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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-02-01

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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-02-01

will be one Of many elections, and
much political excitements and
our people should take the fact
into consideration when they
"pitch their crops" as well as
when they hire their hands.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-02-01

70 The Savannah Republican
says the people of the Third Mill
tary District are largely indebted
to Henry S. Fitch, U. s. District
Attorney for Georgia, for the re.
moval of Pope.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-02-01

q Attorney General Lynch de-
cides that the State is not bound
for the expenses of the Menagerie
now on exhibition in New Orleans;
and that the Auditor should not
warrant on the Treasury for the
pay of the slubberdegnllions
thereof.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-02-01
RATHER GtooMY.-The New
York Times, (RadicaD discussing

1OfK LINES, hOdulcal) ulscuSlnS
Republican prospects, says:
GAS things stand to day, with
universal negro suffrage to be
forced upon the Southern States
by military power as the condi-
ton of their restoration to the
Union, and in the uncertain tone
and temper of the Republican par
ty on the financial questions be-
fore the country, the prospect Of a
Republican defeat is not only
'reasonable,' but it may be called
brilliant"
It also expresses the opinion
that "even General Grant, on an
ultra radical platform, would be
beaten by Gen. Hancock"
Gen. Grant is unquestionably a
strong man with Northern masses,
but even his strength it is thought
viii not be equal to the task of
carrying through the Presidential
contest the immense burden of
such a scheme as the subordina-
ting of white race, North and
South, to the negro.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-02-01

70 News paper people and
ladies never have any leisure; and
if they did they wouldn't prOba.
bly, know what to do with 1t.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-02-01

% The Lexington (Miss.) AID
vertiser thinks there will never be
a better time than now to build
railroads.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-02-01

70 An half interest is offered
for sale by the proprietor, Mr.. R.
W. Loughery, in the Jefferson Dai.
ly and Weekly Times.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-02-01

% The Mobile Register wants
to know if they have in Generals
Pope and Meadeswapped the devil
for a witch.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-02-01

II Two ships have just loaded
with 400 tons of hay at Portsmouth
to carry to the South, where they
ought to raise it for themselves
boston Spectator.
Haven't seen truer remark,
says the Mobile Times, in any pa
per North or South for many a
day.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-02-01

Il The New York Sunday
Times says that children are
flung away in that city, by their
mothers, like cigar stumps.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-02-01

% The negroes Of the South
may we'll exclaim, GOOD save me
from my friends" They are free,
it is true, land no one intends to
attempt their reinstatement
but what a freedoml 1t is a
freedom to be homeless and hun
cry and naked-a freedom to
starve-to be cajoled and cheated
and robbed by pretended friends.
We pity them. Ignorant, and
thriftless as they are, in many
localities their condition is deplor
able. We read that 10000 of
them are Oh the brink of starva-
ton in Memphis alone, and, again,
that, in Arkansas, they have been
found dead in the road-periShed
for the lack of bread.
Who is responsible to God and
the country? Not the Southern
people, surely, for a death from
starvation among the negroes
prior to emancipation was never
heard of. The men who enticed
them from their old cabins-those
who taught them that their for.
mer masters were their enimieS-
the Bureau agents-tle Yankee
adventures-the renegade whites
those, ina word, who have been
their leaders and teachers for the
two years last past are alone re.
sponsible.
VIII they do better this year
than they have done the last? We
fear not. "The nations wards
are likely to be the ruin of theil
guardian. Elections, registrations
political clubs are to the negro
starvation, for they uncapacitatt
him for work and place him under
the control of those who use hin
solely 10 put money in their owl
pockets, regardless Of consequen
ces to the country. If the Negro
only had sense enough to know
that he did not know how to vote
and would eschew politics, anc
clubs and ieagueS-if he could re
alize the fact that to earn a dolla
by honest toll were better for hin
than to walk miles to see a regis
trar, or attend a club, or cast
ballot-if his ignorance woul,
permit him to know that tn,
prosperity of the country is TIL
prosperity OF whites and blacks
If he could see the situation of hi
race as it now is, and trace effect
back to their legitimate cause, h
might Go better; but under til
lead of Southern Radicals he wi
travel with continually accelera
ted speed to that doom which
now recorded as ''the fate of til
poor Indian" The present yea
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-02-01

