The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-08-12
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GERS. Whipper, colored Republican, op-
posed the reduction of the bond of Niles g.
Parker, State Treasurer, on the following
grounds, which were entered on the Jour
NAL:
| First-It would impair the credit of the
State.
Second-The funds wonld 90 into the
| hands OF man who had offered straw
| bonds, and who had proved unworthy of
| confidence, by promising bills of the State
| to any one who would go on his bond
Ihird-iie was man of doubtful char
| acter and doubtful honesty.
Fourth-lmproper influences had been
used to play upon the crcdulity of members
OF the Legislature.
Leading Republicans sustained the idea
that the credit of the States was hence
forth impaired but bill will be intro
duced surrounding the Treasury with safe
guards Capitalists regard the step as un-
fortunate.
The young man who was shot by nm
known members of the Legislature is dead
There is much excitement in the commn-
nifty in consequence.
BETHLEHEM, Pa, August "a large
seymour and Blair meeting was held here
on Saturday afternoon and evening. Sew
eral prominent speakers addressed the
crowd. Tie Assembly lasted from one to
eleven M
SYRACUSE, N. Y, August 3.-The Democ-
racy OF the city held, on Saturday evening,
one OF the most enthusiastic meetings ever
held in this vicinity. The gathering was
addressed by Hons. Sanford E. Church,
Henry c: Murphy, A. j. Rogers and other
distinguished men.
Enthusiastic meetings have also been
held at Saratoga and Portland, Me-
WASHINGTON, August "A Cincinnati
paper says that the head of one of the rob-
bling gangs at Seymour, Ind, the man who
is said to have taken the largest share of
the ninety-six Thousand dollars stolen from
the Adams Express Company in May, has
gone to Europe on pleasure tour.
Senator Welsh, of Florida, has accepted
the Presidency of the Iowa Agricultural
College, located in Story county, Iowa, and
is to enter upon the discharge of the du-
ties pertaining thereto next spring. His
term expires in March.
WASHINGTON, August A. Thaddeus Ste
yens is seriously i'll in this city.
The debt statement will probably issue
tomorrow, and will show slight in
crease.
Capt. N. B. Harrison, of the navy, is
ordered in charge of the photographic
Office here.
A Cabinet meeting was held to-day
four members present. Seward, Schofieid.
Evarts and Randall absent.
The Express newspaper Of this city ap-
pears to-day under the ownership of Jonah
d. Hoover & Brother.
Rnmors relative to u change in the In
ternal Revenue Commissionership continue
In response to second request to accept
that Office, ex-Gov. Cox, of Ohio, to-day
sent a telegram persisting in declining the
appointment.
Caleb Gushing has resigned his position
rs one of the Commissioners to modify the
United States laws.
A convention of colored citizens OF Bor-
der States was held in Baltimore to-day
Returns from all parts of Kentucky show
an immense increase in Democratic MAORI
ties and falling off of the Radicals. Ste
venson's majority will probably reach Co.
000 In. Louisville Stevenson received
1914 and his Radical opponent 492
Internal revenue receipts to-day $746,-
600.
WASHINGTON, August "A Cincinnati
paper says that the head of one ofthe rob-
bling gangs at Seymour Ind, the man who is
said to have taken the largest share of the
ninety-six thousand dollars stolen from the.
Adams Express Company in May, has
gone to Europe on pleasure tour.
Senator Welsh, of Florida, has accented
the Presidency of the Iowa Agricultural
College, located in Story county, Iowa, and
is to enter upon the discharge of the du-
ties pertaining thereto next spring. His
term expires in March.
WASHINGTON, August 4.-The Indian
Bureau received dispatch this morning
from Ellsworth, Kansas, dated Sd inst,
quietipg the fears of Indian disturbances.
New York, Aug.5. Gov Seymour has
written letter formally accepting the
nomination by the Democratic National
Convention in which he says the nomina-
ton was unsought and unexpected, but he
was caught up by the overwhelming tide
which is bearing the country on to great
political change, and he finds himself una
bic to resist its pressure. The resolutions
adopted by the Convention accords with
his views.
He delayed formal acceptance until
the adjournment of Congress, for the pur-
pose of seeing what light the action Of
Congress would throw upon the interests
of the country.
The congressional party has not only
allied itself with the military power which
is to be brought to bear directly upon the
elections in many of the States, but holds
itself in perpetual session with the avowed
purpose Of making such laws as it shall see
fit in view of the election soon to take
place. Never before has Congress taken |
q menacing attitude towards electors. IN
der the influence of Congress some of the
States are proposing to deprive the people
of the right to vote for Presidential cleo
tors, thereby has the first bold step been
taken to destroy the rights of suffrage =
He refers to the demand of tax gatherers.
Men are admitted as representatives of
some Of the Southern States with declara-
tons upon their lips that they cannot live
in the States they claim to represent with
out military protection.
They owe their seats to the disorder at
the South, and that very fact prompts them
to keep it in anarchy. In vain the wisest
Republicans protested against this poll
cy.
There is hardly an able man who helped
to build the Republican organization who
has not within the past three years warned
it against excuses, while many have been
driven from the ranks.
Personally, the Presidential Office has
no attractions for him. During the war he