The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-10-14

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:, ALL aTHE .NEWS.
New YoRK, Oct. 6.-rho meeting last
night was the greatest ever held in this
city. An experienced police captain .esti-
mated that ninety thousand persons were
in the torchlight procession After the
Z procession was Joined by the delegations
from the adjoining counties it extended ten
miles :ffi9ts ~ iftri5i -
.sa The scenes in Union Sqnare was grand.
The main stand represented the Temple OF
Liberty. The square was brilliantly ilIu-
minated by q string Of lights stretched to
Iammany Hall. The streets in the vicini-
ty seemed literally on FIRE with calcium
lights, rockets, fire paintings and balloons.
81. Tho main stand facing Broadway was
a The centre of attraction outside of Tamma-
ma Hall, although there were six other
stands at which speeches were made to the
immense throng. ~. .5.5e.+,5 49, r.,
The crowd, which was roughly estimated
at half a million Of men, women and chill
90 dren stretched compactly down Broadway
to Eleventh street, while the cross streets
n were alive with citizens. Gen. Badly
Smith presided. b ,.tIfS stt.f f5.tsf,t
He said he represented hundreds Of
thousands Of soldiers who tho uglt that the
results of the war would be lost without an
entire change of policy
s phatically indorsing the Democratic candi-
dates. 3 y Aiia AaG4raf53 Liistlle
s HARTFORD, Conn, Oct 5.-The muncip-
al elections occurred throughout the State
to day. The Democrats gain largely.
~ Their majority in this city is $50. The
g Democratic gain over last fall election is
400, over the spring election lOO
- The Democratic majority in New Haven
b is 9l9. H Htai tfl89 ii pa hFG
MONTGOMERY, Oct. 6.-The Governor has
signed the Registration bill passed by the
Legislature. Both Houses have passed
bills providing for an election. The SEN
, ate bill makes it misdemeanor for any
person to challenge voter, punishable by
fine and Imprisonment. The Probate
Judge OF each county is to designate any
number of voting places he desires. This
Is done to have all the voting at the Court
House. The Democrats d.nounce the
'sN6iSiietiOh utiu lyieClIuU DIflS Us IFHuUS,
1t took five days last February, by Gen.
Meade's orders, for the negroes to vote at
the Court Hauses.
MEMPHIS, Oct, 6.-Four thousand stand
of arms arrived here consigned to Little
Rock, supposed to be to arm the negroes.
No steamboat would take them as freight
to Little Rock on any terms.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.-Mr. Seward rec
ngnizes, and will continue to recognize
Senior Goni as representing Spain, until
Spain names successor. Es
A full Cabinet meeting to-day, with the
exception CT Evarts. r
The debt statement shows a net de-
crease in the debt of s97O,OO0 Amount
of coin in the treasury 500 .S9l 900. Cur
fency $780, 900. McCulloch thinks
that disbursements for the current month
will be lighter than last and that the Oc-
tober statement will show further de-
crease of debt Spptember's disbursements
aggregate $30,027OO0
Gen. Sibley. telegrapbed from Atlanta
that the Camilla report will be mailed to-
morrow Many parties here claim that there
has bden juggling in the matter.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6-Advices from
Hayti to the I'd inst have been received
The Haytien man of War Galatea attacked
the1rebel cruiser Sylvan and Liberte.--
The Sylvaine was sunk and the Liberte
burned by her own crew. Salnave had
gone on the Galatea to lombard Mi
ragoane.
WASHINGTON, Oct. photographic adj
vices from Mexico to 23d uit, state that
juarez sent message to Congress present
ing a cheerful picture of affairs ID the Re
{ public. ..A.s F.4,
1t is expected the Mexican Congress
will ratify the treaties with the United
States ,-
New York, Oct. 6.--The following is
General McClelIan's letter read at the
Democratic meeting last night: sa
New York, Oct 3, 1868
Douglas Taylor, ESD, Chairman:
My Dear Sir-I have the pleasure to ac-
Knowledge the receipt of your invitation
to preside over the Democratic meeting of
Monday next. rS
have long since determined to abstain
from further participation in political life,
and therefore find myself compelled to de-
cline the honor you proffer me, / should,
! however be glad to attend the meeting as
private citizen did not engagements of a
domestic nature, rendered Imperative by
my long abserce from the country, detain
me from the city upon the day in question
gladly avail myself of this opportunity to
express my continued hearty sympathy
with Ire Democratic cause, loud cheers
and my ardent wishes for the success of
those constitutional principles for which
The recent var was undertaken by the
North.
Separated as TINS an from the dis
nnsnished soldier who has Seen chosen as
Inc leader of our opponents, k.acw that
you viii agree with me in the highest res !
pect Tor the services he has rendered or
country, but it is my conviction that the
measures of the party which has placed
h,h' In nomination are but combinations
" strife, and can never restore peace or
eghstltutional supremacy. and thus COM
piste the work which he and other brave
so 10, so ably commenced.
~, ne war was only the FIRST epoch in the
history OF the struggle in which we have
oeen SO long engaged Fhe work Of the
solder Is. | trust, forever ended. aud it re-
s'as'is Tor tho people to fulfil the great OBJ
iscls tor which they or their sons aud
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