G1g Thomas Ell. Harmon, late
Bureau agent at Lake Providence
La, is missing, with $4,000, de-
posted in his hands by freedmen.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-02-01
Be Hopeful.

future. We concede that the
gloom that now envelopes us is
murkier than ever before settled |
down upon a people, for our rulers
have sought not only to subjugate,
but to ruin and degrade. Yet |
have we not more cause to be |
hopeful of the future, at least po-
litically, than we had a year ago?
Then, the Radical party was ram
pant and jnbilant from victory;
the North subservient to it's lead
ers and the South PROSTATE at its
feet. Then, the President was
threatened with impeachment,
and many thought that he would
be driven from his Office, and the
vindictive Wade fOiSted into his
seat. Then, the North was pros,
porous and had not begun to real
ize that the body might become
sickly from a connection with dis
eased extremities. Then, North
ern corporations were declaring
enormous dividends, and Northern
merchants counting their incomes
by the hundreds OF thousands and
millions. Then, the government
was realizing from her internal
resources a larger revenue than
was ever collected by any govern
ment from an equal population.
Now, the Radical party has tast-
ed, for the first time in nearly
seven years, of the bitterness OF
overwhelming defeat in many
States heretofore deemed its
strong holds, and comparing the
election in Connecticut last spring
with those in other States during
the Fall, it would seem that the
wave Of popular reaction against
the measures and policy of that
party, had gathered strength and
volume with its progress. We
have reason to hope that that
wave will sweep over the whole
North next November and bear
triumphantly into power again
the Democratic party. The Dem
ocratic party recognizes the ten
Southern States as States-it op
poses military government for the
Soulful acknowledges the right
of States to direct their own inter
nal domestic policy, including tue
right to regulate suffrage-it ia
vors a restoration of all the peo
pie of the South to their priv
=. leges as citizens under the consti
tuition Of the United States, and
it maintains that this is a white
mans government.
Now, the impeachment of thu
President is hopeless and Andrew
Johnson will remain until ths
end of his term the Chief Magis
trate OF the nation. Now the PEG
pie of the North begin to feel thai
| their prosperity is closely joined
with ours, that commercial inter
course with us can be valuable II
them when we are prosperous
; and that the prosperity Of thu
South is inseparable from the SUI
premacy Of the white race. Now
I Northern manufactures miss thei
, large dividends, Northern mer
chants their immense incomes am
thousands of Northern peOpl,
, their daily wages. Now, taxation
, has become burdenSome and til,
, revenues of the government hav,
largely decreased.
We refer to these evidences O
a want ofprosperity in the North
not with graduation, aside from
the fact that they provoke NOR
careful scrutiny of the policy o
: DartinS and Marty 1oo1arc On,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-02-01
Reorganization of the Demo-
cratic Party in Louisiana.


