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The Tay lnestian

AS the period approaches for the annual visit Of the
tax collector think it becomes matter of the first
importance TO The people Of the State that con
cert of action should he adopted not only in this par
ISL but indeed, throughout the entire State relative
to the payment of the taxes which have been levied
by the recent so-called State Legislature The ques
lion to be determined is whether these taxes shall be
paid by the people not. 1t would not only be III.
wise, but would also fail to produce the desired effect
for one, or two dozen persons in each parish to
refuse to pay taxes--al should refuse to pay or all
should pay For one We say let all refuse pay and
thereby force the tax gatherer to resort TO his
dies provided by law. The reasons for this two
fold: First, it is the means which we have in our
power to cut off the supplies Of the army Of plumber
crs, calling themselves State government which now
Illegally controls the State of Louisiana This socaled
State government has been repndiaed by the axpay-
era Of the State with unaniuity unprecedented in
political elections. Il these insist upon holding
the State government, notwithstanding this al
most unanimous popular verdict against them, there
is but course left for the people and that is to cut
of the source Of their supplies The second reason
why these should not be paid is that they have
been made intoerably by the reckless charac-
Of recent legislation. Taxation may be so burden
some as to operate gradual but certain process of
coniscation. The danger that this result may follow
is by no means improbable, when remember that
taxation is imposed in this State by men who bear nc
portion of its burdens
There is nothing revolutionary in the course sug
ges, because while the people without any legal
remedy TO rid themselves of illegal and oppressive
State government, yet We do not propose any resort
force to resist the collection of these taxes Tie
character of the resistance which, Think should be
adopted is legal and peaceabe and certain and efec-
tive. Il the people will agree among themselves,
there never can be safe Of any property for taxes
because there will be bidders II the people will
unite and act i'll concert song from each will
pay the expenses Of legal obstacles thrown in the way
ofthe tax gatherer, which viii postpone collection an
I'll legal relief can be had In the meantime the plum
derers and adventures who now control the State
government of Louisiana will be compelled to seek
other and more promising fields for their adventures
We think the press of the State should agtate this
subject As far as this parish is concerned, we sug-
gest that mass meeting Of the people assemble in
this city on Saturday the 9Th Of December next for
the purpose of calmly and dspassionatey considering
this question of the payment OF taxes so as at least to
secure entire uniformity of action among ahe people Of
Caddo ##
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THE CUBAN MOVEMENT" Some Of ooempo-
raries" says the New Orleans Crescent, persist that
there s no Cuban movement in this country, and
others just pertnaconsly maintain that there's. Ii
is very that, if such movement is foot those
who have it in hand have thus far, kept their secret
more successfully than their predecessors in such en-
terprises On the other hand it is scarcely probable
that revolt like that il Clba after having assumed
really formidable proportions, should fail to elicit some
response in this country both among the numerous
Cubuns residing here and among the great number Of
persons who always eager for euch I'll opportunity
of satisfying their craving for adventure We think,
therefore, that it may be taken for granted that there
projects foot in the United States looking to
some Of volunteer intervention in this Cuban DIFF
fcuty. 1t is impossible that it should not be So and
more impossible now than before"
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NEGRO SUFFRAGE AT THE NoRru.-The New Orleans
Picayune, of the 18th, says The Republicans of the
States Of Iowa and Minnesota voted at the late elce
ton, i'll favor Of negro suffrage for themselves. It was
cheap demonstration in favor of partisan project to
have effect upon others, but not upon themselves In
the State Of Iowa, the whole number of colored per-
sons-men. women and eEildren-was in 1860 only
1885, out Of aggregate population Of about 675 000
In Minnesota, the number 1862 out Of 172 900 and
upwards. The trace Of negro i'll the great muititudes
is sligher than the amount Of the sediment in the
Mississippi river, which flows by these States. They
vote for it, as they drink the water and make their
example excuse for forcing others to swallow the
thickenel sediment by the bucketfu."
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Hotel Arrivals.

