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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-23

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ORDINANCE,

BE 1t crfainea b. Ae Cors;,.
tionot ConvewtioH Of The Ntnts '' -
Louisiana, That the penalty 81 y
per cent rs an additional tax nno -
tie tax OF one mill, levied by tb; a
Convention, by the Ordinance os
January 4th, 1868, and the adS u
tional penalty of two and a LoIf
per cent mentioned in said Ora; '
nance, shall not be exacted nht;l
the 10Th of February, 1868. wbsa .
the tax collectors of the Civ -
New Orleans, right bank and Pa
ish of Jefferson, shall exact M
first peualty of % per cent on t Fi,S
original tax levied, and for eterv
ten days after 18th of Februarv
they shall exact a further penalty,
of two and a half per cent on saiS
original tax of one min.
But nothing in this Ordinance
shall be construed to repeal ths
last section of said Ordinance IF
the 4th of January, 1868, indica.
ting the summary manner of col.
lecting tile tax OF one mill.
BE 1t further ordained, de-. That
the capital stock and other proD.
erty, movable and immoyabla
belonging to the banks OF the
city OF New Orleans, by virtue Of
special charters from the State Of
Louisiana, and which by present
State Laws are exempt from taxa.
ton, shall be subject to the tar
of one mill per cent levied by Or.
dinance of oath of December, 1867.
and to all the additional taxes
imposed as penalties, by subse.
quent ordinances of this Conyen.
ton, and the tax collectors of the
place where said banks carry on
their business, are authorized az
under existing State Laws, to call
upon two free holders, who, with
the said tax collectors, shall con.
stitute Board to ascertain the
actual market value of the capital
stock of said banks, and the value
OF all property held by them-the
tax of one mill heretofore levied,
shall be calculated by the value
OF said capital stock and other
property owned by said banks,
according to the appraisement
thereof, made BY the above said
Board.
ADOPTED in Convention, at the
city OF New Orleans, this 21st day
OF January, 1868.
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a superintendent to serve four
years; and also provide TOR The
appropriation of public funds TO-
their maintenance.
New Orleans, Feb. 5.-Tha vote
yesterday on the question o. mix
ed schools was unaninUuS.
Articles 143 70 14j, under title
OF militia, adopted to-day. Git
zens distinguished by tie re-
construction acts or this constitu-
ton not liable to militia duty
Militia officers take oath presCrib-
ed for Uniten States army officers
and State officers.
New Orleans, Feb. S.-The con
vention to-day adopted an ordl-
nance providing Tor an election tor
ratification of the constitution i'm
mediately after adjournment, leav-
ing the date blank. Another or
dinance provides that election for
State, judicial, municipal, and par
ish officers, State Legislature and
Congressional representatives be
held at the same time of election
for ratification OF the constitution
Ordinance adopted, providing that
registered electors may vote in
any parish in which they may hap,
pen to be on the day of election,
upon presentation of their regis
tratiOn papers.
New Orleans, Feb. 6.-Street
Commissioner Baker refused to
give up the Office this morning,
when presented with a copy OF
Gen. Hancock'S order by his sue
cessor, saying lie did not recog-
Mise the force of this order. He
however recognised its force when
an officer was sent to enforce it.
In the convention to-day cou.
pie OF resolutions were offered by
cOlored members, legalising the
living together Of parties as man
and wife and legitimacy of their
offspring. Voted down by a large
majority. Considerable miscelia-
neouS business transacted. Ar
tic,e 147, adopted, is as follows
The Ordinace OF secession Of the
State OF Louisiana, passed Janu-
airy rs, 1861, is hereby declared
to DE null and void, and the con.
Stitution adopted in 1861, and ali
previous constitutions in the State
Of Louisiana, are declared to IL
superseded by this constitution
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ORDINANCE.

