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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-10-28

WHAr IsTHE True STATUS orrnE SourH-
ERN STArEs.-An Eastern exchange has
the following, paIpabIe hit at the uncertain
political condition Of the Southern States.
as seen from different Radical stanjpoiuts ::
The Washington thimble-ricgsrs have q
set Of little joker States. Now.
you see em and now you don't. They
were visible when the thirteenth amend
'mrnt was voted for, but when they asked
to be represented, they were snuffed out.
They appeared again long enough to, send.
on carpet-bag delegations, but when it
comes to voting for President, the artful
dodgers lay their extinguishers upon them.
and they again disappear. Nothing left
but lot OF old carpet bags and an i'll odor.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-10-28

aSance naVee exceeded nythlng known IL
history, and by it's frauds and monopolies
| it has nearly doubled the burden of the
debt created during the war. 1t has
stripped the President of his constitutions
power of appointment, even of his OWE
cabinet; under its repeated assaults the
pillars of the government are rocking or
their base, and should it succeed in 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
tuition. And we do declare and resolve
that ever since the people of the United
States threw off all subjugation 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, OF
interfere with this exercise, is afagrant
usurpation of power, which can find no
warrant in the Constitution, and if sane.
toned by the people will subvert our form
of government, and can only end in sim
gle, centralized, consolidated government,
in which the separate existence of the
States will be entirely. absorbed, and an
unqualified despotisnl be established in
place of a federal Union of equal States
that we regard the reconstruction acts of
Congress, so-called, as usurpations, uncon-
stitutional, revolutionary and void; that
our soldiers and sailors who carried the
flag of our country to victory against q
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
the people, and should be disposed of eli
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-
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.jwe tender him
our thanks for his patriotic efforts in that
regard.
Upon this platform the Democratic Party
appeals to every patriot, including all the
element, and all who desire
to support the Constitution and restore the
Union, forgetting all past differences of
opinion, to unite with us 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.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-10-28
No Election in Texas.

General Reynolds, the boss satrap Of
Texas, has issued the following bull
Happy Texas free country-great coun.
try! Let Us have peace! 4,
"No election for electors for President
and Vice President OF the United States
will be held in the State of Texas on the
Third day OF November next. Any assem
blage, proceedings, or acts for such pur
pose are hereby prohibited, and all citizens
are admonished 10 remain at home or ut
tend to their ordinary business on thai
day. 9a.Ee
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-10-28


Too BIG A PEcE.--A correspondent
sought to have the New York Citizen come
out for Grant aud Colfax, and received the
following in reply:
Pig for Freedmen's Bureau, ten mil
lions; for great number ofuunecessary
bayonets. Sky mi:liors; for a nseiessly
Large navy, forty millions; fora protective
tariff. two hundred millions; for crazy
schemes Of rec construction, four hundred
millions and for innumerable corrupt Of
fce-holders, a thousand millions! Weiove
Grant, admire his nobleness Of character.
his generosity. his fairness toward inferior
officers, his liSerality to q beaten foe; We
would walk a hundred miles to do him hon.
or, but We cannotaford him as President
at that price. g .fs y
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-10-28


IMAGINATIVE LTTERATURE-Thep putting
into the hands of the worlingman imagi--
native literature is even more important
advantage than the cheapening of scien-
tific books. The tendency of mechanical
eInployments is to exercise the under-
standing alone; they afford no diet for the
fancy or the feelings. They leave unfed
no small ortion of tile intellect. They do
not open any Of the doors of History. or BIZ
ography. The artisan, like the student,
requires the bours of leisure to stand in
contrast with his daily employment. A
few will find recreation even in severer
studies, and will resort to it by natural
instinct; but we speak Of the many who
are used to be led rather than the few who
can guide themselves. And. for the many,
narrative, sometimes historical, but more
frequently imaginative. holds ont greater
attractions than all Che publications Of the
Useful knowledge Society. or than all the
excellent manuals of more recent date of
mathematics, chemistry Or natural his
tory. s.S.esss lisft alnl
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-10-28

RADICAL BLssrHEMEas biasp!le-
mics of the Radical lesders has shocked the
moral sense OF the entire nation. Parson
Brownlow's Innocent utterance, in this ci-
~, that :. he would r,ther go to hell with a
loyal negro than to heaven with q copper
head, was only efnalled by Carl Shnrz::
when be declared publicly that "God was
an imaginary being, the Bible was only fit
20 amuse children, andsfhe Christian Sab
bath was only relic Of barbarism.n Hnw
can any moral man sustain party that re-
coenizes such blaspheu,ers as icaders.--
Philadelphia Age.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-10-28