BROOKS H0USE-TuesdaY, Nov 24-Thos Iavp
Geo Fultz, Tex-J G Griggs, Caddo-R Il AlsobroaE
Pankey, Miss-Mrs Speed and son, Tex T ToyI,
Taylor, Z A Baneb, Marshall-Geo Ada1s
Gatesville Tex-R S Newcomb, Geo r Smith, TeTaI
Allen Thompson, Ky-L E Pinckard, Geo 7 Gillian
Tenn-G W Carruthers, Bossier-A D Stroud ] i
McLarty, N Stroud Henderson Tex Williams. q
C Norman, G w Abner, Tex-H Watson, Caddo.
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THE NEXT CoNGREss.-The Galveston News GcuroS
up the next Congress follows, which we take for
granted is correct:
In the next Congress, as in the present, Maine, Yer
mont, Rhode Island Massachusetts, Michigan and Iowa
will be redresented altogether by Republicans New
York will have fourteen Democrats in the next Con
grcss, against ten in the present Congress. In New
Jersey the Democrats have gained two members which
makes her delegation stand one Republican to four
Democrats In this Congress there are three Repubi
cans and two Democrats. Pennsylvania will have eight
Democrats next time; she has six. Delaware has
changed one Democrat for another. Maryland has
one Republican in the present Congress next time all
will be Democrats. North and South Carolina ha ve
each gained one Democratic member Georgia two ;
Louisiana five, all her members elect being Democrats
Arkansas two Ohio four i; Indiana one; Minnesota
one; Illinois two; Missouri three Oregon one
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MAsoNIc.-Here is an item that will interest our
!" mystic" friends:
s'Robert Morris, the Masonic explorer of Syria and
Palestine, lectured in New York Friday evening.
He said he found eight Masonic colleges in Smyrna,
and attended Masonic picnic at Ephesus Add ell
Kadir, whom, he met at Damascus, is Mason In the
famous city of Tyre, tile seat Of King Hiram he could
not find, after three days Search single Mason in
Gebal the ancient seat of all learning Ancient traces
of the Order were On the keystone Of an
arch under Solomons Temple the Masonic compass is
found deeply cut in the stone
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The August Oscar J. DUN, who, with others be-
longing to the Metropolitan Police Board has flied a
petition against the mayor Of the city, in of the
District courts has many titles as Spanish srandee
This ilustrious youth, who some years ago was pas
ercr, and at other times employed as tamborine
musician waiter at dinner parties, holds tue fol
lowing honorable positions
l. Lieutenant governor OF Louisiana.
g. President of the Senate Of Louisiana.
g. President of the Board of Metropolitan Police, in
the parishes of Orleans, Jefferson and St. Bernard.
f. Ex oficio president Of the board of administrators
of the Charity Hospital.
s. Ex-offcio president of the board of administrators
Of the University of Louisiana, law and medical de-
partments
6. Ex-oicio president Of the board of administrators
Of the Louisiana State Lunatc Asylum.
T. Deputy commander.in chief Of the militia Of the
State Of Louisiana.
s. CAS- he clams) special conservator of the peace
exclusive control and autlorty--in company with the
Police Board-of the police force of the city Of New
Orleans and the parish Of Orleans ST. Bernard and JEFF
ferson.
It's rumored that the empire of Hayti is going to
make Dunn Marquis of Lemonade, with several deco
rations in pinch5eck. He will then be Dunn black.
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The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-11-25

I GEN. GRANT AND HIS PoLIcY.-The wiseacres about
Washington making themselves ridiculous in plan
ming out General Grants policy. One of them under
date of the eth says: It is asserted that Gen Grant
is unpIedged to any party, and uncommitted to any
party policy and that he is opposed to any extreme
measures toward Radicalism. 4 prominent officer of
the army, who friendly to Gen Grants election,
and known to be somewhat in his confidence, remarked
lately that the General would call around him. ad-
yisers, only statesmen Of known conservative views,
and that exmcnlber Of Congress from Illinois, of
the Democratic school, would be the first selection for
his Cabinet. The Conservative men in Washington
yield gracefully to their overwhelming defeat, conf
dent in the belief that had Grant not been nominated
by the Radicals hewould have been by the Democrats,
and that his aatecedents have all been conservative.
Many predict that he will be impeached by the Radicals
in less than twelve months from the date Of bis insu-
euraon."
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Total SO $50 Is