Section 1. BE it ordained by the
Constitutional Convention of the
State Of Louisiana, That the Sher-
IFS and Tax Collectors through
out the State shall pay in the
State Treasury, in the currency
actually received by them, all
sums collected by them under the
Tax Ordinance passed by this
Convention on the oath day of
December, 1867, and in all cases
Wien they offer the warrants is
sued by authority of this Conyen-
ton i'll payment of taxes collected
by them, it shall be the duty of
the Auditor OF Public Accounts
to require from Sheriffs and Tax
Collectors, evidence that the said
warrants were honestly received
by them III payment OF taxes lev
lei by this Convention; provided.
the oath OF the Sheriifs and Tax
Collectors SHALL be received to
prove the fact.
adopted in Convention, at the
City OF New Orleans, this 7th day
Of January, 1868.
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~ The Memphis Appeal in y,

% The Memphis Appeal in an
article on the subject of Registra-
ton concludes as follows:
"Know your men. Be prepared
to have every fellow arrested who
votes Illegally. Take care of, pro-
tect and encourage the men who
vote with YOU Let those who
vote against you live as they can.
LGboTdre est orare il. e., literally
translated-the best sort of pray
ing is to ac0rk. Let those squeal
for the offices who want them.
What yOU want, men of the com
mon people, is to have the rights
OF men on your own soil, and to
get rid OF the blood suckers who
live by the fat salaries that your
hard earnings pay, are warm when
your children are cold, and feast
when your wives are hungry"
Ane language applleS as well to
this latitude as to that of Mem
phis, and if every man in the
South who. endorses the senti,
ment would act up to his faith,
the skies would brighten. "Let
those acho rote against yow Ire as
they can." Work work! work Y!
Be yigilant! be active! be brave!
and the land which holds the
graves of our dead will vet be
saved from the fate of Hayti and
Jamaica.
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tor of the Ordinance and tie tax
therein levied,

tor Of the Ordinance ard Tie tax
therein levied.
Sec. i. Be 1t far5Eer ordained,
de-, chat SO much OF the tax levied
rs may DC leqni!td to pay the
delegates and OH nprS Of this Con
vtnt.on and 70 detray ali other
tx. .enses nete s.TY .Or the use OF
said Convention, shalt lie paid by
the State Treasurer, upon war
rants signed by the Warrant Clerk
and countersigned by the Presi-
dent Of this Convention. The
balance OF the tax levied shall be
placed by the State Treasurer to
the credit Of the general fund, and
reserved until the meeting of the
General Assembly elected under
the provisions of the Constitution
adopted By this Convention, to be
used as they may direct.
Sec. 7. Be it further ordained,
dc, That as SOON as the Treasurer
OF the State shall be notified of a
loan having been effected by this
Convention, he shall place the
funds received by him under Or
dinance to the credit Of said loan
and the said funds, or as much
thereof as may be necessary to
pay said loan, shall remain spe-
cially pledged to repay said loan.
Sec. 8. BE 1t further ordained,
dc, That the tax levied by this
Ordinance shall be paid only in
the legal currency Of the United
States.
adopted in Convention, at the
City of New Orleans, this the oath
day Of December; 1867.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-02-15

RICHEST Book IN THE WORLD.
Nothing need be said in praise
of the new edition OF Webster'S
Unabridged Dictionary. It's COM
pLetenesS surpasses the thought OF
any one who has not examined it.
Add to this vast variety of elias
sified Pictorial Illustrations, of al
most every physical science en-
braced in the studies of the age,
with various other departments,
and the work is the richest book OF
Information in the ac0rgd. There
is probably more real education in
it than can be bought for the same
amount of money in any language.
= ". Y. Christian Aduocate.
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Report of the Committee on
finance.