citizens of New Orleans met in the
St. Charles Hotel, for the purpose |
Of recognizing the Democratic
party in this State. A State Cen
trail Committee Unsupported, and
a Mass Meeting called to ratify
the proceedings, &C., SC. AS the
object of the organization is an
to beOppositiont to Radical
supremacy, State and Federal, and
as we see those who have hereto
fore-in ante bellum times-acted
in opposition to the Democratic
party, participating in the reor-
ganization, we conclude that, this
is the name which will designate
in this State the organization
which will include all conserva-
tives, and all white men who con-
slider themselves superior to Mon
grels and negroes.
We know that there are some
men of such inveterate prejudices,
that they still dispise the name of
Democrat. This class would pro-
nounce the odor of the most fra
grant rose intOlerable to their OIL
factories if that fragrant flower
were called by a name which they
had long associated with some Of
fensive weed. To such we say this
is no time to foster old antipathies,
rivive unpleasant "reminiscences
or indulge in ordinations, 1t is
enough for all sensible, thinking
men to know that the country is
on the verge of utter, hopeless,
ruin; that our liberties have been
taken from us by the Radical par.
ty; that our social position, oul
prosperity, in a word, all we have
and all we can hope for in a land
which holds the graves of oul
fathers aud kindred, are threaten
ed to be destroyed by those who
seek all alliance with our late
slaves for mere party supremacy
and the qualification of the mean
est revenge, and that there is 4
compact and efficient organization
already in existence embracing
more than a million and half o
voters in the Northern States anC
extending from Maine = to Califor
mia, which denounces those whC
heap insult and injury upon us
and which, if victorious, we hav,
every reason to believe, will re
store to lis our political and socia
rights and place us again unde
the protection of the Constitution
AS our able contemporary of TIN
New Orleans "Bee" foroibly put
the case: at is no time whel
your house is on fire to refuse t.
cooperate with a large and well
equipped fire company, because it
appellation does not suit you, an,
initiate proceedings towards the OF
ganization of a company with
more acceptable name. That woul,
be a very foolish course to pursue
while your house was burning t
the ground" The Democrat
party is how the great conserve
tive party of the United States
and Southern conservatives mus
naturally coalesce with it. 1t is
too, the only white mans part
known to the country, and South
ern white men naturally belong t
it. Upon its success depends on
salvation as a people. We hay
no hope apart from it's triumph
When, then, the white people G
Louisiana expect to encounter a
the polls the Mongrels and NJ
groes, it is proper they should b
marshalled under the Democrat
banner--a banner which has II
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-02-01

% Ex-Gov. Dennison pronoun-
ces in favor of Chase. He is a
denizen of Ohio.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-02-01
THE ONLY HOPE.-The Nation

THE ONLY HoPE.-The Nation
al Intelligence says:
"The only salvation for the
South and for the whole country
is to be found in the possible
schance that the Southern people
will reject constitutions fixing
upon them and upon the whole
Union the despotic rule of the
Radical party, through the estab-
lishment of negro supremacy"
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=
School.

TNhe Fillmore Academy viii open
= first Monday in January, for
reception of pupils. Charge from date
Of entrance to close Of 'Term--6Vs
months. Deduction for protTaetsa
sickness.
Rates per Month-Spscis.
Tuition, 90 so
$40
:" 4O0
LYMAN GRISWOLD,
Principal.
Fillmore, La, Dec. %, 1867.
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Notice.

Fillmore, La, Dec. %, 1867.
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Rates per Month-Speeis
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-12-07
OBITUARY.

Died in New Orleans, in October, 1868,
Miss MARY Il. CARTER ofWoodstock, Wash
ngton county, Mississippi daughter OF a. y.
Carter, Sr.
When the lily Of the valley bows to the chill
blast that sweeps from the stOrm-cloud, and
sinks to rest upon the earth whose loneliness 1t
made more lovely, we mourn the fallen Hover
that typifes in its pure and modest beauty,
feminine grace and irallncSs
The swilt-Winged messenger OF death has
summoned to the Eternal Throne qucenly
spirit. Grace and loneliness, iii the bloom OF
womanhood and the perfection OF mental beau
ty, lie entombcd in the cold earth thot wraps
the mortal remains of MARY CARTER; while
her SOUL sustained by pure religion, mounts to
the world of stars to meet lis Creator. At the
moment when hope had unfurled coudlesS
future, and gave bright visions OF domestic
happiness, the destroyer came, and Heaven
registered one angel more. Calmly and peace
fully the Crowned Queen Of Love and Beau
ty of the Army OF Virginia surrendered her
life. passing under the rod, and bending meek
~ to the divine will Of Him who dOeth all
things well. To her tie gates of death but
opened on sphere respondent with the glo-
ries of eternity to the living left to mourn, they
closed upon the charm OF society, the genius
of the household, the idol of love.
Blasted hopes lie buried in her grave, only
to awaken when the resurrection morn shall
clothe in cloudless splendor the pure in heart.
To one, who had linked around her the holiest
feelings of affection; who knelt to her, his star
of love, human sympathy fails to pierce the
depth of his affection. 10 his heart made va
cant, memory will rear an alter, on whose
shrine the revolving years will gather sweet
ramn M hnrancos Of the mast. and dlStil that
balm which consoles yet still endears her who
was in life pleasure-in death, religion.
L. W. G.
Died, in Washington, at the residence of his
brother, on the 10Th ult. EDWARD GRIFFITH,
formerly of this city, in the torty-third year
of his age.
Died, at his residence, near Piedmont on
the 3Oth nit. after an illness Of only 20 min
utes, Capt. W. B. EDMoNDs in the 9th
year Of his age.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-12-07
MARRIED..

