Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-01-23
PLATFORM OF THE ONO DEMocRAcy.

adopted by the Democratic State Con-
vention OF Ohio, at Columbus, on the
Sth inst:
Resolved, That we condemn the legis-
lative usurpations of Congress, and par
ticularly the several acts of recoIstT ne
ton, SO called, as yiolative of. the Consti-
tntion, q compact betW cen States, and
as utterly subversive of every principle
of self goveonment that distinguishes
free people. f'19 if{ .Aplifa Hafe 4
Resolxed, That we are opposed to any
measures which recognize that the int 6
rity of the Union was ever broken; that
any of IFS members were ever out, and
that we 'determinedly insist that the
Southern States being 40 longer in i'm
surrectio or at war with the Federal
Government, are entitled to the full
State recognition and constitutional rep
PRESENTATION in Congress and electoral
colleges given to all the States; and that
! the denial of it to them by Congress,
and it's efforts to dictate by military
4 force n government for them are I'M
doubteGly revolutionary and despotic.
| Resolved, That we are opposed both
in princiele and policy to negro suffrage;
that the State of Ohio h.,yihg, by the
emphatic majority of $4,000 Itjec ell it
for herself, is sternly opposed to its be-
ing forced upon other States; and we
stismaoize such al, imposition by the
Federal Government as most base
/ usurpation. tt.g.. .........
Resolved, That the practical effect Of
the so-cailed reconstruction acts of Con.
gress is to deliver over ten States to
the polisic..l and sc cial oltrol VI negroes
and to place the lives, liberties and for
]. aunes of whites residing therein into the
hands of a bafbarous people; and it
would inevitably lead to q war of races
or the Authorization of the South. n. t.
i Resolved, That notwithstanding enOr-
nous and conceded frauds in the crea-
4 ton of the public debt, the faith of the
country is pledged to its payment, prin-
cipal and interest, acc ording to the
terms of the several acts of Congress
under which the bonds representing the
debt were issued, but not otherwise; and
we are opposed to any plan for extend
ing the times of payment, thus increas-
ing the amount of gold interest to more
than the principal, or TO any declaration
by Congress that the principle is paya
ole in gold, which would virtually add
more than hundred millions to the
burden of the debt on the people; and
opposed to the insane policy of which
these measures are u part.
! A curious question was discussed 81
a recent meeting of the British Roya
Geographical Society, Sir IIeJry Raw
l:nson expressed the opinion that the sef
of Aral--a body of water having al
area of $4,000 square miles, or three
times the size of Massachusetts-had nc
existence in the long period between
- 600 years before Christ and Geo years
after, and the rivers OXus and JaXartes
now flowing into it, both flowing int
the Caspian sea. He said: The sc;
s. came first into notice i'll the seventh
Of
20 several hundred years as emptying Int
it, Anothcf change seems to have oc
Cured between 1890 and 1900, and ta
rivers again flowed into the Caspian
sea, but since the latter date they slowl.
changed the channel until they found al
outlet in the sea of AIal.
This theory was combatted by ST
Robert MurclIison, geOlogist. who afhim
ed that the mere absence of allusioh t
p the sea of Aral was no proof of its noE
existence, and cited the geological evi
deuce that whatever changes the Sc
had undergone must have occurred Ion
Is before the birth of history or tradition
Il Sir Henry Rawlinson, in reply, said tina
s, evidence exists in the writings OF tn
1T 4th and 18th centuries that q commo
t. highway of travel from Europe and Asi
II passed directly over the region now coz
d. cred by the waters of the Aral. His OF
Va DOnent admitted LnaI SUCH eNHcnc
rs would be conclusive. Here the debat
a ended with the understanding that s.
he Henry is to collect and publish til
g proofs of his assertion. English pipe
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" On Monday the new members of OF
it. municipal government, appointed b
is Gen. Hancock, met at the Mayors offit
On aud were duly installed. Present
nd Mayor Tally; Trustees Mulhaupt, Spill
e. e-, Kendall, Walker, Lewis, Moretiel
ed and Zeigler-a full board. Mr.: w
TO Lewis was reinstated assessor aud Q. !
We Spilker elected coutroller.-[ SkreccpO
e.: South Western, Sfit iRstcRt
-
'e Joe Blame says: Sum men are gra
IL by chance, but know a burned site
eI EN- that are mean from choice. D..
~ | hev alwaz thOt that if the chole
'u- could be managed with Giscresshun
on might prove a public blessing.
ne 4 wise man don't want 20 go to Ko
III rIess; and nifty few NV EN- do.
oI A man that's got the itch can alw
lls cum up to the scratch.
w About all the difference l can see
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