70 Tie President q2d Members Of
the Constitutional C0accatioa oftde
State II LoaiSjaau :. Your Com
mittee on Finance beg leave to
submit the following report:
Section L. Re 1t 5tiaiAaJ 81 tie
Constitutional! Conr6atioa al tAs
STATE ?f Louisiana, 70 pay TIE de-
egates and officers o. tIiS 1caven-
ton and to defray ali expea >es
necessary for the use Of said Con
vention, the following tax is here
Dy levied Oh the properly OF this
State, both real ANA movable, viz /.
a tax OF one mil per cent.
Sec.2. Be L or3aine1, De, That
the Sheri.fs OF the o5aye, except
the Parish of Orleans, shall co
lect the above mentioned tax, and
that they refer to the assessment
rolls made by the STATE OF Locisi
ana for the year eighteen hundred
and siAty-seven 1857 as the basis
for assessing the tax therein levied
on real ana movable property, aul
in order to facilitate them in the
collection OF said tax, they are
hereby authorized to employ all
summary remedies now gwen BY
law, for the collection of State
taxes, and shall receive tor their
services the same compensation
paid them by the State for like
services.
Sec. 3. Be 1t further ordained.
de-, That the tax herein levied,
and which shall be due by the
Parish OF Orleans, shall be collect
ed by the persons now charged
with the collection Of State taxes.
in said Parish, and they shall pos
sesS the same powers and receive
the same compensation.
Sec. 4. Be 1t further ordained,
de-, That the Sheriffs and other
persons charged with the collec-
ton of tax levied by this Ordi-
nance shall pay to the Treasurer
of the State at the end OF every
month, except the tax collectors
Of the Parishes OF Orleans and
jefferson, andOrleans Right Bank.
all sums collected by them under
this Ordinance and shall settle
finally with the Treasurer on the
first day OF April, eighteen hun
dred and siIty-eight (l663). But
in no case shall the State Treas.
urer give a receipt for either a
partial Or final settlement, without
requiring the Sheriff or other Col
lector to take and subscribe an
OATH that he has paid all the mon
ey collected by him to date of set
t!ement, less his commission.
Sec. ). BE it further ordained,
dc, That the tax collectors of the
Parish Of Orleans, and Orleans
Right Bank, and Jefferson, shall
settle with the Treasurer Of the
State every ten days reckoning
from the day Of the notice which
the Auditor shall give said collec-
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Desperate Courage Makes
One a Majority"

Parton, the biOgrapher OF An
drew Jackson, has the sentiment,
desperate courage makes one a
majority" as a motto to the biog-
raphy of the sternly courageous
old chieftain, and well did he il.
lustrate the truthfulness of those
brave words. Andrew Jackson
had strong convictions OF right,
unfaltering faith and indomitable
pluck. He did not stop to count
his enemies or to weigh the
chances Of success. Whenever he
saw an enemy he was ready for a
fight. He always won.
If his pluck could now be in,
fused into the men of the South,
Radicalism would soon be dead,
the Union restored, the ConStitu-
ton be resurrected, our political
rights be recognized andour pros
perity begin1to revive. Our PEG
pie need courage. They look too
much to the numbers On the regis
tration lists and confde too little
in their ability to accomplish any,
thingoverthe ddsarrayedagai
them. Men who have encounter.
ed far greater odds on the battle
field, now shrink from an encoun-
ter with Radicalism at the ballot
box, and seem to supinely await a
fate for them and their children
far worse than physical DEATH
Such a policy is suicidal, and worse
than suicidal. We can achieve nc
more hopeless doom, than to sue
cumb to negro domination, anC
suffer ''this dear, dear land" Il
share the fate of Hayti and Jamai
ca. Hundreds Of thousands in the
North now sympathise with us il
our hour of trial. They encourage
us with their voices-they vote
with us-they appeal to us to de
feat the schemes of the Radical.
and Mongrels, and save this fail
land for white men and their de
scendants.
Let lis then go to work. Let u.
throw the energies of a thorough
ly aroused people iuto the contest
and determine to triumph. If VIZ
will do so, success is certain. II
norance and pauperism cannot bt
long victorious over intelligence
and property, if the latter be sup
ported by courage, falkland labor
We know our cause is Just, anC
we are '.tripply armed" thereby
The good of the whole country
without distinction of race o.
color" will be promoted By oul
success. Whatever the odds may
be, desperate courage makes ont
a majority"
Once more to the breach, dear friends
once more"
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ORDINANCE.