Roman Carus can give audience to satrar
ambassadors while seated on the ground
with woollen cap, and supping on boiled
peas like common soldier" Any militia
~ pretender conld create sensation on
Pennsylvania avenue or franklin street.
during the war, when duly rugged out with
spurs, stare. plumes, and broad-cloth-but
only such solid men as Robert Lee. Jubol
Early. and Stonewall Jackson, could make
the faded gray appear grander than. royal
purple.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-10-28
Secure a Homestead in California
The Emigrant Homestead Association,
OF CALIFORNIA.

= .
INCORPORATED under the laws of the
d State, November Both, 1867, for the prr-
pose of PROVIDING HOMES FOR ITS
MEMBERS, and thereby induce immigra-
ton.
CAPITAL STOCK 81 100000, divided in
to 100000 shares at IS each, payable in u.
s. Currency. Certificates of stock issued
to subscribers Immediately upon receipt OF
the money NO PERSON ALLOWED TO
HOLD MORE THAN FIVE SHARES.
A circular containing full description
of the property to be distributed among
the shareholders sent TO any address upon
receipt of stamps to cover postage. In
formation as to price of land in any por-
ton of the State, or upon any other sub
ject of interest TO parties proposing to inn
migrate, cheerfully furnished upon receipt
of stamps for postage.
All letters shonldgne addressed, SECRF-
TARY IMMIGRANT HOMESTEAD ASSO-
CATION, Post Office Box No Sc, San
Francisco, California,
Oct H. IS6S-2m
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-10-28

TRUrH IN NEGRO vERsE-Two verses of
a new song 'just out" down South, are
quoted below: has = hsld
Old Uncle Ned, fro down that hoe!
And Dinah drop that kitchen dough.
We now are free, wild nOffil to do
But to dance all night, and all day too.
De poor white trash have noffin to say,
But to work. work! and de. tai es to pay Z
While de Dressed darkic dance lar fill,
Let the white trash foot de fddier's bill.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-10-28
SOUTHERN GROWN FRUIT Trees, &c.

WTEe OFFER for sale the ensuing sea
Wv son, an unusually large and well
grown stock of
FIR UIT II r. Fl Il 8
of every description, adapted to the South
GRAPE VINES, of all the most popular
varieties, including very large stock OF
the Concord and Scuppernong.
STRAWBERRY PLANTS i'll large guam
tities-also, Raspberry and Blackberry, of
varieties suited to the climate.
ROSES--A large and very choice collec-
ton.
ORNAMENTAL TREES and Shrubs,
Hedge and Flowering Plants, Bulbs. &c.
All of which will be sold at prices to
suit the times.
U A new Descriptive Catalogue will
be issued about the lst of October, which
will be sent free to all applicants. Adj
dress, y. q. LANGDON d CO.,
SIS Mobile, Alabama.
Langdon Nurseries, near Mobile, August
&c, 1865.
September 23-6t.
Westward the Star Of Empire
Takes It's Way
Secure Homestead In California.
The Emigrant Homestead Association,
OF CALIFORNIA.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-10-28

The FfNaScEs.-Tbe Herald srufliy saws:
Mr. McCulloch's large money reserve
is rapidly wasting away aud there il likely
to be an empty Treasury before the epd Of
many months. These are the general facts.
and all the talk and long winded articles
published about onr financial condition
amouptto nothing,
They amount to nothing nothing in The
Treasury. ..se-ssss rs ~
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-10-28

BAKING SoDAi-CooKING SODA Il
Pure English Newcastle can be pro-
cured at II. ST. JOHNS at the same
price that is paid for COMMON IMPURE
SODA so frequently palmed off on the
public by ignorant dealers.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-10-28
The 1d3elllurrat,
TIL r M s :
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TIE MOcRAT" is published Week
Iy, at FIVE DOLLARS per annum, THREE
for six months, payable in advance. No
Subscription taken for a less period than
Six Months.
ADVERTISEMENT inserted at the
rate of 81 SO PER SQUARE for the first
insertion and rs CENTS for each subse-
quent one. Eight lines OF less, constr
tute square. The following are our
rates TIC yearly Advertisers:
One Column. $500 90
Half Column IT'S 90
Third of Column 1870 90
Fourth of Column 100 0G
Cards, Occupying space of eight
lines, or less .----.....-..--.-. 20 90
Obituary Notices, Marriages. Public
Meetings, Cards of Thanks, ETC., to be
paid for as advertisements.
to Personal cards, when admissible,
charged double the usual advertisements.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-10-28