TIE SURRAFF Casa Ne1c Indictment Pro6able.
We COPY from the National Inelligencer OF the 7th,
the following report Of Chief Justice Carriers opinion
in the Surratt appeal case:
Chief Justice Cartier said There is one considera-
ton that has not been referred to IN connection with
this case which operated on MY mind. After concur-
ring with my brethren in the conclusion that If the
right of appeal existed at all behalf Of the people IS
against defendant charged with crime, it
must exist by express provision of law. After de-
terining that question: on referring to the action OF
the law making power we find that there interviewed,
on behalf of the defendant and by implication eoined,
an appeal against them. The provision of the statute
is that he may have his remedy in upon congc
ton and inasmuch the legislative power only pro-
vided for specific case and certain condition Of the
cases. to entitle it to go the higher tribunal, it is
conclusive to my mind that this case has 10 business
here. -
As Congress has given the United States the right
of appeal in criminal case in the opinion OF the
court District Attorney Darlington proposes to have
Judge Wye's Judgment reversed, by submitting an
Indictment to the next grand jury, he being satisfied
that the ud gncut erroneous and would have been
reversed by the court i'll general term fthey had been
permitted by law to entertain an appeal 1t seems
from the opinion of the court that Judge Wyle had
the right certify his judgmento the court in gem
e1al term And it viii be remembered that District
Attorney Darlington requested the Judge III open
court before the prisoner was discharged, to certify
his iu gment the court in banc which he refused to
do We would that Surratt was delivered to the
Marshal of the District from the Swatara the 18th
February, 1861, and therefore, that the statute oil
Limitation will not apply to his case, if new indict
is found by the grand jury on or before the 18th
| February next.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-11-25

Crockery Ware by the Package.-LE c,,,
No. the Levee, is in receipt of very larao =,
crockery ware of every description, put IN u @
ages expressly for the retail trade These
are of four different sizes, and Texas mercbo.,I
want of crockery cannot fail to be suited Ut
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-11-25

w. s. Haven, Saddle and Harness Mapufactru.-
the Iron Bound Texas saddle which is snnnr,on . ~
Others Also full stock of saddles, harness ana ,s1
dlery hardware Cheap the cheapest. Call and =
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Married ::

At Paris, on Wednesday, October a, 1868 bv H.,
Rev. G. Gardner, at the English Church Aveuns . as
Hon. Christopher Adams of New Orleans. to TTf 1a'7
second daughter of the late Gen. Henderson If er,
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RIVER INsCRANCE.-Wc have seen petition, largely
signed by merchants and others interested in the
navigation Redr river memoriasing the New Oaleans
Board of Underwriters reduce the rates of insurance
above the raft At presentthe rates are from four to
five per cent, which, we think, altogether too hisb
The insurance companies have net lost dollar above
the raft in ten years, and previous to that time their
losses very light The exorbant rates have
driven the business pretty much off the river and it s
the boast Of planters that they compete with nay
sation with wagons freight the latter being about
the same insurance the former This should not
be- and trust the Board Of Underwriters will see the
of their ways apd afford Us relief.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-11-25

Tobacco! Tobacco!-E. B. Jacobs o,,.
cept of the largest lot Of tobacco, of various
ever brought to this city at time These
were purchased at sacrifice, and will be soIs
facturers' prices, without regard to the cost of t
portation Call and examine the stock and "4s'
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-11-25