Section l. Be 1t ordained by the
Constitutional Contention Of the
State Of Louisiana, That the Sher-
ifs and Tax Collectors of the
State, except of the City of New
Orleans, Orleans Right Bank and
Parish OF Jefferson, shall give no.
tice to the Tax payers Of their re-
spective parishes, to pay the tax
Of one mill per cent levied by Or
dinance OF the oath OF December.
1867. by this Convention and 80
days after service of said notice,
those who shall not have paid the
tax due by them shall be consid-
cred III default, and the Sheriffs
and lax Collectors shall exact an
additional tax from such persons,
OF 70 per cent upon the sum due
by them for the first default; and
an ADDITIONAL tax of ten per cent
to be computed on the original
tax, fer every subsequent 30 days
said p. rSons shall continue to be
IN default, up to the date OF the
filal settlement.
Sec. ,. BE 1t further ordained.
d., That the Sheriirs and Tax
Collectors Of the City Of New
Orleans, Orleans Right Bank and
rA2i III Of jefferson, Shall, W pub
j notice il one newspaper pub
!isAed in their pArish, clll upon
tax payers totpay the t,tx levied
~ the Ordinances Of the oath of
Decembar abJve mentioned and
al persons who shall not have
paid the amounts due BY them Oh
account o, said tax, ten DAYS after
the publication of the above re-
CURED notice, shall pay an add
tlonai tax Of = per cent on the
original tax, and an additional
TAX OF two and a lalrper cent on
the original OF one mill per cent
for every subsequent ten DAYS
sud persons shall continue to be
III default.
See. 3. Be 1t further ordained,
d., That Immediately after the
tax payers shall have been put in
dttaait by the expiration Of 80 or
ten days as the ease may be, given
i'll the notice required by the LIST
and I'd Sections of this Ordinance.
the Sheriffs and Tax Collectors,
throughout the State, shall pro
coed to seize and sell after ten
days notice, property of the de
iinquent tax payers, movable or
immovable, sufficient to pay the
original tax, all additional taxes
herein levied andacosts.
adopted in Convention, at the
City OF New Orleans, this 4th day
OF January, 1868.
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NEARING THE PRECIPIcE.-The
country is moving on! Grant a
military dictator over ten South
ern States, with unlimited power;
the President, as Commander-in-
Chief of the Army of the United
States, virtually deposed ; the Su-
preme Court of the United States
remodeled to suit the insane views
of the destructionist; Stanton re-
instated, and President johnson
virtually kicked out ofpower! We
are indeed moving on, and the
brink of the precipice will soon be
reached.
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BELLEVUE, LA,
February Is, 1868.

u There seems to be a split
among the Louisiana Radicals on
the State ticket. The organ of
the colored population hoists the
names of j. G. Talliaferro, for
Governor, and E. F. Dumas, for
Lieutenant. So says the N. o.
Crescent.
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u The Vicksburg Times Of the
2lst in reference to the specialtax
to pay the Black and Tan Conven-I
ton, says: There is not q man
who will pay any tax imposed BY
this Convention, and ii their tax
collectors undertake to enforge
collection, by seizing and selling
the property of the people, they
will be shot down like dogs, as
they are! They will deserve to
be Shot, and we advise every man
to resist the payment of such .
tax, by all means God has given
him. The Mygatts and Orrs, the
Hausers and Gibbs, the Aldersons,
and all the other scayengers, may
make q note of it. The people Of
Mississippi are in no humor to be
trihed with. H1fead
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-02-15
ORDINANCE.

BE it ordained by the CoastitM
ttonal Concention OF the State of
Louisiana, That the tax collectors
of the parishes ofOrleans and JET.
ferson, and Orleans Right Bank,
be authorized to refund to the
persons who have already paid,
the penalty levied by virtue Of
section third of the Ordinance
adopted on the 4th of Jan. 1868.
Adopted in Convention, at the
city Of New Orleans, this 9th day
OF January, 1868:
j. G. TALI.AFERRO, Pres't.
WM. VIGERs, Secretary.
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~ The State Central Commit
tee of the National Democratic
Party for Louisiana have issued a
call for State Convention to con-
vene in New Orleans on the 9Th
day of March, to choose delegates
to a National Democratic Conven.
ton. We trust that every parish
will be largely represented.
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THE BOSSIEK BANNER.
@GA
IT E RM s.

Thr Bossier Banner win be issued every
Saturday morning. Subscription, per an
nam, Rour Doll&rs-ln advance. Two Dol
Lars for six months 81 for three months
Advertisements inserted at s per square
Of ter lines or less. first insertion-50 cents
fer each subsequent insertion
Cards of one square. or 'less-$l0 per
annum. Six Inonths-$7 50, Three months
s..
Announcements of Candidates for Office
$40
S Obituary notices, when exceeding a
square, will be charged az advertisements
y All articles published for the benefit
Of parties or individuals at,their own solic-
itation, will be charged for as advertise
ments.
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SheriH7s Sale.

