils,
by which their humidity is rendered
more uniform /; and in a hot season it
increases the deposits Of dew, and adj
mits it to the roots.
4. 1t increases the temperature of
the soil in the spring, by admitting
the warm air and tepid rain.
5. 1t increases the supply of organic
food. The atmosphere contains car
bonnie acid, ammonia, and nitric acid
all most powerful fertilizers and SOL
vents. A loose soil attracts and
condenses them. Rain and dew, also,
contain them. And when these fer
tiIizing gases are carried into the soil
by the rain water, they are absorbed
and retained by the soil for the use Of
plants. On the other hand, if the
soil is hard, the water runs off the
surface, and instead of leaving these
gases in the soil, carries off some of
the best portions of the soil with it.
Thus, what might be a benefit be-
comes an injury.
6. BY means of pulverizatiOn, a
portion of the atmospheric air is bur-
led in the soil, and it is supposed that
ammonia and nitric acid are formed
by the mutual decomposition of this
air and the moisture of the sOil-heat
| also being evolved by the changes.
Z. PulYerization of the surface OfsOil
| serves to retain the moisture in the
subsoil, and to prevent it from being
penetrated by heat from q warmer, as
well as from radiating its heat to a
colder atmosphere, than itself. These
effects are produced by the pOrOsity OF
the pulverized stratum, which acts as
mulch, especially on heavy soils.
8. Pulverization, also, has the COM
bined effects O~fseveral ofthe preceding
causes, ~accelerates the decomposition
of the organic matter in the soil, and
the disintegratiOn ofthe mineral mat
ter; and thus prepares the inert mat
ter Ofthe soil for assimilation by the
plants.-Ec.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-07-16
MuftO,, sheen.

An English correspondent of the
Country Gentleman, after abiding to
the facts that from six to eight thou
sand 'hOggets, ''-yearling sheep-are
sold every Saturday at Norwich mar
ket, at from So to Sl4 90 per head,
remarks that these sheep are nearly
all what is called halfbreed, i. e., from
some kind of dark faced Down eve,
by Lincoln, Leicester or COtswOld
ram, and for early maturity and the
profitable production o feXcellent NUT
ton, are hard to beat. Abiding to an
article he had seen by an American
writer in which the COtswold was
recommended as the breed for our
farmers to take up, he says:
l am of the opinion that the writer
is a little mistaken in his deductions,
for in addition to the fact that cross
breeding we attain not only early
maturity, but a far greater disposition
and aptitude to fatten than is foundin
any pure breed, the COtswOld, in COM
mon with every other white-faced,
lOng-wOOled sheep, carries a large
amount of fat in proportion to its lean
meat-the meat is coarse in the
''grain." Whereas, in the South
Down, and every other dark-faced,
short-wooled breed, these character
istics are exactly reversed. 1 venture
to predict that if the great American
people is to be educated up" to a
taste for mutton, it will be of the
Down, or half-breed sort. Probably
the best cross of all is that between
the South-DOwn eve and Leicester,
Cetswold or other lOng-wOOled ram.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-07-16
Grain for Horses.

Horses at different seasons of the
year require different grain food.
Corn is good for winter use, but toe
heating for a summer feeding. The
staple grain for horses among farmers
and livery men is oats: but those that
have used barley and rye ground to-
gether, prefer it to corn or wheat, fol
the reason that it is less liable to foun-
der, and contains nearly as much nu-
triment as either.
An experienced horseman saws:
have raised a great many colts and
have made breeding trotting horses 2
study, and in allmy experience have
found nothing equal to barley meal ia
make amare give milk. have found
il no disadvantage to a mares getting
fOal, and not any while she was so.
Oats are a better food for colts from
weaving time till they gO.tO work.
Rye is a dangerous grain to feed
alone, it is more liable to founder than
other grain; but to mix with shorts,
or to grind with oats, and feed with
cut hay or straw, itmakes an excellent
feed. Instead Of its being a proven
tive to pregnacy in mares, it is an
advantage. / own and keep for ser
vice, one of the finest and promising
young stations in the State: and if
any u has a mare they wish to put
at a certain time, 1 always recon-
mend feeding the mare boiled rye,
blood warm, 10 get her in season, and
it never fails to do its work in from
three to five days, and never knew
a mare to refuse the horse after such
treatment. Three quarts, three times
a day, is good feeding. This discovery
may be of great value to breeders, and
save an enormous sight Of trouble
Ohio Farmer.