Pray, madam, why did yon name.
your old hen Macduifl" was asked ora
sentimental lady who kept poultry. "I,e-
cause" sir. Sue replied. II want her to paw
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-10-28

" Westward the Star Of Empire
Takes It's Way
The Hickman courier., 1868-07-11

Az A CT TO aid in the construction Of Tele-
graph Lines, and 10 secure to the Govern
ment the use of the same for Postal Mill
tary, and other purposes.
Be H enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
reseTsfdtircs q tie United States of Anrerica al
Congress assembled, That any Tele graph com
pany now organized or which may hereafter
be organized, under the laws of any State in
this Union, shall have the right TO construct,
maintain. and operate lines of Telegram ph
through and over any portion of the public
domain Of the United States, over and alou z
any Of the military or post routes of the
United States y hIch have been or may here
/ after be declared such by act OF Congress,
and over, under, or across the navieable
! waters OF the United States Provided That
such lines Of telegraph shall be 50 con-
struc:ed and maintained as not 10 obstruct
/ the navigation of such streams aud " aters.
/ or interfere with the ordinary travel on
such military or post roads. Aud any Of
said companies shall have the right to take
and use from such public lands the neces-
/ sary stone, timber, and other materials for
/ its posts, piers, stations, and other necdful
uses in the construction. maintenance, aud
operation of said lines Of telegraph, and
/ may pre-empt and use such portion OF the
unoccupied public lands subject % pre-emp-
tion through which its said lines Of tele-
/ graph may be located as may DC necessary
/ for II stations, not exceeding forty acres for
each station; but such stations shall not be
within fifteen miles of each other
/ Sec. 2 And be il further enacted, That
/ telegraphic communications between the
/ several Departments of the Government of
the United States aud their officers and
/ agents shall, in their transmits ission over the
/ lines Of said companies. have priority over
I all other business, and shall be sent at rates
/ 10 be annually fxedby the Postmaster Cen
4 eral.
/ See. 5. And be it further enacted, That the
rights and privileges hereby granted shall
not be transferred by any company acting
under this act to any corporation, associa-
/ tion, or" ersop: Provided, however That the
United Htates msy az any time after the ex-
/ plration of five years from the date of the
/ passage Of this act, for postal, military, or
/ other purposes, purchase all the telegraph
/ lines, property, and effects of any or all of
said companies At an appraised value to be
ascertained by five competent disinterested
/ persons, two of whom shall be selected by
/ the Postmaster General of the United States,
/ two by the company interested, and one by
the four so previously selected
/ Sec. T. And be il further enacted, That
/ before any Telegraph company shall exer-
| else any Of the powers or privileges confer
red by this act, such company shall ile their
written acceptance with the Postmaster Gen
! eral OF the restrictions and obligations i'm
posed uy this act.
| Approved, July Path, 1866
| Stock may nov be subscribed in this comz
! pany at their Office in the city of New York,
or at POS Main street, louisville, KY.
apll AUGUSTUS BARNES, agent.
The Hickman courier., 1868-07-11

Correct Report Of his July 0ration-by the
Fat Contributor.

