The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-01-29
LETTER FROM "0LD TIMp

LII ! LII { hUM ULU llM
DULL. TIMES IN oRI.EANs--THE PEPPER AND
SALT CONFERENCE.-THE GREAT STATE
| FAIR--rHE RAM1E-- WEATHER, &c.
Correspondence Louisiana Democrat.
New ORLEANS, January 10, 1868.
Friend Democrat IL wish ye the top
O. the New Year, and that its close may
find you and all your good readers in
brighter prospects than at its opening.
Where are we goinge Trade is burstedup
and moved off West greenbacks are scase
and even City money is getting aristocrat-
lie! The " Center of Freedom now hold.
ing session at the Mechanics Institute,
have voted themselves ten dollars day
and can't get it, and the FACE Of spades,
r. j. Dunn, has been nominated for Lieu
tenant Governor! I've been to the "pep-
per and salt" Convention, and / don't
know which to admire most, the presump-
tuous black niggers, who, with owl-like
wisdom discuss the affairs of the State, or
the shameless indifference Of the white
niggers, who boast of their amalgamation.
The most conspicuous men in the Conven-
ton are G.. N. Wickliffe and Solomon
Moses. Wickliffe is white, but tries very
hard to be black. and succeeds admirably.
He is a tall, heavy built man, with large
rounded forehead, fierce black moustache,
thick black hair, and a full face-such as
one might imagine belonged to Mike
McCoole or Aaron Jones, {no disparage,
ment intended to these latter gentlemen
and his style of speaking is ponderous and
heavy. 1t is reported that he was in the
Confederate service, in the neighborhood
of Port Hudson, during the war, but ifso,
the service deserved commisseration. is
there an insult to be offered to the white
people, fulsome fatte'y to be given to some
Radical hero u or mean, dirty criuging to
be made to the niggers? Wicklihe is the
man. Solomon Moses, is as black as the
SCOT from the bottom Of kitchen pot, and
is thoroughly niger, in looks and actions.
He is rather under the average height, a
light built wirey man, with q long chin and
kinky hair. He is one Of Street Commits
sioner Bakers pets, alevee rat, and who
has the reputation amongst working men
Of his own color, of being sharp enough to
cheat a mosquito out of his bill. .
WHAT THEY HAVE DONE.
The "Center Of Freedom has now
been in session over forty days, and have
displayed wonderful amout Of gas and
contempt for the opinions ofdecent people.
Having voted themselves and their under
strappers good, fat salaries, the next thing
was to secure the money. A grand -four
ish Of trumpets was made about the RAIDS
who were going to buy the State Bonds,
issued under authority of the Convention.
at sixty-fye cents on the dollar. But even
of this modest rate Of discount, the big
RAIDS crawfshed and left their poor fellows
shiyering in the cold. Then came the tax
ordinance, which has been overhauled,
patched and bolstered, and backed up BY a
bullying ordinance imposing fines and pen
alties on those who dare to hesitate in
paying up. This did not satisfy the "gay
and festive crowd" but they must intro
duce resolution, requesting Gen. Hancock
to issue an order requiring the people to
pay the tax levied by them. All this tin
kering has not "put money in their purses"
yet the warrants, which Judge Cooley pro-
missed would be eagerly snapped up by GER
tain brokers, remain still in the hands Of
the "loil" Convention. AS to the Con-
stitution, they are working away it, and
will probably turn it ont for inspection
about month hence. A lengthy criticism
Of what they have done would be tiresome
to your readers, and besides, the Democrat
is not one Of the trooly loil Journals,
for whom the Convention are willing to
bleed the people. The Article debating
social equality passed, after a great deal of
debate, and gives to negroes the right to
travel on steamboats, and railroads, lodge
in hotels and boarding houses, visit thea
tres and saloons, on an equality with any
white man. This was one of Wicklife's
pet articles, and although his words were
voted down, the spirit Of his amendment,
offered by q man and brother" was pass
ed. "Our mutual friend" Spoon Butler,
has introduced an act, in Congress, vaca-
ting all civil Offices in the Southern States,
from highest to lowest, giving to the 3pep-
per and salt" conyentioners the authority
to fill all the vacancies, and requiring the
District Commanders to confirm their APP
pointments. What grand thing this will
be forthe "trooly loil," lift passes w.
Jasper Blackburn will loom up-he will be
no longer subjected to the sneers and
Sights of "rebel cusses," but will become
q power in the land u
The signs Of the the times plainly tell
that unless the change in public feeling at
the North continues aud grows stronger,
Radical rule will externally damn the coan-
try. There will be no half way about the
matter, it must be the entire overthrow of
the Jacobins or the utter ruin of the whole |
nation.
The Mechanics and Agricultural Fair
Association Of Louisiana are now holding
their
SECOND ANNUAL STATE FAIR.
When II il ran,e,nhnra,l fhat 4bo aronp !