GEs. GRANT ATTENDS PREAcHING.-A Washington
dispatch of the ed states that Rev. J. R. Newman, Of
New Orleans preached in that city to large congre-
gation. Gen. Grant was present.
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st. Louis Hotel, New OrIeans-Tis =.
Hotel is open for the reception of visitors
management of ". A. Hurd 0. E. Hall nroSs 'n'
See advertisements. Feo'
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CINCINNATI on TIE WANE.-The New Orleans Times
says the Western Cities though growing in population
and elegance with the rapidly Of AIodin5 palace,
do not WE'LL but reach the turning point IN
their career Thc last notable instance on record is
that Of Cincinnati Not only has the population de-
creased but property has greatly deprecated for want
Of occupants. Manufactures almost at stand
still not locomotive, steamboat, engine nn cabin,
4-..c, mill l1ainr nnGhr
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On DIrs WTHoUT THE D.-dohn Allen is said to be
the wickedest man in New York. It is yet mooted
question who is the wcledcst in Shreveport, as
several can lay claim to the title Even Judge Levi
see, Mayor Tally and Justice Markham, combined,
would lie puzzled how to decide. The answer is in
embryo and pending the result We lay claim to being
The biggest liar i'll Shreveport and oiIerin evidence
the assertion that the Shreveport News is the best
paper published in Louisiana. We bet VIC get our ere
details
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Something News. n. Moody is in the shin,
ness on the corner of Canal and Royal Streets o
Orleans. See advertisement in another eolrr,, AeF
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BLACK JURY NO Go WITH BLAcKs.-We read in a
Mobile paper thata black jury was recently empaneed
at Talladega, Ala, and there were about fifteen ne
groes tried for various oenses, each one OF whom,
his trial. demanded white jury. The colored jurors
sat in their box from Monday morning until Saturday
hight without having single submitted to them
DlyIDIsG TUE STATE or New YonK.-The New Or
leans Pcayuue says the latest proposition of the New
York Radicals is to divide the State The new creation
is to be called the State Of Manhattan and to include
the counties of Suffolk, Richmond Queens, Rockland,
Orange, Putnam and West Chester
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A NEWSPAPER on a NEW PLAN.-An advertisement
in the London Times announces the early appearance
of new paper Of frstclass character IN which the
anonymous system will be abandoned All the leading
articles will be signed by the writers.
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CHEAP FREIGHT.-The New Orleans Pieayune of the
10TH NOTICES the arrival in that city Of steamer direct
from Montgomery, Ala, loaded with cotton with the
rates for freight upon the bills Of ading at fifty cents
per bale for the through trip. If this is not cheap
r 'nsportation, We very much mistaken.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-11-25

NEWSPAPER LOTTERY PosTPoNED.-Ow doubtless
to the political excitement in the country, which en-
crossed public attention. and to the fact that the crops
had not into market, rendering money very
in the South have failed to dispose of all tick
cts in the lottery scheme. We have been forced
sequently 20 postpone the drawing 1t is advertised
to take place on the first Of March, so as to allow
pie time, but from the course have adopted, we
have every reason to believe the drawing will take
place by Christmas or before the first Of January.
has been that large number Of tickets have been
held in reserve and the parties have drawn the prop
erty themselves, thus giving room for suspicion of
unfair dealing. As actuated by desire to sell
out establishments at fair price, and to concen-
trate business wish to dispose of every ticket
OF thing every may feel assured, the drawing
aud everything connected with it will be justly and fairly
managed Texas Republican.
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NEGRO SUFFRAGE IN M1ssoUM.-The New Orleans
rcayune of the 18th, says negro suage was defeated
in Missouri by the German voters is lost by tTenty
thousand majority, while the Radicals carried the State
by very heavy majority In one ward in St. Louis,
where The German vote was strong Grant got 658 MA
jority Of 1881 against negro suffrage. In another,
there was Grant majority of 675, with majority
against negro suffrage Of 1880 These Germans be-
lieve that Cen Giant continues to hold the opinion he
used to express that negro freedom does not include
negro suffrage.
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SHREVEpORT:
WEDNESDAY.

WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER %, i668.
s--ss=============1=
Mr. E. c. FoaT is duly authorised agent for Lew
isville, Arkansas.
Taos MCINTYRE of New Orleans, is onr only duly
authorized agent receive subscriptions and adTer-
tisements in that city.
Mr. JoEH C. LOVE, Mnden La, is duly authorized to
receipt for subscriptions. ~ ,., !.
receive and receipt for subscriptions in Smith county,
Texas and the counties surrounding,
ARKANSAS MILITIA IN THE FIGLD.-A Little Rock
dispatch of the 9th says Gov. Clayton had sent three
companies Of negro militia to look for Cullen Baker
We hope they will have good time of it. Sending
negro troops hunt up Cullen Baker is like sending
smalsized male individual in search Of streak Of
chain lightning. Ugh Gov. Clayton has also Or
dercd the raising of six thousand cavalry throughout
the State Serious trouble is apprehended.
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PROPOSED CHANGE IN THE CATHOLIC CnURcH.-A
cable dispatch says meeting of French bishops and
Cardinals in Rome several reformaory measures were,
the great surprise of conservative members avora-
bly, received by majority. Among the measures was
one to reverse the Council of Trent concerning the
ceibacy of the Catholic clergy, aud allowing them to
marry. Another was to abolish the Latin liturgy and
adopt the language of the nation in which the service
is performed. These measures will be submitted to
the coming l.cumenica council.
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THE EMANCIPATION PEoeEAMArIoN-Leg a1 Decision,
The Corpus Christi (Texasl Advertiser, says:
At the late term of our District Court it was decided
by Judge Carpenter, military appontee that the proc
lamatlon of President Lincoln of January |, 1868
emancpating the negroes was, to all intens and pr
poses, valid and binding upon the Southern people
from that date. That all sales Of slaves subsequent to
that date null and void and if sold on credit the
consideration could not be collected. The counsel
representing tEeparty claiming pay for slaves sold at
administrators sale in 1863 contended that they we're
not legally free in the South until the date of Gen.
Changers proclamation June 10, 1865. s
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ANXIOUS TO Bury THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.-says
the Lynchburg Nirglnian:
And what shall we do now? Our advice would be
to dSband the Democratic party at once for it is pretty
eifectualy killed off and organise conservative
party to support Grant, if his shall justify it
In this way the Radical leaders may be sloughed off
from the Administration, and great conservative party
built up that will control the desnes of the country
The Wing party went under in 1852, when If was not
worse beaten than the Democracy Tuesday,
and had abeter odor in the North than its successful
rival has now. History is philosophy teaching by
examples" Let usproft by it, and try to make amends
for the errors Of the past three years. Democracy
being dead let US bury it out Of sight.
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TIE RIGHT KIND OF REcoNsrRUcrlos.-Ne co

following from the Vicksburg Times:
We know a couple of bright young fellows in tht
neighboIing county of Claiborne, one eighteen the
other seventeen years ofage who have set an example
which the boys of State would do well to emulate
Being too poor to continue their studies and enter col
lege this year they did the best thing in their
power. At the commencement Of the season they
took off their and went to blowing and through
ont the year they have worked like young Trotns
We heard from them Yesterday and besides having
made an abundant harvest of eorn they have produced
and are rapidly gathering eighteen bales of cotton.
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WENDELL PnILLlPs NOT SAT1sFIED.-Wende Phil
lips the acknowledged leader Of the Radical extremists
is early in the field. He is one of those who cannot
live out of the opposition For him nothing is good.
He will never be satisfied His fate is that Of all such
men-he is never listened to. The following are his
latest wailngs They marvelously ike turning
back the shadow on the dial of AAaz. His party is
triumphant, and he means as though it were routed.
He demands
l. A revision of the reconstruction laws.
2. The armins Of the negroes and "loyal whites
throughout the South.
8. The passage of law confscating the lands Of
prominent Southerners and partitionng them among
the negroes az zz
4. The passage Of an additional amendment to the
Constitution granting to negroes in all the States the
right of suffrage and to hold Office.
5. The impeachment and deposition of President
johnson.