Correct Report Of his July 0ration--by the
fa. Contributor.
Teslc4o NIT der zitixens: Vot for We
meets here to day, hey? Vot you say ?
Is IL yust lsedle bicnic for poddings,
OF is i another tame briEe fight? | dells
yoa vot for. We meets to-day celebrate
der vcurth of Yuly, which by reading
your Almanacs you will see goomes on
che hrst tay of Yuly this year. In some
goontries It goomes on the fenfe tay,
which is the reason they don't can reie.
brsts all der vile.
Der Youth nit Yuiy pese krate fei-
Isrs. He covers der whole American
gonti0ent His right hand sits town Oh
Msine (wich Portland made it hot like
az der sifel for it do, I'll year go), uus his
!sft hand stha1ds up On GalifcrBy- he
serssches his head nit dc forest OF Alas
ba, mt Eosks his corps In der half OF
Mexican LiusmeDt.
Long time leed,e vile ago dc Vour.h
of Yuiy was yoost leedle Poy. He
lauted from q Hampurg sthreamer at
Phisadelphia in zeyenteen hoonert unit
Eeventy- -zex, unit be has recn booty
healthy poy ever since. :,
Felio,c nit ger citizens Der Vourth
rsESly is Pig Ding, and he has ton
pig oahgs for dis goontry. He prings
bot wsdder NIT schnapping crackers, but
he also prings der bicpic NIT der lager
rser So long as be govern der whole
goen.ry, 20 long ss he brcdeets native
.SasaurIxizens Of voreigu pirtb, unt geeps
SstS-sier dam Know noddirgs, yoost 80
long will Hans Ven Speigel CAST his
vote for Ger Vourth Of Yaiy. Nov let
us all shoir in singing der S;har -spang-
led mi. der Panuer. fSong
OF gay, don you zee,
Nit ter tswn's early light
Vss 80 proudly we hailed in ter tWilight
last cleaning;
Who's proud shtripes urt pright shtars
Mit der berilous night
On ske ra1nparts We watched
Vss so calamity streaming lAll de vllel
Cnt der rockets red clsre,
Der poems bursting in air,
Oh mine Cot j. gives broof
-hAt our Tlxg il bees there.
Cnt der slhsr spangied nit der paEner
In d-inmph shzi Ta-i-a-i-a-i-aye
Ger der lard't mid der vree
Unit der home von der prave
Now, then, poys, three cheers for dei
Vour;h Of July; unt den gooms del
lager peer.
The Hickman courier., 1868-07-11

WHAT A CLIHkTE.-Daa. Marble was
once strolling along the wharves N Bos-
ton, when he met q tall, gauntlooking
Squire, " digger" from California, and
got into conversation with him.
Healthy climate, suppose?"
Healthy i amt anything else
Why, stranger, there you can choose any
climate you like, hot or cold, and that
too without trAveiin' more than fifteen
minutes. jest think o that the next
cold nloruin' when you get ont o bed.
There's mountain there, the Sary Ma
vady they call it; With valley on each
eide Of ii, one hot aud one cold. Well.
get on tie top of that mountain with a
double-barreled gun, and you cap, with
cut movin' Kill either Summer or Winter
game, Jest as you wish"
"What have you ever tried it?'
T.ied It'll often; and should have
done pretty we'll, but for one thing"
Well, what was that ?''
81 wanted dog that would stand
bcth climates. The last dog had froze
bis tail OF while pintin' on the Summer
eide. He didn't get entirely out of the
Winter side, you see-trae as you live. y
srble sioped.
The Hickman courier., 1868-07-11

Stock may nov be subscribed in this com5
pany at their Office in the city of New York,
or at pos Main street, louisville, Ky
apl1 AUGUSTUS BARNES, Agent.
The Hickman courier., 1868-07-11

l6. Under IL telegraphic companies have
been organized by few wealthy capitalists;
these companies have been consolidated I'M
der one Board of Management; they are
made up of opposition companies, with par
sIlel, lat eral, and useless routes, costly to
maintain. Their liabilities are heavy, and
they employ a multiplicity of officers who
receive large salaries; yet they pay large
dividends. With their capital stock largely
watered, amounting now in the aggregate
TO Forty-two Millions of Dollars, they seek
TO nonopolize the business at exorbitant
rates, and TINS bene6t the few At the ex-
5eas. aS z.az-
The Hickman courier., 1868-07-11

TIE HEARTS EASE There is a good
fable about the kings garden, in which
all at once the trees and flowers begsn &c
zither away; the oak because il could
>ot yield any fair flower; the rose bush,
because it could bear no fruit; the vine
tccauss i had TO cling % the wall, and
ccu.d cast no cool shadow.
Il an OF 70 use in the world" said
tba oak
Il might SIS veil die" ssid TIE rose
buzh.
What good caa do" nurmured
iAe vine.
Then the king said. " What makes
yoa 80 bright and blooming when all the
res: arc fadiDg?"
81 thought" said the heart's-eose
"you wanted me here, because il was
here ycu planted me; and so l tbough'
would try to be the best little hearts
ease that could be-"
The Hickman courier., 1868-07-11