vs.. No. 1918.
E. Hudson.
In District CURT of Bossier Parish,
Louisiana. gg
Dy virtue of a writ of fieri faeias
I'D issued from the 10th Judicial
District Court, Bossier Parish. La,
and to me directed, in the above entitled
suit, have seized and will proceed to
sell at public auction to the last and
highest bidder. before the Court house
door. 10 tn e town of Bellevue, La, on
Saturday the 9TH day of March, 1868,
the following described property TO-
wit:
The southwest quarter of southwest
quarter of section 90, and west halfot
northwest quarter of section 20. town.
ship I5. range 10, containing in all l@D
acres with Improvements.
Also, 7head horses. 25 head cattle,
more or less. old wagon, 2 yoke oxen,
% head hogs, more or less, old buggy,
| gin stand.
Seized as the property of the defend
ant. Z. Hudson, and to be sold to pay
and satisfy said writ. -
Terms of Sale-Cash. with benefit
of appraisement.
w. II. Hill, Sheriff.
Bellevue, La, Feb. /, 1868, $lo
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CHEAP PRoPERTY.-A planta-
ton, known as the Edwards place,
situated in this parish and near
the line OF Caddo, containing 9, 200
acres of good, tillable land, with
handsome Improvements, inelud
ing a dwelling-house which cost
before the war about $4,000, was
sold a few days since for the very
small sum of ST. 800 in U. S. eur
rency. What a comment upon
Radical rule Mansfield Times.
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u Quite a number of the Jack
son parish planters will give cot
ton the go-by this year, and try
tobacco, etc.
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u Nessrs. Duplex s. Puck
cite, NatchitocheS, La, have pub
lished a little pamphlet entitled,
"The Tobacco Growers Hand
Book, }" containing practical essays
on the cultivation, management
and preparation for market of the
several kinds of Tobacco, which is
Indispensable to those who are
turning their attention to this
crop. The essay on Cuba Cigar
Tobacco is by Don Joseph Her.
nandez, whose experience in it's
culture is not surpassed. Send
your orders direct to the publish
ers. Price only 80 cents.
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70 Louisiana is getting '1oyar
as fast as it cana negro for LEU
tenant Governor and another for
State Treasurer.
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u Six hundred thousand pounds
OF beet sugar will be made in Hi
nOis the present season, from the
product of six hundred acres.
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OF Stanton has taken posses.
sion of the War Department. But
that does notmaked him Secretary
OF War, any more than an order
ly riding the generals horse makes
him the commander of an army,
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10 The Bayou Sara Ledger
says there were never as many
idle negroes in that town as now.
Many of them are bodied,
but they are houseIess and nearly
in a starving condition.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-04-01

over $4,000. From the evidence deduccd at the
coroner's inquest, it appears that Hendrickson
formerly pursued the business OF junk deal
er, in which he made considerable amount OF
money; he owned the house in which he died,
besides several other tencments and lots IN the
vicinity. Being overtaken with intirmltles,
and unable logger to continue actively in ousl-
ness, he secluded himself in bare, unf1r-
nished room. ard lived lit is said for thirty
vears) upon bread and water. His wife for
considerable period clung to the wretched
man, and contenied herself with the miserable
fare which he afforded; reserving to herself,
however, the one luxury of cup OF tea per
day. The cost OF this paltry indulgence, how
ever, led to SO many quarrels and alterations
between them. that the wife was finally conf
PEELED to abandon the pars; -ious wretch to
his fate. The room in which he lived was
filthy to the last degree. In one corner lay
wisp of straw which had served him for bed;
the floor served him for table, chair and lounge.
He was seen occasionally By persons living IN
the locality, and grizzled, ragged and ema-
ciated as he was, presented the true aspect OF
the traditional miser.
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lodge" This is sublime What can the
poor Muscovite do, when the fire he seemed
to have effectually extinguished, is kindled
again by the lightning of Heaven?
We derive encouragement from such ex-
amples. We have public life which radi-
calism is striving to destroy. 1t is our en-
emies who are hostile to the existence of
the nation, not we;-they who would sacri-
fee every proud recollection, every liberal
institution we have derived from our fathers,
to the success of party. If it were pos
sible that they should long control US, we
should learn to envy the fate Of Poland, for
happier is the province conquered by Gear
who has some self respect and some policy,
than that held under the control of an un-
scrupulous and corrupt oligarchy-a caucus
at once of tyrants and trimmers. But if
we hold to our industry and integrity, if we
do not despair of our country, we shall yet
display recuperative energy that will re-
deem our losses and save the State. Through
the blessing of Heaven we intend to do this
And we may hope to see the dayspring of
liberty, when Poland still tends the sacred
flame in the night and the silence of the
catacombs.