On the Goth of November, by Rev. T. Hern
don, Mr. SILAs SAFFLE to MISS VIRGINIA
NJ CARY, all Of FauquIer county.
On the I'd of December by the same, Mr.
EDWARD G. MAsSIE, to Miss SALLIE T.
RUST, all of Warren county.
At the residence of Mrs. Marcus Bull, at
Orange Q. H., on the lst inst. by the Rey. H.
w. Watts, Rev. CHARLES f. WATTS. Of the
Virginia Conference, to Miss HATTIE S.HUME
of Orange.
On the oath of Nov. by the Rev. i. C.
Tebbs, Mr. VIM. FERGUSON, OF Clarke county,
to Miss SUSAN e. STRoTHER, of Fauquler
December I'd 1865, by Elder j. A. Haynes
Mr.. HORACE SMITH to Miss 5. ELLA PRIEST
both Of Fauquer.
On the 25.h of November, in the Episcopa
Church, Front Royal, by Rev; Mr.. Baker, p
HENRY HooFF, Of Alexandria, to MARY
daughter of Capt. w. &. Overall OF the for
NOR nlacp
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-12-07
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER.
COMMUNICATED.

With ali due Difference, does preaching
against theatrical performances do good? Does
it not rather, in our naturally perverse minds,
riosity? Is it not gratutous notice that
reaches many who would otherwise remain in
''blissful ignorance. " Have not large sums been
paid to have abuse heaped upon performances,
merely that the curiosity of the public might be be
aroused, and the 'house' thereby crowded.
Is not the theatre patronized by certain poten-
tates the world over ? How many people go
awayfrom town to the theatre and opera? | don't
say that it is right, but wouldit not be better
to have the theatre and opera here? Full
houses attend theatrical readings 1t has been
a complaint that Alexandria has no amuse-
ments-citizens complain Of it, strangers COM
plain of it, and go over to Washington because
of it. 1t may be an evil, but it is necessary
evil tolerated since the days OF the Old Testa'
ment Let it be a question between the indl-
vidual and his or her conscience.
ALEXANDRIA.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-12-07

CASE OF JEFFERSON DAvIs.-In the U. s.
Circuit Court at Richmond on Saturday morn
ing the Chief Justice gave the certificate OF a
division of opinion on the motion to quash the
Indictment against Mr.. Jefferson Davis. The
case of Mr.. Davis was then continued until the
May term of the Court, in order that the mo-
tiou to quash may be decided in the Supreme
Court before the case is again called up at Rich
mond. The Court ordered the bail bond of
Mr.. Davis to be renewed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-12-07
Foreign News.

The new English Ministry, under Mr.. Glad
stone as Premier, is in process of formation,
but not yet fully announced. Our cable dis
patches give two casts of the new Cabinet, one
By the Times and the other by the Observer,
neither of which. are to be taken as official
Both lists, give prominent positions to Earl
Russell, Lord Clarendon, Mr. Lowe and Mr..
Bright. In the Times list Mr.. Bright is
named as Secretary of State for India. lie Is
said to have peremptorily declined this post
and Insisted on the appointment OF Lord Kim
berly as Minister of Foreign affairs. The Oh
servers list published places Mr.. Bright as
Postmaster General and gives Lord Kimberly
place in the Cabinet, but retains Lord Claren-
don as Foreign Secretary.
The London Times of Saturday, in discussing
the negotiations in relation to the Alabama
claims, argues against the British Government
Welding to Mr. Stewards demand that the
question of international law be submitted to
arbitration. It regrets that Lord Stanley was de
prived of the credit of bringing the negotiation
to a conclusion, but it is certain that the new
Foreign Secretary, will pursue the same pol
icy.
Reports were in circulation in London on
Saturday Of a general seizure OF all the news
paper Offices IN farlS, ana OF CONNECT between
the mob and the troops. The reports reached
tais side of the Atlantic with the addition that
the Emperor had been killed. The result was
commercial panic 10 London and an advance
in the price OF gold here. The rumors were
entirely without foundation. 1t appears, how
ever, that there was also panic in financial
circles in Paris, caused by the rumor that Fur
key had sent an 'ultimatum" to Greece on
the Cretan question.
The Madrid Imparciale urges the concession
of every liberal reform to Cuba, and the speedy
settlement of the slavery question. 1t attrl-
butes the instruction in Cuba to American
iillibustcriSm. The CarEsts are organizing
movements in Catalonia and Arragon.
A Constantinople dispatch asserts that Tur-
kew has sent an ultimatum to Greece, which
will be supported by the Great Powers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-12-07