The SToRY OF A DREAA.-They
turned dream TO a good purpose down
in salem. Coiunbis county, Ohio. The
Episcopalisns there had 70 church edi-
fee. and could not see their way out 20
provide one. One Of their number went
70 sleep. whether during church serviee
or not does not appear, and in dream
be saw certain school house, moved by
the church members 20 certain lot and
made into church. He told the dream
60 the vestry, they acted upon it, pur-
chased the house, secured the lot just in
the nick of time-for al hours delay
snd rot the lot would have been beyond
their reach-moved the house, meeting
and overcoming an obstruction at the
corner Of the street just as the dreamer
saw in the land os Nod, and now they
have 4 church edifce not built from
such stuff as dreams are made of, nor
baseless as the fabric Of vision.
The Hickman courier., 1868-07-11
a Coon wAsH-The following i'm

d GOOD W WASH.-lno ne foltoW1ng In
p-oyement IN the common BnIteWasn no
one viii fail TO adopt when once tried
Wuke clean, water tight barrel, or
ether suitable cask, aud put into it half
q brshel of line. Slack it by pouring
water ever it boiling hot, and IN sufi
cieu. auantity to cover il fye inches deep
and stir it b,iskly until thoroughly
s.aked. When the Stacking has been
effective, dissolve in water and add two
pounds of sulphate of zinc, and one OF
ralt. These will cause the wash to har-
den, and prevent cracking, which gives
an unseemly appearance to the work. If
desirable, BEAUTIFUL cream color may
be communicated TO the above wash by
adding three pounds of yellow ochre; or
good pearl .r lead color, by the addi-
ton Of lsmp,sine Or ivory, black. For
fswu color, ao four pounds of umber,
Turkish or American, (the latter is the
cheapest enc pound of Indian red and
one pound OF common lampbiack. This
wash may b applied with common
witewash bru.l, aud viii be found much
superior, both 10 appearance and dura-
bil;ty, to connsn whi:ewash.
The Hickman courier., 1868-07-11

Clrfnintr 81 ISrcc.,a.

IS. II is provided that every stockholder,
in addition to his regular dividends shall
receive an equitable rebate on the amount Of
business furnished by himself, payable an
nnally thus, the stock being widely dis
tributed, and every stockholder having a
special interest to augment the business of
the company, success is deemed inevitable.
The Hickman courier., 1868-07-11

MOVES BUFFALO MILL Furnishing
Estahlishment-A anufactures French
Burr mill Stones, Portable Grist and Flour
ing mills Corn mills and Feed mills for
Farm and Plantation use; Smut machines
and Separators, Improved Turbine Water
Wheels, Proof Stafs, Hosting Screws,
Spindles Flour Packers, Iron Boiling Reels
and mill Picks. with every description Of
mill Gearing, from the best patterns now in
use Constantly on hand large supply Of
BoItIng Cloths. address,.
JOHN T. NOYE, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Hickman courier., 1868-07-11
PscEo1s for ~ Beiief.

(s) May be found in the enormous profits of
every considerable telegraph line operated
On this continent. The presen: telegraph
monopoly has "wstered' its stock TO the ex-
tent Of over one thousand per cent on the
amount paid in; and still il psys. on the
stock thus Unlisted, satisfactory dividends.
Our company will duplicate al the remun-
erative lines now operated by the monopo-
", and subscribers will pay for our stock
only the exact cost of our lines.
The Hickman courier., 1868-07-11
DipiSeris.

s. In sll cases the net earnings of this CON-
psny will be applied 70 the payment of divi-
dends on it's capital stock, and in no event
will earnings be diverted to the construc-
ton Of ne1 lines.
The Hickman courier., 1868-07-11

s. The company confidently believe that
thirty-fve per cent Of the capital stock viii
construct and fully equip Twenty-Five Thou
sand miles of Wire, which will connect all
the commercial centers and important places
in the United States This opinion rests
upon the most reliable estimates and re-
sponsibls offers to construct and equip the
lines.
The Hickman courier., 1868-07-11

:. With the stock in hands Of the active
business men of the country. exerting their
influence to augment it's business, and with
a rance Of twenty-five Thousand Miles of
Wire equipped and in operation. the company
believe that, at reasonable rates, the busi-
ness viii pay liberal dividends on its en-
tire capital stock.