INTEREST ON TIE STATE DEBT-It is ar
nounccd in Richmond that the two PER ct. 10
terest due the lst of July last, on the State
debt will be paid the first of January. 1t Is
not expected that the two per CT falling due
the LIST OF january will be paid.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-12-07
DRINCE WILLIAM LAND.

By virtue of decree Of the Circuit Court of
Prince William county. entered on the 18th
day of October 1868, in suit in chancery
therein pending, in which Alexander P. Lynn
and others are plaintiffs and Cordelis
Lynn and others arc defendants, the undersign-
ed, Commissioner, will sell, before the front
door of the Court House of said county, on
MONDAY, the 4th day of January, 1859, that
being Court day, at public auction, to the high
est bidder, TRACT OF LAND, containing
about 1873 acres, rood and 2 poles, situated on
the south side of the road leading from Brents-
vile to Occoquan. about miles from Manss-
sas, and is part Of the estate of the late Benson
Lynn, deceased on the following
TERMS, to wit Ten per cent cash and the
residue on q credit of one, two and three years,
with interest from the day of sale the deferred
payments to be secured by bond with approved
personal security, and as q farther security
therefor the title to be retained until the last
payment is made and in the event of the pur
chaser falling to comply with the terms of sale,
the,ien per cent to be forfeited and the land re-
sold at his costs.
The above tract is partly cleared and partly
in timber. a. NICOL, Comm r.
Prince VIM CO., dec 7-eots
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-12-07

60 REWARD.-W Vas stolen from my place,
90 five miles from Alexandria on Saturday
night, YOUNG COW with CALF, left ear
cropped, and two Sits in right ear also
l will give SO for their recovery.
dec 7-3t ENOCH GRAYSON, Colored
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-12-07

OTOLEN from Battery Rodgers, yesterday, q
y BAY HORSE c@ked in the inside quarter
citizens saddle with Daniels stirrups, one
wooden blanket, one plaid worsted saddle cloth.
Finder will please address Commanding Officer
at Battery Rodgers, Alexandria, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-12-07

THE BRADLEY CASE AND TEST OATH. On
Saturday, the Supreme Court of the District OF
Columbia, in General Term, adopted return
to the rule laid upon them to show cause laid
by the u S. Supreme Court why amandanus
should not be issued to compel them to place
the name of Mr.. Joseph Ii, Bradley on the
list of attorneys, he having been dismembered
from the bar some time since, in consequence
of the difficulty between him and Judge Fisher
during the Surratt trial. 1t is understood that
the District Court claims that under the law
creating the Court they possess the power to
make rules to regulate admissions to its bar,
and to remove members Of the bar for cause.
The Court adjourned until Saturday next to
act on the rules, and it is generally understood
that some action will then be taken in reference
to the test OATH but it is stated that the Court
is divided on that question.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-12-07

The report Of the Secretary OF the Treasury
shows an increase OF the public debt Tor the
ar--ending October 81, ofover thirty-fiv mil
lions of dollars and the public debt statement,
shortly to be published, will show an Increase
of the debt for the month of November, just
closed, of about $1,000, 900, making total
increase of debt Tor the past Is months of
S47, 700 900.